"Pepito Manaloto" Hits the Jackpot Debuting no.1 in Mega Manila

"Pepito Manaloto", GMA-7's first ever Reality Sitcom starring Michael V. literally hit the jackpot when it debuted no. 1 in Mega Manila Household Ratings last Sunday March 28, 2010. "Pepito Manaloto" got a rating of 28.2% to steal the top spot from ABS-CBN's "Pilipinas Got Talent" which got a 25.5% rating. This is base on the overnight household survey of AGB Nielsen from March 26-29, 2010. "Pepito Manaloto" is the story of this guy Pepito who wants to get rich and his way to achieve his dream is via "lotto". "Pepito Manaloto" is a brainchild of Michael V. and also starring in this wacky sitcom are Manilyn Reynes and Carmina Villaroel. Actually this newest sitcom from GMA-7 is very timely and it reflects the reality of our country. A lot of people wants to get rich in an instant, and their way to do it is to fall in line in the lottery outlets and bet for 6 numbers that they though would make them rich. Now I understand what a "Reality Sitcom" means.

ASAP XV Still Beats "Party Pilipinas" Nationwide

GMA-7's "Party Pilipinas" which had a festive grand launch last Sunday failed to beat it's rival ASAP XV on ABS-CBN. Based on the Nationwide survey conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres(TNS) last March 26-29, 2010, ASAP XV still prevailed with 18.5% against "Party Pilipinas" 14.5%. The Kapuso stars were all out in supporting GMA's newest Sunday noontime show, it's premiere was also highly publicised and GMA-7 even acquired the international choreographer "Fusion" but they still could'nt get the job done. But anyway it's just the beginning, "Party Pilipinas" could still improve in the days to come. Sa totoo lang kasi wala pa ring pinagkaiba sa SOP.

Party Pilipinas Premieres with a Bang

The much anticipated premiere of GMA-7's newest Sunday noontimeshow "Party Pilipinas" happened yesterday, and it was a grand launch. Almost all the Kapuso stars were present to support "Party Pilipinas", and the production numbers are remarkable and the cast headed by Janno Gibbs, Ogie Alcasid, Jaya and Regine Velasquez gave everything they got to make the "Party Pilipinas" premiere a TV milestone. The only thing we have to watch out for is the ratings, did "Party Pilipinas" beat it's rival ASAP XV? And let's say it won in the pilot episode, can "Party Pilipinas" maintain it?

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 Winners

Here is the full list of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 winners. The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 was held on Nell and John Wooden Court of Pauley Pavilion at UCLA, Los Angeles California. The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an event where kids can vote for their favorite actors, actresses, tv shows, musicians, video games, books and movies.

Rainier Castillo Transferred to TV5 From GMA-7

The first ever Starstruck First Prince Rainier Castillo had left GMA-7 where he first started and transferred to the reinforced TV 5. Rainier Castillo was one of the newest TV 5 talents who was introduced in last night's Trade Launch at the World Trade Center. According to TV 5, Rainier's transfer was a last minute decision. Rainier and his mom had a meeting with GMA Artist Center headed by Ms. Ida Henares to clarify wether Rainier will have a new show after "Full House" but GMAAC could'nt give any answer so they decided to accept TV 5's offer. So officially, Rainier Castillo is now on TV 5.

American Idol 9 Results - Paige Miles Eliminated

Paige Miles was eliminated in the recent American Idol 9 results night, along with her in the bottom three were Tim Urban and Katie Stevens

Here are the  full highlights of the American Idol 9 results nights:

The American Idol 9 Top 11 opened the show by performing the 1984 Billboard #1 single "Wake me up Before you Go Go" by Wham. Miley Cyrus was present, she mentored the Top 11 for the Billboard #1's week

Anne Curtis Breaks Her Silence About The Wardrobe Malfunction in ASAP XV

Anne Curtis breaks her silence about her wardrobe malfunction that had happened during a production number in ASAP XV in Boracay last week. In that incident, Anne Curtis' front accidentally popped out while they were dancing. And immediately the photos and videos of that wardrobe malfunction incident appered on the internet. A tabloid publication also used the photo in their cover.

