Author: Bernardo

The singer-turned-PAGCOR director Jimmy Bondoc claimed that bashers have no effect on him and are easy to ignore. On a facebook post dated September 16, the solid Duterte supporter shared his feelings about those who made negative comments against him. Bondoc shared his appreciation for those netizens who defended him against critics. He said that while bashers are easy to ignore, these people who defended him, are not. “You know the best part of being bashed? Being defended! It is really heartwarming to see even just a few people speak up against vicious bashers.” He said that those critics will…

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On the second day of airing, the Kapamilya series ‘Marry Me, Marry You’ climbs in ratings while ‘Stories from the Heart: Loving Miss Bridgette’ maintains its pilot ratings. Both shows premiered on September 13. ‘Marry Me, Marry You’ joined the Kapamilya primetime lineup, and ‘Stories from the Heart: Loving Miss Bridgette’ takes GMA Network’s 3:20 pm timeslot. On its second day, ‘Stories from the Heart: Loving Miss Bridgette’ just maintained its rating from the previous day that is 6.1%. In terms of online views, the show earned about 200k to 500k views on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkO3QxNKH2E While ‘Marry Me, Marry You’…

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As it gained praise from viewers, the ABS-CBN series Marry Me, Marry You continues its way to the top! The romantic comedy series, which premiered on September 13, is slowly getting the attention of netizens and TV viewers. It immediately trended online because of its tear-jerking scenes. During its pilot telecast, the series earned a 3.9% rating, ranking 15th in the chart released by AGB Nielsen. As of writing, the show had about 200k to 400k views on YouTube. On September 14, the show climbed up to the 14th spot with a 4.6% rating. In terms of online views, it…

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Why did Piolo Pascual choose to remain as a Kapamilya despite the non-renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise? On September 16, he inked his contract with ABS-CBN. According to the actor, during this time when the Network is struggling due to the lack of a franchise–it is the best time to show support. “To quote my boss Sir Carlo (Katigbak), sabi niya ‘masakit syempre pag umalis pero mas masakit kasi you know we’re not in a good position’, so I don’t want to add insult to injury. “I don’t want to hurt the station that’s why I also stayed and eto ang…

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GMA Network’s Stories from the Heart: Loving Miss Bridgette ranked 8th in the rating chart as it premieres on September 13. On Monday, the new Kapuso drama romance anthology joins the Afternoon Prime lineup of the GMA Network. ‘Stories From The Heart’ performed well in ratings on its pilot episode, earning a 6.1% rating per data of AGB Nielsen. It landed on the eighth spot, surpassing GMA Network shows like ‘Wowowin’, ‘Eat Bulaga’, and ‘Nagbabagang Luha’. ‘Stories From The Heart’ has also dominated its timeslot against its rival show in ABS-CBN, the rerun of ‘Nang Ngumiti Ang Langit’. Considering the…

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On Monday, September 13, ABS-CBN’s newest series Marry Me, Marry You premieres on Kapamilya primetime line-up. Taking the 9:20 pm timeslot, Marry Me, Marry You replaced the series Init Sa Magdamag that concluded the previous week on September 10. On its pilot episode, Marry Me, Marry You earned a 3.9% rating, of which 2.2% is from TV5, 1.2% is from A2Z, and 0.4% is from Kapamilya Channel. The show ranked 15th on the chart released by AGB Nielsen on September 13. Compared to the finale ratings of its previous show, the new series failed to maintain its performance considering that Init Sa…

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Netizens and TV viewers warmly accept ‘Regal Studio Presents’ as it trends online and earns commendable ratings in its pilot episode.  On September 11, ‘Regal Studio Presents’ premiered its pilot episode on GMA Network with its first offering “That Thin Line Between,” starring Ken Chan at Sanya Lopez.  According to the AGB Nielsen NUTAM, the ‘Regal Studio Presents” pilot episode earned a 10.4% rating.  ‘Regal Studio Presents’ replaced ‘Catch Me Out Philippines’, which concluded on September 4. Considering the past ratings of ‘Catch Me Out Philippines’, ‘Regal Studio Presents’ was able to sustain the ratings of its preceded show.  On…

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ABS-CBN’s Init Sa Magdamag finale episode fell short in TV ratings compared to its pilot episode. On September 10, ‘Init Sa Magdamag’ which stars Gerald Anderson, Yam Concepcion, and JM De Guzman, had its conclusion. The series ranked 12th in the chart released by AGB Nielsen with a 5.6% rating. Its finale episode rating fell short compared to its pilot episode on April 19, which reached 5.8%. On its final week, the ‘Init Sa Magdamag’ earned fair ratings with 4.5% on September 6, 4.2% on September 7, 4.8% on September 8, 4.3%, and on September 9. ‘Init Sa Magdamag’ finale…

