GMA’s BIHAG Cast Revealed

They have already released some of their trailers. BIHAG is GMA’s biggest series yet discussing kidnapping, family conflicts, heart wrenching drama and action all in one. A few days ago they have released the name of the characters and a few clues how they would fare as interesting characters in the show. Check out these materials from GMA.

Are you excited about this new show starring yhe King of the dancefloor Mark Herras? Make sure you tune in to GMA primetime if you want to catch this soon!

No Harm, No Foul Premieres on TV5

 It's been an inside joke to basketball players everywhere, with pun intended when you say No Harm No Foul. It goes to say that what it means is that if you're not into physical sports, then don't play at all. Some even go the mile and say No Blood No Foul but that's another story. TV5 on the other hand would like to play with tons of humor as they started this show just last Saturday and we were at home to watch it.

It's funny because right from the first episode, they introduced the relationships of the characters and from the looks of it, this actually looks quite promising especially for the sports stars included in the cast. Aside from the gigantic and good looking star Ogie Alcasid (who's name is Jawo in the show), he'll be with real deal basketball superstars like Gary David, Beau Belga, Willie Miller and Kiefer Ravena. I really felt there were huge screams at home because some of my friends were fans of Kiefer and from the looks of it, they fit right in on the show. Gary David and Beau Belga didn't hurt anyone during the filming but they look really funny since they play different roles aside from their basketball player duties in the show. Kuya Wil aka Willie Miller would test you with his Taglish anecdotes so listen carefully when he cracks jokes, a thing or two. Jawo played by Ogie had problems in the beginning because he couldn't pay rent anymore and Crispa (played by Tuesday Ledesma) asked him several times to pay for it since he's really behind 6 months on his payment. Her father aka Coach Tim Co played by Yoyong Martirez always sided with Jawo so he could always get away with it. Crispa even went the mile and put all his things outside the apartment but ended up only following her fathers wishes so Ogie just stayed at the end of that argument.

 Ritz Azul, Valeen Montenegro and Sophie Albert actually stay in one dance studio and are going to be the vixens of this show. I liked Sophie's character Kim because she'll be the love interest of Kiefer here, and she's also gorgeous, but a little slow. The funny antics would really be loved by many I'm sure, if only Sophie would have been single in real life, like Kiefer is. I'm still a SoVin fan though.

Randy Santiago isn't just the director of this show, he'll play the role of Lebron with his sidekick Wade played by Long Mejia. Their funny antics will grow on you especially Long, he executed and delivers lines like a genius, he's really funny but I hope he's going to work real hard with slapstick moments just like in the past. Now just imagine the cast I just mentioned and put them in one show, that ladies and gentlemen will be the start of something big as you'll get to watch them every week now on TV5! The July 5 episode was definitely funny and I hope they get more natural as the coming episodes show 8PM every Sunday on the happiest network!

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TV5 Rolls Out Sunday Powercast Noontime Show "Happy Truck Ng Bayan!"

You know what I love about TV5? It's their ability to innovate and make shows from scratch. This weekend, we covered what seemed to be a secret show they were working on for almost a year now. The cast, was just about everybody on TV5's stable. It was also going to be in a time slot where the strong only survive. They are challenging some really good programs from other networks but wouldn't just provide stars and variety, they're adding in comedy, dance, singing in a whole different way. Different way? Yes, different. How you may ask? Well for starters, they're not just doing it inside the studios, aside from that, they're not letting the audience travel all the way to the Novaliches or Mandaluyong studios... they're going to you! Yes, they're going from town to town in this huge one of a kind Happy Truck as it converts into a full functioning stage and do their production numbers, game segments, songs and dances on the streets where you are. They're going to your barangays and play, go around and be with you as they launch this noontime show called "Happy Truck Ng Bayan!".

For starters, they had us surprised with new faces as the "New Generation Sexbomb Girls". Same intensity, same body qualities and strong disposition that they'll be getting the whole cast and the crowd dance with them on the show. 

There's no other channel that features some of the newest stars in different shows such as these kilig crew. Imagine Sophie Albert, Vin Abrenica, Chanel Morales, Akihiro Blanco, Shaira Mae and Mark Neumann as they take you into Wattpad Presents themed games and portions in the show plus their own production numbers. They're cute, gorgeous, amazing and if you get them in one frame everyday, wouldn't that be awesome?! Oh and if that ain't enough, Superstar DJ Tom Taus will join the crew. Isn't that too much? Well, there's more!