TV5 Conducts a Trade Launch

After ABS-CBN, it's TV 5's turn to conduct their own trade launch to be held at the World Trade Center tomorrow. TV 5 owner Manny V. Pangilinan will be at the trade launch to personally welcome the guests, advertisers, celebrities, contract stars of TV 5 and the press people.

ABS-CBN Introduced Their New Shows

ABS-CBN introduced new shows in a trade show for advertisers last Sunday night in Boracay. ABS-CBN has a whole new line-up of programs which are guranteed to get more viewers glued to their television sets.

Manny Pacquiao is Considering Retirement from Boxing

After his victory over Joshua Clottey, Manny Pacquiao is considering his retirement from boxing. After arriving earlier this morning, Manny Pacquiao had an interview in GMA-7's morning show "Unang Hirit", and when Manny was asked about the dream fight between him and Floyd Mayweather Jr., he said that he is not sure if that megafight will push through because he is considering his retirement from boxing.

Clash of the Titans 2010 Remake

One of the biggest movies to watch for is the "Clash of the Titans" 2010 remake. "Clash of the Titans" is a remake of a 1981 film of the same title. "Clash of the Titans" is the mythical adventures of Perseus the mortal son of god Zeus who was set fort on a perilous journey to stop the Hades, the god of the underworld who wants to wreak havok on earth. As Perseus embarks on a dangerous journey, he must face demons, monsters and other dangerous creature who will attempt to stop him from his mission to defeat evil.

Angel Locsin is no longer a part of Kokey

Angel Locsin will no longer be a part ABS-CBN's upcoming Fantaserye Kokey@Ako where she supposed to team up with dancer-comedian Vhong Navarro. Angel Locsin was pulled out by the management for another project where she will work with ABS-CBN's drama prince John Lloyd Cruz. Toni Gonzaga will replace Angel Locsin in Kokey@Ako.

Usher on American Idol

Latest news about Usher, the R&B superstar is set to appear on American Idol on March 30 and 31. That will be the Top 10 week. This news was according to his official website.

American Idol 9 Results - Lacey Brown was Eliminated

Lacey Brown was the first Top 12 Finalists to be eliminated from American Idol 9, along with her at the bottom three were Paige Miles and Tim Urban. I have here the full show recap of the American Idol 9 results night.

American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook returned to the Idol stage performing Rolling Stones' single "Jumpin Jack Flash". David announced his next album coming out soon, and David also mentioned that he is going to Africa for the Idol Gives Back.

Siobhan Magnus Wows the American Idol Judges

Siobhan Magnus wows the judges of American Idol with her standout performance of Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black". Randy said "Bringing the drama to Season 9, that was hot", Ellen said "I love the way you look, sound and the way you did the song", Kara said "You did the most with the song and it was interesting", and Simon Cowell said "I think it was the standout performance of the night".

Arnel Pineda Apologizes to the National Historic Institute

Journey lead singer Arnel Pineda apologizes to the National Historic Institute his improper singing of the "Lupang Hinirang" during the Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey fight in the Cowboy Stadium in Dallas Texas.

Arnel Pineda Faces Complaints for Re-arranging our National Anthem "Lupang Hinirang"

Arnel Pineda is the latest casualty of the National Historic Institute after he tweaked the Philippine National Anthem "Lupang Hinirang" during the Pacquiao-Clottey fight in the Cowboy Stadium in Dallas. Arnel Pineda hit a high pitch note at the last part of the "Lupang Hinirang" which according to NHI is not in accordance with the arrangement of the composer Julian Felipe. The National Historic Institute said that they are now filing a complaint against Arnel Pineda and if proven guilty, the singer will be fined a worth of P5,000 to 20,000 or spend one year in jail. That's too bad for Arnel Pineda, why do he had to use our National Anthem as his diva moment? Was he thinking like he was on American Idol? Everybody knows that he can sing but he should'nt have done that. He murdered "Lupang Hinirang". He became the lead vocalist of The Journey but he could'nt even sing the National Anthem properly, did'nt he learned from the people who sang "Lupang Hinirang" in Pacquiao's match in the past like Martin Nievera. And for the National Historic Institute, all you do is bragging that you're gonna file complaints against those violators but none of them were ever fined show an example guys.

