Thursday, May 30, 2013
Jessica Soho on Vice Ganda Apology: I Hope His Intentions Are Pure
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
In response to the public apology made by comedian Vice Ganda on Wednesday regarding the "gang rape" joke he made at her expense, GMA News anchor Jessica Soho issued the following statement:
"I acknowledge the public apology given by Vice Ganda, by way of his TV program.
I sincerely hope and pray that this was done with the purest intentions and determination to put this issue behind us.
Just to clarify certain points about my phone conversation with him – his call came without warning as his number was not programmed in my phone directory. I told him I wasn't feeling well and I wasn't sure I was ready to talk to him. But I clearly remember thanking him for his call.
As I've said, this is not about me, but about the issue of rape not being an appropriate subject matter for comedy. Rape transcends age, economic class, gender -- and even one's weight.
Once again, I thank everyone who gave their support."
– GMA News
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Peeking at Love in Disguise
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It is sometimes baffling how some people are led to do the things they do, most especially if it is out of their character. Bigshot Director BD is well-known for being a loving husband, a visionary director-- a perfectionist in his craft. His is the image that fits the cookie-cutter of a successful person in the industry perfectly. But as they say, everyone has two sides, one good and one -- well, one that leaves much to be desired.
We can say the same thing for Stunning Actor SA. Most people, especially the ladies (including the ladies at heart), are drawn to him for his irresistible charm, the surprising humility on and off screen, same for his undeniable talent, having won multiple awards and gaining a huge following in the course of his career as a thespian.
Now, you may ask, "What did these fascinating men, who seemingly have no immoral fiber in their system, do?"
Well, Unfortunately, BD's wife has had suspicions of his husband's infidelity towards her, as such that she has now started to secretly follow him around to figure out for herself what really is, going on. One fateful day of tailing her husband in and around the set, she saw SA enter the OB van her husband was taking his break in. A few minutes later, she followed him, and upon entering the van, saw with her own eyes the intimacy that BD and SA shared that's usually reserved for lovers. She fled the scene, absolutely horrified of what she had just witnessed.
Here we are left to speculate as to what kind of star BD really is in search for. But we hope that, someday he makes up his mind so as not to break anyone's heart, for all parties to come out in the end as the real winner.
"Being different is a gift you are born with. Don't misuse it by trying to fit in." ~ Unknown
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Vice Ganda Bashes Jessica Soho
Vice Ganda during his I-Vice Ganda Moko sa concert Araneta on May 17, 2013 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum tried too much to entertain his audience at the expense of Ms. Jessica Soho by making fun of her person bordering on uncalled for and tasteless jokes that were not meant to be uttered in public in general, and to Ms. Soho in particular.
Jessica Soho is a multi-awarded broadcast journalist, an industry veteran who has worked for GMA network for the last three decades. She received a George Foster Peabody Award and was the first Filipino to win the British Fleet Journalism Award in 1998.[ Ms. Soho’s excellent body of work and the causes she has championed have earned her the respect of colleagues here and abroad.
Sources said that GMA’s plan to file charges versus Vice Ganda was set many days ago yet. But it was thwarted when a close and powerful friend of Vice tried to intervene and appeased the other party. But when the video went viral, GMA had no recourse but to continue with the charges in order to protect the interest and reputation of Ms. Jessica Soho, its valued talent and currently its Vice-President for News and Public Affairs.
Jessica Soho to Vice Ganda: Rape Is Not A Joke
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
GMA News anchor Jessica Soho has reacted to a joke made by comedian Vice Ganda about the popular media personality and an imagined rape scenario, which has drawn criticism from many sectors.
In his concert last May 17, Vice Ganda joked that if Soho were a bold star in a movie, the scene would have to involve a "gang rape." The comedian made fun of Soho's physique for a full two minutes before moving on to other celebrities.
In a statement sent to GMA News Online on Tuesday, Soho said: "Rape is not a joke and should never be material for a comedy concert."
She added: "I thank all those who shared my hurt and expressed their support, but this should not be about me but about rape victims who suffer tremendously from this terrible crime. The horrors they go through are unspeakable and should never be taken lightly, especially by way of a cruel joke."
