Related Articles...
Featured Video
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!
Site Statistics
We have 5,349 guests online
Journal Online Content Archives
| Nancy admits 'retoke' |
 |
 |
 |
| Sunday, 07 March 2010 19:00 |
 AT the launch of PLDTmyDSL "Beyond Broadband" campaign, their original endorser Nancy Jane came and was introduced by PLDT exec Gary Dujali as Nancy Castiglione. So which name is she really using? "Kahit ano, puwede," she says. "Basta si Nancy pa rin ako."People said she had "retoke" because her face changed. "Ilong ko lang ang pinagawa ko, pinabawasan ko kasi it's so pointed. If I look different now, baka because I'm blooming lang. I'm happy with my partner, Nacho, and our twin sons." Her sons are Matteo Carlos (named after the paternal grandpa) and Joaquin Corrado (named after her own dad). The dad's name is Ignacio Dominguez, introduced to her by Bubbles Paraiso. He finished college in Boston, works in RSI, and also has a twin brother and grandpas who are also twins. "It's in their genes and also ours kasi may twins din sa amin. I never even knew I was preggy as I have polycistic ovaries at irregular ako. I was surprised three months na pala and twins pa. I went to Canada when I was four and a half months preggy and I delivered my sons on March 25 by CS kasi 6.5 lbs. sila pareho.They're turning a year old soon and I'm now busy preparing for their first birthday party." Do they plan to marry? "We do. Pinaplano na." What can she say now that ex-BF Paolo Contis is also a dad? "Sana maging magbarkada ang mga anak namin." She's happy to promote myDSL's Beyond Broadband that offers 18 hot channels to all subscribers and Watchpad users for free, including CNN, Cartoon Network, Channel V, National Geographic, Splash, MyView and many more. They also stream live such events as Speed Circuit car drifting exhibition on March 27 at Greenhils and April 10 in Cebu open parking lot, the URCC championship on March 27, and the Pacquiao-Clottey Fight on Sunday and you have until March 12 to register. They also have a new Speedster Bus touring the country and new endorsers like drift champ Alex Perez and Handsome Band's singer-guitarist Ton Vergel de Dios (nephew of former actor Roel Vergel de Dios) joining Rhian Ramos and Isabel Oli. If you want to be an endorser, they're looking for five new faces and you can apply at www. pldtwatchpad.com if you’re between 16-20 years old, male or female. ‘There's always hope'
MICHAEL V's first sitcom, "Pepito Manaloto" that starts on March 20, is about a simple guy who won P700 million in the lotto. Might this not mean that he's enticing people to gamble in the lotto? "Hindi naman," he says. "Ang concept talaga ng show is there's always hope, but we're not saying na lotto is the only way for you to be successful. What we try to impart is that when you're given a good opportunity to improve your life, make the most out of it. In real life, we hear a lot of people winning, tapos nauuwi rin sa wala." Does he really play the lotto? "Ironically, no, ni hindi nga ako marunong tumaya. But dito sa sitcom, du’n talaga umikot ang kuwento, sa pananalo sa lotto." Does he feel bad that "Bitoy's Showtime" didn't do as well as "Bitoy's Funniest Videos" that was rating so well and yet was replaced? "No regrets for me. All projects naman, may definite ending. Ito ngang 'Pepito Manaloto', believe it or not but we have already planned its ending kahit di pa ito umeere. Siempre, mas maganda 'yung paghandaan mo na kaysa di mo matapos nang maayos ang story. But I'm optimistic magtatagal sa ere itong 'Pepito' kasi di pa ito nagagawa sa TV. Ngayon pa lang so it has a big chance na magustuhan talaga ng viewers. Kasi ang mga katapat namin, parehong talent shows ('Talentadong Pinoy' and 'Pilipinas Got Talent'), so we offer a good alternative." Paolo snubs presscon
PAOLO Contis was absent at the presscon of his new show, "Wipeout," as his live-in partner Lian Paz was going through labor to deliver their baby. "We can't cancel the presscon anymore as we've already paid for the venue," says GMA PR exec Angel Javier. "We tried to request na sumag- lit man lang siya, pero di raw puwede." Up to this writing, the baby hasn't come out yet. Award-winning musical director turns TV host
