Anjo Pertierra: The Hottie Spiker

We are now on our final week with our Guy for the month of January and after talking about Anjo Pertierra's Volleyball and Showbiz career, it's time to tap into a more personally chat and get to know more about Anjo and this time we are getting to know more of his fitness routines and we are also going to tap the side of him that we doesn't know that much.

We first get to know Anjo's fitness routines, since he is an athlete being fit and healthy is his number one priority, but how does he keep himself still in shape despite having no physical trainings during this pandemic.   

1. How do you keep your body fit and healthy?  

"Ngayong pandemic kasi nga I rarely go to the gym, so minomonitor ko lang yung pagkain ko sinisigurado ko na I don't eat too much since I don't get to burn calories that muchyun lang , more water, sleeping on time, pero minsan sumusundot ako ng konting work out dito nga lang sa condo ganyan since ayoko pumunta ng gym nakakatakot, konting push up at sit ups lang, papawis lang."

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3. Do you follow any workout routines? Specially as a Volleyball player.  

"Meron kasi kaming conditioning coach sa cignal nagbibigay siya ng program usually pag off season nagloload kami ibig sabihin mabigat yung binubuhat, pero since may pandemic walang kasiguraduhan kung kailan ulit magkakaseason so sobrang hirap sa part ng coaches nangangapa sila ng program kasi hindi nga nila alam ang starting date ng liga.

So gagawin nila they're trying to mix and match, na parang loading at the same time lalagyan ng konting movements para magaan parin pero at the same time nagkakarga ka."

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4. What is your favorite and least favorite work out?  

"Favorite work out ko Cardio, pinaka ayaw ko gawin yung Bulgarian split squat, sobrang ayaw kong ginagawa yun ang sakit sa legs."

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5. How about diet? What are the foods you take and foods you avoid? 

"Ako ngayon wala talaga akong diet, minomonitor ko lang yung food in take ko kasi nga sobrang bilis ng metabolism ko so nadadigest ko agad yung food, gutom ako maya't maya ganun yung metabolism ko sobrang bilis talaga, kaya ngayon minemake sure ko na atleast kung kakain man ako sa isang araw tatlo, hindi sosobra ng lima, kung may in betweens man ako kung anong oras ako magutom kunyare any time of the day magmemerienda ako yun na yung pang apat na meal ko hindi na ko sosobra ng lima.

Kasi sure ako pag sumobra ko ng lima tataba ako kasi nga wala akong regular work out ngayon so ayun minomonitor ko lang, kahit ano naman kinakain ko usually nagluluto ako ng siomai, hotdog ganyan, itlog pero minsan pag sinisipag ako nagluluto ako ng home cooked meals like tinola, adobo, bicol express."

5. Favorite part of your body? And part of your body that needs improvement?

"Favorite part ko siguro yung chest ko, di ko alam kung bakit, kasi may chest hair ako di ko alam I find it good sa akin, parang it looks good sa akin feeling ko lang ha assumption ko lang yun.

Tapos ang pinaka ayoko siguro yung facial hair ko, ang bilis nya tumubo pag inaahit ko sya. Eh tamad ako magahit so pag pinapagalitan ako ng management ayan magaahit nanaman ako."

We are down to the last stretch of our feature with Anjo, we got to know him as the volleyball player, the aspiring actor, his fitness routines, now we are down to get to know more about Anjo.

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2. Single or taken?  

"Single po"

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3. What turns you off and what turns you on?  

"What turns me on? Intelligence tsaka kung paano ako tignan, ewan ko minsan nababasa ko yung tao sa tingin nila sa akin tsaka kung paano sila ngumiti sa akin, kunyare pag nahuli ko silang nakatingin sa akin ganyan tapos ngingitian nila ko wala lang medyo nakaka turn on sya.

What turns me off? Hygiene talaga pag nakita ko madumi yung kuko nya ayoko nun, iba yung hygiene po sa akin."

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4. How would you describe yourself as a partner?

"Feeling ko ako yung adventurous type of a partner, tsaka ayoko nang nakukulong ka sa akin na ako lang kasama mo gusto ko outgoing ka pa din, gusto ko kung ano ginagawa mo bago mo ko nakilala giangawa mo pa din kasi nga hindi naman yun yung point ng pagiging partner mo sa akin ayoko ng lahat ng oras mo igugugol mo sa akin kasi at the same time busy din ako as a person, diba kaya mas okay na may ginagawa ka na ikaw and your friends kahit na anong gusto gawin, for as long as mahal mo ko edi mahal din kita."

