Sharon Cuneta is indeed one of the richest Philippine Celebrity out there, in fact if Forbes magazine would have a list of one, the Megastar Sharon Cuneta would top the list with Kris Aquino following very closely. The Baghag is reporting that the Mega is carrying a ” A Hermes crocodile (porosus) birkin in the 35cm size costs well over Php 1.9M (US$40,000+) and the “Ate Shaowie” has one ;).” Yes, the must have Birkin Bag for the well to do. But i guess money can’t buy happiness or so it seems. Sharon Cuneta is besieged with separation rumors from husband Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan. And the Birkin bag photo above was snapped upon Sharon’s arrival from Hongkong where she reportedly tried to mend her broken heart. Gossip abounds that the Megastar Sharon Cuneta has finally discovered what is the alleged truth about the rumored affair with Kiko and her former secretary in his Senate office. And that she left in haste after earning about this, together with her children and close confidantes to Hongkong. To which Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, when interviewed said, there was no truth to the rumors, Sharon left for Hongkong with daughter KC Concepcion and some close friends, to do her annual Christmas shopping. Me, I’m just happy to get a new flat screen TV this Christmas after reading all about it in the big screen center blog.

When Sharon Cuneta arrived in Manila, she did not categorically denied the frenzied news story but said that “mali mali ang balita, like kasama nya ang lahat ng anak to HK, which turned out to be not true, so dun pa lang, mali mali na ang lumalabas.”

Photo Credit: Inquirer.Net

Megastar Sharon Cuneta will be holding a spectacular show in celebration of her 30th Anniversary in Philippine Showbiz called, MegaThirty. The Anniversary concert or should i say, the Mega Event, will be held on August 8, 2008, and will start at exactly 8:00 p.m to coincide with the lucky numbers 888. Special guests in the MegaThirty concert are Sharon Cuneta megadaughter KC Concepcion and Mr. Pure Energy Gary Valenciano. Incidentally, in celebration of the Mega ’s 30th Anniversary in Philippine Showbiz, a documentary special will also be aired over at ABS-CBN.

Tickets for the mega event are now available at all Ticketnet outlets (911-5555) and at Artist House (817-4660, 815 -1953).

Seat and Price:
Seat Location Price
Patron A (Reserved Seating) 2888
Patron B (Reserved Seating) 2363
Lower Box (Reserved Seating) 1838
Upper Box A (Reserved Seating) 1313
Upper Box B (Free Seating) 525
General Admission (Free Seating) 263

Meanwhile, check out the Megastar Sharon Cuneta in the 6th Festival Paris Cinema held from July 1-12, 2008 in Paris, France where her megahit film ‘Caregiver’ was also screened. In the recording front, Sharon Cuneta’s “Isn’t It Romantic Vol. 2” was recently certified five times platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).

The Megastar Sharon Cuneta although visible via her tv show Sharon, has not been seen on the big screen in a long time, her new movie Caregiver is her first in four years and the 15th anniversary presentation of Star Cinema. It is also Chito Roño’s groundbreaking directorial project for 2008.

Caregiver chronicles the journey of Sarah (Sharon Cuneta), a schoolteacher-turned-caregiver. Most of Caregiver was shot in London with British actors Saul Reichlin, Matthew Rutherford and Claire Jeater; and the Filipino cast of John Estrada, Rica Peralejo, Makisig Morales, John Manalo, Jhong Hilario, Mickey Feriols, Lotlot de Leon, Marita Zobel, Anita Linda, Ella V., Ima Castro and Boots Anson Roa.

Caregiver is not only a fitting tribute to the millions of OFW’s but is a way for Sharon to celebrate thirty successful years in Philippine Showbiz, twenty years of that in ABS-CBN.

“I hope itong munting alay ko para sa napakalalaking okasyon na ito and over 30 years in music and 27 years in the movies, I have been yours, you have made me yours, I hope na kasama ko pa rin kayo hanggang dito, Diyos ko ‘di ko alam aabot tayo sa ganito. Maraming maraming salamat po! So this is my tribute to all of you and to all mothers because really Sarah’s first and foremost a mother and she is an empowered woman so panoorin nyo po sana ang Caregiver. Diyos ko di po ako mapapahiya sa inyo!”

Caregiver opens in theaters nationwide on May 28, 2008. International premieres are scheduled in Los Angeles (May 31), Honolulu (June 1), London (June 6), and Rome (June 7).

Watch the full trailer of Caregiver below, actually trailer pa lang, ganda na! a must see film nood kayo nito when it opens.

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.