SIETE CONTRA DOS

Pinoy Little Dreamers Guest in Korea's Star King

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:01:00 +0000

Hindi ako magtataka kung paborito ng mga Koreans na kunin ang mga Pinoy na mag-perform sa kanilang mga television shows sa kanilang bansa. Para kasing merong bagay na nag-uugnay sa atin. Tayo rin naman ay paborito nating panoorin ang kanilang mga soap operas. Aside from that fact, bahagi na rin ang mga Koreans sa ating lipunan dahil marami sa kanila ang nagpupunta sa ating bansa para magbakasyon, magnegosyo at mag-aral.

Dalawa na namang Pinoy na mang-aawit ang napanood kamakailan sa programang Star King kung saan nagsimulang makilala ang isa na ngayong international singer na si Charice Pempengco.

Sina Philip Cesar Nadela at Amy Nobleza, ang top 2 winners ng Pinoy Dream Academy Little Dreamers, ay pinahanga naman ang Korean audience ng show. Kinanta ni Philip ang Beat It at Ben ni Michael Jackson at Diana ni Paul Anka.

Si Amy naman ay kinanta ang Dreamgirls ng OST at And I'm Telling You I am not Going.

Sa huli ay nag-duet ang dalawa sa kanta ni Sarah Geronimo na How Could You Say You Love Me.

Marian Rivera Slides Down in GPTV

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:16:00 +0000

Nananatili pa rin si Rachelle Ann Go sa unang puwesto ng third elimination o face-off ng ating search for the Goddess of Philippine TV samantala bumaba naman ang puwesto ni Marian Rivera. Mukhang hindi natitinag ang mga supporter at fans ng magaling na mang-aawit at contract star ng Viva at Dos dahil buo ang kanilang suporta.

Ilan sa pagbabago ng ating poll ay ang pagkalaglag ni Marian, itinuturing na isa sa pinaka-mainit nating artista sa ngayon, mula sa pangalawang pwesto hanggang pang-apat na lamang. Sa kasalukuyan ay tinalo na siya ni Jewel Mische sa panig ng mga Kapuso stars. Si Jewel na ngayon ang nagbibigay ng mahigpit na kompetensiya para sa nangungunang si Rachelle Ann.

Sa panig naman ng mga Kapamilya, ang sumunod na pinaka-mainit na artista ng istasyon ay isa pa ring mang-aawit at contract din ng Viva, ang newest Box Office Queen na si Sarah Geronimo. Kasalukuyan nasa pangatlong pwesto ang dalaga.

Para sa listahan ng mga boto ng nasa Top Ten as of today, 4pm - 19 May 2009, narito siya:

1. Rachelle Ann Go - 2,207
2. Jewel Mische - 1,597
3. Sarah Geronimo - 1,256
4. Marian Rivera - 940
5. Angel Locsin - 415
6. Bea Alonzo - 283
7. Laarni Lozada - 208
8. Shaina Magdayao - 160
9. Gee Ann Abraham - 152
10. Toni Gonzaga - 144

Pagkatapos ng halos 19 na araw ng botohan, nakatanggap na ang Siete Contra Dos ng 7,568 na kabuuang boto. Kapansin-pansin din na sa mga artista na kasali sa Top 10, 8 dito ay mga Kapamilya stars at 2 lamang ang mga Kapuso. Malapit na magtapos ang elimination na ito at sisimulan na natin ang final round.

Dos, Malapit na Uli Mag-Number 1 sa Rating?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 17 May 2009 08:57:00 +0000

Naku, dapat lang na matakot ang GMA network sa huling kaganapan sa ratings ng mga television shows in Metro Manila. Nanganganib na ang kanilang supremacy. Nabalitaan kasi namin na sa latest AGB ratings result naka-ungos ang dalawang programa ng Dos na dati-rati naman ay hindi nangyayari since the last quarter of 2004 when Kapuso managed to be on top of the ratings game.

Isang gabi na ang Tayong Dalawa nina Jake Cuenca, Kim Chiu at Gerald Anderson at ang Only You nina Angel Locsin, Sam Milby at Diether Ocampo ay naungusan ang lahat ng primetime shows ng Siete. Ang nakakatawa pa dito ay parehas na programa ay may mga artistang originally ay contract stars ng Siete mismo. Kaya parang ang mga talent na sinimulan i-build up ng Kapuso ang siya ring dahilan ng kanilang pagkatalo. Ang tinutukoy namin ay sina Jake at Angel.

Dapat lang na seryosohin ito ng GMA kung ayaw nilang maagaw muli ng Dos ang pagiging number one sa Metro Manila. Hindi maikakaila na dumidikit na talaga ang mga programa ng Dos sa mga programa naman ng Siete. Sooner or later, magugulat na lang tayo na Dos uli ang number one na TV station sa Pilipinas in terms of advertising.

Natatandaan tuloy namin na noong 2004 pagkatapos manguna ang GMA sa ratings game, may isang manghuhula na napanood namin sa Kapamilya na nagsabi na ang pagiging number one ng Kapuso ay pansamantala lamang. Sabi pa niya na hanggang third quarter lang ng susunod na taon sila maghahari (so mga 2005 dapat iyon). Hindi naman nangyari ang kanyang hula pero mukhang nakakabahala (kung ikaw ay isang GMA fan) ang sinabi niya na pansamantala lamang ang pagiging number one ng Siete. Ibig sabihin ay darating ang araw na Dos uli ang hari sa ratings.

Pero may isa rin kaming na-obserbahan sa mga fans ng dalawang network na nag-aaway sa internet. Noong kulelat ang Dos sa ratings, ang lagi nilang depensa ay hindi raw sila naniniwala sa ratings dahil may daya daw. Pero mukhang nag-iba ang ihip ng hangin dahil tuwang-tuwa naman sila noong maging number one ang Tayong Dalawa at Only You. Ano ba?

Ang mga fans naman ng Siete ay maingay sa pagkondena noon kay Annabel Rama na siyang sumisira sa imahe ng Kapuso kaya maraming na-turn off dito at naglipatan sa Dos. Kailangan daw maalis na si Annabel para hindi maapektuhan ang mga shows ng Siete by boycotting the shows of her alaga. Pero heto sila ngayon na mega suporta naman sa Zorro na kung saan bida ang anak ni Bisaya na si Richard Gutierrez.

Ang mga fans nga naman. Ang daming drama. Parang soap opera din.

