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Read: Open Letter to Director Cathy Garcia-Molina by a Former 'Forevermore' Talent Goes Viral

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Direk Cathy Garcia-Molina is considered a box-office director because of her movies breaking the records in cinemas such John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo's "A Second Chance" and for making the actors do well in the movie. Thus, Direk Cathy has her ways of pushing the actors to bring out their best in the movie. 
 
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Though this is not relatively new in the entertainment industry, still, others find it offensive and a sign of disrespect and verbal abuse. Just like the case of Rossellyn Domingo, a freelance actress who became part of a defunct teleserye "Forevermore" starring Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano. 
 
Domingo sent a letter to Cory Vidanes, ABS-CBN Channel Head and detailed how Direk Cathy mistreated her and her boyfriend Alvin D. Campomanes, a professor who just ended as a substitute as one of the actors didn't show on the taping. Campomanes demands a disciplary action against the box-office director and the talent coordinators John Leronardo and a certain Ms. Jeng. 
 
Below is the open letter to Director Cathy Garcia-Molina: 
 
Isang Open Letter kay Direk Cathy Garcia Molina 
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Nanood po ako ng Walang Forever at nakita ko kayo nang ilang segundo sa umpisa ng pelikula. Naroon pa rin pala ang sama ng loob ko sa inyo na ayaw ko nang dalhin pa sa 2016. Hinintay ko po talagang matapos ang “A Second Chance” bago ko kayo sulatan para makaiwas sa kontrobersya, baka kasi sabihin niyo, paninira lamang ito para maapektuhan ang kita ng inyong bagong pelikula. 
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Nakasama niyo po ako sa Forevermore. Gumanap ako bilang Celia na asawa ni Makoy na naninirahan sa La Presa. Noong nagkita tayo sa La Presa, kinilig ako. Sa wakas, sabi ko, makakatrabaho ko na rin ang direktor ng One More Chance. Tatlong buwan na akong nag-eekstra sa mga teleserye noon at masasabi ko na ang Forevermore ang biggest project na nakuha ko. Bata pa lamang ako, hilig ko na ang pag-arte. Nakailang theater acting workshop ako bago ko sinubukan na umekstra sa telebisyon. Mahal kong talaga ang pag-arte kaya hangga’t kaya kong isingit (mayroon kaming travel agency), pinipilit kong tumanggap ng mga papel na gagampanan sa mga teleserye. Nagsimula ako bilang bahagi ng mga crowd. Hindi nagtagal, naglilinya na rin ako. 
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Sa Forevermore ako unang nagkaroon ng pangalan. Ako si Celia. Tuwang-tuwa ako noon dahil sa oportunidad na nabuksan sa akin. Sayang at ilang araw lang akong nanatili sa La Presa. Hindi kasi kaya ng sikmura ko ang pagmumura niyo sa mga ekstra. Sagad sa buto. Napakasakit para sa akin na mura-murahin niyo nang pauli-ulit ang boyfriend ko sa harap ng maraming tao. Nakatatak sa alaala ko ang mga ngisi at tawanan ng mga staff at cameramen niyo kapag nagpapakawala kayo ng mga mura. Hindi niyo alam kung gaanong iginagalang ng napakaraming tao ang “ekstrang” minura-mura at ipinahiya ninyo. 
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Sabi ng mga nakakakilala sa inyo, wala raw personalan, stressed ka lang, ganoon talaga. Unawain ka na lang. Ayon nga sa isang boss niyo sa ABS-CBN na sumagot sa amin sa email, “you are known for cursing in the set” at iyon raw ang paraan niyo ng pag-cope sa stress ng inyong trabaho. Ganoon ba talaga ‘pag stressed? Dapat kang maging insensitive sa damdamin ng ibang tao para guminhawa ang pakiramdam mo? 
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Ako na ang naglakas-loob na gumawa ng open letter dahil alam kong may kasalanan rin ako sa nangyari. Hindi sana ako pumayag na sumalang siya sa ilang eksena bilang substitute ng dapat ay kapareha ko. Pero pwede bang sumama kayo na humingi ng paumanhin para mapayapa na ang aming isip at loob? Marahil alam niyo na noon na may na-offend kayong tao pero wala lang kayong pakialam dahil kayo si Direk Cathy G. O baka sakali, hindi lang kayo aware sa bigat ng inyong nagawa, kahit isang taon na kaming nagfa-follow up sa ABS-CBN at ilang beses na ring napangakuan na paghaharap-harapin tayo. 
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Narito po ang buong complaint na ipinadala namin noong Oktubre 2014. Sana sa pamamagitan nito, maunawaan niyo ang tindi at bigat ng gaspang ng ugali na ipinakita niyo. Bilang isang edukadong tao (pareho kayong UP graduate ng boyfriend ko, doon na rin siya nagtuturo ngayon) naniniwala akong malalaman niyo ang tama at mabuting gawin para iwasto ang inyong maling nagawa. 
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Sana magkita na po tayo soon para makapagpatawaran tayo… sa tamang panahon. 
—— 
October 22, 2014 
Ma. Socorro V. Vidanes 
Head, Broadcast 
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. 
Quezon City 
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Dear Ms. Vidanes: 
