THE "SPOKEN WORDS" OF LANCE RAYMUNDO....

lance: a new single before 2019 starts

After the big success of his first single for Viva Records- which is the "You Are The One" song, singer-actor Lance Raymundo officially announces on his FB, IG and Twitter accounts that he has an instant follow-up single- and it's the song "Spoken Words".

What a great way to start 2019 right. A second single surely stabilizes his career as a recording artist.

Meanwhile, one of the biggest MISSION of Papa Lance Raymundo this year is to maintain his great physique and bring back his 'power abs' which he had a few years ago before he met his facial accident.

According to Lance: "I saw my pictures when I still in long hair, and the time that I was asked to model as Lapu-Lapu in a mural painting. Hey, my body there was so great, very much trimmed and with perfect abs! That's why now, it's my goal to bring back that body physique. I am on a strict diet now. No rice, less fats. And I guess, in a matter of weeks, I am getting there.

"With the help of my personal trainer now- Mr. Culver Padilla, who's also the trainer of other celebrities, my body's gonna' be more perfect in the coming days."

And he could land next year as the NUMBER ONE sexiest celebrity guy of Swordshines10 blog site's Sexiest Male Celebrity list, isn't it? That's not far to happen. Better watch out!!!

More power to you, Lance!!!


(by rms).*

lance: perfect timing

celebrity trainer culver padilla and lance raymundo

lance's number one fan BENI SAUNDERS with lance

the raymundos at christmas eve

LANCE'S MODELLING SHOTS AT CHANCELLOR 9000 CALENDAR FOR 2019

LANCE RAYMUNDO ANNOUNCES ON HIS FACEBOOK ACCOUNT:
"Surprise!!! Now that Christmas is over, me & Viva Records have an instant follow up single for all of you! Enjoy my new song #SpokenWords (from the OST of the Upcoming Movie “Spoken Words”). Now available on Spotify and all Digital Music Platforms."

MACOY MENDOZA: ANG BAGONG IIBIGIN?

macoy: lovable enough

macoy mendoza with blogger robert at TEAM's x'mas party recently

(macoy's vid above, courtesy of STARSPHOTOG VIDZ, thank you.---rms.*)


Na-meet ng mga TEAM (The Entertainment Arts Media) group of media people si Macoy Mendoza in person nu'ng personal itong bumisita sa kanila, nu'ng nagdaang Christmas Party ng TEAM sa Music 21 KTV Bar. Very impressive si Carlo at napaka-positibo ng aura niya. Mukha ring napakabait na bata. 

Lalo na nu'ng umawit si Carlo ng dalawang awitin para sa mga TEAM members, lalo siyang naging 'kaibig-ibig'. Siya na nga ba ang bagong iibigin?

Haha. Naging 'favorite term' kasi ng mga movie reporters ang katagang BAGONG IIBIGIN, kasi, sa tuwing may bagong guwapong artista o bagong singer, sasabihin nila: ANG BAGONG IIBIGIN!

Anyway, nasa right and proper age na naman si Macoy para ibigin siya ng sinuman. Hindi na siya Menor de Edad. He is already 18 years old, F.Y.I.

"Pero at a very young age of three years old, alam ko na pong hilig ko na talaga ang pagkanta", bungad na sabi ni Macoy nu'ng tabihan at kausapin siya ng isang blogger na miyembro ng TEAM. "Kaso, hindi ko lang pinapakita noon at hindi ko ine-enhance. Pero there came an incident three years ago na napasubo akong kumanta sa harap ng mga kaibigan ko sa isang sing-along bar. Doon nila nadiskubre ang kakayahan ko sa pagkanta.

"You see, Sir, singing is all my life", pagpapatuloy ni Carlo. "In everything I do, singing seems to conquer it- maski naglilinis ako ng room ko, kumakanta pa rin ako. Maski nasa loob ako ng C.R., umaawit pa rin ako. First Love ko po talaga ang singing, eh."

