the biggest loser pinoy edition doubles premieres on feb 3

the second season of the local franchise of the biggest loser - the biggest loser pinoy edition doubles will premiere in abs cbn on february 3 at the primetime slot, right after the legal wife.

this season will feature pairs in their journey inside the biggest loser camp to achieve their target weight and have a more active lifestyle and better food choices.

this season will be hosted by iza calzado with robi domingo and matteo guidicelli as challenge masters. the coaches will be the husband and wife tandem of coach jim and coach toni saret.

image is from the facebook page of the biggest loser pinoy edition doubles

pinoy big brother season 5 announced

the fifth season of pinoy big brother was finally announced during a commercial gap in tonight's live show of the voice of the philippines.

the voice that we have missed for so long is finally coming back! the last season was 4th edition of the teen version, which ended in july 2012; more than a year ago already!

in the promo shown tonight, auditions will be announced soon. the show already produced big names in showbiz today such as kim chiu, sam milby, gerald anderson and tom rodriguez, to name a few.

so who will make it to be one of kuya's housemates?

the top 8 contestants of the voice of the philippines revealed

the top 8 contenders of the voice of the philippines is revealed after tonight's live show. there are only 2 contestants left surviving for each team.

the remaining contestants are:

team apl - thor and janice
team sarah - morisette and klarisse
team bamboo - paolo and myk
team lea - mitoy and radah

we are nearing the finals and the remaining artists are definitely deserving of their spots! can't wait of the semifinals next week and the finalists will benamed after next week's show!

biggest loser pinoy edition: eric is the 4th contestant voted off

eric limatog, a 22 year old guy from mandaue city, was the 4th person eliminated in the reality show the biggest loser pinoy edition. eric was voted after falling below the yellow line on the first individual weigh in of the show. it was eric and angela who fell below the yellow line and were the two persons in danger after the weigh in. it was a hard vote for the former blue team since both eric and angela was from the former blue team.

here are the votes:

alan - votes for angela

joy - votes for angela

art - votes for angela

ryan - votes for eric

raffy - votes for eric

winwin - votes for angela

hazel - votes for eric

eboy - votes for eric

larry - votes for eric

final vote count was eric - 5, angela - 4. eric joined the show for him to have a girlfriend and to make his family proud. he had his moments on the show, specially when their team won rubber shoes for their loved ones since his father and him shares only 1 pair of rubber shoes. the elimination also came only a week after he was declared the biggest loser of the week. he also surprised the other contestants by saying upfront at the weigh in that he will not continue losing weight if he leaves the camp.

in the camp, he was able to lose 40 pounds total of 14.7% of his starting body weight. he ended up with a body weight of 232lbs. he will always be remembered as this season's guy smiley.

pics from http://www.abs-cbn.com/Weekdays/cast/article/9513/biggestloser/The-Biggest-Loser-Pinoy-Edition.aspx

biggest loser pinoy edition: larry wins first individual weigh in

larry martin, a 36 year old former policeman from camarines sur, won the first individual weigh in of the reality show the biggest loser: pinoy edition. larry was able to loss 8 pounds this week, which is 3.86% of his previous weight.

his weight loss was really evident in his physical appearance and he really appeared thinner compared to when they started in the show. he also said that he worked out even in his free time so he was really expecting a good weight loss this week. he will win an additional prize for being this week's biggest loser.

here is the weight loss of the contestants this week:

due to his runner up finish in this week challenge, art was given a 2lb additional weight loss, making his weight loss increase from 7lbs to 9lbs. alan also has immunity since he won this week's challenge.

so, falling below the yellow line are former blue team members angela and eric. it was a surprise during the weigh in that eric revealed that if will be eliminated, he will not continue his weight loss program outside.

one of them will be voted off the show tomorrow night.

biggest loser pinoy edition: blue team wins 4th competitive weigh in

the blue team finally came back after 2 consecutive weeks of losing to win the 4th competitive weigh in of the biggest loser pinoy edition. this came after the teams switched trainers, making this week the 3rd straight weeks that chinggay's team wins the weigh in.

the red team was really in a disadvantage this week. they got an additional 3 lbs after losing this week's challenge and they also had 3 team members that ate during the temptation challenge. the blue team was able to loss 2.41% of their weight while red team was only able to lose 1.29%. but since the read team has a 3lb penalty, their final weight loss is only 1.10%.

here are the weigh in results:

this week's biggest loser is blue team's eric, with an 8lb loss this week of 3.28%.

fortunately, this week was a non-elimination week so no one from the red team will go home. it was also announced that the blue team won php100,000. also announced was that the teams will now merge and the competitors will now train together and they will now compete individually.

