ABS-CBN and GMA recently announced their line-up of upcoming shows in the lucrative Primetime block. Pls. note that these are still tentative schedules and also tentative shows, although most are either in the planning stage or are already shooting. Here are the respective ABS-CBN Kapamilya and GMA Kapuso Lineup up to 2009!

ABS-CBN Upcoming TV Shows:

A Time For Us
Starring: Jericho Rosales and Carmen Soo
October 2008

I Love Betty La Fea
Starring: John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo
September 2008 (to replace My Girl)

Pinoy Fear Factor
Hosted by: Ryan Agoncillo
September 2008

Habang May Buhay
Starring: Judy Ann Santos and Derek Ramsey

Nardong Putik
Starring: Jake Cuenca and Shaina Magdayao (rumored)
2009

Super Inggo Book 2
Starring: Makisig Morales
2009

Utoy
Starring: Makisig Morales and Dolphy
December 2008 (unconfirmed)

Sineserye Presents: The Susan Roces Cinema Collection: Florinda
Starring: Maricel Soriano
2008

Gumising Ka, Maruja
2009

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
2009

The Singing Bee (Season 2)
Hosted by: Cesar Montano
2009

Prince Hours
2009

Lovers In Paris (Pinoy Version)
2009

The Wedding
2009

Pieta
Starring: Ryan Agoncillo
2009

Maria Mercedes (Pinoy Version of Thalia’s Mexicanovela Hit)
Starring: Angel Locsin
2009

Untitled Teleserye
Starring: KC Concepcion
2009

GMA Kapuso Upcoming TV Shows:

My Husband’s Woman
August 25, 2008

Survivor Philippines
Hosted by: Paolo Bediones
September 08, 2008

La Lola
Starring: Rhian Ramos, JC De Vera, Marvin Agustin, Angelika dela Cruz, Lovi Poe, Marky Cielo
October 2008 (To replace Kim Sam Soon)

Gagambino
Starring: Dennis Trillo, Nadine Samonte and Katrina Halili
(To replace Dyesebel)

Totoy Bato
Starring: Robin Padilla, Manny Pacqiuao and Sunshine Dizon
January 2009

Full House (Pinoy Edition)
Starring: Dingdong Dantes and Rhian Ramos
2009

Captain Barbell Meets Darna
Starring: Richard Gutierrez
2009

Rosalinda (Pinoy Version of Thalia’s Mexicanovela hit)
Starring: Marian Rivera
2009

The Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) announced the nominees of the 24th Star Awards For
Movies 2008, to be held on June 27, in the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo De Manila University, Quezon City. The late Rudy Fernandez will be awarded a posthumous Ulirang Artista Lifetime
Achievement Award.

Here’s the list of nominees:

Movie/Director of the Year Mainstream Category:
A Love Story(Maryo J. Delos Reyes),"Daddy's Angel" episode, Angels (Jose "Dingdong" Dantes III), Ataul For Rent (Neal Tan), Katas ng Saudi at Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo(Jose Javier Reyes), One More Chance (Cathy Garcia-Molina), and Ouija(Topel Lee).

Movie/Director of the Year Digital Category:
Confessional (Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Antipuesto),Pisay (Aureaus Solito), Selda (Paolo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos), Tambolista(Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr.), and Tribu (Jim Libiran).

Movie Actor of the Year:
Paolo Contis (Banal), John Lloyd Cruz (One More Chance), Ryan Eigenmann (Baliw), Sid Lucero (Selda), Aga Muhlach (A Love Story), and Piolo Pascual (Paano Kita Iibigin?).

Movie Actress of the Year:
Ai-Ai delas Alas (Ang Cute ng Ina Mo), Bea Alonzo (One More Chance), Cherry Pie Picache (Foster Child), Judy Ann Santos (Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo), Maricel Soriano (A Love Story), and Lorna Tolentino (Katas ng Saudi).

