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Pinoy big brother: LAST EVICTION RESULT

2005-12-03T20:00:00.000-08:00

THE BIG FOUR:

@NENE
@UMA
@CASS
@JAYSON

WELCOME KAPAMILYA 2006

2005-11-29T03:52:00.000-08:00

Kapamilya TV Programs / Movies / Events to watch out for in year 2006:

TELEVISION:
1) X-Factor (Phil. TV’s 1st Sci-Fi Serye) - Angelika dela Cruz, Diether Ocampo, Sam Milby, Cassandra Ponti, Ryan Ramos & Nina
2) Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition (contestants unannounced yet)
3) Pinoy Big Brother Season Two
4) Star Circle Global Teen Quest hosted by Luis Manzano & Anne Curtis
5) Sa Piling Mo - Judy Ann Santos, Piolo Pascual, Maja Salvador, John Wayne Sace, Rica Peralejo
6) Princess Lulu - Kim Eun-Jung (Vivian Kang, Lovers In Paris)
7) Cyber Warriors (working title) - alleged to be like “Power Rangers”
8) Rosa Mystica (cast unannounced yet)
9) TV Coverage of Claudine Barretto & Raymart Santiago’s Wedding
10) A Fantaserye to be starred by Kris Aquino
11) A Reality singer-search program hosted by Nina
12) Little Big Star Season Two
13) Spirits Season 2
14) Taong Lobo - Robin Padilla
15) Galactica (cast unannounced yet)
16) Ibong Adarna (cast unannounced yet)
17) Magic Kingdom (cast unannounced yet)
18) Nagmamahal, Kapamilya hosted by Bernadette Sembrano
19) The Sharon Cuneta Talk Show hosted by Sharon Cuneta
20) Gulong Ng Palad - Kristine Hermosa, Joross Gamboa, Roxanne Guinoo
21) Naruto (New Season)
22) Batang-X (cast unannounced yet) - Sam Concepcion (Little Big Star Finalist) is alleged to be one of the cast
23) A Teen-Oriented TV series - SCQ Batch 2 (Erich, Arron, DM, Charles, Paw, Janelle, Franz, Theo, Michelle, Vanessa, Jason, Marla, OJ, KC, Bebs)
24) Reformatted “ASAP”
25) Reformatted “The Buzz”
26) Sandara Park will be a part of Vietnam Rose Book 2
27) Birth of “Star Animation Inc.”

STAR CINEMA:
28) London - OFW movie featuring the reunion of Jericho Rosales & Angelika dela Cruz
29) Close-Up To Film - Bea Alonzo, John Lloyd Cruz, Sam Milby
30) All About Love - Bea Alonzo & John Lloyd Cruz, Anne Curtis & Luis Manzano, Angelica Panganiban & Jason Abalos
31) Dyesebel (joint project of Star Cinema & Viva Films) - Anne Curtis
32) I Love You Lucky! - Sandara Park & Joseph Bitangcol !
33) Sukob - Kris Aquino, Claudine Barretto, Maja Salvador
34) Judy Ann & Piolo’s reunion movie
35) Geoff Eigenmann, Heart Evangelista & Anne Curtis’ movie
36) Vilma Santos’ comeback movie with his gay sons that will be played by Diether Ocampo, John Lloyd Cruz & Joross Gamboa
37) Venture Project of Star Cinema & Viva- Piolo Pascual & Regine Velasquez

MUSIC SCENE:
38) Sarah Geronimo’s 2nd Major Concert at the Araneta Coliseum
39) Nina’s 2nd Major Concert at the Araneta Coliseum
40) Erik Santos’ 1st Major Concert at the Araneta Coliseum
41) The Angel & the Siren: Angelika dela Cruz & Nina: Back-to-back at the Music Museum
42) Angelika dela Cruz’s debut album will be released (Genre: R&B / Hip-hop)
43) Christian Bautista’s 2nd album will be released (Genre: Ballad)
44) Rachelle Ann Go’s 2nd album will be released (Genre: R&B)

All About Panday

2005-10-12T19:11:00.000-07:00

Ngunit lingid sa kanya ay may nakalaan pala para sa isang tulad niya na may lakas ng loob at may mabuting puso...at ito ang magiging daan upang mabawi
niya ang ninakaw sa kanya…

Ang lumiwanag niyang mundo ay muling naging mapanglaw nang kunin nila ang tangi niyang kayamanan sa buhay…

Kahit saang mundo pa siya makarating...

Kahit sino pa ang makaharap niya…

At kahit ano pa ang suungin niyang panganib…

PANDAY THEME SONG

2005-10-12T19:06:00.000-07:00

UPDATES

2005-10-12T19:03:00.000-07:00

2005-10-04T21:52:00.000-07:00

AGB Overnight RatingsMonday
Oct 03 2005 (abs-cbn Interface)
6.1 Uh 5.7 Mup
8.8 Sis 11.3 Hb
23.1 Eb 17.7 Pgknb 17.2 Www 17.4
Ds 16.5 Kmla 15.6 N&f 12.7 Kc
20.3 Amazing Twins 16.7 All For Love
34 24 Oras 22.2 Tvpw
34.3 Ec 26.8 Mawl
25.7 Vr 38.5 Darna
25.3 Kuba 39 Encantadia
23.1 Ialsa 30.4 Sugo
25.8 Pbb 24.5 Sassy Girl
14 Ok Fine 14.8 Lagot Ka
8.3 Insider 5.3 Correspondents
8.4 Saksi 4.4 I-witness

Pinoy Big Brother 2ND EVICTION NIGHT Hinokus Pokus ang kalaban

2005-09-26T23:08:00.000-07:00

AGB MEGA-MANILA TV RATINGS
SEPT. 24, 2005

PINOY BIG BROTHER -30%
HOKUS POKUS- 11%

Mula sa latest Ratings ng AGB sa mega manila ay nakakuha ang Pinoy Big Brother ng ABS-CBN2 ng 30% kumpara sa programa ng kalabang istasyon na 11% lang nuong Sabado sa 2ND EVICTION NIGHT NITO.

ABS-CBN SPORTS -UAAP-

2005-09-04T23:19:00.000-07:00

UE trips NU, 68-50

By Nathaniel T. Dela Cruz
University of the East continued its strong showing after derailing National University, 68-50, in the second round of elimination of the men’s basketball tournament of the 68th University Athletic Association of the Philippines at the Blue Eagle Gym.
Showing less intensity in the game after the turnaround of events regarding the result of their second round engagement versus De La Salle, UE was threatened in the second period and needed to regroup at halftime to put away the Bulldogs for good.Bonbon Custodio followed up his scintillating game versus La Salle with a strong first half and was amply backed by Elmer Espiritu and Marcy Arellano.
Edwin Asoro scored six straight points to lead NU to a 9-0 run in the second quarter to cut UE’s lead to four, 26-22.
Angelus Gregorio’s back-to-back baskets increased the UE lead to eight, 30-22, with the Recto-based dribblers orchestrating an 11-4 run in the third period to increase the lead to 15.Arellano found his range and nailed two consecutive three pointers followed by a basket from Custodio and a putback by Jorel Canizares in the 6:22 mark to push the lead to 20 points, 53-33.
Arellano finished with a 3 out of 7 clip from the three-point zone and made 16 points along with one rebound and one assist for the Warriors.
Luis Palaganas joined the scoring barrage and made four straight points while Arellano again stroked it from the three-point area to post the biggest lead of the game at 62-37.
“We played bad in the first half and proof of it was our 21 turnovers. After knowing that we won the protest, the players became relaxed that we started making mistakes and I told them that this is not the way we should play,” Pumaren said.
FEU 66, ADU 56
Far Eastern University breezed past Adamson University, 66-56, at the Blue Eagle Gym.
Jeffrei Chan was on-target, crippling the Falcons with his three points shots all game long while Arwind Santos put up his regular numbers to help FEU remain on top of the standings.
Chan already has 12 points in the first half after making three out of four attempts from behind the arc to boost FEU’s first half three- point shooting to 5 out of 9 versus Adamson’s 0 out of 8.
Chan finished the game with 15 points across his name on a 4-out-of-5 three-point shooting along with four rebounds.
Santos made his presence felt after the former Most Valuable Player came up with a double-double performance highlighted by 12 points and 11 boards.
FEU managed to outplay Adamson from the start, making 10 assists compared to the Falcons’ two and 12 turnover points versus AdU’s four.
Jonas Villanueva started the third canto on fire after he sank back-to-back three point shots to give the Tamaraws a 42-26 lead.
Adamson retaliated with a 7-0 blitz ignited by a trey by Patrick Cabahug and with Karl Bono and Jojo Hate each chipping in a bucket to trim the deficit to 11 points.
Chan’s three-point shot, his fourth, put the lead back up to 15 but Jeff Tajonera’s five straight points at the start of the final period trimmed the lead to eight, 52-44.
The Tamaraws made 10 unanswered points behind its big men, highlighted by a slam dunk by Mark Isip off an alley hoop pass by Chan to finally put away the Falcons for good.
FEU meets giant-killer University of Santo Tomas, who slew Ateneo de Manila University, next on September 8.

2005-09-04T01:56:00.000-07:00

the girls are now planning their surprise for the boys...task nila yun...

Housemates nominate Franzen and Racquel for Eviction

2005-09-03T19:38:00.000-07:00

Housemates nominate Franzen and Racquel for Eviction Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:29 PM
They have made their choices. The 12 housemates nominated Franzen and Racquel to face eviction from the House of Kuya in the first ever nomination night of Pinoy Big Brother.

The two were nominated after garnering the most number of nomination points from their fellow housemates. They now join Rico, who was nominated by Pinoy Big Brother last Tuesday, in facing the possibility of leaving the house next Saturday, September 10.

Who voted for Racquel and Franzen

Racquel received the highest number of nominations with 11 points. Franzen on the other hand got seven points. Each housemate was given three points for nomination. They had the option to give 2 points or 1 point on each nominee.

Those who voted for Racquel were Rico, Uma, Cass, JB, Say, Jenny and Franzen.

Most of them gave the same reasons for nominating the former teacher from Batangas. Housemates said that they don’t like Racquel’s attitude.

"Sa first day pa lang, naasar na ako sa kanyang pagiging mataas niya. Tinrato niya kaming parang mga grade school. Yung mga pagbibiro niya nakakaasar din," Rico said.

Although they nominated her, the housemates gave Racquel credit for trying to change her bossy attitude. Franzen said, “nagbago na po siya kaya lang parang hindi na po kami katulad ng dati.”

For Franzen, the housemates who voted for him were Chx, Cass, Jenny and Racquel. They said that Franzen is having a hard time relating to the group. They want to reach out to him but he seems hesitant. “Lagi kong sinasabi na parang hindi pa rin siya nag-oopen up sa mga problem niya. Siguro ganoon lang talaga siya,” Cass explained. Jenny also said the same thing. “Kasi dahil parang nahihirapan siya makisama sa amin, Lagi siyang nag-se-self-pity, kahit na pilitin namin, nagpapaka-outcast pa rin siya.”

Others who got nomination points

Aside from Racquel and Franzen, Bob, Cass, Uma, Nene, JB and Say also got nomination points. But they were not nominated since they didn’t get the highest number of nominations. Bob and Uma got five points each while Cass and Nene each received three nominations. Lovers JB and Say got one nomination each.

The only housemates who didn’t get any nomination point were Chx, Jason and Jenny. Pinoy Big Brother did not allow the housemates to nominate Rico since he was already nominated by Kuya last Tuesday after showing unpleasant behavior inside the house.

It was hard for some housemates to nominate their follow housemates who have already become their close friends. They explained to Pinoy Big Brother that they have no personal vendetta with the housemates that they chose to nominate. Franzen, Uma and Cass even cried inside the confession room during the nomination process.

They need your votes

Racquel, Franzen and Rico’s future inside the Pinoy Big Brother house are in the hands of the viewers. They need text votes to avert eviction from the house. Viewers need to text votes for the nominee that they want to save from eviction. The nominated housemate who will get the least number of votes will be evicted automatically. Eviction night is scheduled to happen on Saturday, September 10. Voting will end during the eviction show.

Only your text votes can spare them from getting evicted! Save Franzen, Racquel or Rico now!

To vote for Franzen, text BB FRANZEN to 2331 (Globe & Sun Cellular) or 231 (Smart, Talk N’ Text & Addict Mobile). To vote for Racquel, text BB RACQUEL to 2331 or 231. And to vote for Rico, text BB RICO to 2331 or 231.

Be sure to add a space between the keyword BB and the name of the nominated housemates. PLDT Landline subscribers also have the option to vote for their favorite housemates via the the Big Brother Hotline. They can call 1908-Brother (1908-2768437) to vote. Callers will be charged P2.50 per minute anytime and anywhere in the Philippines.

Housemates start to feel the tension

2005-09-03T19:28:00.000-07:00

Housemates start to feel the tension Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:24 PM
With less than an hour to go before the nomination special of Pinoy Big Brother, the housemates are starting to feel the tension.

They are gathered in the living room, waiting for Pinoy Big Brother’s announcement regarding the result of the nomination process. They are well dressed for tonight’s big event. They look very formal with the clothes that they are wearing. The group is very silent as they hold each other’s hands while waiting for the moment of truth.

Earlier tonight, after they had their dinner, Chx gave each housemate a mickey mouse keychain as a remembrance for their friendship. Cass also shared candies to the whole group. They also talked about the eviction process and how can people text votes for them. The camera also caught Franzen seriously praying while holding a Bible.

The housemates will be able to talk to Willie Revillame, one of the hosts for tonight show, later tonight through the TV located inside the house. Stay tune on ABS-CBN for the live broadcast of Pinoy Big Brother’s Nomination Night at 930PM.

Text Your Votes Now for Franzen, Racquel and Rico!

2005-09-03T19:21:00.000-07:00

Sunday, September 04, 2005 12:01 AM
Only your text votes can spare them from getting evicted! Save Franzen, Racquel or Rico now! Viewers can now start voting for the nominated housemates through SMS and PLDT's 1908-BROTHER hotline.

To vote for Franzen via SMS, text BB FRANZEN to 2331 (Globe and Sun Cellular) or 231 (Smart, Talk N’ Text & Addict Mobile). To vote for Racquel, text
BB RACQUEL and to vote for Rico, text BB RICO to the same access numbers.

Be sure to add a space between the keyword BB and the name of the nominated housemates. Each text costs P2.50 for Globe and Smart, Talk N’ Text and Addict Mobile, while Sun Cellular subscribers will be charged P2.50.

PLDT Landline subscribers also have the option to vote for their favorite housemates via the the Big Brother Hotline. They can call 1908-BROTHER (1908-2768437) to vote. Callers will be charged P2.50 per minute anytime and anywhere in the Philippines.

Latest Updates For PINOY BIG BROTHER

2005-09-03T01:09:00.000-07:00

Housemate Franzen TIME

2005-09-03T00:50:00.000-07:00

The boys are giving Franzen a makeover. Tinuturuan nila siyang pumorma and it's not a task.

Pinoy Big Brother Livestream Feedback

2005-09-03T00:46:00.000-07:00

I don't like how PBB is portraying some of the housemates lalo yung members ng group ni Cass. Talagang ginagawa silang mga villains. I understand why some of you are annoyed with JB pero pati yung ibang kagrupo, nadadamay na eh. Tapos parang pinapalabas nila na nangaapi yung ka grupo ni Cass which is so not true! At kung akala ninyo backstabbers ang grupo nina Cass, Newsflash: May mga backstabber din sa grupo ng underdogs kung alam lang ninyo sana. Pagmagkasama sila sa garden, kung ano ano din ang nasasabi nila kung minsan. Like I said human nature lang naman yun. Diba pati si Franzen sabi niya lahat tayo may tinatagong hindi maganda? Naku unfair at talagang ine-edit nila ang PBB episodes to show only what they want the viewers to see. Thank goodness may live feed ako at nakikita ko kung ano talaga ang nangyayari. Besides, tao lang naman tayong lahat 'no, walang perfect sa atin.FYI night shift ang grupo ni Cass. Sila ang nagpupuyat nung group marathon week so natural lang na pagod yung mga yon pag umaga. Actually yung underdog group wasn't really doing their share as time went on, si Nene at Bob lang talaga ang sumalo sa grupong yon. May time pa nga na turn na ni Racquel na sumayaw tapos ginising niya si Say at sinabi niya na sila na daw ang sasayaw. Kumbaga pinasa ni Racquel yung responsibilidad niya kasi tinamad siya. Actually kinagalit yun ng grupo nina Cass kasi later in the week halos hindi na tumulong ang underdog group sa dance marathon task maliban kay Nene at Bob. Sabi ni Racquel na hindi naman kasi siya dancer pero excuse ba yon? Dapat group effort at hindi yung iba sa kanila lang ang mapapagod ng husto

ABS-CBN Studio23 UPDATES

2005-09-03T00:41:00.000-07:00

STUDIO 23 premieres the 8th season on the world-wide hit THE AMAZING RACE ' FAMILY EDITION' via satellite on Wednesday, September 21, tentatively at 9AM pre-empting MYX.STUDIO 23 brings back the new season of the hit reality series SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA beginning Friday, September 16. The via satellite airing is tentatively set at 1:00PM [LBO will adjust to 11AM-1PM]Only on Studio 23, KABARKADA mo!!!

we're so lucky that ABS-CBN is giving us not just the best shows in the country but also the best shows in the US thru Studio 23...KAPAMILYA na, KABARKADA pa!!! san ka pa?watch out for these new shows showing soon on Studio 23, Kabarkada mo...

Housemate RACQUEL

2005-09-02T19:06:00.000-07:00

It's a double whammy for Ma'am. It's the curse of being ugly, and being an unsophisticated country girl. That's why she's not appealing at all even to us viewers. That's also why Uma just flicked her to the sides with such uncalled for line. I bet Uma wouldn't talk the same way to Cass, Say and the rest. Kawawa talaga ang mga pangit sa mundo.It's such an injustice for Racquel. Batangueno rin po ako, at talagang ganun po kaming mga Batangueno kung magsalita, kahit na ibahin ang accent at ibagay sa mga taga-Maynila eh kahit papaano ay may lumalabas na nuances. Talaga pong malakas ang boses namin at minsan ay parang galit at nangaasar kahit hindi naman. Pansinin din ninyo si Jason at kung minsan pag nagsasalita ay parang galit. Taga Lipa si Jason at sila pa yung pinaka-malambing sa mga Batangueno kung magsalita. At siguro, nasasapawan yung ganung pagka-"sarcastic" ni Jason dahil malapit naman siya sa lahat. Dapat nating intindihin na ang mga pangit sa mundo kadalasan ay may mapait na disposisyon, at sa kagustuhan nilang mapaloob sila sa elitistang grupo ay sinusubukan nila ang lahat ngunit lumalabas pa ring napipilitan kaya nababansagang epal. At masaklap pa nga kung promdi ka na baduy ka pa. Rico needs to go! To the max ang kaepalan. Mayabang si JB, kala mo kung sino. Si Uma naman, malamya na prejudiced pa. Si Say naman, nawawala gana ko sa kanya kasi spoiled brat. May naging barkada ako tulad ni Say dati, conotic na demure pero kung tumoma naman at mag yosi, anlakas, at andami pang nalalaman sa sex. Buti pa si Cass, super hot at feisty pa. Di nahihiya sa accent nya.May pa Christian Christian pa yang hinayupak na JB na yan. Laging nakahubad o trunks, payatot naman. Kala ko ba nice boy, sugar coating lang pala. Pa 2pac 2pac pa sya, tapos nagsasalita pa ng "feel mo nasa Italy ka". In his attempt to appear eclectic ay lumalabas naman ang pagiging very sheltered at insensitive. It validates the assumption by the masses of this country that the economic elite are snooty indeed. Nasa mahirap na bansa pa naman tayo.At pano naman naging English teacher yang si Say? E ni minsan hindi ko narinig na diretso English nyan, Taglish lagi bulol pa. Pagtatawanan nina Uma English ni Ma'am pero mukha namang gramatically at structurally sound kung magsalita si Ma'am lagi a. Masama bang mag-Ingles ang isang pangit na probinsyana? Eh bakit hindi nila pagtawanan ang mala-"katulong" na punto ni Cass? Hindi ako exclusivist pero komo maganda at sexy si Cass, napapalampas nila ang paboritong panlalait ng mga Pilipino na pagtawanan ang puntong Bisaya (pati na rin ang punto naming mga Batangueno). At kung pupunahin nila ang pagkabobo ni Ma'am, e bakit hindi sila ang maging mga guro? Dahil sa bansang ito, ang pagka-maestra maliban sa kolehiyo ay bagsakan ng mga mababa ang katalinuhan. Magsasalita sila e parte naman din sila ng sistema. Magtuturo nga ng Ingles si Say, sa mga mayayaman namang mga estudyante (o baka naman sa mga clueless na Koreano na di alam ang tamang Ingles?)Talagang nasa high school na naman tayo--the popular kids in contrast with the unknowns. Kung magiging matured talaga tayo sa pagboto sa mga housemates ay hindi natin hahayaang maka-abante ang mga elitistang yan, lalo na't masasama ang mga ugali. Ano'ng gagawin natin sa magandang mukha, eh kung titingnan naman natin ay wala namang mahitsura talaga sa kanila maliban kay Cass? Isipin natin ang mga higit na nangangailangan tulad nina Franzen at Jason, at iba pang mga miyembro ng grupong outcast. Sila yung may tunay na pagpapahalaga sa pamilya, subalit wala namang magandang mukha na magtatawid sa kanila punta sa showbiz. Hindi ko masisikmura na manalo ng milyon milyon ang mga maykayang JB at Say. Pagkatapos ng 100 days, tapos na ang 15 minutes of fame, balik probinsya na sila, di tulad nina Cass at Rico na may naghihintay na trabaho. Kaya kung may manominate na hindi conotic, sagipin naman natin sila.

Say & JB"s Goodnight Kiss: Short & Sweet!

2005-09-02T18:43:00.000-07:00

Say & JB"s Goodnight Kiss: Short & Sweet!9/2/2005 11:30 PM
If Cass and Uma’s love team is “pang-kulitan lang”, in comparison Say and JB’s love pairing apparently makes for the ‘real one’.JB also sat on the bed of Say as Cass and Uma went on their drawn-out banter over the missing glasses, kissing and Cass’s nighties.Say was preoccupied with arranging her tops. JB later asked her why she was wearing a jacket over her nightgown. Say took off her jacket and JB was seen touching her back.As the guys were about to bid the girls goodnight, JB embraced Say and this time finally gave her a kiss on the lips! Oops it was only a smack of a kiss but a kiss nonetheless. And Say didn’t protest!Later on before finally bidding each other goodbye, Say even gave JB a special treat: a head massage.