Dingdong Dantes at Mark Anthony Fernandez, Sino ang mas Karapat-Dapat?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:15:00 +0000

Formal ng na-announce ng mga executives ng Kapuso network ang mga soap opera na susunod na gawin ng dalawang sa leading actors nila na sina Dingdong Dantes at Mark Anthony Fernandez.

Dingdong will star in the Pinoy adaptation of the hit Koreanovela, Stairway to Heaven, as Cholo. Mark Anthony, on the other hand, will be Carla Abellana's screen partner for the remake of the popular Mexican soap, Rosalinda. He will play the role of Fernando Jose.

Pero mukhang mas marami yata ang hindi satisfied dito kaysa sa mga fans na natutuwa. Ayon sa mga nagpo-protesta, mismatch daw ang dalawa sa kanilang assigned roles at dapat may switching na mangyari. Mas bagay daw si Mark Anthony as Cholo dahil may pagka-tsinito ito at mas malalim ang kanyang akting kumpara kay Dingdong.(Ganun? Hmmm, papayag kaya ang mga fans ni Dingong dito?)

Ang Stairway to Heaven daw kasi ay sobrang heavy na facial expressions ang paghuhugutan ng emotion para sa soap. Lamang daw si Mark kaysa kay Dingdong sa aspetong ito.

Samantala, sobrang bagay naman daw kay Dingdong ang papel na Fernando Jose dahil mestiso siya at may pagka-coño na siyang papel ng bidang lalaki ng Rosalinda. Isa pa ay mas may chemistry ang Dingdong-Carla Abellana kaysa Mark Anthony-Carla. Mukhang wala daw kilig ang Mark at Carla. (Papayag din kaya ang mga fans ni Mark dito? Hmmm)

Aminado ba kayo dito? Sang-ayon ba kayo?

Mula pa sa mga fans, dapat i-consider ito ng maayos ng GMA network para naman mas lalong gaganda ang kanilang palabas na tinatalo na raw lately ng mga soaps ng Dos. Kaya daw konti na lang ang lamang ng mga soaps ng Siete sa ratings dahil mukhang wala daw kasi bago sa Kapuso channel.

Lorna Tolentino, Imbiyerna sa bagong Soap?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:50:00 +0000

Mukhang hindi pa yata nakaka-recover ang premyadong aktres na si Lorna Tolentino sa mula sa pagkamatay ng kanyang asawa na si Rudy Fernandez noong nakaraang taon kung tama ang tsika na aming natanggap sa aming e-mail mula sa isang reader natin.

Maraming salamat pala for the heads up, you-know-who.

Naging laman daw ng mga blind items ang pagiging irritable ni Lorna lalo na ang pagka-imbiyerna niya sa production ng bagong soap na gagawin niya sa Dos.

Pinatawag daw si LT para sa pangatlong workshop kung saan gagampanan niya ang isang role ng isang abogada. Nasabi daw niya na hindi na niya kailangan ng workshop lalo na at pangatlo ito dahil alam na raw niya ang kanyang papel. Isa pa ay nagampanan na raw niya ito sa mga nakaraan niyang pelikula.

Ang rason naman ng production, standard procedure kasi ng Dos para sa lahat ng mga soap na ginagawa nila ang workshop. Layunin nito na ma-establish ang good rapport o magandang samahan ng mga artista na kasali sa kanilang proyekto.

Hindi nga ba natagalan si LT na tumanggap ng proyekto dahil ayaw pa raw nitong magtrabaho? Baka kailangan pa niya ng mas mahabang pahinga kasi.

Enrique Iglesias Admits He's Half-Filipino

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:41:00 +0000

For years I have been wondering if Enrique Iglesias, the famous Spanish singer and the current boyfriend of tennis superstar Anna Kournikova, has acknowledged his Filipino roots. Enrique's father is the famous Julio Iglesias, Sr. and her mother is the Filipina socialite, Isabel Preysler from Cebu.

I was really in doubt if Enrique "knows" this fact since I have been reading a lot of articles about him, watched him on some videos but I can't remember a single instance where he mentioned about this.

I even remember him when he serenaded the finalists at the Miss Universe 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago where he was positioned between Spain's Daiana Noguiera and Philippines' Miriam Quiambao, two ladies in the Final 3 in that year. I was wondering who he was rooting for at that time.

Finally, I've read an article that Enrique mentioned about him being a half-Filipino. It was David Archuleta, American Idol 2008 runner up, who addressed this to Ricky Lo of the Philippine Star in an exclusive interview.

According to Archuleta who is in the Philippines at this time together with David Cook (the winner of American Idol 2008) for a concert, he was shocked when Enrique told him that he is also a half-Filipino when he had a chat with him while they were in London.

Now, I am curious whether Enrique or even Julio Jr. has visited the Philippines or not.

TV Actress, Nakunan ang Ipinagbubuntis

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:03:00 +0000

Dahil sa isang blind item na lumabas sa diyaryo tungkol sa isang sikat na TV star na isinugod sa hospital dahil sa pagdurugo, nag-aaway na naman ang ilang fans nina Marian Rivera at Angel Locsin at pilit na idinidiin ang mga aktres na sila ang tinutukoy sa nasabing report.

Pero very unfair naman ito sa dalawang semi-finalists ng ating Search for the Goddess of Philippine TV. Sa dinami-dami ng mga artista natin, sila agad ang na-single out.

Ang tsika kasi, usap-usapan daw ng mga nurses ng isang hospital sa San Juan dahil sa insidente involving the actress. Dinala raw siya doon na nagdurugo. Pagkatapos ng eksaminasyon, nakumpirma na buntis ito at nakunan siya. Courtesy daw ng boyfriend ng aktres na isa rin sikat na male TV actor ang kanyang ipinagbuntis.

Pero hindi kaya exaggerated lamang ang kuwento. Maaring ang tinutukoy dito ay ang lihim na pagkaka-ospital ni Angelica Panganiban noon. Hindi ito ibinalita dahil nagkaroon ng maraming pakiusap. Nabalitaan niyo ba iyon? Pero hindi namin sinasabi na na-ospital si Angelica dahil sa buntis siya.

'Confucius Invented Confusion' says Giosue Cozzarelli, a Miss Panama 200

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:00:00 +0000

"Who was Confucious?"

That was the question that barred a contestant of the Miss Panama 2009 to continue with the pageant. She was disqualified immediately by the pageant organizers. I pity the beautiful Giosue Cozzarelli.

Cozzarelli was asked in a pre-pageant interview infront of a big crowd with that question. She confidently answered, "Confucius...was one of whom invented confusion and that's why...ehhh... One of the most ancient, he was one of the Chinese Japanese who were one of the most ancient. Thank you!"