Vin Abrenica and Sophie Albert for Wattpad Presents: Marry You

These two just makes our day brighter, sunnier and hopeful that there's still forever. Vin Abrenica and Sophie Albert is doing another episode this week which talks about the only thing women dream of, as Wattpad Presents: Marry You. It's been read 9 Million times in the app so just imagine how nice the twists and turns in this story.

Arranged marriage, does it still even exist today? Sophie here is a bit on the wild side, a bit evil, a bit eccentric and poised to change this fate. Even if their families agreed already, she's out to break this marriage thing, but what if she falls in love with him genuinely?

Sophie says "It feels like home. When you've worked with people already and you know how comfortable you can be with them, you just feel so easy doing it. The advantage is we can ask each other, we support each other if we throw lines. Vin memorizes fast, and I don't. It becomes natural when I'm with him. I want him to look the best, I almost do everything, styling, scenes, I love it though. We're total opposites but I learned with him that with the differences, we learn more. I learned his strengths, and it also is the same with him. Love is trust, but sometimes we compromise. It works that way, even if he thinks sometimes I'm joking, we just need talk about it. I know he's got a lot of dreams, I want to get married when we all fulfill our own dreams one day. He's very husband material, we talk about it actually. We're full of dreams. We will cherish the moment."

Mark Roque "I'm a ramp model, do print and the rest. I stopped because I had to work. Sir Noel Ferrer pushed me to go back to showbiz. I'm a year older than Dom, but doing this comeback wasn't really talked about at home. I'm not a third party here, I even support them. You just have to watch the show to see how I fare. I want to learn, I don't know my boundaries but we'll see."

Vin adds "I don't know if people do get kilig, but my Mom watches my shows and she says effective. It's a good thing we get paired with other stars but since we've been out of the shows together, the fans miss this. We're not a perfect couple, we fight once in a while but it happens when we haven't really eaten yet, so does Sophie. Whenever we need to do sweet things, we just do it because that's where professionalism comes in. When we don't get the scene right, we all criticize our work and we do it again, that's how we work! I've learned a lot here, especially in maturity. This was actually hard for me in the past but I'm okay now and I understand our work. I'm also happy with Mark Neumann because for me, he's my best friend and his accomplishments make me happy too."

We're so excited to see the SoVin pair back in Wattpad and even more that Mark Roque's in show business too. Wattpad Presents: Marry You will start this week at 9PM on TV5.

Wattpad Presents This February

This February, get ready to fall in love in different ways as one of TV5's top rating primetime shows gets a ton of new stars, and new stories as Wattpad Presents more novels to be seen on TV this month. You've probably watched the successful pairings of Mark Neumann and Shaira Mae, or Jasmine Curtis and the hunks on the same show. This time they're making it extra sweeter with Suklay Diva Katrina Velarde and Pythos Ramirez (of GMA Artist Center) in a series named "Bitter Ella" (Bitterella), a new pairing with Vin Abrenica and Yassi Pressman in "My Fiance Since Birth", Ahron Villena and Sophie Albert in "Cupid's Fools", and Marvelous Alejo, Ranz Kyle and his group Chicser in "Ex Ko ang Idol N'yo".

Ahron Villena was being interviewed when I sat down with other bloggers during the press con. I know you kinda miss him in shows from the other channel but he's actually freelance now so he can work elsewhere. "I've reached my peak I guess and I'm thankful. I'm okay but there are opportunities that are coming. I've done quite a number of shows on TV5, initially with Rc Munoz. If ever I'm going to be here permanently I wouldn't mind. I'm still doing a series in ABSCBN in Passion de Amor but its good that I didn't have conflicts. I'm very busy, my 2014 was busy last year with Legal Wife, then other shows, then the ones on TV5. Until now I'm not really used to this, when I tried it, I auditioned and won in a contest. I went back to Batangas thinking that was it. Then offers came, I'm happy with anything. Maybe aside from acting, I want to have a business. I told myself to put in money to invest, but when I got into a taxi business and it got carnapped. I'll try to put up more funds for that, to eventually have my own business so I have something to fall back on. If I want to get married, I can still do that later on. I'm single, not really looking but if there's someone that comes along, I want it to be the last one... the permanent one. 

