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Actor JC De Vera is now officially a Kapamilya after signing a two-year contract with ABS-CBN today (July 29). “Admittedly, I am nervous and I am very overwhelmed because it’s a dream come true to be a Kapamilya,” said JC.  He revealed that he will start taping for an upcoming teleserye in August. He also said that he is open to do any role whether for drama, action, and even comedy. “I am very willing to do all the projects the management will offer,” he said. Present during the signing were (L-R) ABS-CBN TV production head Laurenti Dyogi, ABS-CBN broadcast head Cory Vidanes, JC de Vera, ABS-CBN president and CEO Charo Santos-Concio, talent handler Necie Concio (representing JC’s manager, Leo Dominguez) and ABS-CBN business unit head Deo Endrinal.

Child star Cha-Cha Cañete from the hit kiddie gag show “Goin’ Bulilit” took home two medals at the recently concluded 17 th   World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) that took place in Hollywood, California. The competition ran from July 12 to July 21.   Earning much praise and recognition, Cha-Cha’s talent wowed the crowd and judges as she performed in five different categories during the prestigious competition. Just at the young age of eight, she was awarded silver medals for her performances of “The Climb” and “Climb Every Mountain” in the Pop and Gospel categories, respectively.   Aside from Cha-Cha’s success at WCOPA, Team Philippines proved to be a fierce competitor, besting representatives from over fifty countries.   Team Philippines’ Beverly Caimen won the highest recognition of “Senior Grand Champion Performer of the World”, while Aldeza Ianna de la Torre was also proclaimed “Junior Grand Champion of the World”—earning the Philippines a grand sla...

ABS-CBN’s entertainment talk show, “Showbiz Inside Report” will air this Saturday (July 27) an in-depth report on the controversial break-up of international singing sensation Billy Crawford and actress-singer-VJ Nikki Gil. After almost five years of being together, what triggered the showbiz couple to call it quits? Meanwhile, “Showbiz Inside Report” will also feature the memorable birthday surprise of Bea Alonzo for her boyfriend Zanjoe Marudo and the ‘SIR-tified’ exclusive interview with Comedy Queen AiAi delas Alas, who just came back from her vacation in the US. Don’t miss the trending showbiz talk show of ABS-CBN, “Showbiz Inside Report,” this Saturday, 2:30pm, after “It’s Showtime.”

For years, Philip Abadicio has always been associated with the success of the products and brands he launched for his clients. As a PR practitioner, he established RPA & Communicate where he mastered the ropes of the lifestyle industry.  Thus, it gave him the chance to hobnob with some of the country’s known celebrities in society, showbiz, business, politics and media.  It also brought out the friendliest and most intuitive side of his personality as captured on-cam in his latest quest as lifestyle TV host. Now on its second season, It’s More Fun with Philip: Ang Lifestyle Show ng Bayan! will air its initial telecast on July 28, 2013, Sunday, 9:30 pm, on TV5’s news channel, Aksyon TV (with a replay every Tuesday, 9:30 pm and Saturday, 5 pm). With his renewed contract with the network, Philip has been given an assurance of his status as the only TV show and host that paves the way for lifestyle to be more interesting and within reach of all Filipinos. “It’s a lifestyle ...

This annual red-letter affair will honor 12 outstanding men - all whom are game changers in their respective fields. Here the list of the 'Men Who Matter' Photos by Mau Mauricio Cesar Purisima,Hideo Muraoka,Cristino L. Naguiat, Jr.,Richard Yap,Archie Rodriguez,Bernie Liu Jude Turcuato,Anton San Diego,Kiefer Ravena,Jing Monis,Erik Cua and Carlos Celdran For more information about this grab a copy of People Asia Magazine.

From the successful book of Internet Action Star Ramon Bautista, gets its debut on the silver screen. Here the publicity photos for the "Bakit Di Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo?" Star Cinema and is part of its 20th Anniversary presentation. It tells about the story of a brainy ugly duckling girl and on how she turns into someone who's worth loving. It is the first movie team up of Kim Chiu and Xian Lim and is directed by Joyce Bernal.

The Philippines’ most trusted 24/7 news channel ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel, and Yahoo! Philippines, the #1 source of online news in the country, join forces to provide a premium news content to online users in the region, and Filipinos across the world . In a first of its kind collaboration in Southeast Asia between two powerful media voices, the partnership is a step towards fulfilling daily habits of online users around news consumption. The partnership enables Yahoo! Philippines, which has a daily average user base of 2.1 million, to build a strong presence on TV. The move makes ANC its top content partner, providing its network with the latest news and information culled directly from the live on air feed of the award-winning news channel. Similarly, ANC will have its own section on the Yahoo! Philippines News. It will serve as the digital hub of the news channel where users can find online articles, photos, and video clips of news reports, features and interviews aired ...