PANAHON NG MGA child prodigies ngayon, here comes six year-old Elijah Alejo who’s co-managed by GMA Artist Center and Jenny Molina. Isa sa mga unang TV exposure ni Elijah ay ang Pidol’s Wonderland on TV5 as one of Dolphy’s grandchildren, but her bigger break came when cast in GMA’s Whatchamakulit.
Currently, napapanood ang anak ni Mommy Maricel sa Kaya Ng Powers who plays Ampy, daughter of Jaya. Na-penetrate na rin ni Elijah ang mundo ng commercials via Eight o’ Clock juice drink with Kris Aquino and an imposing billboard of Magnolia Queso de Bola.
Now in Prep II at the North York Allied Institute, nakapagtatakang naisisingit ni Elijah ang kanyang mga showbiz assignments. Tatlo lang naman ang pelikula niyang kalahok sa Metro Manila Film Festival this December: ang Rosario bilang anak ni Jennylyn Mercado, Super Inday & The Magic Bibe bilang isang anghel who transforms into different characters to save Marian Rivera at sa Mamanyika episode ng Shake Rattle & Roll XII bilang kapatid ni Shaina Magdayao.
YESTERDAY MARKED THE ultimate Judgment Day for TV5’s Paparazzi which is now in head-on collision with the so-called Davids in showbiz news reportage every Sunday.
Binangga na nga ng naturang programa with its main host Cristy Fermin ang Showbiz Central ng GMA at ang The Buzz ng ABS-CBN, kung saan nagmula ang batikang columnist-TV host. All three vie for the highest viewership, kung saan magkakatalo na lang sa mga isyu na kanilang ilalatag sa mga manonood.
Kung tutuusin, it’s the same story that is told and retold. Sa treatment o handle na lang magkakaiba, this becoming the greatest challenge ever.
As if this three-sided fight over ratings is not enough, kampante ang TV5 na pumapalo ang line-up ng kanilang mga programa tuwing Linggo which include House Or Not, P.O.5, Star Factor, BFGF, Pidol’s Wonderland, Magik Gimik, My Darling Aswang, USI at siyempre pa, ang flag-carrier nitong Talentadong Pinoy.
Pepperoni
by Ronnie Carrasco III
