Who's the first celebrity voted out of Survivor Philippines?

Sa unang pagkakataon, may napatalsik na castaway sa Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Edition mula sa Magan Tribe. Ngunit hindi katulad ng ibang botohan, isang tao lang ang pumili kung sino ang nais niyang patalsikin sa isla.

Sa episode ng Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Edition nitong Biyernes, maging si Buhawi Meneses, miyembro ng Parokya ni Edgar at lider ng tribu, ay nagulat nang ihayag ng host na si Richard Gutierrez na siya lamang at hindi ang buong miyembro ng tribe ang pipili ng patatalsikin.

At nang basahin ni Richard ang isinulat ni Buhawi, inihayag nito ang pangalan ng tinaguriang “The Boss" na si Doc Ferz Recio, host ng Born to Be Wild.

Si Doc Ferz ang ikalawang celebrity na napatalsik sa isla. But unlike Doc Ferz, last week ay nag-quit si Starstruck V avenger Princess “Ang Pasaway" Snell, nang hindi na niya matiis ang gutom at sobrang depresyon sa isla.

Bago ang pagboto ni Buhawi, tinanong ni Richard ang tribe members kung sino sa kanilang mga kasama ang nais nilang mawala. Ang pangalan ni Doc Ferz ang pinili ni Myka Flores ng Bubble Gang, na sa dating episode ay naglabas ng sintemyento sa pagiging “pala-utos" ng resident vet ng Born To Be Wild.

Nagulat si Doc Ferz sa pagpili sa kanya ni Myka dahil siya pa nga raw ang nagpayo rito na magpakatatag at huwag sumuko nang mga araw na gusto na rin nitong sumunod kay Princess.

Sa kabila ng kanyang pagkakatanggal, sinabi ni Doc Ferz na iginagalang niya ang pasya ni Buhawi at hangad niya na manalo pa rin ang kanyang tribu sa mga susunod na challenges. – Fidel R Jimenez, GMANews.TV

source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/200741/whos-the-first-celebrity-voted-out-of-survivor-philippines

Bb. Pilipinas titlist, 2 others killed in car crash — report

(Updated 10:06 pm) A Binibining Pilipinas beauty contest titleholder and two of her companions were killed after their car crashed into a passenger bus in Camarines Sur on Saturday morning, a radio report said.

Bb. Pilipinas-International 2009 Melody Gersbach, her driver Santos Ramos and her manager Alvin Orense died on the spot after the Innova car they were riding collided head-on with a Guevarra bus at Barangay Pawili in Bula town at past 11 a.m. Saturday, Camarines Sur provincial police director Col. Jonathan Ablang said in a phone interview.

Ablang added that a fourth person in the car, identified as designer Ronald Lita, survived the accident and is currently undergoing treatment at the Bula Medical Center.

Six other passengers of the bus were hurt in the road mishap, according to provincial police chief.

Based on initial investigation, Gersbach’s car came from Legazpi City in Albay and was heading to Naga City in Camarines Sur for a local beauty pageant when it figured in the accident.

The passenger bus reportedly overtook a motorcycle and failed to return to the right lane, causing it to collide head-on with the beauty queen’s vehicle.

Ablang said that the bus driver, identified as Wilson Fotillas, is already in police custody after initially fleeing. Fotillas will be charged with reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide and multiple injuries, he added.

The remains of the fatalities are currently at a funeral parlor in Barangay Anayan in Pili town. They are set to be fetched by Gersbach’s family and friends later in the evening.

Gersbach competed in the Miss International pageant in China last November, where she secured a spot in the semi-finals.—Andreo C. Calonzo/JV, GMANews.TV

source:http://www.gmanews.tv/story/199098/bb-pilipinas-titlist-2-others-killed-in-car-crash-report

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Quote: Originally Posted by familia.dos Sarah is new box-office queen By: Bong De Leon Sarah Geronimo CHECK IT OUT IT’s crystal clear, Sarah Geronimo is going to be this year’s box-office queen in the yearly awards given by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation. Last year, it was Ai Ai de las Alas who got the award because of “Ang Tanging Ina” shown in 2007. But this year, Sarah zoomed to higher level via her movie with John Lloyd Cruz, “A Very Special Love.” No other movie can beat the Sarah and John tandem, not even Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion in their initial foray as a loveteam, “For The First Time.” But you see, it is very hard to say that Sarah will be the undisputed box-office queen. What will be the fate of the year’s opening salvo from Star Cinema, “Love Me Again” which stars Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin under the direction of Rory Quintos? Well, we will know by then if Angel will grab the title from Sarah next year. i hope and pray kay princess mapunta talaga ang box office queen she deserve it