3. What type of partner are you looking for?  

"Unang una gusto ko po talaga family oriented, sunod is hygienic, tapos gusto ko rin yung may alam sa gawaing bahay ayoko nung alam yun buhay prinsesa ayoko ng ganun, gusto ko rin may diskarte sa buhay, ayoko ng puro ganda lang.

Gusto ko yung mapagmahal sa parents sobra kasi dun mo makikita talaga kung paano magmahal yung isang tao eh kung gaano nya kamahal yung parents and yung pamilya nya magrereflect yun sa lahat ng minamahal ng taong yun, kung pinapahalagahan nya yung parents nya ng sobra for sure pinapahalagahan din nya yung ibang tao ng sobra.

Sa Physical naman, morena tapos gusto ko maliit lang ayoko ng matangkad po."

4. What’s the wildest/most outrageous thing you’ve ever done so far?  

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"Wildest? Wait lang di ko alam mabait po talaga ako, sinabi ko lang yung adventurous para maganda yung sagot ko hahaha.

Actually medyo marami kasi kilala ako ng friends ko na ako talaga yung parang life of the party, sabihin nating ganun na ako yung makulit, ako yung madaldal ganyan, sobrang dami ko ng nagawa na ganun, pero pagdating sa relationship mabait po ako, sa friends ko lang siguro syempre pag close friends mo na diba lahat ng side mo maipapakita mo, from your saddest to your happiest sa pinaka makulit mo ganon, feeling ko naman nailabas ko na lahat ng sides ni Anjo na pwede lumabas ganun lahat ng version ko."

5. When do you feel sexy? 

"I feel sexy whenever I achieve something na alam kong nakakaproud sa sarili, kahit small things kunyare kapag bagong shave ako I feel sexy, new haircut I feel sexy, new shirt I feel sexy, new bed sheets I feel sexy, alam mo yun kapag may naachieve ako kahit small things I appreciate it.

Tapos minsan kapag napapadaan ako sa mirror ganun tapos nakikita ko yung sarili ko parang "okay yun ah" parang wala lang, self love haha!"

What's the sexiest thing you've ever bought?

"Siguro ano Lube hahaha kailangan pa bang iexplain haha"

Sexiest Piece of Clothing that you own?

"Red Underwear, actually Pink pala, Pink boxer briefs haha."

What part of your body other people find sexy?

"Lagi nilang sinasabi yung chest hair ko po haha, ayun nakikita minsan sa comments. Ewan ko gusto nila yung body hair ko actually, yung hair ko sa arm ganyan, sa legs haha."

Do you wax or shave your body hair?

"Hindi po ako nagpapawax, di po ako nagsheshave, tinitrim ko lang po hindi ko po sya inuubos kapag makapal lang trim lang bawas kaunti."

Fast Talk: 

Day or Night: Night

City or Province: Province

Car or Motorbike: Car

Pants or Shorts: Shorts

Slippers or Sneakers: Slippers

Polo or Shirt: Shirt

Boxers or Briefs: Boxers

Abs or Chest: Chest

Morena or Mestisa: Morena ngayon 

Butt or Boobs: Butt haha

Shaved or Not: Not

Age when you lose your innocence?: 21 

That's it for our guy for the month of January, Anjo Pertierra. Special thanks to Sir Mark Salamat of Virtual Playground for making this feature possible. Do follow us on our social media accounts @bigbeezbuzz and @bigfatbee on Instagram, @thebigbuzzph on Twitter, and on our Facebook page at fb.com/bigbeezbuzz. Watch out for our Guy for the Month of Love this February and also we are celebrating our 11th year anniversary this March! This will be BIG!

Jo Berry is the Little Princess of GMA's Afternoon Prime

Jo Berry is back! From being the little nanay in Onanay, she is now the "Little Princess" of GMA Network's Afternoon Prime.

Premiered last January 10, the "Little Princess" tells the story of Princess from her humble beginning to her struggles and triumph to becoming the Big Boss of her own company. 

