Star Magic Ball 2011: Kathryn Bernardo and Albie Casiño reunited!

The KATHBIEs (fans of "Mara Clara" loveteam Kathryn Bernardo and Albie Casiño) would definitely love to see these pictures of Kathryn and Albie together at the Star Magic Ball 2011 which was held Saturday night, September 3, at the Manila Pen.

Since Albie got involved in a controversy (as the rumored father of Andi Eigenmann's baby), the two were no longer paired up after their successful loveteam in "Mara Clara".



Kathryn was later paired with Enrique Gil in the movie "Way Back Home" which was shown just last month and has a new loveteam partner (Daniel Padilla) in the newest youth-oriented program "Growing Up" which premieres today, September 4, 2011.



Photos courtesy of Eric John Salut and Chokoleit

"Way Back Home" Box-Office Results

Star Cinema's "Way Back Home" opened in cinemas last August 17, 2011 against new Hollywood releases ("Conan The Barbarian", "Crazy, Stupid, Love.") and the still strong "The Smurfs" which is now on its 2nd week and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" on its 3rd week.

Graded B by the Cinema Evaluation Board, "Way Back Home" is topbilled by Mara Clara stars Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes.

Now everyone's excited to know which movie led the way last weekend (August 17 to 21).



Did "Way Back Home" successfully defeat the competition? Or will it still be "The Smurfs" which was #1 during its opening weekend (August 10-14)?



No box-office figures yet are available from Box Office Mojo, but SM Megamall, which has 12 cinemas showing 9 different movies, posted on Twitter late last night the 3 movies which dominated the box-office last weekend.



According to its tweet via @SMCinemaMega, the movies which ruled the weekend boxoffice as far as their cinemas are concerned are "Conan The Barbarian", "Way Back Home" and "The Smurfs".



That's most likely the movies' possible ranking when all box-office receipts from different cinemas nationwide are collected and counted.



Last Wednesday, August 17 (opening day), @SMCinemaMega already tweeted that "Conan The Barbarian" was already leading the box-office. "Conan the Barbarian leads the box office on its first day. Way Back Home in close second."



On Wednesday, August 24, four new movies (1 Pinoy, 3 foreign films) will open in cinemas and make the competition even tougher. These movies are "Tween Academy: Class of 2012", "Cars 2", "Final Destination 5" and "One Day".

Angel Locsin leading as Unisilver Next Top Endorser

Angel Locsin is still the one leading among the 60 celebs shortlisted by Unisilver Jewelry to become its newest possible endorser.

Unisilver Jewelry is conducting its search on its Official Facebook Page since June 7 and as of 2PM today, June 25, Angel Locsin has the most Facebook Likes, now with 6,982 likes, followed by Toni Gonzaga with 6,058 likes.

Angel's next boyfriend Phil Younghusband is also part of the search but so far he's in the bottom with only 589 likes.

Among the boys, it's Coco Martin who leads with 3,163 likes.

Here's "Unisilver Next Top Endorser" latest standing, as of June 25 2PM:

1. Angel Locsin 6,982 likes
2. Toni Gonzaga 6,058
3. Kim Chiu 5,559
4. Sarah Geronimo 4,776
5. Julia Montes 4,064
6. Kathryn Bernardo 3,965
7. Anne Curtis 3,562
8. Maja Salvador 3,395
9. Coco Martin 3,163
10. Melai Cantiveros 2,918
11. James Reid 2,841
12. Angelica Panganiban 2,760
13. Ann Li 2,487
14. Gerald Anderson 2,372
15. Enchong Dee 2,325
16. Marian Rivera 2,280
17. Jason Francisco 2,289
18. Erich Gonzales 2,198
19. Tricia Santos 2,158
20. Rachel Anne Daquis 2,154
21. Vice Ganda 1,615
22. John Lloyd Cruz 1,591
23. Devon Seron 1,589
24. Yeng Constantino 1,583
25. Ivan Dorschner 1,544
26. Cristine Reyes 1,461
27. Bea Alonzo 1,226
28. Fretzie Bercede 1,801
29. Jericho Rosales 1,180
30. Iya Villania 1,173
31. Angeline Quinto 1,152
32. Sam Pinto 1,141
33. Jessy Mendiola 1,112
34. KC Concepcion 1,095
35. Simon Atkins 1,092
36. Sam Milby 1,059
37. Piolo Pascual 1,033
38. Billy Crawford 993
39. Richard Gutierrez 935
40. Heart Evangelista 878
41. Jake Cuenca 858
42. Aljur Abrenica 693
43. Dingdong Dantes 676
44. Derek Ramsay 649
45. Alodia Gosienfiao 604
46. Phil Younghusband 589
47. Alessandra De Rossi 587
48. Bret Jackson 514
49. Shaina Magdayao 510
50. Rayver Cruz 485
51. Zanjoe Marudo 402
52. Dennis Trillo 364
53. Vhong Navarro 311
54. Nikki Gil 275
55. Coleen Garcia 253
56. Sam Concepcion 205
57. Stanley Chi 182
58. Christian Bautista 160
59. Rhian Ramos 138
60. Jay R 150

Twenty days more before the voting for Unisilver Next Top Endorser ends on July 15, 2011, so expect major changes in the ranking on the coming days.

