Kris Aquino avoids Mayor Junjun Binay, gets closer with Diether Ocampo

Kris Aquino puts special friendship with Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay "on hold" after the latter was quoted saying things which didn't sound good to the Queen of All Media.

In a Philippine Star article last Sunday (July 17) headlined "To wed or not to wed: Hayden & Vicki, Junjun & Kris", Mayor Junjun revealed that he and Kris Aquino once dated, and that was during Justin Bieber's concert in the country just last May. “Yes, we are good friends. We saw the Justin Bieber concert together, and by gosh, when you’re with Kris, everybody wants to have a picture with her.”

And when asked if another marriage is possible for Junjun, who was widowed in August 2009, here's what he said: “Why do people marry? Because of lack of knowledge...Why do people separate? Because of lack of experience...Why do people remarry? Because of loss of memory.”

Kris expressed in a recent TV interview that she was disappointed to hear Mayor Junjun's statement, especially his answer on "why do people separate" which Kris thought was a "patama" to her.

Mayor Junjun, who just turned 34 last July 12, already apologized to Kris, but the 40-year-old Presidential Sister has decided to avoid Mayor Junjun Binay to avoid further intrigues.

Is Kris just getting extra sensitive?

While she decides to avoid Mayor Junjun, Kris is now getting closer to another special friend, hunk actor Diether Ocampo whom she calls as "D".

On Twitter yesterday, Kris posted a birthday greeting to Diether whom she considers as TRUE friend (not like Mayor Junjun?) and she's hoping to establish a lifelong friendship with him.

Diether Ocampo turned 35 yesterday, July 19, and he has been linked to Kris Aquino since they started filming the MMFF 2010 entry "Dalaw".

Kris reportedly gave Diether a very expensive watch worth 5-million pesos as birthday gift, but the actor has denied that during his birthday presscon.

Shalani Soledad thankful for Yahoo! OMG! award

Shalani Soledad emerged as the top winner in the Yahoo! OMG! Philippines Awards 2011 which was held Tuesday night at the Republiq.

The beautiful Shalani Soledad won the award Yahoo! OMG! Celebrity of the Year for 2011 and according to the award description, it's given to most-searched celebrity on Yahoo! Philippines from January to May 2011.

Shalani, who's currently Willie Revillame's co-host on "Wil Time Bigtime", deserves the award as I've seen her many times as one of the Top Celebrity Searches on Yahoo! Philippines (ph.yahoo.com) this year.

On Twitter, Shalani is so much thankful for the award she received from Yahoo! Philippines.

You can check her Twitter profile now and you can see there that Shalani is flooding it with tweets of thanks to everyone who congratulated her for the award.

She was inactive on Twitter for 2 weeks, and it's only yesterday that she logged in there again just to say thanks for the award.

Shalani was also nominated in Yahoo! OMG! Awards 2011 Favorite Female TV Host alongside Toni Gonzaga, Alodia Gosiengfiao and Pia Guanio. Winner in the said category was selected based on popular votes and unfortunately, Shalani got the least number of votes. Toni won the award.

Favorite Female TV Host Poll Results:
1. Toni Gonzaga (21,528) 56%
2. Alodia Gosiengfiao (12,398) 32%
3. Pia Guanio (3,298) 9%
4. Shalani Soledad (1,152) 3%

Even Willie Revillame also lost in the Favorite Male TV Host category and also got the lowest votes:
1. Luis Manzano (35,074) 47%
2. Mo Twister (33,930) 45%
3. Vice Ganda (2,631) 4%
4. Vic Sotto (2,150) 3%
5. Willie Revillame (382) 1%

Just last March 2011, Shalani was also recognized by another search engine, Google Philippines, when she ranked #1 on its list of 20 Most Influential Women of 2010 (also based on search queries) placing higher than Kris Aquino who ranked 2nd.

MMFF 2011 official entries announced

The 8 official entries for the 37th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF 2011) happening this December were announced today, June 17, 2011, by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

And just like in MMFF 2010, the "Kings" and "Queens" will still be part of MMFF 2011. I'm talking about Vic Sotto, Bong Revilla, Ai-Ai delas Alas and Kris Aquino.

And the excitement doesn't end up there: husband and wife Ryan Agoncillo and Judy Ann Santos, whose movies "Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo" and "Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo" were the Festival Topgrosser during MMFF 2006 and MMFF 2007 respectively, are very much back in the festival with "My Househusband".

Expect the toughest box-office battle this MMFF 2011!

