MANILA, Philippines - Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) All In graduate Manolo Pedrosa (photo), 17, is the new endorser of BNY apparel, replacing Martin del Rosario. Manolo was a student at La Salle Greenhills High School when he quit to join PBB. He’s now enrolled in Enderun, an elite school in McKinley. “I want to finish college, so I have to devote time to both showbiz and school,” said Manolo whose mother, Gi Estela Pedrosa, used to be a commercial model (they were together in a TV commercial). Manolo was in the Kapamilya soap Hawak Kamay and is in the cast of OMG!, also on Kapamilya, both with fellow PBB graduate Maris Racal who is also his co-star in the indie Stars vs. Me.
BNY started 22 years ago as Bunny Jeans with Gelli de Belen as endorer. It was later shortened to BNY. Among its other previous endorsers were Joross Gamboa, Barbie Forteza, Michelle Vito, Francis Magundayao and Jake Vargas.