Someone Hates Sarah Geronimo's Dad

And I am not surprise, why? Not that I am condoning violence.

The father of popular singer and actress Sarah Geronimo was assaulted inside the parking area of the ABS-CBN network’s ELJ Building, in Quezon City, at around noon on Sunday (August 8).

Geronimo's father Delfin, 55, was shaken by the attack at 12:50 p.m. but he got away without injuries.

A suspect in the attack, Paulino Mercado, 43, has been arrested and placed in police custody. The suspect who claimed he had a gift from a beauty product company was waiting for the actress' father at the parking area.

The suspect used a stun gun on Geronimo’s father who was able to escape from the suspect and seek help from the security guard who arrested Mercado.

Police are investigating the motive of the assault.

A few months back, Sarah Geronimo's father made showbiz news when he was alleged to have confronted, complete with hand gestures ( I didn't know Sarah's father is Italian), in the hallways of ABS-CBN.

It was alleged that the father told Rayver, in a not-so-polite way, to "Leave Sarah alone!" or words to that effect.

As a result, Sarah lost a potential beau and Cristine Reyes gained one.

I'm not saying Rayver has anything to do with the assault. I'm saying a check on the family of trees of Rayver and the suspect could not possibly hurt.

Tales of Two Fans: Kimerald and Marian Rivera

The entertainment tabloid Bulgar is really a must-read every morning because it is informative. These reactions from Kimerald and Marian Rivera fans continue to prove what I think about some rabid fans.

According to a Kimerald fan, there is a conspiracy to break up the globally famous loveteam of Kim Chui and Gerald Anderson. Apparently, TPTB (the powers that be) at the Kapamilya network is moving heaven and earth to sign up Kim and Gerald in teleseryes, variety shows and movies without the other. ABS-CBN is not aware of it, but the fans are onto them, added the well-meaning fan.

All these maneuverings started after Sarah Geronimo, whom the fan called a starlet, let it known that "gustong matikman [ni Sarah] este makapareha si Gerald." Matikman is the fan's word, not mine.

First of all, I would think that Gerald Anderson would not be the first person or thing that Sarah would want to taste. In Cristy Fermin's column there's this giveaway blind item about a young actress/singer who can't eat ice cream, chocolates and manggang hilaw na sinawsaw sa bagoong.

The young star's mother is to blame for the ban on these foods because the foods are not good for the young singer's voice. The young actress singer is also banned from going to gimmick barkada by her loving mother.

Seems the mother skipped the word "moderation" while browsing the dictionary. She focused instead on the words "investment" "cash cow" and "meal ticket."

Second, if Sarah Geronimo is a starlet, what do you call a young star who has yet to have sold-out concerts, box-office hits, albums selling like hotcakes and the title Box Office Queen? Starletini?

As for the Kimerald fans, they have truly imbibed the true meaning of the word "business sense." Well, the millions and millions of Kimerald fans all over the world are there to support all the endeavors of their well-loved couple. So it follows that un-breaking Kimerald makes business sense.

Okay, enough of Kimerald fans and business sense.

On the second story, which involved a Marian Rivera fan. The fan commented that Kim Chui is baduy, in terms of clothes and accessories. Kim buys hers in Divisoria while Marian's are all branded.

Admittedly, I don't follow Kim Chui but the few times I saw her guest on variety shows I don't find her baduy manamit. Let's admit it. Kim Chui with her super thin body, and if she were a few inches taller, would be the envy of anorexic models prancing along the catwalks of New York and Paris who have to munch on ice cubs for lunch and quiet their hunger pangs with cigarettes to maintain their svelte look.

And what is wrong with clothes and accessories from Divisoria? In this kind of economy? I would like to believe even well-paid actors and actresses are not immune. Someone should tell this fan that he/she just insulted a whole community of Divisoria shoppers.

