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The new girls of House A was given a chance to have another male housemate from the other house. The chance was given to them to even out gender distribution in their house. It can be noted that they're mostly girls in House A, and that is why Kuya was so keen on putting another male in House A. The thing was, the girls had to kiss the House B male housemate that they want on the forehead while he was sleeping. And of course he shouldn't see them or know what they were doing while they were putting on those 2 kissmarks. They're choice was Paul Jake, and based on the rating they gave the male housemates in the adjoining house, their least preferred male housemate in House B was Rob. It seemed that Paul Jake was a light sleeper, and the girls weren't able to put on him those kissmarks. As a result, they got their least preferred - Rob. The new House B, likewise, got to choose between Carol and Yhel because majority of House B were men. House B chose Carol! She

Immunity Challenge. The winner will also get the chance to talk to his/her loved ones here in the Philippines for 15 minutes. Shaun was very emotional when he got to see a video message from his wife. It also made him so determined to win the challenge. The castaways will stand on a raft with a pail of water on top of their heads. They could use both hands in holding the pail but after 30 minutes, only 1 hand would be allowed. Jef's pail fell off first. Justine was next to give up because she couldn't bear the pain on her head anymore. Third was Charles because his hand holding the pail became numb. In the end, Amanda and Shaun battled it out. But Shaun's knees wobbled, causing some water to spill out. Amanda was so happy with her first immunity win. She also immediately called her aunt, even requesting for a Graham when she returned. Amanda picked Mika to bring with her in calling her other loved ones using the Smart Pug & Talk. That meant Mika could also cal

Justine was both shocked and overwhelmed that Shaun chose her to share the reward with. It’s her first time to be on a helicopter, much more, a helicopter ride that would give her a tour of all of Palau. The two of them were taken to an island where they were treated to an ice cream feast. And of course, Shaun made the move to get Justine’s confidence. He even said that the nicest way to end the show is to have the first cast-off become the sole survivor. Flattery went a long way, too, because Justine seemed to become more convinced when Shaun said that if ever she won, she’d be the most beautiful sole survivor so far. It seemed though that Justine was just very good in putting up a front, because she’s still true to her alliances Jef and Charles. They wanted either Mika or Shaun out. If one of the two got the immunity, then they’d vote the other out, and vice versa. Jef and Charles, perceived to be two of the weakest from the very start, look like on top of the gam

The 23rd PMPC Star Awards for TV 2009 will be held on November 29th, 7 pm at the PAGCOR Grand Theater. The nominees are: Best Primetime TV Series Codename: Asero (GMA-7) Eva Fonda (ABS-CBN-2) Iisa Pa Lamang (ABS-CBN) Kahit Isang Saglit (ABS-CBN) Luna Mystika (GMA-7) May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN-2) Tayong Dalawa (ABS-CBN)

Things seem to be looking up for our favorite American Idol 7 contestant, Jason Castro . He is currently busy promoting his first album which will be released on November 17th. He released a single a couple of months ago, entitled "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" and he's singing that on the mall tours he's currently doing. The tour ends in Ontario on November 15th. To pre-order his album, visit his website by clicking here . Here's the official music video of “Let’s Just Fall in Love Again”

Everyone missed Suzuki. Shaun even cried because his plans to bring Zuki up to the final 2 has failed. He even blamed Charles for Suzuki's fate but Charles reminded him that he kept on telling them that the girls were going to vote for Suzuki. Shaun, though, insisted on using the Hidden Immunity Bracelet himself. Shaun's point was, had Charles voted for Justine, the Transexual Beauty Queen would have been eliminated at once, avoiding the tie Justine and Suzuki went through. Jef and Charles talked about who to vote for next. They're focusing on Shaun and Mika but it would all depend on who would win the Immunity Challenge. Jef said, though, that she thinks she wouldn't pass on the chance of Mika having the Red Pearl. Reward Challenge The remaining 6 castaways competed to win the Php100,000.00 reward. It's a long course of challenges but on the first part, only four will be chosen to go on to the next level. The first four castaways to dig their way under the c