Honestly, I don't know much about Confucious except that he was one of the greatest Chinese philosophers of all time. Am I right with this? That was not a fair question to a beauty pageant. Beauty pageant is not a quiz bee.

Giosue fans are protesting her elimination, claiming that it was not fair that a question related to knowledge was asked instead of a question that required one's personal opinion.

I admit I almost died laughing when I watched the video but I just wish Giosue will be strong enough to face this controversy or "scandal" produced by a beauty pageant.

You'll have to excuse the weird laugh sequence at the end: this was the only video on YouTube with an English translation (so far)

Rachelle Ann Go Tops 15% Poll for GPTV

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:19:00 +0000

ABS-CBN and Viva top prized young singer, Rachelle Ann Go beat the odds once again to lead the 15% separate poll for the Goddess of Philippine TV. From a whopping 5,070,785 votes from 14 February to 29 April 2009, one-fifth or 1,180,579 votes went to Go.

The number of votes comes from Mister Poll and 2 Poll Daddy polls.

The young singer with a powerful voice just became the winner of one of the biggest online polls, if not the biggest, in terms of number of votes.

Go is the only young star who got the 1-million mark.

The result of this poll comes into play at the fourth and final round of the search for the Goddess of Philippine TV. The finalists who will make up the Final Top 10 will get their 15% final scores from this poll.

Currently, there are still 25 female young stars from Kapuso and Kapamilya channels who are racing to the Top 10 at the third round of elimination. Thus, if Go will not advance to the Final 10 or fourth round, her score in this poll will never come to play and will be wasted.

But, interestingly, Go is also leading the third round of elimination. She is most likely to be included as a finalist.

Here is the complete list:

1. Rachelle Ann Go - 1, 180,579
2. Marian Rivera - 895,673
3. Laarni Lozada - 826,332
4. Jewel Mische - 624,430
5. Gee Ann Abraham - 162,765

6. Toni Gonzaga - 130,006
7. Jonalyn Viray - 119,865

8. Jennylyn Mercado - 114,117

9. Jackie Rice - 94,618

10. Iza Calzado - 90,609

11. Angel Locsin - 80,070

12. Aicelle Santos - 67,198

13. Lovi Poe - 64,726
14. Jennica Garcia - 62,999
15. Sarah Geronimo - 54,709

16. Katrina Halili - 53,590

17. Jolina Magdangal - 53,565

18. Maricris Garcia - 51,128

19. Shaina Magdayao - 49,802

20. Julia Clarete - 46,082

21. Angelu de Leon - 39,813
22. Maja Salvador - 31,027
23. Bea Alonzo - 27,329

24. Yasmin Kurdi - 21,626

25. Isabel Oli - 15,083

26. Roxanne Guinoo - 12,581
27. Carla Abellana - 10,487
28. Kristine Hermosa - 10,455

29. Sunshine Dizon - 8,589

30. Ryza Cenon - 8,850

31. Sheena Halili - 5,879

32. Pauleen Luna - 5,357

33. Nadine Samonte - 5,338
34. Heart Evangelista - 5,113

35. Stef Prescott - 5,038

36. Carlene Aguilar - 4,440

37. Diana Zubiri - 4,374

38. Rhian Ramos - 3,813

39. Rich Asuncion - 3,647

40. Kris Bernal - 3,361

41.Maxene Magalona - 3,093
42. Angelica Panganiban - 2,862

43. Nikki Leona Dacullo - 2,719

44. Bianca King - 2,682

45. Chynna Ortaleza - 2,155

46. Erich Gonzales - 1,870

47. Glaiza de Castro - 1,516

48. Riza Santos - 1,426

49. Francine Prieto - 1,217

50. Ehra Madrigal - 874

******Those whose names are coloured in red have been eliminated and no longer in the Final Top 25 thus their votes are no longer useful.

Kapamilya Stars Dominate Third Round of GPTV

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:52:00 +0000

Mas nagpapakita ng puwersa ang mga taga-hanga ng Kapamilya Channel kaysa sa mga fans ng Kapuso sa pangatlong stage ng botohan para sa Goddess of Philippine TV. Sa 25 na female young stars mula sa dalawang network, 8 Kapamilya ang nasa Top 10 as of this writing kasama na ang nasa unang puwestong si Rachelle Ann Go.

Sa data na aming nakalap sa ngayon, lalong lumayo ang agwat ng boto ni Go sa sumunod sa kanya na si Marian Rivera, ang pambato ng kalaban na Kapuso Channel. Kung more than 100 ang lamang ni Go kay Rivera noong nakaraang update last April 30, ngayon ay more than 200 na.

Hindi na bumaba pa si Go sa number one spot simula ng makuha nito sa unang araw ng botohan kaya naman very visible sa ating blog ang mga negative comments tungkol sa mang-aawit mula sa mga fans ng ibang artistang kasali sa race to Final Top 10.

Sa kabilang banda, maliban kay Rivera, ang isa pang Kapuso na tanging nasa Top 10 as of now ay si Jewel Mische.

Sa walong Kapamilya na nasa Top 10, maliban kay Go, kasama dito sina Sarah Geronimo, Angel Locsin, Bea Alonzo, Laarni Lozada, Shaina Magdayao, Toni Gonzaga at Gee Ann Abraham.

Sa kabuuan, may 3,216 votes na ang nakalap ng Siete Contra Dos simula nang umpisahan ang round na ito limang araw na ang nakakaraan.

Narito ang complete list (as of 4 pm of 5 May 2009 -Philippine time):

1. Rachelle ann Go - 842
2. Marian Rivera - 596
3. Jewel Mische - 411
4. Sarah Geronimo - 382
5. Angel Locsin - 299

6. Bea Alonzo - 210
7. Laarni Lozada - 119
8. Shaina Magdayao - 102
9. Toni Gonzaga - 77
10. Gee Ann Abraham - 63

11. Jonalyn Viray - 34
12. Maja Salvador - 29
13.5 Jackie Rice - 8
13.5 Roxanne Guinoo - 8
15.5 Kristine Hermosa - 6
15.5 Angelica Panganiban - 6

17. Nadine Samonte - 5
18. Carla Abellana - 4
19.33 Sheena Halili - 3
19.33 Maxene Magalona - 3
19.33 Jennica Garcia - 3

22.5 Erich Gonzales - 2
22.5 Angelu de Leon - 2
24.5 Lovi Poe - 2
24.5 Heart Evangelista - 2

Philippines Wins Another International Beauty Title

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:16:00 +0000

Philippines won another international beauty title last Sunday night.

