Sam, John Lloyd maglalaban sa pagka-Best Actor

Christian nalungkot sa pag-alis ni Mark sa ABS

SOBRANG saya ngayon ni Sam Milby dahil bukod sa napakarami niyang projects ay heto at nominated pa siya sa pelikulang “And I Love You So” para sa kategoryang Best Actor sa 7th Golden Screen Awards ng Entertainment Press Society.

Hindi naman nage-expect si Sam na manalo dahil alam niyang mahigpit ang mga makakalaban niya, kabilang na si John Lloyd Cruz na double nominations para sa “In My Life” at “You Changed My Life” at si Coco Martin para sa “Kinatay”.

Nag-pictorial din ang aktor para sa Folded &amp Hung Mediterranean Summer collection at kararating lang niya galing Japan kung saan siya nag-show para sa anniversary ng TFC Japan kasama sina Bugoy Drilon, Laarni Lozada, Giselle Sanchez at Zanjoe Marudo.

Ayon sa kuwento ng road manager niyang si Caress Caballero ay kilala pala sa Japan si Sam kaya pala siya ang most requested ng mga kababayan nating Pinoy doon dahil bukod sa may TV commercial siya doon ay nakadiyaryo rin siya sa leading Japanese newspaper na nagkalat sa lahat ng convenience stores.

“Tuwang-tuwa si Sam birthmate dahil jampacked ang Theatre 1010 sa Tokyo kung saan sila nag-show at gamit na niya ang binili niyang gitarang Taylor. Hayun, mas maraming nagpa-picture na Haponesa kaysa sa mga kababayan nating Pinay! Ha-hahahaha!” masayang sabi sa amin ni Caress.

‘Yun nga lang, sa ilang araw nina Sam sa Japan ay hindi siya nakapasyal dahil nagpahinga raw siya to the max dahil pagbalik niya ng Pilipinas ay dire-diretso na naman siya sa shooting ng “Babe I Love You” nila ni Anne Curtis na showing na sa April 3, kasabay din nito ang pagte-taping niya para sa seryeng Impostora kasama si Maja Salvador para sa Precious Hearts Romance.

Going back to Sam ay nalungkot din siya sa paglipat ni Mark Bautista sa GMA 7, kagrupo niya ang binata sa kanilang Sunday bible group study.

At sa tanong namin kung kumusta na ang puso niya ngayon na parating sinasaktan ni Anne? “Ha-hahaha! We’re friends.” ang mabilis na sagot ng actor.

Masuwerte si Binalonan (Pangasinan) Mayor Ramon Naval Guico na kumakandidatong Senador ngayon dahil bestfriend niya si Sen. Bong Revilla na talagang malaki ang tiwala sa kanya, kaya naman sa lahat ng kampanya ng actor-pulitiko ay lagi siyang kasama.

Sa panayam namin kay Mayor Guico ay natutuwa siya dahil hindi na niya kailangan pang kumuha ng mga artistang mage-endorso sa kanya para makilala at mapansin, sobra pa raw sa sapat ang pagtulong sa kanya nina Sen. Bong at Jolo Revilla.

“E, di lalo na nu’ng tinawag si Jolo sobra-sobrang sigawan ang tao dahil guwapo raw, kaya pakiramdam ko, guwapo rin ako,” birong sabi ni Mayor Guico.

Pamilyar si Mayor Guico sa amin dahil naging boss siya ng lola naming naging Chief Nurse at Guidance Counselor sa Quezon City Medical Center and College of Nursing na World Citi And Colleges na ngayon dahil doon na rin kami halos lumaki dahil lagi kaming kasama ng aming lola nu’ng nagwo-work pa siya doon. Nalaman namin na naging producer din noon ang alkalde, pero parang hindi naging maganda ang resulta nito.

“Nasubukan ko ring mag-produce noon at alam ko, matagal bumalik ang pera sa produksiyon. Kaya para mas maraming makapag-produce at mabigyan ng trabaho, gusto nating mas mapababa pa ‘yung tax sa pelikula,”.

E, kaya pala siya nagustuhan ni Sen. Bong dahil may malasakit din ang alkalde sa showbiz.

Isa si Christian Bautista sa nalungkot nu’ng malaman niyang lumipat na sa GMA 7 ang kaibigang si Mark Bautista. Aniya, “Siyempre, nakakalungkot kasi matagal kaming nagkasama sa ASAP at sa iba pang shows out of the country, but I wish him the best sa paglipat niya.

“Sana mabigyan siya ng tamang exposure sa GMA na hindi niya nakuha sa ABS, ganu’n talaga, you have to move on and I know naman Mark can make it.”

At dahil ilang beses din naming nasulat dito sa BANDERA na posibleng lumipat din si Christian sa TV5 dahil malaki rin ang offer sa kanya doon ay tinanong namin uli siya tungkol dito.

“Nope, I will stay with ABS, though I can guest naman sa TV5, hindi naman exclusive ang contract ko sa ABS, but I’ll stay pa rin with ABS. May offer talaga, pero hindi ako lilipat,” diin ni Christian.