Soho is the host of the evening news program State of the Nation on GMA News TV and of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho on GMA. The latter is the network's top-rated program. She is also the Vice President for News Programs of GMA Network.
She has won numerous accolades, including the prestigious Peabody Award, in her career as a broadcast journalist for more than two decades. Soho has also repeatedly ranked as among the most trusted news personalities in the country. – YA, GMA News
Claudine Barretto Thanks Mom in Letter
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Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
In a letter she sent her mom last May 8, a copy of which was published in the June 2013 issue of Yes magazine, Claudine noted that her mom was always there for her.
“I don’t know where to start. I have so many things I want to thank you for & say. I am so blessed to have you as a mother. Thank you Mom for loving me and taking good care of me all these years. Thank you for being there when we need you & being my strength apart from God,” she said.
Claudine said that even if she were to live another life, she would still choose Mrs. Barretto to be her mother.
The actress also took the opportunity to apologize for the "many times" she hurt her mother.
“Thank you for holding my hand when I’m scared or hurt. Thanks for being a friend. I love you so much Mom. I thank you and Dad for giving me such a great childhood. I’m so sorry again for the many times I have hurt you,” she said.
Before ending the letter, Claudine said she will always try to live up to her promise of making her parents proud of her.
In April, Mrs. Barretto released a statement saying she had disowned her 43-year-old daughter Gretchen in favor of Claudine.
The feud between the Barretto sisters stemmed partly from allegations that Claudine was set out to "block" the showbiz career of Marjorie's daughter, Julia, although this was denied by Mrs. Barretto.
Subsequent statements made by two other Barretto siblings, Joaquin and Gia, brought up previous family issues, including one about Gretchen being the breadwinner of the family when she was just a teen.
While Gretchen refused to fight back despite the accusations made against her by her own mother and older sister Gia, Marjorie, for her part, said she doesn’t see their family feud ending soon.
Claudine has yet to break her silence about the controversy.
Poll: What can You Say about Charice Pempengco's Coming Out Statement?
Source: www.philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines - When international singing phenom Charice celebrated her 21st birthday last May 10, she intimated to me that her party was her “coming out” of sorts. That night, she was ecstatic, elated and electrified because finally she was having her “birthday debut,” something that she did not experience when she turned 18 because of her hectic singing engagements abroad.
Instead of wearing a pink gown as she walked down the spiral staircase, she wore a pair of black pants, a pink long-sleeved shirt with a fuchsia bow tie on the night of her celebration. Instead of long locks stubbornly gathered in a bun, she wore a short do that was slightly licked with hair wax, the emphasis was given on her sideburns. Shod in a pair of Sperry, she dashed to the makeshift stage of Cool Breeze, a rented pool resort in Calamba City to regale her 67 guests with a mini concert. Most of the guests were her childhood friends from Gulod, a barrio in Cabuyao, Laguna. Charice was only seven when she, her mother Raquel and brother Carl transferred to this seemingly quiet, bucolic community.
For an hour or so, Charice was singing her heart out, as if telling her audience, if not the entire public, to hear her loud and clear. In her powerful voice, as she sang 15 songs that night, was a message of newfound independence, a clear shout out to the world that she was free, uninhibited, without apologies.
“I feel free as a bird, Ninong Büm,” she told me with a big smile crisscrossing her face before she began her performance. We were at her dressing room, which was filled with a few more pairs of pants, pastel-colored long-sleeved shirts and bow ties. That night, she was to have, as she put it, “three costume changes.”
“Where is this feeling of freedom coming from, hija?” I asked her as I tried to help her fix her suspenders.
“I’m able to express myself better now. I have come to accept the real me. I have come to love the real me. I now celebrate the real me,” she said, expressing her thoughts in one breath, in straight English without her acquired American twang.
“Even if you have earned a sizeable amount of bashers?” I probed.
