Annabelle Rama concedes defeat to rival in Cebu
By Marinel R. Cruz
Talent manager Annabelle Rama on Wednesday conceded defeat to her rival Raul del Mar in Cebu City’s first district congressional race, but promised to continue helping Cebuanos.

Talent manager Annabelle Rama on Wednesday conceded defeat to her rival Raul del Mar in Cebu City’s first district congressional race, but promised to continue helping Cebuanos.

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Actor Paolo Paraiso gets socially relevant in social media. On Friday, he commended the Commission on Elections on Twitter. “Good job @Comelec for showing the do’s and don’ts of proper campaigning. Ang tanong… nasunod ba?

Celebrity endorsers, including, TV host Willie Revillame, appeared at the Team PNoy miting de avance at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City on Friday.

Since it’s crunch time for election candidates, I asked some celebrities for their unsolicited advice to our show biz colleagues, who are running for various political posts.

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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.

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Dingdong Dantes, who campaigned for President Aquino in the 2010 national elections, is keeping his choice 2013 election candidates a “secret” for now.

Actress Janice de Belen explains why she cannot actively support former partner Aga Muhlach or fellow ABS-CBN contract artist Joey Marquez in their bids for congressional seats next year:

Katy Perry’s doing her best get-out-the vote effort: At a rally for President Barack Obama, she wore a tight white dress imprinted like a ballot, and a square box on her right hip filled in the names of Obama and Joe Biden.