Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Hot Hunks Overloaded (GGV Uncut)



Tito Sen: Mula Aparri hanggang Jolo
Joey De Leon: Saan ka man halina tayo
Bossing Vic: Isang libo't isang tuwa
TVJ: Buong Bansa
Pipoy (Mang Bruno): Eat...BULAGA!


"Mula Batanes hanggang Jolo
Saan ka man ay halina kayo
Isang libo't isang tuwa
Buong bansa... 
Buong bansa ay nagkakaisa
Sa tuwa't saya na aming dala
Isang libo't isang tuwa 
Buong bansa...
Buong bansa... Eat Bulaga!"



"Mula Batanes hanggang Tawi-Tawi... Kay ganda mo, Pilipinas kong Mahal!"


Watch how JC de Vera and Ejay Falcon made a Cosmopolitan Bachelor Bash runway out of "Gandang Gabi Vice" stage.






 










Lalo pa siyang nagiging hot kapag, sabi nga ni Vice Ganda... yan ang nagparate sa dugong buhay 'di ba? "hubad, hubad, hubad, baril, baril, baril" ganon? 'di ba ganon "hubad, hubad, hubad, baril, baril, baril" si JC naman "hubad, hubad, hubad, pacute, pacute, pacute" moments niya hehehe!









There were still criticisms or negative thoughts about it, even though Marco, Gerald, Tony A., Jon, Phem, Benj, Hermes, Kris, Gian, Albie, Nancy, David, Carlos, Geneva, John Lloyd, Rodjun, Janvier, Franco, Alessandra, JC, AJ, Robi, John E., Ejay, Frencheska, Rachelle Ann, EA, Katrina, Kristine, Brent, Luke, Tibo, Bianca, Doug, Maureen, Mikee, Xian, Zanjoe, Priscilla, Don, Sam M., Sam P., Cass, Camille, John P., Francine, Bruce, Dex, Rufa Mae, Keanna, Rafael, Johan, Victor S., Jay-R, Prince, Geoff, John James Nicole, Alfred, Iya, Maggie, Valerie, AJ W., Jomari, Kerbie and many others already appeared in this event.

Bukod kina Ejay at JC, ilan dito sa mga celebrities na rumampa sa mga Bench denim and underwear shows noong 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 at 2012 ay sina Marco Alcaraz, Gerald Anderson, Jon Avila, Phoemela Baranda, Hermes Bautista, Kris Bernal, James Blanco, Albie Casiño, David Chua, Sam Concepcion, Rayver Cruz, Jake Cuenca, Alessandra de Rossi, AJ Dee, Enchong Dee, Robi Domingo, Katrina Halili, Brent Javier, Luke Jickain, Tibo Jumalon, Karylle, Kian Kazemi, Bianca King, Doug Kramer, Maureen Larrazabal, Mikee Lee, Xian Lim, Ehra Madrigal, Michelle Madrigal, Shaina Magdayao, Zanjoe Marudo, Jessy Mendiola, Don Mendoza, Sam Milby, Carlos Morales, Ron Morales, Diether Ocampo, Angelica Panganiban, Bubbles Paraiso, Rica Peralejo-Bonifacio, Sam Pinto, Cassandra Ponti, Camille Prats, John Prats, Francine Prieto, Bruce Quebral, Rufa Mae Quinto, Wendell Ramos, Rafael Rosell, Johan Santos, Jome Silayan, Jay-R Siliona, John James Uy, Arron Villaflor, Iya Villania, Valerie Weigmann at AJ Wrinkler.


















But the young actor says he is ready for butt exposures and love scenes with another man.



He was very careful though, requesting his manager to clear the room and leave him and the photographer to complete his most daring project yet. When asked why the sudden shift to the sexy route after exposing skin in two magazines in less than 5 months, JC owe this to his perfect shape. "Na prepare yung katawan ko. Very confident naman ako na gawin kasi prepared ako. I am ready to flaunt," says the actor.

But is this the direction his new mother network wants him to have? "Ever since naman masipag talaga akong mag workout, mag showcase sa kung anong meron ako. Nung lumipat ako sa ABS-CBN, siguro mas madaming naka appreciate kung anong meron ako," he explained further. JC was quick in saying though that there is still limit in his showing of skin saying "Pa sundot-sundot yung mga sexy but not all the time."

Asked though how far can he go when it comes to baring, de Vera said it depends on the material, how his character in a movie is built and the objective of his involvement in a project.  Even if it requires making love with a man, JC said that those are his only rules. "Depende sa selling point nung film. Kung ibebenta ako as sexy, hindi. But if needed talaga siya ng character, kakayanin ko kung hanggang saan ang itatakbo ng role," he said.

"Butt exposure, hindi siya issue sakin. Sa Hollywood naman kasi, yung butt exposure normal lang sila. Pag kailangan talaga sa character, hindi ako magdadalawang isip. Pero pag ang indie film may pagka porn na ang dating, di siguro," he explained further.

JC is also excited that aside from his drama series "The Legal Wife" with Angel Locsin, Jericho Rosales and Maja Salvador, he is set to appear in a sexy noontime soap also on ABS-CBN. With the working title "Moon of Desire", JC is set to work with sexy actresses Ellen Adarna and Meg Imperial. When asked to describe his newest project, the actor referred to it as "sexy and sensual." "Expect nila na madami silang makikita na skin." 

Worldwide Celebration of the New Millennium

On January 1, 2008, ABS-CBN drew the biggest metropolitan and nationwide audience, welcoming the Year 2008, the eighth year of the third millennium by popular belief, with a special live marathon worldwide broadcast, THE GRAND ABS-CBN WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM. The network's top-rating broadcast includes 4 network-sponsored dusk-to-dawn millennium parties at Rizal Park, The Fort, Quezon Memorial Circle, and Alabang Town Center and live coverage of millennium midnight celebrations all over Metro Manila, across the Philippines, and around the world.


