Hala, ang title!…lol..Well, i was suppose to write about ABS-CBN news anchor and Umagang Kay Ganda host, Bernadette Sembrano getting hitched last June 12, 2008, Philippine Independence Day, to one of the Philippine Independence’s illustrious descendant, Kawit, Cavite vice mayor Emilio “Orange” Aguinaldo IV, great-grandson of the late former President Emilio Aguinaldo, who declared Philippine Independence in Kawit. The wedding was held at Chapel on the Hill in Nasugbu, Batangas.

Yes, Bernadette Sembrano is not new to scandals. Only, her name was used in the lewd photo scandal but it was not really her but sexy star Ynez Veneracion. The showbiz intriga then, this happened in 2004 (!), was that before becoming a respected broadcast journalist, Bernadette posed naked in a painting session by artists from the University of the Philippines. It turned that the photo was photoshopped and her face was put in place of actress Ynez Veneracion’s body who actually did pose for the nude art session.

ABC ’s Good Morning America featured the Papaya Dance popularized by Edu Manzano in GameKNB. GMA said it is becoming a worldwide craze. The GMA hosts led by veteran journalist Diane Sawyer even danced to the Papaya. Watch the Good Morning America hosts dance the Papaya..

From my inbox at getitfromboy@gmail.com, this email was forwarded to me, a certain Jeric Pediglorio is complaining about an alleged irregularity in Pilipinas Game KNB? hosted by Edu Manzano. On a related note, Edu Manzano is laughing all the way to the bank with a hit novelty single, Papaya, and album featuring dance hits of the 70’s.

Here’s the email:

my comment about pgknb screening! i was there at abs-cbn last
> > > saturday for the screening as a studio contestant for the said
show.
> > > guess what? we where about 570 contestants who are suppose to play
> > > for pgknb. what happened was we were there, we waited till 9am
> > > outside the studios and had a long line, then we went inside to
> > > write our names, then after that went inside the studio of pgknb. i
> > > would like to commend the task force guards, they were really
> > > respectful and accomodating, (dami ngang cute!hehehe! joke!) anyways
> > > when we where inside the studio we were given pep talks from the
> > > executive producer mark rejano i think. his a cool dude, cute
though
> > > having a big belly, which he acknowledged. anyways, we danced the
> > > papaya, then the theme song, they call it the yabang dance. after
> > > that we were given a paper, to fill out. then at the back was a
list
> > > of nos., like a test paper at the back, after that we were given
> > > questions,a tests about different topics and what not. i was
> > > schocked to learn that this questions are not really easy.asking
> > > about the nationality of louis vuiton?,who was romeo vasquez
leading
> > > lady in the 60″s? the academy that has a motto of courage,integrity
> > > and freedom? some might know this questions but i was apprehensive
> > > about the answers. i answered some of these questions, but i guess,
> > > out of ten, i got 5-6 questions right, anyways after the said test.
> > > they, the staff collected the said papers, after 30 mins they went
> > > out to announce who passed the tests. passing they said was 9 out
> > > 10, or even a perfect score. i was not lucky to pass the test and
> > > for that matter most of the 570 applicants who were there. i think
> > > 30 only passed the said test. i was disappointed at first, but i
> > > would like to commend them also because they gave us the refund of
> > > our fare in going there to abs-cbn, and its not easy to go there
> > > from the province that i am from and much as with most of my co-
> > > screeners who came from the northern and the southern luzon
> > > areas,who basically all failed. they gave the money back and
> > > refunded us or fares to almost all the 500+ of us who failed the
> > > test.

but while i was waiting for my turn to take my money, i
had an
> > > ephiphany, is it possible that some who passed were given a
lickeage
> > > about the questions? or even the answers? because i saw past
winners
> > > even making it, meaning one who became a millionaire 2 years ago
> > > passed the said test, a transvestite also made it. a young looking
> > > dude,who look like a teenager made it. i am not sourgraping or
> > > anything because i know my capabilities. just like what i said the
> > > previous comments above, i was commending them for making it easy
> > > for us like mr.rejano and the task force. but i would like to ask,
> > > if its possible that there was cheating that involved the said
> > > screening? rememeber before at wowowee? it was disclosed later on
> > > that one of the said talent coordinators favoured other people who
> > > auditioned? because he was asking for money in exchange of being
> > > part of the game show, because here with pgknb it’s not impossible.
> > > i found it really a fake deal, that they asked for us to come just
> > > to know that 95% of us didn’t even passed the screening. i felt
like
> > > i was betrayed by the very show that i like and believe in.they
even
> > > said that we were lucky that out of 6,000 texters we were chosen to
> > > go there, but how come that i send them 2 text messages of my name
> > > and address with two different nos. but both of the nos.through
text
> > > message from them confirmed that i am part of the screening? i am
> > > airing my grievances because a year ago, i was also part of the
> > > screening for deal or no deal and during that time i we where about
> > > a thousand i think for the screening and it was inside the deal or
> > > no deal studio. but the test was different, it was more of a
> > > psychological test. i was not also lucky to pass the said
> > > screening,we where even told during that time that even if you
> > > didn’t pass here at deal or no deal you text pgknb abd when you’ll
> > > be texted by the staff you are already part of the gameshow
> > > contestants. only to find out now that its not going to happen. so
> > > after a year of waiting, same old story with pgknb. believe me,
i do
> > > have a life and a high paying job at that. i know that pgkb is a
> > > game of chance, as say they say “you win some, you loose some”.
i am
> > > posting this comment just to appease my questions and for peace of
> > > mind also. i don’t want to even know that someone who became a
> > > millionaire won though he is not deserving to be there and that
he’s
> > > there because of cheating and had a deal with a pgknb staff.
again,i
> > > am not accusing the said game show. i know that mr.edu manzano will
> > > not allow such irregularities, because it will be a big blow on his
> > > very reputation as a chairman of the agency he is handling and as
> > > the host of the show offcourse. hope someone will give us
closure on
> > > what really happened.