CASS AND UMA FIGHTS A NEW

2005-09-02T18:22:00.000-07:00

Cass And Uma 'Fights' Anew
9/2/2005 8:30 PM
Cass and Uma are at it again!While preparing dinner in the kitchen, Cass and Uma start their asaran-lambingan moments. JB says he’s starting to miss Say who’s just in the girls’ bedroom prompting Uma to comment “ang sweet!”Cass shifts the attention to Uma by ribbing him “ maglagay ka ng sugar sa katawan mo para maging sweet ka. Uma quips “Di naman ako sweet, wala naman dito ang mahal ko!”The housemates press Uma to reveal the identity of his “special someone”. Uma mockingly declines, saying that he doesn’t want to reveal who the love of his life is because someone might get jealous, in obvious reference to Cass.The other housemates tease Cass over Uma’s comment prompting Cass tto retort “ hindi ko kailangan ng pagmamhal mo, Uma!”

Terrible Breaking News to Housemates: Group Fails to Pass this Week's Challenge

2005-09-02T00:29:00.000-07:00

9/2/2005 2:05 PM The housemates got very depressed after learning that they failed to pass the Dance Marathon Challenge. Pinoy Big Brother disclosed the news to the housemates today after letting them view a video, which contains all the violations the they committed for the past five days. "Housemates gaya nang nakita ninyo, makailang ulit kayong sumaway sa mga itinakda kong alituntunin, ang magsayaw na magisa, ang magsayaw ng hindi suot ang nararapat na costume, ang pang paghinto sa pagsasayaw, dahil sa inyong mga paglabag, nabigo kayo sa inyong weekly assignment, at dahil diyan 1500 pesos na lamang ang inyong magiging allawance sa susunod na lingo," Pinoy Big Brother explained to the group. The group was not able to react after hearing the news. They were speechless after learning the result of this week’s challenge. For a couple of minutes, they did not talk to each other. All of them were disappointed and felt miserable with the Kuya’s announcement. Cass who earlier said that she would cry if they fail this assignment, fulfilled what she said, she shed tears while Uma tried to comfort her.

Will ‘Pinoy Big Brother’ be the big brother ABS-CBN is waiting for?

2005-09-02T00:25:00.000-07:00

Get ready to be thrilled, excited and intrigued as ABS-CBN’s "Pinoy Big Brother" soon enters your free air television, cable and Internet this August. "Pinoy Big Brother" is the country’s counterpart of Endemol’s "Big Brother," worldwide series aired in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia and Thailand among the other 31 countries holding a "Big Brother" reality-TV show.
"Pinoy Big Brother" like in the rest of the countries it is shown, will feature the lives of 12 housemates ( six male and six females aged 20 to 40 years old) or contestants who will live together in a Big Brother house for 100 days. The catch is that inside the Big Brother house are video cameras watching their every move i.e. while they’re eating, sleeping, showering, having conversations, fights, kissing, etcetera. What the video cameras will show will be the dramas that will unfold as these 12 housemates interact with each other for 100 days. These housemates will not be allowed any contact with the outside world, thus mobile phones, newspapers, television, radio, computers and even writing materials will not be permitted inside the Big Brother house. Viewers as well as housemates will determine who will be evicted or eliminated in the case of "Pinoy Big Brother" until a winner emerges this December.
The grand prize at stake is a cool R1 million, a house and lot courtesy of Filmal Realy located at St. Monique Villais and a brand new car!
The Internet is often filled with websites containing items about "Big Brother" in different parts of the world. And often they would contain nudity. And nudity as far as "Big Brother" is concerned has been part of the show because housemates would sometimes suddenly bare or are caught making out with their fellow housemates. Fortunately for the conservative Filipino televiewers and parents watching prime time shows with their children, nudity will be a big no in "Pinoy Big Brother!"
The producers or Business Head Units Ms. Linggit Tan and and Laurenti Dyogi are aware though of the possibility that some of their chosen housemates would bare in one of the episodes. They would just make sure that these won’t be aired.
"I think the ‘kalaswaan’ in ‘Big Brother’ got worst because there’s a lot of it being shown now. At first hindi naman daw ganun. Siguro it just gets edgier as it gets along kasi like in Hungary we heard that their housemates were all porn stars so it was impossible that they won’t bare at all. Even in Australia, the government there is getting mad at the series. Here, if there would be someone who would expose himself, we just won’t include it in the show," explained Laurenti Dyogi, the director of "Qpids" the reality-TV show in search of perfect love team.
He added that as of the moment he wouldn’t know how to tackle such incidents when they happen during the run of the series. Because of the numerous characters in the Big Brother house, the unexpected is really bound to happen.
"We don’t really know how we will tone down the show. But definitely yung maghuhubad hindi ipapakita," Mr. Dyogi declared.
Such concern of the producers is expected since ABS-CBN is shelling out millions of pesos in mounting "Pinoy Big Brother." Just building the Big Borther house which is located in front of the ELJC Building of ABS-CBN is very expensive. Though they won’t say exactly how much it costs them, you could make an estimate yourself by multiplying the price of lots nowadays in that area which is a business zone to almost 1,500 square meters and also multiply the building cost nowadays per square meter to a floor area of more than 3,000 square meteres.
That’s only the Big Brother house structure. The interior will have a centralized airconditioning system, a swimming pool and a garden outside, security outside the compound, a second floor equipped with the best editing facilities and 26 cameras all over the Big Brother House. To top it all, expenses would also include the 10 day extensive and intense training of the "Pinoy Big Brother" production crew.
Inside the Big Brother house is a fully functional house with two bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room and it has a centralized airconditioning system. Outside the house is a swimming pool and a garden. On the second floor is the video and editing room to which the 26 cameras inside the house are connected to. The Big Brother house will also have an altar at the corner of the house wherein Sunday masses would be held. There will also be a confession room which is popularly known as the "diary room" in the some of the "Big Brother" series. These changes according to them are because the show has been also patterned after Filipino norms.
The other changes from the original "Big Brother" for the "Pinoy Big Brother," are: There will be no "Strip to Bare Back Necessities" in which they live, instead of calling it an eviction, it will be called elimination, housemates can vote on the next housemate to be eliminated and even televiewers can text who should stay in the Big Brother House. The housemates will also have daily tasks and weekly assignments. They will also have an allowance so they can order and buy food.
"There’s a lot of difference already. First of all, the Filipina contestants were the ones who backed out because their parents or boyfriends and husbands didn’t allow them to stay in another house for 100 days. Mas marami ang nag-apply na lalake because I think the misconception was that ‘Big Brother’ was a contest about searching for a brotherly figure!"
So how were the candidates chosen?
As of press time there are already 30 hopefuls. The 12 housemates will be chosen from them and Mr. Dyogi enumerated some of the traits they are looking for in a candidate.
"The person should have an interesting personality. They should be from 20 to 40 years old so they have enough experience to share and talk about. We can’t discount the fact the 12 housemates should also have good looks, they should have an easy time sharing their emotions, they are articulate and eloquent and interesting. But we could not have contestants with the same personalities. Dapat may mix," he elaborated. "Dapat interesante yung tao. Kailangang sa 12 may itsura rin pero hindi lahat. Importante sa amin yung madaling makipagkuwentuhan, yung masasabi mo yung emotions mo, eloquent either in Tagalog or English, gusto mong malaman ang nasa loobin niya, kailangang halo rin kasi hindi puwedeng madaldal lahat, kailangang may laid-back din ng konti para kapag nagsama-sama sila may mangyayari."
With regards to the possibility of having gay housemates, he stressed that they did have a number of lesbians and gays who auditioned and there were even some included among the 30 candidates. Unfortunately it would be the people from Endemol who would decide if the the first season of "Pinoy Big Brother" would have a gay contestant or not.
The rationale is that the first episodes of "Big Brother" usually have staright housemates. Then as the series progresses into another season, variety is added like the winner of the 2nd "Big Brother" in United Kingdom which was a transvestite. People from Endemol will also be present to guide them in selecting the final 12 housemates.
"Personally as a producer this is something new for the Filipinos so I don’t know how they will warm up to it. Hindi ito madalian and kailanagang pahinugin. Hindi kasi familiar ang tao and hindi mga artista so I don’t know how they’ll react to that. Interesting kung pag tiyatiyagaan because bago ang concept," said Mr. Dyogi.
"Pinoy Big Brother" when it launches on Aug. 21 will be seen on Channel 2 and Studio 23 and on a 24-hour basis on the Internet and cable. The website is www.pinoybigbrother.com.ph. And before it airs, the making of "Pinoy Big Brother" will be seen on Aug. 7 and 14 which will give televiewers a glimpse on how taxing and exciting the auditions were in Manila and other provincial areas like Cebu and Davao.
When auditions for the "Pinoy Big Brother" was announced last May, 25,000 attended for a chance to be one of the Big Brother housemates!

PANDAY"ARTICLE"

2005-09-02T00:17:00.000-07:00

SYNOPSIS OF KAMPANERANG KUBA

2005-09-01T23:46:00.000-07:00

08/31/05
Nawindang si Lorenzo at biglang niyakap si Imang pero pinatulog siya ni sister Cecilia! Kawawang Lorenzo miss na miss na si Imang. Pagkasindi nung kandila naging maganda na ulit si Imang pero pumangit si Martin na nahihirapan din sa pagpapalit nila ni Sykharma ng itsura. Nagpunta si Martin at Sykharma kay Maluk, parehong nagiisip ng paraan para bumalik na sila sa dati. Hindi na muna sila uuwi sa mansyon para walang makakita sa kanila.
Pagkauwi ni Imang, este Bernadette sa bahay alalang alala si Lucia kung saan na siya nanggaling. Dadalhin na siya ni Lucia sa America! Hala paano na si Lourdes? Samantala si Sykharma at Martin sinubukang makipagdeal kay GrandMa pero hindi nila ito maloko. At ano na nga bang nangyari kay Lorenzo? Ayun nagising at bigla biglang sinabi kay Father Agaton at Lourdes na buhay si Imang! Patay tayo niyan.
Kinabukasan sinabi ni Bernadette kay Lucia na ayaw niya sumama sa America, and get this sinabi rin niyang si Lourdes ang tunay niyang ina. Hala ang gulo na ng mga pangyayari ha. Nagdiskusyon sila, hindi maisip ni Lucia ang gagawin para makumbinsi ang anak niya. Samantala si Lorenzo at Lourdes nagdidiskusyon din kung ano ang koneksyon ni Imang sa kandilang maganda.
Nagpunta sa restaurant si Bernadette para makiusap sa may-ari para mabalik kay Pablo ang trabaho niya. Miss na miss na ni Lourdes ang anak, nagtataka siya kung bakit naiiyak rin si Bernadette na pinapanuod siya. Makakutob na kaya si Lourdes na si Bernadette ay may kinalaman sa anak niyang nawawala?

Angelica Panganiban sa Harap ng Batikos

2005-09-01T22:58:00.000-07:00

Mula sa matagal na pananahimik nagsalita na rin si Angelica Panganiban, isang aktres na ngayon namumukadkad sa kanyang talento sa pag arte sa kabila ng mga batikos na ibinabato sa kanya ng mga ilang kritoko at noong nakaraang linggo sa D' Buzz nagsalita na rin siya sa kanyang panayam kasama si Kris Aquino upang liwanagin ang mga bagay bagay patungkol sa kanya.
Unang batikos; Si Angelica Panganiban daw ay nagtetext sa eroplano
Agad naman sinagot ng dalaga na siya ay hindi nagtetext sa eproplano na sinakyan niya dahil siya ay pagod at mas ninais na lang niyang matulog, "Hindi ko ipapahamak ang sarili ko sa paggamit ng telepono", sabi ng dalaga bilang pagsagot niya sa paratang sa kanya na paggamit ng telepono kahit ipinagbabawal ito.
Ikalawang batikos; Si Angelica Panganiban daw ay Chain Smoker
Inamin ng dalaga na siya ay kagaya ng mga ibang kabataan na dahil sa kanilang curiosity sa mga bagay bagay ay nagawa rin niyang subukan manigarilyo sa kadahilanang marami siyang nakikitang gumagawa nita kasabay ng pagsabi niya ng mga katagang "hindi ako nagmamalinis at hindi ako malinis na ito...masakit e ito ang simula ng lahat kasi sinabi na chain smoker ka" kasabay ng pag daloy ng luha sa mata ng dalaga, dahil matagal na raw niya ito tinigilan sa kadahilang pagkakasakit ng kanyang ina dahil sa paninigarilyo na naging wake up call sa kanya ang bagay na ito pero patuloy pa rin daw ang pagbatikos sa kanya ng mga ilang kritiko at manunulat hindi naman ninyo nalalaman ang nangyayari sa buhay ko para ganituhin ninyo ako... wag nila apak apakan dahil ganito man ako may pinag aralan ako" ayon sa dalaga na sana ay tigilan na ang pagbabatikos sa kanya patungkol sa mga bagay bagay na matagal na niyang tinigilan na at iyon ang paninigarilyo at nangako siya sa harap ng publiko na hindi na niya ginagawa yun kasabay ng paghiling niya ng respeto sa mga manunulat dahil nirerespeto rin niya ang mga ginagawa nila.
Kasabay nito tinanong ni Kris kung ano na ba ang kalagayan nila ni Carlo Aquino at ang taning sinagot lang ng dalaga ay, "si carlo ang nagpapasaya sa akin tuwing dumadating sa akin ang mga bagay na tulad nito"
Watch the full episode of D' Buzz on ABS-CBN NOW!

Star Cinema "DUBAI"

2005-08-31T22:55:00.000-07:00

Kwento ng Pag-ibig at Pag-asa: DUBAI

Mula sa napaka successful na D'Anothers ng Star Cinema na pinagbidahan nina Vhong Navarro at toni Gonzaga, muling lumikha ng isang bagong obra ang Star Sinema mula sa direksyon ng nagbabalik pelikulang si Direktor Rory B. Quintos at malikhaing panulat nina Ricky Lee and Shaira Mella Salvador ang isang napakagandang pelikulang sasalamin sa buhay ng ating mga kababayan sa ibang bansa mula sa kanilang buhay, pag-asa, pakikipagsapalaran at pag-ibig, mula sa Milan, Hongkong at napakaraming banyagang lupain dadalhin tayo ng Star Cinema sa lupain ng disyerto at langis sa lupain ng Dubai.
Pinagbibidahan nina Aga Mulach, John Lloyd Cruz at ni Ms. Claudine Barreto, mula sa Kailangan Kita na kung saan nakita ng lahat ng manonood ang napakagandang talento at pag arte ng magkatambal na sina Aga at Claudine at gayon din naman si John Lloyd sa mga pelikulang “My First Romance” at “Now That I Have You”, isang panibagong hamon na may kakaibang kwento at hamon sa kanilang mga talento ang kwento ng Dubai.
Mula sa kwento ng magkapatid na may kanya kanyang pangarap na gustong abutin, sina Raffy at Andrew parehong magkapatid na ginampanan nina Aga at John Lloyd na kung saan pinili ni Raffy na mangibang bansa tulad ng mga OFW para matustusan ang pangangailangan ng pamilya sa naiwang bansa, tulad ni Andrew na pinangarap rin niyang maabot ang nagawa ng kapatid ngunit sa di inaakalang pagkakataon ang pagdating ng isang babaeng nagngangalang Faye na babago sa desisyon, pangarap at buhay ng magkapatid.
Isang katuparan ng pangarap para sa Star Cinema ang mailarawan at maisadula ang isang pelikulang aantig at sasalamin sa buhay ng mga Pinoy sa ibang bansa, isang pelikulang kukurot sa kanilang mga puso dahil ang pelikulang iyon ay mismong pelikula ng kanilang buhay ang buhay ng OFW sa Dubai, ang lupain ng pangarap para sa mga nangingibang bansa upang maitaguyod mula sa kahirapan ang kanilang pamilya na naiwan sa Pilipinas
Dubai; isang pelikulang dulot ay isang inspirasyon at pag-asa sa lahat ng Pilipino at salamin ng mga bagong bayani ng bansa, sa September 28 na.

2005-08-31T22:36:00.000-07:00

Narito ang overnight ratings ng TV programs ng Dos at Siyete nu’ng Martes:
101 Proposal 6.4% vs. Endless Love 8.9%;
Homeboy 9.8% vs. SiS 10.9%;
Rubi 15.6% vs. Beautiful Days 16.7%;
Game Ka Na Ba 15.1% vs. Eat Bulaga 25.3%;
Wowowee 15.2% vs. Daisy Siete 20.5%;
Kapamilya Cinema 11.9% vs. Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako 16.6% at Now and Forever 15.9%;
Meteor Garden 14.7% vs. All For Love 20.1%;
TV Patrol World 23% vs. 24 Oras 33%;
Mga Anghel na Walang Langit 29.6% vs. Extra Challenge 33.8%;
Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin 27.1% vs. Darna 38.2%;
Kampanerang Kuba 27.7% vs. Encantadia 39.5%;
Pinoy Big Brother 28.6% vs. Sugo 34.4%;
Greenrose 24.8% vs. Attic Cat 25.3%;
Bora 11.3% vs. Bahay Mo Ba ‘To 12.7%;
Insider 6.3% vs. Saksi 7.8%.

Kampanerang Kuba Synopsis 8/30/05

2005-08-30T21:53:00.000-07:00

Nakauwi na si Bernadette at si Luke mula sa kanilang dinner, humingi rin ng dispensa ang dalaga sa nangyari sa kanila nung gabing yun. Si Sykharma naman iniisip ang nais na sabihin ni Maluk sa kanila nang bigla namang pumangit na muli si Martin! Nakausap na rin ni Marcelina at Clara sina Cecilia at GrandMa sa kawa pero hindi pa sila matutulungan ng kapangyarihan ni GrandMa!
Pinatay ni Lorenzo ang mahiwagang kandila! Nagbalik tuloy si Imang sa dating anyo niyang kuba at si Martin bumalik na sa lupang anyo niya! Nang magtago si Imang nagkasalubong sila ng kanyang ama! Humingi ng tulong ang mga ibon kay sister Cecilia habang dinala ni Martin si Imang sa kung saan. Nagpunta na si GrandMa at sister Cecilia sa kinaroroonan ni Martin at Sykharma kaya naligtas si Imang!
Hahaha at ngayon iisa nalang si Sykharma at si Martin! Naku si Oklub kasama pala ni Marcelina at Clara sa kinalalagyan nila! Pagbalik ni Cecilia sa kwarto nila nawawala ang kandila, kaya hinanap niya ito kay Father Agaton. Nang hindi makita kay Father, nakutuban na ni Imang kung nasan ang kandila. Kinuha niya kay Lorenzo ang kandila pero nagising ito! Nakita siya ni Lorenzo! Naku po naku po!

ABS-CBN INTERNATIONAL LOGS 10,000 CUSTOMERS FOR TFCDIRECT MIGRATION TO DIRECTV

2005-08-30T21:37:00.000-07:00

ABS-CBN INTERNATIONAL LOGS 10,000 CUSTOMERS FOR TFCDIRECT MIGRATION TO DIRECTV

New And Existing Subscribers Rush To Seize Exclusive Perks
BURLINGAME, CALIF., August 26, 2005 – Just four short weeks into its new agreement with DIRECTV, ABS-CBN International (ABS-CBNi), America’s number one source for Filipino entertainment and services, today announced it has logged more than 10,000 customers in the migration to DIRECTV and is gearing up to handle even more conversions and new sales.
Last month, ABS-CBNi struck a deal with DIRECTV to migrate all of its TFCDirect!TM direct-to-home satellite subscribers to DIRECTV as the company focuses on its core competency of developing U.S.-based content that caters to a broader Filipino-American audience.
“We are overwhelmed by the sheer number of people excited about the migration to TFCDirect on DIRECTV and we’ve added more phone and customer service capacity to handle the demand,” said Raffy Lopez, managing director of ABS-CBN International. “We’ve had a number of new subscribers sign-up through us because we’ve got an unbeatable deal: free long distance, free Star Studio magazine subscription plus a rebate program.”
In addition to the standard free home installation and equipment deal, ABS-CBNi is offering new subscribers who sign-up for TFCDirect the following exclusive perks if they call 1-866-PINOY-TV:
1. Free Calls to the Philippines: 20 minutes of free long-distance service each month2. Free Magazine Subscription: Every month the latest in celebrity news comes in Star Studio Magazine3. Rebate Program: A total of $21 in rebates for the first three months of service4. ABS-CBNi Product Discounts: Kapamilya Circle members receive exclusive benefits on cargo, money remittance, as well as music, movies and more.
The TFCDirect package on DIRECTV includes four video channels: The Filipino Channel, Cinema One, ABS-CBN News Channel, Pinoy Central TV, and two audio channels, DZMM and DWRR. These channels offer dramas, sitcoms, game shows, movies, 24-hour news, music, sports and talk radio entertainment in English, Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano and Illonggo. Customers wanting to subscribe to TFCDirect programming package must first subscribe to the DIRECTV(R) BASIC ($9.99/mo) or DIRECTV(R) PREFERRED CHOICE(TM) ($29.99/mo) international base packages, or to any TOTAL CHOICE(R) ($41.99/mo. or above) or DIRECTV PARA TODOS(R) ($29.99/mo. or above) base package. The DIRECTV BASIC package offers up to 50 channels, including local channels (where available), public interest, music and shopping channels. In addition to those channels offered in the BASIC package, the PREFERRED CHOICE package includes a variety of the most popular English-language channels such as ESPN, CNN, The History Channel, Food Network, TNT, MTV and the Fox Movie Channel.
About TFCThe Filipino Channel (TFC) is the largest, longest-running Filipino channels in the world and is owned by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation and its U.S. subsidiary ABS-CBNi. TFC is viewed by more than one million Filipinos around the globe every day. TFC continues to be North America's first and only 24-hour cable and satellite service offering all-Filipino programming. TFC Direct satellite service offers viewers six unique channels: TFC, Cinema One, ANC, Pinoy Central, DZMM and DWRR.
About ABS-CBNiABS-CBN International (ABS-CBNi) was created to be of service for all Filipinos 11 years ago. With the launch of TFC, the company became the first and most successful Filipino broadcaster in the U.S. The company offers telecommunication, retail, money remittance and cargo forwarding services along with philanthropic support of Filipinos and the communities they now call home. Based in Burlingame, Calif., ABS-CBNi is a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Broadcasting, the Philippines' largest entertainment and broadcasting company. For more information, visit www.abs-cbni.com.

