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Gerald Anderson steps into a dangerous undercover role as police major named Allan Espina to find the truth about the attack on his community in ABS-CBN’s hit primetime series “Blood vs Duty.”   Celebrating his 20th year in the industry, which started in the “Pinoy Big Brother” house in 2006, Gerald now takes on a dual role as Allan, the newly assigned liaison officer from the Muslim Affairs, and Jalil, a trusted protector of his community. He infiltrates the special investigation division and comes face-to-face with Richard Gutierrez (Marcus), the agent who led the attack and capture of his father, Datu Rahman (Jaime Fabregas).   JRB Creative Production, the ABS-CBN unit behind the series, also announced the new cast members who will be joining the action-drama: Yves Flores, Marc Abaya, and Joem Bascon, comprising Metal 13; and River Joseph, L.A. Santos, Albie Casino, and Lou Yanong, with Ejay Falcon, as members of the new Task Force Alpha.   Senator Robin Padilla, known...

Meet Jody Baines "JB" Saliba, 25, the Philippine representative to the Mr. World 2019 pageant in Manila. Saliba, of Olongapo City, graduated with a degree in sports science from UP last July. He played for the UP Maroons Baseball Team when he was still in school. He says he loves sports and has been an athlete since he was six years old. Saliba also loves dogs, wake boarding, baseball, swimming, and golf. The eldest and the only male among five children, Saliba is an upcoming movie star and a former contestant of the reality show Amazing Race Philippines Season 2. Saliba said it was his first time to try out on pageants and won Mr World Philippines 2018. "I always love new things so when I saw the opportunity, wala pa naman akong ginagawa, so why not?" Asked why he joined Mr. World Philippines contest, Saliba said:"Pageant is not about being handsome or beautiful. I want to help others on a bigger scale, especially if you have a title. Yo...

Box-office film director Cathy Garcia-Molina has confirmed that she is finally retiring from show business in 2019. "Yes I am. Matagal na actually ito. Every time I make films and every time they say I make people happy, alam ko na there are two children who are not, just because I am not with them," said Molina when asked if she was really retiring from the entertainment business, during an interview on "Tonight With Boy Abunda" on ABS-CBN. "And these are the growing years of my kids, especially after my husband left.Parang ajko na lang ang meron sila. Hindi pa ako makapag-stay with them," Molina said. "Being a single mom it was hard because the kind of life that I want to give them, the kind of school that I want to send them to, it needed me to earn more. Hindi ko maiwan ang trabaho ko; "But I know things are happening for my children. Two months ago, I cannot tell this publicly. Pero meron nangyayari sa anak ko; "Right a...

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach has revealed that she got an offer to be one of the housemates for the popular American reality show "Celebrity Big Brother." But Wurtzbach had to turn it down because of showbiz commitments here. “I was offered to do ‘Big Brother’ also but it was around the time that we were doing ‘My Perfect You’ so this was my priority,” said Wurtzbach in an interview on ABS-CBN. Should Wurtzbach accept the offer, she would appear opposite Miss Colombia 2015 Ariadna Gutierrez who won 1st runner-up in the Miss Universe contest. It would be recalled that Gutierrez was initially declared as winner of the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. But host Steve Harvey admitted that there was a mix-up and Wurtzbach was the real winner. Wurtzbach, 28, stars in the movie "My Perfect You" opposite Gerald Anderson. It's her first lead role since she started acting at the age four. The Filipino-German beauty queen said that her boyfriend ...

Kapamilya star Gerald Anderson has said that he will propose to Bea Alonzo soon although he is not ready to settle down these days. "Darating yun, wag tayong magmamadali. Darating 'yung araw," said Anderson, when asked if he proposed to Alonzo during their holiday trip to the US, following an interview on "Tonight With Boy Abunda" on ABS CBN. "May nanghula nga eh (ngayong taon daw). Nag guest ako sa 'Magandang Buhay' at sinabi ko na kapag naramdaman ko na, mas malapit na ako sa marrying age. Sabi ko pag naramdaman ko na, hindi ko na mapipigilan," he said. Anderson, 28, said that he is still focused on his showbiz career than raising a family. "Sa edad ko ngayon, 28 na po ako, I mean 28 pa lang ako, sa trabaho ko ang dami ko pang gagawin. Kailangan ko pang mag-ipon. Marami pa akong gustong gawin," he said. Asked what "hastag #secretplace" was all about, Anderson said: "Nagtrain kami mula sa San Franci...