New ABS-CBN Logo for the Century


Throughout the usage of the 1986 logo, ABS-CBN not only enjoyed success in broadcasting but also rapidly transformed itself into a media conglomerate. So, in 1999, ABS-CBN made a corporate decision to redesign its logo to meet the current demands and to respond to the then fast-approaching new millennium. However, ABS-CBN also decided to retain its symbol (as the network noticed that the symbol had become one of the most recognizable and identifiable in the country) and give it a total redesign.

It took a few months to design the new logo, which was developed in-house until finally, on January 1, 2000, with the dawn of the new millennium, ABS-CBN's most famous logo was launched. The logo, in extreme contrast to the previous logo, is considerably more "modern-styled". The reason for the retaining of its famous symbol despite the new design, according to ABS-CBN, was that changing its logo for the new millennium was a matter of "keeping the basics," which meant keeping its now-historic symbol.

The previous logo, which featured the stylized Malayan letters and a box with three concentric circles and a line, gave way to this logo's styling. In the fifth generation of the symbol, the three RGB circles and black vertical lines were retained and slightly modified. Also, the text was given the biggest redesign, as it had the ABS and CBN names merged into the name ABS-CBN (this was done to indicate that both ABS and CBN are now owned by the one family, the Lopezes), and was given a more modern Rotis Semi Serif-like typeface and the box, which was part of the logo since 1967 "evolved" into a flat grey/white crystal plane (on the 2D version, the plane appears as a 2D grey/white square, and on some uses of the logo, the square is nowhere to be seen), with the rings and line placed above it. This was done to indicate that ABS-CBN has gone "out of the box", which means it has gone beyond its core business of broadcasting to cover other media platforms and has transformed into a national and global radio and television broadcasting network covering 99% of the Philippines and 2/3 of the whole world.

The logo greatly departs itself from the previous logo not only in terms of design but also in terms of representation, because compared to the previous logo, which limited its representation of ABS-CBN as only a terrestrial radio and television broadcasting network and the largest media network in the country, the 2000 logo changed its representation of ABS-CBN from being just a terrestrial radio and television broadcasting network into a unified representation of ABS-CBN being a diversified multimedia conglomerate and global radio and television broadcasting network. This type of representation would soon be passed on to ABS-CBN's 2010 logo.

A new slogan was launched to coincide with the new logo's unveiling, entitled "Out of the Box... Into the New Millennium" (the slogan was also used to celebrate the new millennium). The reason for the unveiling of the "Out of the Box" slogan, is to represent that ABS-CBN (because of its transformation from a radio-TV network to a total media conglomerate) and its logo (because it has replaced its box with a crystal plane) have indeed, gone "out of the box".

Along with this, the company also launched new theme music to replace the theme music used since the network's relaunch as The Star Network. In 2003, during the television station's 50th anniversary, ABS-CBN launched its present brand name, "Kapamilya" (literally meaning "a member of the family").

Although the 2000 logo of ABS-CBN is interpreted as a new logo, it can also be interpreted as a new millennium redesign of ABS-CBN's previous logo.

In 2009, the current logo overtook the 1986 logo of ABS-CBN as the longest-lived logo of the network. The logo remained in use even after the unveiling of the new 2010 logo of ABS-CBN, retaining its role as the network's primary logo up until December 31, 2009, when it was finally discontinued.

As of 2010, however, the logo is now being used as a secondary logo, such as on the ABS-CBN website, but ABS-CBN will soon completely have the logo phased out.

The Print Launch: "Out of the Box... in the New Millennium" 


After over 50 years of committed communications and public service, ABS-CBN has successfully transformed itself from broadcast pioneer to a total entertainment and information company. ABS-CBN takes on a fresh look for the new millennium, all the while embodying the vision and ideals of our founder, the late Eugenio Lopez Jr., remaining true to our reason for being in the service of the Filipino, through and beyond year 2000.

 

—The message of the first print ad with the ABS-CBN 2000 logo

 

The logo was unveiled in print with the old logos of ABS-CBN shown on glass screens and featured the elements of the 2000 logo on screens with gold linings, this time with a crystal plane and the revamped ABS-CBN text. While they assemble, the elements denoted are described, but this time, it is different because ABS-CBN evolves into a media and entertainment company and international presence.


ElementOriginal Meaning (1967-1999)New Meaning (2000-present)
A Vertical LineRepresents a transmitter tower.Represents a transmitter tower, signifying ABS-CBN's core business of broadcasting.
Three RingsSymbolizes ABS-CBN's signals representing the RGB colors which make up a pixel on television/The three divisions of the Philippines: Luzon (Red), Visayas (Green), and Mindanao (Blue).Stand for ABS-CBN's presence in the lives of Filipinos, here and elsewhere in the world.
A Crystal PlaneRepresents the broadcasting ideal of balanced programming.Denotes ABS-CBN's dynamic spirit.
The Network's Call LettersStylized Malayan letters to denote modern Filipino enterprise.Merge below it and graphically underscore ABS-CBN's mission of being in the service of the Filipino, wherever he may be.

The TV Launch




During the ABS-CBN Countdown to 2000 special entitled "ABS-CBN Worldwide Celebration of The New Millennium", a plug called the "Millennium Overture" was seen on-air.


The first scene featured all the past logos and station IDs (along with the Sarimanok) of ABS-CBN during that time on television screens.


Later, a portal transports the viewers to a dark, clear space and displays the 1986 ABS-CBN logo for one last time.


Then, all of a sudden, the 1986 logo began to shift its parts and transform them, starting its reconstruction into a new logo.


The box is removed and replaced by a new crystal plane, the rings and line modify their appearance and start separating from each other, and the ABS and CBN names start to merge and morph into a newer ABS-CBN text with more modern typography.


As the 1986 logo reconstructs, the current logo of ABS-CBN becomes visible, and as the reconstruction finishes, the new logo becomes completely visible (with the line and text appearing in white), with the dark space becoming a black background with R-G-B light streams, and the slogan "In The Service Of The Filipino", now in Rotis Semi Serif font, cleaner font (appearing in white), appearing below a white line, which is seen between the logo and the slogan. Later, the 1986 logo ended its lifespan and the new logo started being used as the current corporate logo.

