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Andi Manzano, popular as a dj, is a relative of Edu Manzano. She was already introduced in Party Pilipinas last Sunday. Ellen Adarna is a Cebu socialite who has gained internet fame with a huge following. While, Gwen Zamora is a fresh faced half Filipina who has been chosen to be the next Faye in the next Enteng Kabisote movie.

They are sure to sizzle this Sunday, but do they have the chops to make it big? We’ll see.

But who is she, exactly?

Moi Marcampo, dubbed as the “Yayang Palaban,” is Piolo Pascual‘s personal assistant/PA.

She debuted in Kimmy Dora starring Eugene Domingo. Piolo was one of the producers of Kimmy Dora.

She also appears in a Speed detergent ad with Piolo:

It will be interesting to watch her interact with more mainstream celebrities. I think her experience as a PA will serve her well.

Does she have what it takes to be the Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown winner? We’ll see.

Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown Challengers

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The confirmed list of Survivor Celebrity Challengers are:

• Princess Snell of Starstruck V, “Ang Pasaway”
• Karen delos Reyes, the “Taray Queen”
• Mico Aytona, the “Bibong Bunso”
• Solenn Heussaff, the “Diwata ng Kagubatan”
• basketball player Ervic Vijandre, the “Power Player”
• Buwi Meneses of Parokya ni Edgar, “The Tribe Leader”


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• Jon Hall, the “Siga ng Isla”
• Aubrey Miles, the “Hot Mama”
• Michelle Madrigal, “The Outcast”
• Moi Marcampo, Piolo Pascual’s PA, the “Yayang Palaban”
• athlete Elma Muros, the “Strong Mama”
• Akihiro Sato, “Mr Nice Guy”


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• Aira Bermudez of the Sexbomb dancers, the “Dancing Warrior”
• comedian Pretty Trisha,”The Cheerleader”
• Ian Batherson of Starstruck V, the “Pilyong Amboy”
• Mykah Flores of Bubble Gang
• Ahron Villena, “Ang Bolero”
• Doc Ferds Recio of Born to be Wild, “The Boss”

Seems like an interesting bunch. They will invade your tv screens starting August 30 with Richard Gutierrez as host.

The Kapuso Network, GMA, is set to launch three new faces tomorrow on Party Pilipinas: Gwen Zamora, DJ Andi Manzano, and internet sensation Ellen Adarna. The one I’m most familiar with is Ellen Adarna.

Ellen got my attention when my bestfriend, a guy, showed me her Friendster account. As a young Cebuana, Ellen gained fame online via Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube.

Due to her internet fame, fake Ellen Adarna accounts spawned everywhere. And she even made a video message for her fakers:

And with her growing cyberfame, Ellen Adarna has graced the cover of men’s magazine, Uno Magazine twice already.

Ellen Adarna on Uno Magazine

And she was also featured on Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho:

Courtesy of c0ri0lis.

Is Ellen Adarna ripe and ready for mainstream entertainment? We’ll be the judge of that. Come August 22, 2010, Ellen Adarna will be launched on Party Pilipinas.

According to PEP.ph, here is the list of Survivor Celebrity Challengers:

• Michelle Madrigal
• Aubrey Miles
• Solenn Heussaff
• Karen delos Reyes
• Aira Bermudez of the Sexbomb dancers
• athlete Elma Muros
• Princess Snell of Starstruck V
• Mykah of Bubble Gang
• Moi Marcampo, Piolo Pascual’s PA
• Akihiro Sato
• Jon Hall
• Ahron Villena
• Mico Aytona
• Ian Batherson of Starstruck V
• Doc Ferds Recio of Born to be Wild
• Buwi Meneses of Parokya ni Edgar
• athlete Ervic Vijandre
• comedian Pretty Trisha

Most interesting to watch for me will be Michelle, Solenn, Aubrey, John, and Buwi.

Watch as these celebs slug it out to be the first Celebrity Survivor. Only on the Kapuso Network, GMA.

