Ser Chief Richard Yap Releases Debut Album under Star Records

Be Careful With My Heart lead actor Richard Yap, who is well known by TV viewers as ‘Ser Chief,’ is thrilled over the launch of his first-ever recording album under Star Records.

“It is a dream-come-true because I’ve always wanted to sing since I was a kid,” said the other half of the ‘Ser Chief-Maya’ (Jodi Sta. Maria) love team. “I am thankful to our teleserye because through our official soundtrack, people discovered that I can sing.”

The actor shared that his self-titled debut album is just like their TV series–a feel-good, easy listening collection of tracks composed of nine revivals that were all chosen by ‘Ser Chief’ himself. The carrier single of the album is “Don’t Know What To Do, Don’t Know What To Say.”

“It covers all genres, from pop to ballad to alternative, appealing not only to music fans in my age group but also to the teens and in-betweens,” said Richard, who stressed that his album is entirely different from “Be Careful With My Heart” album. “This is very special for me because I put a lot of hard work in it so that we could come up with something that’s really worth paying for. I’m hoping that all of my supporters will love it too.”

Richard, who grew up listening to the music of Queen, Barry Manilow, Kenny Rogers, Hall and Oates, Phil Collins, and Mike Francis, feels no pressure getting compared with other talented singers in the country.

“I don’t think there’s a need to compare because we have different musical choices and different target audiences,” he explained.

Featured in Richard’s solo debut album under Star Records are revivals of “Promise Ain’t Enough,” “Think I’m In Love Again,” “Can Find No Reason,” “You Take My Breath Away,” “Chasing Cars,” “High,” “Afterglow,” and the Chinese version of “Oh Babe.” The album also carries the bonus tracks “Please Be Careful With My Heart” and “Salamat.”

Richard’s first album is now available at all record bars nationwide for only P250. Digital tracks can also be downloaded via Amazon.com, Mymusicstore.com.ph and iTunes. For more information visit Star Records’ Facebook fan page at facebook.com/starrecordsphil or follow @starrecordsph on Twitter.

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Be Careful with My Heart Movie No Longer Part of MMFF 2013

The movie version of ABS-CBN's hit daytime drama Be Careful with My Heart will no longer be part of this year's Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF 2013).

MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino confirmed in a report by Dennis Datu on DZMM that Be Careful with My Heart backed out of the annual festival. According to the said report, the MMFF 2013 organizing committee received Star Cinema's letter formalizing the withdrawal on Thursday afternoon.

Star Cinema, in its letter, explained that they decided to pull out the movie due to the "tight schedule" of the cast and crew of Be Careful with My Heart. Apparently, it was difficult to shoot for the movie while everyone's still busy taping the ongoing series.

There are no confirmations yet whether the production of the film will still push through even after this year's Metro Manila Film Festival.

With Be Careful with My Heart's withdrawal from MMFF 2013, one slot is again vacated and ready to be occupied by a film to be chosen by the organizing committee from among the 15 shortlisted ones to complete the eight official entries.

Before Be Careful with My Heart, Bong Revilla's My Super Kap, which is suppose to bring the senator on the big screen opposite Ai Ai Delas Alas and Toni Gonzaga was also pulled out from the MMFF due to conflicting schedules of the Kapamilya leading ladies.

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National TV Ratings (August 11-12): FIBA Asia Championship Finals Hurts The Voice PH

The 2013 FIBA Asia championship game between Gilas Pilipinas and Iran on August 11 drew viewers nationwide and affected the high ratings enjoyed by The Voice of the Philippines which usually tops Sunday primetime. 

The Voice PH lost the top slot to Pepito Manaloto, after getting its lowest so far of 20.8% TV ratings on Sunday. The singing-reality show captured the 4th slot following Goin' Bulilit and Rated K in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.

