Showbiz in a snap: Angelica Panganiban experiences earthquake in Bohol, and other news

Our rapid-fire roundup of things happening in Philippine showbiz.

1. ANGELICA PANGANIBAN AND OTHER CELEBS GET AFFECTED BY EARTHQUAKE

Some celebs got to experience the earthquake that took place in Bohol and Cebu yesterday, Oct. 15. An example is Angelica Panganiban, who was in Bohol that time. She posted a photo of the Tagbilaran City Hall on Instagram with the caption, “Pray for Bohol… Pray for our safety… Hindi na matanggal sa isip naming ang nangyari ngayong umaga. Sana tumigil na nga ang mga aftershocks.” She added that she now knows how it feels like when you’re about to say goodbye to the world. Actress Kim Chiu was affected by the earthquake as well because her grandmother lives in Cebu. Upon seeing all the photos of the earthquake’s effects in Cebu, she called her lola and was glad to find out that she is fine. Sharon Cuneta, Sunshine Cruz, Sandara Park, Anne Curtis, Agot Isidro, Coney Reyes, and Assunta de Rossi all also posted about the incident on their social media accounts and asked their followers to pray for those affected.

2. WILLIE IS TOP CELEB TAXPAYER OF 2012

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Congrats to Willie Revillame who is the top celeb taxpayer for the year 2012, shelling out PHP63.9 million. That’s a pretty big jump considering he was in spot 181 of the Top Individual Taxpayers list the previous year. He beat Kris Aquino, who is now in sixth place, after paying PHP44.933 million. Other celebs part of the list are John Lloyd Cruz (PHP42.791 million), Sharon Cuneta (PHP42.04 million), Judy Ann Santos (PHP24.09 million), Piolo Pascual (PHP23.36 million), Manny Pacquiao (PHP22.38 million), Bea Alonzo (PHP20.74 million), and Anne Curtis (PHP19.17 million).

3. BUZZ NG BAYAN PREMIERES THIS SUNDAY

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Remember how Toni Gonzaga and Charlene Gonzales-Muhlach bade The Buzz goodbye last week? They’re now being replaced by Janice de Belen and Carmina Villaroel. That’s not the only change happening because The Buzz is being reformatted and has a new name: Buzz ng Bayan. However, Boy Abunda will still be part of the show. Janice shared with ABS-CBN News that it will be a showbiz talk show where there will be audience participation, and there will also be a panel plus a specific subject to be discussed. “Never ko pa siya nakita sa showbiz talk shows,” she said. Buzz ng Bayan premieres this Sunday at 4pm.

4. JAMES YAP’S GF AGREES TO AN INTERVIEW

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An ambush interview, that is. Michaella Cazzola, the Italian GF of James, was cornered by Spin.ph when she watched her BF play in the PBA Governors Cup Finals. Giggling, she told “I am so shy! I am pangit!” and said that she’s agreeing to an interview because the interviewer is James’ friend. She initially wanted just an audio interview but eventually agreed to face the camera. She described her relationship with james as colourful, while said that James is “very sweet and quiet, thoughtful, and caring” plus “very honest, but very private.” She shared that they were introduced by a common friend and that James flew to Italy in August. By September, they were already a couple.

5. FROM DARNA TO WONDER WOMAN

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Remember that “Marian Rivera as Wonder Woman” teaser not so long ago? Now the finished product is out. Photog Jay Tablante shared through his Facebook page the photo that made it to the latest issue of photography magazine Digital Photographers Philippines: the Kapuso star in full WW mode, complete with breastplate, tiara, bracelets and lasso. What can you say about the photo? Is Marian better as Darna or Wonder Woman?



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