Pinoy Big Brother

2005-08-30T21:34:00.000-07:00

• Pinoy Big Brother infringes the intrinsic right to privacy of persons, where privacy is cast as something with a price, in this case, P 1-million cash plus house and lot to winners. The fact that the participants still show reservations (call it “inhibitions”) in doing some of the activities and penalties on camera is a testimony that we human beings by nature, unlike the lower animals, need to guarantee our sense of private space. We decry the participants being lured to expose their private and toilet activities on public.Lahat ng contestants ay OF LEGAL AGE, and may pinirmahang waiver. Therefore, that right to privacy is hereby repealed dahil alam ng mga Housemates na buong baha ay may camera.• Pinoy Big Brother taunts the intimate relations between man and woman in a marriage. The participants in the show tell that what they are baring on TV and doing together with their “partners” (dressing and undressing, going to the toilet, doing body paints, going to rooms together, going bare from swimming pools) is acceptable to any man and woman the way husbands and wives will eventually do together. But the participants are not husbands and wives to be encouraged to do things they admit are proper to married partners. The partners are not even committed or engaged to each other, where one is already married and beginning to have a crush on a housemate. This is worse than TV shows presenting boyfriends and girlfriends engaging in erotic and sexually suggestive activities. The characters are complete strangers and are openly vulnerable to each other’s ploys to win the game.Again, they are OF LEGAL AGE. panahon na ngayon para maging OPEN ang utak ng mga Pilipino sa ganitong usapin. Kulang na kulang kasi tayo sa Sex Education kaya ang utak ng mga Pilipino, masyadong mababaw mag-isip pagdating sa mga ganitong usapin.• Pinoy Big Brother exposes our children to wrong values on sexuality. In one episode, housemates discussed use of female contraceptives and first sexual encounters. One male contestant shamelessly confessed he was eight when he had his first sexual experience with his maid.The show gives its warning for Parental Guidance. ngayon, nasa MAGULANG na iyan. diyan na papasok ang ROLE ng RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD para sa mga anak.• Pinoy Big Brother defeats its claimed “reality” value that supposedly justifies its lewd presentations. The participants are placed in conditions that don’t reflect real life. Being conscious that they are on air, it is expected for them not to act out their true selves the way they will do off the record. Pinoy Big Brother is a sham, and our children deserve better than phony discussions and “realities.” Amazing Race, Survivor, Fear Factor, Who Dares Wins, etc are "REALITY" shows. ang ma-strand ka sa isang island and kakain ka ng kung anu ano, ang maglakbay or tumakbo ng malalayong lugar, tumulay sa kahoy between two buildings, etc. do these things happen in real life??? What makes REALITY SHOWS connected to "reality" is how the contestants react on certain situations. Thus, the reaction of the housemates would be "REAL" as if they were experiencing it in REAL LIFE. That is REALITY TV.• There’s nothing “pro-Pinoy” in Pinoy Big Brother. It blurs the true state and lifestyles of ordinary Filipinos while exalting irresponsible hippie and yuppie living. Majority of Filipinos start their day preparing to go to office or school, busy throughout the day, and spending the rest of their time with their families or genuine friends, far from the Filipino “reality” being shown in the teleseries. The TV program is but an imitation of an American “reality” show version. The original show casts self-confessed people from broken families who lived in dysfunctional environments. Its voyeuristic and exhibitionist theme only gives participants opportunity to exhibit their dysfunction (cuss words, suggestive sex on air, etc.) not cure it. We expect these kinds of show to worsen if we will tolerate them.Ibalik natin sa kanila ang tanong, DO THEIR MEMBERS LIVE A TRULY FILIPINO LIFESTYLE?!!?!??Wag silang maghugas ng kamay. if i know, yang mga members ng group na yan during their adolescent periods eh nag-engage din sa sexual activities out of marriage, nanood ng bold movies, went out late night even under minor age. DI BA? wag sila mag-malinis. nothing is wrong with Pinoy Big Brother. There is something wrong with them. Pagbutihin nila ang pagpapalaki sa mga anak nila, wag nilang isisi sa TV Program ang pagpapalaki ng kanilang anak

ABS-CBN INTERNATIONAL’S SAN FRANCISCO

2005-08-30T21:26:00.000-07:00

ABS-CBN INTERNATIONAL’S SAN FRANCISCO“KAPAMILYA SUMMER CARAVAN” SETS NEW RECORD AS 35,000 FANS ATTEND OUTDOOR
CONCERT

BURLINGAME, CALIF., July 26, 2005 – ABS-CBN International (ABS-CBNi), America’s number one source for Filipino entertainment and services, announces that more than 35,000 loyal fans attended the Kapamilya Summer Caravan held at the Monster Park Fairgrounds in San Francisco, Saturday, July 23; breaking its previous record of 30,000 attending last weekend's concert in Pasadena, Calif.
"A.S.A.P." and "The Buzz" Stars including Kris Aquino, Gary Valenciano and Zsa Zsa Padilla, had fans singing and cheering for more than three hours of entertainment before the record crowd. In addition, attendees who joined the Kapamilya Circle at the concert watched as Abel Manalese, a TFC cable subscriber from San Francisco, Calif., won a new Honda Civic plus Nelson Z. Valles of Garden City, NY, was awarded $25,000 in the latest TFC Kapamilya Circle Sweepstakes drawing.
“ABS-CBN International appreciates the tremendous support for the Kapamilya Summer Caravan as we thank the more than 35,000 concert attendees in Northern California for more than 10 dedicated years of TFC viewership and supporting our products and services,” said Tom Consunji, senior director of sales and marketing at ABS-CBN International. “TFC talent combined with our loyal fans made for a hugely successful and memorable concert.”
The star-studded event follows ABS-CBNi's July 21 announcement of its programming now available on DirecTV.

ABS-CBN INTERNATIONAL’S LOS ANGELES “KAPAMILYA SUMMER CARAVAN” CONCERT ATTENDED BY 30,000+ FANS

2005-08-30T21:18:00.000-07:00

BURLINGAME, CALIF., July 19, 2005 – ABS-CBN International (ABS-CBNi), America’s number one source for Filipino entertainment and services, recorded more than 30,000 fans in attendance at the Kapamilya Summer Caravan held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Saturday, July 15.
ASAP Stars, along with surprise visits by Lea Salonga and Nora Aunor, had fans singing, shouting and waving their hands at their favorite stars for three solid hours of entertainment before a record crowd. Plus, attendees who entered The Filipino Channel (TFC) Kapamilya Circle at the concert watched as Ponciana Navarro of Chino Hills, Calif., won a new Honda Civic plus Honesto Valencia of Baldwin Park, Calif. was awarded $25,000 in the latest TFC Kapamilya Circle Sweepstakes drawing.
“ABS-CBN International is truly touched and honored to have had such a huge show of support for the Kapamilya Summer Caravan because it was the best way for us to say ‘thank you’ to more than 30,000 subscribers in Southern California for their patronage of ABS-CBNi services and for more than 10 faithful years of TFC viewership,” said Tom Consunji, senior director of sales and marketing at ABS-CBN International. “The phenomenal success of this concert proves that TFC has the hottest talent and puts on truly successful events.”

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Pinoy Big Brother got 42.9% Nationwide Ratings(Pilot Episode)

2005-08-30T21:05:00.000-07:00

On its first week alone, the show was already given a stern warning by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), the Philippine censoring body for cinema and television, saying that the shows airs content that is definitely not suitable for children, such as talk on contraceptives and very "intimate scenes". ABS-CBN is reported to have acknowledged this and had promised to make an "improved" show more suitable for younger audiences in the coming weeks.[1]
Columnist Nestor U. Torre of the Philippine Daily Inquirer has also given a doubtful but optimistic stance on the show, saying that while the scenes are chaotic and challenges in the first week were way too mundane and cheesy, he is hopeful that more compelling tasks would be given to the housemates in the future and the housemates' personalities will become clearly defined.[2]
Despite this negative publicity, ABS-CBN itself has reported that the show is so well liked that it extended its run to all seven days a week. According to AC Nielsen, the show's pilot episode garnered a total of nationwide rating of 42.9% last August 22, 2005

link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinoy_Big_Brother#Primers

2nd QUARTER AC NIELSEN NATIONWIDE AUDIENCE SHARES

2005-08-30T20:59:00.000-07:00

2nd QUARTER AC NIELSEN NATIONWIDE RATINGS

AC NIELSEN NATIONWIDE TV RATINGS

2005-08-30T20:52:00.001-07:00

Monday, August 29, 2005
All For Love 9.1%Meteor Garden 2 29.7%
24 Oras 14.5%TVPW 38.6%
Extra Challenge 14%MANWL 48.7%
Darna 15.9%IALSA 47.9%
Encantadia 14.3%Kampanerang Kuba 54.3%
Sugo 16.6%PBB 59.8%
Attic Cat 11.4%Green Rose 39.7%
Lagot Ka... 6.1%Ok Fine 20.5%
Saksi 2.9%Insider 10.4%
I-Witness 1.5%

Credits to ABS-CBN INTERACTIVE

TV RATINGS UPDATES MARCH 28, 2005 , MONDAY

2005-03-28T23:02:00.000-08:00

AC-NIELSEN TV RATINGS
MEGA-MANILA MARCH 28, 2005 , MONDAY
Copyright ©2005

Home Boy 9.8%% vs. Dolphin Bay 9.5%
M.R.S. 16.8% vs. SiS 17.3%
Rubi 22% vs. Irene 23.2%
Pilipinas, Game KNB? 25.3% and Wowowee 23.5% vs. Eat Bulaga 24.9%
Kapamilya Cinema 23.2% vs. Daisy Siete 20.5%,
Saang Sulok ng Langit? 15.1% and Now and Forever 14.7%
Showbiz No. 1 10.2%, Glass House 15.7%
TV Patrol World 27.4% vs. 24 Oras 29%
hiram, 29.8%.kamao, 27.5 vs. Extra Challenge 33.9%
Krystala 28.9% vs. darna 22.2%
Spirits 29.1% vs. Full House 42.6%
Save The Last Dance For Me 37.3% vs. Stairway To Heaven 31.5%
Okey, Fine 17.4% vs. Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita! 18.1% AC-NIELSEN TV RATINGS

MEGA-CEBU MARCH 28, 2005 , MONDAY
Copyright ©2005

Home Boy 15.7%% vs. Dolphin Bay 4.4%
M.R.S. 23% vs. SiS 10.1%
Rubi 26.9% vs. Irene 14.1%
Pilipinas, Game KNB? 37.8% and Wowowee 33.5% vs. Eat Bulaga 17.1%
Kapamilya Cinema 25% vs. Daisy Siete 18.7%,
Saang Sulok ng Langit? 8.1% and Now and Forever 4.1%
Showbiz No. 1 17.7%, Glass House 5.7%
TV Patrol World 48.2% vs. 24 Oras 6.8%
hiram, 42.5%.kamao, 40.6 vs. Extra Challenge 22.1%
Krystala 50.9% vs. darna 12.1%
Spirits 54.3% vs. Full House 13.2%
Save The Last Dance For Me 62.3% vs. Stairway To Heaven 5.0%
Okey, Fine 30.3% vs. Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita! 9.3%

MEGA-DAVAO MARCH 28, 2005 , MONDAY
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Home Boy 20.2%% vs. Dolphin Bay 2.2%
M.R.S. 25.2% vs. SiS 8.7%
Rubi 32.4% vs. Irene 9.4%
Pilipinas, Game KNB? 48.6% and Wowowee 44.3% vs. Eat Bulaga 11.5%
Kapamilya Cinema 29.8% vs. Daisy Siete 15.1%,
Saang Sulok ng Langit? 3.3% and Now and Forever 2.0%
Showbiz No. 1 21.6%, Glass House 4.1%
TV Patrol World 51.2% vs. 24 Oras 3.1%
hiram, 46%.kamao, 42.2 vs. Extra Challenge 20.5%
Krystala 55.3% vs. darna 6.1%
Spirits 58.5% vs. Full House 8.8%
Save The Last Dance For Me 68.9% vs. Stairway To Heaven 2.3%
Okey, Fine 25.8% vs. Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita! 10.2%

STAR MAGIC

2005-03-23T04:53:00.000-08:00

claudine Barretto - The Drama Queen/ The Box Office Princess
Piolo Pascual - The Eyes Have It/ The Box Office Prince
Diether Ocampo - In The Spotlight/ The Matinee Lead
Kristine Hermosa - Stealing Beauty/ The Pretty Face
Jericho Rosales - Taking The Lead/ The Next Action Hero
Rica Peralejo - The Versatile Artist
Bernard Palanca - The Actor On The Edge
John Lloyd Cruz - The Drama Prince/ Mr Nice Guy
Bea Alonzo - The Girl Next Door/ The Beautiful Girl
Heart Evangelista - The Tv's Sweetheart
Anime: - The Dance Idols
Rodjun Cruz - The Serious Dancer
Rayver Cruz - The Dancer Turned Actor
Mhyco Aquino - The Next Character Actor
Mico Aytona - The Next Balladeer
Sergio Garcia - The Young Dramatic Actor
Emman Abeleda - The Intense Actor
John Wayne Sace - The Best Actor
John Lapus - The Sweet Talker
Michelle Bayle - The Sexy Cheerleader
Jenny Miller - The Sexy Mermaid
Cherry Lou - The Sexy Showgirl
Fresh Boys: - So Fresh And So Clean
Rj Oliva - The Fresh Boy
Dominic And Felix Roco - Twin Spirit
Mark Butler - The American Boy
Fresh Girls: - The Young And Fresh
Helga Krapf - Fil-german Lass
Isabel Blaesi - The Fresh Face
Tanya Scaife - Freshly Picked Star
Justin Gascon - Model Behavior
Kris Marcia Cruz - The Morena Beauty
Marc Acueza - The Serious Actor
Hazel Ann Mendoza - The Girl On The Rise
Patrick Garcia - The Golden Boy Of Philippine Cinema
Dimples Romana - The Character Actress
Desiree Del Valle - The Villainess
Miko Palanca - The Guy Next Door
Baron Geisler - Rebirth Of A Star
Jiro Manio - The Child Prodigy
Shaina Magdayao - The Beauty In Bloom
Full Circle Divas: - The Divas In The Making
Maoui David - The Multi-faceted Diva
Michelle Ayalde - The Young Diva
Glaiza De Castro - The Diva With An Edge
Karel Marquez - The Music Maven
Jm Rodriguez - The Tv Jock
92 Ad - A Singing Ensemble
Pauleen Luna - Dance Chic
Pia Romero - Beauty With An Edge
Sarah Christophers - The Fil-australian Empress
Angelene Aguilar - Sweetest Face
Juddha Paolo - Hotta Hotta Jock
Brian Tan - The Tsinito Look
Archie Alemania - The Dance Icon
Angelica Panganiban - The Angel On Earth
Kaye Abad - The Morena Actress
Paula Peralejo - Poster Perfect Beauty
Aiza Marquez - Sweet & Petite
Danilo Barrios - The Dance Floor King
John Barretto
Cholo Barretto
Gabb Drilon
Carla Humphries - The Face To Die For Sarita Perez De Tagle - Those Eyes That Shine
John Pratts - All The Right Moves/ The Dance Prince
Jodi Sta. Maria - The Talk Of The Town/ The Princess Of Talk
Maja Salvador - The Princess Of All Princes
Nikki Valdez - The Comedienne
Camille Pratts - All Grown Up/the All Time Princess Of Movies
Luis Alandy - The Barako Actor
Justin Cuyugan - The Lead's Bestfriend
Rafael Rosell Vi - Close Up Boy
Angelika De La Cruz - The Heaven Sent
Marvin Agustin - The All-out Actor
Dominic Ochoa - The Jack Of All Trades
Carlos Agassi - The Prankster/the Amir Of Rap
Thammie Andrada - The Statuesque Beauty
Denise Joaquin - Ms. Matrikula Its Saludo (marina)
Kathleen Hermosa - School Chic
Michael Agassi
Lui Villaruz - Mub's Fresh
Kristopher Peralta - The Comebacking Actor
Bentong - The Brown Clown
Ketchup Eusebio - The Comic
Carlo Aquino - The Drama Actor
Serena Dalrymple - Baby Girl
Jill Yulo - The Newest Kontrabida
Alwyn Uytingco - Actor All Grown Up
Nica Peralejo - The Ang Tv Princess
Allyzon Lualhati - Comikera
Star Circle Teens Batch 1:
The Next Scene Stealer
Hero Angeles - Everybody's Hero
Sandara Park - Foreign Persona/the Korean Import
Roxanne Guinoo - The Next Leading Lady/fine & Reserved
Joross Gamboa - The Next Matinee Idol/the Chickboy
Melissa Ricks - The Fil-am Pride
Joseph Bitangcol - The Newest Brown Hunk
Raphael Martinez - Fine Young Moreno
Neri Naig - The Pretty Damsel
Michelle Madrigal - The Unbreakable
Errol Abalayan - The Young
And The Best Star Circle Teens Batch 2:
The Next In Line
Erich Gonzales - The Next Big Thing
Aaron Villaflor - Newest Commercial Icon
Dm Sevilla - The Young Masculado Actor
Paw Diaz - The Beauty Queen
Charles Christianson - The Bad Boy Look
Janelle Quintana - The Brown Beauty
Theo Bernados - Baby Boy
Kc & Bebs Holman - Two Of A Kind
Oj Decena - Tisoy
Michelle Arciaga - The Fil-am Import
Marla Boyd - Pinay W/ A Blend
Vanessa Gringrud - The Norwegian Beauty
Raynan Pitero - The Inspirational
Jason Abalos - The Next Leading Man
Franz Ocampo - The Sophisticada
Star Circle Kids: Kids At Work
Nash Aguas
Mikylla Ramirez
Aaron Junatas
Cj Navato
Sharlene San Pedro
Alex Ramos
Basty Alcanses
Celine Lim
Jodell Stasic
Kc Abaloc
Star Magic Kids: The Players
Jane Oineza (maricel Soriano's Daughter In Kaya Ni Mister)
Yukki Kadoka (ai-ai's Deaf Son In Tanging Ina)
Miles Ocampo (pepe In Mangarap Ka)
Eliza Pineda (piolo's Daughter In Till There Was You)
Steven Fermo (tikoy In Mangarap Ka)
Joshua Dionisio (the Soccer Boy In My First Romance)
Kristel Fulgar (the Young Carol In Bituin)
Moreen Guese (ang Tv 2)
Julio Pacheco (julius Babao's Long Lost Son (joke),
Sharon's Son In Crying Ladies)
Bryan Homecillo (munting Tinig's Star, Ang Tv 2)
Angeli Gonzales (munting Miss U Grand Winner, Dolhpy's Apo In Home Along)
Empress Schuck - The Next Drama Princess (she Was The Prostitute Girl In Mmk)
Katrina Nazario (puwedeng-puwede, As Robin's Niece)
Job Zamora (joshua Zamora Of Manuevers' Son)
Sarah Palad (duet Bulilit In Mtb Contestant, The Young Bea In It Might Be You)
Marco Aytona (mico Aytona's Bro)
Ronalisa Cheng (sylvia Sanchez's Daughter)
Sean Ignacio (ang Tv 2)
Jessie Diaz (detek Kids)
Nina De Sagun (recuerdo De Amor As The Young Carmina)
Monica Shy (mga Batang Lansangan Star)
Athenea Pla (hazel Ann Mendoza And
Nadia Montenegro's Sister
Joy Chiong (tato's Long Lost Daughter (joke Uli), Berks)
Mj Maranan (wansapanataym)
Jet Paz (wansapanataym)
Angelo Caangay (the Young Piolo In Mangarap Ka)
Bea Nicolas (mila)
Carl John Barrameda (si Carlo Ng Lovers In Pares In Going Bulilit)
Kathryn Bernardo (si Bulilit Ng Krystala)
Gemma Custodio (buttercup)
Fraz Yap (mmk's April Boy Story & Marc Logan Story)
Gabriel Fernandez (wansapanataym)
John Manalo (kris' Son In Feng Shui, Echo Rosales' Nephew)
Eunice Lagusad (mtb's Munting Miss U Semi-finalist)
Jacob Dionisio (joshua Dionisio's Younger Bro)
Igi Boy Florez (goin' Bulilit Nicki Judalena (ang Tv 2)
Aljon Valdenibro (puwedeng-pwede)
Cyrys Valdez (juday's Son In Magkapatid)
Joseph Roble (the Bully In Mangarap Ka)
Owen Bowen (the Young John Lloyd In It Might Be You

*info Courtesy Of Star Studio 2005 Special
Well There Are Also Some That Are "missing In Action" But Most Of Them Are Managed By Abs-cbn Tv Idols: - They're The Man Je Sison -
Mr Handsome Ahron Villena -
Drama Actor In The Making Aj Dee -
The Model Marc Cortez -
Mr Chaka Guy Doll
Kiko Matos - Mr Cutie Pie
Geoff Eigenmann - The Newest Leading Man
Blair Arellano
Gio Alvarez Sarjo Ruiz (darating Ang Umaga, Jodi's Gay Bro)
Steven Alonzo Carol Banawa - The Singing Siren
Monina Bagatsing
Zeppi Borromeo
Vanessa Del Bianco - The Dance Princess
Dianne De La Fuente
Janus Del Prado
Michelle Estevez
Andrei Felix
Jaboom Twins (kristine And Kathrina Gonzales)
Stefano Mori (he Is Still W/ Abs As An Endorser Of Abs Fits)
Gem Ramos
Luis Manzano - An All Around Artist Anna Larrucea (she Is Making A Comeback) Aaron Agassi

STAR CINEMA'S NEW MOVIE SOON

2005-03-23T04:51:00.000-08:00

Herosan: Solo Movie na!
Who can forget the crowd-drawing tandem of Hero Angeles and Sandara Park on BCuz of U? This year, Star Cinema brings them back in their first solo movie, Can This Be Love.
This film is written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes, who also directed Kung Ako Na Lang Sana (2003) and wrote Now That I Have You, both box office hits.
Can This Be Love is a touching love story of two people who fall in love although they are polar opposites. Hero Angeles plays the role of Ryan, a student who juggles his responsibilities as a Nursing student and a part-time typist of term papers. Like most young people today, his ambition is to leave the country to work abroad and become financially stable. Sandara Park plays Daisy, a Korean exchange student who comes to the Philippines to study English.
In the course of his part-time work, Ryan encounters what he thinks is the worst term paper ever written, entitled, “What is Wrong With Filipinos?” The paper is full of grammatical errors, which makes Ryan’s job extra difficult--so difficult that he swears he hates the Korean who wrote it.
That same day, he comes across an ad for a cellphone for sale. He decides to contact the person selling the phone and eventually becomes friends with her through text messages. While his friendship with his new textmate blossoms, Ryan’s aggravation over the term paper increases, until he discovers that the girl he is talking to on the phone and the owner of the term paper are one and the same.
Ryan and Daisy develop an instant irritation towards each other. The cultural differences and the language barrier add up to their frustration. But since they developed a friendship through text messages before they met, both decide to give love a chance. Little do they know that this is only the beginning of bigger compromises that they will have to face.
Filled with funny and romantic scenes that are truly memorable, Can This Be Love is a sure treat for those who believe that love knows no boundaries.
It also stars comic geniuses Roderick Paulate and Eugene ‘Simang’ Domingo, plus some of the country’s top young stars, Joross Gamboa and Roxanne Guinoo. The film also introduces Paw Diaz and Arron Villaflor of the Star Circle Quest Batch 2. Can This Be Love will open and warm everyone’s hearts on April 27!