The game is getting more exciting than ever, with the weak castaways (read: Charles and Jef) using their minds to strategize in order to survive. Jef realizes (for the nth time) that everything is just being fed to her by Mika. Good thing she realizes that before it's too late. When the first 3 members of the jury joined the Tribal Council, Amanda was made to stay in her seat while the rest of the castaways go out. It's an activity where the one on the hotseat will have to answer Paolo's questions while the others are out of earshot. Everyone went through it but the most haunting part was Suzuki's turn. He knew he's going. And he acted like there's nothing he could do to stop that. Shaun decided to use the bracelet so his 3 votes, the highest that night, weren't counted. Both Suzuki and Justin got 2 each and the first tie breaker was held. Mika, Jef, and Amanda voted for Suzuki while Charles and Shaun went for Justine. Suzuki had to say goodbye. But be

"BandaOke!" is a new show that will replace "All Star K!" on its Sunday timeslot. Much to the delight of their fans, the new show will still be hosted by Allan K and Jaya Ramsey . BandaOke! is a modernized version of All Star K! and boasts of a live band and a new breed of singers - Frencheska Farr , Jay Perillo , and Geoff Taylor - from the recently-concluded "Are You the Next Big Star?" The game starts with two teams. Each team consists of 1 coach and 3 members. The coaches of both teams will have to answer a question to determine who will play first, the winner will have the option to play or pass. There are three rounds, and the team having the most money after the final round wins. The winning team members will then compete individually. BandaOke! will premiere this Sunday, October 25.

Shaun had stomach aches so he went out of their little shelter to unwind a little. Charles and Suzuki eventually had to go out also so the girls thought they were safe to talk about who among the boys to vote out. Mika told her plan to the rest of the girls. She wanted Shaun out and she's quite sure Shaun and Suzuki had already found the Hidden Immunity. They had to make Shaun believe that the girls were with him in voting against Justine. If ever there would be a second elimination like last week, they'd go for Suzuki. Little did the girls know that Shaun was within hearing distance. In the end, Mika was still able to reverse the situation. She told Shaun that she only told that in front of Justine to make the transsexual castaway believe that they're not voting for her. Shaun still trusted Mika after all that. He trusted her enough to admit to her that the Hidden Immunity Bracelet was with him. Justine, meanwhile, was making a move to save herself from eviction. She told

Immunity Challenge time once again and the 7 remaining castaways were given body paints in different colors. They had much fun painting themselves, as much fun as they had hitting one another's plates. The plates also had 7 different colors matching the color of the castaway's body paints. The castaway with the most number of remaining plates at the end of the game, wins. It was a triple tie between Suzuki, Charles, and Mika, so they had a tie breaker. The boys ganged up and at the end of the round, Charles had the most number of plates left. Suzuki and Shaun still wouldn't tell Charles about the Hidden Immunity they found while the rest of the castaways were enjoying their rewards. But Mika felt it. She was sure that the two had the bracelet. And they wouldn't tell Charles because the two knew that Charles was tight with her. The three girls - Amanda, Jef, and Mika - talked about who to vote out on the next Tribal Council. Amanda and Mika wanted either Justine or Suzuk

"Russian Roulette" is the first single from Rihanna 's fourth album, "Rated R," which will be released November 23rd. Rihanna - "Russian Roulette" Lyrics: Take a breath, take it deep Calm yourself, he says to me If you play, you play for keeps Take a gun, and count to three I’m sweating now, moving slow No time to think, my turn to go [Chorus] And you can see my heart beating You can see it through my chest And I’m terrified but I’m not leaving Know that I must must pass this test So just pull the trigger Say a prayer to yourself He says close your eyes Sometimes it helps And then I get a scary thought That he’s here means he’s never lost (Chorus) As my life flashes before my eyes I’m wondering will I ever see another sunrise? So many won’t get the chance to say goodbye But it’s too late too pick up the value of my life (Chorus)