Meanwhile, Be Careful with My Heart and Juan Dela Cruz were still unbeatable during daytime and primetime. Annaliza, on Monday (August 12) registered its highest so far of 25.4%. Here are the Top 10 daytime and primetime programs on August 11-12, 2013 among Total Philippines (Urban & Rural) households:

August 11, 2013 (Sunday)
Daytime: 1. Finding Nemo (ABS-CBN) - 16.1% 2. GMA Blockbusters: Casper (GMA-7) - 14.7% 3. ASAP 18 (ABS-CBN) - 14.1% 4. 24 Oras Weekend (GMA-7) - 13.9% 5. LUV U (ABS-CBN) - 12.7% 6. The Buzz (ABS-CBN) - 11.8% 7. I Bilib (GMA-7) - 11.5% 8. GMA Blockbusters: Aswang  - 11.4% 9. Kapuso Movie Festival - 11.3% 10. Born To Be Wild (GMA-7) - 10.4%	Primetime: 1. Pepito Manaloto (GMA-7) - 23.4% 2. Goin’ Bulilit (ABS-CBN) - 22.2% 3. Rated K (ABS-CBN) - 20.9% 4. The Voice of the Philippines (ABS-CBN) - 20.8% 5. TV Patrol Weekend (ABS-CBN) - 20.3% 6. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7) - 19.0% 7. 27th FIBA Asia Championship (TV5) - 18.5% 8. Gandang Gabi Vice (ABS-CBN) - 17.9% 9. Kap’s Amazing Stories (GMA-7) - 17.8% 10. Imbestigador (GMA-7) - 13.6%
August 12, 2013 (Monday)
Daytime: 1. Be Careful With My Heart (ABS-CBN) - 23.1% 2. Eat Bulaga (GMA-7) - 16.0% 3. Minute To Win It (ABS-CBN) - 15.6% 4. It’s Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 15.5% 5. Absolute Boyfriend (ABS-CBN) - 14.0% 6. Kakambal Ni Eliana (GMA-7) - 13.6% 7. Mga Basang Sisiw (GMA-7) - 13.3% 8. Maghihintay Pa Rin (GMA-7) - 12.5% 9. Doraemon (GMA-7) - 12.2% 10. Mojacko (GMA-7) - 12.1%	Primetime: 1. Juan Dela Cruz (ABS-CBN) - 36.4% 2. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 32.9% 3. Muling Buksan Ang Puso (ABS-CBN) - 29.3% 4. Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala (ABS-CBN) - 25.5% 5. Annaliza (ABS-CBN) - 25.4% 6. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 22.5% 7. Anna Karenina (GMA-7) - 19.7% 8. Mundo Mo’y Akin (GMA-7) - 18.1% 9. Binoy Henyo (GMA-7) - 15.4% 10. My Husband’s Lover (GMA-7) - 13.6%

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National TV Ratings (August 5-7): Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala, Annaliza Maintain Big Lead

ABS-CBN primetime programs Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala and Annaliza continuously beat rival programs My Husband's Lover and  Binoy Henyo in Kantar Media national TV ratings for August 5-7, 2013.

Be Careful with My Heart and Juan Dela Cruz are still the country's top daytime and primetime programs, respectively. Meanwhile, the 27th FIBA Asia Championship figured in the top 10 programs on primetime, the first program aired by TV-5 to enter the top 10 for a long time.

Here are the Top 10 daytime and primetime programs on August 5-7, 2013 among Total Philippines (Urban & Rural) households:

August 5, 2013 (Monday)
Daytime: 1. Be Careful With My Heart (ABS-CBN) - 21.5% 2. Eat Bulaga (GMA-7) - 14.8% 3. Minute To Win It (ABS-CBN) - 14.5% 4. It’s Showtime (ABS-CBN)/Mga Basang Sisiw (GMA-7) - 11.9% 5. The Ryzza Mae Show (GMA-7) - 11.4% 6. Absolute Boyfriend (ABS-CBN) - 11.1% 7. Kakambal Ni Eliana (GMA-7) - 11.0% 8. Love Rain (ABS-CBN) - 10.8% 9. Maghihintay Pa Rin (GMA-7) - 10.7% 10. Dugong Buhay (ABS-CBN) - 10.5%	Primetime: 1. Juan Dela Cruz (ABS-CBN) - 35.3% 2. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 30.5% 3. Muling Buksan Ang Puso (ABS-CBN) - 30.0% 4. Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala (ABS-CBN) - 26.1% 5. Annaliza (ABS-CBN) - 23.1% 6. Anna Karenina (GMA-7) - 20.6% 7. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 18.8% 8. Mundo Mo’y Akin (GMA-7) - 18.6% 9. My Husband’s Lover (GMA-7) - 15.0% 10. Binoy Henyo (GMA-7) - 11.1%
August 6, 2013 (Tuesday)
Daytime: 1. Be Careful With My Heart (ABS-CBN) - 22.2% 2. Eat Bulaga (GMA-7) - 16.6% 3. Minute To Win It (ABS-CBN) - 16.1% 4. It’s Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 12.6% 5. The Ryzza Mae Show (GMA-7) - 12.4% 6. Absolute Boyfriend (ABS-CBN) - 12.1% 7. Kakambal Ni Eliana (GMA-7) - 11.7% 8. Love Rain (ABS-CBN)/Mga Basang Sisiw (GMA-7) - 11.3% 9. Dugong Buhay (ABS-CBN) - 10.8% 10. Maghihintay Pa Rin (GMA-7) - 10.5%	Primetime: 1. Juan Dela Cruz (ABS-CBN) - 37.3% 2. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 31.4% 3. Muling Buksan Ang Puso (ABS-CBN) - 29.4% 4. Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala (ABS-CBN) - 24.9% 5. Annaliza (ABS-CBN) - 23.6% 6. Anna Karenina (GMA-7) - 19.5% 7. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 18.4% 8. Mundo Mo’y Akin (GMA-7) - 17.5% 9. My Husband’s Lover (GMA-7) - 14.1% 10. 27th FIBA Asia Championship (TV-5) - 12.0%
August 7, 2013 (Wednesday)
Daytime: 1. Be Careful With My Heart (ABS-CBN) - 22.3% 2. Minute To Win It (ABS-CBN) - 15.5% 3. Eat Bulaga (GMA-7) - 15.0% 4. Kakambal Ni Eliana (GMA-7) - 12.8% 5. It’s Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 12.5% 6. Absolute Boyfriend (ABS-CBN) - 11.9% 7. Love Rain (ABS-CBN) - 11.5% 8. Mga Basang Sisiw (GMA-7) - 11.3% 9. Maghihintay Pa Rin (GMA-7) - 10.7% 10. Dugong Buhay (ABS-CBN)/The Ryzza Mae Show (GMA-7) - 10.6%	Primetime: 1. Juan Dela Cruz (ABS-CBN) - 36.3% 2. Muling Buksan Ang Puso (ABS-CBN) - 29.9% 3. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 29.5% 4. Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala (ABS-CBN) - 24.9% 5. Annaliza (ABS-CBN) - 22.2% 6. Anna Karenina (GMA-7) - 18.9% 7. Mundo Mo’y Akin (GMA-7) - 17.4% 8. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 17.2% 9. My Husband’s Lover (GMA-7) - 14.4% 10. That Winter, The Wind Blows (ABS-CBN)/27th FIBA Asia Championship (TV-5) - 11.5%

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National TV Ratings (August 1-2): Muling Buksan Ang Puso Hits All-Time High 32.7%

ABS-CBN's biggest drama this year, Muling Buksan Ang Puso registered  it's highest TV rating to date on Friday, August 2 when it hit 32.7% nationwide. The show is dropping explosives week after week, the reason viewers are hooked nightly.

Meanwhile, the same trend goes with Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala, which is ending soon and Annaliza. Both Kapamilya primetime programs maintained high ratings recently, beating rivals by landslide. However, nothing can beat the powers of Juan Dela Cruz and Be Careful with My Heart, consistently topping primetime and daytime.

Here are the Top 10 daytime and primetime programs on August 1-2, 2013 among Total Philippines (Urban & Rural) households:

August 1, 2013 (Thursday)
Daytime: 1. Be Careful With My Heart (ABS-CBN) - 22.4% 2. Minute To Win It (ABS-CBN) - 15.0% 3. Eat Bulaga (GMA-7) - 14.8% 4. It’s Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 12.9% 5. The Ryzza Mae Show (GMA-7) - 12.0% 6. Mga Basang Sisiw (GMA-7) - 11.8% 7. Absolute Boyfriend (ABS-CBN) - 11.2% 8. Love Rain (ABS-CBN) - 10.9% 9. Kakambal Ni Eliana/Maghihintay Pa Rin (GMA-7) - 10.5% 10. Dugong Buhay (ABS-CBN) - 9.7%	Primetime: 1. Juan Dela Cruz (ABS-CBN) - 35.9% 2. Muling Buksan Ang Puso (ABS-CBN) - 31.2% 3. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 30.4% 4. Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala (ABS-CBN) - 26.7% 5. Annaliza (ABS-CBN) - 22.4% 6. Anna Karenina (GMA-7) - 21.1% 7. Mundo Mo’y Akin (GMA-7) - 19.0% 8. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 17.9% 9. My Husband’s Lover (GMA-7) - 14.8% 10. Binoy Henyo (GMA-7) - 11.2%
August 2, 2013 (Friday)
Daytime: 1. Be Careful With My Heart (ABS-CBN) - 23.2% 2. Minute To Win It (ABS-CBN) - 16.1% 3. Eat Bulaga (GMA-7) - 14.8% 4. It’s Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 13.4% 5. Mga Basang Sisiw (GMA-7) - 12.6% 6. Love Rain (ABS-CBN) - 11.9% 7. Absolute Boyfriend (ABS-CBN) - 11.4% 8. The Ryzza Mae Show/Maghihintay Pa Rin (GMA-7) - 11.2% 9. Kakambal Ni Eliana (GMA-7) - 10.8% 10. Dugong Buhay (ABS-CBN) - 10.5%	Primetime: 1. Juan Dela Cruz (ABS-CBN) - 35.6% 2. Muling Buksan Ang Puso (ABS-CBN) - 32.7% 3. Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala (ABS-CBN) - 28.1% 4. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 27.8% 5. Annaliza (ABS-CBN) - 22.4% 6. Anna Karenina (GMA-7) - 20.7% 7. Mundo Mo’y Akin (GMA-7) - 18.3% 8. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 16.9% 9. My Husband’s Lover (GMA-7) - 14.4% 10. That Winter, The Wind Blows (ABS-CBN) - 12.3%

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ABS-CBN Dominates List of Top 15 Programs Nationwide in July 2013

ABS-CBN dominated nationwide TV ratings for the month of July by virtue of its weeklong top-caliber offerings that continue to gain significant increases as more and more viewers watch them on both weekday and weekend nights.

The multi-awarded and longest-running drama anthology in Asia “Maalaala Mo Kaya” secured the top spot among the country’s most watched programs with a national TV rating of 35.4%. It was followed by top-rater “Juan Dela Cruz” with 34.9% and “Wansapanataym” with 32.2%.

The top-rating and Twitter-trending singing-reality show “The Voice of the Philippines,” meanwhile, landed on fourth place with a national TV rating of 29%. “TV Patrol” once again ruled all newscasts in the country with a national TV rating of 28.7%, beating “24 Oras” with only 18.5%.

Newly launched primetime teleserye “Muling Buksan ang Puso” instantly zoomed to the top of the list with 28.7%, outdoing its rival program on GMA, “Mundo Mo’y Akin,” which only got 21.3%.

Here is the list of Top 15 programs nationwide for the month of July 2013.

RANK	CHANNEL	PROGRAMS	RTG%
1	ABS-CBN	MAALAALA MO KAYA	35.4
2	ABS-CBN	JUAN DELA CRUZ	34.9
3	ABS-CBN	WANSAPANATAYM	32.2
4	ABS-CBN	THE VOICE OF THE PHILIPPINES	29.0
5	ABS-CBN	TV PATROL/ MULING BUKSAN ANG PUSO	28.7
6	ABS-CBN	RATED K	25.8
7	ABS-CBN	HUWAG KA LANG MAWAWALA	24.8
8	ABS-CBN	BE CAREFUL WITH MY HEART	22.8
9	ABS-CBN	APOY SA DAGAT	22.5
10	GMA-7	KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO/ PEPITO MANALOTO	22.2
11	GMA-7	ANNA KARENINA	21.7
12	ABS-CBN/ GMA-7	GOIN’ BULILIT/ MUNDO MO’Y AKIN	21.3
13	GMA-7	MAGPAKAILANMAN	19.7
14	ABS-CBN	KAPAMILYA DEAL OR NO DEAL	19.6
15	ABS-CBN	ANNALIZA	19.4

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