Jericho: Ang Panday

2005-03-23T04:42:00.000-08:00

Jericho: Ang Panday
Isa na namang malaki at bonggang produksyon ang malapit namapanuod sa inyong mga tv sets. And this time, isa itong adaptation ng isang storya na malapit sa pusong pinoy! Nagsimula ang pagtetape ng Ang Panday na pangungunahan ni Jericho Rosales.
Nirerequest ko dati yung isang action na seryes, ani ni Jericho. Kaya nung dumating ang chance para gawin niya ang Panday, ay talagang he went all out.
Ayon kay Direk Toto Natividad, isa ito sa mga pinakaengrandeng palabas na kanyang ididirect. Hindi daw niya ito matanggihan simply because it was the story of Panday.Maraming grandiose action scenes, marami siyang ipapagawa dito na hindi pa niya napapagagawa sa pelikula.
Ang storya ay magrerevolve sa buhay at adventures ni Panday. Bagay na bagay raw kay Jericho ang role na ito. Nung first screen test daw nila at unang mga fight scenes na ginawa ni Jericho, nagkasundo ang lahat na para sa kanya ang role na Panday
Bukod sa magandang istorya at credible na bida, kamangha mangha rin ang production design ng show na ito. Pulido at mabilis ang paggawa ng costume at props, magaling ang kanilang team. Kumpleto sa lahat ng kakailanganin kahit na mahirap daw ang trabaho at walang tigil ang requirements.
"Iniimagine ko yung sarili ko na kung ako si panday, ganto yung itsura ko. Dapat gandahan namin dahil isang legacy ito." And to ensure na magiging maayos ang scenes niya, dumaan si Jericho sa madaming workshops, kabilang na ang wushu, horseback riding at fighting. Pati nga weight training at pag diet ay tiniis niya para lang maging maganda nga naman ang seryeng ito.
Isa raw itong natupad na pangarap para kay Jericho at excited na siya. Malapit na ang paglalakbay ng Panday. Kaabang abang nga ito!

SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/ent-032105-panday.aspx

"Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak" : Ms. Claudine Barretto, Diether, John Lloyd and Bea

2005-03-23T04:38:00.000-08:00

JULIE BONIFACIO
People's Tonight

Sa ginanap na birthday presscon, nagkita ang magkaibigang Assunta at Claudine Barretto. Naging close noon ang dalawa while doing Buttercup. Galing si Claudine sa story conference ng bago niyang teleserye sa Channel 2. Muling ibabalik ang tambalan ni Claudine at dati niyang screen partner na si Diether Ocampo sa isang maramdaming teleserye na ididrek ni Erik Reyes. Namataan din namin sa naturang story con si Angelika dela Cruz kasama ang kanyang Daddy Ernie na biglang tumaas ang dugo at dadalhin daw niya sa doktor. Actually, a month ago pa sinabi sa amin ni Angelika sa ASAP Mania, na may ino-offer na bagong soap opera sa kanya ang Dos. Aside from Diet, Claudine and Angelika, join din sa cast sina Shaina Magdayao at ang tambalang John Lloyd Cruz-Bea Alonzo.

ITO ANG L8ST NGAYON!
Ni Eric John Salut
Pilipino STAR Ngayon
02/25/2005

Si Wenn Deramas pa rin ang direktor ng bagong teleserye ni Claudine Barretto sa ABS-CBN. Kamakailan ay nagkaroon na ng story conference ang nasabing teleserye but Claudine didn’t want to divulge any detail. Kahit ang iba pang cast ng said teleserye ay ayaw pang sabihin sa akin ni Claudine. "We are not allowed pa, e. Sorry talaga," sabi nito na hindi ko na rin pinilit. Gandang-ganda ako kay Claudine sa kanyang new look. Bukod sa kanyang permed hair, nag-gain din siya ng kaunting weight. Pinakiusapan nga ako ng handler ni Claudine na si Lulu Romero na huwag biruing nag-gain ng weight ang kanyang alaga dahil tiyak ka-career-in na naman nito ang pagpapayat. "Perm is the in thing now, no more rebonding," sabi ni Claudine

ABANGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vietnam Rose itatapat sa DARNA NG gma7?Sinong mananalo sa palagay nyo?

2005-03-23T04:37:00.000-08:00

sa darating na Mayo na ipapalabas ang Vietnam rose at puspusan ang taping na ginagawa ngayon dito sa direksyon ni joel Lamangan matatandaan na dapat si Joel ang direktor ng Darna ngunit nainip ito at lumipat ng DOS dahil mas gusto niyang iderek si Maricel Soriano at Angelica Panganiban Abangan ang pagsasalpukan ng dalawang palabas na ito sa TV

ABANGAN ANG PINAKAMAGSATOS NA TELESERYE

Korean Series: "Hearts in Bali" on ABS-CBN 2

2005-03-23T04:35:00.000-08:00

Catch this soon on ABS-CBN 2!
HA JI WON as Lee Soo Jung
PARK YE JIN as Choi Young
Joo SO JI SUP as Kang In Wook
JO IN SUNG as Jung Jae Min

KAPAMILYA RACE SOON

2005-03-23T04:32:00.000-08:00

This is ABS-CBN's newest reality TV show this 2nd quarter of 2005. Tentative title is Kapamilya Race. Mala- Amazing Race po ito. From Northern Luzon, to Southern Mindanao ang mga challenges. Exciting.

SOON...

SOON SCHEDULE OF ABS-CBN PRIME TIME BIDA

2005-03-23T04:29:00.000-08:00

6:00-7:00 TV Patrol World
Primetime Bida

7:00 - 7:30 Kapamilya Race
7:30 - 8:00 Vietnam Rose
8:00 - 8:30 Ang Panday
8:30 - 9:00 Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak
9:00 - 9:30 Koreanovela (kung talagang gusto nyong maglagay)
9:30 - 10:30 Comedy + MMK

SOON

MILESTONES

2005-03-14T22:13:00.000-08:00

1993Benpres Holdings CorporationListed on the Manila stock market in a P3 Billion initial public offering.
Bayan Telecommunications Holdings Corporation (BayanTel)A joint venture with Bell Atlantic of the USA, BayanTel is engaged in fixed-line, international and domestic long distance services among others.
1994First Philippine Infrastructure Development Corporation (FPIDC) FPIDC is the Lopez vehicle for the Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC), a joint venture with the Philippine National Construction Corporation and Egis Projects S.A. formerly TransRoute International SA of France, now known as part of the Egis Group, organized to rehabilitate and expand the 83-km Northern Luzon Expressway. MNTC completed the 8.8-km segment known as the Tipo-Subic Road in time for the 1996 Summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
Maynilad Water Services Inc. A joint venture with Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, now known as Ondeo, to operate and manage the water and wastewater services of the Western half of Metro Manila.
1995Rockwell Land CorporationUndertook the development of Rockwell Center, a 15-hectare mixed-use property in Makati consisting of high-rise residential buildings and a retail center.
First Gas Holdings Corporation (FGHC)A joint venture with British Gas plc was formed in 1995. Its subsidiary, First Gas Power Corporation (FGPC), built a 1000 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant to supply power to Meralco on a build-own-operate basis under a power purchase agreement.
1996First Philippine Industrial Park A joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation of Japan formed to develop a 300-hectare modern, efficient and environment friendly industrial park in Batangas. Panay Power Corporation A joint venture formed by First Holdings, together with First Private Power Corporation and Panay Electric Company, to construct and operate a 72-MW diesel-fired power plant in Iloilo City.
1997First Philippine Pipeline, Inc.Formed by First Holdings as a pipeline subsidiary intended to build and operate an oil pipeline north of Manila. First Philippine Balfour Beatty, Inc. First Holdings formed a joint venture with Balfour Beatty, Ltd of UK to pursue construction engineering and construction businesses in the country. ECCO-Asia was absorbed as a wholly-owned subsidiary. First Philippine Union Fenosa A joint venture formed by First Holdings with Union Fenosa, the second largest utility company in Spain, to pursue power projects in the country.
1999First Generation Holdings Corporation (First Gen)To prepare for the eventual deregulation of the Philippine power industry, the Lopez Group established First Gen to consolidate its interests in power generation, including the 225-megawatt Bauang power plant, the 72-megawatt Panay power plant, the 1,000- megawatt Sta. Rita power plant and the 500-megawatt San Lorenzo power plant.
Sale of PCIBankBenpres and JG Summit jointly sold their shares in PCIBank, ending over a decade-long partnership in commercial banking.
2000New Economy investments (eLopez)Benpres entered ventures involved in leading edge technology and intellectual resource development. Interests in the New Economy include outsource contact center operator Customer Contact Center, Inc., geographic information system integrator BayanMAP Corporation, location-based content provider FindME.com.ph (Webcast Technologies) and a minority stake in business-to-business electronic marketplace BayanTrade Dotcom, Inc.
2001Beyond Cable Holdings, Inc.A Master Consolidation Agreement signed between the PLDT Group and the Benpres Group paved the way for the consolidation of the interests of the respective parties in Home Cable and Sky Vision (SKYCable) in Beyond Cable.
All information in this website is correct to the best of our knowledge, but does not constitute an assumption of liability or a guarantee of particular characteristics. © Benpres Holdings Corporation 2002

BENPRES HERITAGE

2005-03-14T22:10:00.000-08:00

Few families in the Philippines have had a history as colorful and as successful as the Lopezes. Since their beginnings in Iloilo in the early 1800's, the Lopez family members have espoused business excellence, nationalism, and social responsibility.
THE BENPRES HERITAGE
Benpres Holdings Corporation derives its character from a family that for nearly 200 years has espoused the values of business excellence, nationalism, and social responsibility. The Lopez family began in Jaro, Iloilo, in the early 1800's, when Basilio Lopez and Sabina Jalandoni married and founded what would become one of the country's most prominent clans. Basilio and Sabina were prominent local traders and gave theirs sons the best education available. Basilio was also a man greatly respected in his community; he was appointed cabeza de barangay (district leader) and then gobernadorcillo (mayor) of Jaro in 1849.
Kapitan Eugenio
Basilio's son Eugenio became the leader of the next generation. In the 1860s, while only in his 20's, Eugenio spearheaded the shift of the Lopez family from textiles and trading, which were once the centerpiece of the Iloilo economy, to sugar, which was then becoming a key export crop. Eugenio and his siblings made their fortunes growing and trading sugar in Iloilo and the newly opened frontier of Negros - in the process demonstrating a key Lopez trait, the ability to foresee the wave of the future and transform the family business accordingly.
But the Lopezes also took their social responsibilities seriously. Eugenio in particular held liberal views, very advanced for his time. When he became gobernadorcillo of Jaro in 1876, Eugenio put up a system of public education, aiming to make all his constituents literate. By now known as Kapitan Eugenio, he also campaigned against the practice of debt peonage, a device used by unscrupulous traders and hacienderos to trap poor folk in servitude that could sometimes last for generations. Kapitan Eugenio also gave considerable aid to the poor. When a famine struck Iloilo in June 1878 and thousands began to die of hunger, Kapitan Eugenio and his brother Caludio contributed money and rice to ease their suffering. Kapitan Eugenio sold a hacienda to feed the people of Jaro. The Kapitan began a tradition of philanthropy that his descendants continue to this day.
Benito Lopez
Kapitan Eugenio's son Benito proved himself to be the most dynamic member of his generation. With the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War, Benito, although only in his early 20's, became a key member of the Iloilo revolutionary council. Other Lopezes such as Benito's brothers Vicente and Ramon, fought in the infantry. The Lopez family was right in the thick of the struggle in Iloilo, because nationalism was a key Lopez tenet, even in the 19th century.
After the war ended in 1901 and Iloilo began to rebuild itself, Benito became a leading political figure. In 1901, he opened what became the region's leading newspaper, El Tiempo. In 1903, at the age of 26, he was elected municipal vice-president or vice-mayor of Jaro, and then in 1906, he was elected governor of Iloilo. After a successful first term, Benito was reelected by a larger margin in November 1907.
Eugenio and Fernando Lopez
Benito and wife Presentacion Hofileña Lopez had two sons: Eugenio and Fernando. Eugenio, known as Eñing, distinguished himself as a business pioneer, nationalist, and philanthropist. Fernando, or Nanding, continued the family's involvement in politics, would become mayor of Iloilo in 1945, be elected senator of the Republic three times (1947, 1953, 1959) and then become vice-president for three terms (1949-1953, 1965-69, 1969-72).
As a businessman, Don Eugenio had the boldness and vision to establish the first airline in Asia, become a media mogul feared and respected by the corrupt and powerful, and acquire and masterfully run Meralco, the country's largest power utility. In buying Meralco in 1962, in what was the biggest financial undertaking of its time, Don Eugenio demonstrated not only audacity but also his belief that Filipinos could manage businesses not only as well as but even better than Americans. During the years 1962-1972, he proved this. Without tapping government financing or guarantees, Meralco increased its power generating capacity by a factor of five, adding 1.1 million kilowatts by 1972 and in the process become virtually independent of the National Power Corporation. It became the first Filipino company to issue bonds on Wall Street. It also offered the cheapest power rates in Asia, outstripping even Japan. At the same time, Don Eugenio created a new corporate culture among Meralco's employees, teaching them to put paramount importance on service and integrity. He became legendary for his care and concern for his employees.
The Next Generation
Don Eugenio and his wife Pacita Moreno Lopez had five children: Eugenio Jr., Oscar, Presentacion, Manuel, and Roberto. In the 1950's and the 1960's, Don Eugenio's son Eugenio Jr. or "Geny" was building ABS-CBN into the undisputed leader in Philippine broadcasting. By 1972, ABS-CBN had six TV stations and 22 radio stations, possessing complete domination of the ratings and a Broadcast Center so technologically advanced that its only rival in Asia was NIIK in Tokyo. In the years 1966-1972, Oscar Lopez masterminded the growth of Meralco Securities Corporation (MSC), the holding company of Meralco, into a formidable conglomerate that controlled the country's largest corporation and its largest bank. For his part, Manuel or Manolo rose swiftly through the ranks of Meralco becoming vice-president by 1970.

Martial Law
With the declaration of Martial Law in September 1972, a family this prominent and powerful became the inevitable target of the Marcos dictatorship. Don Eugenio was a staunch advocate for clean and honest government, and he had denounced Marcos's corruption repeatedly in his Manila Chronicle. The Martial Law regime shut down ABS-CBN and Chronicle. To force Don Eugenio to hand over Meralco and MSC to Marcos, the regime arrested Geny on trumped-up charges of conspiring to assassinate the President.
With his son held hostage, Don Eugenio signed over his holdings in a group of companies worth several hundred million dollars. In exchange, he received a US$1,500-down payment and a promise to pay the balance "depending on the availability of cash flow." The Lopez empire was divided among Marcos cronies such as Benjamin "Kokoy" Romualdez and Roberto Benedicto. Bu the worst blow to Don Eugenio was that Geny was not released from prison. Don Eugenio had been double-crossed. He died of cancer in San Francisco in 1975.
In 1977, after five years in prison, Geny and his cellmate, Sergio "Serge" Osmeña, made a dramatic escape from their prison in Fort Bonifacio. They were given political asylum in the United States, where they were active as leaders of the anti-Marcos opposition. The persecution by the Marcos regime only strengthened the resolve of the Lopez brothers to rebuild their family business when the time was right.
Rebirth
After the February 1986 revolution and the fall of Marcos, Geny came back to Manila. The Lopez family fortune was in ruins, but Geny, Oscar and Manolo resolved to rebuild it. They reclaimed ABS-CBN and led it from last place among the five local networks in 1986 to the No. 1 position by 1988, a position it has never relinquished. They retook control of Meralco and PCIBank. Oscar took over the once moribund First Holdings (the former MSC) and revived it. Manolo became president of Meralco in 1986 and brought it to new heights.
But the Lopez brothers wanted to do more than restore the family business. They wanted to enter new areas, to explore new ways of serving the public. Accordingly, in 1993, they created Benpres Holdings, the new family flagship. Since then, Benpres Holdings has ventured into strategic areas, such as water, telecommunications, highways, land development, and power generation.
The Benpres Holdings is now led by Oscar Lopez and is now a publicly listed, diversified conglomerate that is several times larger than it was before Martial Law. Four companies - ABS-CBN, Meralco, First Holdings, and Benpres Holdings -- are publicly-owned. The Lopez name remains one of the most respected in Philippine business circles.
Public Service
But the Lopez family believes that it is in business for more than just profit. Geny Lopez said: "I have always believed that public service is the only reason for our existence. Profit alone is not enough of a reason to exist. But if we can serve people, then I think our growth and our success will follow. If we take care of our customers, then they will take care of us. That is the kind of culture a company should have."
The Lopez family pursues its dedication to service in many ways. In 1960, Don Eugenio established the Lopez Memorial Museum, which aims to collect and preserve the historical, artistic and literary heritage of the Filipino race. The Lopez Museum contains an impressive art collection and one of the most comprehensive Filipiniana collections in the country. The Eugenio Lopez Foundation supports the Museum, as well as makes substantial contributions to public welfare. In 1968, the Foundation donated the buildings of the Asian Institute of Management, the premier school for management in the region. The Philippine Asia Foundation, under the leadership of Presentacion Lopez Psinakis, sends poor children to school.
Younger Lopezes are also doing their part. Geny's daughter Gina Lopez heads ABS-CBN Foundation, which espouses many causes, including the fight against child abuse through Bantay Bata 163. It also supports environmental protection through Bantay Kalikasan and the struggle against poverty through the Communities in Crisis program. Among other projects of ABS-CBN Foundation are producing educational television programs and Bayan Microfinance, a conduit for lending to micro-entrepreneurs. Oscar's daughter Rina heads SKY Foundation, which has established the Knowledge Channel on cable television. Through its cable-a-school initiative, students in public schools watch curriculum-based TV programs that boost academic achievement.
The Future
In the realm of business, young Lopezes are also making their mark. Geny's son Eugenio III or Gabby is chairman of ABS-CBN, and over the past few years, he has transformed the network into a vertically integrated entertainment and information company. Oscar's son Federico or Piki is deeply involved in the power side of the business. These two cousins are already top-level decision makers in their respective areas. They seem set to provide the next generation of family leadership in the decades to come. They are poised to carry on the legacy handed down by their forebears - the values of business excellence, nationalism, and social responsibility - values that the Lopez family has upheld for nearly 200 years.

willie is back!

2005-01-22T19:03:00.000-08:00

*excerpts from an interview on Dong Puno Live.
Pangatlong balik na ito ni Willie Revillame, and this time he promises to be good.
May bago na namang pa-kuwela ang ABS-CBN at si Willie sa tanghali. Back-to-back na sila ng ating paboritong Pilipinas, Game KNB?

Ayon kay Willie show ito para sa masang Pilipino na ang akala ay wala ng pag-asa. Paraan aniya ito para mabigay ang kanilang pangangailangan.
Dawalang beses nang napuna si Willie ng Movie and Television Review and Classification Board o MTRCB. Una'y sa pag-host niya sa Calendar Girl at ang pangalawa ay sa pagbiro niya kay Mahal noong nakaraang taon.
Noong pangalawang pagkakataon, si Willie na mismo ang nagbitiw rather than madamay pa ang mga kasamahan niya sa show.
Ngunit ayon kay Willie, dala lang daw ito ng kanyang kapilyuhan, at hindi naman niya gustong makasakit sa kapwa.
Pero ito ang promise niya sa publiko this time around: ibang Willie na raw ang haharap sa publiko. Mas pagbibgay- saya na ang kanyang magiging focus.
Starting January 29, every Monday through Saturday na po siya mapapanood dito sa ABS-CBN, after Pilipinas, Game KNB? Para daw ito sa mga kapuspalad na kababayan, yung mga walang trabaho. Willie will be bringing back the ultimate, the phenomenal Pera o Bayong.
May portion din sa show na kakatok mismo sa bahay ng mga kababayan natin ang kanilang staff upang ipamigay ang kanilang mga pangangailangan. all walks of life bibigyan ng regalo. kakatok, tatanungin ang pangangailangan at ibibigay.
Hindi lang yan. Sa show mismo, elimination round pa lang, maaari nang kumita ang mga contestant. Then they will bargain over 10 bayongs, kung saan puede nilang makuha either one million or two million pesos.
Siempre, hindi mawawala ang mga musical numbers at special guests.
Batid sa mukha ni Willie na gustong gusto niyang tumulong at magbigay saya sa ating mga kababayan. Ayon sa kanya, nakikita niya ito not as a career but as an obligation to his fellow Filipinos.
As for his promise to be good, he vows, "'Pag nagkamali ako dito, ako na mismo ang aalis sa industriya."
Alam niyang maraming mga mata at tainga ang magmamasid ngayon, dahil two strike na siya, ika nga. But we choose not to focus on past failures but on the chance to make things better.
Welcome back Willie!

