Author: Ron Mia

A media production focused on lokal sensibility has called on Dr. Jimmuel Naval and the researchers of Kapuso Mo Jessica Sojo over their “insensitive” remarks about the igorot race. Habi Collective an audio visual production company has took to their Facebook account to write an open letter directed to Dr. Jimmuel Naval and the researchers of Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho. Habi Collective on their open letter said Dr. Naval’s statement that Carrot Man’s aquiline nose was a result of “Improvement of race” through  intermarriages of Caucasian Missionaries with the Cordilleran was very wrong and careless. They even assumed the entire “Cordillera intelligentsia” must…

GMA Network still rules Mega Manila households based on the latest AGB-Nielsen survey. From February 22 – 25, 2016, GMA Network shows registered good ratings according to AGB-Nielsen TV Audience Measurement. “Eat Bulaga!” still remains the top choice for daytime programs but notably its ratings is on the down trend. Meanwhile, on its third week on the daily daytime slot, “Wowowin” seemed starting to dwindle. While it remains in the number 2 rank, “Wowowin” was beaten by “Wish I May” in several occasions putting Willie’s variety show in the number 3 spot on February 22 and February 24. In primetime, Coco…

The first in the 3-series Presidential Debates “PiliPinas Debates 2016” scores big in the ratings on daytime Sunday according to AGB-Nielsen survey. Among the Mega Manila households on Sunday February 21, “PiliPinas Debates 2016” is the most watched daytime program beating the consistent number 1 “Sunday Pinasaya”. In a variety show dominated timeblock, the 1st edition of the Presidential debates for the 2016 Philippine elections under news and current affairs was able to capture majority of Mega Manila viewers. Hosted by GMA Network bigwigs Mike Enriquez and Jessica Soho, “PiliPinas Debates 2016” got a ratings of 25.3%, 5.1% higher than “Sunday Pinasaya’s”…

After selling 74 tickets, producers of Alden Richards’ concert at the Philippine Arena decided to cancel the show. Top-billed by AlDub’s one-half Alden Richards, the “Sa Totoong Buhay Naman” concert set on February 20 at the Philippine Arena didn’t pushed through after its producers decided to cancel the show. In an article published by Pocholo Concepcion on Inquirer, it reported that producers decided to cancel the concert because of dismal ticket sales. Sources said the concert only sold 74 tickets, a disappointing turn-out to a 55,000 seater Philippine Arena. Asked about more details on the cancellation, one of the ticket sellers…

Barely three weeks after its transfer to the daily daytime slot, “Wowowin’s” ratings has already sky rocketed reaching the number 2 spot just behind “Eat Bulaga!”. The Willie Revillame led show has consistently landed in the top 2 of the top 10 daytime shows based on AGB-Nielsens February 16-18, 2016 survey among Mega Manila household. Pasion De Amor which previously reigned the timeslot was now beaten by Willie’s variety gameshow. GMA Network shows also consistently get the top 5 rankings in daytime programming led by “Eat Bulaga!” and its afternoon teledramas. Meanwhile, LizQuen’s teleserye comeback “Dolce Amore”, registered strong among…

After receiving backlash from netizens over his comments on Manny Pacquaio’s anti same-sex marriage stand, host-comedian Vice Ganda took to Twitter for counter defense. In his Tweet, the host comedian said his and other comedians jokes are different from a serious remark of a politician. “A joke of a comedian is different from a statement of a “politician”. So why take a joke seriously and take a serious statement as a joke?” https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/699854097575342080 He also clarified that the issue is not about him but the entire LGBT community which was affected by Pacman’s statement. https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/699855854787362816 Vice Ganda is on the receiving…

GMA Network shows remain to be the most watched among Mega Manila households. According to the data from AGB-Nielsen, GMA Network captured most of the top 10 Daytime and Primetime shows in Mega Manila for the week of February 2-7, 2016. Wille Revillame’s “Wowowin” debuts strong on primetime beating ABS-CBN’s “Pasion De Amor”. Before it’s transfer to weekday primetime slot, “Wowowin” also scored good ratings on Sunday afternoon beating ABS-CBN’s longest running musical variety show “ASAP”. Meanwhile, “Eat Bulaga!” continues its leadership in the daytime block averaging 23% ratings compared to its rival “It’s Showtime” which averages 12%. In Primetime…

ABS-CBN shows and personalities dominated the 2016 Platinum Stallion Media Awards organized by the Trinity University of Asia. In the awards night held Wednesday, February 3, 2016, ABS-CBN shows and personalities bagged the top honors for Film and TV including the Best TV Station. Action Drama Teleserye “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” was awarded the Best Primetime Show while “Umagang Kay Ganda” was named the Best Morning Show. Failon Ngayon wins the Best AM Radio show and Bandila was given the Best News Program. For Movie, Star Cinema’s “A Second Chance” was awarded Trinitarian Awardee for Film while Dawn Zulueta gets the…

