OMG! Awards 2012 honors Dolphy

Yahoo! OMG! Awards paid a fitting recognition to Comedy King Dolphy (real name: Rodolfo Quizon) on Friday, July 6. It is the leading digital company’s way of saying thank you to an icon who has – and continues to make millions of Filipinos laugh and forget about their problems, even for a while, through his films, TV shows and even stage plays.

Dolphy has been confined at the Makati Medical Center Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for almost a month now due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

The clamor for Dolphy to be named National Artist continues to gain steam. Batangas governor Vilma Santos, who won the Yahoo! OMG! Major Impact award, shunned a proposal to declare her a National Artist since she thinks Dolphy deserves it more.

Lawmakers headed by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the Akap Bata party-list, bishops and 83 year old Dolphy’s fellow stars agree with Vilma in saying that Dolphy should have been declared National Artist many years back.

Social media overflowed with messages urging the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to declare Dolphy a National Artist.

Dolphy’s name was included in the list of possible National Artist awardees in 2009 – the time of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He didn’t make it to the final cut.

President Noynoy Aquino conferred on Dolphy the Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart in 2010 for his contribution to the local entertainment industry.

Maridol Rañoa-Bismark | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom

Yahoo! OMG! Awards 2012: How the voting unfolded

The winners have been revealed.

But who among the current crop of winners in this year’s Yahoo! OMG! Awards, held at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, July 6, got the most number of votes? And who got the most number of text votes?

Highest votes

Among the nominees, it was Kapamilya stars Xian Lim and Kim Chiu who really got the fans voting.

As nominees of the Love Team of the Year category, Xian and Kim got 182,007 total online and text votes—the highest total votes of all nominees in all categories.

Not surprisingly, the fans who made the Xian-Kim victory happen also won the Fan Club of the Year category. With 157,997 total votes, the KimXi fan club received the second highest votes in this year’s Yahoo! OMG! Awards.

The third highest vote goes to Kim Chiu in the Breakthrough Actress category with 155,899 total votes.

Another Kapamilya star got the fourth highest vote—but it isn’t Xian Lim. Coco Martin won Actor of the Year with 154,286 votes.

Sarah Geronimo, with 132,768 votes in the Female Singer of the Year category, got the fifth highest vote.

Xian Lim got 130,802 votes (Breakthrough Actor of the Year) and Vilma Santos got 102,827 total votes (Major Impact award).

Text vs. online voting

The 2nd Yahoo! OMG! Awards introduced text voting in the mix. Fans were able to use their Sun Cellular mobile phones to vote for their favorite stars.

Expectedly, Xian Lim and Kim Chiu ruled in terms of text votes. In the Love Team of the Year category, they received 19,406 votes—the highest text votes received this year. But Gerald Anderson and Sarah Geronimo got 11,001 votes, far from the winner’s garnered votes but second overall among total text votes.

Both nominees were the only ones to receive more than 10,000 votes in the text polls.

In the Fan Club of the Year category, the Ashrald fan club received 7,621 text votes, while KimXi got only 6,847. This makes Ashrald the nominee to receive the third highest text votes.

It was WLS FM 97.1 (BEST FM Radio Station) who got the fourth highest text votes.

The KimXi fan club got the fifth highest text votes (Fan Club of the Year) with 6,847.

Total votes
Here are other interesting tidbits of note in the 2012’s edition of the Yahoo! OMG! Awards:

The Love Team of the Year category received the highest total votes and highest text votes. But what category got the highest online votes? It was the Female Singer of the Year, which got 349,520 online votes compared to the Love Team of the Year’s 344,658 online votes.
The most nominated stars in this year’s Yahoo! OMG! Awards are Anne Curtis and Marian Rivera. Both stars were nominated in the Celebrity of the Year (Anne won), Actress of the Year, It Couple of the Year, and Movie of the Year (“No Other Woman” for Anne and “Temptation Island” for Marian).
Not counting the Fan Club of the Year win of KimXi, it is Angel Locsin who won the awards at the 2012 Yahoo! OMG! Awards: Actress of the Year, Movie of the Year (for "Unofficially Yours"), and It Couple of the Year (with Phil Younghusband). Kim Chiu and Xian Lim have two wins each; individually for the Breakthrough Actor and Actress category and, as screen partners, the Love Team of the Year.
Five winners this year also won last year in the same category: Parokya ni Edgar (Band of the Year), Christian Bautista (Male Singer of the Year), Luis Manzano (Male TV Host of the Year), Vice Ganda (Comedian of the Year), and Eugene Domingo (Comedienne of the Year).
Coco Martin is also a repeat winner this year. He won Male Breakthrough Artist last year and Actor of the Year this year. Kathryn Bernardo, last year’s Awesome Young Actress, is this year’s Most Promising Actress.
The only Kapuso TV/movie star to win in this year’s Yahoo! OMG! Awards? Solenn Heussaff in the Best Female Newcomer category. Unfortunately, despite the strong standing of Kapatid nominees like Derek Ramsay, Nora Aunor, Sharon Cuneta, and Jasmine Curtis-Smith, no TV5 artist won this year.
This year’s Yahoo! OMG! Awards garnered a total of 4,102,720.

Chuck Smith | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom

Pregnant Amy bids show temporary good-bye

“Face to Face” host Amy Perez was teary-eyed when she announced that she will take a temporary leave from the TV5 morning program because of her delicate pregnancy.

Amy is on her 13th week of pregnancy and hopes to finally fulfill her dream to have a girl by long-time partner Carlo Castillo.

“It’s gonna be hard and painful for me to take a leave sa show,” she admits. “Pero siyempre, pangarap namin ni Carlo to have a baby girl sana. If it’s a baby boy or girl we will be forever thankful. Kasi nabigyan kami ng chance uli to have another bundle of joy kahit alam ko na it’s very difficult sa sitwasyon naming ngayon.”

The expectant mom has to be extra careful these days, since her doctor advised her to reduce her workload and be extra careful, now that she is 43 years old.

“Kailangan magbawas na ng kaunti (ng trabaho). Pati as bahay, I cannot carry my three-year-old son (Sean Kyle),” Amy reveals.

Her search for ex-husband Brix Ferraris, former vocalist of South Border, has been futile so far. Amy has long been wanting to get in touch with Brix so she can get the divorce or the annulment she’s been wishing for.

“Na-technical kami sa lower court hanggang nag-appeal na kami sa katas-taasang court. Hinahanap ko si Brix. I heard he’s abroad at balita ko na nag-pe-perform siya don. Hindi siya pwedeng mag-perform kung TNT (tago ng tago) siya ron. So most likely maraming nagsasabi na nakapangasawa na siya ng iba.”

No reply

She reveals that Adi, her 15-year-old son by Brix, sent a message to his dad via Facebook but has yet to get a reply.

Thus, Carlo advised Amy to let things be because they have done their part.

Carlo, Amy adds, is willing to adopt Adi. So their only wish now is for Amy to get the papers that will allow Carlo to do this.

Amy says nothing will make her happier than getting the divorce or annulment papers.

“Sasagutin ko ang (gastos) ng mga mahihirap who can’t afford an annulment para maging maligaya sila sa buhay.”

She explains that the lawyers she has consulted have taken pity on her because of her efforts to get an annulment.

Replacing Amy as “Pambansang Kapitana” on "Face to Face" is her friend and fellow Kapatid star Gelli de Belen.

“Being a referee on the show is no easy task. It requires patience, deep understanding of everyday people, and genuine care to resolve their conflict. I can see and feel that Gelli fits the bill perfectly,” observes Amy.

Gelli is Amy’s first choice to pinch-hit for her.

Advice to Gelli

Amy’s advice to Gelli is to “learn the art of leaving everything in the studio.”

“After a while, affected na siya masyado. Yon ang natutunan ko kay Carlo. Sinabi niya sa akin na pag affected na affected na ako hinihinto na niya ako. Sinasabi niyang huwag na akong magkuwento kasi masyado na akong nahihirapan,” states Amy.

The 43-year-old host says she plans to return to Face to Face after a year.

Gelli promises to make a graceful exit from the show once Amy is ready to return.

“Kahit anong sabihin nila, show pa rin ito ni Amy. I will be here just to help her out.”

Maridol Rañoa-Bismark | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom

Jodi mum on personal issues

“I’m fine, thank you.”