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STAR CINEMA AWARDS FROM 1993-2004

2005-01-12T23:50:00.000-08:00

Awards Received in 1994:
Maalaala Mo Kaya - The MovieBest Actress - Aiko Melendez13th Annual Academy Awards by the FAP and The 1994 Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress - Caridad Sanchez43rd Famas Awards Best Supporting Actress - Chin Chin GutierrezIka-18 Gawad Urian Best Child Performer - Karl Angelo Legaspi11th STAR Awards by PMPC Best Cinematography - Ramon Reyes43rd Famas Awards Best Editing - Efren Jarlego43rd Annual Awards by FAMAS Best Music - Willy CruzIka-18 Gawad Urian
May MinamahalBest Supporting Actor - Ronaldo Valdez43rd Famas Awards11th PMPC Star Awards13th Annual Academy Awards (FAP)Best Production Design - Benjie de Guzman13th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Best Original Song - Willy Cruz13th Annual Academy Awards (FAP)
Minsan Lang Kitang IibiginBest Supporting Actress - Zsa-zsa Padilla11th STAR Awards by PMPC Best Cinematography - J. Araojo/J. Pereira43rd Famas Awards
SeparadaBest Actress - Maricel Soriano11th PMPC Star Awards Best Supporting Actress - Caridad Sanchez43rd Annual Awards by FAMAS Best Child Actress - Angelica Panginiban43rd Annual Awards by FAMAS Awards Received in 1995: Ipaglaban Mo Best Supporting Actor - Ricky Davao14th Annual Academy Awards (FAP)
EskapoBest Sound - Ramon ReyesIka-19 Gawad Urian
Sana Maulit Muli Best Picture in Ika-19 Gawad Urian Best Actor - Aga MuhlachIka-19 Gawad Urian Best Original Screenplay - Olivia Lamasan, Shaira Mella Salvador, Mel MendozaIka-19 Gawad Urian and in The 14th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) • Best Cinematography - Romy Vitug14th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) • Best Production Design - Randy Gamier14th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) • Best Theme - Song Sana Maulit Muli44th Famas Awards
Hangga't May Hininga 15th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Best Picture - Hangga't May HiningaBest Actor - Phillip SalvadorBest Director - Toto NatividadBest Editing - Renato de Leon
Madrasta6th People's Choice Awards Best Picture - Madrasta Best Director - Olive M. LamasanBest Actress - Sharon Cuneta13th PMPC Star Awards15th Annual Academy Awards (FAP)6th People's Choice Awards45th Famas AwardsIka-20 Gawad UrianBest Actor - Christopher de Leon13th PMPC Star Awards6th People's Choice AwardsIka-20 Gawad Urian Most Promising Actor - Patrick Garcia6th People's Choice Awards Best Child Actor - Patrick Garcia45th Famas Awards Best Original Song - Willy Cruz15th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Most Popular Producer - Star CinemaGuillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Most Popular Writer - Olivia M. LamasanGuillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box Office Queen - Sharon CunetaGuillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box Office King - Christopher de LeonGuillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation May Nagmamahal Sa IyoBest Child Performer - Tom Taus Jr.13th PMPC Star Awards Most Promising Actor - Stefano Mori13th PMPC Star Awards
Awards Received in 1997:
Batang PXBest Picture - Batang PX8th Circle Citations for Film Best Director - Jose Javier Reyes8th Circle Citations for Film Best Screenplay - Jose Javier Reyes8th Circle Citations for Film and14th PMPC Star Awards Best Performance - Patrick Garcia8th Circle Citations for Film Best Editing - Danny Gloria14th PMPC Star Awards Best Actor - Patrick Garcia14th PMPC Star Awards Best Actress - Zsa Zsa Padilla14th PMPC Star AwardsIka-21 Gawad Urian16th Annual Academy Awards (FAP)
Calvento Files, The MovieBest Child Performer - Lorena Garcia46th Famas Awards Best New Movie Actress - Mylene Dizon14th PMPC Star Awards
Flames, The MovieBest New Movie Actor - Marvin Agustin14th PMPC Star Awards Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin?Best Musical Score - Willy Cruz16th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Best Theme Song - Willy Cruz46th Famas Awards
LaharBest Child Performer - Tom Taus Jr.14th PMPC Star Awards andThe 16th Annual Academy Awards (FAP)
Magic Temple1996 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Festival Picture - Magic TempleGatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award - Magic TempleBest Festival Director - Peque Gallaga/Lore ReyesBest Screenplay - Peque Gallaga/Lore ReyesBest Cinematography - Joe TutanesBest Musical Score - Archie CastilloBest Original Theme Song - Archie CastilloBest Editor - Danilo GloriaBest Sound Recording - Albert Michael IdiomaBest Original Story - Peque Gallaga/Lore ReyesBest Production Design - Rodel CruzBest Visual Effects - Benny BactotoyBest Make-up - Siony Tolentino

Awards Received in 1998: Ang Lalaki Sa Buhay Ni SelyaSpecial Jury Prize for the Teddy Awards in The 1998 Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Best Asian Film Award in The 1998 Newport Beach International Film Festival Special Jury Award - Features Competition in The 1998 Turin Int'l. Film Festival Bata, Bata… Paano Ka Ginawa?Best Picture9th Circle Citations for FilmIka-22 Gawad Urian17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP)Best Director - Chito Roño9th Circle Citations for Film Best Performance - Vilma Santos9th Circle Citations for Film Best Actress - Vilma Santos15th PMPC Star AwardsIka-22 Gawad Urian17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP)Best Child Performer - Carlo Aquino15th PMPC Star Awards Best Child Actor - Carlo Aquino47th Famas Awards Best Supporting Actor - Carlo Aquino17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Best New Actress - Serena Dalrymple15th PMPC Star Awards Best Child Actress - Serena Dalrymple47th Famas Awards Best Supporting Actress - Serena DalrympleIka-22 Gawad Urian andThe 17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Best Screenplay - Lualhati Bautista9th Circle Citations for Film Ika-22 Gawad Urian Best Story - Lualhati Bautista47th Famas Awards Best Production Design - Manny Morfe17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) BiradorBest Director - Edgardo Vinarao17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Best Actor - Rudy Fernandez17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Best Screenplay - Senen Dimaguila17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Best Editor - Edgardo Vinarao17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Best Cinematography - Juanito Pereira17th Annual Academy Awards (FAP) Puso Ng Pasko3rd Best Picture - Puso Ng Pasko24th Metro Manila Film Festival Best Visual Effects - RoadRunner Network, Inc.47th Famas Awards
Awards Received in 1999: TigasinBest Visual Effects - Raul Bulaong/Road Runner1999 Manila Film Festival
WansapanataymBest Visual Effects - Raul Bulaong/Road Runner48th FAMAS Awards
Alyas Pogi: Ang PagbabalikBest Special Effects - Eric Torrente48th FAMAS Awards
SolteraBest Supporting Actor - Raymond Bagatsing48th FAMAS Awards Best Supporting Actor - Raymond Bagatsing18th Annual Academy Awards (Film Academy of the Philippines) Best Screenplay - Jun Lana, Jerry Lopez Sineneng48th FAMAS Awards Best Theme Song - "Di Ko Kaya" by Jade Nicdao48th FAMAS Awards
Awards Received in 2000: Tanging Yaman 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Festival Picture: Tanging Yaman (Star Cinema) Best Director: Laurice Guillen Best Actor: Johnny Delgado Best Actress: Gloria Romero Best Original Story Laurice Guillen Best Screenplay: Laurice Guillen, Shaira Mella Salvador, and Raymond Lee Best Cinematography: Videlle "Lee" Meily for Tanging Yaman Best Musical Scoring: Nonong Buencamino Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award: Tanging Yaman
UP Young Critics Circle Best Picture/Director Tanging Yaman by Laurice Guillen Best Screenplay : Laurice Guillen, Shaira Mella Salvador, and Raymond Lee Best Performance to the whole cast (First time in 11 years)
Awards Received in 2001:
Bagong Buwan 2001 Metro Manila Film FestivalSecond Best Festival Picture Best Actor: Cesar MontanoBest Supporting Actor: Ronnie LazaroBest Child Actor: Jiro ManioBest Theme Song: Walang Hanggang Paalam composed and performed by Joey AyalaBest Musical Score: Nonong Buencamino
Tanging Yaman 19th FAP AwardsBest PictureBest Actress: Gloria RomeroBest Actor: Johnny DelgadoBest Sound: Ramon Reyes49th FAMAS Awards Best Picture Best Actress: Gloria Romero Best Actor: Johnny Delgado Best Director: Laurice Guillen Best Story: Laurice Guillen Best Child Actress: Shaina Magdayao Best Cinematography: Videlle Meily Best Musical Score: Nonong Buencamino Best Editing: George Jarlego 24th Gawad Urian Awards Best Director: Laurice Guillen Best Actress: Gloria Romero 17th Star Awards New Movie Actress of the Year: Janette McBride 3rd Gawad Sining Sine (PASADO Awards)Best Picture Best Director: Laurice Guillen Best Actress: Gloria Romero Best Screenplay: Shaira Mella Salvador, Raymond Lee, Laurice Guillen Best Cinematography: Videlle Meily Best Editing: George Jarlego
Anak 19th FAP AwardsBest Supporting Actress: Amy AustriaBest Screenplay: Ricky Lee 17th Star Awards Best Actress: Vilma Santos3rd Gawad Sining Sine (PASADO Awards)Best Picture Best Actress: Vilma SantosThe Catholic Mass Media Awards Best Film

It's Not Difficult to Fall for Piolo--Bea

2005-01-12T23:45:00.000-08:00

Kilalang-kilala natin siya as Cielo sa It Might Be You. We’ll be seeing her in the latest offering of Star Cinema with Piolo Pascual.
In Dreamboy, Cyd (Bea’s character) is an industrious girl who still dreams of a fairy tale endings. “Yung pagiging simple ni Cyd tapos practical na pagkatao niya ang nagustuhan ko. Siya yung tipong pag naglakad ako sa EDSA, hindi ako mapapansin ng mga tao. Dahil sa ka-simplehan niya. Pero yun pala hindi mababaw na babae kase sa simplicity niya lumalabas ang lalim niya,” says Bea.

Bea says she enjoyed playing Cyd. “Ang sarap niyang laruin on screen. Kase marunong dumiskarte, yung mga dialogues niya talagang pang-regular working class girl. Simbolo si Cyd ng katotohanan. She wants her dreamboy, yes. Hopeless romantic din siya, pero naka-tapak siya sa lupa.”
Acting can sometimes be intimidating, however, especially when it’s with someone who is as handsome as Piolo Pascual. Bea admits she found Piolo intimidating initially, but everything changed after scene discussions with the director. “Totoo po nung una nahiya ako and I felt conscious since first real encounter ko with Piolo. Nakaka-intimidate. Pero supportive pala siya. May passion si Piolo for his work. It’s not anymore the money that drives him or fame. Nung nakasama ko na siya he’s very nice. Nung shooting period na po, nahahawahan ka niya ng drive niya to do more, to contribute more. Nagsa-suggest siya sa mga scenes namin tapos we practice them. Napansin ko in the end pareho na kaming mabusisi sa mga eksena namin. So I feel dito sa movie, nadagdagan pa ang kaalaman ko bilang artista.”
Bea says Piolo’s input was vital in the filming of the movie. “Nakakatulong si Piolo sa lahat ng eksena namin that’s why I’m sure things will work well sa’min ni Piolo. Kase po alam namim kung saan manggagaling ang bagong eksena namin.”
It’s not only his professionalism that won Bea over, but a combination of boyishness and gentlemanliness. “After the takes, magtatanong siya kung okey lang ako. At times mag-o-offer ng pagkain. Kahit puyat na kami may energy pa siyang magbiro sa set. Pero above all, talagang naramdaman kong ang dami kong natutunan sa kanya. In fact it’s the thing po that I always want for myself nung pumasok po ako sa pag-aartista. Gusto ko may natututunan ako when I get home. Si Piolo po ang isa sa mga mga nakabigay noon for me.”
With all the traits that Bea has discovered about her leading man, she concludes, “I think po it’s not difficult to fall for Piolo Pascual.”

SINAMPANG KASO NG GMA7 BINASURA~~~

2004-12-27T01:10:00.000-08:00

Libel Case against ABS CBN Dismissed!
The Office of the City Prosecutor in Quezon City has dismissed GMA 7’s libel case against ABS-CBN for “lack of probable cause.”
In a Resolution dated December 3, 2004, issued by Assistant City Prosecutor Dindo G. Venturanza, it was ruled that the evidence presented by GMA 7 was insufficient to indict ABS-CBN of the said libel charge, as defined in Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code, which stemmed from respondents Erwin Tulfo and Lynda Jumilla’s reports stating the violation committed by GMA 7 when it aired the Angelo de la Cruz news footage of ABS-CBN.
The Resolution stated that the term, “pagnanakaw ng video,” made by Tulfo and Jumilla did not have defamatory imputation. “The statements made were simply to inform the viewers of the alleged copyright infringement made by the complainants when it aired the Angelo de la Cruz footage,” the Resolution stated. It was further stated that “the utterances made by the respondents can be considered as factual and true without unfair and uncalled comments, which were broadcast in good faith and for justifiable ends.”

HEROSAN APPEAL NAKAPEKTO PARA SUMALIPAWPAW ANG RATING NG KRYSTALA KAYSA MULAWIN

2004-12-25T01:03:00.000-08:00

Herosan: what's the appeal?
It was a tandem born from the first season of Star Circle Quest. A quiet, unassuming boy-next-door met a perky but vulnerable teener from Korea. As they went through challenges and exercises together, Hero Angeles and Sandara Park were inevitably paired by adoring fans who saw sparks fly between them. But what gives the tandem the appeal they seem to have toward the masses?
We took a little survey among friends of the HEROSAN teamup and this is what they had to say
I LOVE HEROSAN BECAUSE:
• They show, say and define what real kilig, inspiration and love is.• Just the mere thought of them makes me look back and say “It’s so nice to be young and in love”.
Sa It Might Be You, Cielo apologizes to Aretha. Pero walang pagsisi si Aretha sa ginawa niyang paghiwalay kay Lawrence. • It makes me think that love exists, if not for me at least for them. • The magic is natural. • They manage to keep me sane. No matter how stressful my day is, makita ko lang sila, napapangiti na ako at nawawala ang pagod ko. They also remind me of how it is to be young and so in love. And they compliment each other. Bagay na bagay talaga!• I can also see that they are genuinely good people. I've seen them grow as artists simula pa lang sa SCQ hanggang sa ngayon, hindi nagbago ang ugali nila. It is refreshing to see artists who, in spite of all the adulation, still manage to keep both their feet firmly on the ground. And they really take their profession to heart. Alam mong may determination to succeed.• I am also a firm believer of destiny. Unang kita ko pa lang sa kanila together (SCQ Monday group), something's telling me na sila ang magiging magkasama hanggang sa huli. Basta! I can't put it in words. Naramdaman ko lang. Maybe it is magic.• I love Herosan because they are real persons not like other actors who are full of pretensions. I have seen them evolve from mere aspiring questors to two of the brightest stars in showbiz today. They make me realize that dreams really do come true. I cannot really express how much I love Herosan because I think it is beyond words. What I know is that they make me smile, laugh, cry and make go crazy over them....can't get enough of them! :D I LOVE HEROSAN PERIOD!!• They are real, transparent and honest. • They make me realize that it’s okay to be you and not a second rate version of someone else.• They made me and a lot of other people believe once again that dreams do come true.• They make everyday complete and happy. Pag-nakikita ko sila ang feeling ko ang gaan-gaan ng pakiramdam ko. Ang mga problema ko pinapawi nila at kung pagod ako makita ko lang sila nalilimutan ko ang pagod ko. Kakaiba sila sa mga ibang artista, dahil siguro totoo sila sa kung ano man ang nararamdaman nila. Ang HeroSan lang ang nagpa-fanatic sa akin ng ganito kaya mahal na mahal ko talaga sila. Wala na akong ibang masabi dahil unexplainable talaga kung bakit lalo silang napapamahal sa akin.• They are the only people in the show business who made me forget my loneliness somehow. I love the way they value their fans. They have the chemistry that makes the people giddy over love and want to see them more. I love their truthfulness. BASTA I LOVE THEM!• They make my day complete, they make me forget all my worries and most importantly they remind that loving is not losing at all.• They can move people, not just because they’re good looking or talented but because they have the kind of sincerity that can touch a person’s life. HeroSan, I believe has never been a question of popularity, it goes deeper than that: a thread of over 5,000 pages says a lot – that’s more than fan dedication and loyalty. I think the reason why I truly love HeroSan is for the simple fact that they are more than just actors – they’re the real kind of people who everyone can’t help but love.• It’s like watching a real life love story unfold before my very eyes. Kaya lahat ng nalilink sa kanila, inaaway ng mga fans. Mga pasaway kasi sa love story eh. Madaming sumasabit pero HEROSAN pa rin ang gusto ko!
CONCLUSION:The HEROSAN tandem has become a phenomenon and it is here to stay. Hero and Sandara wield special magic. There’s chemistry and then there’s magic - they have both, as attested by the thousands of fans who continually support them. When you see one, you can’t help but think of the other. It makes even the most cynical person stop and think that maybe, just maybe destiny is real.
They complement each other so much that their features enhance each other’s. There’s just something about them that just shouts “togetherness”, “perfect match” and “meant for each other”. One is serious while the other is krung krung. Both are very makulit. Both have dreams not only for themselves but for their families. Both have faced so many intrigues and have come out stronger and braver. Both have touched lives, individually and together. And for this, whatever happens, no matter how far they go, no matter who they become, people will remember the HEROSAN phenomenon and smile.

TFC LAUNCHES COMMERCIAL WAVE

2004-12-25T01:01:00.000-08:00

TFC Launches Commercial Wave
Year after year, we say goodbye to more of our kababayans who choose to work abroad. This phenomenon is driven more by necessity than a want to be separated from their loved ones. And they always look for pieces of home.
ABS-CBN Global. Ltd. realizes that each kababayan who is away from home needs a special pabaon. With its launch of four television and radio commercials which highlight moments of bidding farewell, ABS-CBN has marked that no one leaves without a piece of home. Through The Filipino Channel (TFC), watched by millions of Filipinos abroad, ABS-CBN Global touches our kababayans with a message that no gap is too wide, no distance too far.
The first of the four 30-seconders is entitled “Lovers.” This shows how separation is a sacrifice of love and comfort. “Barangay” shows the closeness of an extended family that tries to make light the leaving of a loved one. “Barberya” is a story of a male barkada to whom secret and personal jokes and banter exceed any separation because friendships are products of the growing years, the trying years and the knowing years. “Trivia” showcases the very familiar scene of female bonding through updates on local chismis, famous personalities and the who’s who.
Filipino cheer has always been one of our people’s simplest joys. And as mundane or heavily serious as they may be to others, this will always be our deepest and most central origin of common thread, wherever we may be.
Through the efforts of both ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. and ABS-CBN Global, Ltd. these commercials serve as anchors. It is an extension of the service-orientedness of the network that values each Filipino. ABS-CBN stands as the only network that is equipped with the capacity to let every Filipino, wherever he may be, know that home is just a channel away. “Tuluy-tuloy ang kasiyahang ABS-CBN saan ka man sa mundo sa pamamagitan ng TFC, The Filipino Channel.”
This campaign will be launched on Sunday, December 12 simultaneously on Channel 2, ANC, Studio 23, CPI, DZMM and DWRR before noontime, together with a multi-platform billboard and SMS campaign.

news bullets

2004-12-23T01:04:00.000-08:00

Megastar gets TOYM award
Mula sa Star Patrol kagabi, ni-report ni Marie Lozano ang pagtanggap ni Megastar Sharon Cuneta ng award bilang isa sa mga Ten Outstanding Young Men ng bansa. Binibigay ito sa mga huwarang mamamayan sa kanilang propesyon.
Wala pang isang buwan ang nakalipas mula ng mabigyan si Mega ng award sa Brussels, Belgium para sa pag-arte niya sa Crying Ladies.
Pinangunahan ni Sharon ang mga TOYM awardees at tinaggap niya ang award na ito mula mismo kay President Gloria Arroyo.
Ayon kay Sharon, " Ang gagaling nga mga co-awardees ko, (I'm) very grateful..."
At kahit bising-busy siya, personal niyang tinanggap ang award. "I have girls who are enjoying the Christmas season and I know they need me so I'm happy..."
Kung ipapahintulot ng Diyos, maaaring makasama din ang Crying Ladies sa mga pelikulang nominado sa best foreign films sa Academy Awards ng America!

disney on ice presented by abs-cbn

2004-12-23T01:02:00.000-08:00

Disney on Ice
For the first time in history, all your favorite Disney stories are appearing together live! What would you think of characters from Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, Mulan, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty all came together in one roof?
Disney on Ice, Princess Classics will be here for a limited engagement from December 25, 2004 – January 3, 2005 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Tickets are available At Ticketnet, at SM Department Stores and at the Araneta Coliseum Box Office. Or you can call 911-5555. For group sales, call 911-3101 loc. 8293.
ABS-CBN, STUDIO 23, MYX, LIFESTYLE NETWORK and WRR are official media partners

SCQ Reload---youth oriented

2004-12-21T02:38:00.000-08:00

After the very successful Star Circle Teen Quest…
10 of the most promising young talents of this generation are now ready to embark on what they consider their very first and biggest showbiz break ever.
Equipped with memorable experiences, meaningful lessons and new earned self-confidence…
They are now ready to face the showbiz world and run a show of their own.
A 30-minute drama about the realities of growing up…
Facing challenges, finding one's self-worth, breaking rules, overcoming fears, realizing the importance of family building true friendship, having fun, conquering love, learning from mistakes, and finding one's individuality.
The only television program that uses cast's REAL names and REAL personalities to perfectly bring to life nothing but REAL DRAMA.