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Good day. I am Alvin D. Campomanes, a historian and educator. I am a product of Paref Southridge School and the University of the Philippines (UP), where I graduated cum laude in 2008. Currently, I am a faculty member of the Department of History of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) and the Department of General Education of Enderun Colleges. I have taught history in Miriam College High School, Assumption College and San Beda College Alabang. Among the young historians, I am one of those who are often invited by leading networks for interviews during historical commemorations. For ABS-CBN, I have granted interviews on Dateline Philippines (ANC) and Umagang kay Ganda. I was also one of the resource persons in the documentary Ninoy sa Puso ng Pinoy (2011). 
I write this letter to protest the indignities that I have suffered as a talent in a location shooting of Forevermore from October 6-7, 2014. 
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My girlfriend, who has a background in theater, was recruited for that television soap by a talent coordinator named John Leonardo. I accompanied her to Baguio City. However, her talent manager, who was supposed to be her partner, failed to arrive in the set. John, perhaps out of desperation and fear that he will be reprimanded by his superiors for failing in his responsibility, took me in as a substitute. He was fully aware that I am an academic, that I had no previous acting experience. Although I was very reluctant, I yielded to his request because he said that it will be finished in a day; that I was only needed for two sequences. I made it clear to him that I intend to return to my hotel room as soon as possible because I had a lot of paperwork to finish. He agreed. My girlfriend and I played the roles of “Celia” and “Makoy” respectively. John did not even bother to introduce us to the directors. 
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On the first taping day, October 6, director Cathy Garcia Molina led the prayer before we started our work. The prayerful director said that the soap is meant to “entertain” and “teach values” to its viewers. I recoil when I remember how her behavior toward bit players and those who work behind the camera so brazenly contradicted her pious pronouncements. Her hypocrisy was disconcerting to watch. She was servile to Luz Fernandez, courteous to Joe Gruta, solicitous to Liza Soberano, and friendly to Joey Marquez and Irma Adlawan. Liza committed a lot of mistakes in delivering simple lines, but the director shielded her from criticism. She never uttered anything that could embarrass the young actress. This sensitiveness to the feelings of others however, was selective; it was only for stars and veteran actors. 
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The “Romantic Comedy Queen” instructs talents by shouting, insulting, and spitting all sorts of curses. She is a character straight out of the Noli. She is subservient to the wealthy and the powerful like Capitan Tiago, despotic like Padre Damaso and despicably pretentious like Padre Salvi and Doña Victorina. In a rehearsal take on the morning of the first day, she shouted at my girlfriend three times: “Sarah! Sarah! Sarah! Ikaw! Anong pangalan mo?!” There was a delay in her reaction because her character’s name was Celia, not Sarah. But a queen like Cathy cannot admit her mistake. I experienced the same treatment before sundown. My girlfriend and I both remember that Cathy said “putang ina” to her once on that day. 
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Work resumed after dinner. It was already past ten in the evening. I was already disoriented. I was thinking of all the teaching-related tasks that I need to accomplish before I return to Manila the next day. I found the director’s instructions vague and I misunderstood some of them. 
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I was verbally abused.“Putang ina! Ang hirap turuan!” “’Kinang ina!”“Pakshet ka, Makoy!”At that point, I remember Joey Marquez spared me from further humiliation by coaching me on how to position my body for that particular scene. I believe he was uncomfortable seeing me endure all those hurtful remarks, aware as he was that his daughter Winwyn was my student in San Beda. As a matter of prudence, I struggled to maintain my composure. I did not want to engage a woman who is almost as old as my parents in a shouting match. I am the better person. I was raised well by my parents. I was formed well by my teachers. I am an educator. I had the moral ascendancy. 
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While we were inside the van on our way to the hotel on the first night, I heard one of the young talents ask John if she can leave the next day because she needed to attend an orientation for new Jollibee employees. He refused. He so arrogantly told the young lady that he will just “write an excuse letter saying she has a taping for ABS-CBN.” Who is this man to prevent her from attending an orientation for a regular job? What authority does he have to write an excuse letter for her? He is not her guardian! I also remember one instance when I was repelled by the vulgarity of this man. I was there beside him when he said this to a talent, a woman in her early 20s: “Sinong jowa mo, yung tomboy? Bakit? Nagjojowa ka ng tomboy? Gusto mo ba yun, pinepenggay ka? Pero naranasan mo na magpatusok ng titi sa lalaki?” The woman, although violated, forced to smile. He said these nasty things in front of the younger sisters of the woman, who were both teenagers. 
