CATHY VALENCIA Celebrates 18 Years in the Business

Whenever I hear her name, I remember countless artists, celebrities that have been able to experience the Cathy Valencia Advanced Skin Clinic. Results that you can't deny, which is why she's still the premiere name to trust in the industry. Recently, they celebrated their 18th year in the business. It was also her birthday, so she threw a thanksgiving party for her most loyal clientele, her celebrity endorsers and the media a few days ago.

The Cathy Valencia Advanced Skin Clinic has been doing skin and aesthetic services since 2002. They now have lots of products available in their clinics designed to maintain, enhance, improve and nourish your skin. We had a grand time there, seeing them bond over games and entertainment numbers was super nice to see. Celebrities like Kitkat, the gorgeous Jessy Mendiola, Marco Gumabao, Enchong Dee, Sunshine Cruz and her daughters, the lovely Sanya Lopez, Tita Anabelle Rama, sweethearts Loisa Andallo and Ronnie Alonte went to the event, to wish Ms. Cathy a happy birthday, and tell us about the various services they love in their clinic.

Here's a few things we talked about on our video interview:

Jessy Mendiola also shared how she plans to make a comeback in 2024!

Marco Gumabao also shared how he was able to love someone like Christine Reyes quite naturally.

Sanya Lopez also shares why she doesnt meddle with Jak Roberto's relationships

Loisa Andallo and Ronnie Alonte also talked about their good friends KathNiel and how they took the breakup news about their friends.

 

Here's wishing Ms. Cathy Valencia years of success with her skin clinics and products that help people change their lives, and bring back their confidence!

Must Watch at Summer MMFF: Here Comes The Groom

With the summer heat coming in, it's about time that the Sunmer Metro Manila Film Festival start. It will be held on April 8-18, and one of the entries from Quantum Films, CineKo and Brightlight Productions called "HERE COMES THE GROOM" is offering an all star cast plus full blown comedy for this MMFF season.

If you remember Angelica Panganiban, John Lapus, Tuesday Vargas, Jaime Fabregas' previous hit film called "Here Comes the Bride!", this is officially the sequel for it. This stars Enchong Dee, Keempee De Leon, Maris Racal, Gladys Reyes, Awra Briguela, Eugene Domingo, Miles Ocampo, Tony Labrusca, Nico Antonio, Iyah Mina, Fino Herrera, Kim Atienza, plus the special participation of RPDR Philippines Xilhouette and Kaladkaren.

They promise an even funnier one with "Here Comes the Groom" as the sequel has a totally different story line. From a whole family going to a wedding, they suddenly experience a phenomenon during the eclipse which made them swap bodies and personalities with gay pageant regulars, and that's where the fun and crazy antics start. If you're asking if they would be able to go back to normal, that's what the movie will answer if you watch it. "Here Comes the Groom" is written and directed by Chris Martinez and again is the official entry of these three production companies to the Summer Metro Manila Film Festival. 

I watched it this evening, and I can confirm, it's one crazy fun film that would be fit for friends who have humor,  timing and knack for good slapstick and situational comedy.

ARJO ATAYDE Praises JULIA MONTES in Action Film TOPAKK

 

This has been under the wraps for quite a while since they've been looking for an international release for this film a couple months back. They've secured it but kept mum about who had the rights for distributing this new action flick called TOPAKK starring Congressman Arjo Atayde, the very elusive Julia Montes, very talented actor Sid Lucero. This is Directed by Richard Somes who also did several films and TV series on ABSCBN.  We sat down with them after a grueling shoot that afternoon while marveling at their real cuts and bruises which they got from the scenes they did that day.

 Arjo says "JM was supposed to play this role but he wasn't available because of a series he's involved in. TOPAKK is about a guy who has PTSD, in a nutshell, he's a little crazy. But really, if you have this condition, it doesn't automatically mean you are crazy, because there might be reasons why you act a certain way which will be shown on the film. This also talks about how there might be no support system in the military. This is quite a very well thought out concept by our Director Richard Somes, I just feel so lucky to be on board and able to work with some of the best actors and actresses in the country."

