ARIDA. Duplicates her predecessors’ feats.
Phil Mangubat, media observer: “Our bets have been making it to the top five of the Miss Universe tilt for four years in a row. We must be doing something right. Congratulations to Ariella Arida, who proved her detractors wrong.”
Other notes:
Rene Balason, televiewer: “Recently, I watched Arnold Clavio interviewing the lawyer of Janet Lim-Napoles. Clavio didn’t have the right to berate his guest, just because he couldn’t get clear information from him.”
Exemplary deeds
Mac Eleazar, student: “Seeing celebrities helping out in their TV networks’ efforts to raise funds for typhoons victims is admirable. It’s also heartening to note that some celebrities are donating a part of their income to the relief efforts. We hope that more people will emulate their exemplary deeds.”
Benny Aday, housewife: “On ‘Maria Mercedes,’ why can’t the character of Vina Morales pay the hospital directly? Why does she insist on giving money to Maria Mercedes even if she refuses her help? When the little boy (Yogo Singh) was accidentally shot, it was the character of Ariel Rivera who ‘anonymously’ paid the hospital bill.”
Linda Rezada, televiewer: “‘My Husband’s Lover’ has done wonders to the show biz career of Tom Rodriguez, whose decision to take on a gay role was a wise one. It has even given birth to the country’s first gay love team, TomDen!
“Tom isn’t only good-looking (with killer dimples, to boot), but he’s also a good actor and singer. What is he going to do for an encore? His handlers should be reminded of what had happened to Martin Escudero, who was a hit in the “Zombadings” movie, but wasn’t able to sustain the impact of his career-making project.”
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