biggest loser pinoy edition: edden cruz is the 3rd contestant voted off

edden cruz, a 35 year old fish vendor from cebu, became the 3rd person voted out of the reality show the biggest loser pinoy edition. edden was voted off after blue team's 2nd straight loss after 3 weigh ins. it was a very emotional vote for the blue team, almost every team member cried during the voting.

the votes were:

edden - voted for angela

larry - voted for edden

angela - voted for edden

alan - voted for angela

joy - voted for edden

eric - voted for edden

angela got 2 votes and edden got 4 votes, enough for her to be voted off the show. during her stay in the camp, edden was able to lose 24 lbs (from her starting weight of 221lbs to her last weigh in weight of 197lbs) or 10.86% of her starting weight. she was also able to reach below the 200lb mark.

it was also revealed in the episode that the trainers will switch teams. chinggay will now train the blue team and jim will now train the red team.

image is from: http://kapamilyaonesite.blogspot.com/2011/05/biggest-loser-pinoy-edition-contestants_20.html

pilipinas got talent season 2: marcelito pomoy is the grand champion

marcelito pomoy, the singer from cavite, was declared the grand champion of the second season of pilipinas got talent. marcelito, who performs with both a female and male voice and sang the song the prayer during the performance night yesterday, bested 13 other grand finalists for the title. marcelito took home 2 million pesos in cash as his prize.

here is marcelito's performance during the performance night:

second place went to the tap dancing duo happy feet of bukidnon. third place went to laguna's pride, the dancing group freestylers. marcelito got more than 19% of the votes, with happy feet close behind with more than 18%. freestylers got more than 9% of the votes.

the other finalists were djp trio, john michael narag, b4, rico the magician, madrigal siblings, filogram, buildex pagales, nielbeth, jem cubil, skeights and angel calalas.

the 11 finalists not in the top three received 50,000 pesos in cash from head and shoulders.

next week will be a special featuring the 14 grand finalists. pilipinas got talent season 3 will premiere immediately on july 9.

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8sww4KWAKs

pilipinas got talent season 2: who will win tonight?

after last night's performance night, who will be the second grand champion of pilipinas got talent? as we all know, the winner will be decided via votes (text and online) so there will be a lot of factors to be considered in predicting who the winner will be.

first consideration was last night's performance. you need to have a great and entertaining performance last night to get the attention of the voting public. based on my live blog last night, here are my scores for each of the performances in a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the perfect score:

9 - freestylers, marcelito pomoy, nielbeth

8.5 - happy feet, rico the magician, madrigal siblings,

8 - filogram, buildex pagales, angel calalas

7.5 - john michael narag, skeights

7 - b4, jem cubil,

6 - djp trio

the three acts with the 9 really wowed us with a great performance and gave us something out of the box. the freestylers gave us jaw dropping stunts one after another after another. marcelito was simply outstanding with his one man duet and hot a standing ovation not only from the judges but also from the araneta crowd. nielbeth's routine was flawless and was really good. these three has an upperhand in this criteria.

the second criteria is group size. as we know, the filipinos are very fond of voting for their own family members due to our close family ties and friends tends to stick with friends no matter what. the more members you have, the more sure votes you have. so in this case, the largest group is freetylers, followed by skeights, filogram and b4.

the third criteria is the early fan base. if you had a good exposure during the auditions and the semifinals, the better chances you have. this is because you already have a solid fan base. so who benefits from this? marcelito is definitely one. his youtube hits is really way above the others. another is buildex, who has the most number of fan pages in facebook. happy feet also has an advantage in this criteria. another act that can be considered here is angel calalas and b4. their revelations on their affinity to season 1 contenders (angel is the sister of the velasco brothers and b4 has 2 members who performed with baguio metamorphosis in season 1) might get the fans of the season 1 alumni to vote for them.

the fourth criteria is the performer's place of origin. filipinos have a great sense of kababayan and they will vote for someone who comes from or is from a place near his own place. on the disadvantage in this criteria is the 2 acts from baguio (b4 and filogram); 2 acts from negros (djp trio and nielbeth) and the 2 acts from rizal (madrigal siblings and angel calalas). they would split the hometown votes.

the fifth criteria is looks and charm. we all know that filipinos like to see beautiful faces on tv and tend to vote for the ones with the best looks. so who has the charms to win? it would definitely be jem cubil leading among the guys and angel calalas among the female contenders.

the sixth criteria is uniqueness of the act. viewers wants to see something extraordinary, something they do not see often in television and on shows. so who are unique here? happy feet, rico the magician, hoop expert angel and marcelito are unique in their own way. tap dancing is not very popular in the philippines and happy feet gave us a glimpse on how beautiful this dance form is. marcelito is a deviation from the doble kara approach to his act. angel's hoop act is definitely something new and rico is the only magician since the semi-finals.