Celebrating the New Millennium


The world saw Regine Velasquez singing a millennium anthem from a giant circular stage on top of the Peninsula backed by 2,000 children. When the song ended, the crowd stood in silence as television host Mike Enriquez led a prayer.

It was a world-class production marked by a fireworks display every 15 minutes at the four corners of the Ayala Center.

The stage vibrated with excitement as giant laser beams projected from behind the stage all the way to the sky.

Aside from Valenciano, it was Kuh Ledesma who mesmerized the crowd with her singing of "Ako ay Pilipino."

This was followed by other entertainment numbers by the APO Hiking Society, Janno Gibbs, KC Montero, Ara Mina, Dingdong Dantes, Vernie Varga, Billy Crawford, Side A, Jaya, Sunshine Cruz, Angelica, Lani Misalucha, Regine Velasquez, and Cacai Velasquez, among others.

The show was hosted by Miss Universe Philippines 2007 Anna Theresa Licaros, television host Paolo Bediones, image model Ryan Agoncillo, and Antonette Taus, among others.

On stage were Vice President Noli de Castro, the Zobels, the Binays, and Makati's 400.

Other well-heeled people, who had checked in at Makati's five-star hotels, chose to watch the celebration from their rooms. Still, others greeted the millennium inside hotel lobbies. The Manila Peninsula hosted a millennium party attended by people dressed in their most formal attire.

But the millennium celebrations celebrated nationwide and worldwide when the Ayala party eclipsed that at Rizal Park even with its crowd of 300,000 led by President Pascual and his family and his Cabinet.

The whole world joined the Ayala party for 10 minutes before midnight. It was seen live by 800 million viewers around the globe through 57 television networks comprising the BBC-led global millennium broadcast. The world saw an estimated 30,000 frolicking Filipinos, a lot of local color in the array of jeepneys parked in front of the Peninsula Hotel in Makati City with its waterfalls cascading down twin stairways lined by the very Filipino parols, all-white and old-fashioned.

When the clock hit 12 midnight Tuesday on the official millennium Swatch clock beside the stage, the hushed crowd suddenly burst into jubilant singing, shouting and dancing. Confetti rained down on Ayala, and more fireworks were enthralled.

The Ayala celebration started with a big bang when close to a hundred boys and girls entered the giant stage carrying torches. They were dressed in gold and silver. They were joined by the Madrigal Singers. Then, without introduction, pop icon Gary Valenciano ran toward the stage to perform.

The ABS-CBN Millennium Extravaganza started with a history of the Filipino people presentation, simultaneous with other network presentations at the Fort Bonifacio Global City in Taguig and the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City.

While the VIP crowd inside the inner ring and those near enough to the grandstand contented themselves with the ABS-CBN variety show, the majority of the crowd went about their business. Some slept on their mats while others sold El Shaddai items.

Alternately hosted by couples Ricky Davao and Jackie Lou Blanco, John Estrada and Willie Revillame, and other stars, the show featured a host of artists who sang a medley of Philippine folk and pop songs.

The artists, which included Joey Ayala and Grace Nono, were accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra.

The sleeping El Shaddai members only stirred when President Pascual arrived together with the First Family and Cabinet members for the turn-of-the-century program on Monday, December 31, at 11 p.m. El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde was also among the guests.

At 11 p.m. on December 31, 2007, the new logo and station ID of ABS-CBN were unveiled with a montage of the station's history.

ABS-CBN’s coverage was heavily musical, featuring performances from various personalities. A notable highlight was a production of “Miss Saigon”, with opening numbers at Luneta and Quezon City Memorial Circle, which were loosely based on the 1998 Philippine Centennial and Expo Filipino opening ceremonies. The broadcast also featured a performance of “Let There Be Peace on Earth”, serving as ABS-CBN’s counterpart to GMA’s “Written in the Sand.”

They all rose to their feet when Mr. Pascual led the ''kapit-bisig'' ritual after delivering his speech.

As El Shaddai gatherings, hundreds of thousands of candles were lit during the four-minute countdown after the President's speech and the kapit-bisig rites between Mr. Pascual and his Cabinet.

They linked arms and lit candles to ''Pilipinas Kong Mahal.'' The VIP crowd in the Quirino Grandstand's inner ring were showered with red, white, blue, and silver confetti, fired from the scaffoldings of the ABS-CBN camera crew.

At zero-hour of Tuesday, January 1, 2008, the celebration was capped by a 20-minute fireworks launched from five barges at the Manila Bay.

The final countdown. Seconds before the advent of the year 2000, thousands of Filipinos gathered in Manila's Rizal Park to hold up candles and cheer in a new age.

Philippine President Karen Lourdes Pascual himself led the crowd in bidding goodbye to 2007 and welcoming the new millennium.

PTV-4
  • Wide shot of crowd holding up candles
APTN
  • Wide shot Philippine President Joseph Estrada and family leading countdown to millennium, pull out to crowd
UPSOUND: five, four, three, two, one (cheers) !!!!

The event had been eagerly awaited. And when it came, it literally went with a huge bang.

A shower of confetti heralded the beginning of a new century here.
Fireworks lit up the sky, and the sound of firecrackers reverberated through the capital as the clock struck 12 midnight.


  • Shower of confetti
  • Wide shot of cheering crowd as confetti falls
  • Midshot of cheering crowd
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  • Top shot of fireworks display
APTN


  • Medium shot of display on the sky
  • Various of fireworks display
PTV-4
  • Wide shot of Estrada at podium

10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Joseph Estrada, Philippine President

Everyone was in a jubilant mood.

Several street parties were being held simultaneously in all parts of the country as Estrada conducted proceedings at Rizal Park.

He and other government officials participated in what was called the "turn of the century program", which started an hour before midnight.

Estrada briefly addressed the crowd, expressing somewhat guarded optimism for the coming years.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

'Unity and peace, this is my wish for the new millennium. This may be hard for us but it is not entirely impossible.
- President Karen Lourdes Pascual

SUPER CAPTION: Karen Lourdes Pascual, Philippines President

The street party was open to all. Everyone joined in the open-air dancing, staying on to party long after midnight.

