Dingdong at Richard dedma sa mga intriga

How genuinely tactful of Dingdong Dantes that he and Richard Gutierrez had better concentrate on their respective careers than get affected by intrigues aimed to spawn their rivalry.

How respectful din of the actor to say na alam niya ang pinanggagalingan ni Annabelle Rama kung overly protective man ito sa kanyang anak (and make it plural).

Because of Dingdong’s unassuming stance, no wonder, blessings come in torrents, the latest of which is getting to endorse the non-surgical, fat-eliminating procedure called Belo Shape.

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TV5 dons a fresh look as it took off the other day, promising to dwarf the country’s two leading TV stations (ows?). With a rumbling blurb ‘Shake Mo, TV Mo!’ na ayon mismo sa CEO nitong si Chris Sy, is not his intention to compete with the other TV giants’ top honchos, but rather make sure that it can provide fresh and innovative programming to its target audiences.

Save for daily teleserye most common in GMA and ABS-CBN, the revitalized channel based on a long-term block airtime agreement between MPB Primedia, Inc., and Tony Boy Cojuangco’s ABC 5. Sa grand relaunch at C3 Events Place in Greenhills last Thursday, TV5 made true its promise kung ang mga AVPS (audio-visual presentations) were to be used as benchmarks.

Of its new, emboldened programs, tanging ang Shall We Dance? hosted by Lucy Torres Gomez was not spared from extinction on unlike Joey de Leon’s Wow Mali! that takes on a fresh look via Lokomoko.

Martin Andanar, who earlier joined our table, is hosting Pulis, Pulis every Saturday at 10 p.m. Ayon kay Martin, who could pass for a movie heartthrob during his younger years, kakaibang treatment daw ang naturang programa: As it presents both the good and bad sides of the law-enforcement agency.

Back to TV’s AVP, it does not aspire to be number one, but is confident it will clinch the second slot, what with the millions-worth, state-of-the-art transmitter now in place with a power of 120 kilowatts. If TV5 then so thinks na No. 2 sila, I will sound biased kung sino sa aking palagay is still the undisputed No. 1 broadcasting network.

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If to this day, bosom friends Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla are vascillating between running for VP and seeking reelection in the 2010 polls, hindi si Senate President Manny Villar who’s reportedly hell-bent on chasing his presidential dream.

Sa tsika mismo ni Lolit Solis (talent manager-turned-Senator Villar’s political adviser?), there’s no stopping the charming solon from his pursuit base na rin sa mga survey among the likely presidentiables. “Katwiran kasi ni senator, ganun din naman ’yon kahit ano pang national seat ang takbuhan niya. Eh, kung papalarin ba, ’di ba?” sey ni ’Nay Lolit who I kidded might be the next MTRCB Chair kung masusungkit nga ni Senator Villar ang pinakamataas na puwesto.

“Naku, hindi ko pinangarap magtrabaho sa gobyerno, ’no! E, kung si Bong (Revilla) nga, hanggang Cavite lang noon, hanggang naging Senador, ni hindi ako nag-power trip, ’no!” with finality niyang sey.

Kung sabagay, imagine a censors chief whose very first object of suspension is herself.