2012 05/09-05/15

MANILA MAIL COMMUNITY

A first in the history of Philippine movie industry, GMA Films' "The Road," (starring Rhian Ramos, 2nd right, Teen actor Derrick Monasterio, rightmost & Alden Richards-not pictured, among others) will be wide-released in mainstream US theaters starting Friday, May 11, 2011 (thanks to Mark Borde, Co-President of Freestyle Releasing, 3rd right). Attending in full force at the Hollywood press con are L-R Director Yam Laranas, GMA President Annette Gozon-Abrogar, GMA Vice President for Program Management, Joey Abacan; (standing L-R) Manila Mail's Bradford Adkins & Richard Lao. The Road's trailer can be viewed here..http://youtu.be/ZIUtDq3-3Vo

Hounded by journalists, 8-title World Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles, CA last Saturday night to resume trainings for his Vegas fight against Bradley on June 9th.

The Acoustic Heartthrob, Sam Milby, left, sells out the Ayala Land Grand Opening at Seasons MarketPlace in Milpitas, CA last Saturday, April 28, 2012, shown here with Half-German Filipina, 15-year old Alexandra Drechsler of San Jose, CA.

The total package from Miami, FL (statuesque, beauty & brains) Kristine Bryant (Candidate # 6, 3rd right) was crowned Miss Philippines USA 2012 (besting 23 other beauties from all parts of the US) in a very successful pageant night held at Marriott Burbank in Los Angeles, CA last Sunday night. She will represent the US Fil-Am community in the next year's Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant in Manila. Photo by Anthony Barimbao Castillo

Show Producers Mr. Nilo Tagoc & Mrs. Badette Lopez-Tagoc (center) attended the Miss Philippines USA 2012 Beauty Pageant held at the Marriott Burbank in Los Angeles, CA together with pageant sponsor Ms. Ces Buenaventura, left (of Ces Catering).

Avid 'Jessica Sanchez For The Win' American Idol voters include PNB -San Jose's staff (L-R) Aurora Leong, Aileen Villamel (Branch Manager) & Victor Rafanan, Jr.

Ralph & Elizabeth Drechsler's "baby girl" is now a lady as Alexandra Drechsler celebrates (May 4) her sweet 16th birthday in San Jose, CA. Belated happy birthday, Alex!

San Jose's Amelia Enriquez Enrile ,center, originally from Sumakab, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, celebrated her 93rd birthday at the Lenzen's Gardens with all of 10 children (Josie, Tito, Cora, Terry, Girl, Lina, Jun, Soly & Joey; Efren, the eldest, is not in the picture) attending with their own respective families & friends.

Maria Paula Manguera celebrated her 18th birthday in Mountain View, CA last Saturday, April 28th, (shown here with parents Armando & Nancy Manguera). Belated Happy Birthday, Maria!

Mayor Joe Estevez Supports TV5 Launch

(Milpitas Mayor to give Willie Revillame key to the City of Milpitas)

TO-BE SEEN IN THE CITY

This Columnist is privy to the information that Milpitas Mayor Joe Estevez confirmed attendance to the combined WILL TIME BIG TIME / TV5 LAUNCH happening on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium at 6:00PM (doors open at 4:00PM). As a matter of fact, the Milpitas Mayor will reportedly award Willie Revillame the symbolic key to the City of Milpitas.

According to reliable sources, the WILL TIME BIGTIME Homecoming Tour will be one of the biggest (if not the biggest) shows ever mounted outside the Philippines, geared towards making the biggest splash in launching the entry of the nation’s most exciting network - TV5, in the United States.

A major player in the TV5 entry in the US arrived last Sunday. Another key executive will arrive the next few days to be followed by the cast & crew the weeks following.

Game on!

SEEN IN THE CITY

American Idols to hit San Jose, Sacramento & Southern CA in July

Season 11 of American Idol announced its summer tour of major cities, in the US kicking off in Detroit on July 6^th and ending on September 11 in Milwaukee. The following are the tour dates in California:

Date City Venue

7/21 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion

7/22 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose

7/23 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. Live

7/25 Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena

7/26 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center

And here are the other States’:

7/6 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena

7/7 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena

7/9 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

7/11 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center

7/12 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

7/14 Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center

7/16 West Valley City, UT Maverik Center

7/18 Seattle, WA Key Arena at Seattle Center

7/19 Portland, OR Rose Garden

7/27 Glendale, AZ jobing.com Arena

7/29 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center

7/30 Lafayette, LA Cajundome

7/31 Jackson, MS Mississippi Coliseum

8/2 Orlando, FL Amway Center

8/3 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center

8/5 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center

8/6 N. Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum

8/8 Washington, DC Verizon Center

8/9 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Center

8/11 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center

8/12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena

8/14 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center

8/15 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena

8/16 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

8/18 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena

8/19 Worcester, MA DCU Center

8/21 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

8/22 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum

8/25 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center

8/26 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center

8/28 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

8/30 Albany, NY Times Union Center

9/1 Bridgeport, CT Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard

9/2 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena

9/4 Syracuse, NY War Memorial at OnCenter

9/6 Wilkes Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

9/7 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall

9/8 Reading, PA Sovereign Center

9/10 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena

9/11 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center

So we will have a more solid reason to watch the concert, please don’t forget to vote for our bet – JESSICA SANCHEZ every Wednesday nights for the next 4 weeks!

Briefs & Shorts

ABS–CBN, through Head of Corporate Communications Bong R. Osorio issued its official statement on talks surrounding “It’s Showtme,” to wit:

“There is no truth to rumors that “It’s Showtime” will be replaced. ABS-CBN is neither replacing "It's Showtime" with another program nor moving it back to its earlier timeslot.

In fact, "It's Showtime" today, April 30 kicked-off the launch of its new segments starting with the multi-talent showdown among Filipino families following the inter-town grand finals last Saturday, April 28.

The viewing public can look forward to the launch of new entertainment segments in the coming days as ABS-CBN continues on its mission to bring fun and hope to the Filipinos here and in TFC markets worldwide.”

There is no official denial, though, if Vice Ganda’s gone swell headed, though.

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

“We are fortunate that we do not have him as a financial adviser,” GMA-7’s Gilberto Duavit on a major newspaper writer’s implication, as published recently, undervaluing his network’s worth and concluding that television industry is sunsetting.

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