Minsan dumarating sa buhay natin na gusto na lang natin mag-isa. Na para bang gusto na lang natin matakasan ang mundo. Pero minsan kahit na anong tago natin, kahit na anong kubli natin, may mga taong hindi tayo kayang iwasan. Isang tao na hindi natin pwedeng takasan.

Mortal kaming magkaaway. Magkaiba. Tulad ng liwanag at dilim. Ilang beses ko siyang gusto iwasan pero pilit kaming pinaglalapit ng tadhana. Dahil siya ay kadikit ng aking buhay, kadugtong ng aking hininga, at salamin ng aking kaluluwa. Dahil ang katotohanan, siya at ako ay minsan naging isa.

At isa lang sa aming ang pwedeng humawak sa Aklat ng Salamangka, ang ILUMINA.

This leads to a flashback to a time before the twins were born. There is a war between light and dark sorcerers and twins Melina and Elvira are seen to flee their home, with their injured mother (Sunshine Cruz) while their father stayed to sacrifice themselves.

White sorceresses (Rochelle Pangilinan) manage to get Ilumina.

The twin’s mother is about to die and tells them not to forget the magic that they know. They are told that they should get back Ilumina someday. They are to follow a wolf into the forest and not to show themselves to others as other people will not be able to accept them.

Melina and Elvira live together in the forest, until they are shown to grown up (Jean Garcia) still living together away from others. Melina grows up believing in love, while Elvira seems to be more jaded and pessimistic.

Melina spies upon Romano (Cesar Montano) in the forest.

Aling Lupe, an elderly, tell kids of stories of a mangkukulam or “dark sorcerers” who live in the middle of the forest. Romano does not believe in these sorcerers.

A pregnant Elsa (Ara Mina) greets Romano home and warns him not to go into the forest because of the existence of the mangkukulam in the forest. Romano tells her there are no mangkukulams in the forest. Romano tells Elsa not to worry.

Elvira scolds Melina for wandering away. Melina tells Elvira about the handsome stranger she saw in the forest. Elvira reminds Melina that they are not to be seen.

Elsa and Romano go to the church to talk to the priest. Romano wants to be wed in the church to fulfill Elsa’s dream. Romano’s friend (Pekto) asks Romano to buy him a barong for Romano and Elsa’s wedding. Romano tells his friend that he will stop fishing and start hunting in the forest. His friend reminds him of the mangkukulam in the forest and that the mangkukulam might fall in love with him. Romano tells his friend that he has set up a trap and that a wild boar might have already fallen into the trap.

Melina falls into the trap and Romano helps her get out of it. They introduce themselves to each other. Romano quickly realizes that Melina is the mangkukulam that everybody is scared of. He tells Melina that she is beautiful and people should not be scared of her. Romano helps Melina with her injury and brings her home. Melina is already attatched to Romano and asks him to return.

Romano tells Elsa about Melina and that Melina is not a mangkukulam, but a regular person who just happens to live in the forest.

Elsa and Romano are excited to see their baby and become parents. Romano promises to love Elsa and their child. Romano was left by his parents when he was a kid so he longs for a family of his own.

Elvira scolds Melina for showing herself to Romano while Elvira is out looking for the Ilumina. Melina wants to be with Romano and does not want to be a sorceress. Melina holds on to the thought that Romano will come back for her.

Romano and Elsa are wed at the church. Melina goes to the town to look for Romano and chances upon the wedding. Melina disrupts the wedding.

Elsa is afraid that Melina the mangkukulam will return to hurt them. Romano tells Elsa that Melina is not a mangkukulam, just an hermit. Romano leaves Elsa to tend to the boat in preparation of the storm. While Romano is awar, Melina visits Elsa and casts a spell on her.

I think Elsa and Melina will change bodies. Interesting! Abangan!

Ilumina: Ang Aklat ng Salamangka will begin airing tonight on GMA Telebabad. It features young stars Aljur Abrenica, Rhian Ramos, and Jackie Rice in lead roles.

Courtesy of Rhiansters.

Ilumina is a drama fantasy series that also stars Jean Garcia, Ara Mina, and veteran actors Christopher de Leon and Cesar Montano.

