Wondering Why Regine Velasquez Wasn't in the GMA Christmas Station ID?

Well, to start off, you are not alone. People on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and the press have been all wondering why the one of GMA's prized performers suddenly didn't appear in the GMA Christmas Station ID this 2015. Just like you, we felt that was a big nono if you didn't have the greatest singer in the land be included in that yearly thing. We were at the presscon of Regine Velasquez - Alcasid's "Regine... at the Theater" concert at the Theater in Solaire held in Luxent Hotel in Timog Avenue. As usual, the press couldn't help but ask Asia's Songbird why she wasn't there.

She immediately quashed rumors that GMA might have ditched her or have her intentionally gone from the Christmas Station ID. She says "It wasn't really anybody's fault because I was already so busy preparing for this concert and other commitments and they even had schedules where I could have gone, but I was just really busy and our schedules didn't permit us to go there. For those spreading rumors, just understand that I was just busy and had taping on the dates they have allotted for the shoot; and it's nothing complicated nor have something to do with GMA. It's just our schedules." says Regine. 

REGINE VELASQUEZ ALCASID at the Theater in Solaire by kumagcow

Aside from that, Regine also told us about the first two days of her "Regine... at the Theater" concert in Solaire and said "It was really hard. All the songs were really hard to sing and it was a good thing that we had a break in between weeks because I almost lost my voice after the concert". When a member from the press told her about getting her voice back (from the Regine we knew from 10 years ago), she says "Well I don't know, the thing is, it's always been the same for me. I don't feel like it's the same if it's because most of the songs I did were Pop and this time I'm doing not just one highlight of a broadway play, I'm practically doing all of them in one concert; so just imagine how hard this is for me. But thank you so much if that's how you see it." she explained. 

She also added how much Aicelle Santos has done quite great during the first two days of the show. She chose them for a reason and they really delivered in duets they lined up for the show. The next ones though will have Jonalyn Viray. She'll be doing the same actual songs that Aicelle did in the first two days, but Regine knows how they'll attack this differently and that's something to look forward to on the 20th and 21st. Regine also advised people to come on time because they'll be doing the show as soon as it strikes 8PM at the Theater in Solaire. You'll be taken to Regine's world once again with great songs from Broadway, West End and even local musicals that hit the scene. You'll love every bit of it, get those tickets at SM Tickets now via https://smtickets.com/. I'll see you there on the 20th! I can't wait!

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All the Best in COLOURS Glamfest Year 3!

 If you're not on CIGNAL or some local cable operators nationwide, then you're missing a lot. The world's best shows, the biggest Hollywood celebrities and events, is going to be in the COLOURS - the first HD dedicated Female Lifestyle Channel in the Philippines. This November, they're taking us all the way to the 2015 American Music Awards to see some of the greatest artists in the US charts. Aside from that, they're also showing the Golden Globe Awards on January and the Grammy's on February 2016. For runway and babe lovers, they've got the much awaited Victoria's Secret Fashion Show slated this December 2015 which includes well loved Kendall Jenner on the catwalk too!

The AMA's will be broadcasted live on November 23, that's Monday next week at 9AM Philippine Time. You'll see the my love Jennifer Lopez, and performers 5 Seconds of Summer, lovely Selena Gomez, hunky Nick Jonas, sexy Demi Lovato, the teen loved One Direction, country star Carrie Underwood and Walk the Moon to start the show.  Expect the best because your favorite emotional songwriter and country pop star Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd is leading the nominations. Whilst you'll also get to see Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift battle it out for The Song of the Year. Then you have LIke Bryan, Arianna Grande, Maroon5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran again, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainer and The Weeknd punching each other for The Artist of the Year Award. Encore telecast will show later at 8PM on the same day.

COLOURS will also be having a grand COLOURS EXPO where you'll get the chance to win the ultimate beauty haul, tons of prizes plus a one of a kind designer gown so you and your friend can walk the red carpet with the Philippines brightest stars and celebrities. It's called GLAM UP for the GRAMMY's PROMO Year 3 which will come this December so watch out for it on their official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/colourstvph or follow them @colourstvph on Instagram and Twitter. They'll take you there!