GMA Network continues to rule Mega Manila TV ratings based on the latest data from AGB-Nielsen. From January 18 – 24, 2016, GMA Network secured the most number of shows in the Top 10 on both Daytime and Primetime blocks. “Eat Bulaga” remains the leader in daytime programming averaging 23.7% for the survey week but “It’s Showtime” is slowly catching up. ABS-CBN’s romantic Teleserye “Be My Lady” meanwhile is the top Kapamilya daytime program with an average of 11.8%. While GMA Network leads the daytime slot, ABS-CBN’s “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” rules primetime. Top billed by Coco Martin, the Kapamilya action-drama…

AGB-Nielsen has released its NUTAM Ratings for January 2016 with GMA Network topping the nationwide ratings against rival networks. GMA Network remains the No. 1 Philippine TV station for January 2016, according to the data from Nielsen’s National Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM). GMA Network registered a total ratings of 37.5%, 2.2% higher than ABS-CBN’s 35.3%. GMA’s lead was bolstered by the good performance of its daytime block headlined by “Eat Bulaga!” The NUTAM January 2016 ratings is based on the overnight data from AGB-Nielsen covering the period of January 24 – 31, 2016. GMA Network also leads rival stations in…

Beautiful actress and host Bianca King confirms that she is now a freelancer and is open to work with different networks. After her shows on TV5, “Konek na Konek” and “Mac & Chiz” have ended, Bianca takes a break from TV and enjoys good time for herself. Prior to her two shows that ended Bianca was also part of TV5’s medical drama “Obsession”, where she played Vanessa Villareal. “Ang natutunan ko talaga is to live in the present. Huwag masyado ma-stress sa mangyayari sa future,” said Bianca [“What I learned is to live in the present and not worry to much…

Netizens were abuzz Saturday January 30, 2016 when #ABSCBNnomore hashtag tops Twitter trends in the Philippines. At about 5:30 PM Saturday the hashtag reached #2 spot in the list of Twitter trending topics in the Philippines with 130 thousand tweets. Looking at the trending topic, most of the netizens who tweeted the hashtag said they are supporting the calls of INC officials to boycott ABS-CBN programs for their alleged bias reporting. The ABS-CBN boycott issue erupted from a post by a certain Israel Nono Ponce on his Facebook account urging fellow INC members not to watch ABS-CBN programs. In his…

Now we can all sleep on a Saturday night. After 20 years on air, GMA Network’s late night musical-variety show “Walang Tulugan with Master Showman” is bidding goodbye. With the death of the show’s main host German “Kuya Germs” Moreno, “Walang Tulugan” will air its final episode on Saturday February 6, 2016. Walang Tulugan started in 1997 and was originally titled “Master Showman Presents”. With its late night time-slot (which cross overs Saturday and Sunday), the network decided to incorporate “Walang Tulugan” in the title because the public identified it as the show that does not sleep. For the past…

For a pageant crazy country like the Philippines winning the Miss Universe crown after 42 years is a great achivement but having a back to back win is quite the ultimate feat. After Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach won the third crown for the country, the next question is, who is fitted to be her successor that could possibly bring home the crown again? In the #AskMissUniverse session on Twitter Thursday January 28, Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was asked who among the local celebrities has a good chance of becoming the next Miss Universe. Twitter user @lizasoberabbit asked the question…

GMA Network shows are the preferred programs watched by Mega Manila viewers, according to AGB-Nielsen. In the survey that covers January 1 – 5, 2016, GMA Network programs emerged as the top choice of Mega Manila viewers. “Eat Bulaga” remains the most watched daytime TV program while 24 Oras rules the prime time on weekdays. During weekends, the network rules the top 10 with “Eat Bulaga” and “Magpakailanman” headlining the Saturday shows and “Sunday Pinasaya” and “Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho” leading on Sunday. “Eat Bulaga” scored its highest rating on January 2, 2016 with 29.9%, beating rival “It’s Showtime” which…

Showbiz is not permanent. With the short attention span of people nowadays, someone famous can be a “has been” in a blink of an eye. That is why it is admirable and inspiring to see artists who remain at the top of their game. Although they have been in showbiz for quite some time, they remain relevant and famous today. These artists age like wine and are still in demand after all these years. Here’s a rundown of seasoned Pinoy actors and much sought-after leading men in the local showbiz industry. All are over 40 but can still give young teen…