Yahoo! OMG! Awards 2011 winners: Shalani Soledad, Shamcey Supsup, Jennylyn Mercado, KathBie and more

The winners for the 1st Yahoo! OMG! Awards were announced Tuesday night, June 21, 2011, at the Republiq Bar in Resorts World Manila, Pasay City.

The event was supposed to start 7PM, but it started 2 hours later with opening performance from BBS and Kean Cipriano, singing the song "Wala Na Tayo".

Hosts of the evening were JM Rodriguez and Andi Manzano while presenters included Dra. Vicki Belo, Lauren Young, IC Mendoza, Angelu De Leon, Carmi Martin, Gaby dela Merced, Marc Nelson, Rovilson Fernandez, Fabio Ide, Jojo Alejar, Divine Lee, Raymond Gutierrez and Rico Blanco.

Winners in 16 categories were actually those who got the highest number of votes in the online poll conducted at Yahoo! OMG! Philippines site from June 14 to 18 while winners in 2 categories (OMG! Celebrity of the Year won by TV host Shalani Soledad and OMG! Major Impact award given to Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2011 Shalani Soledad) were chosen based on Yahoo! Philippines! Search trends.

Here's the complete list of winners in the 1st Yahoo! OMG! Awards (2011):

Hottest Actor - Piolo Pascual
Hottest Actress - Jennylyn Mercado
Breakthrough Male Artist - Coco Martin
Breakthrough Female Artist - Cristine Reyes
Funniest Comedian - Vice Ganda
Funniest Comedienne - Eugene Domingo
Awesome Young Actor - Albie Casiño
Awesome Young Actress - Kathryn Bernardo
Amazing Male Newcomer - Alden Richards
Amazing Female Newcomer - Ritz Azul
Favorite Male TV Host - Luis Manzano
Favorite Female TV Host - Toni Gonzaga
Coolest Male Singer - Christian Bautista
Coolest Female Singer - Charice
Coolest Band - Parokya Ni Edgar
Fashion Designer of the Year - Joey Samson
OMG! Celebrity of the Year - Shalani Soledad
OMG! Major Impact - Shamcey Supsup

Special Awards:
CLEAR Man Award - Piolo Pascual
CLEAR Woman Award - Sam Pinto
Pond's Natural Beauty - Shamcey Supsup
Sunsilk Award - Alodia Gosiengfiao
Wi-Tribe Award - Somedaydream
Most Animated Celebrity of the Night - Barbie Forteza
Most Watched Celebrity of the Night - Marc Nelson
Sweetest Couple of the Night - Victor Basa and Divine Lee

Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo - Chalk, StarStudio June 2011 Cover Girls

Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo make their debut as cover girls, not only for one magazine, but for two magazine covers this June 2011.

Kathryn and Julia, who become popular on TV as Mara and Clara, share Chalk cover this June 2011 as well as on StarStudio's issue also for next month.

That's a "double treat" for you, Kathryn and Julia fans out there, meaning you have to spend P195 if you want to have both magazines (P95 for Chalk, P100 for StarStudio).

Albie Casiño OUT of Kathryn-Julia movie?

Albie Casiño is reportedly OUT of the new Star Cinema movie which stars Mara Clara's Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes.But according to Star Cinema, Albie Casiño, who's well-loved by the viewers as Christian on Mara Clara, will still be Kathryn's leading man in the new movie, as reported tonight on TV Patrol amidst rumors that Albie has been removed from the cast already.

Reportedly, Albie Casiño was removed from the cast because of his recent controversy with ex-girlfriend Andi Eigenmann who Albie described on Formspring as a cheater. (Read: "Andi is a cheater - Albie Casiño via Formspring")

KathBie (Kathryn-Albie) fans will be the "unhappiest" to hear if it's true, but thanks, it's not true at all.

It would be a bad idea to remove Albie from the movie. His loveteam with Kathryn also contributed to why Mara Clara became a top-rating soap on primetime TV and definitely it will continue in the movies.

The said movie, which is directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng replacing Cathy Garcia-Molina, will be Albie's first movie.

AJ Perez, who died last month in a vehicular accident, was supposed to be Julia Montes' leading in the movie. He's fellow Gigger Boys member Sam Concepcion is reportedly taking over the role.