 

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With Nathan Studios, Arjo adds "We do talk about it with the whole family. Before the pandemic, my Mom was really looking forward to putting out quality content by having a production company of our own. This was born out of passion, and Nathan Studios was already involved in Catleya Killer before this project, and much of the projects are under post production, hopefully they will all come out soon. As much as possible, we want to tap the international market first before showcasing it locally. Because I'm in public service, Nathan Studios is handled more by Mom. For creative inputs, suggestions, we try to come up with that. It's a blessing to also work with great directors because they also do that. Richard Somes is a brilliant Director, and he's so intense! He doesn't just do lip service, as you can see during the shoot he's doing everything including stunts and shows us how its done. You'll see him on set and getting wet too, he's not all talk, he knows what he wants and if he sees it on screen that a punch is awkward, you'll have to do it again."

 

Sid Lucero and Director Richard Somes for TOPAKK

He also talked about working with Julia Montes and says "Some actors often say that you'll see a different person here, but you will see a different kind of Julia. The character was specifically made for her, and she had to do a lot of new things in this movie. She really brought her A game, I have worked with her in a series before and I can say, she's going to blow your mind when you watch her in this movie. There also won't be a romantic angle between us, which is something new because it doesn't rely on a love story which is often seen on Philippine cinema. I'm telling you, what she's done in this movie is just over the top. We're so lucky to have Julia in this film!"

We also got to talk to Director Richard Somes and brilliant actor Sid Lucero, who gave us more insight about how this film was made. Listen in!

We also had the opportunity of watching the raw trailer for the film after the shoot, and I must say, you will get quite exhausted on how they tied up the story and action scenes. Hopefully, when this comes out this year, Filipinos would get a glimpse of TOPAKK and see how these fine actors did justice with their roles. Arjo didn't get those Best Actor trophies for nothing. And Julia Montes is just starting to get her face seen on the international stage, people will definitely love her acting prowess because of how genuine she is to this day. Here is also our talk with Arjo that evening.

 

This film also stars Bernard Palanca, Enchong Dee, Kokoy de Santos and a lot of other actors. It's time we get a taste of the action genre once again in cinemas!

Enchong Dee Talks About Sun Life's Negosyante Starter Pack

Enchong Dee is in the prime of his life, his career is on top, his businesses flourish, and he still wants more. He also helps people behind the scenes, helps his family and others. He's the perfect guy imho, I wouldn't be surprised he's going to be even more successful in the coming years.

Enchong talked to us during a press conference after his live session and he shares "We have a lot of ways to save our car, bikes, property and we need income generating investments. At 4,000 a month, you can now save your business, you can use it for your business too. For me, I would advise people at my age to make an investment that is very close to your heart. When you are young, when you are still healthy, there is more room to grow. I am in the business of real estate, restaurants and others. I don't promote them as much and I don't think I have bankrupt businesses because I still have them open. I am very thankful that none of us have been affected in Bicol. I am always praying to make me a bridge to help people in 2020, my heart really bleeds with people that have been affected by the pandemic and the typhoons. I still want to put up another business despite the things happening, maybe a farm to table concept if it is possible. I see food as a necessity, we need it, we want it and in the country we need that. Passion isn't enough but it's good that it is there. We need a lot to succeed, but it's a nice first step. It's a shrimp business, we don't have sustainable farming and I am going to explore that with new technology. I want to have a facility that won't be affected by typhoons and hope we would be able to survive. In my restaurants, we didn't have movements and since there were not much sales, we needed to cook them so we strengthened online payments and couriers so we can keep up with the times and systems. I graduated developmental studies in La Salle but my love for doing business was from my parents. I used to sell instant noodles and corned beef to my team mates, I learned at an early age that no matter how small my earnings were it was a good experience. When I was already working I used the same system in my businesses, when I have earned in show business, I already knew where it would go, to a business of course."
 