Here are the eight(8) MMFF 2011 Official Entries:

"Enteng ng Ina Mo" under Star Cinema / M-Zet Films / APT Entertainment
Cast: Vic Sotto and Ai-Ai delas Alas
Director: Tony Y. Reyes

"Hototay" under Regal Entertainment
Cast: John Lapus, Ruffa Gutierrez, Andi Eigenmann, Lovi Poe, and Melai Cantiveros
Director: Joel Lamangan

"Mr. Wong" under RP Productions
Cast: Robin Padilla and Angelica Panganiban
Directors: Trina Dayrit and Rechie del Carmen

"My Househusband" under OctoArts Films
Cast: Judy Ann Santos, Ryan Agoncillo and Eugene Domingo
Directors: Jose Javier Reyes

"Panday 2" under GMA Films / Imus Productions
Cast: Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr, Phillip Salvador, Marian Rivera and Iza Calzado
Director: Mac Alejandre

"Panday 2" lead stars Bong Revilla as Flavio and Marian Rivera as Arlana with Director Mac Alejandre

"Segunda Mano" under MJM Productions
Cast: Kris Aquino, Dingdong Dantes and Angelica Panganiban

"Shake Rattle & Roll 13" under Regal Entertainment.
Cast: Eugene Domingo, Kathryn Bernardo, Albie Casiño, Maricar Reyes, Paulo Avelino
Directors: Chris Martinez ("Lunod" episode), Richard Somes ("Tamawo" episode), Jerrold Tarog ("Parola" episode)

"Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" under Regal Entertainment
Cast: Dennis Trillo, Heart Evangelista, Carla Abellana and Ritz Azul

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The three (3) scripts which were submitted but unfortunately didn't make it as an official entry are the following:

"Kimmy Dora N D Temple of Kiyeme" under Spring Films
Cast: Eugene Domingo

"Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story"
Cast: George Estregan Jr aka ER Ejercito, Carla Abellana, Bangs Garcia, Sam Pinto, Paloma, Baron Geisler, Robert Arevalo, Perla Bautista, Joko Diaz and Phillip Salvador
Director: Tikoy Aguiluz

"Love Will Lead You Back" under CineMedia
Cast: Judy Ann Santos, Coco Martin, Maja Salvador and Gina Pareño

The 37th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF 2011) will run from December 25, 2011 to January 7, 2012.

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2: Jem Cubil Semi-Finals Performance

It's the 3rd week of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Semi-Finals and another batch of 6 semi-finalists took the stage tonight, May 14, 2011, to compete for 2 slots in the grand finals.

Who do you think would own those 2 slots in the finals?

This 3rd batch of semi-finalists of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 actually isn't hard to judge, as opposed to what judge Ai-Ai delas Alas said that it was a tough batch just like the previous 2 semi-final weeks.

Among the 6 semi-finalists who competed tonight, I'm sure most of you would like 17-year-old Jem Cubil from Talisay City, Cebu to advance to PGT Season 2 finals, while the other slot could either be for Dance Selection or Happy Feet.

For his semi-final performance, Jem Cubil sang David Cook's "Time of My Life" as he played the guitar.

Did you like his performance? Or did you like him as he is, Jem Cubil a good-looking teen guy who can sing well and play the guitar?

Kris Aquino and Ai-Ai delas Alas, just like how they admired Markki Stroem in Season 1, have appreciated Jem's looks and charm more than his musical talent.

Ai-Ai said: "Napaka-fresh mo ngayong gabi na 'to. Ang cute cute mo ngayong gabing ito." while Kris said: "Pamatay ang kagwapuhan mo!"

As a viewer myself, I actually didn't care about his singing. I was just looking at his face and smile as he stood there on stage. He was looking his best tonight.

I know this is Pilipinas Got Talent and not a star-search hunting for both good-looking and talented, but I think having the ability to charm the audience, which is a quality that every performer should have, is a talent and Jem has it.

Watch Jem Cubil's PGT Semi-Finals Performance:


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This is how Mykiru's Poll ranks this week's batch of PGT Season 2 semi-finalists:

1. Happy Feet, Bukidnon (Tap Dancing Brothers/Duo)
2. Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil, 17, Talisay City, Cebu (singer / musician)
3. Dance Selection, Taguig City (cheerdancers / acrobats)
4. Collins Gutierrez, 24, San Pedro, Laguna (singer)
5. Rafael Pavia, 5, Matina, Davao City (singer)
6. Zaldy Carlos, 38, Tondo, Manila (singer)

If Jem Cubil doesn't get the highest votes and be pitted against Happy Feet or Dance Selection for the judges' votes, he'll find it hard to enter the grand finals. Judge FHM might not pick him while judges Ai-Ai and Kris will be having a hard time to make a decision.

Here's how to vote for your favorite contestants:

Just type

PGT HAPPY for Happy Feet
PGT JEM for Jem Cubil
PGT DANCE for Dance Selection
PGT COLLINS for Collins Gutierrez
PGT RAFAEL for Rafael Pavia
PGT ZALDY for Zaldy Carlos

and send it to 2331 for Globe, TM and Sun Cellular subscribers or 231 for Smart and Talk 'N Text.