This is Jodi Sta. Maria’s short response when asked about how she’s doing in the middle of intrigues surrounding her.

She also remained tight-lipped about the issue between her and Iwa Moto, who is in a relationship with her (Jodi’s) ex-husband Pampi Lacson. It will be recalled that Iwa lambasted Jodi and accused her of cheating on Pampi.

Jodi would rather discuss her new TV romantic-comedy drama with Richard Yap “Be Careful With My Heart,” rather than personal issues. Jodi said she always keeps her focus and remains positive since she doesn’t want the intrigues to affect her work and family.

“Siguro kasi I focus my energy on positive things and siyempre hindi ako nakakalimot na magpasalamat sa lahat,” she said at the press conference of “Be Careful With My Heart” at the ABS-CBN compound on Tuesday, July 3.

To whom will she address the line “Please be careful with my heart”?

“After everything that I’ve been through, siguro kung sino man ang next na darating sa buhay ko, may karapatan akong sabihin na 'Please be careful with my heart,'” Jodi replied.

A project she can call her own

After doing heavy drama, Jodi is excited to work on a light romantic story where she plays the lead. She’s happy to have a project she can finally call her own. “I feel very happy, after how many years na nag-showbiz ako, nagkaroon din ako finally ng sariling show na masasabi ko. Hindi naman ako nainip kasi doon sa ilang taon din naman, nakagawa din naman ako ng proyekto na talagang minahal at gusto ko naman talaga. Sobrang bonus na lang sa akin ito.”

Jodi plays Maya dela Rosa, an aspiring flight stewardess.

“Probinsiyana siya, wala siyang ibang gustong mangyari sa buhay niya kundi maging isang flight stewardess. Gagawin niya ang lahat para ma-achieve niya ang dream niyang iyon,” she said.

Jodi also has good words for her new onscreen partner.

“Hindi mahirap pakisamahan si Richard. Nakikita ko sa kanya yung willingness niya na matuto sa work, yugn professionalism. Para kaming partners, sa mga promos, sa mga eksena, pinag-uusapan namin at nagaalalayan kami.”

“Be Careful With My Heart”, which premieres on ABS-CBN’s Prime-Tanghali this Monday, July 9, also stars Aiza Seguerra, Sylvia Sanchez, Divina Valencia, Gloria Sevilla, Robert Ortega, Jerome Perez, Janella Salvador, and Mutya Orquia.

Karen Valeza | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom

Julie Anne San Jose Will Launch Her First Solo Album on 'Party Pilipinas' this Sunday

Relive the most colorful, most influential era in music history this Sunday with the country's number one concert party on TV thru "80s Party Pilipinas". 
 
Lose yourself to the addictive beats, treat yourself to a burst of colors, all in 80s fashion in a power packed, all-star cast opening number.
  Listen to a new repertoire that spells vocal excellence in VOX as your favorite divas perform the hits of Michael Jackson; while the Boys of Party Pilipinas sing the hits of Spandau Ballet, Wham, Duran Duran, and more.
  The Sayaw Pilipinas crew immerse themselves to the rhythm of the 80s with a special guest.  The Keso Boys channel Menudo; The Sexy Girls tap Madonna hits; and Super tandem Juliemo (Julie Anne San Jose and Elmo Magalona) performs with one of the most influential tandems of the said era.
  Julie Anne launches her first solo album while Jennylyn Mercado performs a special number for the launch of her newest Afternoon Prime soap "Hindi ka na Mag-iisa".
  What's more, Party Pilipinas will not only rock the 80s, they will give you "Rock of Aegis" with a surprise set of performers. 
  All these super treats and more, this Sunday (July 8) on "80s Party Pilipinas" only on GMA.
text and photo courtesy of GMA Network By Zeaven28 || Full Story: Pinoy Showbiz Surfer

Lovi Poe, Jake Cuenca exclusively dating?