Enchong also talked about security and says "It is important to have a backup plan. It safeguards my business, it safeguards my future. We need to do that because we can't expect things like this pandemic. We practiced a contingency fund for our business, if we need another one, I added the Negosyante Starter Pack so I can insert my personal funds when I needed it. You have to have that clear vision of what you will achieve. All the things you do, you have to folow that goal no matter what happens in your business. In our company, we told them about the situation, transparency to let them see the state of the business. They understood the situation and they had clear mindset about what was happening if their salaries was a little delayed. We were all going through it, they worked hard, they got average daily sales and achieved it. I said earlier about passion, I told them about what I did in my case. When you're so tired from work you can still go to your business. Sit down with your business partners and seek where you can help, it makes you a real part of the business and not just wait for dividends so you can be a part of future businesses with them too, so you can grow more. I want to build a business in Naga, in Bicol to open up more opportunities in that part of the country. I want to have my own game show, my own biopic, I will pray for that. Business and pleasure can mix, if you do good in business, you can enjoy it when it grows. It will come to a point when you will rest and you won't have those worries when you don't have work. For me, you don't cross the line, it has to be clear that you are going there to work and it's not a relationship. If I would give an advise for my contemporaries, just work. Business is not a thing that can be hurried, it doesn't work that way, you need to do two to three good businesses that earn rather than a lot of restaurants in one go and some of them won't earn. Behind every successful man is a woman, it may help but you have to know if you're inspired because of it or have their support, it is a case to case basis. It will help."

He tells us some of his celebrity friends also ask him about doing business but he says "Sometimes when I get to see my friends asking me questions about business, I tell them about it. But most often that not, they don't follow through. I hope they turn it to action because they know when I get into something I make sure it is very secure."

I asked him about his other policies and Enchong answered "Yes I have three different policies in SunLife, I have Health, I have Negosyante Starter Pack and Life Insurance. I am so secured because SunLife is my partner. I have a goal to try new things in businesses, but I have to educate myself each time I do that. To know who my business partner is, timing and location, which is what I do every time I venture into different things. It feels good to consistently treat yourself as a student, so you learn things even more."

Ms. Len Arboleda adds "Sunlife is in the business of Life Insurance. There are other types of non life insurance which can cover risks on the business itself. We cover individuals only."

The Negosyante Starter Pack combines Sun MaxiLink 100 which is an investment linked life insurance and the Sun Life Prosperity Achiever 2028 Fund which grows capital. You should talk to an advisor so you know which one would fit you. This would be a really great plan for new entrepreneurs who want to have security so you can fund future projects and have some extra for instances of emergencies. If you want to know more, they have information about it on www.sunlife.com.ph. 

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Enchong Dee and Janine Gutierrez for Regal Films’ ELISE

Enchong Dee and Janine Gutierrez pairs up this 2019 as Regal Films makes them their official valentine offering this year. Knowing they are from different networks, we all sit and wonder how this pair up would work, but a good story based on real life events as they give life to the characters of Bert and Elise. This is directed by Joel Ferrer.

This is a dramedy of childhood sweethearts, who met when they were slightly older and figured to fall in love with each other. Here, they started to feel LOVE is no childs play, there are tons of struggles in life, problems with the people around them who do not approve of it. Elise is not all about love and romance, it also talks of beating all odds how to be together, of friendships, on moving on, finding your dreams and is the perfect material for these two. Janine says “It’s nice to actually wish for two people, first loves, if they will end up together. It's a fresh kind of romcom, it is about getting to know yourself and it is different from the usual. Direk asked us to watch a Chinese movie  which this has a lot of similarity in treatment so I can follow, but concept and content  is different.” Enchong adds “I hope people see how this happened in real life, it is a biopic so if they do realize it does happen to other people, maybe they can relate to that. We gave Victor a lot of the exposure, he will be stripping down a lot and you'll see most of it in the movie.”

The film also stars Miko Raval, Victor Anastacio, Miel Espinosa and Laura Lehman. This will show on February 6 so follow Regal Films on their social media channels if it’s not much to ask. 