Video courtesy of ABS-CBN, uploaded on Youtube by princessanne228

Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 2's first 2 grand finalists: Freestylers, Madrigal Siblings

The Freestylers, a dance group from Calamba, Laguna, becomes the 1st Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 grand finalist when the group got the highest number of text and online votes during the first semi-finals' results night Sunday, May 1, 2011.

They got a high 46.32% of the total votes, which was more than half of the 2nd placer, Romarico Sanorjo aka Rico The Magician, who only had 22.31%.

Rico The Magician and the 3rd placer, the Madrigal Siblings which got 14.11%, had to compete against each other to win the judges' votes and earn the 2nd slot to the grand finals.

Judge FMG picked Rico The Magician while Kris Aquino and Ai-Ai delas Alas chose the Madrigal Siblings, who gave an outstanding performance of "Ako Ay Pilipino".

PILIPINAS (PGT) 1ST SEMI-FINALS RESULTS:
1. Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group) 46.32% - VOTERS' CHOICE
2. Romarico Sanorjo aka Rico The Magician, 60, Caloocan City 22.31%
3. Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio) 14.11 - JUDGES' CHOICE
4. Brian Brady, 10, Cabungaan, Laoag City (Filipino-raised American singer) 7.80%
5. Jeremie Tampoy, 29, Maa, Davao City (Blind singer and pianist) 5.09%
6. Light Gauge Acoustic, Eroreco, Bacolod City (band) 4.36%

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It was actually a surprise that the Freestylers won the votes bigtime. I actually thought Rico The Magician will top the votes.

Mykiru has this poll for the Top 36 semi-finalists, and among the first batch of 6 semi-finalists who competed Saturday night, it's Rico The Magician who was ahead of the others.

Mykiru's PGT Poll Ranking, as of May 1:
1. Marcelito Po Moy
2.Rico The Magician
3. Buildex Pagales
4. Happy Feet
4. Madrigal Siblings
6. Kenny Padalla
7. Brian Brady
8. Karinyoso Boys
9. Angel Calalas
9. B4
9. Jeremie Tampoy
9. Kapidamu Band
9. Skeights
14. Freestylers
14. Suwahib Samplidan
16. Filogram
16. First Beat Effect
18. Jem Cubil
19. Collins Gutierrez
19. DJP Trio
19. Jacqueline Schubert
19. Larvae
23. Dance Selection
23. Gracelle & Kristelle Lapinid
23. Next Generation Band
23. Rafael Pavia
23. Virgilio Del Carmen
28. Genevieve Arandia
28. Madonna Pianista
28. Zaldy Carlos
31. John Michael Narag
31. Leoniel Enopia and Elizabeth Dazo
31. Light Gauge Acoustic
34. Bourbon
35. Joy's Divas
35. Maribeth Callanta

If you notice, except for Freestylers, the order in the poll ranking of the first batch of 6 semi-finalists is also the order in the actual results.

I actually sided with judges Kris and Ai-Ai in choosing the Madrigal Siblings over Rico The Magician. The latter was impressive, however, there was no more impact when he performed again Sunday the same tricks and magic he did Saturday night. He should have prepared a new magic to perform for the audience and the viewers.

Unlike the Madrigal Siblings, the trio were able to sustain tonight their great performance from last night's competition and you would love to hear them singing again and again even if they sang the same song.

As what Kris Aquino said, the Madrigal Siblings gave a hair-raising performance, to which I also agree.

But definitely, Rico The Magician was also deserving to be part of the grand finals, very much deserving.

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If you were to be asked, were you satisfied with tonight's results?

Anne Curtis hits 1 million Twitter followers!

Anne Curtis' followers on Twitter has now reached 1 million, becoming the first from the Philippines to reach the million mark.

Anne Curtis, who is an active Twitter user since March 2009, now has 1,003,302 followers on Twitter as of 2PM today, April 29, and Anne Curtis is ranked 388th worldwide, according to Twittercounter.com.

She is even ranked higher than Victoria Beckham and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Anne is also the only one from the Philippines to enter the Top 500 list of Twitter users with the most followers.

Here's how some of our local celebs rank worldwide:

Anne Curtis 338th
Angel Locsin 628th
Kris Aquino 633th
Bianca Gonzalez 803rd
Sam Milby 804th
KC Concepcion 826th
Angelica Panganiban 827th
Cristine Reyes 894th
Iya Villania 923rd
Pres. Noynoy Aquino 952nd
Luis Manzano 984th

Charice who's considered an international celebrity ranks 932nd.