"Doesn't Mean Anything" is the carrier single of Alicia Key's album, The Element of Freedom , which is coming out December 1st. "Doesn't Mean Anything" Lyrics: Used to dream of being a millionaire, without a care But if I’m seeing my dreams and you aren’t there ’cause it’s over that just wont be fair darling, rather be a poor woman living on the street, no food to eat, cause i don't want nobody if i have to cry. cause it's over when you said goodbye! all at once... i had it all but it doesn’t mean anything now that you’re gone from above seems i had it all but it doesn’t mean anything since you’re gone now i see myself through different eyes, it's no surprise! being alone will make you realize when it's over! all in love is fair I shoulda been there, I shoulda been there, I shoulda shoulda. all at once... i had it all but it doesn’t mean anything now that you’re gone from above seems i had it all but it doesn’t mean anything since you’re

Charice Pempengco and David Foster performed the young singer's first international single, "Note to God." The song will be included in Charice's upcoming first international album. Charice and David were at Chicago's WGN9 to promote David Foster and Friends, where Charice was one of the performers.

Justine, Jef, and Mika went to see the president of Palau while Charles and Amanda went for a boat ride. Shaun and Suzuki meanwhile busied themselves in looking for the Hidden Immunity upon arriving at their camp site. Suzuki immediately saw a bottle containing another clue which said that the Hidden Immunity could be seen if one would lie down on a log. This gave them the idea that it's hanging on a tree. They didn't really have to lie down on it because Shaun spotted it right away. Justine, Jef, and Amanda had fun talking with the Palau's president with the free coffee and muffins that Amanda couldn't resist. They also visited a chieftain where a feast was prepared for them. Likewise, Amanda and Charles enjoyed jestskiing and being served like real tourists by no less than a Filipina waiter. Shaun and Suzuki burnt the clues. They didn't want the others to see those, which would lead them on in thinking that either of them already got the Hidden Immunity. They even

Whitney Houston seems to have lost it. Just like the backstrap of her gown while singing "Million Dollar Bill" off of her I Look To You album. Watch her wrong intro, getting out of breath, and the backstrap giving up on her. All on Britain's X Factor last Saturday.

Heart Evangelista 's efforts has paid off. After years in showbiz and after doing various roles in the past, her role as Ayeng in the movie Ay Ayeng got her the Best Actress award from FAMAS Awards held October 18th at the PAGCOR Grand. This is Heart's 2nd acting award for movies, the first one being the PMPC's Best New Movie Actress for the movie Trip . Ay Ayeng , produced by Aloha Pearl Films, also had the Best Child Actor ( Dominico Soriano ) and Best Child Actress ( Jessica Mae Flores ) awards. The Best Actor award went to Allen Dizon , Best Supporting Actor to German Moreno , and Best Supporting Actress to Snooky Serna for their performances in the movie Paupahan . Best Picture went to Baler which starred Jericho Rosales and Anne Curtis . The movie's theme "Ngayon, Bukas at Kailanman" won the Best Movie Theme Song. It was sung by Sarah Geronimo , who for herself won the Golden Artist Award.

Check out Daughtry 's new single "Life After You" off the album, Leave This Town . This is the second single to be released, the first one being "No Surprise." "Life After You" was written by Chris Daughtry himself and Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. Watch the music video below.

Princess and Jason are the nominated housemates in House A. Jason's "bad boy" attitude and his inability to reach out to his fellow housemates made him the top pick with 7 votes. Princess's aggressiveness which showed when she and Delio had a little fight got her 6 votes. Meanwhile, House B has Jimson and Carol as nominees. Jimson got the highest vote among the nominees. He was the one responsible for House B's failed weekly task and appeared (perhaps without his knowing) kontrabida to Patrick most especially when the latter decided to do a sacrifice so they could at least get 50% of their weekly allowance. Besides, Jimson's other half would still be in the house if ever he got evicted. Carol got the lowest number of votes among the nominees. With 5 points against her, Carol was so emotional when host Toni Gonzaga talked to the housemates. Her naive, God-fearing, and conservative persona worked against her.

Survivor Philippines: Palau cast-offs Tara Macias and Echo Caseres were interviewed by Butch Francisco on Startalk yesterday. And so many of us thought that Tara's behavior in the island was only because of homesickness, hunger, and the deprivation of stuff she's used to have as a "city girl." But we were wrong. It's really her natural self. Too bad.

Check out the poster of "The Princess and the Frog." The movie will surely inspire girls of African descent as it features Disney's first black Princess. What took them so long to come up with the idea, anyway? They have Asian, French, and so on. But this is the first time that they feature a black princess. It features the voices of Anika Noni Rose as the princess Tiana, Oprah Winfrey as Tiana's mother, and Bruno Campos as the Prince Naveen (the frog), among others. The movie will premiere in New York and L.A. on November 25th and will soon after be released widely on December 11th.

Not one, but two castaways were eliminated from tonight's episode. Tara got majority of the votes during the night's first elimination. She was so bitter on her exit interview she even threatened to kill Charles and called Mika "plastik." The castaways thought the night was over when Paolo instructed Justine to read what's written on the scroll she acquired for being the first runner-up at the most recent Immunity Challenge. The scroll gave her immunity on the 2nd Tribal Council of the night. The castaways were made to look at the ceiling and were forbidden to talk to anyone so they couldn't plan who to vote out. But it seemed that they were thinking as one because Echo got the most number of votes. Echo couldn't help but cry but said she wasn't angry that she's voted out. She's sad, though, for the fact that the dream to win was taken away from her. Echo said she only showed her true self to her fellow castaways, and realized that it's not

Shakira performed her new single "Did It Again" on Dancing with the Stars . The crowd cheered everytime she performed her sexy hip-shaking moves. No one can really do that like Shakira. We especially love the Japanese theme. The choreography was brilliant. Shakira also sang her "Grammy-winning global hit" "Hips Don't Lie." It was in this results show that they announced Jake Pavelka as the next star of The Bachelor .

Suzuki won the Immunity Challenge. He still had the White Pearl as a token from Marvin's eviction and he had a choice to give it to someone else. The White Pearl will deduct one vote from the person holding it during the Tribal Council. Justine, who was the last one to give up the Pandango before Suzuki, got the scroll Paolo told them about before the Immunity Challenge started. The catch, Justine couldn't open it until during the next Tribal Council. Opening it beforehand will cause her automatic eviction. It rained hard the night after the Immunity Challenge and Justine's shelter proved not to be as water proof. But despite not being able to sleep well because of the rain, Suzuki was up first the next morning. He woke Charles up so they could talk about the second clue he found on the shore the day before. When Shaun woke up and was searching for a place to do number 2, he spotted Suzuki and Charles talking. The two also saw Shaun approaching and they hid in the woods to

Star Trek hottie Chris Pine is in negotiations with Paramount to play the role of Tom Clancy's famous CIA agent, Jack Ryan. The character of Jack Ryan had been played by Alec Baldwin in 1990's "The Hunt for Red October," Harrison Ford twice in 1992's "Patriot Games" and 1994's "Clear and Present Danger." The last one who played Jack Ryan was Ben Affleck in 2002's "The Sum of All Fears". George Clooney was earlier rumored wanting to play Jack Ryan but Paramount wasn't sure at that time about the franchise. Chris Pine is slowly becoming one of Hollywood's biggest actors from playing Anne Hathaway's love interest in Princess Diaries 2 to playing Captain Kirk in the latest Star Trek , he is now going to play a role that only big names have done in the past. Photo Credit

So it's true - Sunshine Dizon had been pulled out from the afternoon soap "Tinik sa Dibdib." GMA-7 has this to say: "GMA Network would like to inform the public that it has pulled out Ms. Sunshine Dizon from her current afternoon drama program, Sine Novela Presents Tinik Sa Dibdib, due to health reasons. "It was decided that Ms. Dizon's condition would make it impossible for her to perform as an actress. GMA Network advised Ms. Dizon to rest in order to fully recover." There are rumors going around, though, that the real reason behind the pull-out is that Sunshine was always late for the taping. Some writes that Sunshine is pregnant. Others say that she's depressed due to a recent break-up and the real reason why she was brought to the hospital was overdose on sleeping pills. On the other hand, Sunshine's mother says that the actress just wants to take a break and spend time in the US with her father. Sunshine also wants to study abroad and the

American Idol runner-up David Archuleta recorded a duet with Charice Pempengco for his Christmas album called "Christmas from the Heart." The song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas was recorded in its original arrangement with just a little tweak to suit the duet. The song was first sang by Judy Garland for the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis , but the more popular version was recorded later on by Frank Sinatra . This duet, I'm quite sure will boost Charice Pempengco's popularity in the US just a little more. David Foster said that Charice captures the attention of older audiences but with this duet with David Archuleta, are we seeing a step to introduce Charice to the younger crowd? She was also lately seen singing Miley Cyrus ' The Climb while playing the piano. Listen to David Archuleta and Charice Pempengco's duet below.

