The Singing Bee Airs Weekdays Starting February 24, Introduces 'Battle of the Champions'

ABS-CBN’s hit musical game show “The Singing Bee,” hosted by Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez, brings five times thefun and thrill as it starts airing on weekdays beginning this Monday (Feb 24).

Previously airing on Saturdays, “The Singing Bee” will now spice up viewers’ mornings as Kuya Dick, Amy, the Songbees, the Bandble Bee, and the Honeybees bring musical daily bonding to the family.

The chances of winning also double up, because there will be champion of the day every Monday to Thursday, who will return and face off in the battle of the champions on Fridays for the chance to win up to P1 million.

Kapamilya viewers, whether they’re at home or out on the streets, can also win exciting prizes as “The Singing Bee” goes out and roves around to test their musicality and knowledge in song lyrics.

Pinoy comedians Vice Ganda, Pokwang, K Brosas, and Anton Diva will bring more laughter to the show when they clash on singing this Monday (Feb 24). They will be followed by young stars Sam Concepcion, Nash Aguas, Julia Barretto, and Alexa Ilacad on Tuesday (Feb 25). The witty “Banana Split” cast members Angelica Panganiban, Ryan Bang, Alex Gonzaga, and Aiko Climaco will also join the fun on Wednesday (Feb 26). “Annaliza” stars Zanjoe Marudo, Denise Laurel, Kaye Abad, and Patrick Garcia, meanwhile, will take a break from acting to compete in the game show on Thursday (Feb 27).

Who among the four groups will emerge as daily winners and return on Friday (Feb 28) to take a shot at the coveted P1 million jackpot prize?

TV viewers can also audition to become studio contestants of “The Singing Bee.” To join, text BEE (name) / (age) / (gender) / (address) / (landline number) to 231 for Smart and Talk N Text subscribers and to 2331 for Globe, TM at Sun Cellular subscribers.

Don’t miss “The Singing Bee” hosted by Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez, from Mondays to Fridays, 11 AM on ABS-CBN. Tweet your thoughts and reaction using the hashtag #TheSingingBeePH.

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Minute to Win It Airs Finale Episode on February 21; Angel Locsin is Guest Player

After more than a year on ABS-CBN Prime Tanghali, hit game show Minute to Win It will finally bid goodbye. The game show hosted by Luis Manzano will air its final episode on February 21.

Minute to Win It premiered on January 14, 2013. The game show has contestants taking part in a series of 60-second challenges using objects commonly available around the house and the Philippine franchise particularly had aired four formats including the original, junior, head to head challenge and family and team challenge. 

According to the show's producer Rose Casala, Minute to Win It is supposed to air for only 11 weeks. However, it has been extended for more than a year. She's also hoping that the show will return after its hiatus.

On Twitter, host Luis Manzano posted a message of gratitude to all the fans which made the show a success.

"Today is the last taping day of #Minute2winitPH! :) wow, more than a year and the most successful franchise of the show! :) thank you guys!" Luis said.

For its last two episodes which will air on February 20 and 21, Angel Locsin will be the guest player. The actress recently admitted that she and Luis are setting things straight and are now exclusively dating.

Before the show goes off the air, the PHP 1,000,000 cash prize has been won for the first time by the chefs tandem of Tristan Encarnacion and Niño Logarta. 

Minute to Win It will be replaced by the singing game show The Singing Bee hosted by Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez. Previously airing on Saturdays after It's Showtime, the show will now be a daily habit starting February 24.

Photo courtesy of Mico del Rosario

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'Sakto' of Marc Logan and Amy Perez Replaces DZMM Show of Korina Sanchez

Kaka” Marc Logan and “Chang” Amy Perez are your new companions on radio discussing the latest issues, hottest topics, and relevant day-to-day information every weekday morning starting this Monday (January 6) in their newest magazine-talk show “Sakto” on DZMM.

With Marc and Amy’s lively and well-loved antics, “Sakto” tackles social issues in a lighter but engaging manner and delivers extensive discussions on family matters, human interest stories, and success tales that will inspire the masses.

In the segment “Panalo Ka Diyan,” parents are given a chance to showcase and take pride in their children’s achievements by showing photos of their notable moments. Moms and dads, meanwhile, are the stars in “’Nay Ko Po” and “’Tay Naman.”

Marc and Amy also help listeners and viewers, especially the housewives, in fixing the family’s weekly food budget with their recipe ideas in “Lutong Bahay.” The program also features trending personalities in “Guest Who.”

Real-life dad and mom Marc and Amy also offer advice to parents for common problems at home.