'The Price is Right' Hotties: Felix Tolentino and Mark Robrigado

If you watch "The Price Is Right" on ABS-CBN, probably you've noticed already these two hotties as Kris Aquino's assistants and showcase models.

They are Rafael Felix Tolentino and Mark Anthony Robrigado.

I already featured Felix here 2 years go. Read HERE.

He was also screened for Mister Philippines International 2009 pageant, but sadly he didn't meet the minimum height requirement of 5'11.

Felix is also the brother of my high school batchmate Rose Tolentino, but I haven't met him yet.

Kris Aquino 'My Heart's Journey' album released

Kris Aquino has released a new album entitled 'My Heart's Journey', which is already her 5th spoken-word album.

Two of her previous 4 albums reached platinum sales, so we'll see if this new album will also reach that mark.

There are 15 tracks in the new album featuring 10 artists. Jed Madela is singing 5 of them.

1. GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD - Toni Gonzaga
2. WHAT ABOUT LOVE - KC Concepcion
3. LOVE MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS - Christian Bautista
4. ONLY LOVE - Jed Madela
5. IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE - Karylle
6. TO WHERE YOU ARE - Jed Madela
7. CHANGES IN MY LIFE - Jed Madela
8. I WILL BE HERE - Gail Blanco
9. WHEN YOU BELIEVE - Regine Velasquez & Lani Misalucha
10. IN YOUR EYES - Gail Blanco
11. I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT - Zsa Zsa Padilla
12. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - Nina
13. HEALING - Jed Madela
14. BEAUTIFUL IN MY EYES- Jed Madela
15. ARAW MO- Christian Bautista

"My Heart's Journey" is under Universal Records and is now available in record bars nationwide.

Pilipinas Got Talent: Buildex Pagales dubbed as the Philippines' Bruno Mars

15-year-old Buildex Pagales singing two Bruno Mars hits ('Billionaire', 'Just The Way You Are') is among the favorite acts on Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 2.

Just minutes after his audition was shown on PGT's episode last Sunday, Buildex immediately made it to the Top 10 trending topics on Twitter worldwide as viewers expressed their admiration to this teenage boy from Digos City, who has an amazing Bruno Mars voice and is now being dubbed as the Bruno Mars of the Philippines.

It's only the audition stage, and yet a contestant of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 has already made it to Twitter's trending topics. That's something!

Even PGT judge Kris Aquino, who's a Bruno Mars fan, posted a tweet on Twitter praising Buildex. "Yehey!!! I love Buildex - such an inspiring story!"

Yeah, he has an inspiring story to back him up just like Season 1 winner Jovit Baldivino. (Buildex shared that his mother is a "kakanin" vendor.)

Also in the same evening, two newly-made Facebook pages instantly reached 1,000 likes, and as I write this, one of those pages already has over 3k likes while the other one has more than 7k likes.

Buildex's audition video on Youtube is also getting lots of views and in just one day since it was posted, it already attracted 33k views.

Watch his video and help him reach 100k views:

With that, Buildex Pagales and male diva Marcelito Po Moy are already being expected to reach the finals. That's for sure!

Video upload courtesy of eb5teebee

Hottie Kevin James Sisco on Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2

This cutie, hottie guy named Kevin James Sisco has auditioned on Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2, as shown on tonight's episode.

What can you say?

Kevin James Sisco is 20 years old from San Francisco, California.

For his PGT audition, he performed a song and the crowd loved it (I guess the viewers too.). But the judges weren't one in giving a "yes" to him.

Sir FMG and Ai-Ai delas Alas gave him "YES" but Kris Aquino surprisingly said "NO". (Why Kris?)

But 2 "yes" is enough, so Kevin James is moving to the next round.

I think he's Markki Stroem of the Season.

According to bbdivine who posted the photos above at Missossology forum last September, Kevin James is Fil-Italian and was discovered by Arnold Vegafria (manager of PGT host Billy Crawford.)

More pics of Kevin James, who I think is a mixture of Rafael Rosell, Troy Montero and Orlando Bloom:

Hope to see him on the finals of PGT Season 2.

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2: Marcelito Pomoy, who sings like Regine Velasquez, is an early favorite

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 contestant Marcelito Pomoy from Imus, Cavite, has become an instant favorite by the viewers of the said reality talent search after his audition was shown last night, March 5, 2011.

During the audition, Marcelito Pomoy sang Regine Velasquez's 'Narito Ako' to the surprise of the judges and the audience 'coz he sounds very much like Regine.

Yeah, and he is not an 'Anton Diva' 'coz when judge Kris Aquino asked, "Lalake ka talaga?" Marcelito said "yes".

He was also asked to sing more. He sang another Regine hit 'Sana Maulit Muli' and the song "Hanggang Ngayon", a duet of Ogie Alcasid and Regine.