April Love Jordan of Ilocos Sur was declared the first ever winner of a new beauty pageant called International Beauty and Model Festival that was held in Kunming, China, beating over 40 young women from all over the world.

If you have watched the Binibining Pilipinas 2009 last March where Rich Asuncion, one of our Philippine Top 100 Young Female Stars, was crowned as a runner up, April Love paraded in your eyes wearing candidate number 9. She was one of the semi-finalists in the Top 10.

Jordan's court includes first runner-up Laura Kuliesaite of Lithuania, second runner-up Natalia Ospina Acevedo of Colombia, third runner-up Ella Marlyne Lea Ayele of Gabon and fourth runner-up Olga Lobanova of Russia.

The pageant is organized and produced by World Beauty Congress (WBC), co-presided by Zamir Huseynov of Azerbaijan and Ma Yongmei of China.

Regional titles were also distributed. Christina Sylvia of USA (Miss North America), Sabina Ovariova of Slovakia (Miss Europe), Anastasiya Shaulova of Azerbaijan (Miss Eastern Europe), Maria Chapsa of Greece (Miss Western Europe), Alina Sheptunova of Kazakhstan (Miss Eurasia), Suelen Caroline Correia of Brazil (Miss South America), China (Miss Asia) and Mofya Chisenga of Zambia (Miss Africa). Special awards were given to Yang Younghwa of South Korea (Miss Photogenic), Tania Lim Kim Suan of Singapore (Best in Evening Gown) and Taiwan (Best in Swimsuit).

The finals were shown live on national television. Other subsidiary awards will be distributed in separate events in the next two days.

Janina San Miguel is out of Survivor Philippines 2

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:47:00 +0000

Sayang naman kung tama ang balitang aming nasagap na hindi raw nakapasok sa final list ng mga castaways para sa second season ng Survivor Philippines itong controversial beauty queen na si Janina San Miguel.

Ang tsika ng aming Pusang Gala ay hindi raw sumipot si Janina sa mandatory medical and psychological test na isinagawa ng production ng Survivor Philippines para sa mga aplikante. Ang rason daw ng beauty queen ay dahil may sakit siya.

Pero ayon sa aming informant, posibleng nagbago ang isip ng dalaga at ayaw na raw niyang magpagutom at maghirap pa sa isla ng isang buwan. Balita daw kasi na meron siyang offer sa Dos para sa isang show na malapit ng magsimula. Mas mabuti na raw na tanggapin niya agad ito.

Pero hindi rin biro ang pinagdaanan ni Janina para makapag-audition lang sa nasabing show ni Paolo Bediones. Nag-effort pa ang dalaga na pumunta sa Baguio City para doon mag-audition kahit na-late na siya sa kanyang programa sa TV5 kung saan binawasan siya ng exposure.

Ngunit iba rin ang version ng isa pa naming Pusang Gala. Janina will still be joining Survivor Philippines but not in this upcoming season. Allegedly, GMA 7, the franchise owner, intends to cast her on their celebrity edition of the said show. Being a Youtube sensation, it is perfect to see Janina with equally controversial celebrities and personalities in one hilarious show.

After her infamous stint in the Binibining Pilipinas 2008 where she faltered in the question and answer portion, her resignation as Miss Philippines-World 2008 and being linked to Gretchen Barreto's live in partner - Tony Boy Cojuangco, she is becoming a hot property again this time around.

So, let's watch out for Janina San Miguel.

Rachelle Ann Go is Currently No. 1

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:33:00 +0000

Pagkatapos ng isang araw mula ng ilunsad ang botohan kung saan pipiliin ang Final Top 10 finalists sa ating search for the Goddess of Philippine TV, nakakalap na ang Siete Contra Dos ng 1,248 na boto. At mula sa bilang na ito, 433 or 35% percent share ang agad na nakuha ng mang-aawit na si Rachelle Ann Go ng Kapamilya.

Go is no doubt one of one most popular female celebrities we have today. She is our current leader in this round of the competition.

Sumunod kay Go ay mula naman sa kalabang istasyon na Siete, si Marian Rivera na gaganap na Darna sa kanyang susunod na soap opera. Si Rivera ay nakalikom ng 292 na boto o katumbas ng 23% share.

Isang pang dating Darna sa katauhan naman ni Angel Locsin ang pumangatlo pagkatapos siyang makakuha ng 177 votes o 14% share.

Narito ang ranking ng mga artistang kasali sa Top 25:

1. Rachelle Ann Go - 433
2. Marian Rivera - 292
3. Angel Locsin - 177
4. Jewel Mische - 108
5. Sarah Geronimo - 49

6.5 Bea Alonzo - 37
6.5 Laarni Lozada - 37
8. Gee Ann Abraham - 30
9. Toni Gonzaga - 24
10. Shaina Magdayao - 18

11. Jonalyn Viray - 15
12.2 Jennica Garcia - 3
12.2 Jackie Rice - 3
12.2 Angelica Panganiban - 3
12.2 Maja Salvador - 3
12.2 Roxanne Guinoo - 3

17.2 Sheena Halili - 2
17.2 Nadine Samonte - 2
17.2 Maxene Magalona - 2
17.2 Carla Abellana - 2
17.2 Erich Gonzales - 2

22.33 Lovi Poe - 1
22.33 Heart Evangelista - 1
22.33 Kristine Hermosa

25. Angelu de Leon - 0

NEXT UPDATE: Monday, 4 May 2009

CHOOSE YOUR GPTV FINAL TOP 10 NOW!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:10:00 +0000

WARNING: Before you cast your votes, please understand that you can only select ONE name. Multiple choice is disabled. Kaya isipin niyo muna kung gusto niyo ba talagang iboto ang inyong pinili dahil hindi niyo na siya pwedeng palitan pa. Sisikapin natin na isang boto lang bawat computer kaya hindi po natin tatanggapin ang dalawang boto sa iisang cookie o IP address.

This is the race to Final Top 10. Mahalaga ang inyong mga boto dahil kung mababa ang scores na ibibigay ng mga 10 judges sa inyong idolo, pwede siyang maisalba ng rsulta nito.

25% lamang ang bearing ng judges' scores samantala 75% naman ang resulta ng botohan na ito.

This third round of elimination of our search for the Goddess of Philippine TV will run for ONE month only but that is enough for you to campaign for them.

The names of the 25 finalists are arranged alphabetically so scroll down to see the name of your idol.

Goodluck and thank you everyone.