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We were told that we have to go back to finish a sequence. That night, despite my exhaustion, I had difficulty sleeping because of the questions that assailed my mind. The question that troubled me most was this: had the production staff known that I am an academic, would they have treated us with respect? But they did not have to know my background before they respect us. 
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We barely had four hours of sleep but we woke up very early. I asked myself if I can still continue in that kind of exploitative environment. I steeled myself. I did not want to cause inconvenience to the actors, who had been very good to us. Out of concern for the program, I decided to stay to finish what I have started. But things did not get better on the second day, October 7. 
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Before the taping started, the director huddled with the main actors to give them instructions. Our talent coordinator reminded us not to join them unless we are told to do so. He never allowed us to mingle with them. Suddenly, I heard the director was looking for me so I raised my hand. Obviously irked, she said: “Makoy! Nasan ka ba Makoy, san ka ba lagi nagpupunta?! Artista kita, ‘di ba!” My girlfriend defended me by saying the truth, that the talent coordinator always separated us from the main actors. “Bakit niyo pinapahiwalay, eh mga artista ko ‘tong mga ‘to?” I found her statement ridiculous because she rests and eats with the actors and she never looked for us! We never joined the actors in their tent or their table. 
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In another scene, I stood where the assistant director told me to stand. But I accidentally blocked a fellow actor. The director screamed: “sapaw ka, Makoy, ano ba!” The assistant director quickly recognized his mistake, admitted he was the one who placed me there. He instructed me to move a bit to the left so I will not block the view of the actor who was supposed to deliver a punchline. It should be emphasized, for the sake of comparison, that this assistant director we knew as “Sir Barry” did more work than Cathy, most of the time, under the scorching heat of the sun. But he was always patient in teaching actors where to stand, how to react, what to say. He always answered our questions. He never swore. He never degraded any one of us. 
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The taping dragged on until the afternoon of the second day. In the story, my character was leaving to seek better opportunities abroad. We were shooting a parting scene. I was saying goodbye to my wife and son and to the people of our village. As with the first day, I committed mistakes in blocking. I was denigrated again by the director. I remember her shouting the following: “Makoy! Nasaan ang camera mo!” “Tang ina!”and “Alam mo, ikaw, inutil ka.” I saw how people in the production staff grinned and laughed at me. The director did not tell them to stop. I was no star like Liza Soberano. My girlfriend tried to coach me, but a woman named Ms. Jeng said “Celia, nagbibigay ng instructions kay Makoy, wag kang makisali.” It was the first time that I was shamed in front of people. I finished that scene despite the mental and emotional anguish. 
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I kept on asking John if there are still sequences to be shot on that day. I reminded him of our agreement. Instead of being grateful that I stayed for another day, he told me this: “Ang kulit-kulit mo! Galit na galit si direk sa ‘yo.” I answered him politely: “Alam mo namang hindi ko linya ito, first time kong umarte sa telebisyon.” He immediately retorted with a rudeness that I will remember for a long time: “Ay nako! kahit na!” We approached Jeng to ask if I can leave because I have an early class the next morning. This woman frowned and told us “dapat nag-usap muna kayong dalawa bago kayo dumiretso sa ‘kin!” She turned her back and walked away. It was then that I realized how much pain bit players got through when they negotiate the whims of power dispensers in location shooting. The blatant contrast of how stars are treated like royalty while bit players are abused to the hilt is enough to enrage anyone. 
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Hours passed. It was already dark and I was still in the set, waiting for an advice. I noticed that even those in the production staff were unaware if we still have scenes for that day. Why? Because they were working without a script! I was very tensed because of the uncertainties. We were told to return to the hotel. Had I been informed earlier, I would have left in the afternoon. But John was nowhere to be found. I felt betrayed. 
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When we arrived at the hotel, I received a call from him: “Ay, ano nga uling pangalan mo? Alvin! May isang sequence pa raw na ishu-shoot sa umaga, pwede bang umabsent ka na lang sa trabaho mo?” I was shaking with anger. I told him that I have already given him two days when what we agreed on was only one day. He even had the temerity and the gall to ask me to be absent in my class and pay the amount that I will lose from my absence! I was incensed by this man’s callousness. I am a conscientious teacher and no amount of money can blind me. He met his match because I am a talent that cannot be bought. Perhaps it was the first time that he encountered talents that cannot be fooled by promises of fame and money. We decided to leave Baguio that night. My girlfriend also dropped her role. I still attended my class in the morning. 
