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Anne Curtis, Georgina Wilson, Isabelle Daza, Solenn Heussaff and Liz Uy are the June 2012 cover girls of Preview magazine. How hotter can a magazine cover get than with five of the most glamorous girls in local showbiz donning short shorts and striking a pose?

John Prats and Bianca Manalo have decided to part ways after 7 months of being together! The love story of the two Kapamilya stars started in the now defunct noontime show Happy Yipee Yehey where the two of them were regular co-hosts.

American Idol 11 winner Phillip Phillips’ surgery has been postponed, according to TMZ . The reschedule of the kidney surgery was due to the high fever brought about by a bad sinus infection. TMZ also reported that the surgery will push through early next week, given that the singer doesn’t have fever anymore.

The search for Miss World Philippines 2012 is on! TV5 announces the remaining audition dates and venues for this year.

John Lloyd Cruz is on the cover of StarStudio magazine’s June 2012 issue. StarStudio dubbed John Lloyd as the “King of Contemporary Cinema” and the issue gives us the most detailed and intimate look into his life as he celebrates his 15 successful years in showbiz.

Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian Rivera looks sleek on the cover of Meg magazine’s June 2012 issue. Marian is wearing red on the cover photo shot by Cyrus Panganiban with styling by Rain Dagala.

A photo was posted on Tyra Banks Facebook page showing the supermodel and producer-host of America’s Next Top Model wearing a Rajo Laurel creation. Caption reads:

After singing the U.S. National Anthem and The Prayer at the recent PBS National Memorial Day in Washington D.C., Jessica Sanchez is seen guesting in the Live! With Kelly show where she sat down for an interview and performed I Will Always Love You with the accompaniment of pianist Michael Orland. In the interview, the Filipino-Mexican talked about how she started, their busy schedules as contestants of American Idol 11 , her almost not making it to the finale and how the judges’ save affected her.

The first official trailer of Les Miserables has just been released, featuring Anne Hathaway’s Fantine singing I Dreamed A Dream . Set to be released this Christmas, this 2012 movie production of the classic tale also stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Eddie Redmayne as Marius, Colm Wilkinson as Bishop of Digne, Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier, Sacha Baron Cohen as Thenardier, Aaron Tveit as Enjolras and Samantha Barks as Eponine.

Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes is on the cover of Maxim Portugal June 2012. Leila represented Angola in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant where she won the title. It was the same pageant where our very own Shamcey Supsup placed 3rd runner-up.

Excited for the New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys Manila concert on June 3 at the Mall of Asia Arena? Watch the American Music Awards 2010 performance of the two 90s boybands to give you a sample of what to expect on Sunday.

Slapshock is on the cover of Pulp magazine’s June 2012 issue. The issue features The Maine and The Cranberries’ concerts in Manila, as well as acts like Arcadia, Penguins, Never Strangers, Downgrave Souls, Legion, The Jazz Fusion Project, Divine Sacred Order, Serpent Slave and many more!

Tiendesitas and Smart present “Tiendesitas Independence Week Celebration” happening from June 11 to 14, 2012, 8 PM, at the Tiendesitas Activity Center. Lineup of performances are as follows:

Jane Oineza plays the role of a teenage girl who was raped in front of her mother in the Maalaala Mo Kaya episode this Saturday (June 2). A pretty face isn’t a blessing for Nene (Oineza) who was repeatedly raped by her stepfather because of her charm. Nothing was more painful, however, than having her own mother take part in one of those incidents that ruined her femininity.

There’s another cover version of Garage magazine’s June 2012 featuring Joseph Marco. He’s channeling a tough guy on this other cover, wearing a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves and one hand formed in a fist. He is dubbed by the mag as the “New Golden Boy.”

Jodi Sta. Maria and Mylene Dizon star in Aparisyon , a 2012 Cinemalaya Film Festival entry for the New Breed Short Film category. According to director Vincent Sandoval, the movie “is about contemplative nuns who must grapple with an act of violence in the months leading to the declaration of Martial Law.”

TV5 will be holding auditions for its newest reality show titled Artista Academy on June 19, Tuesday, 4 PM, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. If being in the limelight is your ultimate dream, then here’s your chance to stardom! Artista Academy may be just what you need to fulfill your dreams!

