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Angelica Panganiban Comments on Maine Mendoza's Instagram Post

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Pangako Sa 'Yo star Angelica Panganiban is being adored by AlDub fans after defending My Bebe Love star Maine Mendoza for winning the Best Supporting Actress in the recently concluded 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards Night.<br />
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Now, she's once again being appreciated by AlDub Nation after posting a comment to Maine's Instagram post.<br />
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In the said IG photo, Angelica commented, "happy new year po.. :) nakita ka namin sa airport. Mag papa picture sana ko kasama yung sister ko.. Kaso sobrang pinagkakakguluhan ka. Pero natuwa naman kapatid ko kasi nakita daw nya shoes at damit mo."<br />
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Angelica apparently wants to have a photo with Maine Mendoza but was not able to do because "sobrang pinagkakaguluhan ka".<br />
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This gesture receives positive reactions from AlDub Nation and some fans even requested Maine to reply to the actress.<br />
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Pangako Sa 'Yo star Angelica Panganiban is being adored by AlDub fans after defending My Bebe Love star Maine Mendoza for winning the B...

2015 MMFF Entries Earn P640 Million in Just One Week, "Walang Forever" Enters the Top 4

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Seven days after the released of this year's entries for the Metro Manila Film Festival, the said festival already earned P640 Million in the box office as stated by the Executive Committee of the 41st MMFF via its social media accounts.<br />
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The box-office figure represents ticket sales from December 25 to 31, 2015. The Best Picture "Walang Forever" enters the Top 4 overtaking "All You Need is Pag-ibig" last December 30, 2015.<br />
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The Top 4 highest-grossing films in no particular order are the following:<br />
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My Bebe Love - Vic Sotto, Ai-Ai Delas Alas, Alden Richards, and Maine Mendoza<br />
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Beauty and the Bestie - Vice Ganda and Coco Martin<br />
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Haunted Mansion - Janella Salvador, Jerome Ponce, Marlo Mortel<br />
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Walang Forever - Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado<br />
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Other MMFF entries include Buy Now, Die Later, Honor Thy Father, and Nilalang.<br />
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2015 MMFF Entries Earn P640 Million in Just One Week, "Walang Forever" Enters the Top 4

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Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Finally Speaks Up: "It Was Very Humiliating for Me"

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Almost two weeks after the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant where Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach emerged as winner, 1st Runner-up Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, finally breaks her silence regarding the pageant's controversy that happened in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 20, 2015.<br />
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CNN Reports that Ariadna refused to communicate with people after what happened as she had to <i>"grieve for what happened".</i><br />
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In an interview with "Colombia's W Radio", Ariadna said that the Miss Universe mix-up was a "great injustice".<br />
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<i>"It has been very hard for me, truly, it has been a great shock. Because it is a dream I fought for. I have always dreamed of this, of being Miss Universe. ... It was very humiliating for me," </i>she said.<br />
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Miss Colombia was mistakenly announced as Miss Universe by host Steve Harvey which caused the incident to go viral in various social media sites specially the incident where the crown was being transferred to its rightful owner, Miss Philippines.<br />
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<i>"Having to stand before the cameras while the hard-fought crown was removed wasn't fair,"</i> she said.<br />
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Arianda also said that the Miss Universe organization could have corrected the error in a different way.<br />
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<i>"They could have done it, I don't know, the next day in a press conference or a press release. ... They did not do things the right way"</i><br />
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When asked about what the former owner Donald Trump's suggestion that Pia Wurtzbach should share the crown withe her, Arianda commented, "For the first time, I agree with him."<br />
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Despite what happened, Miss Colombia now has a positive outlook on the future. Various opportunities are now coming in for Ariadna.<br />
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sources: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/features/51342/miss-colombia-finally-speaks-up-about-miss-universe-mix-up-i-had-to-grieve-for-what-happened/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1</a> | <a href="http://www.lionheartv.net/2016/01/miss-colombia-finally-speaks-says-humiliated/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2</a><br />
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Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Finally Speaks Up: "It Was Very Humiliating for Me"

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Rico Yan's Love Letter to Claudine Barretto Goes Viral