Kapamilya star Kim Chiu has said that she is not ready to settle down five years from now. Chiu made the comment during an interview on "Tonight With Boy Abunda" on ABS CBN. "Wow! Hindi pa, hindi pa. Pero hindi mo rin masabi. I don't know. Let's see," said Chiu when asked if she sees marriage five years from now. Chiu, 27, also frowned on reports that she and rumored boyfriend Xian Lim have split. Until now, however, they refused to label their relationship. "Okay naman kami. Medyo naging busy lang," she said. Asked how often they see each other, the actress said: "Not that often." Sought to give advice on love, Chiu said: "Never stop learning. Love yourself more. Take it easy." Chiu also described herself these days as "stronger, tougher and more mature." In the future, Chiu also said that she wanted to travel to Iceland alone. "Iceland. Isa yun sa mga gusto kong puntahan. I want to trav...

Kapamilya star Xian Lim has said that he is not jealous of Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu loveteam who currently stars in the morning teleserye "Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin." "No," said Lim when asked about it, during an interview on "Tonight With Boy Abunda" on ABS CBN. "I just want to add something to it na I get it when people will have that conclusion. I can't say na it's completely okay. But it's part of it, di ba? Easy to get confused with the characters we portray in the teleseryes and in the movies and in personal life," Lim said. Lim, 27, also said denied that he and Chiu have called it quits. "When I first heard it sabi ko saan nanggaling 'yan? There was a couple of statements na ganito at ganyan naghiwalay na sila. Me and Kim are fine! We were surprised about that issue," he said. Observers said that Lim and Chiu are in a relationship but the two stars have refused to label it. Anderson and Chiu w...

Filipino-American Gerald Anderson has said that he is not in a hurry to settle down these days. "Gusto ko 31 o 32 years old. Basta nasa loob ng 31 to 35. Basta nandun. Kasi feeling ko napakapag ipon ka na ng maraming pera at kaya mo na. I think by that time you will be the man na kayang mag alaga ng pamilya," said Anderson during an interview on "Tonight With Boy Abunda" on ABS CBN. Sinabi rin ni Anderson, 28, na hindi sya ang perfect guy pero pinipilit nya laging maging mabuting tao. "Not a perfect guy. He's not trying to be perfect pero gusto nyang maging pinakamabuting tao na kaya nyang gawin every day," dagdag pa ni Anderson habang kaharap ang isang malaking salamin sa naturang late-night show. Nagbigay din ng reaksyon si Anderson kaugnay sa sinabi ng aktres na si Arci Munoz na nag take advantage sya sa love scene nilang dalawa sa pelikulang "Can We Still Be Friends?" "Honestly the reason why our first movie worked i...

Gift-giving has truly become memorable between actors Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu during their four-year relationship. Just check out the gifts they gave to each other when they were sweethearts. "Yung kotse na pink," said Chiu when asked about the most expensive gift given her by Anderson, during an interview on "Gandang Gabi Vice" on ABS CBN. Anderson said: "Bagong artista pa kami nun hindi pa sya yung ganun kamahal lalo nung panahon na yun mag de debut ka pa lang ata nun. Madami syang binigay sobra. Lahat ng binigay mo sa akin nasa akin pa." "Binigyan n'ya ako ng ref. Na-tsismis pa yun na yung bahay ko bigay nya. Sapatos pang basketball. Nagpa TV rin sya. 65 inches na TV. Nagbigay din sya ng cellphone," Anderson added. Chiu told Anderson: "Lahat ng binigay mo wala na sa akin. Konti na lang bahay na. Pag naiiisp ko talaga, bakit? Pero normal naman yun." "May mga bagay talaga na pagsisisihan mo sa huli,...

Actress Kim Chiu has said that she could not remember anymore if her previous relationship with actor Gerald Anderson had a closure. Asked about the closure of their relationship, Chiu said: “Hindi na lang po ako nag text.” Chiu smiled and told Anderson: “Ba’t ako ang taga-sagot? Hindi na lang ako nag text. In-erase ko na lang number mo. "Nung una text text hanggang sa…sige na nga alis na sya. Anong side mo? Ituloy mo. Ipaglaban mo.” “Nung tinanong n’yo po yan, na-bigla rin po kami,” said Anderson in reference to the closure question, during an interview on "Tonight With Boy Abunda" on ABS-CBN. Anderson said that he and Chiu have patched up their differences and realized that everything is OK now. “Ngayon po ’yung opportunity na mag catch up kami. May pinagsamahan kami pero parang it’s like getting to know her again. Sobrang privilege na makasama ko sya uli.” Chiu said that she felt everything has been healed now when she could play jokes with Anderson...