Romano (Cesar) pays a farmer caught in the war between good and evil sorcerers. Elsa (Ara Mina), his wife, will help him through his life of hardship. They will have conjoined twins Romana (Rhian) and Krisanta (Jackie), the birth of whom will increase the couple’s hardships.

The twins are very close to each other even when they are already physically separated. However, Romana will discover her power of telekinesis, the power to move objects with the mind, which will cause a rift between the twins. Krisanta who does not possess any powers will grows resentful over this. Krisanta, meanwhile, manifests a mark on her cheek whenever she is angry or emotional.

The conflict between the twins grow as they meet Iñigo, a rich young man, with whom both Krisanta and Romana will fall in love with. This love will cause great damage to the relationship between the twins.

Unknown to the twins, they are being watched by Elvira (Jean), the second wife of Federico (Christopher). Federico is the father of Iñigo and the is the benefactor who spent for the operation to separate Krisanta and Romana.

Elvira longs to possess Ilumina, ang Aklat ng Salamangka (The Book of Magic) and she believes that the twins are the key to achieving her goal to reach achieve power. Jean also plays Elvira’s twin, Melina.

The story is nothing out of the ordinary but I like Rhian and Jackie, Jean and Cesar so I’ll give this show a chance. If it’s impressive after a week or so, will definitely stay tuned.

The show is directed by Mark Reyes and will begin airing tonight on GMA Telebabad, right after Ang Pilyang Kerubin.

Image courtesy of iGMA.tv.

He is young, hot, speaks well, and apparently talented…

I hope GMA 7 packages and markets him well. He has great potential. Please don’t box him in a loveteam. He deserves to have a career.

GMA 7 is offering a new teleserye to their mga Kapuso. It stars Regine Velasquez, paired with Mark Anthony Fernandez. Regine, obviously, will also be displaying her singing prowess in this show.

Regine will also be pitted with young diva Glaiza Castro. Also in the cast is singer Jaya.

Diva starts airing tonight, March 1, 2010, on the Kapuso Network, GMA 7.

courtesy of TheDailyDreamer

The ASAP It Girls is composed of Anne Curtis, Iya Villania, Maja Salvador, Bea Alonzo, and Shaina Magdayao. The group also includes Angelica Panganiban. She’s not in the Nobody number but she sizzles with the rest of them like in this Britney Spears-inspired production number. I like most of them, except one. Take a guess. Anyhow, they manage to make our television screens sizzle with sexiness every Sunday, yes? I LOVE THEM!

Imagine my surprise when I changed the channel once and saw this…

courtesy of zagvut

Uhmmm… ohhhkayyyy… Gaya-gaya much? The Cover Girls is composed of Bianca King, Lovi Poe, Carla Abellana, and Glaiza Castro. Individually, I am a fan of two of the girls. Bianca is very pretty, but forcing her to sing long lines solo won’t do her any good. And Glaiza is a good actress, dancer, and singer and with her ABS-CBN training, she might just be the only one in the group who’s up for something like this. The other two, I am apathetic towards but their pretty enough. They also seem very uncomfortable with the group packaging thing.

And oh, didn’t ASAP had the Cover Boys once? John Lloyd Cruz + Zanjoe Marudo + Jon Avila + Victor Basa + Rafael Rosell = YUUUUM!

But waiiiit… there’s more. I found this on YouTube…

courtesy of soprules09

SOP, apparently, had another group that went heads up with the IT Girls. But this group doesn’t exist anymore? It was composed of Glaiza, Maxene Magalona, Arci Muñoz, Pauleen Luna, Jolina Magdangal, Sunshine Dizon, and Heart Evangelista called the Beautiful Girls. WEH?! First, ANG LABO NG AGE GROUP! Second, ANG LABO NG CHEMISTRY! Third, they didn’t do anything differently from the Wonder Girls… same outfit, same choreography. And the group is nowhere to be found anymore… so need I say more?

The Cover Girls has no chance in hell, no chance at all to compete with the IT Girls. Sorry SOP. Better ideas please.