Manny Pacquiao Defeated Joshua Clottey Via Unanimous Decision

The Pound for pound king Manny Pacquaio has defeated Joshua Clottey of Ghana Africa via unanimous decision in front of a 51,000 sold out crowd in the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas Texas to retain his WBO Welterweight Championship. The bout lasted for 12 rounds due to Joshua Clottey's defense which did'nt give Manny Pacquiao a chance to knock him down. Although Clottey has that tremendous defense he did'nt took a risk in throwing punches against Manny. But I gotta say this guy is though, Pacquiao's punches are hitting his arms which he used to cover his face and he also took a lot of body shots but he lasted taking all those punishments for 12 rounds. If only Joshua Clottey was relentless in throwing punches against Manny Pacquiao, it could have been a different kind of bout. But whatever happened, our Pambansang Kamao was still the winner and we'll take that victory.

JC de Vera is Now on TV 5

JC de Vera is officially on TV 5. JC's contract on GMA-7 will expire on May 15 and his manager Annabelle Rama decided not to renew his contract and accepted the outstanding offer of TV 5. In short, they decided to go for a greener pasture.

TV 5 Wants to Accuire X-Factor

I read from a small column in tabloid, and it mention that TV 5 is planning to but the TV rights for X-Factor. X-Factor is a popular reality singing competition in Britain just like American Idol. X-Factor is produced by the very well-known Idol judge Simon Cowell who is also judge in Britain's Got Talent. The lovely singer of "Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis was a product of X-Factor

Richard Gutierrez is the New Host of Survivor Philippines Season 3!

It's finally confirmed. Richard Gutierrez will be the new host of Survivor Philippines Season 3. We would recall that Richard Gutierrez declined the Survivor Philippines hosting job due to hectic schedules in shooting his upcoming return as Captain Barbell and the movie where he will co-star with Anne Curtis and Claudine Barretto. There were also rumors that GMA is also choosing betwwen Dingdong Dantes and Ryan Agoncillo to handle the third installment of Survivor Philippines. But because Richard Gutierrez is truly the undisputed Primetime king of GMA-7, the Kapuso network fixed his schedules.

American Idol 9 Encore - Announcement of the Top 12

American Idol Season 9 has just introduced the Top 12 Finalists. Katelyn Epperly, Todrick Hall, Alex Lambert and Lily Scott was eliminated. Here are some of the highlights in last nights American Idol 9 results night via QTV 11.

American Idol 9 Encore - Top 8 Boys

Last night on American Idol Season 9, it was the Top 8 boys to show America why they have in the Top 12, Tim Urban, Alex Lambert and Todrick Hall stand out with their performance, while Andrew Garcia is in danger of being eliminated.

American Idol Encore - Top 8 Girls Performance

American Idol Season 9 is getting more and more excited as it gets close to naming the Top 12 Finalist. American Idol 9 is now on it's final performance week and on Thursday(Friday here in the Philippines), four Idol hopefulls will be eliminated and those who will remain will be the Top 12. This is a very crucial week for the Top 16 as Simon Cowell said, all contestants are so close to reaching their dreams, and just one mistakes could be the end of the road. Last night was the Top 8 Girls performance night, so far Crystal Bowersox stand out while Paige Miles and Katy Stevens could be close to ending their American Idol dreams.