“Sakto” is replacing the program “Rated Korina” anchored by Korina Sanchez. The award-winning broadcast journalist takes a leave on DZMM to concentrate on her postgraduate studies. She informed the management about her plans in the middle of the year 2013.

Don’t miss “Sakto” every Monday to Friday, 10AM on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, DZMM TeleRadyo (SkyCable Channel 26), and the online livestreaming on dzmm.com.ph. For updates, follow @DZMMTeleradyo on Twitter or like www.facebook.com/DZMMTeleRadyo. Express your thoughts on social media by using the hashtags #FunFunChang and #FunFunKaka.

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Amy Perez Joins Umagang Kay Ganda Family

Mornings get even brighter as television host and returning Kapamilya Amy Perez is now part of ABS-CBN’s morning show “Umagang Kay Ganda” (UKG).

Aside from her fellow UKG anchors Anthony Taberna, Bernadette Sembrano, Bianca Gonzales, Atom Araullo, Ariel Ureta, Winnie Cordero, and Zen Hernandez, Amy was also greeted and warmly welcomed by various Kapamilya stars such as Vice Ganda, Enrique Gil, Luis Manzano, Jericho Rosales, Andi Eigenmann, Cristine Reyes, Maja Salvador, Nikki Gil, Julia Montes, Gerald Anderson, Vina Morales, and Zsa Zsa Padilla via a VTR last Monday (Dec 2).

Amy started her career in show business as an actress back in 1984. She appeared in movies like “Campus Beat” and “Jack & Jill” before she ventured into hosting. Her biggest break as a host happened in the early 90s when she hosted “’Sang Linggo nAPO Sila,” which was immediately followed by “Magandang Tanghali Bayan.”

She also appeared on television with her role as Amelia in the long-running sitcom “Palibhasa Lalaki” as one of her most memorable roles. Amy currently hosts the musical game show “The Singing Bee” every weekend alongside Roderick Paulate.

Watch Chang Amy every weekday morning in “Umagang Kay Ganda,” 5 AM on ABS-CBN.

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Eric Fructuoso Defends Title Against OPM Icons in 'The Singing Bee' (Nov 23)

OPM icons Andrew E, Randy Santiago, Jamie Rivera, Hajji Alejandro, and Jenine Desiderio will experience a different kind of sing-along this Saturday (Nov. 23) as they clash in the hit musical game show “The Singing Bee” to clinch the coveted P1 million jackpot prize. 

The pressure doubles up for this week’s contestants since they are well-known as artists and are considered veterans in the field of music. To loosen up things a bit, the OPM icons will give a “sample sample,” which not many people know was originally coined in the first season of “The Singing Bee.” 

Who among them will make it through the “Final Countdown”? Can he beat the original gwaping and defending champion Eric Fructuoso? Will Eric, who already took home P40,000, be able to defend his title? 

On its pilot episode last November 16, the new “The Singing Bee” instantly ruled on its timeslot by garnering a national TV rating of 12.9% vs GMA’s “Startalk” that only recorded 5.3%, according to Kantar Media. 

Don’t miss “The Singing Bee” hosted by Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez this Saturday, after “It’s Showtime” on ABS-CBN. For updates, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/singingbeeabscbn; follow its Twitter account via @TheSingingBeePH; and follow its Instagram account via @thesingingbeeph. Tweet your thoughts and reaction using the hashtag #TheSingingBeePH.

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The Singing Bee Returns on TV this November 16

The well-loved hosting tandem of Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez is back and is set to bring total entertainment to every member of the family beginning Saturday (Nov 16) as the hit musical game show “The Singing Bee” returns to ABS-CBN.

Weekend bonding time will surely become more fun as the whole family can sing and play along with the game, regardless if he can sing or not, as long as he can guess the correct lyrics of popular songs. On top of that, returning Kapamilya Dick and Amy will complete the viewing experience with their exchange of witty banters.

“This will ease your problems and stress. The show fits in with everyone because Filipinos are natural music lovers,” Amy said.

“Viewers will love ‘The Singing Bee’ because the show is synonymous to fun and every Filipino likes to have fun. They will probably love the sing-along, the dancing, and the guessing game,” Dick added.

In its pilot episode this Saturday, Carmi Martin, Boboy Garovillo, Ogie Diaz, Eric Fructuoso and Kiray Celis — Dick and Amy’s closest friends in the entertainment industry — will play and compete to win the P1 million jackpot prize.

“The Voice of the Philippines” artists Isa Fabregas, Jessica Reynoso, Penelope Matanguihan, Maki Ricafort, and Yuki Ito are also part of “The Singing Bee” as the show’s resident singers called  the “Songbees.” The “Bandble Bees,” led by veteran musical director Mel Villena, will also stage a comeback along with sexy dancers “Honeybees.”