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Enchong Dee and Ria Atayde on KIX’s Extreme Ends

Enchong Dee on a tight rope, looking like he’s enjoying this!

Everybody loves Enchong Dee and what fun it is to learn that he’s going to join this Hong Kong based reality show called Extreme Ends which features 4 different celebrities from across the Asian region plus their friends to experience the opposite ends of Hong Kong. In the show, he chose close friend, ally and actress Ria Atayde who he dubs as the one who pushes him to try different things the most.

In the show they will get to battle it out in extreme challenges while they get to choose their own adventures whether Quick or Slow, High or Low and they would only get to accomplish these tasks with the help of their friends. Enchong quirps “I don’t really know what they have planned in this trip but I am so ready to push my boundaries. I can’t wait to see the unexplored sides of Hong Kong and do this with my friend Ria who always keeps me on my toes.”

Extreme Ends is produced by Celestial Tiger Entertainment which is Kix’s mother company. It is also supported by the kind people of the Hong Kong Tourism Board and Harbour City. You will all get to see this show on October so make sure you have KIX on your cable subscription lineup. It’s on Channel 63 on SkyCable and Channel 264 on Cignal. Go make sure you have popcorn ready during that month.

Can’t wait to see Chong on the cable channel!

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Consider Watching "Chinoy: Mano Po 7"

I've seen the movie a couple of days ago and it has exceeded my expectations. This is primarily a family drama, so you can expect conflicts from the parents with their children. Aside from that, the remarkable performance of Enchong Dee should be noted. He's a furball who you hate in one scene, then want to hug and caress on other scenes. 

I have also been fascinated about the Marnella love team, I actually like them a lot. Although the movie didn't tackle so much about their relationship, it was cute and should be seen. There are going to be interesting conflicts between Janella and Kean Cipriano though that would be something of interest, but only adults should see it. 

Richard Yap plays a cold father, so it would be interesting to see how he would handle his own problems, when he lived like that all his Chinoy life. They would explain why he is that way later on though. Ms. Jean Garcia was also on her element. She had to go through hardships and even got romantic with other men. How would a cold man resolve that? The movie will tell you.

Here's a short video interview with Enchong Dee right after the premier. Some snippets too. Enjoy!

I would really want you to watch this in theaters nationwide. Worthy to watch! Don't be afraid to cry though because you might just do that in some of the scenes especially with Jean Garcia.

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CHINOY: Mano Po 7

They might have been snubbed during the MMFF but they're surely going to be an interesting to watch this December 14 in theaters nationwide. MANO PO 7 CHINOY is another installment of the famous "Mano Po"series under the Regal Films matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde and her dauhter Ms. Roselle Monteverde's outfit. This year, they got Filipino Chinese actor Richard Yap, Jean Garcia, Enchong Dee, Janella Salvador and Jana Agoncillo. 

In this film, Richard Yap will play a very protective businessman that is always on his toes making sure all his Filipino Chinese ways would be followed by his family. We were actually in one of the scenes too where Enchong Dee who played the black sheep son, sunddenly went on a rampage while they were being introduced to the Chinoy community. This will tell you more about how most Filipino Chinese families in the Philippines still employ the same old chinese traditions but finds it difficult now that they are getting into relationships with Filipinos. They shot most of the scenes in Taiwan and will fulfill the promise of presenting how it causes family problems and rifts in modern times.

This is another powerful drama about a family that hopes for love, tries so hard to find how they could weather the hardships of culture and differences and still get the family together. 

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Enchong Dee and Kiray Celis for I Love You To Death

I've already seen the first trailer and I'm excited. The Comedy Princess Kiray Celis (of which she welcomed to be called) was also happy about the reaction of those who've seen it online. She's going to appear in this film with good looking premier ABSCBN actor Enchong Dee in this Horror Comedy flick entitled "I LOVE YOU TO DEATH". It looks like the plot is simple, the lady asks for a man who would fall in love with her, but worded it kinda wrong for a literal wish. She got her wish, but the guy unfortunately is deadly in love with her, literally too.