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HappeeA Member Join Date: Aug 2008	(IMG:http://www.starmometer.com/wp-conten...meter_logo.gif) In no ranking order, we picked the 8 hottest local stars of 2008 based on the success of their tv shows, movies, albums, endorsements, magazine features and the impact of their careers not only in the Philippines but in other countries as well. (IMG:http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...tstars_big.gif) In alphabetical order, Starmometer’s 8 Hottest Stars of 2008 are: ANGEL LOCSIN - (IMG:http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...angel_face.jpg) Her first fantaserye as kapamilya, Lobo, topped NUTAM ratings last July; She won in the 2008 Star Awards for TV Best Actress for her performance in Maalaala Mo Kaya beating other veteran stars; She ranks 12th in the 2008 Top Celebrity Endorsers with 11 tri-media endorsements; Her movie this year, “Love Me Again”, premiered successfully in the US; She’s Maxim’s Sexiest Woman of 2008; She’s Starmometer’s Most Beautiful Woman of 2008, topping the 100 Most Beautiful Pinays list for the third year in a row; She’s also voted as the Fantaserye Queen and Covergirl of the Year. CHARICE - (IMG:http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...mo/charice.jpg) The 15-year-old pinay international singing sensation was hailed “The Most Talented Kind in the World” by The Oprah Winfrey Show; After her guesting stint on Ellen, she appeared twice on Oprah and other talk shows like Good Morning America and Paul O-Grady Show; She performed with some of the world’s best singers—Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban with the help of David Foster; She starred in her own life-story in Maalaala Mo Kaya; Her debut self-titled album under Star Records achieved Gold status; She’s currently recording her very first international album. JOHN LLOYD CRUZ - (IMG:http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...nlloydcruz.gif) He is the reigning Box Office King of Philippine movies and he is about to capture the title for the second year in a row in 2009 because his movie this year “A Very Special Love” opposite Sarah Geronimo is the top grosser for 2008. A Very Special Love is also the 2nd Top-grossing Pinoy movie of all time after 2003’s Tanging Ina; His tv series “I Love Betty La Fea” opposite Bea Alonzo is also doing very good in the nationwide tv ratings; He ranks no. 17 in the Top 20 Celebrity Endorsers list with 8 tri-media endorsements. KC CONCEPCION - (IMG:http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...concepcion.jpg) The mega-daughter started her showbiz career in the first quarter of 2008 and she already achieved a lot! Her first movie “For the First Time” opposite Richard Gutierrez was a monster hit in 2008 and ranks 3rd top-grossing movie of the year with a total haul of P134.7 million; She starred in an episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya as her first acting project and it was followed by a month-long drama special “I AM KC”; She graced various magazine covers; Her debut album “a.k.a. Cassandra” achieved gold status; She was chosen by the World Food Program of the United Nations to be the National Ambassador Against Hunger; She ranks 4th in the Top 20 Celebrity Endorsers with 9 tri-media endorsements. MANNY PACQUIAO - (IMG:http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...igestcover.jpg) Our Pambansang Kamao was named Best Pound for Pound Boxer this year; He won three titles in one year - superfeatherweight, lightweight, and welterweight, the first Filipino and Asian to do so; He won the rematch against Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez last March 15; He knocked out David Diaz last June 28; He just won the dream match earlier this month, beating the golden boy Oscar dela Hoya; He was named Champion of Champions by ESPN; He graced the cover of Readers’ Digest; He has his own tv show, Pinoy Records, on GMA 7 which is a top-rater from time to time. MARIAN RIVERA - (IMG:http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...mo/2a7a8b9.jpg) Her back to back tv shows “Marimar” and “Dyesebel” topped the NUTAM tv ratings making her the current Primetime Queen; She was voted the Sexiest Woman in the Philippines by FHM Magazine; She was voted 2nd Most Beautiful Pinay of 2008; She graced various magazine covers; Two of her movies this year, My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend and One True Love were box-office hits; She was named “Hottest Star of 2008″ by no less than Kris Aquino; She has the most endorsements in 2008 and ranks 4th in the list of Top 20 Celebrity Endorsers; Her dance album achieved platinum status; She is also the no. 1 newsmaker of the year by hitting showbiz headlines with various intrigues and controversies being thrown at her. PIOLO PASCUAL - (IMG:http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...mo/CPH2B02.jpg) ABS-CBN’s hottest leading man and matinee idol is also the country’s most sought-after male endorser; His pairing with Angel Locsin in the tv series Lobo topped the NUTAM race last July; His movie “Love Me Again” with Angel Locsin had a successful premiere in the US; He has his own perfume and clothing line; He ranks 5th in the Top 20 Celebrity Endorsers list with 15 tri-media endorsements under his belt; He is a platinum recording artist; He was voted RP’s Sexiest Man of 2008. SARAH GERONIMO - (IMG:http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...armo/sarah.jpg) The Popstar Princess is the only Pinoy artist to achieved 4 platinum awards in a year; Her launching movie “A Very Special Love” is the no. 1 movie of 2008; She is the shoo-in for Box Office Queen award next year beating Bea Alonzo; She ranks 14th in the Top 20 Celebrity Endorsers with 10 tri-media endorsements under her belt; She ranks 3rd in Starmometer’s 100 Most Beautiful Pinays of 2008. Close shots were Claudine Barretto, Kris Aquino, Judy Ann Santos, Richard Gutierrez and Dingdong Dantes.