The nominees for the 2009 American Music Awards has been released. Awards night will be on November 22, Sunday at 8/7c. The official nominees: ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kings of Leon Taylor Swift Lady Gaga Eminem Michael Jackson POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist Eminem Michael Jackson T.I. POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist Beyonce Lady Gaga Taylor Swift POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group The Black Eyed Peas Kings of Leon Nickelback POP/ROCK – Favorite Album Fame – Lady Gaga Number Ones – Michael Jackson Fearless – Taylor Swift COUNTRY – Favorite Male Artist Jason Aldean Darius Rucker Keith Urban COUNTRY – Favorite Female Artist Reba McEntire Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood COUNTRY – Favorite Band, Duo or Group Rascal Flatts Sugarland Zac Brown Band COUNTRY – Favorite Album Unstoppable – Rascal Flatts Fearless – Taylor Swift Foundation – Zac Brown Band RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Male Artist Eminem Jay-Z T.I. RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Album Relapse – Eminem Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z Paper Trail – T.I. SOUL

Leighton Meester , most popular for her Gossip Girl character Blair Waldorf and/or her infamous sex tape , has now ventured into singing. We saw it coming when she did backup for Cobra Starship 's Good Girls Go Bad . Now she has her own single entitled Somebody to Love . The single also features Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Robin Thicke . Listen to Leighton Meester 's Somebody to Love below. via Hit Dan Back

The winners of the Reward Challenge, Shaun, Mika, and Jef, went to the jelly fish farm while the rest of the castaways search for the Hidden Immunity. Amanda saw a bottle floating in the water while she and Echo went for a bath in the sea. Amanda really wanted to find it herself just so she could give it Shaun in case the latter didn't win the next Immunity Challenge. They were trying to make the girls believe that there really was a girls' alliance that's why they wanted to Shaun to always have immunity just so they wouldn't have to explain to the girls why they didn't want to vote Shaun out. Shaun, Mika, and Jef arrived from their reward and the other castaways decided to tell the three about the Hidden Immunity. Echo, though, didn't tell them about what she and Amanda found in the sea. It's their mutual agreement to keep that information to themselves so they could have the edge in finding it. Echo was starting to have doubts about the girls' alliance

Adam Lambert sings the theme of the upcoming movie "2012," entitled Time for Miracles Adam shows us that he still has the power to give us goosebumps through his singing. "2012" opens in theaters November 13, 2009.

Rob and Rica, who were tasked to play the role of couples were talking about their challenge/getting to know each other while Jason looked on on the other side of the pool. Rica told the Ladies Man ng Austria that she thought he'd be okay with their task while totally giggling like a school girl. In the other house, Kath and Patrick, who were supposed to be husband and wife, were still not at ease with each other, especially that Jimson, Kath's real life husband was always looking. Big Brother called everyone in House A to the Confession Room to tell them that their house would be the Morning House. House B, naturally, would then be the Evening House. Housemates in the Morning House would be more active and awake during the day while those in the Evening House will spend most of their waking hours at night. Big Brother did that to make the housemates think it's their weekly task when all along, the real weekly task was Rica and Rob's pretending to be lovers in House

A born achiever, Rica excelled in Mathematics. But despite the success, her life story's can be compared to a very difficult math problem. A transgender, she works hard to prove that she has a place in society, and therefore make her father proud despite living the life her parents don't approve of.