As for Marian Rivera's all-branded things, she's probably making up for her baduy na pananalita. Admit it, it doesn't go with her Spanish mestiza look. Once you hear Marian talk, you'd wish she had stayed silent. Okay, okay, her speech pattern is the result of her born and raised in Cavite. But why is being a palengkera/palaban something to be proud of if you come from Cavite? I'm just musing. Not being a jeluz h8tr, or anything.

By the way, I don't dislike Marian. I just like Marian and Dingdong.

Kim Chui. Well, I didn't know I was rooting for Mickey Lee in Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition until after Lauren Dyogi started manipulating situations in the "reality show" to push for the what is now known as the "Kimerald" loveteam. I had to quit the show towards the end because it was becoming so goshdarn predictable: a young girl caught in the admiration of two guys - the boy next door and the geek.

Of course, the boy next door won. Only in Judd Apatow movies do geeks kick pretty boys' asses.

Kimerald Fans Are Stupid

Kimerald fans went up in arms when they heard that Sharon Cuneta chose Angela Locsin to play her daughter in the millionth sequel to Mano Po. The reason was simply because Sharon Cuneta does not know Kim Chiu in person. Well, the Kimerald fans got insulted and in the process disrespected Sharon Cuneta while trying to defend their idol.

I’m not surprised if they alluded to Sharon Cuneta’s size. Fans can get personal and ugly as what I’ve witnessed so many times in the entertainment forums. Well, next to Kim Chiu, Sharon Cuneta is the Titanic. But, hello?! Megastar? They should have kept their mouth shut if they want Kim Chiu to work with Sharon Cuneta in the future. And when Kim Chiu meets Sharon Cuneta? How will she explain her fans’ action? Awkward.

Aside from attempting, and failing, to engage Sharon Cuneta (hello, Megastar?!) in a head-on collision, they also have this stupid penchant for insulting young female stars who are being groomed as a possible partner to Gerald Anderson. There was Erich Gonzales, whom they called a starlet. Then there was Sarah Geronimo. I’d rather watch paint dry than watch Sarah Geronimo, but gurl’s box-office track record is out there. Ayaw ba ng fans na medyo maambunan naman ng konti si Gerald Anderson?

I read the Kimerald fans will be petitioning the powers that be of ABS-CBN and Star Cinema not to break up the Kimerald loveteam. Have the fans considered just watching the past movies, commercials and teleserye of their idol? Why clamor for a new movie for Kimerald when watching one of their movies is like watching all of their movies? Nag-iba lang ang title at mga co-stars. Anyway, let’s see if ABS-CBN heeds the request of a handful of Kimerald fans over the possibility of raking in millions from a Sarah Geronimo starrer.

Speaking of commercials, anyone find Kim Chiu a ridiculous choice for an endorser of feminine products? Again to Kimerald fans, bow down to Sharon Cuneta for she, or rather her figure, is a testament to the truth that she eats what she endorses.

Watching Kim Chiu endorsing Modess and ph care (?) is uncomfortable. They say the camera adds 10 pounds to your body weight on screen. If Kim Chiu, on screen, looks like she can give Olive Oyl a run for her money, imagine how the girl looks in IRL. As anorexic looking as she is, gurl looks like she has not been visited by Aunt Flo in months. So is she believable as a Modess endorser? Please someone tell Kim Chiu there is no nutritional value from licking dew off grass for sustenance.

And that feminine wash commercial. How stupid is the concept of a feminine wash giving a girl confidence to climb her boyfriend’s neck. Ewe. Even monkeys don’t do that to their significant other. And I refuse to get into the implication that Gerald Anderson can smell Kim Chiu clinging on his neck, and it’s ‘fresh.” Ewe.

I’m curious lang but why the unimaginative name Kimerald? I know it’s the combination of Kim and Gerald? But every time I hear or read that name, I always remind myself that it’s a stupid fans base name, not a low-carat precious stone. And don’t get me started on Dongyan. Is it a newly discovered ancient ruin or food manufacturer in China?

