Is this goodbye Hero, goodbye SCQ? ABS-CBN’s moves that will practically kill Hero’s career at ABS-CBN will also make a bad impression on any future SCQs. Or is there no longer any plans to come up with Year 3?

Hero dropped from 2 shows
Hero Angeles, last year’s winner of the talent search “Star Circle Quest” on ABS-CBN, has been dropped from two of his three shows on the Kapamilya network, Inquirer Entertainment learned.
Hero is no longer part of the Sunday variety show “ASAP Fanatic” and the teen-oriented program “SCQ Reload: Kilig …

Elements of dubious worth distract ‘Kuba’
THE BIG deal on TV this past week was the launch of Channel 2′s “Kampanerang Kuba” teleserye, with Anne Curtis playing the title role. We caught the show’s first telecast, and came up with these initial reactions:
The series’ strength appears to be its thematic exploration of the true essence of beauty. Its title character is physically deformed, but is basically a good and loving soul. Contrastingly, other characters are played by good looking actors, but they turn out to be even uglier (inside) than the …

Cristy Fermin had been writing bad things about Hero Angeles almost everyday for one month. Fermin also hinted Hero had attitude problems and even questioned the young actor’s sexuality.
Television actor Hero Angeles yesterday filed libel charges against a fellow ABS-CBN talent and “Kapamilya,” show business reporter Cristy Fermin, in the Pasig City Prosecutors’ Office for articles he said had affected his professional and personal life.
His elder brother and manager Henry also filed a separate libel complaint against Fermin.
The complaints stemmed from articles Fermin wrote in her columns in at least …

FINALLY, ABS-CBN has found the right girl to play Jericho Rosales’ wife in “Ang Panday” in place of Melissa Ricks. She’s a newcomer who took the audition (along with 100 other girls) and has the best chemistry on screen with Jericho. Her name is Ashley Silverio, now seen in the movie “Bikini Open.” She has one of the funniest scenes in the film as the contestant who keeps on asking “Po?” while being interviewed. We hope this will end the story that Kristine Hermosa will be reunited with Jericho in …

IKAW ANG LAHAT SA AKIN
EPISODE SYNOPSIS
05/20/05
“Jasmin nagalala ako sayo” yan ang nasabi ni Oliver habang yakap yakap niya ito. Muntik na siyang sampalin ng dalaga kaya lang hindi na rin niya naituloy iyon dahil naging seryoso na bigla si Oliver. Bigla naman nawala si Oliver dahil hinila ng Zsa Zsa at may surprise daw ito. Patuloy na inaakit ni Zsa Zsa si Oliver pero ayaw nito sa kanya.
Si Nea naman nagalala sa kanyang nanay dahil umuubo na ito ng dugo at hirap na hirap na sa kanyang ubo. Pinipilit niya …

Hiram
Weeknights
ABS-CBN Primetime Bida
05/20/05
“Hiyang hiya ako sayo Diana, I’m so sorry” sabi ni Sophia sa kaibigan. Wag na daw niya isipin na hindi siya karapat dapat sa pagkakaibigan nila. Buti naman at naaayos na nila ang friendship nila at pinaguusapan na nila ang mga naging mali nila. Kaya na rin nila magsorry sa isa’t isa. Ineencourage ni Diana si Sophia na makipagayos na rin sa anak niya. Hindi pa daw huli ang lahat.
Si Harry naman tinatanong sa langit kung bakit kailangang si Margaret pa ang magkasakit. Hay ang lungkot, sinabi na …

Mga Anghel na Walang Langit
(Weekdays after TV Patrol World)
EPISODE SYNOPSIS
05/20/05
Nagwala ng husto si Jeboy ng dinala na si Gigi kung saan, pinagalitan tuloy siya ni Mang Domeng. Kung gusto daw maibalik ang kapatid niya, magskap daw ito. Si Dodong naman pilit tinutulungan ang kaibigan sa sobrang lungkot nito. Sina Enchang at Pepay pupunta sa tv para manawagan pagkatapos puntahan ang mga kapatid niya sa mga bahay nila.
Si Marian ipinaampon si Gigi, okay na sana kaso nakabasag siya bigla kaya isinosoli na siya pero nakaalis na sina Marian. Naparusahan tuloy si …

Jomari Yllana is Martin in Kampanerang Kuba. His last project with GMA 7 was ‘Te Amo,’ with Iza Calzado and Segundo Cernadas.
Martin is actually an alien who made earth his new home. [source]

ABS-CBN is building a house worth P15 million across its Quezon City estate, for use as the setting of the Philippine edition of the global reality TV hit, “Big Brother.” [source]
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THIS Friday, May 20, ABS-CBN’s hardhitting boxing reality show, “Kamao:Matira Matibay,” is on its final night and its two top boxers, Regie “Baby Ama” Amarante and Gary “Popoy” Lastrilla, are facing each other off at the Ynares Gym to settle once and for all who’d be the last man standing. These past few months, boxing fans were treated to the exciting matches of 11 boxers who had to brave different tests that challenged their strength and skill. Baby Ama of Bagacay, Dumaguete, is considered “the eliminator” as he subdued Joel …