Author: RJ Mataro

On March 3, the Hearts On Ice cast, Ashley Ortega, Tonton Gutierrez, Rita Avila, and Cheska Iñigo, praised their co-star Xian Lim for his professionalism and note-worthy conduct. At the media conference for Hearts On Ice, Ortega admired Lim’s commitment to learning figure skating. “I really admire Xian for being so sipag sa set, alam mo mas masipag pa nga ‘yan mag training kaysa sa akin, sa totoo lang. Parang araw- araw siyang nag-i-skate. Hindi pa bukas ‘yung skating rink, nandoon na siya. Oo totoo, nag-streching na siya, tapos nagulat ako sa Stories niya na parang, ‘Nandiyan nanaman siya? Nagpapahinga…

On February 25, Kapuso artist Saviour Ramos talked about his new pairing with Althea Ablan. At the media conference for AraBella, Ramos recounted his close connection with Ablan even before they entered showbiz. “Si Althea po kasi, kakilala ko na po yan before, si Althea. So nanibago lang po ako na kasama ko siyang aarte, and aaminin ko na at first, siyempre hindi po ako sobrang comfortable na umarte sa harap ni Althea, dahil magkasama po kami before sa bahay. And, kung may nag-aacting man po before, dati nag-aacting acting sila nung cousins ko, noong sisters ko, ako nanonood lang.”…

At the media event for Sun Life Financial’s Wheel of Life on March 6, actor Piolo Pascual disclosed his busy schedule for 2023.  Pascual highlighted the film Walang KaParis as one of his first projects for 2023. “We just posted our recent film, ‘Walang KaParis.’ It’s going to premiere on Prime Amazon on March 23, if I’m not mistaken, and we have a couple of films on our slate, so it’s been busy.” He also cited their plans regarding the next quarter, including co-productions of Spring Films and Cornerstone Entertainment. “Tomorrow, we have another meeting to plan for the next…

Rayver Cruz, a Kapuso actor, revealed details about his relationship with “Asia’s Limitless Star” Julie Anne San Jose on March 7. Cruz stated at the media conference for Beautéderm’s five-year partnership with Sparkle that, while he expressed his feelings to San Jose, he wanted to respect the Kapuso singer’s parents. He confirmed his love for San Jose and he is undeniably happy about his relationship with the singer. He shared, “Yes ganon naman talaga ako eh, kung iuukol ng Panginoon, bakit naman hindi? Dahil masayang-masaya po ako ngayon.” He then noted how San Jose inspires him every day.  He blurted…

On January 17, South Korean actor Kim Soo-Hyun highlighted his upcoming drama series for 2023.  At the media event for the Dunkin Donuts Philippines brand ambassador, Soo-Hyun confirmed that fans could look forward to his upcoming drama series.  “This year Soo-Hyun’s preparing for a drama.  “His goal is [really] to have the drama showing this year, and he [really] loves how he gets the strength from you guys. [The] energy from everyone in this Araneta Coliseum.” As for his previous visit to the Philippines, Soo-Hyun recounted his most memorable experience meeting the fans. “He’s here on stage to meet you guys…

On January 17, actress Camille Prats recounted her Mom’s ‘budol’ moments when shopping online. At the media conference for Uratex Monoblock’s Bawal ang Marupok campaign, Prats said her Mom ordered online products that arrived differently than advertised. “Alam mo naman sa panahon natin ngayon, napakabilis ng bumili ng mga bagay. Siyempre nabubudol na tayo ng ating mga add-to-cart. I’m sure most of you can relate to that. Ngayon, ito hindi pa naman talaga siya nangyayari sa akin, pero madalas po itong mangyari sa Nanay ko, kasi ang Nanay ko ang mabilis mabudol.  “So you know there we’re times that she…

On March 9, at the media conference of Kapuso actress Beauty Gonzalez’s upcoming Magpakailanman episode, Takas sa Impiyerno, Gonzalez couldn’t help but get emotional as she hinted at seeing someone she knew who experienced getting trapped in a bad relationship. “I hope not, kasi it’s [kind of] heavy. I don’t want that to happen in my real life. It’s not [nice–] I don’t wish for anybody to experience that. “I have close family friends that– I’ve witnessed na I saw, ‘Oh my God, naiiyak ako.’ I saw how it was to be in a family na trapped, na you feel…

At the media conference for his latest GMA Music single ‘Idolo’ on February 23, recording artist JC Regino expressed gratitude to the Kapuso Network for the chance to return to music. GMA Music has always been Regino’s dream as well as that of his father, April Boy Regino. He shared, “Ay kung nandito pa po si Daddy, kasi bago po siya mawala at manghina, ano po eh, may plano po kami na makabalik po ako ulit sa music kasi tumigil po ako sa pagkanta dahil bumalik po ako ng America.” He then thanked GMA Network for trusting him as an…