Philippine Top 25 Female Young Stars

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:47:00 +0000

Muli naming ipinakikilala sa inyo ang mga artistang Kapuso at Kapamilya na nakapasok sa Final Top 25 ng ating Philippines Top 100 Female Young Stars kung saan ang top winner ay magiging Goddess of Philippine TV.

Pagkatapos ng Second Face-off or Elimination ng ating search kung saan 390,812 votes ang aming natanggap, 13 Kapamilya at 12 Kapuso ang pinili ng publiko o mga readers natin upang makasali sa Final Top 25.

At dahil Siete Contra Dos and ating tema, the Kapamilya prevailed in this round.

Para sa mga bago lang sa ating blog, nagsimula ang ating search o botohan sa First Face-off o Elimination kung saan 100 (50 Kapuso at 50 Kapamilya stars) ang isinilang sa eliminasyon noong 14 February.

FIRST FACE-OFF: Sa loob ng limang linggo, sampung artista sa bawat network ang isinalang bawat linggo at ang mga nakapasok sa Top 10 (in a particular week) ang mga umabante. Sila ang bumuo ng GPTV Top 50.

In this round, the Kapuso is the run-away winner dahil out of 50, 36 lahat ang galing sa Siete. 14 lamang ang galing naman sa Dos.

SECOND FACE-OFF: Nagsimula naman ito noong March 23 at tumakbo uli sa loob ng limang linggo. Sa 14 na entries ng Dos, isa lang ang hindi nakapasok sa Final Top 25 sa katauhan ni Riza Santos.

FINAL TOP 25: Dahil 25 na lamang ang natitira, lahat sila ay isasalang na natin at once sa isang botohan upang piliin ang Final Top 10. Kung dati ay "one vote per cookie" ang naging laban, ngayon naman ay sisikapin nating maging ONE VOTE PER COMPUTER na lamang.

Tatakbo rin ang round na ito ng mas maigsing panahon. Kung dati ang bawat round ay inaabot ng isang buwan at isang linggo, ngayon ay magiging isang buwan na lamang siya pero mahaba pa rin na panahon ito para maikampanya ninyo ang inyong mga idolo.

Sa round na ito ay ang pagpasok muli ng ating panel of judges na binubuo ng sampung katao na nagkaroon ng connection, direct and indirect, sa media. Ang mga rating ng ating judges para sa nalalabing 25 artists ay 25% ng final score nila sa round na ito. Ang 75% ay manggagaling sa boto ninyo.

Pagkatapos ng isang buwan, kung sinuman ang nasa Top 10 ang siyang magpapatuloy sa ating search for the Goddess of Philippine TV.

Gusto rin namin pasalamatan ang lahat ng mga fans para sa ipinakita ninyong dedikasyon sa inyong idolo. Batid namin na mainit ang inyong mga diskusyon kaya asahan ninyo na isa sa mga araw na ito ay ilalabas namin ang aming saloobin sa inyong mga katanungan.

Isa lang ang pakiusap namin na hinay-hinay lang tayo sa mga name callings dahil tao rin ang mga artistang ito na nakakabasa sa inyong mga mensahe.

Ipakita natin ang paghanga sa isang artista ng hindi nakakaapak sa isa pang artista.

NEXT UPDATE: The final list of the 15% poll. This is the aggregate votes from Mister Poll, Poll Daddy Part 1 and Poll Daddy Part 2 na nagsara lang ngayong araw din na ito.

Marian Rivera Tops Batch 3 of GPTV Second Face-off

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:31:00 +0000

Marian Rivera is the leader of the third batch of the Second Face-off or elimination of our search for the Goddess of Philippine TV after a 10-hour poll extension that ended early today. The refreshing Siete beauty managed to be on top of the weekly elimination since day one of the poll.

Rivera got a share of 23% of the total votes of 249,697. In figures, it is around 56,548 votes. Her closest rival is another GMA artist in the person of the captivating Jewel Mische who snatched a share of 20% which is around 50,132 votes.

The weekly elimination for this batch actually started last April 6 and was supposed to be closed last April 13. The poll started late for about 3 hours and prematurely ended for 7 hours, thus, the 10-hour extension had been enforced.

The rest of the Top 5 of this batch are all Kapamilya stars which led by the stunning Maja Salvador who came in third. Salvador's share is 15% which is 36,787 votes.

Charming Erich Gonzales and Toni Gonzaga figured in fourth and fifth places respectively. The former has 13% share which is equivalent to 31,517 votes while the latter got 12% or 30,690 votes.

Silang lima ay kasali na sa Final Top 25 ng Philippines 100 Top Female Young Stars kung saan manggagaling ang Goddess of Philippine TV. Lahat sila ay babalik anytime today para naman sa race to Final Top 10.

Ang mga hindi nakapasok sa Top 25 sa batch na ito at tuluyan ng nae-eliminate ay sina Iza Calzado (7% - 17,473 votes), Katrina Halili (6% - 15,689 votes), Ehra Madrigal (2% - 4,169 votes), Jennylyn Mercado (1% - 3,433 votes) at Ryza Cenon (1% - 3,258 votes).

Jonalyn Viray Leads 5th and Final Batch of GPTV Second Face-off

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:46:00 +0000

Now, it can be told. Jonalyn Viray is the leader of the final and last batch of our Second Elimination or Face-off of our search for the Goddess of Philippine TV.

Sa nagdaang buong linggo kung saan sampung artistang babae natin sa ngayon ang naglaban-laban para makakuha ng slot sa Final Top 25 ng Philippines 100 Top Female Young Stars at kung saan manggagaling din ang sole title na Goddess of Philippine TV, nagmukhang labanan lamang ito ng dalawang sikat at magaling na mang-aawit na sina Jonalyn at Sarah Geronimo. Pero sa bandang huli, si Jonalyn ang walang dudang nagwagi.

Sina Jonalyn at Sarah ay parehas na produkto at grand prize winners ng magkaibang singing competition ng dalawang magkaibang network.

Sa mga miyembro ng La Diva, ang unang grand prize winner ng Pinoy Pop Superstar lamang ang nakapasok sa Top 25 at siya rin ang ka-isa-isang Kapuso talent (so far..hindi pa tapos ang Batch 3) na nanguna sa isang weekly elimination ngayong second face-off.

Mula sa 23,058 na botong nakalap natin para sa batch na ito, 38% o 8,835 na boto ang nakuha ni Jonalyn. Hindi naman malayo ang kay sa Sarah dahil 34% ang kanyang nakuha. Iyan ay katumbas ng 7,885 votes.

