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Entertainment
Disney hires Kim Chiu + other news
AQUINO AS VP IN 2016 continued from page 1
Erice, who is pushing for a constitutional amendment to lift term limits, earlier said the ruling Liberal Party was considering a Roxas-Aquino ticket in 2016 to avoid the complication of Charter change.
But if the Liberals succeed in pushing Charter change, Erice added, they might opt for another round of Aquino-Roxas in 2016.
But Belmonte made it clear he was against amending the Constitution and a second term for Aquino and challenged President Aquino to declare once and for all what his intentions are regarding the 2016 elections.
But ally, Quezon City Rep. Jorge Banal, also a Liberal, said he was opposed to a Roxas-Aquino tandem and said he believed Aquino was keen on retiring from politics as soon as his term ends in 2016.
“Even if running for Vice President is allowed under the present system, and even if most agree that having him as VP will help protect the gains achieved by his administration, I do not think that this will be enough to convince the President to put his much-awaited retirement on hold,” Banal said.
Is Roxas Aquinos’ Choice in 2016?
There is yet no guarantee that President Benigno Aquino 3rd will endorse Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas as the standard bearer of the Liberal Party (LP) for the 2016 elections, a Palace official said on Thursday.
The official said Aquino maintains an “open mind” on who to support as presidential candidate, admitting that the bet “may come from anywhere.” He made the statement following reports that the President had a closed door meeting with the Vice President on Tuesday night.
The Palace official, who asked not to be identified because he was not allowed ot talk on such matters, said it is too early for Aquino to make a decision on who to endorse for 2016.
“There are a lot of things that may happen between now and late next year. That would be the most crucial time for the president to make a decision. Or, it may even come earlier than expected. It really depends on things to come,” the source pointed out.
A political analyst also said the meeting between Aquino and Binay is “bad news” for Roxas.
According to Ramon Casiple, efforts to identify Binay as a nemesis of the Aquino administration appears to have no effect because the one-on-one meeting between Aquino and Binay clearly shows their strong relationship.
“Definitely, it [meeting is bad news for Mar [Roxas] and NP [Nacionalista Party] in so far as efforts to separate the two [Aquino and Binay] are concerned. Although no one knows what the two talked about, it is clear that they are cordial to each other,” Casiple said.
The analyst said the two officials may have talked about sensitive matters which none of them would divulge to the public at this time.
“My guess is that the president promised not to intervene in the presidential contest and that he will not endorse yet anybody,” Casiple said.
“Roxas loses,” he emphasized.
The meeting, Casiple said, clearly shows that the demolition job against the vice president, particularly the
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MANILA -- Prized ABS-CBN star Kim Chiu has been selected to take part in a Disney project featuring its popular Princess charac- ters, the company has confirmed.
The Walt Disney Company said: “We confirm that Kim Chiu is part of an upcoming Disney project in Southeast Asia. We will share more details on this in the coming months.”
Rumors of Chiu’s part in the project, a 2015 calendar featuring Disney characters, circulated online late last month when photos of the actress as Mulan from the 1998 animated film surfaced.
Speaking with ABS-CBN News, Chiu confirmed that she indeed suited up as the Disney Princess -- both in her popular pink hanfu, and her Chinese army gear which she used as disguise.
“Achievement ko siya sa buhay, childhood dream ko maging isa sa mga Disney Princess!” Chiu said. “Nung in-offer sa akin, nakakatu- wa na nakakaiyak. ‘Totoo ba na gagawin niyo akong Mulan?’”
Chiu added: “Sobra akong saya and overwhelmed ‘yung puso ko dahil isa ako sa pinili nilang gumanap ng Mulan and excited ako maipakita ko ‘to sa lahat for next year.”
No further details about the calendar, including which other Dis- ney characters will be featured, have been announced.
Chiu, 24, currently top-bills the primetime series “Ikaw La- mang” and will star alongside Xian Lim and Ai Ai delas Alas in the romantic-comedy movie “Past Tense.”