I got this email supposedly written by one Randy T. Balaguer and his piece is even with a title, ” Battle Of The Brains.”

I guess this is what was megastar Sharon Cuneta was reacting to, when she referred about “the email.”

They were the best of friends. They were always seen together around the University Of The Philippines ( UP) campus in Diliman. One was undoubtedly a very good-looking guy and the other was unquestionably plain-looking guy. Opposites really attract. Hey, but they’re both brilliant students.

Well, birds of the same feathers also flock together. Indeed, they were very close to each other. Unusually close. They were the perfect tandem. Like SUMAN and RIPE MANGO. Or NUTS and BOLTS. Peg and a hole. They were both protegees of then UP student Council Chairman Chito Gascon.

Soon, the good-looking guy took the helm as UP Student Council Chairman. But the best of friends seem to follow each other’s path. The plain-looking guy also run for the same position with the all out support of his good-looking friend. He won of course. The good looking guy was the Crush Ng Bayan of the iskolars ng bayan. During lunchtime, students of all persuasions flocked to the College Of Arts And Sciences ( CAS ) Cafeteria to catch a glimpse of the good-looking guy.

Even singer-actress Regine Velasquez later admitted on national television that she had a big crush on the good-looking guy. But loveless Regine’s daring admission did not earn her even just a movie date invitation from the good-looking guy, instead, the good-looking guy merely flashed a demure smile in response to desperate Regine’s thinly-veiled date invitation.

But after finishing college, the best friends went their separate ways. ( or so it seemed ) The plain-looking guy pursued his law studies and later taught law courses. The good-looking guy delivered the evening news on TV, hosted a TV Quiz Show and wrote analytical articles on pop culture.

His good looks, intelligence and impeccable manner endeared him to televiewers. Despite their divergent career choices, the good-looking guy and the plain-looking guy really seemed to follow each other’s path.

But this time, their path led to a nice little apartment near the Ateneo De Manila campus. And they shared that nice little apartment . Just the two of them. Yes. The plain-looking guy and the good-looking guy lived together. Those gifted with wild imagination got titillated at the mere thought of these two young men sharing a lovely apartment.

The moralists out there shook their heads at the the mere thought of the goings-on beyond that innocent-looking apartment door amid rows of middle class houses in Loyola Heights in Quezon City. But the pair would not budge from their nest. Nor would they yield to any pressure. Not even from the plain-looking guy’s bible-reading siblings who berated him for living with another guy. The plain-looking guy’s own family started to cast doubt about his masculinity.

All telltale signs which have accumulated all those years could no longer be ignored. People started talking openly about the two guys. Speculations about the true nature of the pair’s friendship became a daily fodder for gossip mongers. The academic freedom which alma mater UP’s oblation symbolizes seemed to have gone beyond the duo’s lust for knowledge.

In order to prove to his family that he was not what they thought he was, the plain-looking guy suddenly announced that he was getting married. His family jumped with joy. But the plain-looking guy’s marriage did not dispel wild speculations. about his sexuality; instead, it only succeeded in erasing any remaining doubt about his alleged agenda of using his wife to finally succeed in his failed initial crack at pursuing his lifelong dream. And it was well worth his efforts.

Because this former loser’s desperate act finally triumphed. Thanks to his wife. However, the plain-looking guy’s deep friendship with his good-looking friendtook a backseat as a result of the former’s new civil status. The plain-looking guy did not want to hurt his new wife’s flourishing career nor spoil his newfound success. That’s why he played his role as a good family man to the hilt. However ha had not forgotten his good-looking best friend at all.

As a token of their undying friendship, the good-looking guy stood as one of the godfathers of the plain-looking guy’s first baby, together with Edu Manzano, Cesar Montano, Cherie Gil, Ciara Sotto, Angeli Valenciano, Fanny Serrano and a host of other household names. Of course, the plain-looking guy’s wife was clueless about her husband’s past.

But the plain-looking guy’s wife had her share of dark past. She is a single mother who parted ways with her good-looking “first husband” after ahe discovered that her good-looking “first husband” was already married to another woman when she hastly married him after she got pregnant at a young age. This meantthat her marriage to her good looking “first husband” was not legally binding after all.

Now, the plain looking guy was her knight-in-shining-armor who rescued her from the stigma of being an unmarried mother. Ironically, while her non-binding marriage with her good-looking “first husband” was solemnized by several high ranking priests at the cavernous Manila Cathedral amid countless clicking cameras and thousands of shrieking admirers several years ago, her supposedly legitimate marriage with the plain-looking guy was officiated not by a Catholic priest but by a pastor in a cramped living room, with only few relatives and friends as witnesses.

Later, the good-looking guy reportedly got married also without fanfare. They said that his bride was a creative consultant for ABS-CBN interactive. However, some women still believe and hope that he is still unmarried to this day. The good-looking guy soon rose to become ABS-CBN News Channel’s (ANC ) Director for Current Affairs. He has been circling the globe as host of ANC’s weekly travel show. Executive Class.

Yes. The good-looking guy is David Celdran. And the plain-looking guy is MegaStar Sharon Cuneta’s husband, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan.