(2nd UPDATE) Rachelle Ann Go neither confirms nor denies reported transfer to Party

Pilipinas

By: Noel Orsal

PEP received a report from a source that singer

Rachelle Ann Go will be moving to GMA-7 to be
part of the new musical-variety program Party
Pilipinas. Rachelle's contract with ABS-CBN's
ASAP XV, according to the source, will expire on
April 4.

Trisha Alvarez

After Mark Bautista, another Viva talent is

reportedly joining GMA-7's new musical-variety
show Party Pilipinas.

According to a source, who is associated with

Viva Entertainment, singer Rachelle Ann Go will
become a mainstay of Party Pilipinas after her
contract with ABS-CBN musical-variety show
ASAP XV expires on April 4.

The source also said to PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) that ABS-CBN execs allegedly
agreed to let go of Mark if Rachelle stays in ASAP. The Kapamilya network reportedly wants to
keep Rachelle but a "generous offer" by GMA-7 "closed the deal" for the female singer.

PEP managing editor Karen Pagsolingan sent a text message to Ms. Veronique del Rosario,
general manager of Viva Artists Agency (VAA), earlier this afternoon to confirm this report. But
at press time, she has yet to reply.

Rachelle, on the other hand, said in an entertainment blog site that she has yet to hear the news
about her supposed transfer. The singer added that Viva has not told her anything yet.

In her Twitter account, Rachelle neither confirmed nor denied the report that she'll be moving to
GMA-7 and Party Pilipinas. In her entry last April 2, she said: "Sa lahat po ng nagtatanung...
Hindi ko pa po alam sa Viva kung anung kaganapan...Mangyayari ang dapat mangyari...lets not
worry."

Rachelle actually began her TV career on GMA-7. She was the grand winner in the Search For
A Star (2004), a singing contest co-produced by GMA-7 and Viva Entertainment hosted by
Regine Velasquez. She had a brief stint in the defunct SOP before moving to ASAP, along with
fellow Viva artists Sarah Geronimo, Anne Curtis, and Mark Bautista.