Ruffa Gutierrez Forgives Kris Aquino

When it seemed that the Ruffa Gutierrez and Kris Aquino fued is gonna last a little longer, guess what, Ruffa Gutierrez finally forgives Kris Aquino for last Sunday's walk-out incident on The Buzz. The turn of events was so fast this couple of days, just last Sunday Ruffa Gutierrez walked out of The Buzz because of Kris Aquino, Ruffa's mother Ms. Annabelle Rama took it all out on Kris and her brother Presidentiable Noynoy Aquino, Kris Apologize and Ruffa accepts. Hayyyy Showbiz nga naman.

"Panday Kids" and "The Last Prince" Bested "Agua Bendita" and "Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo"

After being on a loosing skid, GMA Telebabad finally toppled Kapamilya's primetime winning combination "Aqua Bendita" and "Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo" last March 8, 2010 based on the AGB Nielsen data for Mega Manila. GMA-7's "Panday Kids" scored 33.7%  and "The Last Prince" scored 33.3% against "Agua Bendita"  and "Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo's" identical 32.1%. Perhaps the "Panday Kids" marathon last March 7 Sunday helped the fantaserye earned some viewership. And take a look, Kapuso Movie Festival Presents "Sundo" starring Robin Padilla was able to beat ASAP XV, something the the defunct SOP Fully Charged was'nt able to do.

Kris Aquino Issued a Public Apology to Ruffa Gutierrez

After Ruffa Gutierrez walked out of The Buzz last Sunday, Kris Aquino immediately sent a text message to the website Philippine Entertainment Portal, that text message contained Kris' public apology to Ruffa Gutierrez.

One part of that text message says:

"I had dinner w/ Noy tonight [March 7] after his tvc shoot. He told me di raw ba pwede na may quiet Sunday kami? And he asked y sya nadamay when he's not even part of Buzz

Ruffa Gutierrez vs. Kris Aquino

Yesterday I was watching Showbiz Central, and suddenly Pia Guanio announced that they recieved a breaking news that Ruffa Gutierrez walked out of the set of The Buzz because of her co-host Kris Aquino. So what caused Ruffa to walked out from her show? Here is what happened, during the P.O.V segment of The Buzz, Kris Aquino told Ruffa Gutierrez "Ruffa, aminin mo, iba ang level ng saya dito", what Kris meant by that statement is the upcoming transfer of Ruffa Gutierrez to TV5, Ruffa seemed to not liked that so she answered Kris with "Well, I know, you don't have to rub it in, Kris. Siyempre, I'm sad din, so sana huwag mo namang, you know, dagdagan." Then just before the commercial Ruffa stood up from her chair and left Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino.

American Idol 9 Encore - Top 10 Girls

Last Thursday night, it was the Top 10 Girls' turn to impress the judges and America with their performance. Crystal Bowersox was back on stage after being hospitalized the other day, but base on her performance it seemed like she was'nt hospitalized at all.

Crystal Bowersox-"As Long As I See The Light"(Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Randy-"I just love that you are not trying to be everybody else...I love that girl...That girl is hot"
Ellen-"That is a pure raw natural talent...I'm so glad that you're here tonight"
Kara-"You completely recovered from last week... You're that Americana Rock...I think tonight, you actually hit a new level"
Simon-"I underestimated you last week. the vocal was incredible…this is like the moment with Kelly Clarkson, we realized we had a really serious artist here."

American Idol Encore 9 - Top 10 Boys

Last Wednesday on American Idol Season 9, the Top 10 Boys are back on stage for the performance night. It was a last minute decision that put the boys to perform that night after Crystal Bowersox got hospitalized for medical reasons, so the supposed to be performance schedule was changed. I have here the encore of th Top 10 Boys performance, who stepped out and who fell, and what do the judges has to say about thier performance?

Michael Lynche -"This is a Man's World"(James Brown)
Randy-"I feel like right now, this season is really rollin'...I gotta give it to you"
Ellen-"I like all the song choice you've made so far...That is the way to start the night"
Kara-"I gotta say that did'nt get it until tonight...You are a different Mike and I'm feelin'it"
Simon-"It was like a pussycat to a lion in one week...That's exactly the right song for you...That's the best performance you have given the competition so far".