Darling of the Press:
Dingdong Dantes, Allan K, Luis Manzano, Diether Ocampo, and Regine Velasquez.

The 24th Star Awards for Movies will be shown via delayed telecast on ABS-CBN 2’s “Sunday’s Best” on Sunday, June 29 at 10 PM.

In a growing list of film and tv celebrities doing a recording, comes an addition to the list, the versatile Bea Alonzo. Pictorial for Bea Alonzo ’s debut album has been made already, while she is still in the finishing stage of recording. Bea Alonzo dabbled in singing before but only in soundtracks to her tv and movie roles. Notably, ” I’ll Always Love You ” in the Maging Sino Ka Man Soundtrack.

The title and tracks are yet to be announced for the Bea Alonzo debut album while one of these pics here is to be chosen as the album cover.

Manila’s fashionable rich are now embroiled in the so-called Manila High Society scandal. The people involved are scions of the richest families and powerful politicians in the Philippines. Ala Gossip Girl ang drama.

The Manila high society scandal started when an Australian expat, Brian Gorell exposed his relationship with Philippine Star writer/Restaurateur/Enderun teacher, DJ Montano and how he had duped him into investing in a restaurant and travel agency business.

The name of Celine Lopez, Plains and Prints designer, Philippine Star’s YStyle editor, new Celeteque endorser, slash entrepreneur (ang haba ha, pagkatapos may time pa sya sa ibang “activities”) and a scion of the Lopez clan, was dragged into the scandal because, Celine Lopez BFF is DJ Montano. And then when Celine Lopez panicked on the Brian Gorell blog entries, Celine Lopez called former boyfriend Marcel Crespo (Jimenez), son of Mark Jimenez. Marcel Crespo in turn emailed Brian Gorell whose email Brian did not take pleasure with. Wendy Puyat, the controversial Hongkong heiress (?) is also in the picture, but because of the very long blog entries, i don’t know how she got in the picture. Reportedly, all of those involved Philippine socialites are in an exclusive chic’a group called Gucci Gang.

Apparently, DJ Montano had defrauded Brian Gorell in the amount of US$100,000 or more..and Brian Gorell wants DJ Montano to pay him back.

Brian Gorell mentioned that DJ Montano and Celine Lopez belongs to the “Gucci Gang” and whom Brian ridiculed as a group who are called that but they never really wear Gucci. The other members of the so-called Gucci Gang are reportedly Tim Yap, Xeng Zulueta, Wendy Puyat, Bea Ledesma, etc..

On a lighter note, Brian Gorell mentioned that DJ Montano is a VERY expensive boyfriend. Brian said, ” I asked him once to come to Andoks ( a local grilled chicken mom and pop) with me.
He told me he could not be seen there. Ever. So I asked HRH (His Royal Highness) to go for Inasal (another grilled chicken resto). He said, No way.” Baklang AFAM lang pala katapat ng Manila’s High Society kuno…

At a tender age of 13 pa lang, Anne Curtis, maybe because she looked older than her real age, has been in the public limelight since with boyfriends here and there. Then a scandal happened when her cellphone was stolen and in it, contained a very private moment with young superstar, Richard Gutierrez. See below the Anne Curtis-Richard Gutierrez Scandal.

Two years after, Anne Curtis has picked up the pieces. She has had two relationships after, more recently with Paolo Araneta and reportedly a new romance is brewing with a law student from the University of the Philippines, Erwin Genuino, and a son of PAGCOR chair, Efraim Genuino…casino na etoh ehehe. But, it looked like Anne Curtis consented to this rumors to help for the guy’s run for Congress. How’s that voters for a wake up call..ambitious guys will marry or court an actress to win..hmm…Ate Shawie, Ate Vi, etc…
Paolo Araneta
Anne’s star has also shined brighter since. She has starred in her own hit soap, Kampanerang Kuba, and her latest Maging Sino Ka Man with Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby and John Lloyd Cruz.