Kiray adds "The pressure will really just come out later on but making this film is fun! I think the trailer just shows a few of the scenes, you'll get jump scares, you'll think this is just comedy but that's just 10 percent in the trailer."

"There are a lot of things being compared to my past movie, but the feeling of being confused is what they wanted to do in the first trailer. The second trailer just came out and that will present a more detailed description of the characters. I think the Marosa film isn't our competition, we're tagalog movies so we're in the same team. I would ban hollywood films if possible and support only those being made by Filipinos. I believe in that. Am I so nice in saying that?! 

Whatever you watched also in ASAP, we're like that! He's way wilder than Derek, I felt easy though because Enchong said he's going to lead in the kissing scene. I don't really say no and do as much as I can. I want it to be real, this is experimental and something new. I told Mother Lily that Enchong will be the one to chase me."

Enchong was actually digging what Kiray was doing while making the film. They might not have worked in films in the past but there are several shows in ABSCBN where they've met already so it was pretty much easy to work with her in this project. Enchong also adds "We're like this off cam, we're just putting this on stage and mall shows because that's how it is. We built this relationship while making this film and when we're there, we just show something real. Kiray felt awkward (during love scenes), I felt that plus a few bullies even made it worse (he looked at the other cast members)."

He's been traveling a lot these days and he also took time to concentrate on business. He quips "I don't want to reach a point where I'd burn out, that's why I produced my own album and concert. I ask my friends, my supporters, I want people to look at me that I'm not jaded, this business where there are a lot of people that want to be in, I do my best and prepare myself for what's coming. I'm happy, I'm contented, I'm excited, I'm focused. I did a lot of things in my business, the other things that I'm doing besides showbiz. I'm preparing for the future. I want the younger stars to be inspired, not like when I was before when I've experienced some senior actors that didn't treat me well."

Here's a video of the blogcon that happened a few days ago

I LOVE YOU TO DEATH will be shown on theaters nationwide starting on July 6! This also stars Janice De Belen, Betong Sumaya, Devon Seron, Trina Legaspi, Michelle Vito, Shine Kuk, Paolo Gumabao, Christian Bables, Nico Nicolas and Dino Pastrano. That's only a few days from now. Make sure you take your friends, family along so you could laugh, get hope, maybe even find love when it comes. This is produced by Regal Films!

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Coca Cola Philippines Launches "Taste the Feeling" Campaign

It's the drink we all love, continue to love, and will love in the next millennium. This is Coca Cola Philippines and together with other countries, they're launching a new campaign called "Taste the Feeling". Now I wasn't really too keen about the premise of it because it kinda sounded weird for me to actually literally take the campaign right away. They've done it quite nicely with the previous one so I was kinda optimistic too. Lo and behold, they showed us a couple of videos from Mexico, some other South American countries and in the Philippines too. I think the overall gist of what they were trying to imply with this new one is, whatever situation we go through, a breakup, a fight, something happy, something sad, at the end of the day, we survive and celebrate life.

We Filipinos are known to have one trait unbeknownst to other countries, and that is being resilient. Despite of going through large catastrophes, tons of human struggle and natural disasters, we still smile and keep that positive vibe to survive the next day. This is why Coca Cola is celebrating US too in the "Taste the Feeling" campaign, because they see in us something that is actually good just like the rest of the countries they're in right now.

Aside from the new campaign, Coca Cola Philippines also brought to the forefront their Coca Cola Ambassadors. During the event, one of the first endorsers they've ever had in the Philippines took us to the 80's. It was Gary Valenciano, and he made us remember his music during the 80's and mixed it with the modern vibe he's doing now. We were also delightfully surprised about the new Coke Ambassadors they introduced. On stage were James Reid, Bailey Ray and Ylona Garcia, Enchong Dee, Janella Salvador, Enrique Gil and the gorgeous Liza Soberano. Hosting the show was Boys Night Out's very own Sam YG. They didn't just stand there to get acknowledged, they actually had brought out a couple of cases of Coke and gave it away to the Executives, the guests, and us the media. It was something that you can actually feel, a personal touch to make us aware that THIS is how you "Taste the Feeling". We really felt special and I think that was one of the things they wanted to send as a message. 