John Park-"Gravity"(John Mayer)
Randy-"You did'nt bring anything new and kinda spicy to it...It was'nt as good as the original, it was just kinda flat for me, there was some pitch problems here and there...I just did'nt see anything special about it"
Ellen-"I thought it was really really the right song choice, but it could have used a little bit soul to it...Just try to feel the song a tiny tiny bit more."
Kara-"Way better than last week...You need to let loose and get out of that comfort zone of yours...You're alittle bit safe"
Simon-"I struggled with believability here, I'm being honest with you...And thinking 20 minutes time we're gonna forget that performance."

Richard Gutierrez Renews His Contract With GMA and Could Host Survivor Philippines

Richard Gutierrez formalizes his ties with the Kapuso Network after signing another exclusive contract for GMA-7. The contract signing was held last Friday afternoon with Richard's mother and manager Ms. Annabelle Rama and the GMA executives. One of the shows he will be doing is of course Captain Barbell but there are also some rumors confirming that Richard will be the new host of Survivor Philippines Season 3. If that's true, it means that GMA-7 and Richard's management were able to fix the schedule conflict with the two shows. Actually, Richard is the fittest one to host Survivor Phillippines, since he did documentaries about nature before, and I can imagine him saying "Survivors Ready!".

Vic Sotto Top-bills "My Darling Aswang", a New Sitcom on TV5

Bossing Vic Sotto will have a new sitcom on TV5, this time it's a spin-off from his recent box-office entry to the MMFF "Ang Darling Kong Aswang", they just made some tweaks in the title, and it's now called "My Darling Aswang".

Richard Gutierrez and Raymond Gutierrez Will Remain Kapuso

Richard Gutierrez and Raymond Gutierrez will remain Kapuso. This was after the Gutierrez twins renewed thier contracts for another three years. This was twitted by the Philippine Entertainment Protal.

Twin brothers Richard and Raymond Gutierrez have renewed their contracts with GMA-7 for another three years. They will remain Kapuso while their Ate Ruffa has moved from ABS-CBN to TV5.

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Agua Bendita and Pilipinas Got Talent Hit the 40% Mark Nationwide

Agua Bendita and Pilipinas Got Talent are definitely dominating the Nationwide Ratings, as this two Kapamilya programs has just hit the 40% bracket based from the latest survey from TNS.

GMA 7 Slips in Mega Manila Ratings

GMA 7 seems to be sliping in the Mega Manila ratings game. According to the latest data from AGB Nielsen Philippines, ABS-CBN took the Mega Manila lead from February 26 to March 1. Showtime and Wowowee ruled the daytime race, while Agua Bendita and Pilipinas Got Talent are dominating the Primetime Race. And take note, this datas are from AGB Nielsen and you can bet that these datas are accurate unlike those coming from TNS. The Kapuso Network has got to do something about this or their gonna be eaten alive by the Kapamilya and they will watch their shows fall one by one.

Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes in the Star-studded Premiere of "Diva"

Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes appeared as special guests in last nights premiere telecast of Regine Velasquez' newest Kantaserye "Diva". Actually, Marian and Dingdong were'nt the only guests in that star-studded premiere of "Diva". The plot was an awarding event where the real and undisputed "Diva" shall be named.

"Diva" Premieres Tonight on GMA 7

The first ever Kantaserye in Philippine TV "Diva" starring Regine Velasquez will make it's premiere tonight. It's the story of an aspiring Diva named Sampaguita (Sam) who was blessed with great voice but cursed with a not so beautiful face. Join Sam and her misadventures to fulfill her dreams of becoming a "Diva". Cast of "Diva" also includes Mark Anthony Fernandez, TJ Trinidad, Rufa Mae Quinto, Glaiza de Castro, Jaya, Buboy, Mark Herras, Ynna Asistio, Buboy Garavillio, Randy Santiago and Ms. Gloria Diaz. "Diva" is directed by Dominic Zapata, watch for it only on GMA Telebabad after "The Last Prince".