The 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival Official Entries has been announced by the MMFF Selection Committee. This year will be the 34th edition of the annual all Filipino film festival that recently been divided into an aggregate 2 weeks.

The 8 MMFF Official Entries are:

1. Baler - stars Anne Curtis, Jericho Rosales, Mark Bautista
2. Dayo - animated film that follows the adventure of 11-year-old Bubuy as he tries to save his grandparents who have been abducted and brought to Elementalia, a mysterious and magical land that is home to popular creatures of Philippine mythology.
3. Desperadas 2 - stars Marian Rivera, Iza Calzado, Rufa Mae Quinto
4. Escaleras and Ungasis: 20 Years After - stars Tito,Vic and Joey
5. Magkaibigan - stars Jinggoy Estrada
6. One Night Only - stars Katrina Halili
7. Shake, Rattle and Roll X - Trilogy- starring Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson, JC De Vera, Iza Calzado
8. Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat - starring Ai Ai Delas Alas

The 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival starts on Christmas Day, December 25, 2008.

After a series of ABS-CBN Kapamilya stars shirtless like Gerald Anderson, Enchong Dee and Angel Locsin (LOL), it’s the GMA Kapuso fans turn to be delighted. Let me present to you GMA’s Drama Prince, JC De Vera shirtless and sexy. JC De Vera decided to do his first daring role on television becoming the second star offering of Obra, Katrina Halili being the first. JC De Vera’s Obra first episode is that of a macho dancer in “Pretty Boy.” Then the second week shifts to comedy in the episode “Daddy Dearest,” about a young man set to get married without any problem, until he discovers that his father and uncle are gay. The third episode, JC De Vera plays a kind-hearted young man who ends up behind bars because of injustice in the episode Rehas. And the last episode where JC De Vera is featured in Obra, JC portrays a disabled person who searches for love and miracle in Liwanag sa Dilim.The Philippines top notch directors, Joel Lamangan, Maryo J. Delos Reyes, Mac Alejandre, and Jun Lana megged these episodes, truly making every episode an Obra.

Obra is shown Thursdays after GMA 7’s primetime programming.

Iwa Moto once again graces the cover of FHM Philippines September 2008 issue. Iwa Moto also posed sexy for FHM Philippines in its December 2006 issue but Iwa Moto promised a more daring sexy pictorial this time. Back then Iwa Moto was still a showbiz newcomer, a young starlet, now as per FHM cover says, Iwa Moto has now come of age. And that statement can never be far from the truth. Iwa Moto now goes to showbiz functions wearing bosom baring outfits like this.

FHM Philippines crowned Marian Rivera as the Sexiest Filipina last July 17. The 100 Sexiest Women presentation drew record crowds of whoelse but mostly men with so many camphones in tow. Present in the event in sexy outfits of course are Krista Ranillo, Nina Jose, Riza Santos, The Kitty Girls, Cassandra Ponti, Marian Rivera, Asia Agcaoili, Alessandra de Rossi, Kris Bernal, Gwen Garci, Joyce So, Jaymee Joaquin, Sofie Garrucho, Cherry Kubota, Katrina Halili, Iwa Moto, Jamilla Obispo, and Jenny Miller, among others.

Photo Credits: Rouge Studio

After all the controversy fans of Marian Rivera and Angel Locsin, in the end FHM Philippines revealed that it was no contest after all. The results of the Sexiest Filipina poll thru text, ballot and online voting showed that Marian Rivera garnered a total of 316, 135 votes, while Katrina Halili, two-time winner of FHM 100 Sexiest, landed the second spot with 123, 239 votes. Angel Locsin, who won as sexiest Pinay in 2005, came only third with 121, 388 votes.

FHM Philippines editor-in-chief Alan Madrilejos also disclosed that Marian Rivera commanded a large lead in online and text votes, while Katrina Halili topped the ballot-voting category. Meanwhile, Angel Locsin did not top any category.

That is the story of the day. Allegedly, the GMA talents came victorious because of an enthusiastic campaign from the GMA management itself. Employees and talents alike were given 300 pesos load to vote for Marian Rivera, as reported in by several movie columnists.

Meanwhile, Dingdong Dantes, Marian’s leading man in the hit Primetime TV Show, Dyesebel, even before the results were announced, had made known his preference that Marian should be the number one sexiest Filipina in the FHM annual poll. “She deserves it because she worked hard for it,” hot hunk Dingdong Dantes said.