For 'Hanggang Ngayon', he was able to do "doble-kara", sounding like both Ogie and Regine.

Marcelito's got an incredible talent that even judge Ai-Ai delas Alas commented, "Tapos na ang contest. May winner na."

Watch Marcelito Pomoy's audition video for Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 and be amazed:


Video upload courtesy of pgt2011season2

Len Lopez pictures and profile inside Yes! Magazine's March 2011 issue

Len Lopez, the rumored girlfriend of Pres. Noynoy Aquino, is featured in the March 2011 issue of Yes! Magazine.

Yes! Mag is dedicating two pages for Maria Elena 'Len' Lopez, the 38-year-old Deutsche Bank stockbroker who's reportedly now the constant date of PNoy.

You can see there pictures of Len Lopez including her college yearbook photo from Ateneo de Manila University.

According to the mag, Len graduated from Ateneo in 1992, the same batch with singer-composer Rico Blanco and Len's future sister-in-law
Kris Aquino.

Grab a copy of Yes' Magazine - March 2011 issue to know more about Len
Lopez and of course, the explosive revelation of Sarah Geronimo about
Rayver Cruz.

'Green Rose', 'The Price Is Right' & 'Happy Yipee Yehey!' pilot episodes fail to shake up ratings in Mega Manila

'Green Rose' and 'The Price is Right' were the two ABS-CBN shows which aired its pilot episodes last night, but both failed to impress in Mega Manila ratings.

'Green Rose', which is a Philippine remake of a Koreanovela and stars Jericho Rosales and Anne Curtis, scored a pilot rating of 7.1% while 'The Price Is Right', hosted by Kris Aquino, marked 4.5% debut rating, according to the figures released by AGB Nielsen via Pep.ph.

Both pilot ratings unfortunately failed to beat competitions and didn't even rank in the Top 10 Highest-Rated Primetime Programs last night.

Meanwhile, GMA's "Nita Negrita" with Barbie Forteza in the title role also premiered on the afternoon the same day with a high 7.8% rating, ranking 4th in the Top 10 Daytime Programs.

Willie Revillame, who hosts "Willing Willie" on TV5, is probably the happiest to hear that the ABS-CBN's new noontime show "Happy Yipee Yehey" didn't score high ratings on its first Saturday and Monday episodes.

Willie reportedly predicted that the show, which is hosted by his friends John Estrada and Randy Santiago, will have low ratings.

Last Saturday, Happy Yipee Yehey had a debut ratings of 5.1% as against Eat Bulaga's 12%. But it's already the 4th highest rating among daytime programs.

And for its first Monday episode, the new show had a terrible 3.8% rating which didn't even place in the Top 10. It ranked 11th.

But Willie shouldn't be rejoicing if the said ABS-CBN show didn't soar high in the ratings 'coz his own show isn't doing well lately during weekdays.

Last Friday, it ranked at the bottom, at #14. Then just last Monday, it's again out of the Top 10, ranking 12th, which was not the case during its first few weeks of airing.TOP 10 HIGHEST-RATED PROGRAMS
(Based on AGB's People Ratings in Mega Manila)

Saturday, February 12 (Daytime)
1. Eat Bulaga (GMA) 12.0%
2. Kapuso Valentine Movie Festival: My Bestfriend's Girlfriend (GMA) 6.4%
3. Wish Ko Lang (GMA) 5.4%
4. Happy Yipee Yehey (ABS-CBN) 5.1%
5. Showtime (ABS-CBN) 4.6%
6. Startalk (GMA) 4.1%
7. Kapamilya BlockBusters: Kung Fu Hustle (ABS-CBN) 4.0%
8. Misteryo (GMA) 3.8%
9. Boys Over Flowers (ABS-CBN) 3.4%
9. Sabado Sineplex: X-Mex (TV5) 3.4%

Saturday, February 12 (Primetime)
1. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA) 12.7%
2. Imbestigador (GMA) 10.2%
3. Willing Willie (TV5) 8.8%
4. 24 Oras Weekend (GMA) 8.6%
5. Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) 8.1%
6. LOL: Laugh or Lose (TV5) 7.1%
7. I Heart You Pare: Ang Bonggang Beginning (GMA) 6.2%
8. TV Patrol Weekend (ABS-CBN) 5.4%
9. MMK (ABS-CBN) 5.2%
10. Wansapanataym: Buhawi Jack (ABS-CBN) 5.0%

Monday, February 14 (Daytime)
1. Temptation Of Wife (GMA) 12.1%
2. Eat Bulaga (GMA) 10.8%
3. Koreana (GMA) 9.3%
4. Nita Negrita (GMA) 7.8%
5. Alakdana (GMA) 7.0%
6. Kapuso Movie Festival: Forever (GMA) 4.9%
7. Face To Face (TV5) 4.3%
8. One Piece (GMA) 4.0%
8. Showtime (ABS-CBN) 4.0%
8. Agimat Presents: Kapitan Inggo (ABS-CBN) 4.0%