VOX POP: (Filipino)

"I am very happy because because we are all together here, all praising the Lord."

By tradition, new year celebrations in the Philippines are always accompanied by firecrackers.

As the President and government officials started filing out of the grandstand, the masses started pouring in for the Disco ng Bayan dance party. Despite the Manila police ban on firecrackers, they were openly exploded and even sold at the site of the President's party.

On January 13, 2008, at 9:30 p.m., the 2-hour summarised ABS-CBN Millennium special, featuring highlights from the 8 p.m. to midnight part of the Millennium extravaganza, was aired.

Donaire, Molina named 2007 top athletes


One shook the boxing world with a single mean punch, while the other emerged the best in a field featuring the finest in the Southeast Asian region.

Boxer Nonito Donaire Jr. and swimmer Miguel Molina did the country proud in the year just passed with their respective exploits done under the most trying times.

Donaire, 25, wrested the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight crown by destroying the myth of invincibility surrounding previously unbeaten champion Vic Darchinyan in their world title fight in Connecticut, USA.

Not to be outdone, the 23-year-old Molina bagged the Best Male Athlete award of the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand and became the saving grace of a troubled Team Philippines campaign.

Together, the two, without doubt, served as the face of another remarkable season in Philippine sports, good enough reason for them to be named as the 2007 Athletes of the Year by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA).

Bested by Donaire and Molina for the prestigious award handed out by the country’s oldest media organization were boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao, golfer Frankie Miñoza, pool idol Ronnie Alcano and young Grandmaster Wesley So.

The PSA Athlete of the Year honor will be the first for both Donaire and Molina.

It was a hard decision considering that all the candidates were deserving. But in the end, it all boiled down between Nonito Donaire and Miguel Molina, whose daring exploits came at the unexpected time,” said PSA president Aldrin Cardona of the Tribune.

The two will be honored in the San Miguel Corporation-PSA Annual Awards Night set Feb. 16 at the SM Mall of Asia.

Pacquiao, Minñoza, Alcano and So however, are included among the honorees to be feted with major awards by the media group composed of sportswriters from the country’s national broadsheets and tabloids.

Already named major awardees in the event sponsored by Shakey’s, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), Accel and Raymundo’s Trophies and Sculptures (www.raymundonawards.com) are Mark Caguioa (pro) and Jason Castro (amateur) in basketball and jockey Patti Dilema and Es Twenty Six in horseracing.

Meanwhile, the gold medal winners in the SEA Games lead the personalities and entities to be given citations in the same awards night to be broadcast live over DZSR Sports Radio 918 and can be seen through the internet by typing www.pbs.gov.ph by clicking the sportsradio icon.

Donaire stunned the boxing world in August last year by scoring a fifth round technical knockout of the 31-year-old Darchinyan, an Australian of Armenian descent, to win the 112-pound IBF belt.

Now based in Los Angeles but born in General Santos City, Donaire dominated the hard-hitting Darchinyan, one of the most fearsome punchers in boxing today, right from the opening round before completing the shocking win by connecting a solid counter left hook to the jaw that knocked the champion down to the canvass.

Four months after the sensational win, adjudged as the 2007 “Upset of the Year” and “Knockout of the Year” by the esteemed Ring Magazine, the so-called Bible of Boxing, Donaire returned to the ring and successfully defended his IBF belt with an eight round technical knockout of Mexican Luis Maldonado at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.

A week after Donaire’s title defense, Molina took center stage.

The University of California-Berkeley International Relations graduate took the SEA Games by storm with a four-gold romp at the pool of His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium on the way to being named the meet’s Best Male Athlete.

He topped the 400-m individual medley, the 200-m IM, the 200-m breastroke and anchored the 4x100-m relay team composed of Ryan Arabejo, James Walsh and Daniel Coakley to become one of only two athletes to win four golds in the Thailand SEA Games.

The Pia Cayetano-Paolo Abrera Affair and re-run of Ninoy Aquino assassination (Companero y Companera, Part 2)

The 24th Southeast Asian Games were held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from December 6 to 15, 2007.


The Philippine Daily Inquirer, with radio station DZIQ Inquirer Radio 990, served as the media partner of the 2007 SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, with the help of the PLDT facilities linking from Manila, Philippines, to Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, via satellite.


The title of the coverage of the 2007 SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand is A Time for Heroes, produced by production company Airtime Marketing Philippines, Inc., sports divisions ABS-CBN Sports, GMA Sports, ABC Sports, Solar Sports, and pan-Asian pay television network ESPN Asia and aired on ABS-CBN, PTV, ABC, GMA, RPN, QTV, IBC, Studio 23 and CLTV.



The live television coverage of the 2007 SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, was aired by the Philippines' ABS-CBN, People's Television Network (PTV), Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC), GMA Network, Radio Philippines Network (RPN), Quality Television (QTV), Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), and Central Luzon Television (CLTV) in partnership with Airtime Marketing Philippines, Inc. and cable sports television network ESPN Asia. During the nine days of the regional sporting event, the said free-to-air television networks preempted regular programming in the morning, afternoon, and evening to give way for the coverage.