By January of 2019, ire-release na ang single ni Macoy na may pamagat na Puwede Kaya?, at ito ay mula sa komposisyon ni Vehnee Saturno.

"Kaya ngayon pa lang po, ninenerbyos na ako", muling sabi ni Macoy. "Sana po, tangkilikin nila ang very first single ko. Mapapakinggan din po nila 'yun sa lahat ng Digital Platforms once na ma-release na sa January 2019."

Presently, si Macoy ay magkatulungang mina-manage nina Jobert Sucaldito at Maine Nieto. And knowing them, hindi malayong may marating si Macoy sa pagiging singer dahil magagaling mag-manage ng talents sina Jobert at Maine.

As a matter of fact, naka-back-to-back na ni Macoy ang isa pang magaling na singer na walang iba kundi si Kiel Alo sa isang major concert nila sa Teatrino na naganap recently lang bago mag-Pasko.

"Si Kiel Alo po, he's like a brother to me", pagtatapos na sabi ni Macoy. "Parang sinadya na po ng Faith na magkasundo kami ni Kiel. Pati mga Likes and sentiments namin ay pareho. Kaya happy ang feeling ko nu'ng magklasama kami sa isang concert."

Sa muli, tanong namin: SI MACOY MENDOZA NA NGA BA ANG BAGONG IIBIGIN?

Your guess is as good as ours. Welcome to the showbiz world, Macoy Mendoza!!! 






(s written by robert manuguid silverio)

macoy with fellow singer kiel alo

macoy (in yellow jacket) with managers maine nieto (in black and white polo stripes) and jobert sucaldito (in blue polo shirt) and other friends

CCP OPENS MET OPERA IN HD SEASON 6 WITH DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE

 THE Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Metropolitan Opera of New York, and the Filipinas Opera Society Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with the Ayala Mall Cinemas, opens the sixth season of the Met Opera in HD with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Die Zauberflӧte (The Magic Flute) on January 8, 2019.

Featuring the German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, The Magic Flute tells the story of a handsome prince who has been persuaded by the Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity. Accompanied by Papageno, the prince and the princess undergo severe trials, which end in triumph. Soprano Golda Schultz stars as Pamina, tenor Charles Castronovo as Tamino, baritone Markus Werba as Papageno, and soprano Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night. Julie Taymor’s spectacular production is a classic of the Met repertoire.

The CCP partners with the Met Opera of New York to feature screenings of its operatic productions through the high-definition digital video technology and Dolby sound, recreating the experience of watching an opera production at the Met “live.”

Other productions slated for the 2018-2019 season are: Giacomo Puccini's Tosca on February 12, 2019; Gaetano Donizetti's L'Elisir D’Amore (The Elixir of Love) on March 19, 2019; Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme on April 16, 2019; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart'sCosì Fan Tutte on May 21, 2019; and Vincenzo Bellini's Norma on June 11, 2019.

All screenings will be held at Greenbelt 3 Cinema 3, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at P450 for a single screening.  Season subscription is at P2,400 for six shows.  For subscription and ticket reservation, contact CCP Sales and Promotions at 832-3706, emailccpsalesandpromo@gmail.com or call Greenbelt 3 cinemas Customer Service at 757-7883.  You may also visit www.culturalcenter.gov.ph.

GERALD SANTOS COMES BACK HOME ON THE MONTH OF MARCH 2019....

When a friend comes back home soon, after a long and tiring work....

Two other friends smiles.

In many different kinds of horizons...

Journeys and safe travels abroad,

Showing his greatness as a Filipino and performing artist-

Anticipations and excitements comes alive.

In a matter of three months, he will land back HOME.

The world will never be the same again.

And 3 friends will be okay.


GERALD SANTOS COMES BACK HOME, SOON.


By the month of March, in the coming year of 2019, internationally-acclaimed singer and Broadway actor- in person of Gerald Santos, is coming home for a long vacation.

This will be a great time to bond with his longtime friends, family & relatives, and of course, to his ever-loyal fans again, and at the same time, accomplish his other commitments on his own country.