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In the ABS-CBN website, we can read the core values that the company holds sacred: meritocracy, excellence, teamwork, teaching and learning, honesty, integrity and respect, and service orientation. Under honesty, integrity and respect, it is stated that ABS-CBN employees “possess an unshakeable belief in one’s self-worth and dignity”; that “they never undermine others for their own gain”; that “they consistently treat others respectfully and fairly”. This makes me cringe because I have met people who had made a mockery of these core values. 
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When I related to my friends who work for news programs of ABS-CBN what I had experienced, they all replied that “it is just the way things are”. They all say that it is the “culture” in the local television and film industry. One of my friends even told me that maybe it was just a case of culture shock because in the academe, people conduct themselves very politely. 
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But this is not the culture that ABS-CBN is so proud about. Consider this passage in the network’s website: 
For us in ABS-CBN, our core values serve as our anchor and guidepost. They keep us grounded and remind us of the things that matter more than ratings, revenues, and profits. They guide us in our decision-making and direct our choices and actions. 
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Our core values, with clearly articulated behavioral indicators, define what the ABS-CBN culture is and what kind of people would thrive in our organization.”(emphasis mine) 
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Following Weber, eminent anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1973, 5) defined culture as the “webs of significance that man himself has spun”. Culture is man-made. It is not fixed. It is not constant. It can be changed. If we are aware that in this prevailing system nameless and voiceless people are being oppressed, then we as moral individuals are obliged to correct this system! If it is possible for power wielders to respect the rich and the famous, why is it so hard to do this for the lowly and the marginalized? These bit role players are also the ones who patronize the television soaps and movies that the big networks are producing. 
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We are so used to television networks exposing corruption in government. But there is also much to be exposed in the rotten system of talent recruitment for television and film. For example, do networks really know how much are the talents being paid for long hours of work? In a system devoid of transparency, bit players cannot even know how many middle men are taking cuts from their pittance. 
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Let this outcry be a challenge to the integrity of ABS-CBN. I am calling on the network to prove to all of us that your core values are more important than “ratings, revenues, and profits.” I demand disciplinary action on Cathy Garcia Molina, Jeng and John Leonardo. If justice will not be served, if this plea will not be heeded, then it only means that your company condones the uncivil behavior of your people because they bring in “ratings, revenues and profits”. In her opening prayer, Cathy claimed that it was impossible for her not to get mad and offend people. However, she also said that she is confident that at the end of the day, everything will be okay, because we are a family. Is this how you treat a kapamilya? We never experienced verbal abuse in our homes! I also demand an apology from the little gods that have offended me. 
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I am aware that through this complaint, I am articulating the silent rage of all the extras and behind-the-camera workers who had been abused and dehumanized. I know I am not alone in this battle. For my part, I have resolved to act and set an example. If I fail, at least, it is not for lack of trying. While we were on our way to Manila, I could still hear the voice of Cathy Garcia Molina inside my ears, mocking me, berating me. I want you to know that up to this day, I am still being haunted by the thought that I was not able to defend myself. The emotional and mental torture is terrific. 
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I do not ask for mercy. I demand justice. 
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“The only thing required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” 
– Edmund Burke 
“There are no tyrants where there are no slaves.” 
– Jose Rizal 
“Maitim man o maputi ang kulay ng balat, lahat ng tao’y magkakapantay, mangyaring ang isa’y higtan sa dunong, sa yaman, sa ganda, ngunit hindi mahihigitan sa pagkatao.” 
– Emilio Jacinto 
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Sincerely yours, 
Alvin D. Campomanes 
 