Malayo na ang agwat ni Sarah sa nasa pangatlong pwesto na si Angelu de Leon dahil 9% lamang ang kanyang nakuha. Katumbas ito ng 2,107 votes.

Ang dalawa pang nasa Top 5 at aabante sa Final Top 25 ay sina Angelica Panganiban at Sheena Halili. 899 votes ang para kay Angelica at 705 naman ang kay Sheena.

Nakakalungkot din na tuluyang ng nae-eliminate sina Bianca King (695 votes), Rhian Ramos (625), Riza Santos (509), Chynna Ortaleza (488) at Isabel Oli (304) dahil sila ang nasa lower 5.

Magbabalik ang Final Top 25 sa Miyerkules, 29 April 2009, para sa race to Final Top 10.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Hwag din kalimutan na bukas, 28 April 2009, sa ganap na 7pm Philippine time, magsisimula ang 10-hour poll extension ng Batch 3 na kinabibilangan nina Erich Gonzales, Ehra Madrigal, Iza Calzado, Jennylyn Mercado, Jewel Mische, Katrina Halili, Maja Salvador, Marian Rivera, Ryza Cenon at Toni Gonzaga.

Magtatapos ang special poll na ito sa madaling araw ng 29 April sa ganap na 5am.

Ang makakapasok sa Top 5 ang siyang magsasara sa Final Top 25 ng Philippines 100 Top Female Young Stars.

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Magtatapos na rin ang 15% poll natin sa 29 April, sa oras na magsimula ang botohan ng nalalabing 25 artists natin para sa Final 10. Ang poll na ito ay pakikinabangan lamang ng mga artista natin na mapalad na makapasok sa Final Top 10. 15% ng kanilang final scores ay mangagaling dito.

Sarah Geronimo, Lumalapit ang Boto kay Jonalyn Viray

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:41:00 +0000

GPTV Update: Sa ginaganap na weekly elimination ng Goddess of Philipppine TV search, hindi pa rin natitinag sa unang pwesto ang pambatong diva ng GMA 7 na si Jonalyn Viray. Ilang araw na rin walang kumakalaban sa kanyang unang pwesto pero lumalapit naman ang boto ang mahigpit niyang kalaban mula sa kalaban ding istasyon na ABS-CBN na si Sarah Geronimo.

Pero kahit mas mabilis ang pagdating ng boto ni Sarah sa mga huling oras, medyo malayo pa rin ang kanyang hahabulin para tuluyan ng maagaw ang liderato.

Isa rin sa kapansin-pansin sa araw na ito ay hindi pagbabago ng ranking ng mga artistang kasali sa grupong ito. Katulad sa mga nagdaang araw, si Angelu de Leon pa rin ang nasa ikatlong puwesto na sinundan nina Angelica Panganiban at Sheena Halili sa unofficial Top 5 ngayong linggo.

Nasa lower bracket pa rin sina Bianca King, Rhian Ramos, Chynna Ortaleza, Riza Santos at Isabel Oli at malaki ang posibilidad na sila na ang matatanggal sa grupong ito sa pagtatapos ng botohan bukas, 27 April 2009, sa ganap na alas-siyete ng gabi.

Kung hindi mababahala ang mga fans ng mga artistang nasa lower bracket, aabante sa Top 25 ang 3 Kapuso artists at 2 Kapamilya artists na kinabibilangan nina Jonalyn, Sarah, Angelu, Angelica at Sheena.

Sa kabuuan, meron na lamang 21 oras at trenta minutos na natitira bago magsara ang weekly elimination na ito.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Uulitin uli namin na magkakaroon ng 10-hour extension ang sampung artista na kasama sa Batch 3 ng Second Elimination ng GPTV. Magsisimula ito sa 7pm ng Martes (28 April 2009) at magtatapos naman sa 5am ng Miyerkules (29 April 2009). Ang lahat ng oras at petsang nabanggit ay ayon sa Philippine standard time.

Kasama sa poll extension na ito sina Erich Gonzales, Ehra Madrigal, Iza Calzado, Jennylyn Mercado, Jewel Mische, Katrina Halili, Maja Salvador, Marian Rivera, Ryza Cenon at Toni Gonzaga.

Bob Arum, "Kinausap ako ni Dyan Castillejos na ilipat sa Dos ang Laban ni Manny Pacquiao"

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:11:00 +0000

Naging malaking isyu ang muntikan na paglipat ni Manny Pacquiao ng coverage ng kanyang laban sa Channel 2 mula sa Solar Sports at GMA. Nahati ang opinyon ng buong Pilipinas kung sino ba ang unang lumapit o gumawa ng hakbang para maisakatuparan ang plano. Inamin ni Pacquiao na ang Dos nga ang lumapit sa kanya na pinabulaanan naman ng huli. Nanindigan ang Dos na si Pacquiao ang lumapit sa kanila.

Pero sa naging pahayag ni Bob Arum noong na dumating siya sa bansa upang panoorin at pangasiwaan ang The Flush and the Furious, ang laban na nagtampok sa dalawang Pinoy na sina Brian Viloria at Nonito Donaire laban sa dalawang Mexican-Americans na sina Ulises Solis at Raul Martinez noong nakaraang Linggo - 19 April 2009, nabanggit nga niya na and Dos ang siyang lumapit sa kanilang kampo.

Si Bob ay ang may-ari ng Top Rank Promotion na kung saan may kontrata si Manny. Bale nagsisilbing manager din siya ng ating boksingero.

Ayon kay Bob, noong una siyang pumunta dito sa Pilipinas nang siya ay dumalo sa birthday ng anak ni Manny sa Gensan, lumapit daw sa kanya si Dyan Castillejos at ipinaabot nga ang interes ng Dos na makuha ang rights ng coverage. Sabi daw ni Dyan na tulungan naman daw sila ni Bob para maipalabas sa Channel 2 ang laban ni Pacquiao kay Ricky Hatton.

Sa paglabas ng bagong development na ito, ngayon alam na rin natin kung bakit noong kasagsagan ng ingay na ito, tahimik lang ang Dos. Hindi na sila sumagot pa masyado at hinayaan na lang nilang mamatay ng kusa ang kontrobersiya. Nakaka-konsensiya nga naman kung lalo nilang idiin si Pacquiao sa kontrobersiya kung alam naman nila sa sarili nila na meron silang effort para masulot ang coverage.

Pero ang malaking katanungan, sa mga na-offend ni Pacquiao, babalik kaya ang loob nila para sa boksingero?