His personal manager, Mr. Rommel Ramilo, confirmed to a blogger that a major concert for Gerald, to be held at The Solaire Theater on the month of May, is underway. More details about this major concert will be announced soon.

Presently, Gerald is in Switzerland, and he is nearing the 500th performance as a part of the Miss Saigon International Tour. In this widely-acclaimed international Broadway play, Gerald portrays the character of Thuy.


**************


Time flies, and in a glimpse of an eye, sooner than you think, Gerald will be with us again.

This time, a friend promises


not to let go

and stay


with him-



FOREVER.






(as written by robert manuguid silverio, with PHOTOS courtesy of Mr. Gerald Santos himself).

"EL FILIBUSTERISMO": GANTIMPALA THEATER FOUNDATION'S MOST LOW-KEY THEATER PRODUCTION....

ACTOR ROEDER CAMANAG AS SIMOUN IN "EL FILIBUSTERISMO"

AN ARTISTIC SCENE IN "EL FILIBUSTERISMO"

ROEDER AS SIMOUN

DIREK JOSE JEFFREY CAMANAG: THE DIRECTOR OF GTF's "EL FILIBUSTERISMO"

DIREK JOSE JEFFREY: AN ENLIGHTENED VISION

BLOOD BROTHERS JOSE JEFFREY AND ROEDER: SHARING ARTISTIC VISIONS

ANOTHER OLDER CAST OF "EL FILIBUSTERISMO" PLAY

IT'S DR. JOSE RIZAL'S SECOND AND LAST NOVEL THAT REVEALED EVERYTHING, AND JUSTIFIED ALL THE MEANS.

THE CONTINUING JOURNEY OF ONE MAN'S QUEST (CREATED UPON THE CHARACTER OF ONE SIMOUN, WHO WAS REALLY CRISOSTOMO IBARRA, AND WHOM MANY HISTORIANS ASSUMED TO DR. JOSE RIZAL HIMSELF) FOR FREEDOM AGAINS THE SPANISH RULERS IN THE PHILIPPINES, SET IN 18TH CENTURY PERIOD.

A NOVEL WHICH WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME, AND TRANSFORMED INTO A STAGEPLAY BY WRITER JOEMAR FLERAS.

AND BECAME GANTIMPALA THEATER FOUNDATION'S MOST LOW-KEY THEATER PRODUCTION, INCLUDED IN ITS LINE-UP OF CLASSICS PERFORMED YEARLY AND PRESENTED TO SELECTED SCHOOLS BY GTF (GANTIMPALA THEATER FOUNDATION).

EXECUTED AND MAGICALLY PRESENTED BY DIRECTOR JOSE JEFFREY CAMANAG (WHOM WE ADMIRED SO MUCH AFTER WATCHING HIS "DAAN NG KRUS" SENAKULO--RMS*) - "EL FILIBUSTERISMO", THE PLAY, REACHED NEW HORIZONS- DEEPER AS IT WAS, AND CHALLENGED THE MINDS OF THE YOUNG.

WITH A CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCE OF ACTOR ROEDER CAMANAG AS SIMOUN, A RARE KIND OF AN ACTING PERFORMANCE OFFERED SO MUCH GOOD IMPRESSIONS.

AND LASTLY, WE DO FEEL, THIS PLAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE "KANSER" PLAY. AND WHY? BECAUSE IN THIS PLAY, THERE'S REDEMPTION, THERE'S HOPE, THERE'S A BETTER LIGHT TO FOLLOW...

IN A NATION'S QUEST FOR ITS TRUE IDENTITY...

AND A MAN'S UNDYING LOVE

FOR THE SAKE OF FILIPINOS

AND HUMANITY....



FOREVER.




(written by robert manuguid silverio... VID ABOVE: courtesy of mr. axl guinto of axl powerhouse)

***P.S.: WATCH "EL FILIBUSTERISMO (THE PLAY)" ON ITS LAST TWO PERFORMANCES ON JANUARY 18 AND 19 AT SM SOUTHMALL CINEMA 3, AT 11 A.M. AND 2 P.M SHOWS. THIS IS A LEGACY THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME!