Hiram---nagungunang dekalidad na programa

2004-12-21T02:36:00.000-08:00

Synopsis
12/20/04
Umuwi na si Diana at nabaligtad ang mundo ni Sophia. Hindi niya inaasahan na mahuhulog ang loob niya kay Edward kaya biglang tumaas ang defense mechanism niyang pagtataray. Tsk tsk, akala pa naman natin tatahimik na ang buhay ni Diana at Edward dahil bumabait na si Sophia. Hindi pala.
What's more, Margaret is about to get another shock of her life. Hindi pa nga siya over the fact na si Andrew pala si Harry (at hirap na hirap siyang tanggapin ito), eto't may binabalak na revelation si Diana. Inimbitahan niya si Edward for dinner with Margaret to make an announcement.
Pero sa tingin ko, hindi pa nalalampasan ni Edward ang kilig-shock from seeing Diana again.
12/17/04
Ibinigay ni Edward si Sophia kay Xander. Iniuwi na niya ito sa bahay. Si Margaret naman ay nagbabalik tanaw sa mga alaalang iniwan ni Harry.
Sophia wakes up in an unfamiliar place and is surprised to see Xander there. Sinabi ni Xander na nakita niya si Edward at Sophia nung gabi at siya ang naguwi dito. Tuloy tuloy na ang pagaaway nila.
Umuwi na si Diana. Nagkaiyakan pa ang magina. Nangako si Diana sa kanyang anak na hinding hindi na niya ito iiwan pa. Masaya rin ang pagkikita ni Diana at Sophia. Pero naiisip pa rin ni Sophia si Edward.
Iniisip ni Diana kung pano sasabihin kay Margaret na si Edward ang tatay niya. Humihingi siya ng tulong kay Beatrice. Magtatapat na kaya siya kay Margaret?
12/16/04

12/15/04
Ikinagalit ni Anna, Mommy ni Andrew, and alok na isang milyong piso ng Daddy ni William kay Andrew. Pampalubag-loob nga lamang ba ito? At nung sa kanya mismo inalok ang pera, tinaggihan din niya ito. Flashback: naalala niya na may inaabot sa kanya si Sophia noon pero hindi niya ito naikuwento kay Margaret. Si William naman, nagpapasalamat lamang na dahil sa nangyaring ito, nalapit siya kay Margaret.
Sina Sophia at Edward, subsob sa trabaho sa opisina. Kaya naman kahit na naghihintay si Zander sa labas, namuti lang ang mga mata nito sa magdamagang vigil.
But inside, nagkakasundo na nga sina Sophia at Edward. Working together for a presentation, encouraging each other, and seeing each other at work and asleep... everything worked so that Sophia's heart would soften. At the end, however, she was alarmed when Diana called and told her that she's finally coming home from her vacation abroad. Does a love triangle await her when she comes home.
12/14/04
Si Margaret naman, pinili nalang na manahimik tungkol sa tunay na katauhan ni Andrew. Ipinasya niyang sabihin nalang kay William na patay na si Harry. Masakit man sa puso niya, ginawa niya ito dahil sa sobrang pagmamahal sa kanyang best friend at kay Andrew.
Si Edward naman, pressured to make Sophia work harder for the company. Mahirap gawin to a person na galit sa kanya, pero mukhang nagtatagumpay siya. Kung hindi niya kito gawin, puedeng mawalan ng trabaho si Sophia.
12/13/04
Ang hirap talagang ma-in-love. Lalo na kung ikaw si Margaret: wawasakin ba niya ang pagmamahalan ng kanyang dalawang best friend o papabayaan na lamang niyang madurog ang sarili niyang damdamin para sa ikatatahimik ng buhay nilang lahat?
Ngayong alam na niyang si Andrew pala ang Harry na inakala niyang patay na for four years, dapat sana masaya na siya, except for two things: hindi pa maalala ni Harry ang tunay niyang pagkatao at pangalawa, mahal na niya si Stephanie na best friend din ni Margaret. And you thought wala nang lalala sa love story mo!
Samantala, si Sophia naman, nakahanap ng kakampi sa dati niyang kaaway na si Edward. Dahil pinagtanggol siya ni Edward sa isang co-worker during a meeting, lumambot lalo ang puso ni Sophia. Simula na nga kaya ito ng tunay na pagkakaibigan?
12/10/04
Sinabi ni Andrew na matapos ang aksidente ay talagang wala na siyang matandaan. Gulong gulo si Margaret sa lahat ng nalalaman niya. Ayaw na niya umasa na buhay pa si Harry. Mas gusto niya na hindi na niya nalamang buhay pa ito kaysa malaman na si Harry at Andrew ay iisa lang. Hindi niya kayang saktan si Stephanie.
Kay Margaret umuwi si Stephanie at inalagaan niya ito dahil may sakit ito. Napagsabihan ni Sophia si Andrew about going off in the middle of a meeting. Nagdecide si Andrew na umuwi muna ng Davao, magpapalipas raw siya ng sama ng loob. Nagkausap si Margaret at Andrew, nagsabi siya rito na pauwi na siya ng Davao. Hirap ang kalooban ni Margaret sa mga natuklasan niya. Nagaalala naman si Sophia sa kanyang anak.
Nagsisisi si Stephanie sa mga nasabi niya kay Andrew. She asked Margaret to fly with her to Davao. Hirap na hirap magdecide si Margaret pero sa huli ay napilit rin siya ni Stephanie. Gulat na gulat ang nanay ni Andrew ng makita si Margaret sa bahay nila.
Anong susunod na mangyayari sa triangle nina Stephanie, Harry/Andrew at Margaret ngayong tila mailalabas na ang katotohanan?
12/09/04
Patuloy na pinapaniwala ni Margaret ang sarili na coincidences lang ang pagkakapareho ni Harry at Andrew. Humingi nga siya ng advice mula sa isang pari, at napagdesisyunan niya na hahayaan nalang niya mangyari ang dapat mangyari.
Fashion show na ni Stephanie kaya lang nagpameeting bigla si Sophia at si Andrew pa ang pinagpreside. Di na sila umabot kahit pinilit ni Andrew, kaya't inaway siya ni Stephanie. Naglasing si Andrew at iniuwi siya ni Xander at Margaret.
Dito nasabi ni Andrew kay Margaret ang katotohanan, na hindi alam ni Stephanie. Mayroon siyang amnesia. Ito na ba ang moment of truth for Margaret and Harry/Andrew?
12/08/04
Mababait ang mga taga C&E kay Stephanie, walang masyadong pressure kaya panay ang push niya sa sarili niya na gawin ang best niya. Samantalang ayaw i-cover ni Sophia ang fashion show ng C&E ngunit hindi na siya nakatutol sa desisyon ng nakakarami.
Umuwi muna si William sa Manila at nagiwan nalang ng taong patuloy na maghahanap kay Harry. Nagulat pa siya dahil niyaya siyang lumabas ni Margaret. Napagkwentuhan pa rin nila si Harry, at isinama pa siya ni Margaret sa celebration ni Andrew at Stephanie.
Dumadami ang instances na naaalala ni Margaret si Harry tuwing nakikita niya ito. Maraming coincidences na parehong pareho sila ni Harry sa kilos at pananalita. Halosnakumbinsi na niya ang sarili niya na coincidences lang ang lahat ng ito, hanggang sa nalaman niya na ang pangalan ng mga magulang ni Andrew ay Ana at Felipe, pangalan rin ng mga magulang ni Harry. Matitiyak na nga ba ni Margaret na si Andrew at Harry ay iisa?
12/07/04
Matapos magalinlangan ng ilang beses, pumirma na si Stephanie sa C&E. Napagusapan naman ni Andrew at Sophia si Stephanie. Nung araw na ring yon, napromote si Andrew sa Soiana as Art Director.
Sophia and Stephanie have a confrontation about about Andrew's promotion. Margaret and William talk about Harry.
Samantala sa Davao, nagiging close na sina William at Margaret. Marami silang napaguusapan tungkol sa kanilang mga buhay at kay Harry. Nagdecide na si Margaret na bumalik sa Manila. Nagpasiya si william na magstay behind sa Davao para tuluyang hanapin si Harry.
Stephanie and Andrew argue about her taking the C&E offer. STephanie gets into another confrontation with Sophia. Margaret supports her decision even if it meant being in direct competition with her. Margaret finds out that Andrew is from Davao.
12/06/04
Nahanap na ni Sophia sa wakas si Ana Silayan. Gusto niyang siguraduhin na na tutupad pa rin siya sa kasunduan nila nuon. Pagkabalik niya ay nakatanggap ulit siya ng warning mula kay Derek.
Andrew was named on of the top ten photographers in the country. While si Stephanie naman is being pirated by the rival company, CNE. Gusto na niyang kunin ang offer para lang mapatunayan kay Sophia na may talent siya at may patutunguhan siya bilang designer.
Nagkakalapit na si William at Margaret habang sabay nilang hinahanap si Harry. Ang tanong - will Stephanie sign the contract or not?
12/04/04
Sa Hiram, nagkita si William at Margaret sa Davao. Pareho nilang hinahanap si Harry, nung una'y tinanggihan ni Margaret ang tulong na inaalok ni William pero sa huli'y pumayag na rin siya.
Humingi na ng tawad si sophia kay Zander at dahil sa mahal siya ni Zander ay hindi siya natiis nito. Pero mukhang mamemeligro ang trabaho ni Sophia kung pipilitin niyang sundan si Margaret sa Davao.
Alam na ng nanay ni Harry na hinahanap siya ni Margaret.
12/03/04
Confused at malungkot si Margaret dahil hindi niya matiyak kung buhay o patay na nga ba si Harry. Tinawag pa niya si Andrew na Harry.
Parehong hinahanap ngayon ni Sophia at William si Ana Silayan.
Samantalang kinonfront ni Derek si Sophia dahil sa temper at attitude niya.Nawalan kasi sila ng kliyente dahil dito. Mukhang nanganganib na ang trabaho ni Sophia.
Sa sobrang lungkot nito, pinuntahan niya si Zander sa bar. Tanggapin kaya siya nito?
12/02/04
Natapos na ang conference nina Sophia at Edward at pauwi na ang dalawa after all that happened in Cebu. Subukan man ni Zander na humabol sa kanila, hindi rin siya nakaabot. And pagdating ni Sophia sa airport, more bad news ang naghintay sa kanya as Zander decided to end their relationship.
Eto namang nag-LQ na sina Andrew at Steph, nagka-usap na rin. Magso-sorry sana si Andrew pero naunahan siya ni Stephanie. In the end, it all turned out well.
William introduced Margaret to his Uncle, who was a witness to their accident and who saw Harry alive. Umamin siya na naka-ilang bisita sila sa ospital. Kaya lang hirap si Margaret na tanggapin ang katotohanan. Finally, tinanong na rin ni Margaret ang Mommy niya kung totoo ngang buhay pa si Harry. Deny to death naman si Diana. Tinanong din niya ang Tita Sophia niya, pero hindi pa ito nakasagot sa shock. Sino nga ba ang nagsasabi ng totoo?
12/01/04
Sa Hiram, muntik nang ma-out si William sa buhay ni Margaret dahil sa pag-amin niya na buhay pa si Harry. Pero in the long run na-realize din ni Margaret na gusto niya ring malaman ang katotohanan kaya binigyan pa niya ng isang chance si William.
Eto namang si Steph, sobrang nagdamdam sa pagsinungaling ni Andrew. Hindi kasi siya ma-diretso ni Andrew na hindi maganda ang work niya. Ayun, nauwi tuloy sa tampuhan. Hindi alam ni Andrew kung ngayon lang ba ito o for good na ang hiwalay nila.
11/30/04
In Hiram, talagang nagseselos na itong si Zander kay Edward. Akala niya talaga, pleasure with business ang naging trip nila ni Sophia.
Si Steph, nagpupursigi sa bago niyang na-discover for herself: design. Kaya naman pati si Prince Chubby nalulunod na sa trabaho niya. Ang kaso nga lang, ang output ni Steph, medyo out of this world. Ang problema, hindi niya ma-diretso si Steph kaya kinailangan pang ma-confront siya nina Margaret at Andrew.
Si William naman, mukhang nakokonsensya na kay Margaret. Iniyakan pa niya kasi si Harry. Lumapit na tuloy siya sa eye witness sa pagkaka-ospital ni Harry. At sa sobrang concern niya, inamin na rin niya kay Margaret na buhay si Harry!
11/29/04
Sa Hiram, mukhang nahuhulog na ang loob ni Sophia kay Edward, lalo na after that violin-playing scene sa hotel. At inalok pa ito ng kape. Pero hindi pa rin nawawala ang katarayan ng ating female bida... pero naiwan na niya si Zander at mukhang tuluyan nang nakalimutan. At ano naman ito? Hinilang bigla ni Edward si Sophia sa CR. Confrontation na kaya?
At mukhang may masamang balak si "Dude" kay Harry! At mukhang dinadaan niya sa ligaw kay Margaret ang kanyang maitim na balak. Sa inis naman ni Steph, nagsumbong ito kay Andrew, at hinamon naman nito si Dude William! Pero habang nagkakainisan sina Steph at William, malaking hadlang ito sa kanila ni Margaret. Mabuting hadlang ba ito o bad?
11/26/04
Lumalambot na kaya ang puso ni Sophia kay Edward? Pumayag siyang makipag-sayaw kay Edward para lang makawas sa nakasayaw niyang Arabo. Ang problema, nung kasalukuyang nagbo-ballroom dancing ang bagong magkaibigan, dumating naman si Zander. At sumama nga si Sophia para makitulog sa isang bahay kasama ni Zander. Sa ingay naman, hindi rin ito mapalagay. So sino ba naman ang hindi mai-in-love kay Edward, na nagbilin na nga ng susi sa kuwarto, at tumutugtog pa pala ng violin?
11/24/04
Sa Hiram, mukhang may ibang balak itong si William kay Margaret. Buti nalang andun sina Andrew at Steph. Sa wakas nakarating na rin ang apat sa Cordillera at mukhang deja vu ang feeling ni Andrew. Lumalabas na nga ang katotohanang hindi siya namatay nung nagka-aksidente sila ni Margaret at nawalan lang ng memory. Malutasan na kaya ang kanyang amnesia?
Samantala, iba talaga ang nagagawa ng pride kay Sophia. Kayanin ba namang matulog sa bus para lang hindi makasama si Edward sa kuwarto? Hindi na kaya talaga lalambot ang puso niya?
11/23/04Malapit na yatang malaman ni Andrew ang tunay niyang pagkatao. Sa pagpunta ng magkakaibigang Andrew, Steph at Margaret sa Cordillera, ang kasama nilang si William ang maaaring maging susi ng paglalabas ng katotohanan. Si William kasi, kakaiba na ang mga panaginip. At si Steph, nilabas na rin ang tunay na kuwento ng "pagkamatay" ni Harry. Itong si William ang unang nakalaman sa grupo na hindi pa patay si Harry.
Sa kabilang dako naman, taray queen talaga si Sophia! Ang bait-bait na nga sa kanya ni Edward, tinatarayan pa din niya. Ang problema, nagkagulo ang booking nila sa conference, at may chance na iisang kuwarto lang ang tutulugan nila.
11/22/04May bagong lalaking pumasok sa buhay ni Margareth, si William. Margareth agrees to meet him dahil may nabanggit siya na mana of one million pesos for Harry. Nagpapasama ngayon ang guy sa Cordillera para hanapin ang parents ni Harry. Talaga bang magulang ni Harry ang pakay ni William?
11/19/04Tuloy ang fashion event ni Sophia kahit wala pansamantala si Diana. The event gathered a lot of money for a certain foundation, but despite the success, talagang foul mood si Sophia pagbalik sa office whenever she sees Edward. Worse, kasama niya si Edward sa isang out-of-town conference.
11/18/04Mukhang back to the dating circle na si Margareth, as she tries to forget the memory of Harry, kung kani-kanino naman siya nirereto ni Stephanie. Si Edward and Sophia, nagkita nanaman, as usual, bangayan nanaman. Makayanan na kaya ni Margareth na tuluyang makalimutan si Harry?
11/17/04Nagpaalam na si Margareth sa alaala ni Harry. Si Edward, bumalik na sa buhay nila Diana, and to the company. Mukhang tuluyan nang tinalikuran ni Edward ang mommy niya para kay Diana, pero tanggapin pa kaya siya ni Diana?
11/15/04Nagiging matindi ang acting ng ating mga bida, lalo na sina Sophia at Stephanie. Nag-away ang mag-ina dahil mukhang tuluyan na ngang tatalikuran ni Sophia ang pagkakaibigan nila ni Diana. Parang lubhang naapektuhan si Diana sa lahat at parang gustong sumunod kay Louie sa kabilang buhay. Ang hindi nakikita ni Diana, apektado rin si Margaret sa nangyayari sa kanyang Mommy. Si Andrew/Harry naman, andiyan para saluhin ang kaibigan niyang si Margaret. Si Edward, binibisita ni Louie sa panaginip at pinuntahan agad si Diana. Tamang-tama at nagtagpo sila na parang nawawalan na ng buhay si Diana. Eto na nga ba ang katapusan ng pag-ibig nila?
11/12/04In Hiram, bumalik na si Stephanie sa bahay nila, regretting the day she left her tita Diana. Si Edward naman, nangakong hindi muling manggugulo kay Diana, good thing he still has his violin to remind him of his past. Back to her work, Nag apologize si margereth sa mga employees. Si Sophia naman, di rin mapigil ang umiyak, and she misses Diana too. Si Margareth at Steph, naglakas loob na humingi nga kapatawaran kay Isabela, sister ni Louie, pero hindi pa rin kayang patawarin si Diana.
11/09/04Unti-unti nang nasisira ang pagkakaibigan ni Diana at Sophia. Lalo lang napasama si Diana nang dinalaw pa siya ni Edward. Pati si Margareth ay nasasaktan na sa mga nangyayari. And when Diana finally approached the only family she knew, Sophia,she only showed her resentment towards Diana, at sinabing she's fed up of taking care of Diana, nagbigay na ng ultimatum si Diana. One of them has to leave, and divide their property. Tuluyan na kayang masisira ang pagkakaibigan nina Sophia at Diana?
11/04/04nagpa-interview na sa wakas si Diana sa media, but she opened the truth instead of following Sophia's words, na ikinagalit na naman ni Sophia. And while Diana is on national TV, Margareth and Stephanie attended the Burial of Louie. Si Edward, talagang matigas ang ulo, despite his mother's threats, eto sugod pa rin siya sa bahay ni Diana. Ano kaya ang kahihinatnan ni Diana at Edward? May pag-asa pa kaya sila? Matanggap kaya ito nila Stephanie, lalo na ni Sophia?
11/03/04Pinagtabuyan ni Isabella, kapatid ni Louie, si Diana nang pumunta ito sa wake, sinisisisi ng lahat, pati ng media, si Diana, sa pagkamatay ni Louie. That's why, Diana was so hurt na pati career niya ay nahihirapan nang makaahon. Although ginagawa naman ni Sophia ang lahat, si Edward ay makulit pa ring nangangamusta at bumabalik sa buhay ni Diana.
11/02/04Masamang masama ang tadhana ng mga characters natin sa Hiram. Nang naging okay na si Diana, hinanap niya si Louie, ngunit huli na, dahil pumanaw na si Louie bago niya ito makausap. Wala nang nagawa si Diana kundi umiyak nang umiyak, but Louie's family rejected Diana, at nung nag-attempt siyang umattend ng burol ni Louie, hinarang siya ng kapatid nito, and accussed Diana as the reason for her brother's death. Masakit kay Diana ang mapagbintangan sa pagkamatay ni Louie lalo pa't hindi man lang siya nabigyan ng chance to explain herself. Pati sila Margareth at Stephanie ay masyado nang naapektuhan. Makaahon pa kaya si Diana sa lahat ng problema? Paano na si Edward?
10/31/04OMG, sabi nga nila, patay na si Louie! Before he died "nagpaalam" muna siya kina Edward, Margareth at Diana. Ano na ang mangyayari kay Diana? Uusbong kayang muli ang pag-ibig nila ni Edward?
10/29/04nagbago na ang lahat kay Louie, at nasaktan siyang sobra nang magkamalay si Diana, ang unang salitang sinabi nito ay "Edward". Wala nang ibang ginawa si Louie kundi ipagdasal si Diana at ang paggising niya, na natupad naman. Kaso, hindi nga lang siya ang hinahanap. Si Sofia naman, met her old master, Edward's mom, at buong tapang niyang hinarap ito, at pinaalala na hindi na sila alipin. Matindi pa rin ang lungkot ni Margareth dahil ang aksidente ng mama niya reminds her of the accident that took Harry. 10/28/04Masamang masama ang loob ni Louie when he found out na magkasama si Diana at Edward nang maaksidente sila. While the two company officials are struggling for their lives, sinasamantala naman ito ng ibang media para magkalat ng rumors about Diana and Edward, na lalong nagpatindi sa hinanakit ni Louie. Piliin pa kaya ni Diana si Louie pag gising niya?
Talk about the show
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An award-winning saga that willsurely make another historic markin every Filipino's heart.
A heartwarming teledrama of timeless friendship haunted by a past, challenged by the future, with the love of one man that will change them all
Directed by: Jerry Lopez Sineneng and Jerome Pobocan
Written by: Henry King Quitain, Francis Pasion and Denise O'Hara
Theme song sung by: Zsa Zsa Padilla
Their only salvation is their friendship and love for one another. An award-winning saga that will surely make another historic mark in every Filipino's heart.
A heartwarming teledrama of timeless friendship haunted by a past, challenged by the future, with the love of one man that will change them all.
A story of friendship challenged to prove that in the midst of a chaotic and doubting world, the power of real love and loyalty will still prevail.
Kris Aquino is Diana Borromeo, A Woman Hiding Behind a Mask;
Dina Bonnevie is Sofia Benipayo, Woman of Today.
As their pasts continue to haunt them, they share a future tainted with conflict and rivalry struggling for the love of one man.
John Estrada is Edward Verdadero, Prince in Disguise.
And this rivalry continues to the next generation...
Heart Evangelista is Margaret Borromeo, Innocent Heart;
Anne Curtis is Stephanie Benipayo, A Woman in Need of Love.
Best friends bound by loyalty and trust, their friendship will be put to a test as one man comes between them.
Geoffrey Eigenmann is Andrew Florendo, Lost Soul.
A journey through time, these women will find themselves entangled in a web of deceit, power, and betrayal.