Nabibigyan ng kulay ngayon ang madalas na pagsasama ng sexy actress na si Lovi Poe at binatang si Jake Cuenca dahil exclusively dating umano ang dalawa. Kasabay pa ni Lovi si Jake sa ginanap na press launch ng YES! 2012 100 Most Beautiful Stars kamakailan lang. Naitanong kay Lovi Poe kung ano ang tunay na estado ng relasyon nila ngayon ng nauugnay sa kaniya na si Jake Cuenca. Ayon sa dalaga, hindi naman dahil natapos na ang proyekto nila noon ng binata ay hindi na na sila pwedeng magkasama at lumabas. Aminado si Lovi na espesyal nga ang pagkakaibigan nila ngayon ni Jake at ito raw ang ikinaganda ng kanilang pagiging magkaibigan. Hindi rin daw nawala ang komunikasyon sa pagitan ng dalawa matapos ang kanilang ginawang pelikula.

Sa ngayon ay naghahanda na sina Lovi Poe at Jake Cuenca sa bagong pelikula na kanilang pagsasamahan. Ito ay ang indie film na Lihis sa ilalim ng direksyon ni Joel Lamangan. Matatandaang unang nagkatambal sina Lovi at Jake sa pelikulang My Neighbor’s Wife na naging dahilan umano para mabuo ang espesyal na pagkakaibigan. Excited na rin daw ang aktres dahil bagamat hindi niya naging leading man ang aktor sa dating pelikula ay naging malapit na sila sa isa’t-isa. Ngayon ay magkakaroon na sina Lovi Poe at Jake Cuenca ng eksenan kung saan sila ay magkasama.

Gaganap na mag-asawa ang dalawa sa kanilang bagong proyekto kung kaya mas lalo pa umanong na-excite si Lovi at Jake. Magkakaroon din ng love scene si Jake Cuenca sa kaniyang kapwa aktor na si Baron Geisler kung kaya nagbiro si Lovi Poe na mas excited siya sa magiging eskena ng dalawang binata. Magkaibang network ang kinabibilangan nina Lovi at Jake pero hindi naman umano nagiging sagabal ang kanilang mga istasyon sa kanilang pagsama sa naturang proyekto. Nagpapasalamat naman si Lovi Poe dahil nabigyan silang dalawa ni Jake Cuenca ng pagkakataon na makatrabaho ang isa’t-isa.

Para kay Lovi, bagay na bagay umano si Jake sa ibinigay na karakter para sa kaniya kung kaya ito ang dahilan kung bakit itinuturing niya ang sarili na maswerte sa ibinigay na trabaho. Bilib din umano siya sa galing ng aktor at wala siyang pagsisisi na tinanggap niya ang proyektong ito. Iginigiit ni Lovi Poe na matalik lamang daw silang magkaibigan ni Jake Cuenca dahil siya mismo ay hindi pa rin daw handa pumasok sa isang relasyon. Sa ngayon ay mas focus daw sina Lovi at Jake sa kanilang mga trabaho bilang artista. Pinasinungalingan naman ni Lovi Poe ang mga lumalabas na balitang exclusively dating sila ngayon ni Jake Cuenca.

 

 

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Jake Cuenca, may bagong girlfriend?

Inamin na ng binatang aktor na si Jake Cuenca na mayroon nang babaeng espesyal at nagpapasaya kaniya ngayon na nasa showbiz. Bagamat single ay kasalukuyan naman daw na nakikipag-date ang binata at malakas ang bulung-bulugan na ito raw ay ang dalagang si Lovi Poe. Noong isang taon ay matatandaang naugnay na sina Jake at Lovi matapos nilang magsama sa isang pelikula. Iginiit ni Jake Cuenca na wala siyang balak na madaliin ang kanilang oras ni Lovi Poe dahil pareho naman daw silang abala sa kanilang trabaho. Kahit pa hindi pinangalanan ni Jake si Lovi na babaeng kaniyang dinidate ay halata naman daw ito dahil madalas na magkasama ang dalawa.

Nilinaw naman ni Jake Cuenca sa kaniyang panayam na hindi niya pinagsisihan ang mga naging relasyon niya sa mundo ng showbiz. Alam naman umano ng binata ang mga nagawa niyang kasalanan at inisip niya na sana ay naging mature din siya sa mga panahong iyon. Nabanggit ni Jake na nakapag-move on na rin siya sa dati niyang relasyon bago pa siya pumasok sa isang espesyal na relasyon kay Lovi. Kung patuloy pa rin ang komunikasyon nina Jake Cuenca at Lovi Poe ay inamin ng binata na wala na silang komunikasyon ng kaniyang mga dating nakarelasyon.

