Author: Mc Richard Paglicawan

ABS-CBN’s commitment to be in the service of the Filipino sees no end, as evident in its initiatives to help Filipinos and the government during this pandemic despite being ordered to halt broadcast operations by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) early last week. One of the case studies featured on TV Patrol is Reynaldo Alcala, a taxi driver who couldn’t hold back tears while airing his sentiments about how severely impacted they will be by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), which was put in effect the day before the interview happened. “Magugutom talaga kami ‘pag hindi kami bumiyahe, dahil wala…

Traditionally held once a year since 1975, from December 25 to the first week of January, the Metro Manila Film Festival will now have two editions starting this year. In a press conference, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced the eight official entries chosen from the 24 film submissions. These films will be shown nationwide from April 11 to 21 will have its Parade of the Stars on April 5 in Quezon City. Here are the films to be showcased in the MMFF Summer Film Festival: 1. Isa Pang Bahaghari (Heaven’s Best Entertainment) A family drama by Joel Lamangan,…

It’s been six years since Queen of Teleseryes Judy Ann Santos did a series for ABS-CBN Primetime Bida. Her last teleserye project was Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala in 2013. Her supposed return via Someone To Watch Over Me in 2015 was put on hold and eventually shelved because of her pregnancy during that time. Last year, Judy Ann Santos revealed during her Facebook Live Q&A Session for Judy Ann’s Kitchen Facebook page that she’s returning to doing teleseryes again. As early as May 2018, Starla began production and it is believed to have been waiting for the right timeslot for…

The biggest and most anticipated event of the year A night of splendor and a cause MANILA, September 2019 – The biggest and most anticipated event of the year has come again. Our favorite stars, donned in their most glamorous outfits, gathered together for a night of splendor and a cause. The #ABSCBNBall2019 might very well be one of the grandest events this year; generating over 2.7 million Tweets from Filipinos all over the world. Fans were already abuzz online as the charity ball drew nearer. Using #RoadtoABSCBNBall hashtag, people gushed over the love team proposals; especially Kyle Echarri (@kyle_echarri)…

The General’s Daughter is now the number 1 most watched TV program nationwide Angel Locsin’s The General’s Daughter holds another record for being the first teleserye to defeat the longest-running local action-drama series There have been lots of instances when ‘The General’s Daughter’ became #1 in NUTAM but it’s the first time that the Angel Locsin teleserye was able to beat the more than three-year-reign of FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’ in Kantar Media. Last Friday (September 6), ‘The General’s Daughter’ surged to top of TV ratings chart with 32.8%. Coco Martin’s ‘FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’ landed on the second spot with 32.4% or…

Despite having a bad start, Love You Two still tried to make some viewers feel kilig GMA Network’s Love You Two stars Jennylyn Mercado and Gabby Concepcion with Shaira Diaz It wasn’t a good start for GMA Network’s Love You Two starring Jennylyn Mercado and Gabby Concepcion. The Kapuso teleserye endured the finale week of ABS-CBN’s top-rating teleserye Halik in Kantar Media and NUTAM TV ratings. Love You Two eventually picked up when Sino Ang May Sala? Mea Culpa’ started on ABS-CBN. Despite its low ratings at the start, it picked up and beat its rival show. But during its last…

GMA Network’s Beautiful Justice poses a threat to ABS-CBN’s FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’ Beautiful Justice will air starting September 9 on GMA Telebabad. It will replace the vacated timeslot of ‘Sahaya. Under the helm of Mark Reyes, ‘Beautiful Justice’ lead stars Bea Binene, Gabbi Garcia, and Yasmien Kurdi will flesh out the story of Kitkat, Brie, and Alice—three women brought together by the tragic death of their loved ones. GMA Network really picked their three princesses to lead this series along with their hunks Derrick Monasterio and Gil Cuerva. GMA Network also prepared their artists for this show. In fact, its cast…

Goodbye to pa-cute and pabebe acting? Alden Richards was given a new title as Asia’s Multi-Media Star by GMA Network After doing the Box Office hit Hello, Love, Goodbye, Alden Richards showed his fans that he’s still a certified Kapuso During his renewal of contract with GMA Network, his home for 9 years, Alden Richards was given a new title – Asia’s Multi-Media Star. He earned this new title from being a new blockbuster star via hit Star Cinema movie Hello, Love, Goodbye. He also had remarkable teleseryes in the past like ‘Alakdana’ (2011), ‘One True Love’ (2012) and ‘Mundo…