KRYSTALA--- synopsis~~kauna-unahang superserye

2004-12-21T02:34:00.000-08:00

Synopsis
12/20/04
Natagpuan na rin ni Tala ang nawawala niyang Mom. Nagtagpo sila ni Zora sa kubo at nag-spend ng quality time together. Habang wala siya, nagpatulong muna siya sa kanyang faithful body guard na mag-itsurang Zora. Pero mukhang hindi magtatagal at makakahalata din si Harimon, dahil iba ang amoy ng "Zora" na nakikita niya ngayon.
Si Miguel naman, frustrated manliligaw. Hindi pa nga siya nagsisimula, nagdadalawang-isip na. Mabuti nga at nandiyan sina Kim at Bulinggit. Masipag ang dalawa sa pag-udyok kay Miguel na ituloy na ang panliligaw niya.
Si Mokong naman, naglalabas na rin ng mga powers niya. Marunong pala itong gumamit ng telekinesis. Nagulat dito si Loverboy at sinabing huwag muna itong ipaalam sa iba, dahil kakaiba sila sa lahat.
Hindi naman matanggap ni Loverboy and concept ng "nanay". Sa pagku-kuwento ni Mokong tungkol sa nanay niya at sa nanay ng nanay niya, nalilito ang Loverboy. Siya rin daw kaya ay may nanay?
12/17/04
Dahil hindi nagkita sina Faith at Zora, nagsimula si Zora na burahin ang mga mensahe nila para hindi malaman ni Harimon na papunta na ang kanyang anak. Humingi siya ng tulong kay Morphino para matakasan si Harimon.
Naikwento naman ni Tala kay Miguel ang tungkol sa kanyang nanay. Mukhang nagiging close na sila talaga. Nagtataka naman si Tala sa powers ni Mokong, alam nito ang tungkol sa mensahe niya sa kanyang ina.
Samantalang kahit nahuli ni Harimon ay tumakas pa rin si Zora at nagmaneho papunta sa kubo. Habang patuloy naman na hinihintay ni Tala ang kanyang ina sa kubo. Naalala niya ang kanyang kabataan kasama ang kanyang ina. At hindi niya inaasahan ang pagdating ni Zora. Nagkita na rin sa wakas ang magina - si Tala at si Zora.
12/16/04

12/15/04
Terracotta took over all the cellphones in the Philippines kaya walang makatawag o text. Kaso nga lang, dumating ang ating heroine na si Krystala, pinasok ang computer world niya, at tinalo siya.
Pero may mas malaking problema: dahil pagod na si Terracotta at ayaw na niyang lumaban kay Krystala, binigay nalang niya ang pulang batong hawak niya kay Harimon. Mas lumakas pa tuloy itong kalabang mortal ni Krystala.
Samantala, si Miguel, trying hard to get Krystala's attention, but she won't give him the time of day! Eh, kasi naman, how can a superheroine balance love with everything else she has to do?ss
12/14/04
Tala is waiting patiently for her mom in the bahay kubo. Sabi ni Mokong (na parang may kakaibang intuition) na magkikita sina Zora at Tala doon. Kaya lang before Tala got to the hut, nawala bigla si Zora. Kinuha siya ni Harimon at dinala sa bahay niya.
Aside from his ESP, parang may telekinetic power si Mokong, as in, nagagalaw niya ang ibang bagay sa pamamagitan lang ng kanyang salita at tingin.
Si Loverboy, may naririnig na boses, at tila ito ang may alam sa kanyang tunay na katauhan. Para malaman ang tunay niyang identity, sinamahan siya ni Mang George sa NBI, pero wala rin silang napala dahil sa red tape. As a last resort, humingi ng tulong si Loverboy sa boses, na nagbunsod naman sa kanya na ibalik ang kanyang kasuotan at gamitin ang computer ni Miguel. Ang kaso nga lang, nakita siya ni Kim, na nagsisigaw sa takot.
12/13/04
Sa Krystala, naghahanap ng Pinoy na boyfriend itong kapatid ni Miguel na si Kim. Sabi daw kasi ng Mama niya, karinyoso ang Pinoy. Hmmm.... kailan kaya sila magkikita ni Loverboy?
Samantala, itong si Miguel, na-realize na rin sa wakas na type din pala niya si Tala. Ayun! Nagpapa-pogi na at may balak pa yatang makipag-date kay Tala.
And speaking of Tala, mukhang magkikita rin sila finally ng kanyang ina na si Zora. Pero teka, dahil pinagsabihan ni Zora si Harimon na mas tiwala siya kay Krystala, baka naman may gawing masama itong pulang halimaw na ito!
12/10/04
Pinipilit ni Tala si Mokong na sabihin kung paano niya nalaman ang tungkol sa kubo, natakot si Mokong, wag daw sana siya pagalitan. Kim tells her brother straight off to court Tala, kitang kita daw niya na gusto ng kuya niya si Tala.
Nagtataka si Tala sa nabubuong pagkakaibigan ni Loverboy at Mokong. Ang mailap sa tao na si Mokong ay malapit kay Loverboy. Naisip pa niya ang mga pagkakapareho ng dalawa. Naisip niyang sana'y walang koneksyon ang dalawa kay Harimon. Maya maya'y nagulat nalang siya dahil nasa bubong na si Loverboy at pinanunuod ang eroplanong dumaan.
Mukhang pinagkakaisahan ni Kim at Bulinggit si Kuya Miguel. Plano nilang ligawan si Tala para sa kanilang kuya. Nagbigay pa ng cellphone at ulam sa dalagang nagtataka. Samantalang tuwang tuwa naman si Donna sa deal na ginawa niya with Kate's father. Sa wakas ay mawawala na si Kate sa landas nilang dalawa ni Tala.
Muling nagkita si Zora at Tala sa pinagtatrabahuhan niya. Biglang kinuha ng Flowerettes si Zora, may faceoff pang naganap sa pagitan ng Flowerettes at ni Fantasia. Siyang dating ni Krystala para iligtas si Zora. Nagkita na naman ang magina, ano kayang mangyayari sa susunod?
12/09/04
Maraming nagpapasaway kay Tala / Krystala sa araw na ito. Andiyan si Kate na gumanti sa kanila by trying to run them over at pagtatapon ng kanin baboy sa kanila. At si Terracotta na naganunsiyo pa sa tv na maghahasik siya ng lagim na di kayang pigilankahit ng ating Krystala.
Ano ba ito? Mukhang magiging tulay pa si Miguel dahil nagpapatulong si Gino sa kanyapara madiskartehan si Tala. May malaking supresang sumalubong kay Miguel at Bulinggit.
Dumating na si Kim, ang half sister nila mula Korea. Mananatili muna siya dito pansamantala. Si Loverboy naman ay may sariling electronics shop na. Ano kayang koneksyon meron sila?
Nagulat si Tala dahil alam ni Mokong ang tungkol sa kubo, sinabi pa nga nitong bumalik siya duon dahil andun ang kanyang nanay at hinihintay siya. Papaano kaya niya nalaman ito? Ano pa ang mga lihim ni Mokong?
12/08/04
Nagsimula na sa unang araw ng bagong trabaho si Tala. Sinamahan siya ni Miguel attinulungan pa siya nitong makalusot ng magkamali siya. Mukhang nagkakasundo na sina Miguel at Tala kaya lang dumating si Gino, niyaya pa niyang kumain sandali ang dalawa. Kahit nagseselos ay pinilit naman ni Miguel na sumama sila ni Tala kay Gino.
Nagpapagaling ang ama ni Terence sa ospital, hindi talaga tanggap si Terence maging ng mga kasama ng kanyang ama sa military. Pinuntahan ni Harimon si Terence at binubuyo niya ito na makipagsanib ng pwersa para matalo si Krystala.
Nadiskubre ni Mang George ang kakaibang talento ni Loverboy sa electronics, kung kaya't nagplano ito na magtayo ng electronics shop para dito sa isa pa niyang pwesto. Samantalang naniniwala si Zora na buhay pa ang kanyang anak na si Faith, kung kaya't nagiwan din siya ng mensahe para dito bago siya ibinalik ni Harimon sa bahay nito. Mabasa kaya ni Faith ang mensahe ng kanyang ina?
12/07/04
Sa Krystala, may nakuha ngang picture sa wallet si Tala kaya lang sa kalumaan ay hindi na ito malinaw at di na makita ang mukha ng kanyang mga magulang. Pinuntahan ni Gino si Donna para humingi ng tulong na makausap si Tala kaya lang ay nag-walkoutsi Donna. Sunod na nilapitan ni Gino si Miguel. Mukhang tutulungan siya ni Miguel.
Hindi alam ni Fantasia kung pano magluluto, lumiyab tuloy ang kalan. Nataranta si Fantasia at humingi ng saklolo sa mga kapitbahay. Pinagsabihan ni Tala si Fantasia tungkol sa mga gawaing bahay. Nagiisip si Tala na kailangan na niyang makapagtrabaho dahil nauubos na ang ipon niya at magugutom silang tatlo.
Inaway ni Donna si Kate dahil sa pagtatanggal niya kay Tala sa trabaho nito. Inalok ni Miguel ng tulong si Tala, hindi alam ni Tala na si Gino talaga ang tutulong sa kanya. Ibinalik ni Harimon si Zora sa kanyang pinanggalingan. Sabik na sabik si Zora ng makabalik siya sa kanilang dating bahay. Nabasa niya roon ang mensaheng isinulat ni Tala para sa kanyang mga magulang.
12/06/04
Galit na galit si Terracotta dahil nasira ang mga plano niya para sa party ni Zora. Habang sinamahan naman ni Krystala si Zora sa ospital. Yumakap si Zora sa kanya bago siya nagpaalam. Nagtaka si Krystala dahil magaan ang loob niya kay Zora. Ito ba ay lukso ng dugo?
Nasalubong ni Krystala si Donna sa hospital. Nagpaplano pa rin siyang maghiganti kay Krystala sa pagkakapatay ng kanyang ina.
Patuloy na hinahanap ni Tala ang kanyang mga magulang. Parang inabot na siya ng swerte sa pagkakataong ito dahil nakausap niya ang dating amo ng kanyang ama. May ibinigay pa itong wallet na naiwan pa raw ng kanyang ama. Malapit na bang malaman ni Tala ang katotohanan tungkol sa kanyang mga magulang?
12/04/04
Kinabahang bigla si Tala, pano ba naman, binuksan ni Loverboy ang pinto ng kanilang bahay at matagal na tinitigan si Mokong tapos biglang umalis nalang. Bumisita si Miguel kaya lang dumating rin si Gino kaya nagpaalam na rin siya. Magselos daw ba?
Grand entrance naman si Terracotta sa party ni Zora, dala dala pa ang kanyang daddy. Ngunit dumating ang mga pulis at si Krystala kung kaya't umalis siya. Nakagawa naman ng paraan si Zora para mapalapit kay Krystala.
12/03/04
Buo na si Fantasia, nakita na rin ang kanyang mukha! At ipinaliwanag niya kay Tala kung bakit nanghina ang kanyang mga kapangyarihan.
Wala pa ring maalala si Loverboy, at sa di inaasahang pagkakataon ay napadpadsiya sa bahay nina Tala habang sinusundan kung saan tumuturo ang sensor na dala niya. Bihag pa rin ni Terracotta ang kanyang ama samantalang habang tumatakas si Igo ay nabaril ang kasamahang tumulong sa kanya.
Sino si Kim? Mukhang may bagong makakasama sina Bulinggit pero bakit parang hindi masaya si Miguel?
12/02/04
Sa Krystala, hinarap ni Terracotta ang kanyang ng mga Flowerettes si Krystala, at dahil hindi pa buo ang diwatang Fantasia, natalo sila ng mga sidekick ng ating super-bading.
Buti nalang at dumaan ang kanilang Hero at inuwi sila sa kanilang bahay. Ang problema, walang naaalala itong stranger na ito, kahit ang sarili niyang pangalan. Buti nalang kinupkop siya ng isang friendly neighbor at binansagan niya ang hero na "Loverboy".
And guess kung dino ang nagbantay overnight? E di si Miguel. Ito yata ang first time na nagka-ngitian ang dalawa, after magpakita ng gentleness and care si Miguel.
Samantala, si Terracotta, kinidnap ang sarili niyang ama at dinala sa kanyang perfect world. Hindi naman daw niya balak saktan ito. Rather, he wants to prove that his Dad can still be proud of him.
12/01/04
Sa Krystala, muling nabuhay ang ating bida nang nakuha na niya from Fantasia and sisidlan ng kristal at ang mensahe ni Patotina. Pero wala pang mukha si Fantasia. Hindi pa ata siya buo. Anyway, ang unang kinaharap na kalaban ni Krystala sa kanyang pagbabalik ay si Terracotta. Matulungan kaya niya ang ama ni Terrence?
Samantala, thanks to other miners na tumakas sa malupit nilang amo, nakatakas din si Igo. Muntik na siyang ilibing ng buhay dahil sa kanyang sakit. Buti nalang at kahit nagsi-alisan na ang mga kasamahan niya, tinulungan pa rin siya ng isang miner.
11/30/04
May bago nang alaga si Tala. Ang batang dumating sa buhay niya na tila may amnesia ay may pangalan palang Mokong. Lalo na tuloy niyang kailangang magsipag sa trabaho. Naku, pasaway naman itong si Kate. Sinet-up pa ang ating bida. Sa pakana niyang magpa-search sa mga empleyado, naakusahan tuloy si Tala ng pagnanakaw.
Pero teka, may bagong Hero sa buhay ni Tala. Hindi pa nga lang siya nagpakilala, pero nagpakitang-gilas na!
11/29/04
Wala na si Patotina. Pagkatapos niyang makuha ang sisidlan ng kristal, sa tulong ng puting diwata, lumisan na rin ang kanyang spiritu. Hindi na kaya siya babalik? At sino kaya ang puting diwata?
May kakaibang gimik itong si Terracotta and his two new sidekicks. Aba't may balak pang kidnapin lahat ng mga lalaki sa kanilang computer world.
Si Harimon, mukhang nahuhulog na ang damdamin kay Zora. Gagawin daw niyang reyna ito... pero siempre, ayaw ni Zora. Ang habol lang naman niya is to get back her daughter. Samantala, si Tala, inampon na ang batang gumagala, habang pinaghahanap siya ng mga magulang na nag-ampon sa kanya
11/25/04
Tsk tsk, kawawa naman si Tala. As Krystala, binabato siya ng kamatis ng mga ungrateful rioters. As Tala, inaapi-api siya ni Kate. Naaawa nga si Miguel kay Krystala, pero wala naman itong maibigay na tulong. Si Patotina, nakuha na nga ang sisidlan ng kristal, pero naku, pinaghahabol siya ng mga halimaw. Buti nalang at takot pala sila sa sisidlan ng kristal. Gusto man siyabng tulungan ni Tala, hindi na gumagana ang kristal dahil sa kanyang kahinaan: ang pagkamuhi. Kailangan nalang ni Patotinang manalangin na dumating na ang tulong ng mga diwata.
Si Harimon, nakahanap ng isang kakampi kay "Badinger Z" a.k.a. Terracotta a.k.a. Terrence. At tuwang-tuwa si Harimon na nagtatago ngayon si Krystala. Parang tuloy nagtatagumpay ang kasamaan.
11/24/04
Krystala may have some good news kasi nakuha na ni Patutina ang sisidlan ng kristal. But wait a minute, makalabas kaya siya sa kuweba kung saan napapaligiran siya ng mga maligno? Meanwhile, biglang nagkaroon ng "anak" si Tala ng tumakbo sa kanya ang isang cute na cute na bata sa aftermath ng riot. Pero habang tila nagbibigay na ng pag-asa si Patutina, mukhang may problema. Zora is making friends with Donna... kasi daw baka magamit nila ni Harimon ang galit niya against Krystala. Magkaroon kaya ng isa pang kalaban ang ating bida?Si Terrence naman, mukhang hindi nalalaman kapag nagiging Terracotta siya. Nag-blackout siya, at pati ang boyfriend niya, hindi alam ang nangyari. Pero mukhang Terrence's Dad will make things worse. Kasi homophobic ang dating. Tinutukan pa ng baril ang kawawang Terrence, kaya mukhang mas lalo itong mae-engganyong gamitin ang pulang bato para sa kasamaan.
11/23/04Krystala is having serious doubts about being a superheroine. Naku, parang aayaw na yata ang ating bida! May kaguluhan kasing nangyari pero hindi siya agad nakapunta dahil may sinagip muna siyang mag-inang pinasok ng magnanakaw na balak pang mang-rape. Sobra ang pasasalamat ng mag-ina pero paano na ang mga nagkakagulo? May namatay sa pakikipagsagupa sa pulis... at si Krystala ang napagbintangan! Tingnan mo nga naman... nagmamagandang-loob ka na nga, magagalit pa sa 'yo! Eto namang si Miguel, gustong i-comfort si Krystala, kaso panay pag-ibig nalang ang naiisip.
Si Patutina ang tanging pag-asa para maligtas si Tala sa hatak ng pulang bato. Iniisip na kasi ni Tala na huwag nang maging Krystala dahil mabibigay naman aniya ng pulang bato ang kahilingan niya. Papano na ito? Nahuli si Patutina doon sa kuweba!
Samantala, nagkakalat ng lagim itong bagon kalaban ni Krystala na si Terracotta. Feeling maganda ang bading na ito at ginagayuma ang lahat ng mga lalaki. Ano kaya ang magiging role niya sa buhay ni Krystala?
Teka, dahil kay Terracotta, nagiging lalong malakas si Harimon, at dahil sa kagustuhan niyang makitang muli ang kanyang anak, mukhang matutukso si Zora na magpakaalipin na nga sa kanya. Who or what can save the day?
11/22/04Tuloy-tuloy na ang plan ni Donna na iganti ang pagkamatay ng mommy niya. Nag-hire na siya ng tao para hanapin ang tunay na katauhan ni Krystala. Si Patutina, hinigi na ang kasagutan sa puno ng buhay, para hindi na matukso si Krystala ng pulang bato, kailangan niyang kunin ang isang kristal sa loob ng bulkan. Ang bagong karakter, Si Terracota, nagsasabog na ng kasamaan, na lalong ikalalakas ni Harimon.
Samantala, slave pa rin ni Harimon si Zorina. Patuloy pa ring ginagamit ni Zorina si Brutus para ma decieve si Gino ma buhay ang tatay niya. Ngayong malakas na lalo si Harimon, hindi na makatanggi si Zora sa kahit anong utos nito.
11/19/04Tuloy ang fashion event ni Sophia kahit wala pansamantala si Diana. The event gathered a lot of money for a certain foundation, but despite the success, talagang foul mood si Sophia pagbalik sa office whenever she sees Edward. Worse, kasama niya si Edward sa isang out-of-town conference.
11/18/04In Krystala, tuluyan nang napariwara si Donna nang mawala ang mommy niya. Paano ngayon, gusto ni Donna na hanapin ni Tala si Krystala? Si Zora, umaalma na kay harimon! She used some power against him, she only stops at the memory of her lost daughter. Tala now becomes hesitant to continue her mission, kung kaya naman ibigay ng pulang bato ang hiling niya. Buti nalang andyan si Patutina. She vows now to seek vengance to her mom's abductor.
11/17/04In Krystala,nakuha na ni Harimon ang ibang kapiraso ng pulang bato! Lalo lang siyang lumalakas, at hindi pa din sapat ang powers ng mga elders ng madulum para harapin siya. si Donna, patuloy naman ang pagluluksa para sa mommy niya, at si Zora, lalong nangungulila sa anak habang nadadagdagan ang mga bato ni harimon. Maging tapat nga kaya si Harimon sa promise niya kay Zora? may paraan pa kaya si Krystala para magapi nang tuluyan si Harimon, bago siya maunahang makuha ang mga pulang bato?
11/15/04
Krystala scored a victory when she faced her resurrected enemy, but in the process napunta na naman sa ibang kamay ang pulang bato. Si Donna talagang seryosong maghiganti at muntik nang barilin si Krystala. Diba nakakatawa si Miguel? Sinubukan pa niyang protektahan si Krystala. At si Bulinggit naman, nadamay pa tuloy sa laban. Pero ano ito? Magkakaroon ba ng bagong kalaban si Krystala? At sa hamon ni Harimon kay Ima, mauubos kaya ang tribo ng Madulom?
11/12/04Nagkabanggaan si Krystala and her mom, mukhang tinamaan si Krystala ng lukso ng dugo. Si Gino naman, he's still wondering why his dad never shows up, and would rather resort to calling him. Naku! Lumalakas si Harimon, everytime krystala looks directly sa pulang bato. Si Zora, napapagod na rin kay Harimon, pero mas mabigat ang pangungulila niya ngayon sa kanyang anak, at gagawin niya ang lahat mabalik lang ni Harimon ang anak niya.
11/09/04Naglaban na si Krystala at Kabagona, at napatay ni Krystala si Becca, ang mommy ng best friend niya, sa harap mismo ni Donna. Galit na galit si Donna kay Krystala (na siya ring si Tala) at nagbantang maghiganti, pero ang hindi niya alam, si Harimon talaga ang pumatay sa kanyang ina. Eto namang si Tala, sobrang guilty dahil akala niya siya nga ang pumatay kay Kabagona. Habang hinang-hina na si Harimon, si Zora naman ang busy sa paghunting kay Krystala at pulang bato. Paano na 'pag nalaman ni Donna na ang kinasusuklaman niyang si Krystala ang kaibigan niya? Malaman kaya niya na walang sala ang best friend niya?
11/08/04face to face na Si Kamagona at Krystala! Worse, half transformed pa lang ito kaya alam na ni Tala na si Kamagona ay ang kanyang Ma'am Becca! Nakaka-tense nang humabol pa si Donna sa fight scene dahil alam na rin ni Donna na ang mommy niya ang umatake sa kanya. Matindi an ang struggle ni Becca na kumalas na sa sumpa na dala ng pulang bato. Dagdag pa si Harimon at Zora na humahabol din kay Becca.
11/04/04In Krystala, Nagkita na finally si Krystala at Igo, ang dating magkasintahan. Kaso, Isang unggoy sa carnival si Igo dahil sa utang. Alam na ngayon ni Zora at Harimon na si becca ang may hawak pulang bato. Donna is nor healed, but Becca will leave her indefinitely.
11/03/04Nagising na rin si Donna, at maayos na silang mag-ina. Magtagal kaya ito? Habang si Zora, binalik ang lakas at kabataan ng isang kaibigang si Brutus.ang kapalit ng pagtulong ni Zora kay Brutus? paniwalain si Gino na buhay ang ama niya, at bagong pangalang Morphino.
11/02/04Naaksidente si Donna na muntik na nyang ikamatay, kawawa naman si Donna because her mommy Becca was hesitant to see her, dahil na rin siguro sa kahihiyan, thanks to Tala, naglakas loob siyang puntahan si Becca upang i-explain nakailangan siya ni Donna, and Becca seemed to change heart, humagulgol siyang humingi ng tawad sa unconscious na si Donna. Eto na kaya ang katapusan ng alitan ng mag-ina? 10/31/04Nakakatawa at nakakakilig ang nagiging relationship nina Krystala/Tala at ni Miguel. Sa sobrang tiwala ni Miguel, nagpatali ito sa puno para maligtas ni Krystala. Kay Tala pa niya pinagawa! Ayun, nanakawan ng mga lasing, at gabi na ng maalala ni Talang iligtas. Pagtawanan ba naman si Miguel! Samantala, ano kaya ang mangyayari sa mag-inang Becca at Donna, when Donna saw the paniki and thought it attacked her mom. So the paniki attacked her!
10/29/04Miguel, Bulinggit's kuya, was lovestruck nung hinatid na ni Krystala ang sister niya from their flying session. To mark her landing, nagtayo pa si Miguel ng memorial flag sa tapat ng bahay niya. Malaki pa rin ang problema ng mag-inang Becca at Donna, Donna left the whole night drinking and talagang galit na galit si Becca. Habang si Zora, gusto na kumalas sa kampihan nila ni Harimon, at sa pagkakataong ito, nangungulila lang siya lalo sa nawalay niyang anak.
10/28/04Nagtampo si Bulinggit nang hindi siya ma rescue ni Krystala sa bubong nila, mabuti nalang daw at niligtas siya ni Tala. Sa bandang huli, para hindi na magtampo si Bulinggit, Krystala took Bulinggit with her nang lumipad siya. To ease suspicions of her stepson, pinayagan na rin ni Zorina na tumira sa kanya si Gino. Habang tumatagal, lalo lang nasasabik si Tala na makita ang tunay nyang nanay, matuklasan na kaya niya na ang kanyang ina, na ang kasundo ngayon ay si Harimon?

star cinema --setting the trend to the ciinematic excellence

2004-12-21T02:30:00.000-08:00

the company

ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. or Star Cinema, as the company is also known, is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, the only Philippine multi-media conglomerate with platforms in television, radio, cable television, motion picture production, music recording, internet and magazine publishing, uniquely positioned to offer its customers unparalleled opportunities in advertising and cross promotion.
Star Cinema is principally involved in the production and release of Filipino full-length feature films. Part of its income is also derived from the local theatrical release of foreign films as well as the video production of its movies.
From a modest start of two films in 1993, Star Cinema became the number one film company in the country as early as 2000, and by 2003, the company has captured 64% of the market share. As of to date, the Company has produced a total of 133 feature films.
CORPORATE OFFICERS
EUGENIO LOPEZ III Chairman of the Board
CHARO S. CONCIO Executive Vice-President & Head of the ABS CBN Entertainment Group
RANDOLPH T. ESTRELLADO Treasurer
MALOU N. SANTOS Senior Vice-President & Managing Director
THE COMPANY AT A GLANCE
ADDRESS 3rd Floor ABS-CBN Broadcast CentreSgt. Esguerra & Mother Ignacia Sts.Quezon City, Philippines1100
GROSS REVENUES as of CY2003 P401.5Million (US$7.3Million)
EBITDA as of CY2003 P101.7Million (US$1.8Million)
FEATURE FILMS RELEASED as of CY2003 27 incldg. 19 foreign titles
MANPOWER COMPLEMENT REGULAR EMPLOYEES 71TALENTS / RETAINERS 10 AGENCY HIRE 9DAILY-WAGE 107PRODUCTION CREW & CARETAKERS 94

Spirits.. synopsis

2004-12-21T02:19:00.000-08:00

One of the most successful filmmakers in the cinema world takes on the biggest genre in television as Chito S. Roño, director of the acclaimed films Bata, Bata, Paano Ka Ginawa?, Dekada ‘70 and this year’s supernatural blockbuster Feng Shui, makes his teleserye debut with ABS-CBN’s newest daily action-adventure show, Spirits.
Conceived by Roño as a prequel to his successful Spirit Warriors films, Spirits tackles the stories of young people moving from being children to being teenagers, with the added weight of their special “powers” making them even more different. “It’s perfect because it’s the growing years - adolescence is a time of hormonal warfare! So it’s a fitting metaphor that they’re studying what they can do, what their powers are, at the same time they’re dealing with emotions that come with growing up.”
Roño has assembled a polished ensemble of up-and-coming actors, which he handpicked, along with the show’s producers, after a grueling series of auditions. They are the talents that bring to life Spirits’ storyline, which concentrates on a group of small-town teens who make up their high school’s Camera Club. They seem normal, act normal, and are normal, except for one small detail – they are all psychics. And the Camera Club is just a front for what they really wish to accomplish – learning more about their psychic powers, and figuring out how to use their powers to help the people in their town.
Apart from breaking barriers with the first-ever teleserye that combines teen adventure with themes of the supernatural, ABS-CBN has also concentrated its efforts into making Spirits the equal of its director’s acclaimed cinematic offerings. ABS-CBN has signed on Feng Shui cinematographer Neil Daza to be Spirits’s director of photography, with Feng Shui’s musical director Carmina Cuya also providing the music for Spirits. ABS-CBN has also signed on platinum-selling band Rivermaya to create the show’s opening theme.
Spirits’ accomplished production staff is headed by production manager Ginny M. Ocampo and executive producer Sheila Ocampo. Richard Reynante is Spirits’ creative manager, with Shugo Praico as head writer. ABS-CBN VP for Creative Olive Lamasan and ABS-CBN Senior VP for Drama Malou N. Santos complete Spirits’ lead production team.