TV network resident announcer Peter Musngi, Lloyd Oliver Corpuz, and Eric Galang also known as Chinapaps, Al Torres, Shirley Escalante, Dennis Antenor, Jr. and Yuel Reyes, are doing the 100-day countdown promotional plug for the 2007 SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, while Paolo Abrera, Jenny Almazan, Lia Andanar-Yu, Sol Aragones, Julius Babao, Gerry Baja, Dr. Carl Balita, Bro. Jun Banaag, Phoemela Baranda, Cito Beltran, Jeff Canoy, Jorge Carino, Jing Castaneda, Angelo Castro, Jr., Willard Cheng, Karmina Constantino, Nina Corpuz, Cheryl Cosim, RG Cruz, Ron Cruz, Karen Davila, Vic de Leon Lima, Ces Drilon, Mario Dumaual, Alvin Elchico, DJ Richard Enriquez, Ted Failon, Gretchen Fullido, Gigi Grande, Pia Gutierrez, Mico Halili, Zen Hernandez, Pia Hontiveros, Jon Ibanez, Mon Ilagan, Lynda Jumilla, Ed Lingao, Twink Macaraig, Tina Monzon-Palma, Henry Omaga-Diaz, Apa Ongpin, Patrick Paez, Stanley Palisada, Anton Roxas, Korina Sanchez, Alex Santos, Lexi Schulze, Bernadette Sembrano, Boyet Sison, Anthony Taberna, Sherrie Anne Torres, Nadia Trinidad, Bill Velasco, Tony Velasquez, Freddie Webb, Pinky Webb, Luis Pantoja, Mike Navallo, Angel Movido, Ryan Ang, Ina Reformina, and DJ Chacha situated at the Studio 7 of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Mike Enriquez, Jessica Soho, Mel Tiangco, Jay Sonza, German Moreno, Angelique Lazo, Vicky Morales, Atom Araullo, Drew Arellano, Pia Arcangel, Paolo Bediones, Ruth Cabal, Arnold Clavio, Mickey Ferriols, Jiggy Manicad, Ivan Mayrina, Miriam Quiambao, Rhea Santos, Connie Sison, Emil Sumangil, Raffy Tima, Mariz Umali, Ryan Agoncillo, Mr. Fu, KC Montero, Suzi Entrata, Kara David, Luchi Cruz-Valdes, Ninna Castro, Lyn Ching, Margaux Salcedo, Melissa Gecolea, Jimmy Gil, Arnell Ignacio, Susan Enriquez, Lala Roque, Mark Salazar, Melo del Prado, Joel Reyes Zobel, Tisha Silang, Antoinette Taus, Francis Magalona, Dingdong Dantes, Martin Andanar, Butch Francisco, Ricky Lo, Lolit Solis, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Christine Jacob, Jimmy Santos, Chris Tiu and Sam YG was at the Westside Studio of GMA Broadway Centrum and Studio 2 of GMA Network Center, Deo Macalma, Angelo Palmones, Dely Magpayo, Joe Taruc, Andy Verde, Ruth Abao, Malou Cabral, Morly Alinio, Bing Formento, Regi Espiritu, Rey Sibayan, Rommel Fuertes, Edmar Estabillo, Florante Rosales, Dennis Antenor, Jr., Sherwin Alfaro, Dr. Cesar Chavez, Prof. Dody Lacuna, Atty. Cherryl Adami-Molina, Atty. Dodo Dulay, Boy Gonzales, Val Gonzales, Atty. Rica Herra, Thea Pecho Corpuz, JV Ejercito, Teddy Boy Locsin, Atty. Boying Remulla, Henry Uri, Karen Ow-Yong, Jana Abejero, Niño Bonito Padilla and Atty. Rhina Seco from the MBC Media Group (MMG) Studios in Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) Building, Star City, Vicente Sotto Street, Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay while the color commentators reporting live from Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand were Marco Benitez, Migs Bustos, Dyan Castillejo, Sam Coloso, Sam Corrales, Sydney Crespo, Apple David, Paolo del Rosario, Andrei Felix, Pauline Gaston, Boom Gonzales, Martin Javier, Ian Laurel, Cesca Litton, Gianna Llanes, Chino Lui Pio, Gretchen Malalad, TJ Manotoc, Angelique Manto, Rox Montealegre, Marc Nelson, Mozzy Ravena, Anne Remulla-Canda, Mikee Reyes, Tricia Robredo, Lance Santiago and Sharon Yu and sports correspondents Gretchen Ho, Renz Ongkiko, Chiqui Roa-Puno and Chino Trinidad.


"Fight for SEA Games crumbs under way."

Peping sees Thai victory, Philippine athletes check-in

By Ernesto A. Gonzales, Sports Feature Editor
Published on page A29 in the December 6, 2007 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

Nakhon Ratchasima—At least, the overall winner of the two preceding Southeast Asian Games started to shape up midway through the competition.


This time, however, everybody acknowledges a runaway victory for host Thailand—long before the opening of the 24th edition of the Games, which is set for Thursday at the main stadium of the Nakhon Ratchasima Sports Competition Center here.

"There's no way they're going to lose. It's the birthday of their King," said Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco, Jr., who led the first big batch of 591-strong Philippine contingent that arrived here Tuesday

"The fight is for second place."

It was an uninspiring but realistic assessment of the Filipinos' chances in this biennial sports festival which they finally dominated for the first time two years ago on their third stint as hosts.

Like Vietnam, which prevailed in 2003 while setting a record of sort as the first home team to win on its first hosting stint, The Philippines did not emerge as a serious title contender until after the first few days of competition.

This time, Thailand, the overall runner-up in the last two editions, has been conceded the championship. And it could yet serve as the highlight of the nation's year-long celebration to mark the 80th birth anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The King, who occupies a revered place in the history of the competition-he was a sailing champion of the Games when it was still known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games until 1977-celebrated his birthday Wednesday.

With action going full blast here and in Bangkok and Pattaya on Friday, the Thais are already in command with 18 golds, 19 silvers and seven bronzes in shooting. Singapore was in second with 10 golds, followed by Vietnam with eight victories and Malaysia and Myanmar with two each.

Meanwhile, a 139-man group headed by Philippine Sports Commission chair William "Butch" Ramirez, and including 51-man athletics contingent and the women's basketball team, planed in Wednesday. The third and largest group of 155 will check in Thursday.

After winning 113 golds in 2005 on top of 84 silvers and 94 bronzes, the Philippines hopes to win at least 485 events to be disputed in 42 sports to secure second place over Vietnam.

Admittedly not as prepared as in 2005, when the president's husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo, raised P 160 million to fund their training, the Filipinos hope to somewhat make it a merry Yuletide season with victories in, among others, both divisions of basketball, which was not held two years ago because the country was under FIBA suspension.

The Filipinos also look forward to churning out outstanding efforts in the pool when Erica Totten, Jaclyn Marissa Pangilinan and Maria Georgina Gandionco will go for Olympic berths; in billiards where Asiad champion Antonio Gabica joins former world 9-ball king Ronnie Alcano and other traditionally rich medal sources like taekwondo, boxing, wushu, traditional boat race and athletics.