Box-Office King & Queen for 2008: John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo

The 40th Box-Office Entertainment Awards was held last Sunday, June 21, at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium on the 4th floor of the RCBC Plaza. The awards are given annually by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

Some big name stars failed to show up to receive their awards, including Dolphy, Vic Sotto, Sharon Cuneta, Martin Nievera, KC Concepcion, Richard Gutierrez, at Arnel Pineda. Aljur Abrenica failed to show up on time to personally receive his award for Most Promising Actor.

The list of awardees, based on the ticket sales of their movies, shows, and concerts:

Box Office King & Queen - John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo (A Very Special Love)
Film Actor of the Year - Christopher de Leon (Magkaibigan)
Film Actress of the Year - Sharon Cuneta (Caregiver)
Prince & Princess of Philippine Movies & TV - Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion (For The First Time)
Male Concert Performer of the Year - Gary Valenciano (Gary Live@25)
Female Concert Performer of the Year - Sarah Geronimo (The Next One)
Male Recording Artist of the Year - Martin Nievera (Milestone)
Female Recording Artist of the Year - Sarah Geronimo (The Next One)
Most Popular Recording Group – (Spongecola)
Most Popular Novelty Singer – (Moymoy Palaboy)
Most Popular Loveteam of Movies & TV - Gerald Anderson & Kim Chiu
Most Promising Male Star of Movies & TV - Aljur Abrenica
Most Promising Female Star of Movies & TV - KC Concepcion
New Male Recording Artist of the Year (Most Promising Singer) - Bugoy Drilon (Paano Na Kaya?)
New Female Recording Artist of the Year (Promising Singer) - KC Concepcion (A.K.A. Cassandra)
Most Promising Performing Group – You’ve Got Male (Gian Magdangal, Jan Nieto, Harry Santos, and Bryan Termulo)
Most Popular Dance Group - EB Babes of Eat Bulaga!
Most Popular Child Actor, Movies & TV - Robert "Buboy" Villar
Most Popular Child Actress, Movies & TV - Sharlene San Pedro
Most Popular Film Producer - Star Cinema
Most Popular Film Director - Cathy Garcia-Molina (A Very Special Love)
Most Popular Screenwriter - Raz Sobida dela Torre (A Very Special Love)
Most Popular Television Program - Dyesebel (GMA 7)
Most Popular TV Director - Bb. Joyce Bernal (Dyesebel)

Special awards or milestone awards:
Bert Marcelo Award (for Comedians) - Eugene Domingo
Comedy Box-Office King/s - Vic Sotto & Dolphy (Dobol Trobol)
Comedy Box-Office Queen - Ai-Ai delas Alas (Tanging Ina Nyong Lahat)
Valentine Box-Office King & Queen - Richard Gutierrez & Marian Rivera (My Best Friend’s Girlfriend)
Outstanding Global Achievement by a Filipino Artist - Arnel Pineda & Charice Pempengco
Most Phenomenal Loveteam - Dingdong Dantes & Marian Rivera
Outstanding/Special Merit Award for Music (posthumous award) - Francis Magalona

Marian Rivera's Makes The Cover of Yes! Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful Stars

Upcoming Darna lead star Marian Rivera bags this year's distinction as the cover of YES! magazine's 100 Most Beautiful Stars. Last year's honor belonged to KC Concepcion, who made it to the special issue's "Princesses of the Cinema" category this year.

The 24-year-old actress - whose ascend to young superstar status in barely three years is nothing short of phenomenal - personally attended the launching of the magazine, where she herself unveiled the cover for all the guests to see.

The cover shows the Kapuso Network's current darling clad in a teasing strapless bustier mini-dress created by Arleen Sipat for Salsatrends.

"Marian Rivera is a star because she occupies that rare space between aspiration and accessibility," the accompanying article took note.

