MANILA, Philippines?Jericho Rosales is out to conquer Asia via an upcoming soap co-produced by ABS-CBN and Malaysian production group Double Vision. He will be paired with Malaysia?s sought-after model-actress Carmen Soo.
Like a kid, Echo told me he couldn?t stop jumping when he found out he got the part. He was on his way to watch a movie with GF Heart Evangelista when the good news was relayed to him. They ended up celebrating instead. Their happiness is Now Showing.
Death threat?
A RELATIVE of Diether Ocampo?s insists that the actor?s driver got an anonymous call, warning Diet through his chauffeur to stay away from Kristine Hermosa. It was somewhat like a death threat. I texted Diet about it but he hasn?t replied. It could have been just a prank call. Diet should not take it too seriously, nor too lightly.
Banned big star
GUESS who this matinee idol is. He?s banned from a ritzy club because of his fits of rage when he?s in a bad mood. Face value no longer honored. Mr. Big Star brings dishonor to the classy joint.
Gabriela on Gabo
GOT this forwarded text supposedly from the feminist group Gabriela: ?Paano na ang bigamy, wife-beating at iba pang kaso laban sa kababaihan ni Gabby Concepcion??
When the Gabo frenzy wanes, maybe answers will surface. How long can Gabo?s blinding charms shield him?
Cancer fund drive
MYRA E?s ?Beauty Inside? advocacy campaign lead by Dawn Zulueta will raise funds for I Can Serve, a non-profit foundation that empowers women by arming them with cancer information and providing services for breast cancer survivors.
Buy ?Beauty Inside? shirts at Watson?s and Myra 400-E. Part of the sales will go to the foundation.
They couldn?t have picked a better endorser. She is a real beauty inside and out unlike some of her contemporaries who are all fluff with no substance.
PERSONAL: My deepest thanks to my lifesavers in every sense of the word when I got confined for over a week at PGH: doctors Marti Magsanoc, Nikko Magsanoc, Mike Tee, Leoncio Kaw, Angel Bandola and Angelina Mirasol; nurses at the 4/F RCB 1, especially Jesse Canaberal, Jomar Tongco and Gemma Valderama; industry friends Dr. Vicki Belo, Boy Abunda, Donna Villa, GMA 7?s Butch Raquel, Ramir Orteza and Barbs Atienza, Cesar Montano, Tita Rosa Rosal, Toni Rose Gayda, Tita Amalia Fuentes, Marvin Agustin, True Faith, Tito Orly and Kat Ilacad, GMA Artist Center, ABS-CBN?s Kane Ochoa and Lorie Dionisio, Tin Tin Bersola, Leah Salterio, Christine Dayrit, Arnold Clavio, Allan Santos and JY for seeing me through my hospital ordeal.
Thanks also to all my friends/colleagues who cheered me up and cheered me on via text (you know who you are). Most of all, thanks to my family, especially my kids Bianchi and IC, my sis Clara and our ?Ate Vi? for never leaving my side as I endured the unendurable.
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