It's Me, Gracee: Ding Dong Dantes

Ding Dong Dantes Invites Everyone to take a stand & be Involved in #NowPh

#NowPH Saturday, November 21, 2015

There are a lot of ways to make our world a better place to stay. Aside from Peace and Prosperity for each mankind and all the love in the world, it's another big factor to take care of our environment. No matter how small or big our contribution is in taking care of our Mother Earth, it is still a big help.

It's evident that our planet is facing big climate change over the years. Different countries around the world has been experiencing different disasters like earthquake and storms damages a lot of properties and killed many people. An example of this is the Typhoon Yolanda that hit the Philippines.

Now, more than ever, is the perfect time to be INVOLVED.

National Youth Commission (NYC) commissioner Dingdong Dantes urged the youth to take part in the battle against climate change, and there is no better time to do that but now.Ding Dong said that the Youth today are very active online thus, they can help make a difference by spreading awareness on how to take care of our environment and doing action as well on protecting Mother Earth.

#NowPH stands for “Not on Our Watch," a youth-led campaign that aims to harness the collective power of the public in urgently calling on countries to act on climate change issues.

The campaign also seeks to gather a million pledges which will be submitted to French President Francois Hollande, who is presiding the 21st conference of the parties (COP21) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The pledges to be gathered will be presented by the youth commission's Dindong Dantes and climate change commission's Lucille Sering to French President Francois Holland at the Paris climate summit.

The Philippines and France earlier signed the "Manila Call to Action on Climate Change” after Philippine President Benigno Aquino III welcomed French President Francois Hollande during his first state visit to the Southeast Asian country in February.

How can everyone participate?

The youth can sign up on the Nowph website and voice out their stand on the issue. The NYC and Climate Change Commission (CCC) launched #nowph in time for the 21st conference in climate action in Paris.

"Nowph aims to gather voices of the Filipinos especially the youth para naman may boses tayong mapaparinig in Paris, Kakaiba ang energy ng kabataan, it's just a matter of redirecting that energy to a proper direction na makabuluhan" Ding Dong said.

If ever he will be flying to Paris anytime soon, since Marian is scheduled to give birth this month and they are planning to name her "Maria Letizia", is he not afraid of the commotion happening at Paris in the past week. Ding Dong said, "Personally, hindi naman dapat maging balaikd ang nagyari sa Paris, infact yung issue sa Climate change is also an issue that affects the humanity. Yung attack dun according to our Pope is an attack to humanity, so hindi dapat maging hindrance yung para pahalagahan ang dapat sa buhay natin."

Check out Ding Dong's Interview here:

Not only Ding Dong Dantes pledges to this cause together with his wife Marian Rivera-Dantes, but also Climate action ambassadors including 'AlDub' star Alden Richards, weatherman Kim Atienza, and athletes Alyssa Valdez and Kiefer Ravena are key influencers in the #NowPH conversation

There will be series of activities for #NowPH. To know more visit:

http://www.nowph.org/

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Pari 'Koy Starring Ding Dong Dantes Premieres March 9 after 24 Oras

Ding Dong Dantes Saturday, March 07, 2015

Dingdong Dantes, one of the country's most-sought-after leading men, who is blessed not just with bountiful talent but especially with the heart to reach out and act upon his advocacies, will portray the role of Father Kokoy.

Everyone may want to be part of Kokoy's world. Aside from having the complete package of good looks, humor, warmth, and wisdom, he is also being looked upon because of his on-point principles in life. A go-to person in times of problems, Kokoy is the kind of friend who will unconditionally offer a shoulder to lean on. He is the ideal guy, the Mr. Right, and the man any woman would like to introduce to her parents. But here's the catch: Kokoy is a priest.

Father Kokoy, better known as "Pari Koy," is a priest who is known for his non-traditional and non-conformist ways of bringing people closer to God. He will do anything just to show that it is cool to believe. But his own faith will be put to the test when he is assigned in the parish of Barangay Pinagpala and starts to deal with the people of the community.

Set in a contemporary barangay, stellar performances will be delivered by some of the country's respected and talented artists including Sunshine Dizon as Noemi, the secretary of the parish in Pinagpala who remains to be optimistic despite being maltreated by her husband; Chanda Romero as Martha, the self-righteous leader of the lay workers in the parish of Pinagpala who is against the unconventional ways of Father Kokoy; Luz Valdez as Esther, one of the lay workers in the parish who loves to talk about gossips and rumors; and Dexter Doria as Salome, also a lay worker who loyally serves in the parish despite being teased by Martha and Esther.

Another highlight to look forward to is how Father Kokoy puts his faith in action as he meets the poeple of Barangay Pinagpala. Playing equally vital roles are Gabby Eigenmann as Jude, the influential and corrupt chairman of Barangay Pinagpala; Rap Fernandez as Sol, the right-hand person of Jude, who helps him with his illegal schemes; JC Tiuseco as Timo, the irresponsible brother of Noemi; and Carlo Gonzales as Simon, the abusive husband of Noemi who fails to provide for his family.

Bringing more delight in the series are characters to be portrayed by GMA Artist Center's homegrown talents led by Jillian Ward as Sarah, the loving daughter of Noemi; Jeric Gonzales as Eli, the son of Salome who thinks of going to parish is uncool; Lindsay de Vera as Ava, the charming grandchild of Martha who will fall in love with Eli; Hiro Peralta as Sam, the closet homosexual brother of Father Kokoy; and David Remo as Pinggoy, the high-spirited "village's son" of Barangay Pinagpala.

How will Father Kokoy bring the people of Barangay Pinagpala closer to God? Will he be successful in instigating change in the community? Or will his faith and perspectives in life be moved by the people around him?

And to helm this primetime series is the award-winning director Maryo J. Delos Reyes. After the successful run of the primetime series Niño, GMA takes pride in having him as the director of Pari 'Koy who is known not only for tackling social relevance but for uplifting the human spirit and evoking hope through his masterpieces.

From the original concept of Christine Novicio, Pari Koy is created by the GMA Drama group headed by Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV; Redgie A. Magno, Vice President for Drama; Cheryl Ching-Sy, Assistant Vice President for Drama; Redgynn S. Alba, Program Manager; and Darling Pulido-Torres, Executive Producer.

Pari 'Koy airs weeknights beginning March 9 after 24 Oras on GMA Telebabad. For more updates, don’t forget to LIKE www.facebook.com/GMAPariKoy and FOLLOW www.twitter.com/GMAPariKoy.

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Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real: Getting to Know Anthony and Millet

Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real Monday, July 07, 2014

When I saw the trailer of Ang Dawalang Mrs. Real in Kapuso channel GMA 7, I was thrilled to see the Diamond star Ms. Maricel Soriano in a primetime slot again. We've all been waiting to see her again on TV and I believe this is one of her projects that will totally leave a mark in her career also with Ding Dong and Lovi.

Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real is the newest primetime show on GMA-7 starring Dingdong Dantes, Lovi Poe, and Maricel Soriano.

The story revolves around Dingdong, who plays Anthony Real, and the 2 women he falls in love with and marries. Maricel potrays the role of Millet Gonzales, an outstanding and highly-regarded educator who is successful in her career but not so in her personal life. She and Anthony accidentally meet and eventually, marry. They eventually had a son named Tonton. Anthony has his own architectural firm and Millet is a stay-at-home mom. They are the picture of a happy family. The conflict comes from Millet’s father, Henry, played by Robert Arevalo. He resents that his unica hija has been sidetracked from a successful career by a man of whom he does not approve. Coney Reyes plays Sonia, Anthony’s overbearing mother, who takes it upon herself to defend her son from her rich in-law.