Over 80 municipal mayors from Southern Mindanao met with Guico to discuss the strengthening of local government units in order to hasten delivery of services at the grassroots level. Among the strategies discussed was the push to increase the share of LGU of the internal revenue allotment.
Guico has earlier made the IRA allotment a central issue in his campaign. “Around 80 percent of what the citizens expect from the government is done in the local level, yet we only get a small amount of the national budget. Even just a 10 percent increase will mean more schools, better hospitals, and faster services that will be immediately felt by the ordinary Filipinos,” he said.

Ramon Guico is the President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines for nine years, and Mayor of Binalonan town in Pangasinan, a first class municipality. He is credited for transforming the LMP from a partisan political organization into a developmental organization working closely with international organizations in delivering basic services to the people.

The LMP has given free technical assistance and governance programs to local municipalities and leaders in the areas of population control, waste segregation, education, employment and healthcare.

Ramon Guico also had the opportunity to serve the entire country as the National President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines. He has been the head of the LMP for nine years, during which time, he worked hard to transform the negative image of the LMP into a research-based and result-oriented organization of city and municipal leaders. Through Ramon Guico’s leadership, the LMP has launched several projects such as the Ang Galing Mo Mayor, the Mayor’s Development Center and the Lakbayin ang Magandang Pilipinas, to name a few.

Ramon Guico’s initiatives for the LMP gained the League recognition, not only in the national arena, but also among different international organizations. Today, the LMP is an active member of the United Cities and Local Government as well as a reliable affiliate of development institutions such as the United Nations, US Agency for International Development (USAID), The Asia Foundation, The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Union, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and more.

Ramon manifested perseverance and entrepreneurial skills at a very young age. When he was five, he tagged along his mother, fondly called “Aling Quita”, to help out in their humble store in Isabela. His family moved to Binalonan, Pangasinan in his elementary years. During this time, and all throughout his secondary education years, he still aided Aling Quita with the operation of their store, waking up very early in the morning to accomplish as much as he can.

Ramon’s responsibilities at home and for his family did not pose as a hindrance for him to achieve school excellence. As a matter of fact, he showed exemplary leadership in high school and was elected President of the Student Council. Ramon then left for Baguio City to enroll as an engineering student at the University of Baguio.

Ramon was invited by his father, Ramon, Sr., to the nearby province of Sto. Tomas to become one of the judges in a local beauty contest. With fate taking its course, it was there that he met Arlyn Grace, his future wife.

Ramon and Arlyn earned a humble income during their early married life. Because of that, they spent their first few years in the house of their parents. Determined to gain independence, Ramon and Arlyn started a small poultry and hog-raising business. When the poultry and livestock business allowed them to earn enough to provide for his family and start a relatively bigger business, Ramon ventured out into gravel and sand. He bought rusty Pantranco buses that he used to deliver his goods, which earned him the moniker, “Magbubulok”, from his family and friends.

After some time, Ramon entered the construction business. Being the hardworking man that he is, he himself operated machineries such as the Payloader to ensure that their projects meet their deadlines. Among the structures that he built were dams and farm-to-market roads.
In 1985, Ramon and Arlyn veered towards the biggest and most ambitious businesses they have yet entered – education and healthcare. Again, through hard work and faith, their school and hospital flourished.

Looking at his life’s accomplishments, it is safe to say that he is a man with great ambition. Coupled with his unwavering perseverance, Ramon possesses the qualities of an achiever.

Sinabi ni Guico na panahon na upang bigyang pansin ng pamahalaang nasyonal ang pangangailangan ng pamahalaang lokal sapagkat sila ang direktang nakikipag-usap at natataguyod ng programa para sa mamamayan. Sinabi rin ni Guico na dapat parangalan ang mga alkalde sa bansa sa mga programang ginagawa nila upang mapabuti ang kalagayan ng mamamayan.

Nilalayon ng GETS KO AGAD na mapabilis ang pagbibigay ng Serbisyong mabilis at diretso sa tao sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalakas ng local government.

SI Ramon Guico ay pangulo ng LMP at ang punongbayan ng Binanlonan Pangasinan. Sa kanyang pammahala, nagawa niyang maging 1^st class municipality ang Binalonan, mula sa pagiging isang 5^th class municipality at maglunsad ng mga proyektong pangkaunlaran sa bayan. Kinikilala rin si Guico bilang siyang pinuno na nagtaguyod sa LMP biang isang organisasyong respetado at tinitingala sa ibang bansa  dahil sa mga proyektong inilulunsad nito upang palakasin ang pamahalaang lokal.

Guico said the Ginhawa Mo, Gets Ko Agad Campaign calls for an increase in tax share of the local governments, which shall be used in providing faster and more effective services to the people.

“It is high time for the national government to listen to the plea of the local leaders, who are the frontliners in government service, and who truly understand and experience the day to day troubles of every Filipino”, he added.

Guico has earlier said that the funds given to local governments are too small compared to the delivery of basic services local leaders accomplish.

Guico of Binalonan, Pangasinan has been the President of the LMP for the last nine years. He is credited for transforming the LMP from a partisan political organization into a developmental organization working closely with international organizations in delivering basic services to the people. 

The LMP has given free technical assistance and governance programs to local municipalities and leaders in the areas of population control, waste segregation, education, employment and healthcare.