MARIEL Rodriguez almost
went on hysterics when she learned from Piolo Pascual no less that she was
originally in the cast of "Paano Kita Iibigin," which pairs Piolo and Regine
Velasquez for the first time.
She wailed: "How come I didn’t know about that? My God, I
would have loved to work with you and Regine. What a privilege it would have
been."
"Busy ka daw sa ‘Wowowee’," Piolo explained.
Mariel is, no doubt, one of the busiest ABS-CBN talents.
Everyday, except Sunday, Mariel hosts "Wowowee" with Willie Revillame, Janelle
Jamer and Roxanne Guinoo. She is also the featured host of "Pinoy Big Brother (PBB)
Season 2 Update," which airs midnight from Monday to Friday.
Mariel has, so far, one movie to her name, "Agent X44," where
she played Vhong Navarro’s leading lady. Joyce Bernal, who also directed the
Regine-Piolo starrer, "Paano Kita Iibigin," directed "Agent X-44."
Piolo and Mariel got the chance to talk at the launch of the
movie soundtrack album of "Paano Kita Iibigin," which also served as its carrier
single. An Ogie Alcasid composition, "Paano Kita Iibigin" is featured in three
versions in the album: a duet between Regine and Piolo, a solo from Regine and
another solo from Piolo.
Regine herself line produced the album, which contains songs
featured and inspired by the movie directed by Bb. Joyce.
Also included are the soon-to-be unforgettable tracks, "Muling
Magmamahal" (a duet between Regine and Piolo), "Pare Ko" (Regine’s own
interpretation of the Eraserheads’ classic), "Angel Eyes," "Lalala," "Thesa’s
Theme," "Tahan," "Manhid" and the duets "My World With You" and "Sana Nga."
Regine and Piolo will go to different malls all over the
country to promote the album and the movie. They’ll be in Cebu on May 18,
Market! Market on May 25, Glorietta on May 26, and SM Sta. Rosa on May 27.
In "Paano Kita Iibigin," which is from the story and
screenplay of John Paul Abellera, Regine and Piolo are cast as Martee and Lance,
respectively. Their chance encounter snaps the ties that bind them to their
past.
Regine is fired from her job and to take stock of things, she
decides to go on a vacation with her asthmatic son in Zambales. She decides to
rent a small vacation house in a dilapidated resort which turned out to be owned
by Piolo, who later hires Regine to be his resort’s manager.
While Martee and her son have been abandoned by Martee’s
lover, Lance is burdened with the guilt of having been involved in an accident
which killed his girlfriend.
How in the end a romance blossoms between Martee and Lance
can be likened to Lance’s decision to have the dilapidated resort rehabilitated.
TV host Tintin Bersola plans to get pregnant again now that
Antonia, her daughter with husband Julius Babao, is two years old. This Tintin
told movie writer Aster Amoyo at the latter’s birthday party held at the
residence of beauty expert Ricky Reyes on Butterfly Street, Valle Verde, Pasig.
Tintin said she and Julius wants a boy this time. She said she knows Antonia
will appreciate having a baby brother. Antonia, this early, wants to be
addressed as "Ate."