Both Anthony and Millet showed how they love each other so much until Anthony met Shiela where he showed his weakness. Each character were played with enormous feelings since it is very relatable to the audience. You can truly see the good chemistry between Maricel and Ding Dong even with Lovie Poe. It is really a challenge for both the writers and the director to have this kind of teleserye but with the help of 3 powerful actors, it became a masterpiece.

I am very fortunate to visit them during their taping, and we get to interview my long time favorite actress Ms. Maricel Soriano and the most sought after actor in this generation Mr. Ding Dong Dantes as well as their blockbuster director Andoy Ranay.

According to Ms. Maricel, even though she has done a lot of roles in the past, during her Maricel Drama Special, she feels that her role as Millet is the most challenging one and up until now she is trying really hard to fit in with her own role, there are times she would talk to herself in the corner just to condition herself for their taping. She couldn't accept that the role she is portraying is that "stupid". She also asks for Direk Andoy's advice every now and then so that she could portray the role perfectly.

We even told her how the show is rating and how trending it is when it comes to Twitter, she said even though she didn't know anything about all the social media sites, she is thankful because people are supporting their show and she receives a lot of good feedback as well. She also wanted to tell all her loyal fans that without them, she will not be able to stay this long in the industry and she owe it all to them.

She also added it was a wonderful experience to work with Ding Dong and Lovi Poe because they are very professional when it comes to work. They gave her fresh air when it comes to acting and they always make it a point that every scene is a take one.

Ding Dong arrtved looking really fresh and what I love about him is that he instantly acknowledge us and smiled warmly at us, greeting everyone in the room. He just arrived from New York where he and Marian Rivera, his beautiful girl friend traveled for about a week. Their IG posts showed how much they enjoyed each others company.

Ding Dong said that when he learned that he is going to work with Ms. Maricel Soriano, he felt very nervous and excited all at the same time. It was that kin d of pressure because he knows he will be working with the multi awarded actress. He also feels very thankful to be working with 2 fine actress in this teleserye, he has worked with Lovie Poe with TikTik and he is also looking forward with their MMFF entry which is a sequel of their past movie. This time it is going to be much bigger and bolder movie since the graphics is totally amazing according to him. The title of their upcoming MMFF netry is "Kubot:The Aswang Chronicles 2".

It was also an honor to meet my super favorite blockbuster director Direk Andoy Ranay. He is very busy these days because he has been directing films here and there continuously. He directed the hit movie Diary ng Panget which stars Nadine Ilustre and James Reid, now he is also directing their follow up movie "Talk Back and You are Dead". According to Direk, working with veteran actors for him is easy but working with young actors can be challenging because you have to level up with their age.

Working with Maricel, Direk Andoy said was a dream come true because he is also a fan. He loves all her films. They even had a dinner first and she assured him that she will give him her full respect and will obey his commands as the director and for the good of the project.
With the comparison of his teleserye to The Legal Wife which already ended he said, it is a different story. Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real is the point of view of the man which is Anthony and all about Bigamy. Direk said he is very grateful to be working with 3 fine actors and they are not giving him any headache. It feels good to work in a good ambiance where everyone is working comfortably.

Main Cast
Maricel Soriano as Millette Gonzales-Real
Dingdong Dantes as Anthony Real
Lovi Poe as Sheila Salazar-Real

Supporting Cast
Coney Reyes as Sonia Real
Robert Arevalo as Henry Gonzales
Celeste Legaspi as Aurora Gonzales
Tommy Abuel as Justino Salazar
Jaime Fabregas as Jun Real
Susan Africa as Salome Salazar
Alessandra De Rossi as Sandy Alegre
Rodjun Cruz as Allan Real
Marc Abaya as Vincent Dumlao
Dominic Roco as Daniel "Dado" Salazar
Marc Justine Alvarez as Anthony "Tonton" Real
Diva Montelaba as Liza Estrella-Salazar

Special Guest
Marco Alcaraz as Edgar
Ina Feleo as Lydia
Frances Ignacio

Don't miss Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real weeknights on GMA Telebabad!

Like them on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/DalawangMrsReal

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Bea Alonzo, Enrique Gil and Ding Dong Dantes Team Up for She's The One

Bea Alonzo Friday, October 11, 2013

They are three of this generation’s biggest stars. He is a two-time Best Actor winner and one of the top leading men in television and film. She is the undisputed box-office queen and he is one of the hottest young actor today. They have earned the respect of critics and the support of their audience. But they have never done a project together—until now.

This October, on its 20th anniversary, Star Cinema brings to the big screen Dingdong Dantes, Enrique Gil and Bea Alonzo in “She’s The One”, a story that combines the excitement of an unexpected romance with the epiphany that comes with finding the one person you can’t live without.

“She’s The One” hits theaters on October 16 and is directed by Mae Cruz from a story and script by the award-winning Vanessa Valdez. It also stars upcoming screen sweetheart Liza Soberano in her biggest, most important and most challenging film role to date.

After giving life to some of the screen’s most iconic female characters—Basha in One More Chance, Lara in And I Love You So, Mia in Miss You Like Crazy and Sari in The Mistress—Bea Alonzo brings viewers another one in this, her latest film project. Cat Aguinaldo is a young woman for whom family responsibility has always come first. The cat always stands by the side of her best friend Wacky (Dingdong), a morning show host and serial dater who unwittingly pushes his best friend into a complicated romantic situation just to save his TV career. By the time he realizes what he’s done and confronts his own feelings, it may be too late.

Dingdong returns to the Star Cinema fold after successful team-ups with Kris Aquino in Segunda Mano and Angelica Panganiban and Angel Locsin in One More Try. “She’s The One” is his first time to work with Bea Alonzo.

The film is woven around the idea of an “epiphany”, or that one moment in life when we finally find the answer that will change everything. But we may find ourselves asking, how far are we willing to go when we do?

For more updates about the movie, visit Star Cinema on the web at www.StarCinema.com.ph, on Facebook at http://facebook.com/StarCinema and http://twitter.com/StarCinema.

Watch the full trailer here:

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Angel, Dingdong, Zanjoe and Angelica Top bill Star Cinema’s Newest Dramatic Masterpiece “One More Try”

Angel Locsin Saturday, December 01, 2012

Four of the country’s most sensual stars Angel Locsin, Angelica Panganiban, Zanjoe Marudo, and Dingdong Dantes will make this Christmas season even more hotter as they topbill “One More Try,” Star Cinema’s much-awaited top-caliber dramatic offering in the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), which will hit theaters nationwide beginning December 25.

Under the direction of award-winning director Ruel S. Bayani, “One More Try” shares a brave plot that tackles about a loving single mother Grace (Angel) who is willing to sacrifice everything to save her ill son.

All seems well in Grace’s life, especially with the comfort of her son Botchok (Miguel Vergara) and boyfriend Tristan (Zanjoe) who is supporting her. But when Botchok’s rare blood condition becomes more severe, Grace is left with no other choice but to reconnect with Edward (Dingdong), Botchok’s biological father, an accomplished man married with a more successful power woman Jacqueline (Angelica).

All Grace asks from Edward is for him to help her save Botchok, their son. Edward is hesitant at first but Jacq gives him permission. However, such tedious process of curing Botchok starts to taint their happy relationships, for unwanted feelings in the past start to creep in. Until eventually all other options fail except only for one—Edward and Grace need to have another child to permanently cure Botchok and they need to do it the natural way.

In a situation where a life of an innocent child is at stake, can Grace, Edward, Tristan and Jacqueline sacrifice their personal feelings in order to cure Botchok? In this kind of pursuit, who will eventually win–Jacqueline who will go for a kill to save her faltering marriage with Edward or Grace, the devoted mother who will do anything to save her son even if it means compromising her relationship with the man who truly loves her?

Aside from the first team-up of Angel, Angelica, Zanjoe and Dingdong, also featured in “One More Try”: are Carmina Villaroel, Agot Isidro, Edward Mendez, and Ms. Gina Pareño.