Aside from the cover girl, the launching was also graced by other celebrities who likewise entered the list, namely Paolo Contis, Donita Rose, Maxine Eigenmann, and Kevin Santos.

Released annually by the country's top entertainment magazine, the 100 Most Beautiful Stars special issue aims to pay tribute to the country's "most good-looking in the land" in the field of show business.

"As lists go, there is no one lineup that will satisfy everybody. Beauty is a matter of taste. It is also, in our case, a matter of category and currency," editor-in-chief Jo-Ann Maglipon wrote.

While physical attributes combined with eye-candy allure undoubtedly played as the most telling ingredients in determining the names to be included in the final list, the YES! staff also puts utmost consideration on an individual's character, achievements both on and off the camera, and potential as important factors as determined by each and every category.

Some of the names and their corresponding category include Kim Chiu, Rhian Ramos, Bea Alonzo ("Primetime Ladies"); Piolo Pascual, Dingdong Dantes, and John Lloyd Cruz ("Leading Men"); Sarah Geronimo ("Princesses of the Cinema"); Gerald Anderson ("The New Prince"); Shaina Magdayao, Maja Salvador, and Kris Bernal ("Not Your Average Girls"); Geoff Eigenmann and Aljur Abrenica ("Boys Next Door"); Sam Milby, Anne Curtis, Jake Cuenca, Cristine Reyes, and Diether Ocampo ("Hunks and Babes"); Gary Valenciano and Ogie Alcasid ("Multi-Talented"); Iza Calzado, Jolina Magdangal, Regine Velasquez, Sharon Cuneta, Maricel Soriano, Dawn Zulueta, Lorna Tolentino, and Vilma Santos ("Beautiful At Any Age"); Zaijan Jaramilla of May Bukas Pa fame ("The Adorables").

Jericho Rosales, on the other hand, leads the charge in the "Glam Dads" bracket along with Dennis Trillo and Mark Anthony Fernandez; while the mother-and-daughter tandem of Jean and Jennica Garcia banner the "Passing the Torch" category. Newly weds Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo topbill the "Couples" group, which also includes Angel Locsin and Luis Manzano and Angelica Panganiban and Derek Ramsay.

The issue also cites "The Venerables" Eddie Garcia and Gloria Romero "...as they continue to demonstrate that age is no hindrance when you have passion for what you do."

Rosalinda star Carla Abellana is part of "The Faces To Watch."

Sarah Geronimo Gets P200,000 Only Per Movie

Sarah Geronimo is reportedly only getting P200,000 per movie per her contractual agreement with Viva Films, despite having two blockbuster hits in a row: A Very Special Love and You Changed My Life, both opposite John Lloyd Cruz.The initial reports said it was P50,000 per movie, but Star Cinema, the co-producer of Viva Films in Sarah's movies, pushed for the singer-actress to receive a higher pay. At para pampalubag loob, Sarah was given P1 M as a bonus.

It appears to be unfair to Sarah if you compare the salary of other young actresses who have not had the kind of hits that Sarah had (coughangellocsincough). And if you compare this to how much Willie Revillame earns per day, you would seriously think about throwing yourself in front of a bus. It's more than P1 M per day, an amount of money that an average Filipino will never earn in this lifetime.

Anyway, I don't really feel bad for the girl. I mean, have you seen her ten million commercials on TV? She even endorses a school, which as far as I know, she doesn't attend. I would really be surprise to learn if she attends college at all. Yeah, good role model.

BTW, what is Piolo Pascual doing endorsing a powdered detergent? Are we suppose to believe he does his own laundry using that brand of detergent? Wala lang, I just couldn't understand the whole concept of Piolo with a bunch of ladies washing clothes in a river setting. Yeah, perfect choice of a product endorser.

Ok back to Sarah, next time gurl negotiate for a better contract. I read in a tabloid that Sarah's parents are cheapos. Err, the correct words are masinop and matipid. Well, I can understand that. After all, Sarah can't be a cash cow forever.