Born in Manila from a wealthy family, everything changed when Patrick 's mom left them to go abroad where she eventually found a new family. To get away from the pain, he went to live and study in Baguio. She met a girl who became his bestfriend and girlfriend as well. He wanted to have a complete family but his natural charm made him another chick magnet. His giving in to temptation almost cost him his family. Right now he still hasn't regained his partner's trust. He had been married for 9 years with his girlfriend of 6 years. Will he also fail in keeping his family intact?

Good-looking, charming, and talented are the adjectives used to describe Rob. He's half-Pinoy and half-Austrian. But despite having Asian blood, he never experienced discrimination in Austria unlike other Pinoys who grew up outside the country. A chick magnet, the 24-year-old hunk doesn't want to get serious in a relationship due to previous heartbreaks. He likes music, he had in fact a heavy-metal band when he was in high school. In college, he displayed great potentials in web-designing. But he eventually entered the military where he excelled in marksmanship.

From Spain are husband and wife team - Kathleen and Jimson. The two grew up in different cultures but it didn't pose a problem when they fell in love. Jimson comes from a wealthy family and he never gave up in courting Kathleen until she married him. Kathleen, a nurse, was born and grew up in Spain. Jimson was her first boyfriend and first love. Her world revolved around him. But Jimson had an affair in the Philippines while Kathleen was pregnant in Spain. That incident made Kathleen a suspicious and jealous wife, which caused frequent arguments between the two. While raising their family in Spain, Jimson does the role of a "houseband" due to unemployment. They want to settle in the Philippines but they need enough money to do that.

A Medical Representative from Siquijor, Patria can't seem to reach her quota because she talks to her colleagues more than she sells her products. She has joined everything from beauty pageants to pizza-eating contests at the malls and despite the happy mood that she always seem to exude, she also dreams of making it big to help her family. Her motto in love: Men are like buses, if you miss one there's always another, and another. Seems like our favorite Melisa has now a couterpart. Will they be put in the same house? We'll see.

Hermes , 23, is from the West but considers the Philippines as the best. He was born in San Diego, California but his parents are from Pampanga. He was shocked when he learned that they were just an "other family" of his dad. But instead of getting angry, he accepted his dad who had always been a good provider to them. Despite being born in the US, he grew up and went to school here that's why he found it hard to accept it when they transferred to the States. He found it hard to adjust in their new home and that's the reason why he rebelled - a symbol of which is his long hair.

Running away from hoodlums with his family, escaping to the province, doing the lowliest kind of jobs for a living - Tibo's life is just like an action movie. With a little drama, too, because his father left them for another woman. But he is now a champion target shooter who's willing to protect his family from adversities. He'll do everything for his three kids. Armed with determination, this 33-year-old is now ready to face whatever challenges life will bring.

Cathy comes from a broken family. Her dad left her mom to raise her and six other siblings. They followed her dad to Bohol but they found out her dad already has another family. Her mom eventually went to the US leaving her to the care of her older siblings. Armed with determination, and despite being the youngest of the brood, she's the only one among them who finished college. At 22 years old, she's already a Registered Nurse. She celebrated her 22nd birthday last October 8 but since they're hidden somewhere prior to entering the PBB House, she wasn't able to celebrate her birthdy, much more, she wasn't able to receive a single greeting but herself's.

Johan Moriele Santos , 22, is a hard-working student and a good son and because he doesn't want to be a burden to his parents, he works as a server in a fine dining restaurant. He works hard not only for his studies but also to help send his other siblings to school. Due to good looks, he often receives indescent proposals from the customers of the restaurant he works at. But he turns them down, valuing his dignity more than even a million peso offer. He's hoping that being chosen as one of the housemates will give him and his family a better future.

Marvin knew it. When Paolo asked him if the original Koror hadn’t thought of eliminating the Airais one by one since they outnumber them 6-4, he said there’s no more Koror and Airai at this point of the game. He even said something about you really wouldn’t know if what the other castaways are telling you the truth when it comes to making alliances. He also somehow knew what was coming because Jef avoided him the whole day, which was suspicious because the two had this special friendship going on. Marvin had the chance to give out a Black Pearl and a White Pearl to his chosen castaways. The Black Pearl would add an extra vote to the person holding it in the next Tribal Council, while the White Pearl takes away one vote from the person holding it. He took a long moment to think of whom to give the Black Pearl to. In the end he handed it to Mika. The White Pearl, on the other hand, went out to Suzuki.