The Philippine women's football team took a 0-10 beating at the hands of Vietnam and put its fate in the hands of defending champions.

Joey Berba finished second in the seeding run of mountain cycling behind a Thai, while the two sepak takraw squads in the hoop event were in the middle of the pack after Wednesday's initial action.

The men's team of Danilo Alipan, Harrison Castanares, Joel Carbonilla, Hector Mencarion, and Metodio Suico, Jr. was fourth after two rounds. At the same time, the women's squad of Irene Apdon, Desere Autor, Sarah Jane Catain, Gelyn Evora, and Rhea Padrigo also held forth.

The Opening Ceremony will be held on Thursday at 6 p.m., with Crown Prince Maja Vajiranlongkorn as the guest of honor.

"Missing forms delay Philippine bets in Bangkok"

By Musong R. Castillo
Published on page A29 in the December 6, 2007 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

Nakhon Ratchasima-Several Filipino athletes, part of a big 151-athlete wave to arrive here for the 24th Southeast Asian Games, were held for more than three hours at the Bangkok International Airport Wednesday because of a mix-up with the local accreditation force.

Photos and application forms needed for the athletes' accreditation could not be found and the Reception and Protocol Committee of the Games scrambled to give them identification cards at the last minute.

At the Philippine International Convention Center in CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay, Metro Manila, some of local media journalists needed for accreditation.

That development delayed the Filipinos' arrival at the Olympic Village on the Suranaree University of Technology campus here. They checked into the village well into the night.

Members of the Philippine secretariat, led by Eleanor Navarro and Queenie Evangelista, facilitated the acquisition of new accreditation passes for the athletes, who touched down at the Bangkok airport together with Philippine Sports Commission chairman William "Butch" Ramirez.

Ramirez, who was whisked away by the VIP welcoming committee, was the second top sports official after Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco.

Cojuangco planed in with more than 140 athletes and officials on Tuesday. They arrived in Korat about 10 p.m. (11 p.m. Manila time).

Update: 

"Kahit walang tulugan dito sa PICC, mga kasapi ng media mananatili dito sa Sofitel Philippine Plaza hanggang sa pagtatapos ng 24th Southeast Asian Games sa ika-15 ng Disyembre. Sinusubokan namin na ma-contact ng GMA News." - from Saksi, December 6, 2007 episode

Before the live airing of opening ceremony of the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, some of them who spotted at the central atrium fronting H&M, SM Mall of Asia are SM Supermalls president Annie Garcia, SM Prime Holdings president Hans Sy, some executives from PLDT, Smart, Maynilad, Meralco, Facebook, Friendster, Multiply, Myspace, Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube in support of Filipino athletes during the 2007 SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

SM Supermalls president Annie Garcia



Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung fashion show's guest model Enchong Dee before the in the finals of men’s 100-meter butterfly and he was placed eighth in the finals with the time of 56.87 seconds during the 2007 Southeast Asian Games swimming events in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand last Sunday, December 9, 2007. Photos: Lourise Gandionco-David/Multiply.com and courtesy of Bench

December 8-9 and 11-12, 2007, During a five-day swimming competition for the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand with national swimmer and then University of California swimmer Miguel Molina and the fashion show's guest model turned De La Salle Green Tanker Enchong Dee, the Senator Pia Cayetano-Paolo Abrera-Marco Protacio affair and the riots at Dee residence in Barangay Horseshoe, Quezon City. A 25-hour overnight vigil was held at the Greenbelt Chapel in Makati City, held on the same day starting at 7:00 p.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. of the same day.

Results
Sunday, 9 December, 18:29
Men's 100m Butterfly Finals A
Event Record
Mark
Name
Location
Date
Asia
52.27
JPN  - YAMAMOTO T
Barcelona (ESP)
26 June, 2003
SEA Games
55.04
MAS  - KENG LIAT Lim
Hanoi (VIE)
30 July, 2003


Rk
Lane
Name
R.T.
50 m
100 m
Tbh.
Rec.
Ind.
1
1
 MAS  - BEGO Daniel

[1] 25.16
25.16
[1] 54.33
29.17

GR
2
5
 PHI  - WALSH James

[4] 26.12
26.12
[2] 55.47
29.35
1.14

3
4
 INA  - WIBOWO Andy

[2] 25.80
25.80
[3] 55.59
29.79
1.26

4
6
 SIN  - TAN Xue-Wei

[5] 26.37
26.37
[4] 55.79
29.42
1.46

5
3
 INA  - UTOMO Donny

[3] 25.95
25.95
[5] 55.81
29.86
1.48

6
2
 THA  - MATJIUR Radomyos

[7] 26.63
26.63
[6] 56.61
29.98
2.28

7
7
 SIN  - SY Shirong Jeffrey

[6] 26.61
26.61
[7] 56.68
30.07
2.35

8
8
 PHI  - DEE Ernest

[8] 26.65
26.65
[8] 56.87
30.22
2.54


Dee was in the finals of men's 100-meter butterfly last December 9 and lane 1 of men's 200-meter butterfly finals last December 11, and he was the eighth place finish in the said event with the time of 2 minutes, 11.47 seconds and he lost to Filipino-American James Bernard Walsh, the gold medal winner of men's 200-meter butterfly finals.

“We are being chanted together, “Pia-Paolo, Hindi kami nag-iisa! (We are not alone!)”, Mr. Protacio says in front of marching supporters of the Cayetano Family before the SEA Games swimming finals at 7 p.m. Manila Time. But Abrera's mother and son, along with Aurora Silayan-Go, her daughter Rina, husband Jonathan Dean Thorp, and granddaughter Aurora Nicole Thorp marched from Roxas Boulevard, Manila to The Peninsula Manila Hotel in Makati.

“Rebels seize the TVB studios in Legaspi Towers 300, Roxas Boulevard, Manila during the Nakhon Ratchasima Southeast Asian Games swimming finals at past 7:29 p.m. in a military coup against President Pascual.”


























