Manila Magic - April 26, 2006

Just a rumour

Pauleen Luna's mother has refuted the rumour that Luna is angry with Angelica Panganiban. "I don't know where they (the media) got that story," her mom says. Luna was also rumoured to have had a tiff with Kristine Hermosa is also in the news for her alleged unprofessional behaviour.

Diether's band rocks Manila

Diether Ocampo's band Blow has released its new album titled Rock Manila. Diet is the lead singer of the band. The track, Ilalim Ng Ulan, is already a hit and is doing the music channel rounds. Other songs in the album include Fly With Angels, Dalaga and When Sinners are Saints. Ocampo, the lead singer of Blow, says he is happy with the album and feels the time he and his band members devoted to the album is justified.

Finally in love

During an appearance on the television show The Buzz, Rachelle Ann Go and Christian Bautista admitted to being in love. The two actors were rumoured to be dating for a while but refused to make their relationship public until now.

If wishes were babies

Richard Gomez's birthday wish is to have another baby. The actor turned 38 recently and says it would be great to have another baby because his daughter Juliana is five years old and misses having a sibling.

Humming with a hummer

Piolo Pascual has bought himself a brand new Hummer H3. The new acquisition sees the actor poorer by Pesos 4million (Dh270, 000). Pascual arrived in his Hummer for the shooting of the TV soap opera Sa Piling Mo where he stars with Judy Ann Santos. Pascual says he has given his BMW to his brother.

All clear

Polo Ravales has clarified that Ara Mina's family does not have a problem with him marrying the actress. ‘It's not true that Hazel's (Mina's real name) family has a problem with me. I've met her family and they have been nice to me," says Ravales. The actor also dismisses the rumour that his family has a problem with Mina's past relationships. "My family welcomes Hazel and they're quite comfortable with the fact that she has dated others before meeting me. If they are comfortable with this, I don't understand why others shouldn't be."