Aga Muhlach vs Wimpy Fuentebella: Both claim victory in polls
By Tina G. Santos
Actor-turned-politician Ariel “Aga” Muhlach, too, has a problem with the compact flash (CF) cards of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.

Actor-turned-politician Ariel “Aga” Muhlach, too, has a problem with the compact flash (CF) cards of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.

Movie star Sharon Cuneta was in Camarines Sur Wednesday to give support to a fellow actor, Aga Muhlach, who is running for a congressional seat in a district dominated by the Fuentebella clan.

“Don’t quit your day job.” We often hear this unsolicited advice when actors decide to pursue politics. In the United States, Ronald Reagan, Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sonny Bono and wrestler Jesse Ventura held important public posts at some point in their careers—as did Jerry Springer, who became Cincinnati’s scandal-plagued mayor 14 years before he began hosting his controversial talk show in 1991.

National beauty contests may want to look at the recent Miss Iriga City pageant which, despite breaking conventions, successfully mounted an entertaining production.

There is room for three. This was affirmed on Friday by the top executives of the country’s three rival television networks in a historic encounter at the 22nd Philippine Ad Congress, the biennial gathering of advertisers that this year has chosen the theme “Changing the Game.”

“May himala! (It’s a miracle!)” Yes, there are miracles, it turns out. One materialized on Tuesday at Ninoy Aquino International Airport after a series of false alarms and dashed hopes, and walked straight into a jostling throng of emotional devotees. Nora Aunor, “Superstar,” do you think you’re what they say you are? Not all the [...]