A re-run of the August 21, 1983 assassination of former senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. aired by GMA Network. (In 1983, Channel 7 was the first to break the news of Ninoy Aquino's death, and later would be the only television station to broadcast his funeral.)

The video conversation starts with the sound of the plane landing and people talking among themselves.
  • “Everybody remains on board,” one of them says.
Moments later, a single gunshot rings out, and women are wailing.
  • “What happened? What was that?” a woman’s voice asks.
  • More gunshots. The wailing becomes louder.
  • Then an order from several men: “Inside, inside, inside!”
  • “The soldiers… shot Ninoy. He’s dead out there,” a woman cries out.
Burton’s tape records faintly the sound of someone saying, “Eto na (This is it).” Footage shot by a foreign TV crew captures the words by now familiar to Filipinos who lived through the events surrounding the Aquino assassination. “Eto na, eto na! Ako na, ako na! Op! Pusila, pusila (This is it, this is it! Let me, let me! Shoot, shoot)!”

And then, the gunshot.

What is significant about the tape are the reactions of Aquino’s fellow passengers and the conversations Burton had with them.

Burton apparently kept recording as she discussed with fellow foreign journalists what happened.

Some eight minutes into the tape, Burton is heard saying, “It’s very confusing, I mean, I don’t know.” She then answers more questions from someone who sounded like an American.
  • Man: “They shot Ninoy?”
  • Woman, presumably Burton: “Yeah.”
  • Man: “Where?”
  • Burton: “Right at the bottom of the stairs.”
  • Man: “When Ninoy was still on it or when…”
  • Burton: “No, when he got off. I’m sure he’s dead.”
The tape also captures Burton and her fellow passengers after they had disembarked and ran into people waiting to meet the passengers from the China Airlines flight.

Local journalists who covered the airport at the time had been herded by military men to the entrance to the tube where they were to await Aquino. When they learned of the commotion at the tarmac, they interviewed the disembarking passengers to ask them what happened.

One conversation was that of Burton and a Filipino.
  • Man: “What did you see? Who did it?”
  • Burton: “Soldiers.”
  • Man: “How many of them?”
  • Burton: “I don’t know. I think we’d better wait.”
  • Man: “Did you recognize him? Aquino?”
  • Burton: “Yeah.”
  • Man: “What’s your name?”
  • Burton: “No, I’m not gonna… this is not the place to talk. We had just seen two assassinations take place right outside our window.”

The tape then records what sounded like Burton comparing notes with fellow foreign correspondents, everyone recalling what they heard and trying to reconstruct the moments when they listened to the shorts.

In one portion of the tape, the conversation turns to who killed Aquino, and Burton points out that a Japanese reporter had seen one of the men in khaki, referring to one of Aquino’s escorts, being the gunman.

But a man contradicts her, saying, “I did not see a man in khaki uniform shoot Aquino.” To this day, the question of who shot Aquino remains subject to debate.

Go, Abrera, Samson, Reyes, Claparols, and Eala stayed in the same place for the event for fifteen days between December 6 and 15, 2007. They were followed by her father, the late former Senator Atty. Renato “Rene” Cayetano's 73rd birthday celebration at his tomb in Pateros, the Thanksgiving dinner party at the NBC Tent in Taguig City on December 12, 2007, and the welcome to the new millennium 2008 between December 31, 2007, and January 1, 2008.

While President Karen Lourdes “Tito Keren” Pascual was on state and working visits to Spain and Kuwait, Vice President Manuel “Noli” de Castro, Jr. served as Acting President from December 3 to 11, 2007 because of the military coup attempts on December 8 to 9. Pascual returned to Manila for the late former Senator Atty. Renato “Rene” Cayetano's 73rd birthday celebration at Garden of Memories Memorial Park in Pateros and Thanksgiving dinner party at the NBC Tent in Taguig City on December 12, 2007.

December 12, 2007, one of Enchanted Kingdom's attractions, the Space Shuttle roller coaster, stalled between the tracks, where school children from Bulacan, Laguna, and Batangas were included.

Makalipas na walong taon, kamusta pa ba ang aktor at dating pambansang atleta na si Enchong Dee pagkatapos ng 2007 SEA Games swimming competition sa Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand noong ika-7 hanggang ika-11 ng Disyembre 2007, 2008 ASEAN University Games sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia noong ika-11 hanggang ika-21 ng Disyembre 2008 at 2009 UAAP swimming championships noong Setyembre 24 hanggang 27, 2009 sa Trace Aquatic Center sa Los Banos, Laguna, siya ay naging contestant sa reality show na Pinoy Big Brother na may edisyon na "737" noong Hunyo 2015 at host ng reality show na Pinoy Big Brother na may edisyon na "Gen 11" noong Hulyo 2024 at "Celebrity Collab Edition" noong Marso 2025. 

(Eight years later, how is actor and former national athlete Enchong Dee after the 2007 SEA Games swimming competition in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on December 7 to 11, 2007, 2008 ASEAN University Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 11 to 21, 2008 and 2009 UAAP swimming championships on September 24 to 27, 2009 at the Trace Aquatic Center in Los Banos, Laguna, he became a contestant on the reality show Pinoy Big Brother with the "737" edition in June 2015 and host of the reality show Pinoy Big Brother with the "Gen 11" edition in July 2024 and "Celebrity Collab Edition" in March 2025.)



