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An old handwritten love letter of the late actor Rico Yan was posted by Claudine Barretto recently which instantly goes viral.<br />
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Though there's no date indicated on the letter, it can be assumed that it was the day before the late actor went to Cagayan de Oro and was left for Claudine to be read.<br />
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The letter states, "<i>To my hunny, By the time you read this, I must be in CDO already. Just want to thank you for last night. You were wonderful! And because of that, I’m sure I’m gonna have a hard time sleeping without you by my side tonight. But nevertheless, I still love you very much! MWAH!!-Rico</i>."<br />
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The Instagram post reaches more than 36,000 likes and more than 2,500 comments.<br />
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Claudine and Rico were a power couple during the 90's having blockbuster movies "Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita" and "Got 2 Believe", and prime time dramas "Mula sa Puso", and "Saan Ka Man Naroroon".<br />
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On March 29, 2002, Rico Yan was found dead in Palawan at the age of 27 which shocked the nation and Claudine.<br />
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Rico was not just a successful actor but also a spokeperson, entrepreneur, and a youth role model.<br />
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2015 MMFF: Maine Mendoza Wins Best Supporting Actress, My Bebe Love is 3rd Best Big Picture

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Winning an award you never expect is such a good news specially if you're new to the entertainment industry such as Maine Mendoza.<br />
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Maine, the half of the phenomenal love team AlDub, also known as "Yaya Dub" is on vacation in Japan so she'll definitely go home very happy now that she won the Best Supporting Actress award for the movie "My Bebe Love" in the recently concluded 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.  (Complete list of winners <a href="http://showbizexpose.blogspot.com/2015/12/2015-MMFF-Full-List-of-Winners.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
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Announced last night, December 27, 2015 at the KIA Theatre in Quezon City, Maine Mendoza bested other nominees Nova Villa for "All You Need is Pag-ibig", Kim Molina for "Walang Forever", Isa Calzado for "Haunted Mansion", and Lotlot De Leon for "Buy Now, Die Later".<br />
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It was such a great 2015 for Maine Mendoza as after being discovered recently and became part of AlDub, she has now been a household name and fans go crazy over her.<br />
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In relation to that, AlDub's first movie, "My Bebe Love" bags the 3rd Best Picture award and is currently hitting the box office like storm.<br />
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From Showbiz Expose, Congratulations Maine Mendoza!<br />
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2015 MMFF: Maine Mendoza Wins Best Supporting Actress, My Bebe Love is 3rd Best Big Picture

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2015 MMFF Full List of Winners, 'Walang Forever Wins' Best Picture, Direk Erik Matti a No-Show

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Romanctic-comedy film 'Walang Forever' brings the Best Picture Award in the recently concluded 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival, held at the KIA Theatre last night, December 27, 2015. 2nd Big Picture Award goes to the comedy-horror movie 'Buy Now, Die Later' while the first team-up movie of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, 'My Bebe Love' bags the 3rd Best Picture Award.<br />
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Erik Matti, who won as Best Director for the movie 'Honor Thy Father' was a no-show in the said award-giving body while half of AlDub Maine Mendoza aka Yaya Dub, gets the Best Supporting Actress Award.<br />
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Best Actor and Best Actress Award go to Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado respectively for the movie 'Walang Forever'<br />
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Here's the complete list of winners of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival:<br />
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Best Actor: Jericho Rosales ("Walang Forever")<br />
Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado ("Walang Forever")<br />
Best Picture: "Walang Forever"<br />
Second Best Picture: Buy Now, Die Later<br />
Third Best Picture:  “My Bebe Love”<br />
Best Supporting Actress: Maine Mendoza ("My Bebe Love")<br />
Best Supporting Actor: Tirso Cruz III ("Honor Thy Father")<br />
Best Child Performer: Krystal Brimmer ("Honor Thy Father")<br />
Best Director: Erik Matti ("Honor Thy Father")<br />
Best Story: "Walang Forever"<br />
Best Screenplay: Paul Sta. Ana ("Walang Forever")<br />
Best Festival Editing: "Nilalang"<br />
Best Film Editor: Jason Cahapay ("Nilalang")<br />
Best Festival Cinematography: Pao Orendain ("Nilalang")<br />
Best Festival Sound: Ditoy Aguila ("Nilalang")<br />
Best Musical Score: Jessie Lasaten ("Nilalang")<br />
Best Festival Original Theme Song: "Tao" by Armi Millare ("Honor Thy Father")<br />
Best Make-up Artist: Ryan Panaligan ("Honor Thy Father")<br />
Best Visual Effects: "Nilalang"<br />
Best Festival Production Design: "Buy Now Die Later"<br />
Best Float: "Buy Now, Die Later"<br />
FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence: "Walang Forever"<br />
Gatpuno J. Villegas Cultural Award: "My Bebe Love"<br />
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Short Film Best Picture: "Mumu"<br />
Best Animation Film: "Momento"<br />
New Wave Animation Special Jury Prize: "Lights Lights"<br />
New Wave Full-Feature Special Jury: "Toto"<br />
New Wave Full-Length Best Supporting Actress: Bibet Orteza ("Toto")<br />
New Wave Full-Length Best Actor: JM De Guzman ("Tandem") & Francisco Quinto ("Ari")<br />
New Wave Full-Length Best Director:John Paul Su ("Toto")<br />
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MMDA Announces Top 4 Films in the 2015 MMFF; "My Bebe Love" Breaks Box-Office Records, Says GMA News

