Dingdong Dantes and Piolo Pascual (ang billing!) have teamed up for the latest ad campaign of Ponds. Dingdong and Piolo are two of the hottest matinee idols in the Philippines. Reportedly, the idea of the ad campaign is to feature two of the hottest and two of the prime talents of the two leading television networks in the Philippines. Dingdong Dantes has been interviewed by PEP and said,

“Well, it is on the producer’s perception. Yun ang tingin ng mga kliyente dahil siguro, nakikita nilang swak kami doon sa hinahanap nilang image ng produkto. Siyempre, ayaw ko rin namang sabihin on top or hottest, siguro it’s just good to say that we just fit doon sa hinahanap nilang qualities.”

When Dingdong Dantes was interviewed, he did not know that the ad has already been aired on TV.

“Actually, akala ko nga next month pa. Pero biglang lumabas na nga raw, like sa YES! magazine September 2008 issue. Pero yung TVC yata, hindi pa. I think isa yun sa dapat na abangan nila kasi, maganda yung concept ng commercial. We have to look for the next Pond’s girl. We’re in search for two women and ide-date namin sila.”

Dingdong also mentioned that this is not the first time that he has worked with Piolo Pascual. He has worked with Piolo 5 years ago in a show in Japan with the Side A Band. They were also in the fashion show 2 years ago, Rampa for A Cause organized by Ruffa Gutierrez and the rest of the Gutierrez family.

“Yung mga ganoong incident, pero ngayon lang talaga kami nagkasama for one project. Maganda nga ngayon kasi nagkakaroon ng fusion ng two different networks, much more that he (Piolo) has already established his name, his career, his personality. So, noong sinabi nila sa akin na I’ll be working with him, para sa akin, isang magandang opportunity siya. So, without hesitation talaga, I was excited about the project.”

Watch the Dingdong antes and Piolo Pascual commercial below:

Mauwi kaya to sa magandang pagtitinginan?! hahaha

A reader has just sent me these photos of someone alleged to be Piolo Pascual or someone closely resembling him. In one photo, the guy alleged to be Piolo is seen smelling something, probably an essential oil used for aromatherapy massage. Then the next photo shows the “weird” guy sipping it (?!) and then at the last photo, he is kissing a he(?), she(?) or it(?)..whatever, i don’t see why this is even a scandal. This could be from a movie or a tv show. Anyway, to let the contributor be happy about this, ok sige i-publish. But if anyone has any objection about this, let me know thru the comments section and i will gladly remove it..

The real Piolo Pascual meanwhile has just launched his own Bench perfume and clothing line and he is soon to star and co-produce an indie film called “Manila” where he will play an offbeat role. Piolo Pascual co-stars in Manila are Baron Geisler and Alessandra de Rossi.

Note: Piolo Pascual fans, if it is not Piolo then don’t be too defensive. Title of the post did not say it IS Piolo. It said Piolo DAW. How can i even think of deleting this if some people will be so rude.

Also, modesty aside, this blog is no.3 in traffic hits in all the entertainment blog in the Philippines and no.4 overall Philippine website (TopBlogs Philippines) and in previous occassions has been down because of too much traffic. I did not post this to gain recognition just now!

If you will read the entire article, it even mentioned Piolo’s other projects.

This is probably the reason why Piolo Pascual was conspicously absent in the Bench Blackout Underwear and Denim Show, Piolo Pascual is to launch a Piolo Pascual Clothing line and a Piolo Pascual Perfume, as in a Piolo Pascual Parfums, lol. The project is its finishing touches, Piolo Pascual recently did a pictorial for his own clothing line and a perfume named after him. And the pictorial was also sexy eventhough Piolo Pascual was in jeans. He looked buffed and animalistic (Animalistic daw oh!). There was sensuality and raw appeal in the pictorial, can’t wait for the billboards to spruce up the highways of Metro Manila! Yes, spruce up, as in decorate, not just advertise, he’s a sight to behold anyway. It would be fun if Piolo Pascual would strip down to his undies though. Crossing my fingers…

Special awards as usual, added glitter to the night and served as an incentive to celebrities who showed up for the 24th Star Awards For Movies last night. “Celebrity Fab of the Night” was Piolo Pascual and Maja Salvador; “Celebrity Mom of the Night” was Dawn Zulueta who also served as host of the 24th Star Awards for Movies; Faces of the Night was Piolo Pascual and Pops Fernandez; and Stars of the Night was John Lloyd Cruz and Eula Valdes.

