Untold Pinoy Story No.

1 Beyond Sibling Rivalry If your siblings are married to huge celebrities and you've just lost your chance of marrying one, would you still strive to surpass their feat? But how could you beat being married to an award-winning actress whose mother is a beautiful actress and whose father is the original Agent Xof !hilipine movies? "r being the wife of #r$ !ure %nergy? "r being #r$ #egastar? &ow, aren't you glad that you're not among the !angilinan siblings? 'ormer !enthouse (ive co-host and newspaper columnist Anthony !angilinan married #aricel (a)a, an e)cellent actress who is the lovechild of circa *+s actress Imelda Ilanan and action star ,ony 'errer$ -he is also the half-sister of .//+ #iss Asia runner-up #utya 0risostomo (a)a$ Anthony's brother, -enator 'rancis !angilinan, was a campus figure in 1! 2iliman$ 3e was the chairman of the 1! -tudent 0ouncil in./4*$ 3e married no less than the megastar, -haron 0uneta$ ,heir sister, Angeli !angilinan, was a campus beauty and brain while she was a student at the 1! -chool of %conomics in 2iliman$ Angeli married #r$ !ure %nergy himself, 5ary 6alenciano$ 7%8I&29 In the early 4+s, teenager %dgardo :os;< #art; n -antiago 6alenciano or 5ary 6$ to most of us, fell deeply in love with a teenage girl who eventually became his girlfriend$ 5ary's true love, they said$ And they really loo=ed perfect together$ ,heir friends said that they were truly meant for each other$ ,hey were the picture of pure bliss$

But not for long$ 'ew wee=s before 5ary's first major concert in ./4 , a female singer became pregnant$ And 5ary was the alleged father$ 5ary did not deny it$ At ./, 5ary joined the growing list of unwed teenage fathers$ 5ary's former girlfriend was shoc=ed upon hearing about 5ary's indiscretion$ -he felt betrayed by 5ary and the female singer$ 5ary's former girlfriend was devastated$ ,he pregnant singer who bore 5ary's child was a former 0amay girl who joined the ultra e)clusive league of several generations of 0amay beauties from the first 0amay girl !a>uita 7oces to her two daughters, #aritess 7evilla ?Ang lahat ay napapalingon@? At muling napapalingonA and 7osie 7evilla to actress 7osa 7osal's daughter ,oni 7ose 5ayda ?Butis porcelanaA to concert pianist Ingrid -ala -antamaria's daughter 0rispy -antamaria to a few others$ ,he female singer indeed loo=ed devastatingly beautiful in her memorable 0amay ,6 commercial$ But there was a teeny weeny objection among his friends9 -he was too old for the teenage and vibrant 5ary whose popularity was just beginning to Coom up$ %verybody =nows that the female singer who became pregnant with 5ary's child was #ar; a Anna %liCabeth &epomuceno !angilinan$ In ./4D, 5ary e)changed vows with the female singer who is more popularly =nown by her nic=name9 Angeli$ Angeli retired from her singing group, #usic and #agic$ Angeli sacrificed her flourishing singing career and left behind her fellow #usic and #agic members led by jeepney driver's daughter-turned-nurse-turned-singer Buh (edesma, tenor singer-turned-#usic and #agic co-founder-turned-musical director :et #ontelibano and singer-turned-comedian-turned-,&,turned-bogus political asylum see=er-turned#ichael 5arfin=el endorser 'e de los 7eyes$ Angeli decided to become a full-time wife to 5ary, baby !aolo's #om and 5ary's talent manager$

#eanwhile, the pain of losing 5ary has left 5ary's former girlfriend in deep shoc=$ 5ary and his new bride tried to comfort her but 5ary's former girlfriend was inconsolable$ !(AE9 5ary 6alenciano's most inspired and most popular composition was first heard as the theme song of a 6ilma -antos movie before it became the title of an Aga #uhlach-(ea -alonga flic= and later, the title of a Bim 0hiu-5erald Anderson ,6 soap opera$ ,he haunting melody and melancholy lyrics of this beautiful song ma=e one wonder where 5ary drew the passion and longing for lost love which every line of this song clearly evo=es$ (isten9 -ana maulit muli Ang mga oras nating na=araan Ba=it nag=aganito &aglaho na ba ang pag-ibig mo? -ana'y maulit muli -ana bigyan pansin ang himig =o Bahapon, bu=as, ngayon ,anging wala ng ibang mahal Bung =aya =ong iwanan =a '2i na sana aasa pa Bung =aya =ong umiwas na F2i na sana lalapit pa Bung =aya =o sana Ibali= ang =ahapon -andaling 'di mapapantayan 3uwag sana nating itapon !agmamahal na tapat Bung a=o'y nag=amali minsan '2i na ba mapagbibigyan " giliw, dinggin mo ang nais =o, oooh$$$ Bung =aya =ong iwanan =a '2i na sana aasa pa Bung =aya =ong umiwas na '2i na sana lalapit pa Bung =aya =o sana Ito ang tanging nais =o Ang ating =ahapon sana maulit muli Bung =aya =ong iwanan =a '2i na sana aasa pa #ahal pa rin =ita " giliw, o giliw =o, oooh$$$

,his song was originally written by 5ary in %nglish$ Ironically, the one who translated it to ,agalog was 5ary's wife, Angeli$ 'A-, '"78A729 &ow, 5ary has three grown-up children with Angeli$ "n the other hand, 5ary's former girlfriend is now =nown as #rs$ BuiCon$ -he occasionally hosts a show on ,6$ ,he pain has eased$ -omehow$ %ven if the former lovers get to see each other regularly$ ,hey meet at her #om's house during important occasions9 0hristmas$ &ew Eear$ Birthday of #rs$ BuiCon's mother$ #rs$ BuiCon's birthday$ 5ary's birthday$ 3olidays$ %aster -unday$ %very -unday, in fact$ 5ary's e>ually famous in-laws were witnesses to the former lovers' meetings$ But they do not mind at all$ 5ary's wife, Angeli, does not ma=e a fuss over it$ %ven the family matriarch, retired public school teacher #ommy %mma, is not bothered by it$ But the truth is, they could not prevent the former lovers from seeing each other$ Because 5ary's former girlfriend has to join her mother, siblings and in-laws during important family occasions$ And because 5ary's former girlfriend was 'elichi BuiCon$ And because before she got married, 5ary's former girlfriend was =nown as 'elichi !angilinan$ And yes, because 'elichi !angilinan-BuiCon is the younger sister of Angeli !angilinan-6alenciano$ And none of us would probably ever =now the rest of this intriguing triangle's story$

Untold Pinoy Story No.2 It Could Happen Only in the Movie ,hese two women move in different circles but they seem to lead parallel lives$

Barbara 0$ 5onCales is the great-granddaughter of national hero, 2r$ :ose 7iCal$ 3er greatgrandmother is 2r$ :ose 7iCal's elder sister, #aria, a liberated woman who was separated from her husband 2aniel$ Barbara is more popularly =nown by her nic=name, ,weetums$ -he once appeared in a 2el #onte tomato sauce ,6 commercial featuring three generations of women in the =itchen$ Ees, that was ,weetums with her daughter, !anjee, and ,weetum's mother whom they fondly called #amu$ ,weetums was married to 7amon ,apales, a successful businessman$ ,heir daughter, !anjee ,apales ? a$=$a$ singer !anjee 5onCalesA, was co-host of AB--0B&'s daily morning show, Alas -ing=o E #edia ?now #agandang 1maga !ilipinasA and its defunct -unday morning game show with 7oderic= !aulate and %ric GuiCon$ !anjee soon became the second wife of AB--0B& chairman, 5abby (opeC$ ?But that's another story$A ,weetums writes about art and culture in her column for the !hilippine -tar$ -he has published a couple of boo=s consisting of collections of her essays from her newspaper column$ -he remains a highly-respected media personality, being the president of a major advertising company$ -ocorro Alicia 7$ Guirino is the granddaughter of former president %lpidio Guirino$ #ore popularly =nown by her nic=name, 0ory, she hosts a lifestyle show on ,6$ 3er =idnapping ordeal a few years ago was made into a movie entitled, ,he 0ory Guirino Bidnap, which was directed by massacre =ing 0arlo :$ 0aparas$ 0ory was married to 7oman 0ruC, :r$ who was the president of !hilippine Airlines and head of 5overnment -ervice Insurance -ystem ?5-I-A$ 0ory writes a regular column on fitness and health for the !hilippine 2aily In>uirer$ -he also published a series of health, beauty and inspirational boo=s$ -he remains a highly visible media personality with her radio and ,6 programs$ 8hile ,weetums and 0ory were both successful in their respective careers, their personal lives were not as rosy$ ,weetums 5onCales and her husband, 7amon ,apales, eventually decided to

lead separate lives$ (i=ewise, 0ory Guirino and her husband, 7oman 0ruC, :r$, soon parted ways$ Indeed, ,weetums and 0ory seem to lead parallel lives$ ,hen, in a strange twist of fate, the unthin=able happened$ 8hile geometry teaches us that parallel lines can never intersect, the parallel lives of ,weetums and 0ory did intersect$ ,weetums 5onCales got married to 0ory's former husband, 7oman 0ruC, :r$ #eanwhile, 0ory Guirino got married to ,weetum's former husband, 7amon ,apales$ :ust li=e in the movies$ And you =now the rest of their story$

Untold Pinoy Story No. ! Her Mother" #oy 3er mother has always been proud of her$ #ighty proud$ And rightly so$ In the spring of .//., :ulia 7oberts graced the cover of !eople #agaCine's special issue featuring its annual list of ,he D+ #ost Beautiful !eople in the 8orld$ ,ogether with :ulia 7oberts in this ultimate list of the most beautiful people were Brad !itt, ,om 0ruise, #adonna, #el 5ibson, 8hitney 3ouston, #ichelle !feiffer, Isabella 7ossellini, supermodels 0laudia -chiffer H &aomi 0ampbell and oops$a 'ilipina? Ees, !eople #agaCine's .//. list of ,he D+ #ost Beautiful !eople in the 8orld included a trueblooded 'ilipina who was born, raised and educated in the !hilippines$ 1nli=e most beautiful 'ilipinas who were the products of mi)ed marriages and who have therefore ac>uired foreign physical features, this 'ilipina was born to a 'ilipina mother and a 'ilipino father$ It is no wonder that she does not typify a beautiful woman by any standard9 -he is short, standing only D'IJ$ -he has a huge and deep acne scar on her forehead$ -he has

that distinct Asian nose ?read9 flatA$ -he uses only Avon cosmetics ?gaspKA and applies ma=eup by herself$ 2uring her pre-Inno -otto days, her clothes were not made by =nown couturiers9 ,hey were lovingly sewn at home by her mother who is a dressma=er$ -he does not even have the right genes to inherit beauty from9 3er mother was plain, even stern-loo=ing$ 3er father was a dar=-s=inned guy with the tough facial features of a hardened military man$ Although both the first names of her mother and father means happy in two different languages, their union was not as joyous$ 3er mother and father were never married, ma=ing her and her only brother illegitimate children$ In the mistress hierarchy, her mother was not even her father's second woman$ 3er father had a first mistress who ran=ed above her mother$ -he and her brother only belong to their father's third family$ And yes, the gay club performer who once appeared on national television was indeed her half-brother$ -he couldn't therefore be faulted for not tal=ing about her father$ In contrast, too much has been =nown about her mother$ 3er mother was always visible, too visible for comfort$ 3er mother gave her the name 0armen and raised her in a province north of #anila$ 3owever, when it was time for her to go to school, her overprotective mother brought her and her brother to #anila to give them the best education$ 0armen studied in !reciosa -oliven's "peration Brotherhood #ontessori in 5reenhills where she emerged as the school's valedictorian$ 3owever, 0armen's academic rival protested the school's decision to award 0armen the school's highest honors, claiming that she had better grades than 0armen$ 0armen's rival even revealed that the school's owner, #rs$ -oliven, was only fond of 0armen because she always performed in school programs which gave 0armen an edge in e)tracurricular activities$ But academically, 0armen reportedly did not really rise above her rival$ (ured into show business, 0armen became part of 5erman #oreno's inane daily afternoon ,6 show, ,hat's %ntertainment, where she got

paired with comedian and now GueCon 0ity 6ice #ayor 3erbert JBiste=J Bautista$ ?-ome say that 6ice #ayor Bautista was so enamored with 0armen that he later refused to marry his partner despite their having a child$A As one of the countless stars of Buya 5erm's ,hat's %ntertainment, 0armen's talent was overshadowed by the ridiculous mass appeal of the triumvirate of -heryl 0ruC, #anilyn 7eynes and ,ina !aner$ (ater, 0armen made a couple of forgettable films which were big flops$ 1nsuccessful in local show business, 0armen enrolled as a B- Biology student in Ateneo de #anila, hoping to become a doctor$ 3owever, the lure of fame and fortune shattered her medical ambition$ -he followed her other dream and landed in a L2reamlandK Ees, instead of comforting innocent and fresh-smelling babies in a hospital, she ended up entertaining horny, sweaty and foul-smelling drun=en men in seedy bars$ 8hen 0armen was a little girl, a local manghuhula predicted that she would be crowned #iss 1niverse$ 3er mother, legally =nown as #iss Imutan, was ecstatic upon hearing this$ -adly, the prophecy did not come true$ 3owever, when 0armen was .4 years old, she bagged a beauty title$ But it was farfetched from a #iss 1niverse crown$ 0armen became #iss -aigon$ Ees, the only true-blooded 'ilipina who was included in !eople #agaCine's ,he D+ #ost Beautiful !eople in the 8orld in .//. is 'eliciano -alonga and (igaya J:oyJ Imutan's only daughter9 0armen (ea Imutan -alonga$ #ost of us =now her simply as (ea -alonga$

Untold Story No. $ At a tender age of .M, #arcial was a war correspondent for ,he #anila ,imes$ #arcial's war e)perience provided him with a treasure chest of stories which inspired him to write a movie screenplay$ 3is screenplay was made into a movie, starring :aime de la 7osa and a .*-year

old actress named 2orothy$ 3elmed by renowned director (amberto Avellana, the movie was a huge success$ 2uring the first 'A#A- award ceremony in ./DI, 2orothy received the first 'A#A- trophy for best supporting actress for her role in the movie$ ,he only child of a 1- soldier and a 'ilipina, 2orothy was also a semi-finalist in the ./DI #iss !hilippines beauty contest$ It was therefore not surprising that #arcial got so enamored with 2orothy that he did everything to court her$ #arcial even carried 2orothy's ma=e-up =it during movie shootings$ #arcial became 2orothy's da=ilang alalay$ 2orothy studied pre-(aw at the 1niversity of -anto ,omas but her booming movie career made it impossible for her to continue$ (i=ewise, #arcial too= up (aw at the 1niversity of the !hilippines but the lure of journalism ended his dream of becoming a lawyer$ #arcial became =nown for his gift of gab and political s=ill$ ,his led to his victory as a town mayor at a young age of II$ #eanwhile, 2orothy became popular for her acting prowess and dancing s=ill$ ,his led to her victory in several acting derbies$ #arcial's younger sister was the director of the movie which won for 2orothy her last 'A#A- best supporting actress award$ But while !hilippine politics and show business naturally intertwine, political =ingpin #arcial and movie >ueen 2orothy were not destined to be together$ 2orothy married a man named 6ictorino who fathered her only daughter$ But their union did not last$ After a series of unsuccessful relationships, 2orothy finally tied the =not again with an American B- movie actorsinger$ In contrast, #arcial remained faithfully married all his life to an American-educated woman who bore his only son and four daughters$ But while #arcial survived the Borean 8ar which he covered, he did not survive the war on the home front$ (i=ewise, 2orothy did not

survive her own war at home$ Both #arcial and 2orothy suffered violent deaths$ #arcial was shot$ 2orothy was stabbed several times$ 0ommitted .4 years apart, the separate murders of #arcial and 2orothy made headlines several years ago$ 3owever, both murders remained unsolved to this day$ -ome say that identifying their =illers is not the issue because everyone, e)cept the authorities, seems to =now the identity of their respective =illers$ 7umors even abound that the masterminds in the murders of #arcial and 2orothy were related to them by affinity$ But the real mystery lies in the fact that the perpetrators of these highprofile crimes remain scot-free to this day, despite the enormous clout which the victims' respective family wields$ -ome say that #arcial's death was a result of his being branded a communist by the government$ ,his is ironic because the screenplay which #arcial wrote and which won for 2orothy her first 'A#A- trophy was the second in a trilogy of anti-communist movies which were produced by (6& !ictures in support of the government's efforts to fight communism$ 2orothy's shoc=ing death led to embarrassing revelations about her painful personal battle$ #arcial's e>ually shoc=ing death led to welldeserved recognition of his heroic political battle$ 2orothy was =illed amid rows of cars in the covered and dar= par=ing lot of the #ovie and ,elevision 7eview and 0lassification Board ?#,70BA building$ 2espite his escorts, #arcial was =illed amid rows of airplanes in a wide open space in broad daylight while descending down the tarmac of what was then =nown as the #anila International Airport ?#IAA$ "f course, we all =now 2orothy as 2olphy's ,6 wife, #arsha$ And we all =now #arcial as 0ory's real-life husband, &inoy$

Ees, 2orothy :ones was the real name of &ida Blanca$ And yes, #arcial Bonifacio was the fictitious name on the passport of Benigno A>uino, :r$ on the day that he was murdered$ And you =now the rest of their stories$

mother with a man who celebrates his birthday every year on the death anniversary of her murdered husband? But more than this was the fact that the man's heart already belonged to someone else$ In fact, he has a grown-up daughter in &ew Eor= who was nearly Bristina Bernadette's age$ 2espite her religious mother's efforts to put an end to Bristina Bernadette's adulterous affair with the man, Bristina Bernadette had her way$ It didn't matter to Bristina Bernadette that her decision prevented her from receiving church communion because she was openly living in sin$ It did not ta=e long before Bristina Bernadette gave birth to her love child that was the spitting image of her live-in partner$ But Bristina Bernadette's son was born with Attention 2eficit 3yper-Activity 2isorder$ 3er son's birth softened the heart of Bristina Bernadette's mother who announced that Bristina Bernadette's son was her favorite grandson$ 8hen Bristina Bernadette first planned to have a liposuction, her mother tried to stop her, warning Bristina Bernadette that she ?the motherA was too old to ta=e care of Bristina Bernadette's son if something happened to her during her surgery$ But as in the past, Bristina Bernadette had her way$ -he went on with her liposuction$ But Bristina Bernadette's relationship with her live-in partner was not meant to last$ In her Ateneo accent, Bristina Bernadette would always correct her live-in partner's grammatical lapses$ 3er live-in partner also got annoyed whenever Bristina Bernadette would hand him a stic= of #ilagrosa candle every time he used the bathroom$ According to Bristina Bernadette, the candle helped drive away the stin=ing smell of her livein partner's crap$ Bristina Bernadette confessed that she learned this tric= from her mother$ And when Bristina Bernadette's live-in partner stopped pursuing his petition for the annulment of his first marriage in -an :uan church, Bristina Bernadette began to e)press doubt about her live-in partner's sincerity in marrying her$

Untold Pinoy Story No. % -he was born on the day of hearts, 'ebruary . $ But her parents did not name her 6alentina$ &ot even 6enus or Aphrodite$ ,hey opted for the holy-sounding Bristina Bernadette$ But she did not turn out to be a saint$ Being the youngest, Bristina Bernadette captured the heart of her father$ 'ather and daughter were inseparable$ 1ntil tragedy struc=$ Bristina Bernadette's father was sent to prison$ 3is heart ailment grew worse there$ "n 'ebruary . , ./M , 6alentine's 2ay, Bristina Bernadette celebrated her third birthday with her father in prison$ "n the same day, a man was e)changing hearts with a southern belle in nearby -an :uan church$ &ine years later, on August I., the man who got married in -an :uan church was celebrating his birthday with his bas=etball buddies$ "n the same day, Bristina Bernadette's father was =illed$ Bristina Bernadette and the married man never =new each other$ ,hey lived very different lives$ But in .// , Bristina Bernadette and the married man met at wor=$ ,heir first meeting blossomed into deep friendship$ -ome said that she longed for a father figure$ But the friendship blossomed into romance which went beyond control$ Bristina Bernadette used her heart, not her head$ -he decided to live with the married man$ Bristina Bernadette's mother was furious at the relationship$ 3ow could Bristina Bernadette's

Bristina Bernadette's heart was hurt$ ,heir relationship turned for the worse$ Bristina Bernadette finally realiCed that her live-in partner could never be her savior$ -he decided to leave the father of her son and her live-in partner for many years9 !hilip -alvador$ Ees, Bristina Bernadette is the youngest daughter of !resident 0oraCon ?means heart in -panishA A>uino and the late -enator Benigno A>uino, :r$ And yes, Bristina Bernadette 0ojuangco A>uino is the full name of Bris A>uino$ And everyone =nows the heart of her story$

Untold Pinoy Story No. & 'a t and (e t ,he -tory of the #uslim !rincess -uppose that there was a #uslim princess from the N N N flood capital of the !hilippines, #alabon, who has N N N just finished her degree in #ass 0ommunications N N from N N N the 1niversity of the !hilippines with (atin N N honors N N N ?cum laudeA$ -uppose that she decided to wor= for N N N 2iscorama$ NNN N N N 7emember the -aturday afternoon show on 5#A N N 0hannel N N N M with former -enator ,ito -otto, his brother 6ic N N N -otto and comedian :oey de (eon as hosts? ,he N N #uslim N N N princess was assigned to host the ,ough 3its N N segment N N N of the show$ As ,ough 3its girl, she did the N N wee=ly

N N N countdown of popular songs with bastardiCed lyrics N N N to elicit cheap laughs$ 3er mother, who was an N N N e)ecutive at the !hilippine &ational Ban= in N N N %scolta, just shrugged her shoulders whenever her N N N colleagues N N N would as= about her favorite daughter's ,6 show$ NNN NNN N N N -oon, a female newscaster of a major ,6 networ= N N N introduced the #uslim princess to her brother, a N N N flight steward$ After a whirlwind courtship, the N N N #uslim princess married the flight steward who N N used N N N to be a child actor whose only claim to fame was N N N playing the role of a toddler Bongbong #arcos in a N N N #arcos bio-flic=$ After a couple of months, the N N N #uslim princess and the flight steward >uietly N N N separated$ NNN N N N But career-wise, lady luc= smiled at the #uslim N N N princess when she was given a big brea= by the N N major N N N ,6 networ=$ -he bagged the plum assignment of N N N delivering the evening news while at the same time N N N hosting a successful ,6 magaCine program which was N N N pitted against a similar program in a rival ,6 N N N networ= hosted by her former 1! professor$ N N 3owever, N N N the #uslim princess was such a perfectionist that N N it N N N was reportedly not uncommon to see objects flying

N N N whenever she was unsatisfied with her ,6 staff's N N N wor=$ NNN N N N (ater, the #uslim princess got married again, this N N N time to a well-=nown local politician from a N N N province south of #anila$ ,he namesa=e of her N N N father, her politician husband had grown-up N N children N N N close to the #uslim princess' age and it was being N N N tal=ed about that his first wife lived in the same N N N condominium building where the #uslim princess and N N N her new husband occupied the penthouse$ ,he #uslim N N N princess' husband also reportedly decided to N N become N N N a #uslim so that he could have more than one wife$ N N N ,hey were blessed with two sons$ NNN NNN N N N ,he #uslim princess' husband soon retired from N N N politics and became contented with being a N N magician N N N and a human toothpaste applier for his #uslim N N N princess' toothbrush$ ?Incidentally, the #uslim N N N princess once appeared in a 0lose-1p ,oothpaste ,6 N N N commercial$A &ow, the #uslim princess and her N N N magician husband ?3e could ma=e a big 0o=e bottle N N N disappear before your eyes$A are happily N N separated$ N N N (ater, the #uslim princess' husband was accused of N N N being responsible for N N N the disappearance of his close friend$ NNN NNN N N N ,he -tory of the Blac= &aCarene 2evotee NNN

NNN NNN N N N -uppose that there was a Blac= &aCarene devotee N N from N N N the tamaraw capital of the !hilippines who claimed N N N to have graduated with a business degree from the N N N 1niversity of the %ast despite his critics' N N N contention that he just bought his college diploma N N N from the sidewal= of 0$ #$ 7ecto Avenue$ 3e wor=ed N N N as a radio reporter for a major radio and ,6 N N N networ=$ 8ith perseverance, he was given a -unday N N N morning radio show$ (ater, he would occasionally N N N pinch-hit for announcers whenever they would not N N N show up for their radio program$ NNN N N N 3e also hosted a daily radio serialiCation of N N movies N N N for a program dubbed as -ineradyo$ NNN N N N 3is biggest ,6 brea= came when a ,6 networ= hired N N N him for a top-rated showbiC-oriented ,6 show N N called N N N -ee-,ru$ ,he show was hosted by gossip >ueen, N N N (ourdes :imeneC-0arvajal who was more popularly N N N =nown as Inday Badiday or Ate (uds to her legions N N of N N N fans$ ,he Blac= &aCarene devotee's appearance was N N N only through voice-over ?and he was never really N N N seen by the ,6 audienceA and it was always N N preceded N N N by his usual line9 JAte (uds, may phone-in N N >uestion N N N po tayo rito galing =ay$$$J$ Ees, his job involved N N N reading ,6 audience's phone-in >uestions to Inday

N N N Badiday's movie star guests$ 3owever, despite the N N ,6 N N N show's enormous popularity, it was immediately N N N cancelled after one of the show's female guests N N N hurled an ashtray at another female guest$ NNN N N N (ater, the Blac= &aCarene devotee married a lady N N N e)ecutive of the radio and ,6 networ= where he had N N N moved up to become the host of its early morning N N N radio show$ ,hey adopted a girl and had a younger N N N son later$ NNN N N N &ever ,he ,wain -hall #eet NNN N N N -uppose that the #uslim princess and the Blac= N N N &aCarene devotee met in the same office where they N N N both wor=$ -uppose also that the Blac= &aCarene N N N devotee personally chose the #uslim princess as N N one N N N of the principal sponsors for his adopted N N N daughter's wedding to one of the members of the N N N staff of his widely popular ,6 program$ NNN NNN N N N -uppose further that both the #uslim princess and N N N the Blac= &aCarene devotee became elected N N government N N N officials and they both decided to run for the N N same N N N government office on the same year$ ,hey both run N N N for say, the presidency of the !hilippines$ &o, N N N that's being too ambitious$ "=ay, suppose that N N they N N N both run for the position of 6ice !resident

under N N N opposing political parties$ 8ho would you vote N N for? NNN N N N ,he #uslim princess or the Blac= &aCarene devotee? NNN N N N If you would vote for the #uslim princess, you N N just N N N wasted your vote$ NNN N N N If you would vote for the Blac= &aCarene devotee, N N N you are good at spotting a winner ?but it does not N N N mean that you did not also waste your voteA$ NNN N N N Because the honorary #uslim princess is former N N N -enator (oren (egarda who lost her bid for the N N 6ice N N N !residency of the !hilippines in the I++I national N N N elections$ NNN N N N And yes, the Blac= &aCarene devotee who helps N N carry N N N the replica of the Blac= &aCarene image barefoot N N and N N N wearing only a white undershirt ?sans bulletproof N N N vestA during the annual Guiapo procession as part N N of N N N his religious devotion ?yes, he still does it up N N to N N N this dayA is &oli de 0astro, current 6ice N N !resident N N N of the !hilippines$ NNN N N N 1ntold !inoy -tory &o$ M N N N !ure Innuendoes NNN N N N ,hey were the best of friends$ ,hey were always N N seen

N N N together around the 1niversity of the !hilippines N N N ?1!A campus in 2iliman9 one was undoubtedly a very N N N good-loo=ing guy and the other was un>uestionably NNa N N N plain-loo=ing guy$ "pposites really attract$ 3ey, N N N but they're both brilliant students$ 8ell, birds N N of N N N the same feather also floc= together$ Indeed, they N N N were very close to each other$ 1nusually close$ NNN N N N ,hey were the perfect tandem$ (i=e suman and ripe N N N mango$ "r nuts and bolts$ !eg and a hole$ NNN N N N ,hey were both protOgOes of then 1! -tudent N N 0ouncil N N N chairman 0hito 5ascon$ -oon, the goodloo=ing guy N N N too= the helm as 1! -tudent 0ouncil chairman$ But N N N the best friends seem to follow each other's path$ N N N ,he plain-loo=ing guy also ran for the same N N position N N N with the all-out support of his good-loo=ing N N friend$ N N N 3e won, of course$ NNN N N N ,he good-loo=ing guy was the crush ng bayan of the N N N is=olars ng bayan$ NNN NNN N N N 2uring lunchtime, students of all persuasions N N N floc=ed to the 0ollege of Arts and -ciences ?0A-A N N N cafeteria to catch a glimpse of the goodloo=ing N N N guy$ %ven singer-actress 7egine 6elas>ueC later N N N admitted on national television that she had a big

N N N crush on the good-loo=ing guy$ NNN N N N But loveless 7egine's daring admission did not N N earn N N N her even just a movie date invitation from the N N N good-loo=ing guyP instead, the good-loo=ing guy N N N merely flashed a demure smile in response to N N N desperate 7egine's thinly-veiled date invitation$ NNN N N N But after finishing college, the best friends went N N N their separate ways$ ?"r so it seemedA$ ,he N N N plain-loo=ing guy pursued his law studies and N N later N N N taught law courses$ ,he good-loo=ing guy delivered N N N the evening news on ,6, hosted a ,6 >uiC show and N N N wrote analytical articles on pop culture$ 3is good N N N loo=s, intelligence and impeccable manner endeared N N N him to televiewers$ NNN N N N 2espite their divergent career choices, the N N N good-loo=ing guy and the plain-loo=ing guy really N N N seemed to follow each other's path$ But this time, N N N their path led to a nice little apartment near the N N N Ateneo de #anila campus$ And they shared that nice N N N little apartment$ :ust the two of them$ NNN N N N Ees, the plain-loo=ing guy and the goodloo=ing N N guy N N N lived together$ NNN N N N ,hose gifted with wild imagination got titillated N N at N N N the mere thought of these two young men sharing a N N N lovely apartment$ ,he moralists out there

shoo= N N N their heads at the mere thought of the goings-on N N N beyond that innocent-loo=ing apartment door amid N N N rows of middle-class houses in (oyola 3eights in N N N GueCon 0ity$ NNN N N N But the pair would not budge from their nest$ &or N N N would they yield to any pressure$ &ot even from N N the N N N plain-loo=ing guy's bible-reading siblings who N N N berated him for living with another guy$ ,he N N N plain-loo=ing guy's own family started to cast N N doubt N N N about his masculinity$ NNN N N N All telltale signs which have accumulated all N N those N N N years could no longer be ignored$ !eople started N N N tal=ing openly about the two guys$ NNN N N N -peculations about the true nature of the pair's N N N friendship became a daily fodder for gossip N N mongers$ N N N ,he academic freedom which alma mater 1!'s N N oblation N N N symboliCes seemed to have gone beyond the duo's N N lust N N N for =nowledge$ NNN N N N In order to prove to his family that he was not N N what N N N they thought he was, the plain-loo=ing guy N N suddenly N N N announced that he was getting married$ 3is family N N N jumped with joy$ NNN NNN N N N But the plain-loo=ing guy's marriage did not

N N dispel N N N wild speculations about his se)ualityP instead, it N N N only succeeded in erasing any remaining doubt N N about N N N his alleged agenda of using his wife to finally N N N succeed in his failed initial crac= at pursuing N N his N N N lifelong dream$ NNN N N N And it was well worth his efforts$ Because this N N N former loser's desperate act finally triumphed$ N N N ,han=s to his wife$ NNN NNN N N N 3owever, the plain-loo=ing guy's deep friendship N N N with his good-loo=ing friend too= a bac=seat as a N N N result of the former's new civil status$ ,he N N N plain-loo=ing guy did not want to hurt his new N N N wife's flourishing career nor spoil his newfound N N N success$ ,hat's why he played his role as a good N N N family man to the hilt$ 3owever, he had not N N N forgotten his good-loo=ing best friend at all$ As NNa N N N to=en of their undying friendship, the N N good-loo=ing N N N guy stood as one of the godfathers of the N N N plain-loo=ing guy's first baby, together with %du N N N #anCano, 0esar #ontano, 0herie 5il, 0iara -otto, N N N Angeli 6alenciano, 'anny -errano and a host of N N other N N N household names$ "f course, the plainloo=ing N N guy's N N N wife was clueless about her husband's past$ NNN N N N But the plain-loo=ing guy's wife had her share of

N N N dar= past$ -he is a single mother who parted ways N N N with her good-loo=ing Jfirst husbandJ after she N N N discovered that her good-loo=ing Jfirst husbandJ N N was N N N already married to another woman when she hastily N N N married him after she got pregnant at a young age$ N N N ,his meant that her marriage to her goodloo=ing N N N Jfirst husbandJ was not legally binding after all$ N N N &ow, the plain-loo=ing guy was her N N N =night-in-shining-armor who rescued her from the N N N stigma of being an unmarried mother$ NNN NNN N N N Ironically, while her non-binding marriage with N N her good-loo=ing Jfirst husbandJ was solemniCed by several high-ran=ing priests at the cavernous #anila 0athedral amid countless clic=ing cameras and thousands of shrie=ing admirers several years ago, her supposedly legitimate marriage with the plain-loo=ing guy was officiated not by a 0atholic priest but by a pastor in a cramped living room, with only few relatives and friends as witnesses$ (ater, the good-loo=ing guy reportedly got married also without fanfare$ ,hey said that his bride was a creative consultant for AB--0B& Interactive$ 3owever, some women still believe and hope that he is still unmarried to this day$

wee=ly travel show, %)ecutive 0lass$

Ees, the good-loo=ing guy is 2avid 0eldran$ And the plain-loo=ing guy is megastar -haron 0uneta's husband, -enator 'rancis JBi=oJ !angilinan$

,he good-loo=ing guy soon rose to become AB-0B& &ews 0hannel's ?A&0A 2irector for 0urrent Affairs$ 3e has been circling the globe as host of A&0's