the last criteria but definitely not the least is the story behind each contestant. being in a reality show, the talent is not the only selling point that you have. you should have a sad story behind your performance. that is why filipinos like telenovelas, because they can easily relate to the problems and hardships of life. this makes you grounded and relateable. happy feet's life struggles and marcelito's search for his family definitely gives them an edge in this criteria. their stories has been highlighted since the auditions and the audience can clearly relate to their stories. the auddience also tends to vote for the person who needs the prize more.

so if you ask me who deserves to win after the performance night last night, i would definitely say it should be a toss up between freestylers, nielbeth and marcelito.

but considering all the criteria above, i think the contest will be between happy feet and marcelito pomoy. my dark horse will be buildex or rico the magician.

my fearless forecast? the winner will be marcelito pomoy.

so make sure that you will vote for your favorites. every vote counts.

pilipinas got talent season 2: vote for your favorites!

here is the video of the highlights of the performances of the 14 grand finalists and how to vote for each one of them:

please vote for your favorites! let's watch tonight as we crown the 2nd winner of pilipinas got talent.

live blogging: pilipinas got talent season 2 grand finals performance night

will be live blogging the performance night of the 2nd season of pilipinas got talent in my other blog.

here is the link: http://diyeysisden.blogspot.com/2011/06/live-blog-pilipinas-got-talent-grand.html

will be posting my predictions and analysis on who will win by tomorrow before the results night.

biggest loser pinoy edition: red team wins 3rd competitive weigh in

chinggay andrada's red team wins the 3rd competitive weigh in of the biggest loser pinoy edition. this is the 2nd week in a row that the red team won the weigh in.

the blue team lost 34 lbs this week, which is 2.37% of their total weight. as part of their reward in the challenge win, they get to choose who sits out from the red team in this weigh in. they choose eboy, who lost 14lbs. despite eboy sitting out, the red team manage to lose 30lbs, which is 2.42% of their weight. the blue team is 1lb short in terms of the percentage.

here is the results of the weigh in:

red team's eboy was also declared the biggest loser of the week, despite him sitting this weigh in out.

one of the members of the blue team will be voted out next monday. looking at their weight loss, since they agreed to choose between the 2 lowest weight losers, it would be between eric and edden.

i dare you: new abs cbn reality show

the country's home of the best reality shows, abs cbn, will be launching a new reality show, i dare you: the kapamilya challenge. the show will feature several kapamilya stars doing challenges that would test their determination and character.

the show will be hosted by jericho rosales, iya villania and pinoy big brother winner melai cantiveros.

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJPjaL9xlGw

biggest loser pinoy edition: jm oloris is the 2nd contestant voted off

blue team's jose michael oloris from manila became the 2nd person to be voted off the biggest loser pinoy edition camp. jm, a 32 year old kagawad and fire volumteer from manila, got 4 votes out of the seven members of the blue team after they lost the weigh in.

the blue team members have agreed before that they will vote based on their weight loss. they would only choose between the 2 with the lowest weight loss. unfortunately, they found it hard because their team leader, alan is in the bottom two. so most of them decided to vore based on who they think should go.

alan, edden, joy and larry voted for jm. jm voted for angela and angela voted for larry. eric's vote was not revealed since 4 votes is enough to vote out jm.

during his stay in the camp, jm was able to lose a total of 30 pounds (18 on the first weigh in and 12 on the second weigh in). this accounts to 8.82% of his starting weight. his initial weight is 340lbs and he lefty the camp at 310lbs.

jm will continue to train and try to lose weight. the voted off contestants will be weighed again on the finale and the biggest loser among them will win a prize.

pic is from: http://thebiggestloser-pinoyedition.blogspot.com/2011/06/jm-oloris-of-manila-voted-off-biggest.html

biggest loser pinoy edition: red team wins 2nd competitive weigh in

the red team wins the 2nd competitive weigh-in in biggest loser pinoy edition. the red team has a weight loss of 4.24% versus the blue team's 3.54%. the details of the weigh in is as follows:

this week's biggest loser is art of the red team with 5.63%. this is red team's first win (challenge and weigh in). this is a definite morale booster for them.

biggest loser pinoy edition: destiny duarte is eliminated

destiny duarte, a 23 year old customer service representative from cebu city, became the first contestant to be voted off the newest localized reality show, the biggest loser pinoy edition.

destiny was voted off after the red team lost the first elimination weigh in. the blue team lost a total of 130lbs or 6.70% of their total weight. on the other hand, the red team lost a total of 132lbs but this is only equivalent to 6.32% of their total weight. larry of the blue team was also declared as the biggest loser of the wee after 26lbs or 10.2% of his weight.

destiny voted for hazel but she got 4 votes (from eboy, hazel, raffy and winwin). this is enough for her to be eliminated. the votes of art and ryan were not revealed. the main reason why destiny was voted off was her team mates considered that she already had an injury and she needs to rest. and also due to the ankle injury, she might not give her all during the training.