Ai-Ai delas Alas, emotionally accepted her 2nd Best Actress award in Star Awards for Movies (The Star Awards calls it Movie Actress of the Year); this time for the movie Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo. AiAi brought the house down when she quipped that all her co-nominees video clips were shown with all of them crying while her clip was about her falling from the stairs. She then dedicated her Best Actress Award to her co-nominees: Maricel Soriano, Lorna Tolentino, Judy Ann Santos, Bea Alonzo, and Cherry Pie Picache. Ai Ai also acknowledged her part in the James Yap-Kris Aquino brouhaha, albeit indirectly, by thanking God for her Award, she said, “despite all the controversies” she went through recently, there is a reward (her award).

Paolo Contis won Movie Actor of the Year for the film Banal. Movie Supporting Actress of the Year is Eugene Domingo for the digital film, Pisay. Movie Supporting Actor of the Year is Emilio Garcia for Selda.

Nash Aguas won as Movie Child Performer of the Year for the film, Angels.  Lovi Poe won New Movie Actress of the Year for Shake, Rattle & Roll 9, while Matt Evans also won for the same movie, as New Movie Actor of the Year. These two awards btw, are considered “jinx” awards..lol..

Willie Urbino won Movie Production Designer of the Year for Ataul For Rent; Vanessa Valdez, Movie Original Screenplay for A Love Story; Raul Mitra, Movie Musical Scorer of the Year for Paano Kita Iibigin; Ditoy Aguila and Rudy Gonzales, Movie Sound Engineer for Ouija; and Ogie Alcasid, Movie Theme Song of the Year for his hit single, Paano Kita Iibigin. Ogie thanked partner Regine Velasquez in her acceptance speech for the inspiration.

Regine Velasquez bagged the Darling of the Press Award. The late Rudy Fernandez was awarded a pusthumous Ulirang Artista award.

One More Chance earned four awards including the plum, Movie of the Year, usually awarded to the movie’s producers, Star Cinema. Movie Cinematographer of the Year, Manuel Teehankee, Movie Editor of the Year, Marya Ignacio; and Cathy Garcia Molina, Movie Director of the Year. Cathy Garcia Molina recently cause some buzz when she categorically mentioned actor Richard Gomez as the actor she is not looking forward to work with anytime, being a difficult and “nagmamarunong” actor..

Out of the nine categories for digital films, Cinema One Originals winner Confessional garnered 5 awards. Confessional produced by Creative Programs, Inc thru Cinema One Originals and Oddfield Productions won Digital Film of the Year, Digital Movie Director for Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Antipuesto; Digital Movie Editor of the Year, Pats Ranyo; Digital Original Movie Screenplay, Ramon Ukit; and Digital Movie Sound Engineer for Ditoy Aguila and Rudy Gonzales.

Digital Film Original Theme Song is won by “Nandito Ako” from the film, Selda by Paolo Villaluna and Pike Ramirez. Digital Movie Scorer of the Year is Vince de Jesus and Jobin Ballesteros for Pisay; Digital Film Cinematographer is Rodolfo Aves Jr. for Kadin; and Digital Film Production Designer is Danny Red for Selda.

The 24th Star Awards for Movies was held, June 27, in the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo de Manila University. The 24th Star Awards Night will be telecast on June 29, in ABS-CBN’s Sunday’s Gold.

I just got this email, ridiculing once again Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby. The email’s subject said, “Dyosabel, Ang Tatalo Sa Dyesebel,” a pun on the upcoming Anne Curtis starrer, “Dyosa.” Anne Curtis is rumored to be the girlfriend of Sam Milby. And of course, the pic that accompanied the email is ultimately a dig on Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby who in the pic are depicted as mermaids ala Dyesebel. Mermaids or “sirena” in local parlance means “super sireyna, lol.” The email originated from a certain call center and although there is a warning of it not to be distributed aside from their circle, it spread like wildfire in the email inboxes of so many Filipinos, mostly yuppies.

And in the spirit of a must journalism ala Ces Drilon, it must be shared to my readers as well. A must journalism i declare, means, to always be in the presence of and/or in the midst of the action reporting..in short, kailangan kasali lagi..report lang ng report, kesehoda..so there..kahit ayaw ipa-publish ng mga nagforward, aba ikalat ba naman nila pagkatapos may disclaimer pa, ganun din yun noh!..(Disclaimer: BTW..the photo is Definitely photoshopped)..