Philippine Showbiz Today
April 8 - 21, 2019
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GMA Artists renew contracts with the Network
Vicky Morales renews contract with the network
GMA News Pillar Vicky Morales
is looking forward to more years as
a loyal Kapuso after renewing her
contract with GMA Network.
Joining Morales in the signing
were GMA Network Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer Felipe
L. Gozon; President and Chief
Operating Officer Gilberto R. Duavit,
Jr.; Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer Felipe S.
Yalong; and Senior Vice President
for News and Public Affairs Marissa
L. Flores.
The 24 Oras anchor proudly
shared that in the three decades of
being a broadcast journalist, she has
always considered GMA Network as
her second home.
“Kung tutuusin, itong contract
signing, formality lang naman ito,”
says Morales. “Kahit walang kontrata,
GMA will always be home for me.”
She adds that she remains thankful
to the GMA Network management for
trusting her through the years. “I’m
feeling very grateful—siyempre sa
mga namumuno ng GMA, sa tiwala
nila sa atin. Grateful din [ako] sa
mga program ko which I love very
much: 24 Oras, Wish Ko Lang,
and Good News. And of course
grateful [ako] sa mga katrabaho
ko. I feel very blessed.”
On the part of GMA Network,
Atty. Gozon says he could not
be any prouder of the Wish Ko
Lang host. “Si Vicky ay tunay na
homegrown. Sa simula’t-sapul dito
na siya nag-umpisa at isa na siya sa
mga pillar ng ating News and Public
Affairs group,” he says, adding how
Morales continues to lead top-rating
programs up to now. “Lahat naman
ng programa ni Vicky dito sa atin ay
matataas ang rating. Kaya tayo ay
talagang nagagalak na nag-renew na
naman si Vicky,” he ends.
Andre Paras and Joyce Ching sign anew
with Artist Center
Kapuso TV host and actor Andre
Paras and Kapuso actress Joyce
Ching remain loyal Kapuso after
recently renewing their exclusive
contracts with GMA Artist Center.
Andre is grateful that GMA
continues to trust and challenge
him as an artist, “Sobrang saya ko
sa lahat ng ibinibigay ng GMA. I’m
very happy that they are exploring
the other talents that I may have, in
hosting, comedy and acting. Sobrang thankful ako kasi the Network
really trusts me and of course, I
trust them with my career. I’ll do
everything to continue making
people happy. That’s something
I’m always proud to be doing.”
The Kapuso heartthrob
is a mainstay of the comedy-
musical
variety
program
‘Sunday PinaSaya’ where he
showcases his comedy wit.
This year, he will also be part of
the second season of the top-rating
singing competition ‘The Clash’ as
backstage host alongside Joyce
Pring.
Meanwhile, Joyce Ching also
affirmed her loyalty with her home
network for 14 years. She feels
blessed and happy to renew her ties
with GMA, “Masaya ang stay ko with
GMA kasi ang dami kong natututunan
in terms of sa mga roles na ibinibigay
GMA News Pillar Arnold Clavio
has reaffirmed his loyalty as a Kapuso,
recently renewing his exclusive
contract with GMA Network.
Present during the signing were
GMA Network Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Felipe L. Gozon;
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr.; Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
Felipe S. Yalong; and Senior Vice
President for News and Public Affairs
Marissa L. Flores.
An award-winning broadcast
journalist for more than 30 years
already, Clavio considers the Kapuso Network as his home which has
allowed him to be of ‘Serbsyong
Totoo’ to Filipinos throughout the
years.
“Nakakataba ng puso,” Clavio
says of the contract signing. “Actually,
di ko na kailangan ng contract. Dito
ako nagsimula, dito na ako lumago.
Napakapalad ko na maging bahagi
ng Kapuso Network.” He adds that
he is really proud to be a Kapuso.
“Wala ako talagang masabi. Lagi
akong nagmamalaki kapag may
kausap akong estudyante: dito, ‘di
mo nararamdaman yung boss. Ito
na ang tinuring ko na [tahanan]…
nila sa akin at hindi talaga nila
ako pinapabayaan ever since
kaya sobrang thankful and
grateful talaga ako sa GMA
Network for giving me the
chance to explore my talents.”
she shared.
Currently, Joyce plays
the role of Astrid Chua in
the Afternoon Prime series
Dragon Lady.
GMA
Entertainment
Group Senior Vice President Lilybeth
G. Rasonable is grateful that Andre
and Joyce are continuing their
journey as Kapuso stars.
“We’re very happy that they
decided to renew with GMA Network
and GMA Artist Center. We appreciate
their loyalty and we also remain loyal
to them. Si Joyce, napakagaling
umarte. Si Andre naman, he’s
developing into a very good host, a
comedian and also a dramatic actor.
Pareho nating patuloy na iho-hone
ang kanilang talents”
Present during the contract
signings were Senior Vice President
for Entertainment Group Lilybeth
G. Rasonable, Senior Assistant Vice
President for Alternative Productions
Gigi Santiago-Lara, and GMA Artist
Center Senior Talent Manager Vic del
Rosario.
Arnold Clavio inks exclusive contract anew
dito ako nakatira. Tinuturing ko
na silang kasama sa buhay. Hindi
ako mapupunta rito talaga kung
wala sa pamunuan, sa tiwalang
pinagkaloob [nila]. Kaya talagang
malaking malaki ang pasasalamat
[ko sa kanila].”
He also thanked Igan’s
supporters. “Maraming salamat sa
mga manunuod sa patuloy nilang
pagtangkilik sa ating mga [news]
pillar at sa mga pillar din sa patuloy
nilang pagtangkilik sa ating lahat.”
Clavio is one of the pioneering
hosts of the country’s longest-
running morning show Unang Hirit.
He also co-anchors GMA’s late night
newscast Saksi and hosts the public
affairs program Alisto. On GMA
News TV, Clavio hosts the talk show
Tonight with Arnold Clavio. (www.
gmapinoytv.com)