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The Metropolitan Development Authority or  MMDA finally announced on December 26, 2015 the box-office results and the top 4 movie entries of the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).<br />
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Organizing Committee and MMDA Chairman Emerson Carlos reveals that Vice Ganda's Beauty and the Bestie, Vic Sotto's My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore, Kris Aquino's All You Need is Pag-ibig, and horror film Haunted Mansion are the top 4 MMFF movies on opening day.<br />
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This year's opening-day gross reaches P150 Million compared to last year's P147 Million.<br />
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Though MMDA chairman did not disclose the actual ranking of of the top 4 movies to protect the other films, GMA News reports that AlDub's first movie "My Bebe Love" already earned P60-million on the first day of the festival, making it the new record holder of the Biggest Opening for an MMFF Movie and the Biggest Opening for a Pinoy Film.<br />
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Other MMFF 2015 entries are Buy Now, Die Later, Honor Thy Father, Nilalang, and Walang Forever.<br />
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The awards night will happen tonight, December 27, 2015 at the Kia Theatre, Araneta Center, Quezon City and will be aired via delayed telecast on TV 5. </div>
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Proceeds of the Metro Manila Film Festival will go to the Movie Workers Welfare Foundation Inc., Film Development Council of the Philippines, Motion Picture and Anti-Film Piracy Council, and the Optical Media Board. </div>
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John Lloyd Cruz 'Honor Thy Father' Disqualified by MMFF Committee, Producer Says "No Rule Was Violated"

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The Graded A film by Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB), "Honor Thy Father" has been disqualified by the MMFF Committee to win the Best Picture award, a day after the official opening of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.<br />
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Directed by Erik-Matti, the film which top-bill by John Lloyd Cruz and Meryll Soriano will no longer be qualified to enter the festival's Best Picture category because of the producer's failure to "disclose its participation to the CinemaOne Originals Festival 2015 as the opening film."<br />
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This was written in an official letter sent by MMFF Committee to the producer of Honor Thy Father, Mr. Ronald Stephen Monteverde<br />
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Mr. Monteverde releases an official statement regarding the disqualification of the film Honor Thy Father thur the film's Facebook page.<br />
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Monteverde reiterated that they complied with all the MMFF's requirements and did not commit an non-disclosure of any kind and that no MMFF rule was ever violated.<br />
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Below is the official statement:<br />
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<i>When Reality Entertainment partnered with John Lloyd Cruz in producing “Honor Thy Father” we agreed to make a movie that would capture a small portion of the struggle of the Filipino as he tried to transcend the back-breaking realities and limitations of his life. We wanted to tell the story of Edgar, a Filipino who finally fights back. After putting up with so much oppression, he confronts the people that have made his life hell, people motivated by greed for money and lust for power.</i><br />
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<i>Little did I know then that this same narrative would find its way to the movie’s own history.</i><br />
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<i>Today I received a letter from the Metro Manila Film Festival informing me that their Executive Committee had disqualified our movie from the Best Picture Category of the 2015 MMFF Awards. The reason for this, the letter said, was our “non-disclosure” of our participation in the CinemaOne Originals Film Festival as the Opening Film.</i><br />
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<i>Let me refute this allegation of non-disclosure. If you will recall, Honor Thy Father was a late addition to the MMFF 2015 lineup. It had been rejected by their selection committee when the lineup was announced in June. On October 23 our film was officially offered a slot after an entry pulled out. By then we had already accepted CinemaOne’s invitation to screen as Opening Film. We informed the MMFF Secretariat, both by email and by phone, about this. We complied with their request for a letter from CinemaOne head Ronald Arguelles attesting that the screening was non-revenue generating and by invitation only. We have all of this on record.</i><br />
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<i>Secondly, each MMFF entry is allowed a maximum of two premieres. Our CinemaOne screening would be our premiere.</i><br />
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<i>Let me repeat: we complied with all the MMFF’s requirements; we did not commit any non-disclosure of any kind; no MMFF rule was ever violated by Honor Thy Father.</i><br />
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<i>I am questioning the reasons, the timing, and the means employed in enforcing this decision by the MMFF Executive Committee. Where is due process in all of this? We were merely informed of their decision, not given any opportunity to air our side. They sent the letter today. The awarding ceremony is tomorrow. Are they merely being good scouts and sticklers for the rules, even when no rule was broken? Or is there some other reason? Why disqualify the movie only from the Best Picture category and not all categories? Whose interests are being protected by this last-minute decision?</i><br />
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<i>Together with my director Erik Matti, co-executive producer and actor John Lloyd Cruz, and everyone behind Honor Thy Father, I demand answers. We demand an investigation. But if no one would care or bother to investigate, then we simply wish that the moviegoers, the Filipino people would start to question and be more critical of what, year in and year out, is passed off to them as good and true.</i><br />
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<i>They can have their Best Picture and all the other awards. We just want to keep making movies that people will care about, MMFF or no MMFF.</i><br />
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<i>Today is a sad day for the industry I was born into and love dearly. But it doesn’t have to stay this way.</i><br />
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<i>Let’s do something about it. Let’s end the silence.</i><br />
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<i>Dondon Monteverde</i><br />
<i>Reality Entertainment Inc.</i><br />
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Ticket-Swapping in SM Cinemas Between My Bebe Love and Beauty and the Bestie Goes Viral