noynoy aquino and his girl friend

MANILA, Philippines—Yes, Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III has a girlfriend. She is a councilor in Valenzuela City.
No, he did not think she was planning to run for Congress.
These were Aquino’s cautious answers when he was peppered with questions on Wednesday about gossip circulating in text messages and the internet that his girlfriend, whom he refused to name, was eyeing a congressional seat.
"I think she’s opting for reelection," Aquino told reporters. "She hasn’t told me she has changed her mind," said Aquino, but quickly added that it would be up to his girlfriend to decide what political road to take, and that he would be there to support her.
It was the first time the bachelor senator, who is now being touted as a possible presidential candidate, talked about his personal life.
Aquino, the only son of the late president Corazon Aquino and martyred opposition leader former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., both national icons, revealed that he and his girlfriend would celebrate their first anniversary as a couple next month.
He had already introduced her to his mother, who died on Aug. 1.
Aquino appealed to reporters not to insist that he name her. He said his girlfriend had been recently at the receiving end of many requests by some people.
"I don’t want to add to the chaos in her life," Aquino said.
The tabloid People’s Tonight, however, has already identified the senator’s girlfriend as 29-year-old Councilor Shalani Soledad, a pretty and unassuming political leader in Valenzuela City.
Asked whether his girlfriend would be supportive if he were to run for the presidency next year, Aquino said they haven’t had time to discuss the issue.
"I don’t think, if I have a decision, she will not be supportive of it," he said.
Soledad’s official website describes her as a native of Catanduanes and a graduate of Human Resources Management at De La Salle’s College of St. Benilde.
She used to work in the Senate as a staff member in the office of Senator Panfilo Lacson in the Senate (2001-2003).
A source close to the senator claimed the two first met in 2000 or 2001 when Soledad interviewed him for a media project. They met again, this time by accident, in August 2008 at Alfredo’s restaurant in Quezon City. Both were dining with their respective friends but they had their picture taken with each other and exchanged phone numbers.
The following month, Aquino reportedly introduced her to some of his friends, although he said they were just going out.
Aquino has been previously linked to a stewardess, a staff member of Senator Francis Pangilinan and two actresses.
Aquino is also known to have dated news anchors Korina Sanchez (now engaged to Senator Mar Roxas) and Bernadette Sembrano.source

'Jaws' Shark Hunted Down

The star of "Jaws" has been found resting in a Los Angeles junkyard.

No, not Richard Dreyfuss -- the shark! With the 35th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's classic blockbuster just around the corner, an NPR reporter set out to track down the mechanical beast that struck fear into the hearts of so many.

In order to maximize their control over the creature, the "Jaws" filmmakers built three sharks for their 1975 movie. All created from the same mold, the sharks were dubbed "Bruce" after Spielberg's lawyer, Bruce Ramer. The gigantic metal creatures were 25-feet long and weighed hundreds of pounds. The heads alone came in at 400 lbs. apiece, with jaws the size of a small human.
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When reporter and "Jaws"-enthusiast Cory Turner set out to track down Bruce's whereabouts, he went straight to the source -- the movie's director. A spokesman for Steven Spielberg explained that the original Bruces had all been destroyed, as no one had thought to save them.

But theories circulated on a Facebook page for the famous shark that another Bruce might be out there. After a little research, Turner discovered that a fourth shark had indeed been cast from the original mold, just months after its brothers were constructed. The baby of the Bruce family was created for display at Universal Studios Theme Park, where it hung by its tail for fifteen years.

In 1990, the shark was taken down and shipped out to destinations unknown. Turner picked up the phone and started dialing junkyards. He finally found the creature in a yard in the Sun Valley area of Southern California -- just minutes away from Universal. Turner brought the team who built Bruce -- art department members Joe Alves and Roy Arbogast to verify the shark's authenticity.

"It's the real one," Arbogast told Turner after examining the creature. "It's just kinda' nice to see it again after 25 or 30 years. It's amazing that it's still here."

Bruce's discovery couldn't come at a better time. There's talk that Universal might be considering a 3D "Jaws" remake -- with comedian Tracy Morgan in the shark-hunter role. Perhaps Bruce will find his way onto the silver screen once again.