Kathryn Bernardo - Julia Montes movie is NOT 'Mara Clara The Movie'

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes, the hottest teen stars of today, will bring their "Mara Clara" rivalry to the big screen as they star in a new movie under Star Cinema.

It has already been reported last March 9 that Kathryn and Julia's launching movie will be directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and according to her, it's an interesting teen romance / friendship movie.

Their leading men in the film are Albie Casino and AJ Perez.

But just recently, there are online reports saying that the movie is a big screen version of their current teleserye "Mara Clara", which brings confusion to the fans, just like on Twitter where some users have been asking about it, wanting to get a confirmation if it's true:


adet16: "@EricJohnSalut just wanna ask lng po if totoong mara clara the movie ung pagbibidahan ni kath/Albie ..juia/aj? sana po hindi :)salamat po!"

shiena_escarcha: "@KathBieMartians confirmed na po ba na mara clara the movie ??"

jhaypz07: "@StarCinema imortal the movie pls.. un mara clara nga meron ee sna imortal din..."

Dinah_19: "@DimplesRomana elow ate dimps!!congrats po pala gagawan na naman kasi ng pelikula nw ang "MC"...galing "Mara Clara the movie" oh dbah...,"

kathryn_angels: "plss answer me magkakaroon ba tlaga n MARA CLARA MOVIE???"

diyeydi: "@alwaysdreamy: Mara Clara the Movie? What the hell?!!"-di lang teleserye niremake, pati ang movie?!"


From what I understand in previous ABS-CBN reports, it's a Mara Clara movie, meaning a movie of "Mara" (Kathryn) and "Clara" (Julia) and not "Mara Clara The Movie". Hope you get the difference.

So I clarified this out to Star Cinema & TV Synergy Specialist Mico del Rosario on Twitter.

My tweet was, "@micodelrosario Hi there. I want to hear it straight from you. New movie of Kathryn and Julia is not Mara Clara The Movie right?"

And thanks, he tweeted back, "Yes. The movie is not a mara clara narrative but a different story altogether--"

I hope that ends your confusion guys!

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes Rejoice TV Commercial (TVC)

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes are the lead stars of the undisputed #1 primetime program "Mara Clara", and definitely, they deserve to be called as today's hottest teen stars and Philippine TV's newest Primetime Princesses.

And as the hottest teen stars, what do they get?

A major major endorsement!

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes are the newest endorsers of Rejoice Shampoo and their TVC has already started airing since yesterday.

Watch video:


The said Rejoice TV commercial is the two's first ever TVC since getting the role of Mara and Clara. But it's already their 2nd major endorsement. The first one is for Bench, along with co-stars Albie Casino and John Manalo.

And definitely, this might just be the start of more endorsements coming up.


Video upload courtesy of KBbuddies

Diego Loyzaga is Derrick in Mara Clara

Diego Loyzaga Montano finally appears in Mara Clara starting this Monday, April 4, 2011.(Or anytime next week)

A teaser for Mara Clara's episodes next week has started airing since last night and Diego is already part of it.

And a lot of viewers are excited of Diego's first ever appearance in a soap opera.

The anticipation actually started when it was reported in March that Diego, who is the son of actor Cesar Montano and former actress Teresa Loyzaga, signed a 3-year exclusive contract with ABS-CBN and will join the Mara Clara cast.

Diego Loyzaga will play the role of Derrick, which was originally portrayed by the late Rico Yan in the 90's version of Mara Clara.

Are you excited?

To excite you even more, check out his photos with Mara (Kathryn Bernardo) on the set of Mara Clara:

Photos courtesy of Biboy Arboleda

Albie Casiño is Utoy ('Mara Clara' March 16, 2011 episode)

Utoy was finally revealed on Mara Clara's episode tonight, March 16. And it's no other than Albie Casiño aka Christian Torralba.

Since Wednesday last week, viewers were glued on their TV sets waiting for the appearance of Utoy, the one who saved Mara (Kathryn Bernardo) after she escaped from the explosion.

Many believe that newbie Diego Montano will be playing Utoy since news came out also last week that he will be an addition to the cast.

But many also believed, especially the Kathbie fans that Utoy and Christian are just one.

And they're right.

Christian is indeed Utoy and definitely just adds more "kilig" to the love story of Christian and Mara 'coz for the nth time, Christian played a hero again to Mara and forever will be.

People behind the show were indeed successful in making the viewers excited and curious about who really Utoy is.

For 3 consecutive nights, from Monday (Mar. 14) up to Wednesday (Mar. 16), Utoy made it as a worldwide trending topic on Twitter.

It's a proof that Mara Clara has a great impact to the viewers and is definitely the phenomenal show of the year.