Category Archives: Local Scene

Full House Philippine Version Main Casts

GMA 7 bought the rights for the Philippine remake of Korea’s TV Hit Full House. The original version was aired in the Philippines on 2005 (also in GMA) and it became a huge hit, being the highest-rated Koreanovela with a peak of 52 % and an average of 42.3% during its entire run. There have [...]

Filipinized Zorro

GMA 7′s latest primetime offering Zorro, topbilled by Richard Gutierrez and Rhian Ramos, premieres March 23, 2009 and it looks like this is gonna be another hit for the network. Quite a big preparation was made for this upcoming series. For one, it’s not easy recreating a “period” setting. Also, some fencing, horse riding and [...]

John Lloyd Cruz & Sarah Geronimo: 2008′s Box Office King & Queen

John Lloyd Cruz & Sarah Geronimo had been officially declared as the new Box Office King & Queen for their blockbuster team-up in “A Very Special Love”. This is the second time for John Lloyd as he was also last year’s Box Office King for the movie “One More Chance” opposite Bea Alonzo (who was [...]

David Cook and David Archuleta in Manila Concert Soon!

American Idol Season 7′s winner David Cook and runner-up David Archuleta are said to have a concert here in the Philippines this coming May 2009. This event will be the second project of Fearless Productions, co-owned by actor Jomari Yllana and the Singson Brothers, following their success on the Pops-Martin reunion concert. Tentative venue for [...]