Unusual Story of Infidelity in “Two Wives”
What if the mistress becomes the legal wife, and the legal wife becomes the mistress?
Find out as ABS-CBN presents a different story of infidelity via the local adaptation of hit Korean drama “Two Wives” topbilled by Kaye Abad (Yvonne), Jason Abalos (Victor), and Erich Gonzales
( Janine).
“Two Wives” is a remake of a well-
loved Korean series aired on Philippine television in 2012. It was one of the first series that tackled the sensitive and timely issue of infidelity.
Don’t miss “Two Wives” , after “Ikaw Lamang” on ABS-CBN’s Pri- metime Bida. For more updates, fol- low the program’s official social media
accounts at www.facebook.com/2wivesabscbn, www.Instagram. com/2wivesabscbn, at www.Twitter.com/2wivesabscbn.
Direk Cathy Garcia-Molina returns to primetime TV...
ENRIQUE AND LIZA TEAM UP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN “FOREVERMORE”
This generation’s prince Charming, Enrique Gil, and the leading lady to watch for Liza Soberano will be introduced as the newest
Kapamilya love team via ABS-CBN’s upcoming primetime romantic drama series titled, “For- evermore,” to be directed by the box-office hit director Cathy Garcia-Molina.
“Forevemore” is a tale about first love that
blossomed between two different people. Enrique
will play the role of Alexander “Xander” Grande
III, a rebellious and irresponsible unico hijo of a hotel magnate, who will cross paths and fall in love with Liza’s character, Ma- rie “Agnes” Calay, the feisty and hardworking Strawberry Jam Queen of La Trinidad, Benguet.
Xander and Agnes’ relationship starts after an intoxicated Xander crash lands his parachute into a strawberry truck.To teach him a lesson, his parents made him pay for the damages he caused by making him work at the strawberry farm under the guidance of Agnes and other strawberry farmers.
“Forevermore” is produced by Star Creatives, the same group that brought viewers, the hit romantic drama series “Princess and I” and “Got To Believe.”
Joining Enrique and Liza in the cast are Sophia Andres, Yves Flores, Kit Thompson, Zoren Legazpi, Lilet, Marissa Delgado, Joey Marquez, and Almira Muhlach. It is also directed by Ted Boborol.
For more updates about “Forevermore,” follow the show’s of- ficial social media accounts at Facebook.com/ForevermoreTV, Twitter.com/StarCreativesTV and Instagram.com/ StarCre- ativesTV.
Did Matteo offend Sarah’s mom with sex statements?
MANILA – Matteo Guidicelli shrugged off rumors that
he supposedly offended the mother of his girlfriend, Sarah Geronimo, when he answered some questions about his rela-
tionship with the singer-actress during a recent press conference.
In an interview with “The Buzz,” Guidicelli said he does not know where the speculations are coming from, as he denied that there’s any truth to such talk. “I really don’t know. They asked me a question sa isang press con and I just answered it
the best way I could without saying anything extra. But nobody was offended I think so okay naman lahat,” he said.
When asked further by host Toni Gonzaga if he and Geron- imo talk about these kinds of issues, the “Moron 5.2” actor said: “Yeah, it passed by. But everything is fine. Promise, okay kami.”
In a recent press conference, the actor was asked whether it is true that Geronimo’s mother has become stricter after they made their relationship public. Refusing to comment on the matter, Guidicelli just said he remains hopeful that their rela- tionship will only get stronger through time
“With Sarah and I, whatever her values or whatever decisions she and I make, we have to adjust to it and that’s our personal decision,” he said at the time.
When asked directly if it is okay for him to live without sex, Guidicelli said: “That’s part of life. In the Bible, it says you can only do that after marriage. But all of us make mistakes. All
of us have experiences so we’ll try to be better in our future relationships and all that stuff so it’s possible. If you really have the mindset, I guess.”
Despite this, Guidicelli said he still wants to end up with Geronimo in the future.
“The reason why I am still here with her and always fighting for her is because I want her to be my last already. Hopefully. We’ll see. We can never tell. Only the Lord knows,” he said.
Winter Escapade
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