destiny lost only 10lbs or 4.52% of her total weight, the second lowest among the contestants (hazel got the lowest weight lost, with 8lbs or 3.88% weight loss)

destiny will continue to train at home and try to lose weight. in the american version, the eliminated contestants also train at home and are weighed in at the finale. the eliminated contestant with the highest percentage of weight loss wins a prize. this might also be adapted by the show.

happy feet and jem cubil enters the finals of pilipinas got talent

the tap dancing duo of happy feet and singer jem cubil enters the finals of pilipinas got talent. happy feet, composed of siblings lordito and ramonito of bukidnon, got the highest number of votes (50.51% of the total votes) and immediately advanced to the finals.

cebu's pride jem cubil and laguna's collins gutierrez performed again ffor the judges, after garnering the 2nd and 3rd highest number of votes. all judges favored jem.

the two will now join freestylers, madrigal siblings, b4 and angel calalas in the finals.

other semifinalists in this group are dance selection of taguig, 5 year old rafael pavia from davao and zaldy carlos of manila.

next week's group 4 will be composed of buildex pagales, filogram, first beat effects, genevieve rochelle arandia, jacqueline schubert and john michael narag.

pinoy big brother double up: 12 housemates revealed

the 12 housemates of pinoy big brother double up was revealed tonight in a special show dubbed as pinoy big brother double up: the magical reveal. the 12 housemates are as follows:

1. princess, 22, sassy vamp ng cebu
2. tom, 21, riomantic stud ng samar
3. delio, 26, simpatikong kusinero ng batangas
4. paul, 24 cebu
5. jason, 21, boy astig ng mindoro
6. melissa, inday kengkay ng gensan
7. yuri,
8. carol, conservative pharmacist ng tondo
9. mariel, 21, struggling mom ng davao
10. yhel, 26, young widow ng pampanga

as one of this season's twists, two sets of identical twins will also enter the house, though there are several differences in their features. the twins are:

toffi, 19, basket bolero ng rizal and kenny, 19, joker jock ng rizal
jp, 29, jetsetter dad ng qc and jm, 29, delightful dad ng qc

as part of the double up twists, there will be 2 big brother houses. the twins will leave separately and will switch houses once ordered by big brother. they need to keep this a secret and shall not be revealed to the other housemates. if any of the housemates notice this secret, they will be forced evicted from the house.

the first house is occupied by princess, tom, delio, paul, jason, jp and kenny.

the second house is occupied by melissa, yuri, carol, mariel, yhel, toffi and jm.

it will also be the first season that the big 4 will have charities that will also get prizes from the show.

pinoy fear factor: 3 participantes win in the singing bee

pinoy fear factor participantes invades and even won last saturday's episode of the hit game show the singing bee. el ultimo participante jommy teotico, runner up janna dominguez and lj moreno came back after losing in a prior episode. other teams that cmpeted against them were the cool chix, the ranillo family, 6cyclemind and tado and his rock band.

they were able to win in the first three rounds and went up to challenge the defending champions, kjwan. in the last round, they were able to beat kjwan via a 1-0 score. they will come back again next week to defend their title.

pinoy big brother: season 3 auditions announced

the auditions of the hit reality show pinoy big brother season 3 and teen edition has been announced by abs cbn. here is a blog entry from the show's multiply site:

Gusto mo bang maging housemate ni kuya?

Kapamilya, handa ka na ba maging housemate ni Kuya?

Eto na ang Audition dates and places for Pinoy Big Brother Season 3 & Teen Edition 3:

From 9am to 3pm

February 27, 2009 at PDA Concert Hall
March 1, 2009 at Lipa City Colleges, Batangas
March 6, 2009 at Centennial Arena, Laoag
March 8, 2009 at Holy Angels University Angeles City, Pampanga
March 20, 2009 at Tarlac State University, Tarlac
April 17, 2009 at Island City Mall, Tagbilaran, Bohol
April 19, 2009 at Capiz Gym, Roxas City
April 24, 2009 at Father Saturnino Urios, University Gym, Butuan City
April 26, 2009 at General Santos Gym, Brgy. Lagao, General Santos City
May 8, 2009 at Camarines Sur Capitol Convention Center, Pili, Camarines Sur

Just bring yourself!
Baka ikaw na ang susunod na housemate ni Kuya!
Dream Big Kapamilya!!!

pbb season 3 is open for individuals 19 to 35 years old while the teen edition is for teens 14 - 17 years old. bring a close up and a full body picture and the original and a photo copy of your birth certificate and a valid id.

source: http://pinoybigbrother.multiply.com/journal/item/477/Gusto_mo_bang_maging_housemate_ni_Kuya