Star Magic dashes malicious rumor about Piolo
by Tita Rose posted on 30 Apr 2010

Like other hoax text messages about celebrities in the past, the new one which claimed that actor-singer Piolo Pascual had died in an accident was proven to be untrue.

Star Magic, Piolo's management company, received a barrage of queries about Piolo's safety as soon as the messages started doing the rounds.Through a statement read on "Showbiz News Ngayon" last April 28, Star Magic doused the malicious talk with cold water.

"We were not able to receive the exact text message regarding Piolo that he had an accident yesterday and died today. A lot of versions are coming out already and we are surprised with the news. He is alive and okay. He is on his way back to Manila from training in Subic for a soap opera," the statement read.

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Sunlife donates portion of income to Piolo's foundation
by Les posted on 26 Apr 2010

SUN LIFE Financial Philippines is donating five percent of the gross sales of its new product, the P. A. TXT cards, to the Hebreo Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Piolo Pascual and his siblings which helps poor yet deserving children in schools.

Mantaring said the Sun Life Financial Philippines, an insurance company, said the company thought of helping the foundation because it has also helped secure the future of Filipinos for 115 years now. "Aside from making business out from securing the future of the Filipinos, Sun Life also envisioned to help those in need and that is why we supported Hebreo Foundation," she said.

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'RPG,' 'Lobo' interest foreign distributors at FILMART
by Les posted on 24 Mar 2010

The Philippines' first 3-D animated feature film, "RPG," and the television series, "Lobo," are the top enquiries from among ABS-CBN Global content at the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) that's ongoing at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre up to March 25.

"The poster and flyers of these two are appealing enough so there's no need to hard-sell them. Although nothing is guaranteed at this point, clients don't ask for screeners if they are not interested, [otherwise] these become [added] weight to their luggage," said she.

"Lobo" entices distributors mostly because of its recent achievements. Recall that "Lobo" female lead Angel Locsin was nominated for Best Actress at the 37th International Emmy Awards. The show won for Best Telenovela Program at the Banff World Television Festival in Canada last year.

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