“Noong bata pa po ako na wala kami halos makain, may nangungutya na sa akin. Ngayon, kahit i-bash nila ako nang i-bash, nakakakain na po ako at ang pamilya ko,” she meekly explained, adding that her financial status now “is still very, very good.” (In fact, just last Saturday, Charice bought herself a silver BMW, which she paid in cash and nicknamed “Captain.”)
“Even if I don’t work for 10 or more years, I know we will still eat. But why will I do that? The only thing that is changed in me is my look, my perspective. My voice remains the same.”
Charice said she is committed to do shows in Indonesia and Germany soon. In June, she will be back in Los Angeles to fulfill some recording commitments. She will also do a show and recording in Japan soon. A guesting on Ellen is also in the offing. She’s still in contact with Ellen DeGeneres, she said.
Charice also told me Oprah knows about her bashers. “Oprah just told me to keep my cool and not be affected. I assured her, ‘Yes, Oprah, I can handle them. My spirit is made of titanium I will not break’.”
She humbly added: “But I’m thankful to my bashers, too. They make me so much stronger. I love them. I offer them peace. And I will forever be grateful to those who have loved me since Day One.” She also mentioned her gratitude to the worldwide Chasters, her fans club.
Charice also said she found a friend in Barbra Streisand. “She was one of those who told me I don’t owe anybody any explanation.”
Before I could ask another question, she ran to the door with her right hand tightly clasping my left hand. She was hurrying me to go to the stage ahead because that night, I was the emcee. And she lovingly requested me a week before her bash to be the one to introduce her to the crowd before her special performance.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” I began, “she doesn’t need any introduction not because she is famous now but because she grew before our very eyes… Charice!”
“Hindi pa po ako kakanta,” she cautioned me from the table in front of the stage, giggling. “Mag-bo-blow muna po ako ng candle sa cake.”
“Never mind, just come up the stage,” I hushed back, smiling. She came up the stage. We held hands.
The cake was presented to her by Glenn Alcabasa Aldueza, a young businessman from Gulod and a very close friend of Charice. Glenn will soon be the business manager of Charice in the Philippines, I was told.
I led the singing of the Happy Birthday song. And immediately after, Charice, with a silent, serene and sparkly smile, made a wish; then she blew the candles on her birthday cake. Everybody stood up and gave her a thunderous applause. Then she gently took the microphone from me, signaled the band whose members were also from Gulod and began to regale the crowd with her distinct melodious voice. (Believe me, she sings so much better now!)
Included in her meaningful and well thought out repertoire that night were the following songs: Hinahanap-hanap Kita, Nasa Iyo na ang Lahat, Ako’y Sa’yo at Ika’y Akin, Bleeding Love, Moves Like Jagger, Locked Out of Heaven, Cool Off, Kisapmata, Mirror, Pusong Bato, Love on Top, Just Give Me a Reason and, of course, Pyramid. When she sang Yeng Constantino’s Salamat, she became emotional. Later on she confided to me that that song was for her mother.
The crowd went gaga, especially when she beautifully breezed through Pink’s “Perfect,” the song, which, she told me during our ninong-inaanak bonding a week before her birthday, best described her life now.
“You’re the man, Charice! You’re the man!” I shouted animatedly in my utmost admiration of a pure and humble talent before me.
Charice, perspiring profusely as she enjoyed her party, just winked at me.
That night, indeed, the international singing phenom was very free.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
An Ideal Recipe For Success
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Actor and businessman AB has made not a few milestones in his life ever
since he entered showbiz. His very humble beginnings and struggles have
helped him in many ways to be a more effective actor and a successful
entrepreneur. From what AB was as a showbiz newbie is a big leap to what
he is now – a celebrity who wears many hats.
Many people say that AB radiates positivity in his dealings/negotiations, he is very disciplined and is quite nice and people-oriented.
No matter how hectic his schedules seem to be, AB makes it a point to have fun as well with friends. He doesn’t discriminate and maintains close friendships with both straight and gay friends which surprisingly, he has a lot of.
It is probably through this constant association with friends who have unique personalities that certain traits have rubbed off on AB. Even long before, there were previous talks and sightings of him with men of questionable gender – be they from showbiz or business.