BAKIT LOVE NATIN ANG LOVERS IN PARIS?

2004-12-21T02:12:00.000-08:00

Bakit Love Natin ang Lovers in Paris?
Carlo Han is the President of GD Motors. Dalawang taon siya sa Paris after makipag-divorce kay Karen. Matalino siya at sadyang hinanda para maging susunod na Chairman ng GD Motors.
Si Vivian naman, anak ng isang film director, na hinangad na makapag-aral siya ng film sa Paris. Para mabuhay, kung anu-anong mga trabaho ang pinapasok niya. Isa na rito ang paggiging katulong kay Carlo.
Si Martin ang pakawalang pamangkin ni Carlo. Nag-drop out si Martin sa design school sa America para tumira sa Paris kasama ng kanyang uncle.
Kahit hindi pasado si Vivian as househelp to Carlo, nakiusap siya kay Vivian na magkunwaring fiance ni Carlo para sa isang business meeting. Hindi inaasahan ni Carlo na mahuhulog ang loob niya kay Vivian. Hindi rin inaasahan na magiging karibal niya ang sarili niyang pamangkin na si Martin.
Matapos ang matagal na paikot-ikot ng kuwento, nag-propose na ng marriage si Carlo at tinanggap na ito ni Vivian.
Sa Korea, winasak nitong serye ang ratings record sa pagtala ng pinakamataas na 57%.
Bakit nga ba love natin ang Lovers in Paris? Hindi naman masyadong unique ang kuwento nito. Marami na ring ibang pelikula at serye ang gumamit nitong formula. Hindi rin gaanong ka-guwapo o kaganda ang mga bida rito. Ops, teka, bago kayo magalit, i-compare niyo muna ang mga ito sa ibang artista. Physically, diba hindi naman sila masyadong super ganda at guwapo?
Pero narito ang ilang reason kung bakit siguro love natin sila:
1. Cinderella story kasi siya. Mahirap si Vivian, mayaman sina Martin at Carlo. Si Carlo ang Knight in Shining Armor ni Vivian pero hindi niya nakukuha ang damdamin ni Vivian ng dahil lang sa pera. Ma-prinsipyo kasi itong si Vivian.
2. Love story kasi siya. Sino ba ang makaka-paliwanag kung bakit na-i-in love ang isang tao? At sa puso ng kahit sinuman, may desire to love and be loved. Kaya naman feel na feel natin ang relationship nina Vivian at Carlo.
3. Maraming hadlang. Aminin niyo na, kahit hate na hate niyo si Donna, mas interesting ang buhay dahil sa kanya. Kahit naaasar tayo kay Chairman Han at sa pambabastos niya kay Vivian, dahil dito, mas napapamahal sa atin ang ating mga bida.
4. Galante si Carlo, hindi torpe per hindi nahihiyang magpakita ng kahinaan. Face it, perfect guy siya for some women. 'Pag nananaginip kasi ang mga babae about the man they want to marry, mga katangiang hawak ni Carlo ang iniisip nila. Yung tipong sasagipin ka sa paghihirap mo, hindi madaling mag-give up at tunay ang pagmamahal.
5. Cute kasi si Vivian. Minsan parang ewan. Lalo na pag may problema o nagde-daydreaming. Pero ma-prinsipyong tao. Handa siyang ipaglaban ang karangalan at ang pag-ibig. Don't we all wish na kaya nating harapin ang mga Martin at Carlo sa buhay natin na ganong ka-confident.
6. May Martin pa kasi. Minsan parang feeling natin pang-gulo lang itong asungot na sumisingit pa sa love story nina Vivian at Carlo, pero actually, kinikilig din tayo na may ibang naghahangad ng puso ni Vivian at may pinagseselosan si Carlo.
Haay, at marami pang ibang dahilan kung bakit love natin ang Lover's in Paris, kaya naman kailangan nating manood ng LIP Second Time Around tuwing Sabado at Linggo ng tanghali!

lovers in paris mp3 collection

2004-12-16T23:53:00.000-08:00

TRACK 1-9 of FOREVER LIP OST

I.D : loverinparis_fan PW: jungeun

latest ratings DECEMBER 15, 2004

2004-12-16T23:39:00.000-08:00

ayon sa latest AGB SURVEY
ang abs-cbn ay no.1 overall rating sa MEGA-MANILA at no.1 sa buong luzon,visayas at mindanao bagaman sa davao ay nangunguna ang gma7
ITO ANG SURVEY SA MEGA MANILADATE: DECEMBER 15, 2004
PILIPINAS GAME KNB 36%,MTB ANG SAYA-SAYA 24%VS. EAT BULAGA29%
K CINEMA 17%VS DAISY SIETE21%,LEYA14%
SHOWBIZ NO.1 22%VS.JOYRIDE25%
RAGNAROK ANIMATION24% VS. ONE PIECE22%
MASKED RIDER RYUKI 24% VS.SLAMDUNK23%
TV PATROL WORLD 34% VS. 24 ORAS 25%
SPIRITS 36.1% VS. EXTRA CHALLENGE 34.3%
KRYSTALA 33%.LOVERS IN PARIS 62.5% VS. MULAWIN 34.2%
HIRAM 35.5% VS. STARSTRUCK 32%
STAR CIRCLE NTQ 34% VS. FOREVER IN MY HEART 29%
MMK28%VS.MAGPAKAILANMAN27%
INSIDER 12% VS. SAKSI 7.1%

LOVERS IN PARIS(episode 1-6)

2004-12-16T23:35:00.000-08:00

Episode 1In Paris, Tae Young wakes up by alarm sound. She hurries up and go to her part time job store, but the ownder fires her for being late for 5 minutes. Gi Joo sits in the car receives reports from his secretary and also tries to arrange retal car contract. Gi Joo goes to the party where everyone is playing a card game. He is supposed to lose the game but he wins it all and spreads all the money in the pool. He asks his secretary to find a person who will clean up his house. Tae Young tries to learn French at the school, but she isn't so good at it. She went to pay for her tuition and finds out that somebody is looking for Korean part timer. It was a job that Gi Joo asked for, so she was informed by Secretary what to do and who is Gi Joo. Tae Young thought this is a palace. Tae Young ever time she finishes her work, she always leaves the memo. Gi Joo always notices the memo she left but never pays attention to it. Tae Young, while Gi Joo isn't at home, takes showere as long as she wants, and listens to the music and being silly. Tae Young didn't pay for her rents so the owner kicks her out of her apartment. She begs for help from her friend Yang Mi. Yang suggest her to watch her street bender as a trade off. While she was not watching over the bender, somebody hit the bender cart and Gi Joo car came and parked. Tae Young thought Gi Joo is the one who hit the bender car. Gi Joo doesn't know what to do and asks her to drive for him and he would pay her everything. Tae Young agrees... Episode 2Gi Joo takes Tae Young to party. Tae Young feels like she is a cinderella. But, Tae Young couldn't resist the hunger, so she ends up heading to flee market to sell her dress. Since Tae Young doesn't speak French very well, the store owner tries to rip her off. All of sudden Soo Hyuk shows up and tells him that he is ripping her off. And he walks away with dress. He sells the dress for her and helps her to get huge money. Tae Young and Yang Mi goes to a restaurant and finds Soo Hyuk playing drums. While Tae Young was watching Soo Hyuk playing drums, she saw Gi Joo walking in. Gi Joo sees the necklace he bought for Tae Young was hanging in Yang Mi's neck. He tries to say something but, he doesn't.Soo Hyuk and Tae Young knew each other, and Tae young feels confused. Gi Joo, Soo Hyuk and Tae Young move to a bar and have a wonderful time. Gi Joo meets his ex wife Sueng Kyung. Gi Joo wants to get back with Sueng Kyung, and Sueng Kyung refuses. Gi Joo remembers there was a Korean Lady who liked Tae Young at the party. And he thought that will help his business, so he asks her to go to party again. Tae Young meets Soo Hyuk and finds out that Gi Joo is Soo Hyuk's uncle. And she also realized that Soo Hyuk has some feelings for her. Tae Young heads to Nice on Gi Joo's sports car for the party. While Tae Young was talking to the Korean Lady, some French guy started harrassing her. Gi Joo punches him.Episode 3Because Gi Joo beat up the guy, the party went down hill. The contract went to the toilet, and Tae Young so mad at Gi Joo being so opinionated about who she is. She gives the necklace back to him and leaves. Gi Joo leaves immidiately, and Tae Young comes back to the party to explain why. She got stuck in the empty party hall, and Soo Hyuk shows up and hugs Tae Young.Gi Joo was worried a bit about Tae Young, and then he gets the call for succesful contract. That Korea Lady was touched by the bravery of Tae Young, so the contract went smoothe.Tae Young goes back to Korea for Father's death ceremony, and Gi Joo also goes back to Korea. Gi Joo tries to meet her once more in Paris, but Tae Young already left for the airport. They were on the sam airplane, but they didn't see each other. Tae Young left her bag in the cabin, so she goes back, but..Gi Joo brought the bag. So.. finally they met. Gi Joo asks her to come to City Hall, but she refused. Tae Young comes back home to meet her uncle. Gi Joo also meets his aunt and asks. Gi Joo and Tae Young meet up and had a wonderful time together...Episode 4Tae Young comes home and finds out that there are debts all over. Father's camera was taken by the car dealer since father couldn't paid off the car payment. She meets Gi Joo at the dealership. She insisted meeting the president (who is Gi Joo himself) He later gives her the contact information, and leaves.Soo Hyuk also comes back to Korea. He had all the remaining suff from Paris for Tae Young. They meet at where Tae Young's gloomy room share. Tae Young visits the car company to meet the president and there she finds out he is the president. Next morning, she tries to borrow money from her friends, but they just were being rude to her poverty. Gi Joo comes to meet Tae Young while she was begging for money. Gi Joo all of sudden acts like a lover to Tae Young and make everyone jealous. Episode 5Tae Young tries to find the father's camera, and she ended up getting helps from Gi Joo. Gi Joo also visits her in the very early morning and tells her that he has a job at the marketing so come and work for him. He also suggests her 3 months salary should go against the car payment. Gi Joo already paid those money off for her, but he wanted to keep her his side, so he hires her. Gi Hye heard the news from Gi Joo that The president Han is trying to pursue Gi Joo's marriage. Gi Joo doesn't like it, but he goes to the arranged date. The girl is actually Yuen Ah, Tae Young's friend. Gi Joo takes her out to dinner and the family thought everything is going just fine. Soo Hyuk buys all sorts of food and visits Tae Young. But what he bought was pretty much useless. While Soo Hyuk went off to buy eggs, the gangsters came to see for Tae Young's uncle. Soo Hyuk beat up those gangsters for Tae Young. Soo Hyuk feels sad to realize every time Tae Young is in trouble Gi Joo is next to her, but he can't step into their relationship. Tae Young's first day at the office, Yuen Ah also comes to the office. Gi Joo meets Sueng Kyung and Sueng Kyung advises him to find other girls. Gi Joo jokingly tells him that he will marry the girl who will make eye contact in third time.. and it turn out to be.. Tae Young.. Episode 6Soo Hyuk prepared Tae Young's food and visits her office, but again he saw Gi Joo and Tae Young together. He is greatly disappointed but again, there is nothing he can do about it. Gi Joo leaves early, and Soo Hyuk helps Tae Young to finish up her work. While Gi Joo was meeting Sueng Kyung, Soo Hyuk rushes into them and tells them that Tae Young is in danger. Apprantly, Uncle Pil Bo was arrested by police. While Tae Young fell asleep in the office, Gi Joo covers her with his jacket. Tae Young tries to meet Gi Joo at the bar, but she sees Soo Hyuk. Soo Hyuk confess her that "In my heart, you are always there, so when you are with me, please forget Gi Joo and see me, only me" Tae Young was shocked. Yuen Ah was mad at Gi Joo not going out with her, so she tries to make Tae Young in trouble by telling President Han about her. Gi Joo asks Sueng Kyung what is love. Sueng Kyung answers him "if you think it is love that you feel, you won't divorce like that." Gi Joo suddenly calls up Tae Young to quit her job immidiately. Tae Youn was furious, but the Gi Joo's action was actually to protect her from President Han and Yuen Ah...

sPiRiTs

2004-12-16T23:25:00.000-08:00

The Japanese soldier's spirit is haunting the barkada. Kung sino man ang may hawak ng helmet niya, dinadalaw niya sa panaginip. Pero in the case of Red, hindi lang panaginip. He woke up with bruises on his arms from the spirit's brutal grip.
Si Lloyd naman, sumugod agad sa old house ng Mama niya when he found out na ibebenta pala ito ng Dad niya. There he saw his mom and she was trying to convince him to convince his dad not to sell the house. In the scene before, where the Dad was walking through the house, it seemed na buhay na buhay ang Mama niya... but it turned out, ghost nalang pala ito at nakatira pa din siya sa lumang bahay.
Malungkot din si Lloyd kasi si Red ang nakuhang photographer ni Gabby for the school paper. Mas magaganda kasi talaga ang mga kuha ni Red. Kaya lang, siyempre nasaktan ang feelings ni Lloyd. Pero teka, pati pictures ni Red ay may kababalaghan. We'll find out what it is tonight

LOVERS IN PARIS

2004-12-16T23:22:00.000-08:00

Nasaktan ni Vivian si Martin sa pagsasabi nito na si Carlo ang nagmamayari ng kanyang puso. Pero magkaibigan pa rin daw sila. Samantalang si Mrs. Moon naman ang nanakit kay Vivian, pinuntahan niya ito sa bahay. Sinampal pa niya ito dahil mukhang pati ang kapatid ni Carlo ay kampi sa desisyon nitong wag pakasalan si Donna.
Ayaw na yata ni Donna pakasal kay Carlo pero mapilit ang kanyang ina. Inilabas ni Carlo si Vivian, kinantahan pa niya ito sa harapan ng maraming tao. Habang naguusap naman sila, pilit inaalam ni Carlo kung ano ang sinabi ng kanyang ama kay Vivian. Pinagtakpan pa ni Vivian ang kanyang ama at hindi sinabing ininsulto nito ang kanyang pagkatao.
Pero goodness gracious! Ano ito? Niyaya na ni Carlo si Vivian na magsama silasa iisang bahay? Papayag kaya si Vivian?

this week on ngiinig

2004-12-16T23:21:00.000-08:00

This Week sa Nginiig

Ano ang mararamdaman mo kung sa darating na Pasko ay makatanggap ka ng demonyo bilang regalo?
Ngayong Sabado, Dec. 18, sa NGINIIG, panoorin ang buhay ng mag-amang mangkukulam na may alagang apat na demonyo. Hanggang kailan kaya nila matatagalan ang gawaing ito? Paano kaya kung balikan sila ng mga multo ng mga nabibiktima ng kanilang pangungulam? Makalusot pa kaya sila sa sumpang ito?
Abangan din ang natatanging pagganap nina Mark Gil at Marvin Agustin bilang mag-amang mangkukulam sa kauna-unahang telepelikula horror docu-drama sa bansa. Kamakailan lang ay umani ito ng tagumpay mula sa Asian TV Awards at pinarangalang highly commended as best docu-drama program.
Kasama si Raymond Bagatsing at ang mga psychics, ang NGINIIG ay napapanood tuwing Sabado, 5pm, pagkatapos ng YSpeak, sa ABS-CBN lang.

MY FAVORITE TV STATION

2004-12-16T23:15:00.000-08:00

ABS-CBN(KAPAMILYA)

CHRISTMAS IN ABS-CBN

In a time when Christmas has been subject to gross commercialization, ABS-CBN dares to be different with its newest Christmas station ID, Sabay Tayo. Produced by the networks Creative Communications Management division (CCM), ABS-CBN’s new Sabay Tayo station ID celebrates a truly Filipino Christmas, by spotlighting the rich values and traditions that make our holidays special togetherness, familial pride, and unity.
Many viewers have already been touched by the message of Sabay Tayo, in which ABS-CBN brought together the biggest assembly of the network’s talented stars, including talents from the news and entertainment departments of ABS-CBN, Studio 23, the ABS-CBN Regional Network Group, Myx, Cinema One, Lifestyle Network, and ANC, as well as DZMM, DWRR, and ABS-CBN Global. The Sabay Tayo station ID also put together ABS-CBN talents from TV, radio, the cable channels and even the network’s anchors from the provincial stations.
Moreover, Sabay Tayo also spotlights some world-class Filipino achievers, including the Hail Mary the Queen Choir, which won the Gold Medal over 88 participating countries in a Germany-based choir Olympics; Douglas Nierras’ Powerdance dance company, the Grand Prix winner in the International Creative Dance Concourse in Japan; the UP Madrigal Singers, an international award-winning ensemble, with awards including Grand Prize in the 1997 European de Chant Choral in France; and the Bayanihan Dance Company, the legendary dance troupe that recently won the Gold Temple Award and Absolute Gold in the 47th International Folk Festival in Italy.
Christmas is the season for counting our blessings. For the Filipino, the biggest blessing is the family. It is with our parents, brothers and sisters with whom we share dreams, joys and pains, says ABS-CBN VP for CCM Robert Labayen, who stood as Sabay Tayo’s creative director along with Johnny delos Santos and Zita Aragon. ABS CBN champions the spirit of the Filipino family. We are the only Filipino media company that reaches nearly all Filipinos in the country and in 2/3 of the world. At ABS CBN, we are happy that we touch the lives of Filipinos wherever they may be, and it is our pleasure to remind our countrymen of this message this Christmas. Christmas is the time for kapamilya, even when we love people who are far away, and we reflect that with lyrics like sa pinag-isang damdamin, malayo man ay magkapiling pa rin.
The song for Sabay Tayo was written by Robert Labayen with the help of his son Joma Labayen. Music for the spot was composed, arranged and conducted by Jessie Lasaten, an award-winning composer and summa cum laude graduate of the world-class Berklee College of Music in Boston. Luigi Santiago, a graduate of the New York University-Tisch School of the Arts who regularly directs the award-winning series Nginiig, directed the spot. Sabay Tayo was executive produced by Tess Nayve, assisted by Danie Sedilla-Cruz. Rounding out the production staff were Jimmy Porca, Bernie Lledo, Jason Telmo, Robert Eugenio, Abe Andres, Tina Baldueza, Tina Barbin, Olen Enrique, Rochelle Tan, Sheryl Ramos, Miam Anaten, Faith Sembrano, Joan Mole, Cidge Laxamana, Kitte Daria, Howard Palomares, and Bing Palao.

about me..........

2004-12-16T23:04:00.000-08:00

gwapings, cute, mabait xempre... maraming barkada basta lahat kayo feel ko. hindi ako isnabero dahil ito ako, hindi plastik gaya ng iba.... +cool kasama .... +matalino +galante +friendly Im a very active and athletic type of guy who loves adventure and excitement. Im very spontaneous and quite unpredictable. I love the outdoors, movies, sports, internet, meeting new people and making friends. I love to know a little about everything . a dabbler for now but when something strikes me or find interesting, I dedicate time and effort into pursuing it and try to excel in the chosen field or get the thing I want. Im a bit moody sometimes but that makes me unpredictable and exciting and interesting in a way. Values are very important to me and i strongly adhere to them. I hope that i can find someone who shares the same things i believe in but not everything. Variety is a spice of life. Respecting each others individual differences matters a lot to me for it is the major thing that will make your relationship last aside from real love . Yes, im also a hopeless romantic and I'm not ashamed to admit it. My idea of romance is a quiet stroll along the beach with all the stars out at night. Holding each other's hand and hugging under the moonlight. I do hope to find a partner I can grow old with and stay in love with. So Enough about me! Now tell me about yourself please. ;-) add my second account: legend_killer021@yahoo.com

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