Humingi na rin umano siya ng tawad sa lahat ng taong kaniyang nasaktan noon at umaasa siya na ang espesyal nilang pagkakaibigan ni Lovi Poe ay simula na ng magandang pagbabago. Marami rin umanong natutunan si Jake sa kaniyang mga nakaraang relasyon at isa na rito ang pagpasok sa isang relasyon. Aniya, kailangang alam ng isang tao ang kahulugan ng pag-ibig bago pa siya pumasok sa isang relasyon. Sa aspetong ito ay inamin ni Jake Cuenca na nagkamali siya at nagsisisi sa mga nagawang pagkakamali na nakasakit sa ibang tao.

Isang bagong pelikula ang pagbibidahan nila ni Lovi Poe kung kaya inaasahang lalo pang magiging malapit ang dalawa sa isa’t-isa. Ito na ang pangalawang beses na makakatrabaho nina Lovi at Jake ang isa’t-isa kung kaya hindi na umano sila makakaramdam ng pagkailang. Inamin naman ng dalagang aktres na si Lovi Poe na hindi pa siya handa pumasok sa isang relasyon pero para kay Jake Cuenca hindi niya naman daw minamadali ang dalaga. Mas mabuti na raw na ine-enjoy muna nilang dalawa kung ano ang mayroon sila sa kasalukuyan.

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2012 Yahoo! OMG! Awards: Kapamilya Stars Dominate Winners List

The stars from ABS-CBN dominated the list of winners for this year's Yahoo! OMG! Awards.
 
For Kapuso, only Sexy Actress Solenn Heussaff went home with a trophy and the rest were taken away by the brightest stars of Kapamilya Network.
  Kim Chiu, Xian Lim and Angel Locsin were the “big winners” for this year. Xian and Kim walked away with 3 awards. The “Breakthrough Actor & Actress of the Year”, “Love Team of the Year” and “Fan Club of the Year”.
Same no. of awards for the Sexiest Pinay Angel. She won the “Actress of the Year,” “It Couple of the Year” (w/ Phil) and “Movie of the Year” for UnOfficially Yours.
  Meanwhile, Walang Hanggan star Coco martin was proclaimed “Actor of the Year”; Reigning Box-Office Queen Anne Curtis won the outstanding “Celebrity of the Year” award.
  The winners for the 2nd Yahoo! OMG! Awards were announced last night, July 6 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Hosts of the evening were Kapuso Celebs Raymond Gutierrez, Solenn Heussaff, and Isabelle Daza.

Here's the complete list of winners in the 2nd Yahoo! Philippines OMG! Awards (2012):

Male Singer of the Year: Christian Bautista
Female Singer of the Year: Sarah Geronimo
Breakthrough Actor of the Year: Xian Lim
Breakthrough Actress of the Year: Kim Chiu
Child Star of the Year: Xyriel Manabat
Male Radio DJ: Papa Jack
Female Radio DJ: Nicole Hyala
Best Radio Show: The Morning Rush
Best FM Radio Station: WLS FM 97.1
Band of the Year: Parokya ni Edgar
Comedian of the Year: Vice Ganda
Comedienne of the Year: Eugene Domingo
Male TV Host: Luis Manzano
Female TV Host: Bianca Gonzalez
Female Newcomer of the Year: Solenn Heussaff
Male Newcomer of the Year: Daniel Padilla
Most Promising Actor: Enrique Gil
Most Promising Actress: Kathryn Bernardo
Fan Club of the Year: KimXi (Kim Chiu-Xian Lim fan club)
Love Team of the Year: Kim Chiu and Xian Lim
It Couple of the Year: Angel Locsin and Phil Younghusband
Major Impact: Vilma Santos
Movie of the Year: Unofficially Yours
Actor of the year: Coco Martin
Actress of the Year: Angel Locsin
Celebrity of the Year: Anne Curtis

According to Yahoo! Philippines, they received a total of over 4 million votes this year. 
Congratulations to all the winners and also for their fans who’ve voted for them day by day! Cheers! : ) By Zeaven28 || Full Story: Pinoy Showbiz Surfer