LANCE RAYMUNDO REMEMBERS HIS LATE DAD ON CHRISTMAS DAY...

MR. DANILO RAYMUNDO WILL NEVER LEAVE LANCE'S SIDE, AND THAT'S FOR SURE.

FATHER, MOTHER, SON

RANNIE RAYMUNDO HOLDS A NEW ADDITION TO THE RAYMUNDO CLAN, AS BRO LANCE LOOKS AT THE CAMERA

MERRY X'MAS FROM LANCE

THE YOUNGER RAYMUNDO FAMILY

MS. GRETCHEN BARRETTO HOLDING THE URN OF ASHES OF MR. DANILO H. RAYMUNDO, AND LANCE BY HER SIDE

LANCE: STAR POWER CHARM

This is the first time that the Raymundo family will be celebrating Christmas without their father- the late Danilo Raymundo (R.I.P.), Lance and Rannie Raymundo's father who died last October of this year. And for all of them, they needed each other now more than ever in this Christmas season.

"Yes, I do cry, but I don't show it to anyone", Lance confided to his friend-blogger. "Because you see, it's upon our dad's wishes to just keep on living with a smile even though he's gone. And this Christmas season, definitely, I will be with my family, We're each other's cushion and comfort, warmth and affection, in this Yuletide Season, most especially now that the head of our family is gone. We just have to make it easy upon all of us. When you lose someone you dearly love, it takes a while to forget and heal the pains.

"But we're all coping up now because we have each other", Lance continued saying. "Thank God, we have that kind of bonding relationship to one another. It makes us all easier to cope by."

And this year, the Christmas celebrations on the Raymundo side added up, and gotten more huge.

"Before, we simply celebrate Christmas on the midnight eve of December 24", Lance added up saying. "But now, we have an advance Noche Buena celebration on the whole clan of my mom on December 19, aside from our own celebration on the 24th. And it just got a lot more exciting. 

"On the 24th, we may be in a Hotel or something to celebrate X'mas", he quipped. "It's been our family's tradition to be altogether on December 24. And that's pretty great."

What could be Lance's Christmas wish this year?

"I wish that Dad is still here to see us through", he answered. "But that's wishful thinking only. Dad is now in a happier place than us, I know. Well, I just wish to be more healthy and I just hope that my Music will be more appreciated now that I'm doing good as a Viva recording artist."

Lance recently released two Christmas songs on this month of December- and it was both launched recently in all Digital platforms. The new musical arrangement of the song Silent Night, Holy Night, and Lance's rendition of it-, impressed Viva big bosses so much.

"And that could be a wonderful way to start the coming year of 2019 pretty right, isn't it?", Lance ended by saying. "I'm happier with my career now, more than ever. My artistic freedom has gotten at its peak. And with the support of my fans and friends, definitely, I'm promising to do my very best."

You're simply great, Mr. Lance Raymundo.




(words by robert silverio, photos courtesy of lance raymundo).*

UNANG PASKONG WALA SI DIREK MARYO J. DELOS REYES SA PILING NATING LAHAT... (ISANG SENTIMENTAL NA ALAY SA ARAW NG PASKO)....

this blogger with kristoffer martin and some kids at direk maryo j.'s (r.i.p.) traditional january 1 party in the year 2013

in a dream, direk maryo j implied to someone that he wants his LEGACY and TRADITION to continue on

sister candy cortez grieves over the body of a sleeping maryo j. sister candy is direk maryo's co-warrior at OASIS OF LOVE community

blogger robert with bro. rez cortes, xavier cortez, carizza cortez and sis candy caortez at their home one christmas day a few years ago. the cortez family are direk maryo j.'s closest friends.

SA PAGPAPATULOY NG BUHAY, HINDI MAIAALIS NA KASABIKAN PA RIN NATIN ANG MGA TAONG NAGMARKA NG HUSTO SA MGA PUSO NATIN- LALO NA SA MGA KAPUSO NIYA SA GMA-7 TV NETWORK....