Just a Stranger grossed PHP 100 million in two weeks, says Viva Films Marco Gumabao previously worked with Anne Curtis in the 2018 Metro Manila Film Fest entry Aurora Anne Curtis and Marco Gumabao’s sexy romance drama Just A Stranger has grossed Php 100 million as of September 2, 2019. According to the film’s director, Jason Paul Laxamana, the movie achieved this feat after screening for two weeks in Philippine cinemas. The movie opened with PhP 12.5 million on August 21 and hit Php 52 million in 5 days. Shot in scenic Lisbon, Portugal, Marco Gumabao plays Jericho, the love…

Anne Curtis and Marco Gumabao heat up the screen in Just a Stranger With a cast led by two of Viva Artists Agency’s hottest stars, it’s not surprising that Just A Stranger smashed the box office, raking in over Php12.5 million on its opening day alone. According to Viva Films, the movie, which stars Marco Gumabao and Anne Curtis, earned a total of PhP12.5 million when it opened on August 21. “Sulit na sulit ang holiday kasama sina Mae at Jekjek! Maraming salamat sa inyong mainit na pagtanggap at pagsuporta sa #JustAStranger! Sa mga hindi pa nakakanood, huwag nang magpahuli! Nood…

Kadenang Ginto continues to beat its rival shows on afternoon timeslot Kadenang Ginto is extended until 2020 Kadenang Ginto’s latest rival Prima Donnas is a failure in its pilot Kadenang Ginto has been on air since October 8, 2018. The Kapamilya series was first pitted against The Stepdaughters starring Megan Young and Mikael Daez. It was a close fight at the start with Kadenang Ginto winning with 13.8% ratings in its pilot episode versus 12.6% of GMA Network’s The Stepdaughters according to NUTAM while in Kantar Media, Kadenang Ginto hit 16.2% and rival Kapuso series with only 11.4%. ‘Inagaw Na Bituin’…

GMA Network recently switched timeslots of its Telebabad shows GMA Network moved The Better Woman to pit it against The Killer Bride Love You Two was placed in an earlier timeslot to rival The General’s Daughter A week after The Killer Bride started on primetime and made an impact on the ratings, GMA Network decided to switch The Better Woman and Love You Two’s timeslots, putting Love You Two in an earlier timeslot against Angel Locsin’s The General’s Daughter and The Better Woman versus Maja Salvador’s The Killer Bride. But was this switch effective to keep GMA Telebabad viewers glued…

RCD Narratives is an ABS-CBN TV Production Unit under Roda C. Dela Cerna The Killer Bride won NUTAM and Kantar Media ratings on its pilot episode The Killer Bride is the very first teleserye under RCD Narratives Maja Salvador’s comeback project on TV was warmly welcomed by viewers. The pilot episode of The Killer Bride won in TV ratings on both NUTAM and Kantar Media. The show was also a hit on Twitter as its official hashtag #TheKillerBrideFirstDance topped the list of trending topics. The Killer Bride marks lead actress Maja’s return to primetime television after the massive success of Wildflower,…

ABS-CBN’s The Killer Bride’s pilot episode recorded high ratings The Killer Bride was welcomed warmly by the viewers of NUTAM and Kantar Media Kantar Media supplies nationwide ratings to ABS-CBN while GMA Network relies on ratings coming from NUTAM The comeback TV series of Maja Salvador, ABS-CBN’s The Killer Bride, dominated social media on Monday (August 12). The show was a hit on Twitter as its official hashtag #TheKillerBrideFirstDance topped the list of trending topics. Ratings from NUTAM (GMA Network’s provider) and Kantar Media (ABS-CBN’s provider) also showed The Killer Bride killing its counterpart on GMA Network. It was a landslide victory…

Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho continues winning streak in nationwide TV ratings GMA Network’s Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho is a consistent top-rater in Nielsen’s NUTAM list KMJS tackles interesting features on lifestyle, current events, pop culture, celebrities, health, and internet trends GMA Network’s Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho continued to be the viewers’ top choice according to ratings service provider Nielsen TV Audience Measurement. Jessica Soho’s weekly news magazine program every Sunday has been consistently at the forefront of the ratings game in the viewer-rich areas of Urban Luzon and Mega Manila, which respectively account for 72 and 60 percent of all urban viewers in…

Yam Concepcion speaks about being second choice for the new KimXi reunion teleserye Love Thy Woman is Kim Chiu and Xian Lim’s reunion teleserye after the 2016 teleserye The Story Of Us Yam’s inclusion in Love Thy Woman comes less than a week after Erich Gonzales resigned from the show Yam Concepcion is the newest addition to Kim Chiu and Xian Lim’s reunion series Love Thy Woman after Erich Gonzales backed out of the show. Dreamscape Entertainment met with Yam Concepcion and her management Viva Artists Agency on July 30. Last July 25, news broke that Erich had backed out of the…