Their shelter from the storm

I was aimlessly wandering around CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines) when I sighted what seemed to be structures amid a clump of coconut trees. So I went further to explore what looked like a park, half-expecting to sit for a while in the shade. What I found instead were bare-footed kids playing and later on people lying on cartons under the shade. And then it dawned on me that these people could be ACTUALLY living here. From afar, camouflaged by trees and foliage, I spotted makeshift tents. And more kids. I tried making conversation with Joey and Jingjing -- they won’t give me their surnames -- and learn more about the people living there. They told me there are about 200 people who live in this park Joey, a 47-year-old native of Iloilo, was the more amiable one, telling me stories about how they are able to survive through "pangangalakal" or the picking up thrown away stuff they can sell -- along Roxas Boulevard and nearby areas. According to this marker I found, the 6th ASEAN Square Sculpture Symposium was ordered built in 1989 by former Foreign Affairs secretary Raul Manglapus. Some of the sculptures produced during this gathering were put in this park right beside the Sarimanok site, the venue for the Miss Universe pageant held in the country back in 1974. Spain’s Amparo Munoz, who later became actress, won that year. I wanted to linger for a while but seeing more and more kids gathering around me begging for alms -- not to mention this suspicious -- looking character who tried to lure me to look more “statues” somewhere -- I decided to go. So then maybe it’s just fair to warn people to be extra cautious should you find yourself in this park along Roxas Boulevard, fronting Aliw Theater right beside CCP. The sculptures look interesting but in dire need of restoration. Unfortunately, I won’t guarantee that the place is safe enough for a leisurely stroll.

Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and cris

And so it begins. With the recent announcement of Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III bid in the upcoming 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections, top local celebrities have been openly expressing their support for the senator, many of whom have close connections to his younger sister – popular TV host, Kris Aquino.

According to Kris in a recent interview, many of her celebrity friends have been communicating with her to affirm their support for her senator/brother’s presidential aspirations come 2010. Ogie Alcasid even sent her a song, which he composed and recorded together with Regine Velasquez, to be used in Noynoy’s presidential campaign. Martin Nievera will also collaborate with Zsa Zsa Padilla for another Noynoy-inspired campaign song, this time as a duet, to be recorded later this year. Even Jodi Sta Maria-Lacson, who is married to Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s son, told Kris that she is willing to offer her services for her brother’s campaign regardless of her current political affiliation in connection to her marriage. Other top Philippine celebrities such as Claudine Barretto, Ai-Ai delas Alas, Anne Curtis, Bea Alonzo, Pokwang and Mariel Rodriguez have also personally expressed their support for Noynoy Aquino and will volunteer as campaign endorsers for Noynoy’s presidential ticket.

To show their appreciation, Kris and her family will be hosting a dinner on October 4 for all the celebrity friends who have expressed their support for Noynoy Aquino’s presidential campaign. This event will also be an opportunity for the celebrity endorsers, in Kris’ words, “for them to get to know my brother well”.

With the impending Presidential Liberal Party tandem of Senators Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, who is scheduled to marry popular TV host and newscaster Korina Sanchez on October 27, expect a star-studded celebrity affair when the 2010 official presidential campaign season begins.

No more showbiz for ex-Darna Nanette Medved

Having her own family drastically altered Nanette Medved's outlook and life priorities that show business had to take an indefinite backseat.

PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) spotted the former sexy actress last Sunday, February 21, at Century Tuna's Superbods Run held at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Nanette participated in the event together with her businessman husband. The couple's two adorable kids were also present at the early-morning activity.

Trading her showbiz career for a domesticated lifestyle was an easy decision to make according to the ex-Darna star. Nanette was even more convinced that she made the right choice after giving birth.

"I think that's part of the reason why going back to showbiz, at least for me, is less compelling. Kasi in my case, I'm worried kasi maski na papaano, you know naman that in show business, kahit may intriga o wala, gagawa at gagawa [ng issue] siyempre para mapag-usapan," Nanette, who just arrived with her family from Japan, explained to PEP.

She added, "It's hard for regular families, I mean, there are enough problems and ayoko nang dagdagan 'di ba? So, maigi na 'yong ganito."

So preoccupied is Nanette with her role as wife and mom that she can't even bring herself to keep tab on the latest local tinseltown happenings.

"Actually, no," she confessed when asked if she updates herself on showbiz news. "I'm so glad... Maigi na 'yong hindi ko alam."

Some of the movies done by Nanette during the time she was still active in show business include Dito Sa Pitong Gatang, Isang Bala Ka Lang, Iukit Mo Sa Bala, Sa Diyos Lang Ako Susuko, Tumbasan Mo Ng Buhay, Kung May Gusot Walang Lusot, Huwag Mong Salingin Ang Sugat Ko, Hiram Na Mukha, Narito Ang Puso Ko, Sa Kabila Ng Lahat, and Darna.

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