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PaGMAmahalan Blogcon: Kylie Padilla and Julian Trono for Buena Famila

Seeing Kylie Padilla and Julian Trono is but a good thing. Kylie for the most is one of the most straighforward actresses I know when it comes to answering questions. She doesn't mind intrigues, showing a spade a spade especially when it comes to talking about her being an actress and what she has accomplished so far. I've long adored her beauty, and I feel her work has been sometimes left unnoticed. She's a pretty good actor and she's already proven that in several movies and programs on GMA. She's also been nominated in awards shows recently; and continues to do her utmost best to anything that's thrown to her. She was also asked if she had some frustrations, she answered bluntly and said it's to actually be as great or even better than her father. It's a tall order of course, but she is optimistic that nothing is impossible with hard work as she's been always doing that all these years. Since Buena Familia is extended, she's hoping that everything in the story would turn out happy.

Julian Trono is hands down one of the best dancers this country. His KPOP training is evidently seen in each performance whether he's in a mall show, just outside or even the PaGMAmahal Blogcon where we interviewed them that afternoon. I specifically like his upbeat songs (oh yes you can still get his album), his knack for music (you can't dance without hearing the beat), his eye and hand coordination (hence it looks effortless when he does his thing) and he is super humble (I have never even seen him do otheriwse). He plans to resume training pretty soon, but since he's extremely busy with commitments locally he might be still holding that off - otherwise he won't have any sleep. In Buena Familia, he laments he's always on "beast mode" as he's always protecting everyone in the family; and his only hope is that his character would in some way have a love interest... which also puzzled us because everyone else had one. I'm sure there will be more room for that to happen because the additional weeks that they were extended to just got extended again with two more weeks. Like Kylie, he too would want something good to happen since they've suffered much in the story.

Here's part of the conversation we had with Kylie and Julian:

Julian Trono and Kylie Padilla for Buena Familia
Posted by Kumagcow on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Buena Familia starts right after top rating show Half Sisters in GMA's Afternoon Prime timeslot. Make sure you stay glued to the TV and see what nice things they have in store for you. I'm sure it'll be good!

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Dingdong Dantes, Celebrities for #NowPH

When I first interviewed Dingdong Dantes, I didn't see how much he looked like even if I was about 3-4 feet away. With the lights they used during the PaGMAmahalan Blogcon yesterday, you could see why women fall in love with him with his light brown eyes and complexion that would shame even some women I know. He was sexier though because when he talked, he was really talking with passion. I wasn't really understanding what he was trying to imply at first but once we sat down for the details, I immediately understood what he wanted to happen with #nowph. He is calling for One Million Filipino Youth Voices for Climate Action. 

You see, we've been struck by countless storms, typhoons that we've usually been able to be resilient with. Although these past few years, don't you just notice they've become really dangerous and stronger all of a sudden? From the likes of Ondoy, Haiyan, when we couldn't even fathom why it could suddenly destroy cities, kill people and wipe out generations, it's because of Climate Change. Dingdong Dantes, together with other celebrities, Renee Karunungan of Dakila, Ben Muni of Green Peace Philippines stand together with this campaign called #NowPH initially to get 1 Million signatures and support so they could use it as material when they submit their stand in COP 21. It's the 2015 Paris Climate Conference where world leaders, climate experts converge together to form policies and stands in UN negotiations. It's a tall order but the Philippines in particular is going for 15 simple things so they could easily help in achieving this goal. This is the campaign also of the Climate Change Commission and National Youth Commission which Dingdong heads. This will be our position in international dialogues and they're advancing this cause.

Dingdong Dantes and NYC for  Climate Change
Posted by Kumagcow on Monday, November 16, 2015

#NowPH Ambassadors Call For Climate ActionAre you ready to join the #NowPH ambassadors in taking on the challenge of preventing another #Yolanda?Sign up today at www.nowph.org.via Move.PH
Posted by Not On Our Watch - #nowph on Sunday, November 8, 2015

NOW basically means Not on Our Watch. It aims to actually have everything done now, so we could live a lifestyle promoting 15 ways to Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS). A million pledges seem to be impossible but it can be done with your help.  To know more about the campaign, visit their official website www.nowph.org, promote one of the 15 simple ways there, volunteer your resources and groups for the campaign, and tell everyone about it. Let's help the Philippines achieve this goal, sign up and help the cause today.

Here's more photos from the event with Dingdong Dantes!

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