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The battle is on in the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival as eight (8) movie entries are being shown in different cinemas starting December 25th, 2015.<br />
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In addition to that, reports show that Vice Ganda's Beauty and the Bestie reportedly earned P2.6 million in just 30 minutes while AlDub - Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza's first movie together, My Bebe Love earned P1 million in an hour.<br />
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However, late afternoon on Friday, there has been some reports of ticket-swapping between two movies My Bebe Love and Beauty and the Bestie particularly in SM Cinemas nationwide. AlDub fans claim that SM Cinemas issued tickets bearing the Star Cinema movie despite buying "My Bebe Love" tickets.<br />
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My bebe love ang pinanood ko..
Beauty and the beasty yun nsa ticket ko..... Hawhaw
Ganoon ba tlaga yun?
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this happened at SM Rosario. di ko naitanong kung bakit iba ang ticket kasi pinapalitan ko agad 😔 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALDUBMyBebeLoveSaPASKO?src=hash">#ALDUBMyBebeLoveSaPASKO</a></div>
— Leslie (@imogenkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/imogenkin/status/680310561507127296">December 25, 2015</a></center>
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In line with this, My Bebe Love director Jose Javier Reyes warns the public and advise to double-check their tickets to make sure it's the right film that they're going to watch:<br />
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BEWARE OF TICKET-SWAPPING. Look at the title of the movie on your tickets. REPORT anomalies or take IG pictures and POST in social media.</div>
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In relation to that, SM Cinemas posted their official statement to the incident:<br />
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Hopefully this is just an honest mistake and will never happen again. Enjoy watching all the entries of this year's Metro Manila Film Festival!<br />
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Kapuso Royalty Marian and Dingdong Dantes Celebrate Baby Letizia's First Month

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Husband and wife and GMA Network's primetime couple, Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera just shared a candid photo of their daughter Baby Letizia as she turns one month old on Wednesday, December 23, 2015.<br />
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Dingdong and Marian showed their love for their first born on their respective Instagram accounts.<br />
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Dantes posted a photo of Babay Letizia while sleeping with a caption, "Happy first month my little angel. #MariaLetizia"<br />
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On the other hand, Marian posted a wide-awake Baby Letizia showing the baby's beatiful eyes caption with the following, "Happy one month old Anak...Mommy and Daddy love you so much! #MariaLetizia"<br />
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From all of us here in Showbiz Expose, "Happy Birthday Baby Letizia!"<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*all images from @dongdantes and @therealmarian</span></i>

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Husband and wife and GMA Network's primetime couple, Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera just shared a candid photo of their daughter Bab...