Epilogue













For the 20-year-old Enchong Dee, playing Arnel in the ABS-CBN’s Sunday mid-afternoon drama mini-series, Your Song presents “Boystown”, is seated, using Cofta Ruby 1 Monoblock – Plain White and a starter pack for his hair styling includes Bench Fix Hair Gel, Normal Hold 135g and Bench Fix Hair Wax in Rock Steady 80g, it wears Arena ARN-6015 DGRN Rimic Nux-F, size M and holding Arena AGL-1400 EMBL swimming glass (mirror Swedish type), he does a hair styling and portrait session with hair & makeup artist Nilo Cruz before proceeding to the climb at the swimming block, where he is adjusting the Arena AGL-1400 EMBL swimming glass (mirror Swedish type) to do a men’s 400-meter individual medley, men’s 200-meter butterfly, men’s 100-meter butterfly, men’s 50-meter butterfly, men’s 200-meter individual medley, men’s 800-meter freestyle and men’s 1,500-meter freestyle then Enchong Dee as Arnel was in lane 4 wearing Arena ARN-6015 DGRN Rimic Nux-F, size M and adjusting his Arena AGL-1400 EMBL swimming glass (mirror Swedish type) and Johan Aguilar is in lane 5 wearing Agonswim University Athletic Association, University of Florida Mesh Training Suit Fully Front and Back Lined (ACX111510TRS2MES) and adjusting his Speedo Speedsocket Mirror Goggle – Black (8-705893515) to do a men’s 400-meter individual medley, men’s 200-meter butterfly, men’s 100-meter butterfly, men’s 50-meter butterfly, men’s 200-meter individual medley, men’s 800-meter freestyle and men’s 1,500-meter freestyle when Arnel will training with us, before warm-up, to watch a one-on-one game, photo by Ronnie Salvacion, styling by Bang Pineda, makeup by Renato Lu, shot on location at the 50-meter Olympic-size swimming pool of Makati Aqua Sports Arena.

P.S. Big thanks to Dimo for lending his underwater housing!

It uses the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Canon EOS C100 Mark II with Dual Pixel CMOS AF & EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM Zoom Lens Kit, Ewa-Marine Underwater Housing for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, and Ewa-Marine V102 Underwater Housing for Canon EOS C100 or C100 Mark II.












Swimmers shine again but RP is still 5th overall

By Ernesto Gonzales (Published in the December 12, 2007 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer)

NAKHON RATCHASIMA--Parading another star in Filipino-American James Walsh, swimming matched the two-gold effort by cycling as the Philippines finished with seven victories Tuesday that did little to get the defending overall champion Philippines out of its fifth place hole Tuesday in the 24th Southeast Asian Games here.

Walsh smashed the six-year-old SEAG record in ruling the men's 200-meter butterfly, then combined with Miguel Molina, Ryan Arabejo and new RP swim sensation Daniel Coakley to secure the sport's final gold in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay. That capped the Filipinos' eight victories overall.

Former bikathon king Victor Espiritu finally crashed the winners' circle for the first time in three SEAGs by topping the men's 40-kilometer points’ race late Monday and defending champion Alfie Catalan kept his 4-km individual pursuit title.

Felicisimo Nierras Jr. salvaged gold for athletics in the men's 400 meters, Amaya Paz retained her women's compound individual title in archery and the men's epee squad scored anew as the Filipinos boosted their golden harvest to 29 with four days of competition left.

But the Filipinos stayed two golds behind Malaysia which captured a pair of golds at the start of the final swim program to keep fourth place. Indonesia was sixth with 25 victories.

As of 8:30 p.m. here (9:30 p.m. in Manila), the Thais moved closer to their overall target of 120 victories with 97 gold medals. Vietnam was glued in second with 46 followed by Singapore with 37.

Walsh shattered by 1.39 seconds the SEAG record of 2:01.84 set by Malaysia's Anthony Ang in September 2001 in Kuala Lumpur.

Donny Utomo of Indonesia won silver (2:00.81) and Daniel Bego of Malaysia won bronze (2:03.97).

Ernest Lorenzo Dee (8th, 2:11.47) also failed in the finals of the men's 200-meter butterfly.

Molina's individual winning streak earlier ended at three as he settled for the bronze in the men's 200 freestyle. But he was a winner when he plunged into action for the last time as the swimmer of the breaststroke leg.

Molina finished with one more victory than his golden output in 2005 to become the most successful RP campaigner so far.

Ryan Arabejo, the 200 backstroke, and 1,500 freestyle winners, took care of the backstroke. Walsh swam the butterfly and 50m freestyle champion Coakley finished off the relay in style.

Boxing, now under pressure to deliver and help avoid an embarrassing finish for the Filipinos, placed three more fighters in the finals for a total of 13.

Experts, however, feel the Filipinos need no less than knockout wins against their Thai foes in the gold medal round starting Wednesday to avoid the infamous hometown decision here.

Bantamweight Junel Cantancio, lightweight Joegen Ladon, and light heavyweight Maximino Tabangcora completed the cast of RP finalists after light fly Albert Pabila was eliminated by Thai Amnat Ruenroeng, 18-8.

The other gold medal hopefuls are flyweight Godfrey Castro, light welter Jerry Semillano, featherweight Orlando Tacuyan, middleweight Junie Tizon, and female fighters Annie Albania, Alice Kate Aparri, Jouvilet Chilem, Annaliza Cruz, Mitchelle Martinez and Ronijen Sofla.

There were mixed results in golf with the women's team, led by Anya Tanpinco, taking a two-stroke lead over Thailand after the first round of the 54-hole competition, 143-145.

But the Putra Cup champion Thais bounced back in the men's division, opening a six-shot edge over Indonesia, 422-428, even as the Filipinos, who led on the first day, tumbled down to fourth at 429 with Anthony Fernando adding a 77 to the 71 of Mark Fernando and the 72 of Ferdinand Aunzo.

Nierras, whose father was a former national standout in the jumping events, succeeded teammate Jimar Aing as 400 champions with a time of 46.56. Ernie Candelario, the winner in Vietnam in December 2003, slumped to sixth in 48.09.

That win gave the athletics team its poorest output of four in three SEAGs. The squad came up with eight golds in Vietnam and nine in 2005 back home.

Paz beat Indonesian Dellie Threesyadinda for the gold, 116-114, while the epee squad won with a team featuring Almario Vizcayno, who took over the old slot of actor Richard Gomez, Armando Bernal, Wilfredo Vizcayno Jr. and Avelino Victorino.

But the fencing squads in foil and saber ended up with silvers.

Also settling for the silver was Earl Benjamin Yap in the men's compound individual in archery, pole-vaulter Deborah Samson, and weightlifting's Renante Briones in the 94 kg.