The Showbiz Insider

Sam Milby and Bea Alonzo Tandem Reunites

Sam Milby and Bea Alonzo fans will be excited as they will be reuniting as a love team through “Your Song Presents: Someone To Love”. The short tv series will be start on September 27 after ASAP 09. Bea portrays a rich woman who has Sam as his wannabe boss. Bea is some sort of a ‘Devil-wears-Prada’ kind of boss which is different from the previous roles she has done before.

Rivermaya Belongs to Lizza Nakpil

Rivermaya has undergone changes in the band’s line-up over the years. Bamboo, Nathan Azarcon and Rico Blanco were the first ones to leave the band but have made names for themselves with their respective new bands. The only original member in the current line up is Mark Escueta, the drummer. He applied for the intellectual property rights of Rivermaya under his own name but it was denied because apparently, Lizza Nakpil owns the name of the band. Former Rivermaya manager and creator, formed the band together with business partner Chito Rono back in 1993. Lizza reiterates that anything that the current Rivermaya has done without her consent will constitute a violation of law and those who have violated will be subject to legal action.

Cristine Reyes Stranded in Roof For 12 Hours

The typhoon “Ondoy” has made Metro Manila and other provinces in Luzon and Visayas experience flash floods. The Cainta and Marikina area were really affected with floods higher than 15 feet. Cristine Reyes was one of the victims of this terrible disaster. She was already calling for help in the afternoon through different television shows such as Startalk, 24 Oras and Jessica Soho Reports. Her sister, Ara Mina, was so worried. Cristine Reyes was stuck in her rooftop for more thatn 12 hours. She lives in Provident Village in Marikina together with her mom and nephews. As of this moment, she has already been rescued. Ruffa Gutierrez tweeted that she’s was already saved by her brother Richard Gutierrez using a jetski.

Pardo’s Atty Suggests Richard Gutierrez To Clarify His Case With His Lawyers

Atty. Firdausi Abbas, legal counsel of Lorayne Pardo, says to media that Richard Gutierrez seem not to understand the case filed against him. When Richard was interviewed by media during the premiere of “The Echo” about the case filed against him, he said that he does not have criminal intentions on the death of his assistant Nomar Pardo and that he will fight it out in the court. Atty Abbas said that criminal intentions is not even the issue here and that negligence happened while he was on the driver’s seat. If he would have  been careful, according to Atty. Abbas, the accident would not have happened. The lawyer felt that it might not have been explained to the young actor.

Chito Miranda is Not Dead

Last September 22, someone tweeted that “Chito Miranda, the vocalist of Parokya ni Edgar died today.” The username of the person who tweeted that was ‘juanadie’. Twitter is a microblogging website wherein anyone can post tweets.

Chito had already clarified through his manager Richard Tan that it was just a malicious rumor. His reaction was “Wala” and “Nakakatawa”.

Gawad Urian 2009 Winners

For this year, the independent films dominated Gawad Urian that was held last September 19 at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino at the CCP. The films “Serbis” and “Jay” took home most of the major awards. The highlight of the night was Veteran actor Ronnie Lazaro winning his first Best Actor at the Gawad Urian for his performance in “Yanggaw”. The Best Actress award went to Mylene Dizon for her performance in 100.

 Here are the list of winners:

Best Picture – Serbis
Best Director – Brillante Ma. Mendoza (Serbis)
Best Production Design – Benjamin Padero and Carlo Tabije (Serbis)
Best Cinematography – Odyssey Flores (Serbis)
Best Screenplay – Francis Xavier Pasion (Jay)
Best Editing – Francis X. Pasion, Kats Serraon, Chuck Gutierrez (Jay)
Best Supporting Actor – Coco Martin (Jay)
Best Visayan Digital Film – Hunghong Sa Yuta
Best Short Film – Andong Lifetime Achievement Award – Peque Gallaga