Filipino -Australian Jal Joshua is a Runner Up in Australia's Got Talent

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:52:00 +0000

As expected by us, our very own Jal Joshua Lebumfacil did not take the grand prize in Australia's Got Talent but he did make us proud by proving to everyone that the myth that all Filipinos can sing is true.

We wrote in this blog entry our opinion about his voice.

But it was Jal Joshua who gave the winner, Mark Vincent, a hard fight after all the other six finalists were eliminated. Jal and Mark were the last two acts.

We also salute how Jal handled the situation. He was really such a sport.

"You're really awesome. I hate opera but you're really good." This is what Jal told to Mark right after the winner's proclamation which drew admiration from the audience.

Mark performed an opera song by the late Luciano Pavarotti. His soulful rendition of Nessun Dorma is what influenced the viewers to choose him as the winner of a quarter of a million Australian dollars.

Jal sang Barry Manilow's One Voice. The performance was staged on the 15th of this month but the announcement of the winner was just last night only.

Jal received good words also from the judges of the show.

Dannii Minogue said, "The purity of your voice is so beautiful. I actually watched the show back again just to see you sing and if there was young talent time, you'll be on it so we could hear you singing every week."

Grant Denyer also said, "He continues to blow us ever since. There is no doubt we discovered an incredible young talent with a very broad future ahead. You are an unbelievable talent. Well done, an extra ordinary talent, a great discovery.

Well, to you Jal. You're such a nice kid and with proper trainings, I know you make it far in singing. Continue striving for the better.

Jonaly Viray Currently Tops Weekly Elimination of Goddess of Philippine TV

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:20:00 +0000

GPTV Updates: Narito uli ang mga updates sa mga nangyayaring botohan para sa ating Goddess of Philippine TV search.

Pero bago namin ibigay ang mga updates, gusto lang namin liwanagin lalo na sa mga nagrereklamo na sayang naman daw ang mga boto nila sa 15% poll sa Poll Daddy.

Maliwanag naming sinabi, paulit-ulit pa, na iyon ay 15% lang ng magiging final score ng sinuman ang makapasok sa Final Top 10. Maliwanag din namin binanggit na mas importante ang nangyayaring weekly elimination.

WEEKLY ELIMINATION: Mukhang si Jonalyn Viray lang yata ang member ng SOP La Diva ang makakapasok sa Final Top 25 kung magpapatuloy ang suportang ibinibigay sa kanya ng mga fans. Kaugnay kasi nito, ang dalawa pang miyembro ng nasabing grupo na sina Mariciris Garcia at Aicelle Santos ay hindi pinalad na makapasok sa Top 5 ng kanilang weekly eliminations.

Si Garcia ay naisalang noon Week 2 ng Second Face-Off at si Santos naman ay noong nakaraang linggo lamang. Parehas silang nalaglag sa Final Top 25.

Pero nagbabadya ang hamon ng mga fans ni Sarah Geronimo para agawan ang unang pwesto mula kay Viray. Sa oras ng pagkasulat ng entry na ito, si Viray ay may 3,098 votes samantala 1,290 votes naman ang kay Geronimo.

Sina Angelu de Leon, Angelica Panganiban at Bianca King ang tatlo pa sa Top 5 pansamantala. May botong 859 si de Leon, 650 kay Panganiban at 549 naman ang kay King.

Hindi naman nalalayo si Sheena Halili na nasa Top 6 sa botong 546. Tatlong boto lang ang lamang ni King sa kanya.

Ang mga nasa Top 7-10 ay sina Rhian Ramos - 396, Chynna Ortaleza - 358, Isabel Oli - 211 at Ryza Santos na may 181 votes.

Magtatapos ang weekly elimination na ito sa Lunes, 27 April 2009.

15% POLL - Para naman sa poll na ito [Mister Poll + Poll Daddy 1 + Poll Daddy 2 (currently at the right side of this site)], wala rin masyadong pagbabago dahil wala pang rigodon na nangyayari sa ranking. Si Rachelle Ann Go pa rin ang nangunguna sa botong 857,844.

Sumunod kay Go sina Laarni Lozada - 677,896; Marian Rivera - 535,009; Jewel Mische - 404,199; Toni Gonzaga - 124,771 at Gee Ann Abraham na may botong 114,435.

Sila ang pansamantalang nasa Top 6.

Magtatapos din ang poll na ito sa April 29.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Uuulitin uli namin na magkakaroon ng 10 hour extension ang botohan para sa Batch 3 ng Second Face-Off sa 7pm ng 28 April hanggang 5am ng 29 April 2009.

Gusto lang namin na sagutin ang ilan ninyong katanungan.

Totoo na from 28-29 April ang extension pero hindi po iyan eksaktong dalawang araw. 10 hours lamang siya dahil magsisimula ito sa gabi ng 28 April at magtatapos naman sa madaling araw ng 29 April.

Ang rason kung bakit may extension sa batch na ito ay hindi dahil marami ang nagrereklamo na hindi pumapasok ang mga boto nila. Ang rason ay dahil may 10-hour deficit ang batch na ito sa normal schedule ng lahat ng batch. 3 hours late naming na-upload ang botohan ng batch 3 at nagsara naman ito 7 hours advance sa deadline na 7pm.

Sa mga nagsasabi na wala namang nakakaalam na 3 hours late namin na-upload yung botohan, mali po kayo dahil marami ang nakapansin. Napansin din nila na maaga itong nagsara.

Ang Batch lang na ito ang may extension dahil sila lang ang nagkaproblema.

Uulitin rin namin na ang extension ay para sa buong Batch 3. Ibig sabihin na lahat ng sampung artista na nasa grupong ito ay maaari ninyong iboto. Hindi lang lima o mas konti pa ang mabibigyan ng extension tulad ng pagkakaintindi ng ilan.

Ang mga artistang ito ay sina Erich Gonzales, Ehra Madrigal, Iza Calzado, Jennylyn Mercado, Jewel Mische, Katrina Halili, Maja Salvador, Marian Rivera, Ryza Cenon at Toni Gonzaga. Sampu po silang lahat.

Hollywood Movies Filmed in the Philippines - Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:45:00 +0000

I enumerated 10 Hollywood movies that were filmed in the Philippines in this blog entry. I thought I can no longer add to the list since I was thinking that our country was never been treated as good film location by movie producers. But I was wrong since there are more to name.

1. Too Late the Hero - This is a 1970 Anglo-American War directed by Robert Aldrich. The main actors are Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Ken Takakura, Denholm Elliott, and Ian Bannen.