Here are some videos we took from the event. Enjoy!

For those asking, Nadine Lustre, Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards are still part of this. You may check the video wall before the reveal that they are in the campaign. They were not available during the event because of prior commitments/projects. We understand how busy they are right?

Congratulations Coca Cola Philippines! Thanks for having us too!

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Enchong Dee and Richard Yap For Wansapanataym Presents: My Kung Fu Chinito

Seeing Enchong Dee and Sir Chief on TV is probably a dream for most of their fans. As you may understand, they haven't been on the boobtube for quite while and the notion of them being together in one project seems a little far fetched. ABSCBN probably thought of the Chinese lineage before they made arrangements to create a new Wansapanataym series for Richard and Enchong. This is entitled My Kung Fu Chinito and hearing them talk about it during the press launch, they seem really excited about it.

Dreamscape announced that Someone to watch Over Me will be put on hold because the queen of soap operas Judy Ann Santos Agoncillo is pregnant. That project is together with Richard Yap and he'll wait until she becomes able to do it again, in the meantime they will have another project with Richard Yap so he's going to be very busy in the next few months.

Richard knows how to do martial arts and Enchong had to train for it. Although he did some action scenes before, this would require him to fight and use harness. It was pretty hard to do this because they're jumping like superheroes. Wushu is Chinese Kung Fu, and they're pretty much going to do this along with the fantasy sequences according to the director. Almost 80 percent of the cast is Filipino Chinese. They made a casting just for this project. This is also the first time Richard is working with Enchong. Even if he doesn't know how to do Wushu, he seemed pretty great at it because he dances. So the flexing moves, it was easy for him. It looked even better on screen because he knows how to move. Enchong on the other hand mentions that Richard is a jokester on set, they laugh profusely before a scene and sometimes Enchong feels that people always takes Richard seriously when he is actually funny in real life.

The story revolves around a matured super hero wanting to transfer his duties and responsibilities to a young man played by Enchong and he had to train hard so he could become one. Enchong also adds that he's not been able to appear that much on TV because he had to concentrate on his album which is now gold. In My Kung Fu Chinito, it's going to be a little dramatic in the next few months. You'll know and understand where he's going to come from because that's where the story is heading in the first few episodes. There is pressure to make this a good and be at par with Yamashita Treasures which had good ratings. This is going to be a little epic, grounded on reality and on a present time setup. You'll understand how these people become who they are before they divulge themselves as superheroes. Enchong wanted to be Lastikman once because people who have done it got immortalized and this is the same thing he wanted to happen with My Kung Fu  Chinito. Hopefully the future Kung Fu Chinito will have to own the medallion that he'll be receiving from Richard Yap in this show. The scenes are really hard, they also had to work even if they're hurt since the scenes are very hard to do as it's choreographed by David Chua, a professional stunt coordinator.

Ms. Mari Lamasan wrote the script and it's an original concept, this is directed by Erick Salud. They were initially doing a love story but since they needed to make a character out of it, they made it into something like a reluctant hero instead. They just followed how the story would evolve on the script, eventually they almost didn't need a love interest because the characters themselves already had a story to tell. You'll really love how My Kung Fu Chinito will turn out to be a well loved superhero, especially for the kids! Richard's character will also be bearing revenge while Enchong will be just loving the fact that he's going to be handling the responsibility of being an icon. He proudly says he wants to be one. He wants Kung Fu Chinito to be remembered like that. The director is also aware and very careful not to anger anyone in the Chinese community, and Richard Yap says most Filipino Chinese are not in agreement with what China is doing but it's really up to governments to talk. Rest assured, everything in the project is just feel good. Enchong added, My Kung Fu Chinito is also about bullying and how people should not do it for the wrong or right reasons.

Wansapanataym Presents: My Kung Fu Chinito will be shown on ABSCBN this Sunday evening so watch out for it!

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