After the Immunity Challenge, Sonsorol ate what has left of the feast from last night. Everyone was either talking or laughing aside from Tara who seemed to find it hard relating to the other castaways. Tara said she didn’t want to joke around a lot because she didn’t want to become the center of attention or be joked upon. But she’s so alone no one wanted to talk to her but Justine at one point. The Top 10 walked around to explore a bit of the new island and were soon seen in twos and threes. Amanda and Charles were even holding hands while walking and talking. Charles gave accounts of what Tara did to him and Amanda in their last days at the Airai camp. Amanda almost couldn’t believe it but was so thankful she was never put in a tribe with Tara before. Echo was so transparent with who she wanted to vote off. Charles also wanted to vote Tara out and Amanda just wanted to go with the flow. Mika, on the other hand, had different views. She wanted to vote off Suzuki so that Echo woul

JP chose his airline job over his twin and PBB. He went out of the PBB House after just two days of staying. JP's voluntary exit, though, threatened his twin's stay even more as JM's task of living in both House A (as JP) and House B (as himself) might not work. Or would it make his situation better? Meanwhile, in both houses, the housemates take turns in sitting on the "hot seat" on Big Brother's cue. It's done so that the housemates will get to know each other better. Most memorable ones are Jason's confession that he's had an affair with a prostitute and Mariel's tell-all about her life as a querida . Also the most memorable and the funniest is Melisa's story about how she worried she'd get pregnant when her (ex)boyfriend kissed her. The housemates in both houses were also made to paint their lovelives using a specific part of their body which was determined by draw lots. For one, Carol painted with her breasts (not her na

Even if Tara was the first one to hug Justine when she was joined the merge, the Queen of Snake Island felt the tension in the eyes of the other castaways. She knew something was wrong. Echo even commented on it by saying Tara was so “plastic” when the latter hugged Justine. The first individual Immunity Challenge tested the skill, strength, and alertness of the castaways. First, they had to make a fire using a flint while their wrists were chained. After successfully making fire, they had to make it big using the provided materials so that the fire would reach the cord where the keys to the cuffs were tied. After the keys fell, they could unlock the cuffs and go to the designated mat. Only the first six to reach the mat would move forward in the challenge. Only Shaun, Amanda, Mika, Justine, Jef, and Marvin were able to move on to the next stage which was to search for pouches buried under the mud. There were only three pouches and the first one was found by Jef. Shaun immediately fo

The female housemates in House B already have their own interpretation of “Double Up.” And they’re smart because aside from the existence of another house (House A), they also somehow guessed that Toffi and JM, their only two male housemates, have twins. During the first time the twins were switched, the comic Melisa noticed that it’s not Toffi who came back from the Confession Room. We can’t stop laughing everytime Melisa is on cam. She’s effortlessly funny especially when her housemates made her do a banana commercial over breakfast. The housemates were also asked to donate things for the typhoon victims from the things that they brought inside the house. One of the things Melisa donated: underarm whitening cream. Meanwhile, Yuri has this lovely persona and Carol reminds us of Bea from PBB 2. Princess is also so cool with the boys. They’re more relaxed in House A while House B is beaming with laughter. Thanks to Melisa for that. JP (while posing as JM in House B) was called to th

The 9 remaining castaways were ecstatic when Paolo announced that they’re going to be merged into 1 tribe. Everyone, especially the girls, screamed and hugged one another. Echo hugged Tara tight. If she just knew what Tara did in the Airai camp, I don’t think she’d still want to hug her. Mika suddenly became happy and found new hope with the merge. “Being stuck in an island with someone you don’t really like, suck,” were her own words describing her life in the Airai camp with Tara. Now she’s reunited with three of her original tribemates Jef, Amanda, and Shaun. Paolo took the castaways in a yacht ride towards Isla Debed where Justine and Cris made the shelters that would determine their stay in the competition. While in the yacht, the nine remaining survivors were treated to a cocktail party. They had so much fun and were able to loosen up with all the food and drinks prepared for them. It’s already dark when they reached Isla Debed. Each castaways were given a tally sheet they wil