Monday, February 14 (Primetime)
1. Mara Clara (ABS-CBN) 12.1%
2. 24 Oras (GMA) 11.4%
3. Imortal (ABS-CBN) 10.8%
4. Bantatay (GMA) 10.7%
5. Dwarfina (GMA) 10.6%
6. Mutya (ABS-CBN) 10.2%
6. The Baker King (GMA) 10.2%
8. Machete (GMA) 10.1%
9. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) 9.4%
9. I Heart You Pare (GMA) 9.4%

James Yap and Kris Aquino receive birthday gifts from each other: bracelet for Kris and 'Bruno Mars' concert tickets for James

James Yap turns 29 today, a day after ex-partner Kris Aquino celebrated her 40th birthday.

But James and Kris already found a time to celebrate their birthday together when they had a dinner last Sunday along with Josh and Bimby aka Baby James.

Kris shared about it on Twitter yesterday and according to her tweets, Bimby gave James a red BlackBerry Torch as birthday gift for his Papa.

The father and son also prepared a gift for Kris and it's a bracelet with a card attached to it. Kris described the bracelet as lovely and the message on the card as sincere and heartwarming.

And how about Kris' gift for James?

"I gave him 2 Bruno Mars VIP tickets for him & his date for April 8," Kris said on Twitter.

Wow! How nice of Kris!

Everything is indeed going fine between Kris Aquino and James Yap, whose marriage is still in the legal process of annulment.

That's why, Kris' birthday wish is "legal freedom" for her and James.

"I wish James & I the legal freedom to be able to love again & share with new lifelong partners the love we failed to sustain between us," Kris posted on Twitter.

And just this afternoon, she tweeted the same wish again, "I wish freedom for James & me to love again & be loved in the way we failed to love each other."

James also posted his own birthday message for Kris on Twitter yesterday, just a short and simple message.

But I've noticed on James' message that he didn't even mention the name of Kris, whom he fondly called before as "Babe". He just addressed his message to "Mama of Baby James" and not "Kris".

He said, "To the Mama of Baby James, Happy Happy Birthday! May all your dreams come true! God bless you :-)"

James Yap is now on Twitter, but not a follower of Kris Aquino

James Yap is now on Twitter...if in case you don't know it yet. And he's enjoying it!

The PBA superstar who plays for B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados has just joined the Twitter world using the username @jcy18 which stands for his full name, James Carlos Yap, and his jersey shirt number 18.

James actually started his Twitter in September and his first tweet was: "Just woke up!"

And if you read all his tweets, his favorite lines are "bonding with Baby James", "practice today", "good morning everyone" and "thank you guys".

There's nothing much juicy on his tweets but good enough for the fans to know about how James is, what he's doing and where he's going to.

He definitely enjoys posting tweets 'coz he once said, "hello yapsters masaya pala dito."

James so far has more than 3k followers, unlike ex-wife Kris Aquino who is the Philippines' 2nd Most Followed Celeb on Twitter.

Kris may have almost half a million followers, but unfortunately James isn't interested to follow her.

James is following only 9 people and Kris isn't one of them. He's following teammate Rico Maierhofer, former teammate Paul Artadi, sportscasters Dennis Principe and Patricia Hizon, his fans club Yapsters, his fave NBA star LeBron James and some other girls.

And those girls unfortunately also do not include Isabel Oli (@oliviadaytia), who's being romantically linked to James Yap.

Anne Curtis, Kris Aquino & Angel Locsin, most popular local celebrities on Twitter

Anne Curtis is still the most followed local celebrity on Twitter now with more than half a million followers.

It's been 6 months since Mykiru Isyusero listed down the Philippines' Top 25 Popular Celebs on Twitter (as of June 15, 2010).

And this January 2011, there are major changes on the list.

Anne though remains on top with 643k followers, more than twice of her followers back in June when she had 305k.

By the middle of this year, let's expect Anne's followers to reach 1million.

Kris Aquino is still 2nd to Anne with 462k followers, then Angel Locsin, who previously in 7th place, is now 3rd.

Mariel Rodriguez and Nikki Gil who are not that active on Twitter lately were dropped from the Top 10. Mariel is now 12th while Nikki is 15th.

They're replaced in the Top 10 by Angelica Panganiban, from #12 to #6, and Cristine Reyes, who went 7 notches up, from #14 to #7.

Sarah Geronimo is also showing her power on Twitter. She now enters the Top 25, at the #16 slot.

"Glee" star Charice also went up high, from 19th to 11th spot.