As of this writing, Direk Cathy has not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident. The post already reaches more than 18,000 likes and more than 9,000 shares.

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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. 
 
Now, she's once again being appreciated by AlDub Nation after posting a comment to Maine's Instagram post. 
 
 
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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." 
 
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Angelica apparently wants to have a photo with Maine Mendoza but was not able to do because "sobrang pinagkakaguluhan ka". 
 
This gesture receives positive reactions from AlDub Nation and some fans even requested Maine to reply to the actress.

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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. 
 
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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. 
 
The Top 4 highest-grossing films in no particular order are the following: 
 
My Bebe Love - Vic Sotto, Ai-Ai Delas Alas, Alden Richards, and Maine Mendoza 
 
Beauty and the Bestie - Vice Ganda and Coco Martin 
 
Haunted Mansion - Janella Salvador, Jerome Ponce, Marlo Mortel 
 
Walang Forever - Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado 
 
Other MMFF entries include Buy Now, Die Later, Honor Thy Father, and Nilalang.

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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. 
 
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CNN Reports that Ariadna refused to communicate with people after what happened as she had to "grieve for what happened". 
 
In an interview with "Colombia's W Radio", Ariadna said that the Miss Universe mix-up was a "great injustice". 
 
"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," she said. 
 
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. 
 
"Having to stand before the cameras while the hard-fought crown was removed wasn't fair," she said. 
 
Arianda also said that the Miss Universe organization could have corrected the error in a different way. 
 
"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" 
 
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." 
 
Despite what happened, Miss Colombia now has a positive outlook on the future. Various opportunities are now coming in for Ariadna. 
 
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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. 
 
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. 
 
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The letter states, "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." 
 
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The Instagram post reaches more than 36,000 likes and more than 2,500 comments. 
 
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". 
 
On March 29, 2002, Rico Yan was found dead in Palawan at the age of 27 which shocked the nation and Claudine. 
 
Rico was not just a successful actor but also a spokeperson, entrepreneur, and a youth role model.

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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. 
 
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>) 
 
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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". 
 
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. 
 
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. 
 
From Showbiz Expose, Congratulations Maine Mendoza!

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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. 
 
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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. 
 
Best Actor and Best Actress Award go to Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado respectively for the movie 'Walang Forever' 
 
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Here's the complete list of winners of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival: 
 
Best Actor: Jericho Rosales ("Walang Forever") 
Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado ("Walang Forever") 
Best Picture: "Walang Forever" 
Second Best Picture: Buy Now, Die Later 
Third Best Picture:  “My Bebe Love” 
Best Supporting Actress: Maine Mendoza ("My Bebe Love") 
Best Supporting Actor: Tirso Cruz III ("Honor Thy Father") 
Best Child Performer: Krystal Brimmer ("Honor Thy Father") 
Best Director: Erik Matti ("Honor Thy Father") 
Best Story: "Walang Forever" 
Best Screenplay: Paul Sta. Ana ("Walang Forever") 
Best Festival Editing: "Nilalang" 
Best Film Editor: Jason Cahapay ("Nilalang") 
Best Festival Cinematography: Pao Orendain ("Nilalang") 
Best Festival Sound: Ditoy Aguila ("Nilalang") 
Best Musical Score: Jessie Lasaten ("Nilalang") 
Best Festival Original Theme Song: "Tao" by Armi Millare ("Honor Thy Father") 
Best Make-up Artist: Ryan Panaligan ("Honor Thy Father") 
Best Visual Effects: "Nilalang" 
Best Festival Production Design: "Buy Now Die Later" 
Best Float: "Buy Now, Die Later" 
FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence: "Walang Forever" 
Gatpuno J. Villegas Cultural Award: "My Bebe Love" 
 
Short Film Best Picture: "Mumu" 
Best Animation Film: "Momento" 
New Wave Animation Special Jury Prize: "Lights Lights" 
New Wave Full-Feature Special Jury: "Toto" 
New Wave Full-Length Best Supporting Actress: Bibet Orteza ("Toto") 
New Wave Full-Length Best Actor: JM De Guzman ("Tandem") & Francisco Quinto ("Ari") 
New Wave Full-Length Best Director:John Paul Su ("Toto")

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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). 
 
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. 
 
This year's opening-day gross reaches P150 Million compared to last year's P147 Million. 
 
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. 
 
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Other MMFF 2015 entries are Buy Now, Die Later, Honor Thy Father, Nilalang, and Walang Forever. 
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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. 
 
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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." 
 
This was written in an official letter sent by MMFF Committee to the producer of Honor Thy Father, Mr. Ronald Stephen Monteverde 
 
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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. 
 
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. 
 
Below is the official statement: 
 
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. 
 
Little did I know then that this same narrative would find its way to the movie’s own history. 
 
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. 
 
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. 
 
Secondly, each MMFF entry is allowed a maximum of two premieres. Our CinemaOne screening would be our premiere. 
 
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 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? 
 
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. 
 
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. 
 
Today is a sad day for the industry I was born into and love dearly. But it doesn’t have to stay this way. 
 
Let’s do something about it. Let’s end the silence. 
 
Dondon Monteverde 
Reality Entertainment Inc. 
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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. 
 
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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. 
 
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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. 
 
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My bebe love ang pinanood ko..
Beauty and the beasty yun nsa ticket ko..... Hawhaw
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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>
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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: 
 
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In relation to that, SM Cinemas posted their official statement to the incident: 
 
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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!

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