Meanwhile, present at the presscon for WipeOut is Paolo's co-host, Vince de Jesus, who was discovered as a gay comedian in "Camera Cafe" but whose credentials are really impressive. "I started with PETA when I was 15," he says. "41 na ko ngayon, so 26 years na ako working as a stage and TV actor and also as songwriter-musical director." He has won various awards as musical director for "Zsa Zsa Zaturnaah," "Crying Ladies," "La Visa Loca," "Let The Love Begin," "Mano Po," "Pisay," "Skin Deep," and "Himala The Musical." He majored in piano and voice at the UP College of Music. His latest work, "Si Juan Tamad, Ang Diablo at 5 Milyong Boto" is now showing at PETA Theatre. He admits he has a boyfriend for five years named Carl, a choreographer-dancer. "When they asked me if I'm willing to host a show, I said I'm willing kasi I'm willing to do anything, lalo na a wacky show like 'Wipeout,' a canned show produced by Endemol abroad. There are 24 contestants who go through various obstacle courses that are physically demanding. Very thrilling ito panoorin and I'm sure local viewers will enjoy it. 'Yung mananalo, kailangang ma-wipeout niya lahat ng kalaban niya." For their first show on March 15 at 5:30 p.m. they got StarStruck's Nina Kodaka to interview audiences about their predictions on the challenges and opinions about the 24-thrill-seeking contestants. Joshua, Barbie surprised at new-found popularity
FIRST Time stars Joshua Dionisio and Barbie Forteza went to Baguio's Panagbenga Festival and, last weekend, had a mall show at SM San Lazaro. Those who were with them can't believe how warm the public received them, repeatedly shouting their names to prove that "First Time" really has countless of viewers. "Kami rin, nagugulat sa grabeng reception sa'min ng tao," says Joshua. "Di namin akalain ni Barbie na sobrang mamahalin kami ng tao. Pati nga bahay namin sa Mindanao Avenue, alam na ng fans at pinupuntahan ako roon." So what makes them click with the public? "I think they like 'yung pagiging natural namin," says Barbie. "Kasi what they see on TV, 'yun talaga kami. And they tell us bagay na bagay talaga kami as a young love team." How close are they now? "Very close po, compared when we started sa 'Stairway to Heaven' na suplado ang dating sa'kin ni Joshua kaya tahimik lagi, masyadong seryoso. Pero ngayon, makulit na siya. Sana patuloy kaming suportahan ng viewers, lalo't paganda nang paganda ang story ng 'First Time.' Habang mas nagiging sweet kami ni Joshua as Cyndi and Lukas, sad naman ang best friend ko, si Jake Vargas who plays Baste so he confronts Lukas kung may gusto ba talaga sa'kin and they will fight. Ang mother ko naman, si Ana Capri, natumba dahil sa'kin and had miscarriage. Sa galit niya sa'kin, she tells me hindi niya ako tunay na anak." All-new ‘I-Witness’
I-WITNESS this March offers interesting discoveries. It's said that the largest feeding frenzy of sharks in recorded history happened right here in the Philippine Sea in World War II. Somewhere in Leyte Gulf , hundreds of American soldiers were left wounded in the water after their ship, the USS Indianapolis, was bombed. Sandra Aguinaldo interviews a survivor who saw his comrades being eaten alive by what he insists are vicious sharks. Sandra visits the site of the infamous incident and attempts to solve the puzzle. Is the Philippine Sea really the most dangerous of all? Or is there another truth that lurks beneath history’s uncharted waters? Jay Taruc immerses himself in the correctional system to document the lives of prison inmates. As a prisoner himself, Jay experiences what it’s like to live in jail. He learns its ins and outs, studies the culture of survival of the fittest, and brings home untold stories of some of the most forgotten members of society. Kara David journeys to a secret location where a group of men searches for buried treasure believed hidden by Japanese generals. A map and a set of codes lead Kara to the supposed site of buried gold and meets a living witness of how the treasure was hidden. He claims he was tasked by Japanese officials to carry unidentified yet highly valuable packages to a hidden site. Howie Severino took a photo of a young woman being taken by the police during student rallies, resulting in his imprisonment and trial. He was eventually released, but he never knew the fate of the woman in the picture. Decades later, Howie searches for the woman whose life and picture so significantly shaped his own life. He also dissects the back and front stories of compelling photos, proving that a picture indeed paints a thousand words. The all-new" I-Witness" begins Monday, March 8 after "Saksi!" |