Vice Ganda, who got the most Facebook Likes among Philippine celebs, is also conquering Twitter. Still considered as among the newest Twitter users, Vice is already ranked 21st.

Here's the updated Philippines' Top 25 Celebs on Twitter as of January 8, 2011, 9AM:

(EXCLUSIVE HERE ON MYKIRU ISYUSERO)

1. Anne Curtis
(@annecurtissmith)
# of Followers: 643,453



2. Kris Aquino
(@itsmekrisaquino)
# of Followers: 462,676



3. Angel Locsin
(@143redangel)
# of Followers: 386,458



4. Bianca Gonzales
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MMFF 2010: "Dalaw" earns P40.6 million in 4 days | Kris Aquino wants Ted Failon as her next leading man

MMFF 2010 Box-Office OFFICIAL figures are not readily available for us, unlike in last year's MMFF where everyday, there was an update of the box-office results.

We have lots of "unofficial" figures on the net, but we want the official figures coming from the MMFF executive committee.

In 2009, MMFF chairperson Ric Camaligan even had himself interviewed by news programs and revealed the exact box-office figures of the festival entries.

Good thing that Philippine Star has the official box-office gross for December 25 and PEP posted on its Scoopbox the official receipts for December 26.

MMFF 2010 1st Day Gross (December 25)
1. "Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote” P31M
2. “Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last Na ‘To) P20M
3. “Dalaw” Kris Aquino P12.5M
4. "Shake, Rattle & Roll XII" P11.8M
5. "RPG: Metanoia" P5.1M
6. "Super Inday and the Golden Bibe" P4.7M
7. "Rosario" P3.2M
8. "Father Jejemon" P1.4M

MMFF 2010 2nd Day Gross (December 26)
1. "Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote" P25.7M
2. "Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last Na 'To)" P17.8M
3. "Dalaw" P11.3M
4. "Shake Rattle and Roll XII" P8.1M
5. "RPG Metanoia" P4.8M
6. "Super Inday and the Golden Bibe" P3.1M
7. "Rosario" P2.3M
8. "Father Jejemon" P1.0M

"Dalaw" star Kris Aquino happily shared on Twitter this afternoon that her MMFF 2010 entry already has an accumulated gross of P40.6 million as of December 28, 2010.

"Dalaw Dec 28 (day4) Gross: P7.650M. Total Gross to Date (4days): P40,640,800.19. Thank you, GOD! I thank all of u who watched! I thank God for helping us earn consistently! Thank u for the strong box office!

That just means, "Dalaw" has 10 million on the average and might also hit the 100 million-peso mark just like "Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote" and "Ang Tanging Mo Last Na 'To".

Kris also got the chance to tell everyone on Twitter about a possible movie starring her in 2011 after the box-office success of "Dalaw" which paired her up with muscled actor Diether Ocampo. She asked suggestions from her followers as to who should be her next leading man.

"Tita Malou of Star Cinema asking who I want to work w/ for 2011 movie. Who do u want me on screen with? I said want to be directed by direk Chito or direk Olive. Up to them na the rest. Suggestions?"

And most of the fans answered TED FAILON who's currently Kris' textmate.

"Thanks for your suggestions! I'm sure si Ted ayaw mag movie. Pero praying our talk show pushes thru!."

That's really something exciting to look forward to in 2011.

MMFF 2010 Awards Night - Winners: "Ang Tanging Ina Mo Last Na 'To" wins 9 trophies, including Best Picture

MMFF 2010 Awards Night or Gabi ng Parangal was held Sunday night, December 26, 2010, at the Meralco Theatre.

That's only one day after the festival officially opened nationwide and definitely, the results of the awards night will make an impact on the box-office performance of the movie.

Big winner was Star Cinema's "Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To" which won 9 of the 20 categories. And 7 of those 9 awards were really major ones.

Star Cinema for sure never expected "Tanging Ina Mo Last Na 'To" to win as Best Picture and even Wenn Deramas as Best Director 'coz the movie didn't even get a grade from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB).

Direk Wenn accepted most of the awards for the movie, including the Best Supporting Actress trophy for Eugene Domingo, who wasn't there to accept the award.

And when his name was called as Best Director, he himself was visibly surprised. "Naawa lang ata kayo sa 'kin sa pagbalik-balik ko dito sa stage...Sobra-sobrang bonus na po ito," he said in his acceptance speech.

"Rosario" meanwhile which got an A from the CEB was only the 2nd biggest winner, with 7 awards. Its director, Albert Martinez, was not even included in the Top 3 nominees for Best Director.

Aside from Direk Wenn, other nominated directors were Mike Tuviera (Super Inday and the Golden Bibe) and Louie Suarez (RPG Metanoia).

"RPG", another A-rated movie, won 4 trophies, "Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote" had 2 awards while 1 each for "Super Inday and the Golden Bibe" and "Father Jejemon".