Lately, AB is often sighted in social events with a foreign model/actor FM who has joined showbiz - both he and AB now work for the same network. Reportedly, the two were very close and open to each other, and soon after have now become a “couple” – a very playful and adventurous couple.
Their adventures often require that they do it “threesome” style - having another player to do it with. AB have some conditions though: that they should only do oral and no penetration – for obvious safety reasons.
Indeed, AB’s discipline is something else. Even in intimacy, he wants fun, yet not daring enough to wrestle.
“It’s a lot of fun to play someone you don’t normally think of yourself as.” ~ Harvey Fierstein
Many people say that AB radiates positivity in his dealings/negotiations, he is very disciplined and is quite nice and people-oriented.
No matter how hectic his schedules seem to be, AB makes it a point to have fun as well with friends. He doesn’t discriminate and maintains close friendships with both straight and gay friends which surprisingly, he has a lot of.
It is probably through this constant association with friends who have unique personalities that certain traits have rubbed off on AB. Even long before, there were previous talks and sightings of him with men of questionable gender – be they from showbiz or business.
Lately, AB is often sighted in social events with a foreign model/actor FM who has joined showbiz - both he and AB now work for the same network. Reportedly, the two were very close and open to each other, and soon after have now become a “couple” – a very playful and adventurous couple.
Their adventures often require that they do it “threesome” style - having another player to do it with. AB have some conditions though: that they should only do oral and no penetration – for obvious safety reasons.
Indeed, AB’s discipline is something else. Even in intimacy, he wants fun, yet not daring enough to wrestle.
“It’s a lot of fun to play someone you don’t normally think of yourself as.” ~ Harvey Fierstein
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Amalia Fuentes Backs Out of her Comeback Project
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Source: TV Patrol
Ms. Fuentes’ comeback vehicle is a teleserye that would have starred her with fellow veteran actress Susan Roces. Both Ms. Fuentes and Ms. Roces were the movie queens and screen rivals in the 60s.
It was learned that Ms. Fuentes backing out of the project was a result of creative differences with the production team and the disagreements with the demands and challenges of taping schedules. Amalia Fuentes’ replacement will be announced soon.
The move will definitely be a big disappointment for the fans of the two veteran thespians who were earlier thrilled at the thought that their dream to finally see their idols on the screen will be realized in the said teleserye.
60’s movie queens Susan Roces and Amalia Fuentes would have brought back their rivalry in this much-awaited drama series which also stars Dante Rivero as their object of desire. The soap also stars first time screen partners, Julia Montes and Enrique Gil.
Amalia and Susan’s last movie together was Cover Girls in 1968.
Hottest of Them All: Mark Cardona, Marco Alcaraz, Luis Alandy and Jake Cuenca
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Monday, May 27, 2013
An Actor's Act
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Ever
since UP was discovered in a talent search, MM gave him the breaks to
showcase his talents. Fans and followers kind of expected much from UP
since he was the best performer in his batch. His projects were big and
highly publicized. Unfortunately, UP could hardly deliver in the acting
department, and his shows barely made it in the ratings. Thus, he was
relegated to play supporting roles that often called for him to show off
what others call the only thing he got - his perfectly-cut muscles.
As years passed, UP's career seemed nowhere.
Now
rumors are rife that UP has allegedly left the talent management arm of
MM, and is now into a new business manager BM. Controversial BM has
been in the industry for decades as a talent, although not everyone
knows that BM can manage talents as well. The thing is, BM is a major
mover in the rival network RN. Thus talks are wild that BM is working on
the transfer of UP to RN. Will BM and RN do wonders for UP's hohum
career? Will RN's magic be able to bring out the best in UP where MM
miserably failed?
Incidentally, other than being involved in a rumor some months back, both UP and BM share something in common: cars.
But
knowing where BM is coming from, will they be sharing something more in
the future? If at all, will UP's girl be able to take it?
Everybody
starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting
accomplishment, however, is still achieved through a long, slow climb
and self-discipline. - Helen Hayes
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Insta Scoop: Commenters' React to Pops Fernandez's Looks
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