I've also worked with Ritz Azul and want to work with her. Perhaps we can do that in Season 3. I'm not really doing anything but the blessings just come in. I'm not really used to lead roles, I always do support roles and I get surprised at what comes to me. I'm with Arnold Vegafria and my contract expires a few months from now. I want to put up a restaurant, but I'm still taking it slow because I have a lot of projects. Soon, if I decide to pursue that, 2015 will be better for me and I'll have more opportunities soon." says Ahron. 

I saw Katrina Velarde but I was too shy to interview her. She's my favorite among the Biriteras who did a show last year. I even saw them perform live which made me like her even more. She's starring in a Wattpad Series with Kapuso hunk Pythos Ramirez.

As a matter of fact, among the pairs and groups that were there that afternoon, the press seem to have loved this pairing the most. Everyone was excited to see how this sculptured Greek looking guy fall in love with a quirky and funny gal like Katrina. Somewhere in that scuffle I even saw Katrina made "kilig" with some of the questions she had to answer about the show. Anyway, I know Phytos is a good guy because I've seen and interviewed him in past GMA events, and he's happy that GMA Artist Center is supportive of it. They even upload teasers for that and he finds Katrina much like a very close friend when they did the pictorials. Katrina couldn't answer directly if she would fall in love with someone like Phytos but if ever, I think they'd make a good couple no? Hehe.

Phytos also believes in effort, small things to make a girl feel special. I bet if they had to do it in real life he'd be acing it.

It's the first time that Chicser is actually on a series, so it's understandable that they're a little nervous. When they got the project together with Marvelous, the first time they met, they were like old friends. They (Chicser I mean) didn't leave anyone hanging because they believe that even if one of them get lead roles, it's already a success for the group. They treat themselves as brothers and if there's anything they want to do, they want another project with still, the whole Chicser together. 

Marvelous has been doing villain roles and having her as the love interest made her a little excited. They did a workshop already and they're still learning the characters, they seriously did read the books before taking the leap and have these projects. The help they got from facilitators and the director and they said it was a big help in making sure they bring justice to what they're doing in the series. Oh and did I say I love Marvelous? Hehe I do!

Okay, I know some SoVin fans may be weirded out about Sophie Albert and Vin Abrenica not being together in their respective projects. Although they do have a stern following, TV5's producers is trying out these pairs so there's new flavor, new things happening in every Wattpad show. They don't look any less sweeter though because once that the press conference ended, we still saw the two Artista Academy alumni having tons of fun with each other. They're still the same sweet couple we always dreamed them to be after all these years. Vin assures that it's all just work that they're doing and there's nothing to worry about.

Vin will be paired with Yassi Pressman and they didn't have to ask permission from each other because whether or not they had to do kissing scenes, they both know at the end of the day that they'll be together. Now that was really nice no?

Anyway, make sure that you guys watch their own respective Wattpad Series on TV5 everyday at 9PM.

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UniSilver Time Signs TV5 Timebassadors

Executives of UniSilver Time and TV5 Artist Management Division

In simple ceremonies at the Primero Casa Filipino restaurant in Quezon City, popular watch authority UnisilverTime in cooperation with TV5's Artist Management Division just recently announced the official lineup of Timebassadors from the network. Since 2005, UniSilver Group International Corporation and their watch company UniSilver Time has been making pieces that would reflect the Filipino need for fashion and functionality. Each designed watch has been carefully crafted to meet the demands of today's discriminating clientele and they have not disappointed when it comes to anything that comes out of their doors and the catch is, the price is phenomenally low!

Aside from that, UniSilver Time believes in catering to everyone and this is why they have got the best celebrity endorsers in the entertainment industry and steadfastly affirmed their leadership in the watch industry by believing in artists that could further represent them, their products and services to an even larger audience. TV5's stable of talents never run out of qualities that UniSilver Time looks for and they've signed them up one by one that afternoon.

Ritz Azul

TV5's prized actress and model Ritz Azul who hosts and acts in different programs for TV5 is one of them. She's an old soul and prefers a watch that would be a little over 20's-50's or 60's design and something simple like her that wouldn't easily go out of style. She doesn't like trendy ones and those that goes out of style easily. Good thing UniSilver Time has similar ones that she loves. She's ecstatic that she's representing a prestigious brand in the Philippines and thanks UniSilver Time for the opportunity.