Shockingly, "Dalaw" which got a B grade and stars the President's sister Kris Aquino was totally shut off from winning any of the awards. Was it intentional?

On The Buzz Sunday afternoon prior to the Awards Night, Kris Aquino was quoted saying this: "Pinapaubaya ko na po sa kanila ang award, kasi baka batikusin lang po ang pamilya namin at si Presidente Noy."

Regal Films' "Shake, Shattle & Roll 12" also won nothing.

Check out the complete list of winners in the 2010 MMFF:

Best Picture - "Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To"

2nd Best Picture - "Rosario"

3rd Best Picture - "RPG Metanoia"

Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award - "Rosario"

Most Gender Sensitive Film - "Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To"

Quezon City's Special Citation for the Gender-Sensitive Film - "RPG Metanoia"

Best Director - Wenn Deramas ("Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To")

Best Actress - Ai-Ai delas Alas ("Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To")

Best Actor - Dolphy ("Father Jejemon")

Best Supporting Actress - Eugene Domingo ("Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To")

Best Supporting Actor - Dolphy ("Rosario")

Best Child Performer - Xyriel Manabat ("Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To")

Best Production Design - Joey Luna and Miki Hahn ("Rosario")

Best Cinematography - Carlo Mendoza ("Rosario")

Best Screenplay - Mel Del Rosario ("Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To")

Best Original Story - Mel Del Rosario ("Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To")

Best Editing - John Wong ("Rosario")

Best Visual Effects - Rico Gutierrez, Riot and Post Manila ("Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote")

Best Musical Score - Jesse Lasaten ("Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To")

Best Sound Recording (tie) - Ambient Media team ("RPG Metanoia") / Ditoy Aguila ("Super Inday and the Golden Bibe")

Best Original Theme Song - "Kaya Ko Kaya Mo" performed by Protein Shake feat. Ney and Kean Cipriano ("RPG Metanoia")

Best Make-up - Nestor Dayao, Renee Abelardo etc. ("Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote")

Best Float - "Rosario"

Best Independent Film - "Presa" directed by Adolfo Alix Jr

Special Awards
Male Face of the Night - Sen. Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr

Female Face of the Night - Sam Pinto

Best-Dressed Male Celebrity - Dennis Trillo

Best-Dressed Female Celebrity - Jennylyn Mercado

New Philippine Peso bills released | Do you have them already?

New Philippine Peso bills or the new generation Philippine Peso
banknotes have just been released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

You can now have the all-new Philippine Peso bills I think thru banks. So if you want them, you can just request for it at the bank by exchanging your old peso bills with the news ones.

Or better just wait for them to reach your pocket as you spend and receive money.

For now, check pictures of the new Philippine Peso bills and see what
have changed:

20 PESOS




50 PESOS




100 PESOS




200 PESOS




500 PESOS




1,000 PESOS

In his official statement, President Noynoy Aquino has expressed being proud to have his signature on the P500 bill which has both of his parents.

I wonder why Kris Aquino hasn't tweeted yet or talked in an interview about how she feels now that her parents' faces and his brother Noy's signature can be found in just one currency bill.

But for sure, she's also proud of it.

Hubert Webb's life story on Maalaala Mo Kaya?

If Hubert Webb's life story will be made into a movie or an episode on Maalaala Mo Kaya, who should play as Hubert Webb?

41-year-old Hubert Webb has just been ordered to be freed today by the Supreme Court after he was ruled as "acquitted" in the Vizconde Massacre Case. (Read: Hubert Webb acquitted in Vizconde Massacre Case)

At around 4PM this afternoon, Hubert has been freed and now enjoying the freedom that he lost for 15 years.

Hubert was only 26 when he was jailed for being the primary suspect in the Vizconde Massacre. He was convicted twice for the case and now at 41, he's acquitted.

Can you just imagine how he suffered 15 years in prison for a crime he's not guilty of? How is he gonna start his life now that he's 41 years old already?

At least, that's the central point of Hubert Webb's own life story, which could be a great plot for a movie or an MMK episode.

Now that he's free, there are rumors going on that MMK wants to make an episode of Hubert Webb's life story.

A film outfit is also interested in making a movie based on Hubert's story.

Well, there's nothing wrong if Hubert's life story becomes a movie, coz the Vizconde Massacre itself was made into a movie in 1993 with Kris Aquino as Carmela Vizconde.

There was also this "Jessica Alfaro Life Story" movie in 1995 based on the story of Jessica Alfaro, the witness who pointed out Hubert and 7 others as suspects in the Vizconde Massacre. Alice Dixson played Jessica in the movie.

And now, for a possible Hubert Webb story on MMK or in a film, who do you think should play as Hubert Webb?