“The Singing Bee” will be composed of four exciting rounds. Five individuals will compete in the elimination round called “To Bee Continued,” where each contestant has to sing the next line of the song initiated by the “Songbees.” The first four people who sing the line correctly will qualify for the next two rounds “Jumble Bee” and “Beedeoke.”

In “Jumble Bee” round, lyrics from a particular song will be shown scrambled on screen and each of the contestants have to sing it in correct order to earn two points.

The four remaining contestants will consecutively sing a song in a fill-in-the-blanks format in the “Beedeoke” round. Each player has three blanks to fill in, where each correct answer is equal to three points.

The contestant with the highest of total points from the second and third rounds will advance to the jackpot round dubbed as the “Final Countdown” to face the defending champion.

In the final round, the contestants must first determine who between them will go first through the toss-up called “Manuhan.” One of the hosts will give an artist name and the contestants must provide any song title recorded by the given artist. Whoever buzzes in first with the correct answer will get the first bid at the jackpot and the privilege to choose a category.

The first finalist must then guess four missing lyrics in seven songs to be played in the “Final Countdown.” Each correct answer corresponds to P20,000 cash. If ever he completes all four, the first finalist wins the P1 million grand prize. But in the event that the first finalist commits a mistake, the second finalist will have the chance to steal and play for the jackpot. Whoever wins in the “Final Coundown” will be hailed as the champion and will return to the next week’s episode to defend his title.

Don’t miss the much-awaited comeback of hit musical game show “The Singing Bee” this Saturday (Nov 16), after “It’s Showtime” on ABS-CBN. For updates, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/singingbeeabscbn; follow its Twitter account via @TheSingingBeePH; and follow its Instagram account via @thesingingbeeph. Tweet your thoughts and reaction using the hashtag #TheSingingBeePH.

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Penelope, Maki, Jessica, Yuki and Isa of The Voice PH Join 'The Singing Bee'

After conquering the battle stage in “The Voice of the Philippines,” artists Isa Fabregas, Jessica Reynoso, Penelope Matanguihan, Maki Ricafort and Yuki Ito once again embark on a new vocal journey as the “Songbees” in the highly-anticipated musical game show “The Singing Bee,” which is set to return on Philippine television this November.

As the program’s house singers, the “Songbees” will take the lead in singing the songs to be sung or guessed by studio contestants in various segments.

The program’s live band “Bandle Bee,” still led by musical director Mel Villena, will take charge of the musical accompaniment, while the sexy “Honeybees” will take care of the dancing to give audience a full musical experience.

The well-loved tandem and returning Kapamilya Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez, meanwhile, take the spotlight and lead the fun-filled show as hosts.

Don’t miss “The Singing Bee,” which is set to air this November. Watch the teaser below.

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Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla Cover StarStudio February 2013 Issue

Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo are on the cover of StarStudio Magazine February 2013 issue. KathNiel, this generation's hottest love team will share their romance in the love month in the said issue.

StarStudio will reveal all the details about the blossoming romance between Kathryn and Daniel, straight from the people closest to them.

StarStudio February 2013 issue also features the new baby of Amy Perez, the wedding of Sherilyn Reyes and Chris Tan, Pops Fernandez and a lot more.

StarStudio February 2013 issue with Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla on the cover is now available in newsstands nationwide for only P100. 

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Amy Perez Leaves 'Face To Face,' New Host Revealed!

Amy Perez will leave her show Face To Face temporarily. The show, which airs on TV5 was Amy Perez' first show on the Kapatid network after she transferred.

Why will Tiyang Amy Perez leave Face To Face?

In a report published on Online Balita, Amy Perez was two months pregnant with her third child. and according to reports, Amy's doctor advised her to rest in such critical condition. Face To Face, which theme is very controversial that sometimes lead to confrontation, arguments and fighting of two parties on stage might be too much for a pregnant Amy Perez to bear.

It will not be easy for Amy Perez to leave the show but she was confident that viewers will continue to support even though a new host will take over. It was revealed that former SIS host and now Kapatid Gelli De Belen will temporarily replace Tyang Amy while the latter is on maternity leave. Gelli had a meeting with TV5 executives last week.

ace To Face, dubbed as the "first talakserye on Philippine television" is based on The Jerry Springer Show with a Filipino cultural perspective. The show attempts to resolve minor conflicts between two arguing parties, more like a 'Barangay Hall' setting.

Photo courtesy of ilovepinas.net

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