The famous Boracay Beach is where this movie was filmed. Of course, Boracay was not famous at that time yet.

2. DNA - This was released in 1997. Mark Dacascos is the leading actor. There are few Filipino actors in this film like Tom Taus, Susan Africa, Joel Torre, Kris Aguilar and Aniceto Fulminar. It was shot mostly in Laguna, Quezon and Cavite.

3. Kiss the Sky - An American movie released in October 1999. It starred by William L. Petersen, Gary Cole and Sheryl Lee. According to wikipedia, the plot follows two men on a business trip to the Philippines.

4. The Boys in Company C was yet another Vietnam war movie filmed in the Philippines, this time back in 1977. Directed by Sidney J. Furie, it's an action film about five young Marines and how their lives were changed by duty in the Vietnam war. Filipino actor Vic Diaz appeared as Colonel Trang.

5. Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection is an action flick starring Chuck Norris, the Philippines became Colombia. Again the plot was simple - good guys get kidnapped by lunatic. Delta Force comes to the rescue!

Some Filipino actors who appeared in the film are Dave Brodett, Rina Reyes, Subas Herrero, Ronnie Lazaro, Ruel Vernal, Roland Dantes, and Roldan Aquino.

6. I Come with the Rain - Josh Harnett has been in Diwalwal, Davao, Philippines for this unreleased film.

7. Black Mama, White Mama - Made in 1972 and starred by Pam Grier, this movie about prostitution was filmed in Manila.

8. The Great Raid – Starring Cesar Montano, Benjamin Pratt, Joseph Fiennes and Franco Nelson, scenes were shot in Cabanatuan City in 2005.

9. Back to Bataan - This is a World War II movie which starred by John Wayne and Anthony Quinn. Quinns plays Captain Andres Bonifacio, the fictional grandson of Andres Bonifacio.

10. Real Glory - Believe it or not, this movie is very old. It was released in 1939. This movie is about the Philippine Constabulary.

12-year old Shaheen received a standing ovation from Simon Cowell

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:08:00 +0000

I always thought Simon Cowell is really very hard to please. In my years of watching him as a judge of singing competitions from United Kingdom to America, from X Factor to American Idol and back to Britain's Got Talent, I never saw him giving standing ovation to a performance by a contestant. But in the second week of audition of BGT in Cardiff, Wales, he did give it to a 12-year old boy named Shaheen Jafargholi.

Shaheen actually originally sang "Valerie" by Amy Whinehouse but was cut short by Simon 5 seconds into the song saying that it doesn’t work for him and asked him to sing something else.

The young boy then belted out Michael Jackson’s “Who’s Loving You” which elicited warm applause from the audience. Simon was definitely impressed as he and the other judges, Amanda holden and Piers Morgan gave him the standing ovation.

I really don't understand the mood of Simon. Personally, Shaheen is not the best singer I've seen in the show. Don't get me wrong there. He's good in his age but I've seen others who did better in their auditions but Simon never gave them the same act.

Well, Shaheen is definitely better than the first season runner-up, Connie Talbot but he is no better than the second season runner-up, Andrew Johnston.

Let's watch Shaheen's audition video.

Well, there is one good thing that happened to Shaheen with that performance. He was signed up by a local radio station and was given his own show. Yes, it's one-hour show on Swansea Bay Radio.

Filipino-Americans in Miss USA 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:56:00 +0000

There are no big news in Philippine showbiz these days except the never-ending controversies the Gutierrez family is generating. This prompted me to deal on the subject of beauty pageants in this post, just temporarily. In case, you aren't aware, I am also keeping another blog about this subject which is even older than Siete Contra Dos.

To start with, last night, The Miss USA 2009 was concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada. The crown went to the beautiful representative of North Carolina, Kirsten Dalton. She will be representing USA in the Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas comes August.

Our representative to the Miss Universe is Pamela Bianca Manalo.

But Dalton's victory was overshadowed by the controversy generated by the answer given by her runner up from California, Carrie Prejean, to the question from one of the judges. At the final Question and Answer portion, blogger Perez Hilton asked Prejean her opinion about legalizing same-sex or gay marriage to which she answered negatively. She was booed by the audience and obviously they did not agree nor respect the beauty queen's idea.

"We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage," Prejean said. "And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offence to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."

A shouting match was reportedly occurred at the lobby of the pageant venue. This only shows, expressing your opinion could be dangerous. This is the same scenario which is taking place in our showbiz nowadays.

Going back to the topic, did you know that there were two Filipino-Americans who represented two different states in this pageant? Miss Hawaii, Aureana Tseu, and Miss Texas, Aileen Jan Valdehuesa Yap both have the Filipino roots.

Miss Hawaii 2009, Aureana Tseu in a Filipiniana costume.

Miss Texas 2009, Aileen Jan Valdehuesa Yap, with her sash.

Gee Ann Abraham Takes Top Position in this Week's Elimination of GPTV

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:02:00 +0000

After garnering a total votes of 25,360, Gee Ann Abraham emerged victoriously in this week's elimination of the Second Face-off of the Goddess of Philippine TV search after placing on top of the ranking. Abraham defied all odds as her fans worked day and night to contest her closest rival, another Kapamilya star, Angel Locsin who settled second in the ranking.

Locsin accumulated 22,161 votes, just 3,199 points away from Abraham's votes. Earlier before the elimination, Locsin was touted to be the leading force in this batch of 10 female young stars who fitted against each other on this week's race to Top 5.

Locsin and Abraham just qualified to take their slots in the Final Top 25 of our 100 Top Female Young Stars of the Philippines where the Goddess of Philippine TV will come from.

Interestingly, the two artists are the only Kapamilya talents in this batch. The other seven are all Kapuso talents. Both of them managed to stay on top for most of the days in their elimination week.

Joining them on Top 5 are Jennica Garcia, Maxene Magalona and Nadine Samonte. All ladies are now also part of the prestigious Final Top 25.

Garcia is the leader of the Kapuso artists in this batch after placing third with 9,462 votes. Magalona came in fourth with 9,433 votes. Samonte was lucky enough with her 9,425 votes to snatch fifth place.

All of them will be back on April 29 for another round of elimination. They will try their luck again as they will race to the Final Top 10.

The five female stars who didn't make the cut this week are Julia Clarete with 9,406 votes, Yasmin Kurdi with 8,187 votes, Nikki Leona Dacullo with 7,882 votes, Aicelle Santos with 1,451 and Carlene Aguilar who got 1,372 votes only.

They are now eliminated.