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As Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque earns flak online for his disrespectful behavior against health professionals, netizens discuss the thing on his mouth during the virtual meeting. Netizens are curious about the thing on Roque’s mouth while berating health professionals online. https://twitter.com/stnync/status/1436182078790332429?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarieRi57435041/status/1436324819767754756?s=20 https://twitter.com/infantcee/status/1436215230657286146?s=20 Some suppose that it is a fly, while some say it is chocolate. https://twitter.com/rojan88/status/1436281651026292746?s=20 However, @rojan88 said that whatever it is, there is still no difference because everything that comes out of Roque’s mouth is stinky. According to the source of @iammarlonramos, Roque was drinking milk tea during the meeting so, the thing on his mouth was…

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ABS-CBN’s FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano remains as the third most-watched program nationwide. For several weeks, the Kapamilya flagship program, starring Coco Martin maintains its spot in the rating chart. It ranked third in terms of audience share, while 24 Oras and Legal Wives ranked first and second, respectively. The show also hits around 12% rating for the past week according to the data released by AGB Nielsen NUTAM. On September 6, it earned a 12.0% audience share. In terms of online views, it fared around 950k to 1.3 million. On September 7, it earned a 12.7% audience share. In terms of…

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Annabelle Rama defends Jinkee Pacquiao from a ‘veteran entertainment journalist,’ who writes negative things against the boxing champ’s wife. The journalist’s criticisms against Jinkee did not sit well with Rama as she expressed her ire over the journalist via Instagram. Rama asserted that the journalist kept writing harsh comments against Mrs. Pacquiao because she did not yet receive any money or gift from the senator’s wife. “Ayaw mong tumigil kasi wala ka pang natatanggap na datung and bag from Jinky.” According to Rama, a similar situation happened before where the journalist consistently wrote negative things about a celebrity. However, after…

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As the story intensifies in GMA Network’s Legal Wives–it widens its rating gap against ABS-CBN’s FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano. On September 7, the Muslim culture-centered drama series has recorded its highest rating with a 16.0%, ranking second in the chart. At the same time, it also sustained its gap against ABS-CBN’s flagship show FPJAP with a 3.3% difference. For the past week, Legal Wives has consistently won in the ratings. From being fourth in the chart, it rose to the second rank, surpassed FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano. On August 30 and 31, the rival series had a difference of 2.6% rating. While…

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The Muslim-themed GMA Network series Legal Wives reached its highest rating so far. On September 7, according to the data released by AGB NUTAM Nielsen Legal Wives earned a 16.0% rating, ranking second in the chart. For the past week, the show has also consistently performed well in terms of ratings. On August 30, the show earned a 14.3% rating. On August 31, the show was able to surpass its previous rating as it earned a 14.7% rating. On September 2, its rating soared to 15.5%. However, it was not able to sustain its rating the next day as it falls to…

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The Megastar Sharon Cuneta will join FPJ’s Probinsyano after the postponement of her supposed series under ABS-CBN. In July, Cuneta confirmed that she has an upcoming TV series under ABS-CBN and Viva Entertainment. She teased the netizens about this as she shared a post on her social media account. https://twitter.com/sharon_cuneta12/status/1412097259789983746?s=20 However, about two months after that confirmation–talks about the cancellation of the series starring Cuneta circulated online. Accordingly, Cuneta will join ABS-CBN’s longest-running action-drama series, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano for a guest role instead. Recently, Cuneta also shared a photo of the rumored couple, Montes and Martin, to show support as Montes enters…

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Due to the non-renewal of its franchise, ABS-CBN decided to partner with different channels to continue airing their various shows. These different channels contribute different percentages to ABS-CBN shows’ overall ratings. Here’s how the channels–Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, and TV5 contribute to the ratings based on the data recorded by AGB Nielsen NUTAM on September 3. Kapamilya flagship program FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, which has a 12.1% rating on Friday, September 3, earned 5.1% from TV5, 4.6% from A2Z, and 2.1% from Kapamilya Channel. The Gold Squad-starrer series Huwag Kang Mangamba earned 4.4% from TV5, 2.8% from A2Z, and 1.1% from Kapamilya…

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Kapamilya actress and philanthropist Angel Locsin agrees with Vice President Leni Robredo’s statement on the budget allocation for the COVID-19 response. On September 6, Robredo said that she would have allocated more budget on COVID-19 response and benefits of health workers if she has the authority to lead the country’s pandemic response. Robredo also expressed disappointment to President Rodrigo Duterte for insinuating talks against the senators and the Commission on Audit (COA) on his last two press conferences. The Vice President also pointed out how the government slashed the Department of Health’s proposed budget for the pandemic response from P73.9…

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