On March 3, FEAST Foundation’s Atty. Jose Miguel Palarca discussed their plans to air The Dadadoos on free TV. At the media event for The Dadadoos, Palarca highlighted their goal of disseminating the children’s show to larger platforms. “Yes, it’s part of the plan as well to disseminate this to the widest reach possible. Plano natin ‘yun.” He also cited their talks with the Department of Health regarding the future of The Dadadoos. “Well, that’s part of the plan– once we launch this, we are going to commence negotiations and discussions with DepEd as well because we want– again, the…

At the media conference for Hearts On Ice on March 3, Kapuso artist Ashley Ortega highlighted her winning over 80 medals as a competitive figure skater. Ortega listed the competitions she participated in, including the ones in Thailand, China, Japan, and in Malaysia. “Both po, I started skating at [the age of] three until twelve years old– I was a competitive figure skater [that] time. I would compete abroad representing our country. So nakapag-compete na rin ako sa Asia, Japan–my first country na pinag-compete-an ko was Thailand, tapos nag-China ako, tapos Japan, and then Malaysia. Then the rest, dito na…

On March 6, actor Piolo Pascual highlighted his advocacy for Philippine films to break out internationally. At the media event for Sun Life Financial’s ‘Wheel of Life,’ Pascual discussed his initiative of championing Filipino content to international markets. He shared, “I want us to break out internationally, in terms of our film output, ‘yung Filipino films na mag-break out internationally. So that’s one of my goals, for us to champion our content to ‘bigger’ markets–the international markets because I think that’s what we’re missing.” He then detailed how they are trying to partner with organizations to improve the quality of Filipino…

On March 3, Kapuso director Dominic Zapata highlights the ‘crossroads’ the television industry face. At the media conference for Hearts On Ice, Zapata pointed out how general audiences nowadays prefer to consume content on their mobile devices rather than TV. “Now I said this a hundred times– we are at a crossroads in television. The television industry is at a crossroads kasi wala na pong nanonood ng TV halos. Well, some other generation. Let’s admit it, everyone watches on their devices, ako nga bumili na nga akong ganito eh. Dati, Nokia-Nokia lang ako eh.” Admittedly, it made him fear for…

On March 6, actor Piolo Pascual insisted that he had no plans of having a second child yet. At the media event for Sun Life Financial’s ‘Wheel of Life,’ the actor said he doesn’t see himself fathering another child anytime soon. He explained, “‘Wag naman nating pangunahan, baka kapag dumating eh mas maganda ma-surprise pa ako. Para ako rin ma-surprise. Wala pa naman on the horizon.” He also maintained that he felt content with his life right now. Pascual added, “Personally, mahirap kapag kumpleto ka na, masaya naman ako eh. Wala naman akong iniisip. May kulang ba? Siguro kapag dumating,…

On March 3, producer Atty. Jose Miguel Palarca emphasized on FEAST Foundation’s aim to reorient and instill Filipino Values in children through their digital kids show, ‘The Dadadoos.’ At the media event for ‘The Dadadoos,’ Palarca said that the FEAST Foundation wants to teach Filipino youth about Filipino values through the media. Palarca shared, “And then after that, mayroon tayong production for history, geography, and then magkakaroon tayo ng mga values. So, tuloy-tuloy lang ‘yung progress, so when it comes to the artist industry and at the same time to instill and reorient the Filipino children of the values na…

At the media conference for Hearts On Ice on March 3, Xian Lim clarified the viral sweet moments between him and co-star Ashley Ortega while taping their upcoming Kapuso series. Lim first highlighted his preparation for the role, such as his intense training. “The coach you’re talking about is si coach Ronan– he was my coach when I started being on the ice. From day one, siya talaga ‘yung naka-witness ng paghulog ko, and coach Anna at the same time, Coach Anna Benitez is here. She’s our consultant for Hearts on Ice. “And ang requirement po dito– actually ang sabi…

On March 3, Kapuso star Ashley Ortega expressed her gratitude for landing her dream role as a figure skater on a teleserye. At the media conference for ‘Hearts On Ice,’ Ortega, a real-life figure skater, said that her dream role came unexpectedly. She shared, “Siyempre, unang-una, I was really grateful na nakuha ko ‘yung dream role ko. It was very unexpected. Siyempre with the help of the whole production, it happened. At first, at the back of my head po, parang medyo imposible mangyari kasi parang sino pa ba ang marunong mag-skate, how will the production adjust? So at first, noong…