While it can be argued that Angel Locsin may not currently enjoy the immense popularity she once had as television’s “Darna” when she was GMA 7’s top female talent, her controversial transfer to ABS-CBN, at least, now made her an award-winning actress.

The Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards for Television held last Sunday at the SMX Convention Center recognized Angel as having given the Best Single Performance by an Actress for the “Maala-ala Mo Kaya” episode “Pilat.”

This is Angel’s first acting award.
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It seems Diether Ocampo is not crossing over to GMA 7. At least, not yet.

It turns out Ocampo is still under contract with Star Magic, the talent arm of ABS-CBN, a network statement said.

“Diet (Ocampo) remains in Star Magic. We will trust he will make the right choice,” a short SMS message from Star Magic’s publicity head Rikka Dylim read.
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Karylle, who only recently admitted breaking up with actor Dingdong Dantes, will move to ABS-CBN, her new management team said in a statement.

STAGES, which produced the successful local theater presentation of “West Side Story” that featured Karylle in the lead role of Maria, has taken over talent management duties for the singer. It said Karylle’s transfer had the blessings of top GMA-7 executives Wilma Galvante and Darling de Jesus.

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ABS-CBN suspended Cristy Fermin’s contract to host “The Buzz” and her daily dzMM show “Showbiz Mismo” over the allegations she brought out in the Oct. 5 episode of the showbiz-oriented talk show against Nadia Montenegro that the former actress secretly gave birth to a baby girl two years ago.

The network said Cristy’s statements went beyond the “bounds of decency” as it involved “innocent children” not involved in their continuing word war.

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Kris Aquino and James Yap are all smiles in an interview with ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz” on July 13.

Emerging from a much-needed marriage counseling, the couple seemed to have acknowledged each other’s frailties and would not give up on each other “through thick and thin.”

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