The show has garnered high ratings in the afternoon block in it's two weeks of airing and it has also garnered positive feedbacks for being a light drama and for giving hope and inspiration to it's viewers specially now that we are in the midst of a pandemic the show was a joy to watch. 

We had a chance to get a short chat with some of the cast of "Little Princess" in their virtual blogcon held last January 27. 

2021 was a very challenging year for Jo Berry and she admits that the role of Princess was her way of coping from all the lost she had in the past year, she said that through her character she was able tot at the very least forget the pain she had and still experiencing, it was her escape. 

Jo also added that it was her mother that serves as an inspiration to her to get through all of the grief and sadness and to move forward in her life. 

Aside from Jo Berry, also present in the blogcon were Angelika dela Cruz, Rodjun Cruz, and Juancho Trivino. 

For Angelika, it was her family that serves as an inspiration for her, she said that all of her hard work is dedicated to them. As for Rodjun and Juancho what inspires them is their babies as both of them became newlyweds and new dads this pandemic. 

You can watch "Little Princess" on GMA Network's Afternoon Prime right after Prima Donnas. 

Czech Republic Docu Fest Features the Philippines as Country in Focus in 2022

 

One of Europe’s leading documentary film festivals spotlight the Philippines for the upcoming Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (IDFF)  in Jihlava, Czech Republic, for 2022. 

A partnership between the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the organizers of Ji.hlava was signed to formally lay out the research and retrospective of Philippine documentary films bound to be presented at the 26th edition of IDFF set on October 25 to 30, 2022.

It was announced in last year’s Ji.hlava closing event that the Philippines would be featured as IDFF’s country in focus for this year. 

Around 18 Filipino films have been featured for exhibition and competition in the various categories of IDFF for the past 10 editions. In 2014, the festival honored a tribute for the Father of Filipino Independent Film, Kidlat Tahimik, who also conducted a Masterclass for the participants that same year.  

What started from a group of high school students in 1997, IDFF turned to be a significant gathering of over 1 000 documentary film professionals 25 years later, making it one of the most important documentary film festivals in Central and Eastern Europe. 

FDCP CEO & Chairperson Liza Diño notes, “Ji.hlava focuses on featuring documentary, hybrid, and experimental documentary films—which I believe to be one of our strong suits. Our country and our talents have a lot to offer in this genre, and I’m proud that our country will get special attention in next year’s edition. It is an event that is worth looking forward to every year.”

Two Filipino documentary films competed in the recently concluded IDFF 2021 — Liryc Dela Cruz's Santelmo, under the Opus Bonum competition section, where the selected films competed for the Best World Documentary Film prize. And Mother’s Land (Panambi) by Jane Mariane Biyo, Katya Marie Corazon Puertollano, and Myra Angeline Soriaso for the Short Joy competition, the counterpart section for short documentary films.

PH also played a big part in the festival's latest edition as Khavn De La Cruz, a prominent name in the local independent cinema, designed its official spot. Aside from this notable participation, he has been in collaboration with the festival to lead its Academy workshop for upcoming filmmakers and is among the jurors and authors of the festival diary. Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival has been following the filmmaker’s works since 2006. 

The Ji.hlava (IDFF) is one of the festivals where winners are granted eligibility for pre-selection on the prestigious Academy Awards (better known as the Oscars) and the European Film Award.

Rebisco Continues to Grow Its Volleyball Family with Retooled Titan Team

 

NEW YEAR, SAME DEDICATION – Rebisco shows once again its all-out commitment to the sport of volleyball as they enter 2022 with a renewed focus and goal of getting its indoor professional teams in the Premier Volleyball League to a better finish.

 

Entering its third season in the PVL, head coach Oliver Almadro’s team aims to build on its first two stints as they aim for a podium finish this time around and raise the level of competition in the Philippines’ first professional volleyball league higher than ever.

 

After adding experienced and skilled veterans in setter Jem Ferrer and middle Cherry Nunag back in November, Choco Mucho signed four key players that will strengthen the team’s championship drive this season.  They are Desiree Cheng, Isa Molde, Aduke Ogunsanya and Thang Ponce.

 

Cheng and Molde will provide the much-needed scoring in the wings while Ogunsanya and Nunag will join the defensive middle blocking composed of Bea De Leon and Shannen Palec. Ponce meanwhile, will support Denden Lazaro on floor defense.