The 37th International Emmy Awards (2009) recognizes Filipino talent as three nominations are given to the Philippine television. Most notable is the Best Actress nomination of Angel Locsin for her performance in The Wolf ( Lobo ) which was the first full-length television series she did with ABS-CBN. Also nominated is ABS-CBN and Double Vision’s A Time For Us in the Telenovela category. Meanwhile, GMA Network also has 1 nomination, Magdusa Ka , also in the Telenovela category. Below is the complete list of nominees for the 2009 International Emmy Awards. ARTS PROGRAMMING Mamonas Assassinas – All My Life TV Globo Brazil The Mona Lisa Curse Oxford Film & Television for Channel 4 United Kingdom Ode to Joy: 10,000 Voice Resound! Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. Japan Seven Gates of Jerusalem TVP SA / Platige Image Poland BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR Robert de Hoog Skin Humanist Broadcasting Foundation / IJswater

Tara had another "trance" as she was so angry shouting to Charles about what happened at the Tribal Council. She's saying Charles betrayed her because he voted for Cris and not Mika, whom Tara voted. Seems like it will never stop. Tara's talking is pain in the ears we don't wanna write about it anymore because it's so disgusting. Besides, words won't be enough to describe it. She eventually asked for forgiveness but both Mika and Charles thought she's parang tanga . Meanwhile, Justine and Cris were in the process of building their respective shelters. Justine seemed to focus more on style and function while Cris just did what entered his mind. We will know who between Justine and Cris will stay for the merge tomorrow, as the remaining 9 castaways are made to abandon their old tribes and live as one group.

Pinoy Big Brother Double Up had its premiere tonight and the 13 official housemates were officially introduced. There are two pairs of twins so I guess we can say that there are only 11 housemates? Oh well, that's part of the "Double Up" concept. But one more reason why it's called double up is that there are now two houses, and I guess we can say that the house doubled up! The nine housemates who had no twin were divided into two. We can assume that one group consists of 5 members and the other of 4. One group stayed in the old house while the other group got to stay in the new one. But of course, each of the group didn't know there were two houses or there were other housemates aside from them that were not in the house they were staying. The twins were the last ones called since they were the only ones who knew what double up meant. As the program ended, JP was put in the old house while his twin JM was still in the confession room with Kenny. Kenny's twi

With the return of Pinoy Big Brother also comes the return of uber , the afternoon show where you get to know extra bits of information about the housemates. It's going to be aired Monday to Friday at 4:45 pm starting tomorrow, October 5, 2009.

After supertyphoons left so much devastation in the Philippines, I'm sure disaster movies will be a hit as everyone can relate to it. The upcoming movie, 2012 , is an end-of-the-world tale much like our favorite disaster movie to date, The Day After Tomorrow . But unlike the latter which tells of a disaster that happened in the US alone, 2012 has the whole world. "No matter where you live, no matter what you believe..." 2012 stars our favorite Serendipity star John Cusack, and is showing this coming November 13th.

The theme for tonight's Celebrity Duets was "Music Icons." The UP PEP Squad did the opening number afterwhich, Regine Velasquez hinted that someone's backing out of the competition. We were kinda wishing it's Mikaela Bilbao because her singing and dancing really make us sick. Akihiro Sato , Jomari Yllana, and Joel Cruz were the first batch to sing. Ricky Martin was Akihiro's music icon inspiration. He sang La Vida Loca with Geoff Taylor , the winner of the recently-concluded Are You the Next Big Star? which was also hosted by Regine Velasquez. Judge Danny Tan noted that Akihiro was more relaxed and therefore, delivered his song better. Aerosmith was the music icon of Jomari who sang I Don't Wanna Miss Thing with Aia of Imago. Unlike before, he seemed to open his mouth more while singing. Joel Cruz sang My Heart Will Go On with Vernie Varga . His music icon: Celine Dion . Tessa Prieto-Valdez said she enjoyed his performance. Bonnie Tyl