The music video for Adam Lambert’s Never Close Our Eyes has been released. Never Close Our Eyes is the second single from the singer’s second album, Trespassing , following the release of the title track. It was first released digitally on April 17. The Bruno Mars-written song received positive reviews specially when it debuted on television via Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 27. Watch the music video of Adam Lambert’s Never Close Our Eyes below.

Star Records has released the music video for Angeline Quinto’s Bakit Ba Minamahal Kita . The song is included in her second album titled Fall In Love Again . The music video was released one day before the May 30 showing of Angeline’s first movie, Born To Love You . However, it’s not Coco Martin, her leading man in the movie, who’s with her in the music video, but the Pinoy Big Brother Unlimited winner Slater Young.

Makapiling Kang Muli is one of GMA-7’s new shows that will premiere on Monday, June 4, 2012. (The other one is the afternoon drama Kasalanan Bang Ibigin Ka? ) Makapiling Kang Muli is topbilled by Richard Gutierrez and Carla Abellana. It is a romance drama directed by Ricky Davao from the script written by Des Garbes-Severino.

Renato Corona, who was voted guilty by the senator judges on May 29th, released a statement. 20 out of 23 senators found Corona guilty as charged of Article 2 of the Articles of Impeachment that refers to the filing of SALN. Corona was accused of concealing some properties and cash deposits in his SALN since 2002. According to the statement that was signed at Pasig City on May 29, 2012, Corona knew the president would use the full force of the government, including agencies such as the Kamara, BIR, LRA, AMLC, and Ombudsman, to remove him from his position.

President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino released a statement on May 29, following the guilty verdict of the senator judges on Renato Corona’s impeachment case. 20 out of 23 senators found Corona guilty as charged of Article 2 of the Articles of Impeachment that refers to the filing of SALN. Corona was accused of concealing some properties and cash deposits in his SALN since 2002. PNoy’s statement was issued through Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte. It reads:

Geoff Eigenmann, Jennica Garcia and Jackie Rice will star in the upcoming GMA-7 afternoon drama, Kasalanan Bang Ibigin Ka? It will air its pilot episode this Monday, June 4. Directed by Mark Reyes, the series tells the story of a father and son being in love with the same woman. It will show how the bonds between family members will be put to test and how one will deal with challenges and sacrifices for the sake of love.

Kaye Abad is on the cover of FHM Philippines June 2012 issue. We saw Kaye start shedding her wholesome image when she donned a two-piece swimsuit during a beach scene in the now defunct Angelito: Batang Ama .

Chief Justice Renato Corona was found guilty of betrayal of public trust for not declaring his true wealth in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). Corona failed to declare a total of $2.4 million in bank accounts. 19 out of 22 senator judges voted “guilty” on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, when only 16 votes were needed to convict Corona and impeach him from his position.

Kapamilya actor John Lloyd Cruz is on the cover of Esquire Philippines June 2012. Cover line reads “No More Mr. Nice Guy” and it seems like John Lloyd was really channeling a bad guy on the cover photo with creased brows and a cool tilt of the head.

Eat Bulaga! was still on top of daytime ratings based on the survey done by AGB Nielsen among Mega Manila households on May 28, 2012. The undisputed GMA-7 noontime show got 27%, so beyond the 21.8% acquired by the Kapuso drama, The Good Daughter , which ranked second. Meanwhile on primetime, ABS-CB’s Walang Hanggan topped the ratings game with 31.6%. It was followed by the Kapuso program Legacy which got 24.8%. Kapamilya’s Princess and I sat at number 3 with 24.7%.

A second trailer for True Blood Season 5 has been released by HBO and we can’t wait for its premiere on June 10th. The HBO series stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård, Deborah Ann Woll, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Chris Bauer, Carrie Preston, Todd Lowe and Jim Parrack.

A new trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has been released. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is showing on June 22, 2012 (U.S.) and will be exhibited for the navies aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The movie stars Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the US, who is fictionally portrayed as having a secret identity of a vampire hunter.

Joseph Marco is on the cover of Garage magazine’s June 2012 issue. Joseph was last seen opposite Rayver Cruz in a Maalaala Mo Kaya episode aired May 19, 2012.

The 2012 Cannes International Film Festival has just come to a close and the festival winners have been revealed. Austrian film Amour was declared Best Film, while Carlos Reygadas of the Mexican movie Post Tenebras Lux won Best Director.

GMA-7’s My Beloved is down to its last three weeks, and Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera said there will be exciting twists and turns in the story that would surely make the fans of the show glued to their TV sets up to the last day. Dingdong revealed during Party Pilipinas yesterday that even the cast were surprised when they got to read the script.

In a tribute to Filipino-Mexican Jessica Sanchez who finished second place in the recent season of American Idol , Angeline Quinto did the song And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going last Sunday, May 27, on ASAP 2012 . And perhaps inspired by Jennifer Holiday’s (who sang with Jessica during the finals) gospel style of singing, Angeline did it in a version that created a negative stir among netizens, thus, making her trend on Twitter last Sunday.

Kim Chiu is on the cover of Cosmopolitan Philippines June 2012 cover. Kim is slated to star in the teleserye Ina, Anak, Kapatid with Xian Lim, Maja Salvador and Enchong Dee. She’s also back with Gerald Anderson in the 20th anniversary movie offering of Star Magic .

Jessica Sanches has just made her first public performance after her runner-up finish in American Idol 11 . She was tapped to perform at the 2012 PBS National Memorial Day Concert at the U.S. Capital, West Lawn in Washington DC on Saturday, May 26th.

A third TV spot for The Dark Knight Rises has been released, plus more promo pics for the movie that will drop in the Philippines on July 19th. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the movie stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Tom Hardy as Bane. Other members of the cast include Michael Caine, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gary Oldman.

America’s Next Top Model runner-up (Cycle 12 and All Stars) Allison Harvard is on the new ad campaign of Bench x Michael Cinco “Impalpable” fragrance. Allison is in Manila together with another ANTM contestant Dominique Reighard (Cycle 10 and All Stars) for their Bench endorsements and to walk for the brand at the Philippine Fashion Week.

Stephany Dianne Stefanowitz of Quezon City was crowned Miss Philippines Earth during the grand coronation night that was held on May 27, 2012, at the SM Mall of Asia Center Stage, and was aired live on ABS-CBN. She was crowned by last year’s winner, Athena Imperial. Stephany is a 22-year-old freelance model, designer, host and singer.

Two more banners have been released for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises . The movie stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Tom Hardy as Bane. It drops July 19th in the Philippines.

Iya Villania is on the cover of Women’s Health Philippines June 2012. Iya, who showed her fantastic abs on the cover photo, reveals in the issue her secret on how to get that sexy.

Zac Efron is on the cover of Chalk magazine’s June 2012 issue. The Hollywood actor, who recently signed an endorsement deal with Penshoppe, looks so young and fresh in the back-to-school issue of Chalk.

Mariz Raneses, Tom Doromal and Myrtle Sarrosa were nominated this week. Mariz got the highest nomination points with 12, Tom got 6, while Myrtle was automatically nominated for talking about the nomination with Kit. Myrtle even argued with Big Brother that she didn’t say the exact word because she was able to stop, but the master of the house said that even if Myrtle didn’t say the exact word, the essence of what she was saying had been already understood by Kit. Anything that could affect the nomination process was a big no inside the Big Brother house.

It created a buzz last month when news about the removal of Nigel Barker, J. Alexander and Jay Manuel from America’s Next Top Model came out. For the Philippines, however, it became an exciting news because it also brought about the talks that Filipino fashion blogger Bryan Boy was being considered as one of the replacements.

The success of Piolo Pascual's romantic-comedy film Every Breath You Take continues as it reigns as the second-highest opening gross among local films produced this year after earning P10 million on its first day. After making his fans fall in love in the film, Piolo's character Fr. Alfred in ABS-CBN's top-rating drama series Dahil sa Pag-ibig continues his mission to protect his family and the only girl he loves from the evil plans of Oliver (Jericho Rosales).

The country's first OFW-serye, Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo , topbilled by Shaina Magdayao, Jake Cuenca, and Bangs Garcia, continues to fire up the top caliber afternoon block of ABS-CBN as TV viewers, especially the overseas Filipino workers, become more attached with the plight of the drama's lead characters. After the unfortunate death of Sarah (Shaina) and Paul's (Jake) baby, Mia (Bangs) has finally succeeded in her plan to grab the attention of her ex-boyfriend.

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski is on the cover of Metro magazine’s Style Issue (June 2012). Shot by Marlon Pecjo, Mikee was wearing a pastel ensemble with gold jewelries on the cover.

Kit Thompson was evicted from the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 4 house and became this season’s 5th evictee. Kit got the lowest percentage of votes with 19.10%. It was a far cry from the support given by fans to fellow nominees Yves Flores who got 40.09%, and Alec Dungo who got the highest 40.81%.

Liya Kebede is featured in the L’Oreal Color Riche 2012 ad campaign. Who does she remind you of?

Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester walked the catwalk of the local fashion brand, Penshoppe, during the Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2012. Leighton walked out to the ramp with Thai heartthrob and fellow international celebrity endorser of the brand, Mario Maurer. She was wearing a casual rust-colored Penshoppe jeans and blue blouse and was all smiles for the cameras, an exact opposite of her persona at the NAIA Terminal 3 during her arrival last night when she didn’t even smile for the photographers.

Myx music channel has chosen their 12 finalists this year for the Myx VJ Search 2012. The 12 will vie to have a chance to be a VJ with all the perks and the bragging rights that goes with the title. Last year, K-La Rivera, Mike Advincula and Joyce Pring won the competition. Who among the 12 finalists this year will be following their footsteps? The 12 finalists for the Myx VJ Search 2012 are:

25 films will be exhibited in this year’s Cinemalaya Film Festival divided into three categories namely New Breed Full Length Feature, New Breed Short Film and Director’s Showcase. The films will be shown from July 20 to July 29 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines as well as the Ayala Cinemas in Greenbelt and TriNoma. Here are the entries:

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme is coming to cinemas June 13th and posters and teasers has been surfacing on the net recently. The movie stars Eugene Domingo in dual roles of the identical twins Kimmy and Dora Go Dong Hae, Dingdong Dantes as Dora’s love interest named Johnson, and Zanjoe Marudo as Kimmy’s love interest named Barry.

American actress and singer Leighton Meester is now in Manila for her endorsement of the local clothing brand, Penshoppe. She arrived past 9 PM of May 25, Friday, at the NAIA Terminal 3. She will be walking the Penshoppe runway at the Philippine Fashion Week today, May 26.

Tears For Fears and Per Sorensen of Fra Lippo Lippi is coming to Manila for a concert in Manila and Cebu on August 10 and August 12 respectively. The August 10 Manila concert will be held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Ticket prices are P7,500, P5,500, P4,500, P2,500, P1,500 and P500. You may call TicketNet at 911-5555 for more info.

Empress Schuck , Lovi Poe and newcomer Benjamin Alves is set to star in a new Regal Films movie titled Guni-Guni . It will be directed by Tara Illenberger who will be using Regal’s high-end digital camera. This is another horror movie for Lovi, who we loved in last year’s Aswang . She will not play a supernatural being here, though. She will be bestfriends with Empress who plays someone who can see what normal people cannot. Guni-Guni will be the first movie of Benjamin, a nephew of Piolo Pascual. He recently signed up with GMA-7 but said he wouldn’t be going full time in showbiz until after he graduates from his English Literature course in Guam.

A new poster for The Dark Knight Rises has surfaced online featuring Catwoman’s stilettos! The Christopher Nolan movie drops July 19, 2012 in the Philippines. It stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Tom Hardy as Bane.

The teen housemates’ Build a Big Dream Concert was aired in tonight’s episode of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 4 . Edward, the student of Mababoy Elementary School that was flown to Manila to watch the concert, sang a high-pitched version of May Bukas Pa that I was sure gave everyone goosebumps despite the pitchy-ness. It was perhaps to inspire the housemates into giving their best in the concert since the said elementary school was the recipient of the event’s proceeds. The teens were surprised to see most of their loved ones in the audience, even the ones who declined their invitations when they called them up in the previous episode. They had various dance numbers, with the Alpha G’s (Kit Thompson, Ryan Boyce, Roy Requejo and Tom Doromal) performance wearing colorful wigs as one of the most fun to watch. Myrtle Sarrosa showed on national television that she can sing by performing Anne Curtis’ Tinamaan Ako while doing a funny skit with Kit, Yves and Tom. Her vibr

Sam Pinto retains her top spot in the 4th partial results of FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2012 as of May 25, 2012. Marian Rivera, however, moved down a notch from her last week’s number 3. She switched places with Solenn Heussaff who moved up from last week’s 4th to this week’s 3rd.