 

“Choco Mucho is a team we consider to still be a work in progress. We are confident our new talented players will address the needs of the Titans and further strengthen what has already been built by the team,” says Rollie Delfino, Choco Mucho Flying Titans Team Manager.

 

With all PVL teams preparing heavily for another action-packed tournament, the Choco Mucho Flying Titans v 3.0 are ready to bring their A-game on the court this season.

 

“The competitive spirit, the passion, the pride, and the willingness to do more together with faith is what I see this team being all about,” added head coach Oliver Almadro.

Anjo Pertierra: Entering Showbiz

When a new year start, it is always nice to try some things that are different, something that is far from what we were used to do in the past year, it's always good to at least step out of our comfort zones and get ready to explore things we didn't know we can do and that is what Anjo Pertierra is doing this 2022, he is trying his luck in a new field, showbizness.  

Initially Anjo doesn't have really have any plans of joining showbiz, his main focus has always been volleyball, his is busy improving his skills in the sport. But everything changed for him as the pandemic put a halt in his booming career although he didn't initially quit volleyball as he continued training to keep himself in shape, Anjo decided to finally say yes to the offers he got to try out showbizness. 

Under the management of Virtual Playground, Anjo had his extensive workshops to hone his talent specially in acting and finally last year he became a part of Regal Entertainment's Gen Z and from there several shows and movies came for him, he bacame a part of the movie Taguan ng Feelings with Kimpoy Feliciano and Happy Times with Ricci Rivero and Sharlene Gonzales. 

Anjo said that after doing these projects he was able to fall in love with his new craft that he wanted to explore it more and develope himself as an actor. 

1. How did you started out in showbizness?

"Actually matagal na syang inooffer sa akin nila sir Mark (Salamat of Virtual Playground), pero super busy ko lang talaga nung mga time na yun sa sports, sa volleyball kaya hindi ako maka oo."

"Pero lately naalala ko talaga yun si sir mark tumawag sa akin, one day palang akong nakakapag workshop tumawag siya sa akin "Oh Jo, pumunta ka dito umakting ka", tapos edi ako naman si oo, pagpunta ko sa set ang kasama ko sina Jerome Ponce, Jane Oineza, Chie Filomeno, Ricci Rivero, so gulat na gulat ako."

"Tapos ang first scene na ishushoot ko dun kasama ko si Jerome Ponce one on one yun, sa sobrang gulat ko kasi nga first time ko yun one time palang ako nakapag workshop tapos si Jerome Ponce pa kaeksena ko, sobrang gulat na gulat ako sa mga nangyayare, kaya ayun."

"Masaya naman sya, kaya yun dun talaga nagstart yung sa Gen Z from there yan na nagkaroon ng iba hangang ngayon meron pa din. Kaya thankful ako kay Sir Mark na pinapunta nya ako na hindi handa."

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3. After doing Gen Z, how was the Acting experience with your other projects?  

"Masaya kasi kahit papaano alam ko na yung gagawin kasi nga dun sa gulatan na ginawa ni sir Mark na pinapunta nya ko sa taping na wala akong alam tapos from there natuto na ko, dun ko na din nasimulan na mahalin yung craft of acting, parang ui okay to ah masaya pala bakit di ko subukan. Dun na nagsimula yung spark ko to work and to learn more."

"Lately may ginawa nga po ako eh sa ano naman sya sa Regal; kasama ko sina Prince Clemente, Herlene Budol, sila Kimson Tan, Shaira Lagman."

4. How was it working with your co actors?

"Actually nung una akala ko mahihirapan po ako kasi nga iba yung tingin ko sa celebrities, sa mga artista, syempre ako player lang naman ako so parang ganun sila kataas sa akin, pero simula nung nakasama ko na sila pag nakakausap ko sila wala namang pinagkaiba halos."

4. Who have you been closest to?

"Siguro si Kimpoy (Feliciano), kasi sobrang bait ni Kimpoy as in ituturing ka nyang kaibigan hindi lang katrabaho."

