AGA MULACH, ELIJAH CANLAS on Father and Son Film Series "Suntok Sa Buwan"

It's been a while since we've had the pleasure of seeing Aga Mulach on television. The iconic leading man, 80's hearthrob and prime actor is now going to work with one of the most promising award winning actors in the country Elijah Canlas. The series is called "Suntok Sa Buwan", it's like a movie made for TV produced by Antonette Jadaone and Dan Villegas which will premiere in Cignal's channels and their other properties.

Robert P. Galang says "Aga, Elijah, Direk Antoinette, I'm glad to introduce to you Cignal's newest project. This is produced by Jadaone and Dan Villegas. High quality content and best talents in the business. Congrats on the cast and team, we can't wait for everyone to see this first of the kind Movie-Serye"

It's a father and son story, which you will see set in a rural area. With his love, he did crimes so he could be with his Dad inside the jail. It's all about doing the impossible things. Jimmy Boy is the Father of Dos, a yes man who was very popular in the valley of colors. Dos wants to continue what his Dad's dreams were, hence the boxing scenes and training in this film.

Aga says "Everyone had to shine, we have to think about our viewers. They are shooting this like a film. You do your best and leave the rest to them. I hope they love what they will see in this film serye. The best part is accepting the role, everything was nice from there. At first I was a little nervous because it's been a while but when you see this, you will be hooked. The best part is being offered the role, and being able to work with the cast. I also love how the training went and I'm excited to see this be shown on TV5. When they offered this to me, I wanted Baguio to be the location. I really was impressed how different this was and how it does fit me. It"s unbelievable that this is going to happen. I know people will love this."

About him working with Elijah, he says "I'm happy when I saw him during the look test, I find him really kind."

Elijah says "When I saw Kuya Aga, I felt relaxed and at ease with him. I admit I was very nervous at first but he got in touch prior to our first meet, this was before the screen test. I got a text from him calling me as his son, that made me really look forward working with him."

This is Directed by Geo Lomuntad and Produced by Project 8 Projects and Cignal Entertainment which I mentioned earlier. For those who would want to see it this month, it'll start on July 18 on TV5 at 7:15 PM. Then the next episodes on the same days after that.

Rocco Nacino for ELORDE Boxing Gym Ayala Malls Feliz

I have always envied the life of Rocco Nacino. A flourishing career, a happy lovelife, a new show (DOTSPH), a dream home, several businesses, and now and addition to his successful Elorde Boxing Gym in Ortigas, the brand new ELORDE BOXING GYM at Ayala Malls Feliz in Pasig City. This is a spot he runs with actors Mikael Daez and wife Miss World Megan Young, Jason Abalos and a few business partners. Suffice to say, they’re very passionate. No wonder they’re all at the best shape of their lives!

The new gym has ample amount of space with a ring at the back part of the gym plus several sections of the room dedicated for boxing exercises and even sets of circuit training. It’s a fun way to actually work out if you are tired of the run of the mill gym time where your only cardio is running on the treadmill. Honestly, it’s a worthwhile change of pace so your body wouldn’t think you’re slacking and is perfect for young professionals who feel the need to relieve stress before or after office hours. You could imagine this could also get your boxing dreams started. I know of a lot of of my friends who now enjoy a fitter body because of it. This is one of the reasons why Rocco is sharing this because it’s also part of his personal journey. He’s seen the benefits of this personally and swears by the Elorde system of training. They have seasoned professional and amateur boxers as coaches so you’ll be getting the right kind of workout. This has had shed pounds off a lot of people, it also kept them healthy. The benefits are immensely proportionate to the effort you give, so you’re not far off seeing results. The only requirement is proper equipment and it’s available too in ELORDE Boxing Gym in Ayala Malls Feliz. 

Here’s Rocco telling us about it:

Now they’ve got promos going on for beginners and for those who have been to Elorde in the past, membership os very affordable and you’ll get a lot of savings too. Or if you prefer, they have daily rates which are also very reasonable. You can try it out!

Rocco by the way also stars in DOTSPH and hosts a health show in GNTV. He also told us the reason these are located in the east of Manila is because his dream home is going to be in that area and he promises to go to the Feliz branch as much as he can because he’s been very hands on in his businesses. So for those who would want to see him and some of his fellow celebrities, this would be a good place to also start. But don’t stalk them! Just say hi and they’re very willing to lend a hand.

If you’re up to it, you can visit them at the 5th Floor of Ayala Malls Feliz’ Garden Area. It’s so picturesque there, a perfect place to start your fitness journey. Rocco will be there sometimes, and the whole ELORDE Boxing Gym Ayala Malls Feliz team will be there to support you. That amounts to a lot if you want to stay fit. 

Ultimate Boxing Series on ESPN5

A new reality show on ESPN5 was just launched, but this time it won’t be like those other shows will petty drama because all those involved are up and coming boxers. It’s called UBS or Ultimate Boxing Series. The place was filled with world champs and olympic medalists, but we listened in to their conversation.

Two time world champion Gerry Peñalosa says “Like what other people have said, boxing is our life. I am sure the next superstar of boxing is in this group. We went to different cities across the Philippines and have see so much talent. We need to guide them, discover and expose them to real fights. I will do everything to support them, Manny Pacquiao is also helping us, we are doing the grass roots programs and helping them realize their dreams. We try to check their records, to see them in the flesh and have them try out, we saw how good they were and picked those who have potential, all quality boxers and not just because of their sob story. We don’t have nuisance candidates. We picked those who have at least 10 fights, not less than 3, like amateur standouts. We even have people from the Philippine team, most of them have no loss record. The reason why we chose two weight classes is to make sure we pick quality fights and not confuse viewers if there would be more weight categories. We want quality not quantity. Hopefully we get around 3 wins before they get to the main fight which will be the undercard in the coming Philippine Mexico title fight.”

Our boxers, we are starting this. ESPN5 isn’t just about live events, UBS is going to be like ESPN sports stories featuring the life, their background, how they fight hard in and out of the ring. It is real drama and we hope to put this out hopefully to give honor and prestige to the country. To share the stories and the journey of the athletes, and yes people will relate to us like when we did Kwentong Gilas. This format is open to everybody, we asked Gerry to make this all inclusive and some were able to join, some were not able to do it but we have promoters and stables now in the program. As long as we feel if is relevant, we will continue doing this because it helps a lot in what we are doing in the channel, not just basketball or title fights, we want to show the developmental journey and support all sports programs. We flew the boxers here, we housed them and have logistical plans involved. Maybe in the future we’ll have more.”

This looks so exciting because we’ll get to see how their story would turn out, the fights will also be supervised and they have reserves in case they get into trouble. They have their own managers and trainers, if they hire someone it won’t be much trouble. They also have contracts with each boxer and they will be compensated, they made sure they will be happy. Rules will also be under GAB, so this will be a good fair fight in Novaliches. They will be housed in one roof and they wouldn’t be scripted, just their everyday life on TV. It will premiere on June so stay tuned!