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Vice Ganda renews ties with Kapamilya, celebrates MMFF success

Network series Maria Clara at Ibarra obviously has done so many good things in his booming career as an actor making him a household name. “Now I get video greeting requests from people who used to bully me,” he said in jest. “But kidding aside, not everyone gets this opportunity, not everyone can pull off a role like this so I feel blessed because this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me.” opportunity, actor, doesn’t get into his head. reputation for speaking

A mark of a humble actor, his popularity doesn’t get into his head. David is also building a reputation for speaking his mind, recognizing his status as a role model for

“I like going out, and sometimes I get conscious because whenever I go out, by the next day I would already see videos of me on TikTok. In a way, that made me feel responsible for my actions especially when I’m outside because people now look up to me. I need to be careful with my actions and set a good example.”

Just like Fidel, his character in Maria Clara at Ibarra, who is also known as “The Pambansang Red Flag,” David has gone through some sort of “character development” in real life.

“I guess we have to be aware sa lahat ng bagay na nagyayari sa paligid natin. Just like Fidel now, he tries to put himself in others’ shoes before he makes any actions,” he ended.

Look who’s talking

JOHNSON, manhood, prick, pecker, phallus, and cock are some of the more popular slang terms used as substitutes for the penis. Reading in the king’s language, borders on the clinical and safe.

However, once you translate it into our mother language, giggles, and nervous laughter ensue. Discomfort and disbelief follow. Cheeks blush, with dagger looks thrown at the person who utters it as “tite.”

That is why, V-Roll Media Ventures in cooperation with Trifecta Brand Lab dares to address the taboo and in this day and age, many in the majority deem as vulgar with DickTalk, written by Benj Cruz Garcia and Ara Vicencio, with Phil Noble as director.

Delivering 20 minutes of monologues on stage are Gold Aceron as Gaylord Salvador, a teenager with a curved penis, Nil Nodalo as Rob Robles, a trans man, Mikoy Morales, the effeminate metrosexual, Archie Adamos as the seasoned daddy/papa, and Jake Cuenca as Peter North Tevez, the gifted porn star whose glory days are over.

“More than it being fun and provocative, the monologues which the cast will deliver gives the audiences on the rites of passage and journey in life of different kinds of men,” begins director Noble as he talks about DickTalk Ayoko siyang maging bastos at siguradong hindi ito bastos because what we will present is the peeling of one’s masculinity and sexuality, questioning the correlation of love and lust, the ups and downs of being a man, their curiosity, fascination, resentment, relationship with their penises and what sorts of feelings and vulnerability it gives them,” Noble affirms. The effeminate metrosexual Cecil is GMA 7 star Morales, “The youngest in the family who grew up in a household of sisters and a doting mother. Because of his upbringing, he is sensitive, clean, always smelling good, mildmannered, and knows how to take care of himself. Because he is not like the usual men we see, people box him as gay. Even if he knows he is not.” kind of man who feels na siya ay God’s gift to women at the fact na he is gifted, ipinagmamayabang niya yun. His being macho is so dated na hindi na bagay sa ngayon. Siya yung wham bang, thank you mam kind of man. Sex is a contact sport and a conquest for him. He faces a difficult time in his life with the fact na laos na siya and all that remains are memories and his enormous package.”

Cuenca goes on: “My character is OA ang toxic masculinity. Perfect example of a male chauvinist pig. Proud siya of what he possess pero at the same time, he thinks it is a curse. Feeling niya kasi yung dick niya lang ang gusto sa kanya and every one sees him as just man meat in the market na ngayong sawa na ang lahat sa kanya, what happens now and next to him, he is clueless.”

Cuenca concludes: “I admit that one season of my life, all I did was follow the commands of my penis. But now, that person is a thing of the past. Life and love have made me wiser.”

DickTalk performances will have a limited run at the RCBC Theater on April 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 23. Tickets are available now at Ticketworld.

TV host and comedian Vice Ganda has once again reaffirmed his love and trust in ABS-CBN as he officially renewed his contract with the company he calls home during an event held on February 15 aptly called The Unkabogable Day

Apart from the contract signing, Vice expressed his gratitude to the “Madlang Pipol” as he celebrated the success of his recent film Partners In Crime, which served as his comeback in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) and was listed as one of the top-grossing movies in last year’s MMFF.

During the contract signing, Vice looked back on his decades-long career in the industry.

“The journey has been quite long na rin There were difficult times, but there were a lot of fun times. It was colorful pero kung susumahin mo, it’s a winning journey,” Vice said. Several Kapamilya artists, colleagues, friends, and loved ones also gave their heartfelt tributes to the Unkabogable Star.

“Thank you for your Unkabogable loyalty and love for ABS-CBN and for all of us. With or without a contract, you stood by us even in our most difficult times. Binigyan mo ng lakas ang lahat ng ating mga Kapamilya sa gitna ng lahat ng ating pagsubok,” said ABS-CBN COO of Broadcast Cory Vidanes

Vice then expressed his gratitude to the ABS-CBN bosses. “Maraming maraming salamat po sa patuloy na pagtitiwala, pagbibigay ng trabaho, oportunidad, pagkakataon… I am so grateful.” Nakapirma na talaga yung puso ko rito. ‘Yung paa ko nakabaon na dito sa bahay na ‘to. Ayoko na lumabas… I’d rather be here inside my home. This is the safest place for me,” the comedian added.

Among the ABS-CBN executives present were chairman Mark Lopez, ABS-CBN Group CFO Rick Tan, Star

Magic and Entertainment Production head

Laurenti Dyogi, and ABS-CBN head of Non-scripted Format Louie Andrada Vice Ganda rose to fame in the noontime variety show It’s Showtime and has scored multiple box office hits through the years. Vice has also received various awards as a Kapamilya star. In 2021, he was named as the Best Entertainment Program Host at the Asian Academy Creative Awards and Most Trusted Entertainment/Variety Presenter at the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Awards.

Recently, Vice was voted by the De La Salle Araneta University community as Most Outstanding Twitter Influencer, Most Outstanding Social Media Personality, Most Influential Multimedia Filipino Celebrity, and Most Outstanding Entertainment Show Host at the 5th Gawad Lasallianeta. Vice also won Best Variety Show Host at the 2023 Platinum Stallion National Media Awards of the Trinity University of Asia.

“Through Cecile, I hope we can start a conversation and a better appreciation of men who do not behave the way culture and society dictates,” he adds describing his character. The award winning actor Aceron is Gaylord Salvador Jr., nicknamed JunJun, a teen aged-boy who discovers the magic and joy of masturbation, Si JunJun kasi ay nasa kasibulan ng kanyang pagbibinata. Ito yung mga araw at panahon na magical ang pakiramdam mo habang ini-explore mo ang mga nangyayari sa katawan mo, especially sa pagkakalaki mo.”

“First time ko to do a monologue kaya grabe ang kaba ko. I hope ‘pag pinanood nila at pinakinggan ito mage-gets nila bakit ito pinagdadaanan ng mga nagbibinata. Yung sa character ko kasi, baliko ang sa kanya kaya takan-taka siya bakit ganun?”

Cuenca on being the porn star whose glory days are over and done with says: “Peter North Tevez is the