4. If given a chance, what projects would you like to do and name artists you want to work with?  

"Pangarap ko po talagang makasama sa isang horror movie kasi I'm a fan of horror movie sobra, gusto ko po makatrabaho siguro si John Lloyd, Joshua Garcia, gusto ko din matry yung heavy drama titignan ko kung bagay sa akin, halos lahat gusto ko makatrabaho, excited ako everytime na may ipipitch sa akin na work kahit sino pa yan excited ako."

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6. Name your celebrity crush.

"Isa lang po ang celebrity crush ko talaga ever since lahat ng kaibigan ko alam to, si Iya Villania. As in dati pa bata palang po ako crush ko na sya di ko alam ang lakas ng dating nya, kung paano nya ipresent sarili nya, kung paano sya magsalita, sya lang po ang crush ko hangang ngayon.

Anjo is set to star on Regal Studio Presents: Gayuma Girl this coming February 6, 4:30pm along with Herlene Budol, on GMA. For more updates follow our social media pages @bigbeezbuzz on instagram and facebook.

FDCP Selects 2 Filipina Producers to Represent PH in Rotterdam Lab 2022

 

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has selected two emerging female producers as the country’s representatives in the 22nd Rotterdam Lab of the of the 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in the Netherlands. 

Stella Laguda of KT House Productions and Carmela Acol of TEN17P add to this year’s roster of selected budding producers, with 46 women out of 73, in the Rotterdam Lab 2022 for the IFFR Pro, the business counterpart of the festival, that will be held online from January 24 to 28, 2022. 

The FDCP as an international partner of the IFFR Pro and the eligible party to nominate participants in the country, issued a Call for Applicants last December 2021 for emerging producers who have at least two short films and are working on a feature film with the aim to co-produce and network internationally.

KT House Productions’ Laguda is the writer and director of “Si Kulit at si Pilya (Kulit and Pilya)” and “Ibang Daan Pauwi (The Other Way Home).” She also worked on Gilb Baldoza’s “Hindi mo naman ako iiwan, di ba?” (as production manager) and producer of Austin Tan’s “Happy Birthday, Mylene! 2023 ka na (Happy 2023rd Birthday Mylene!)” and “Kung Nakakapagsalita Lang ang mga Halaman” (If Only Plants Could Talk). 

At present, Laguda is producing “The Gay and the Dying World” by Baldoza and “RA 8941 or How We Recall Lost Memories in Transit” by Tan which is a Fiction Lab alumni of FDCP and Tatino Films’ Full Circle Lab Philippines, a capacity-building program for Filipino and Southeast Asian filmmakers that aims to support film projects’ development and post-production process in order to enhance its artistic and audience potentials focusing on storytelling. 

Meanwhile, Acol of TEN17P is the production associate for marketing for Paul Soriano’s “Siargao,” production associate for Soriano’s “First Love” and RC Delos Reyes’ “Mary, Marry Me,” and associate producer for Carlo Ledesma’s “Sunod,” Delos Reyes’ “Love the Way U Lie,” and Fifth Solomon’s “The Exorsis.” She is currently working on the 

Philippine adaptation of the South Korean romantic comedy “My Sassy Girl” by Solomon and “The Entitled” by Theodore Boborol as associate producer. 

“For two consecutive years, we have been represented by exceptional emerging Filipina producers in the Rotterdam Lab. This will be an invaluable moment for our local producers at the start of their film production career, for them to learn more about the international networking opportunities and create lasting connections,” said FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño. 

Now on its second online edition, the Rotterdam Lab 2022 has chosen participants who are at the start of their career that will get to learn about international film financing, sales, and distribution through workshops, pitching training, and active and open round-table sessions with industry experts. Additionally, the selected producers will have access to the CineMart Online, the festival’s co-production market.

As part of its project and talent development programs, the Agency is consistent in opening opportunities to expose Filipino producers to international networking platforms. In the past years, the FDCP had selected and supported producers to participate in film markets such as the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film - Cannes Producers Network, the Berlinale Co-Production Market of the Berlin International Film Festival, and Locarno Pro - Match Me! Program of the Locarno Film Festival. 

The Rotterdam Lab for talent development is designed to build up emerging producers’ international network and experience. Also part of the IFFR Pro initiatives are the CineMart, the Hubert Bals Fund for independent cinema, and IFFR Pro Hub which offers masterclasses, panels, debates, and professional services.