DAHIL NAPAKALAKI NG NAI-CONTRIBUTE NIYA SA MUNDO NG SHOWBIZ, AT ANG PAGKAWALA NIYA AY TUNAY NA IKINALUNGKOT NG NAKAKARAMI. LALO NA SA MGA PERSONAL NIYANG MGA KAIBIGAN SA LOOB AT LABAS NG SHOWBIZ...

MARAHIL, KARAMIHAN SA MGA KAIBIGAN NIYA AY NAKA-MOVE-ON NA, DAHIL IYON NAMAN KADALASAN ANG SINASABI NG IBA- "YOU HAVE TO MOVE-ON".

PERO MAY KAKAIBANG LEGACY NA INIWAN SI DIREK MARYO J. DELOS REYES PARA SA LAHAT. AT SA MGA TAONG MALALAPIT SA KANYA, DAPAT NA ITULOY NILA ANG LEGACY NA IYON.

SA DINAMI-DAMI NG MGA TALENTS NA TINULUNGAN NIYA...

MGA ARTISTANG BINIGYAN NG TRABAHO, SUPORTA AT INSPIRASYON PARA MAGPATULOY...

MGA YOUNG INDIE FILM MAKERS NA BINIGYAN NIYA NG MOTIBASYON NA MAGSIMULA...

MGA MANUNULAT NA TULAD KONG BINIGYAN NIYA NG "BREAK" SA PAGIGING ISANG SCRIPTWRITER NG PELIKULA...

SA MGA KASAMAHAN NIYA SA SHOWBIZ, PEERS, CO-DIRECTORS, AT MGA  KATRABAHO SA CHANNEL 7...

SA MGA KASAPI NG SPIRITUAL CATHOLIC GROUP NA OASIS OF LOVE COMMUNITY NA WALANG SAWA NIYANG KINALINGA... LALONG-LALO NA SA MAG-ASAWANG REZ CORTEZ AT CANDY CORTEZ NA SOBRANG NAGPAHALAGA SA KANYA AT CO-WARRIORS NIYA SA OASIS OF LOVE...

AT SA MGA MEDIA FRIENDS NIYANG INAKAP NG MAHIHIGPIT BAGO SIYA NAWALA SA MUNDONG ITO.

ALAM MO, ALAM KO, ALAM NILA, AT ALAM NATING LAHAT-

NAG-IISA LANG PO SI DIREK MARYO J.

KAYA SANA, MAAALALA PA RIN NATIN SIYA, KAHIT PAMINSAN-MINSAN LANG.


SA JANUARY 1, 'YUN ANG TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PARTY NI DIREK MARYO J. PARA SA LAHAT. SANA, MAY MAGPATULOY PA RIN NG KANYANG TRADISYON NA IYON.

SANA MAKAPILING KO SA ARAW NA IYON ANG MGA DATI KONG KAIBIGAN SA PUDER NI DIREK MARYO J.,
MGA DATING NAKA-INUMAN, NAKA-SWIMMING SA PRIVATE RESORT NIYA SA PANSOL AT RESTHOUSE SA BATANGAS, MAGING SA APARTMENTS NIYA SA BOHOL...

MGA NAKA-BONDING, NAKA-HALAKHAKAN, NAKA-KANTAHAN SA VIDEOKE NI DIREK...

SANA, MAKASAMA KO PA RIN MULI KAYONG LAHAT.


DAHIL SA MGA PANAGINIP KO KAY DIREK MARYO J., TILA MAY SINASABI SIYA.


NA MISS NA MISS NA RIN NIYA TAYO, AT GUSTO NIYA-

MAKASAMA PA RIN TAYO




HABAMBUHAY.




(sinulat ni robert manuguid silverio)

(pahabol: CONGRESSMAN AT PINSAN KO- YUL SERVO, MAKAKAASA BA AKO na itutuloy mo ang LEGACY at TRADITION ni direk maryo j. sa january 1?-- R.S.)*