Channel 13 'fights' once more

April 6, 2014

For 54 years in the row, IBC-13 has been presenting its new shows to media, also fighting with a vengeance in this powerful battle despite the dominance of giant networks ABS-CBN and GMA-7.

The frontrunners for Monday-to-Friday primetime slot for the daily soaps are:

A hottest teen star Janella Salvador, who she in Janella in Wonderland (7:30 p.m.), a mermaid tale fantasy drama serial as Salvador play her character in the lead role Janella Bernardo, an ordinary girl who she is pretty for the princess of the sea while the mermaid girl in her island and a beautiful sea creature. "Oh my G, I'm so exciting about her favorite mermaid girl like a princess of the sea ako."

Janella's leading men for the hottest hit fantaserye are Freddie Gutierrez, Marlo Mortel and Michael Martinez. The fantasy series is under the direction of Joyce E. Bernal.

Primetime hit teleserye is Your Heart, My Love (9:30 p.m.), wich is topbills the queen of Philippine soap opera Claudine Barretto, action star Raymart Santiago and Dingdong Dantes. Claudine plays a strong woman Sophie dela Cruz who she is mother word with a grandmother.

"The contract is for a quality soap operas and fantasy series that," she said. "Also, to be a drama and primetime queen of teleserye, because of the much-awaited for opera for his mom. I'm happy with this hit teleserye kasi gusto ko naman sa drama. Drama na ako sa pelikula naman ang TV mo."

Raymart Santiago is his homegrown action star as play Roel Veneracion, a man of father of office and action. Dingdong Dantes plays the role of Richard Buenavista, a rich father man who will her life into a nightmare. With its boosting a powerhouse cast in some of the biggest showbiz industry respected names such as Ronnie Ricketts, Cherry Pie Picache, Ronaldo Valez, Ces Quesada, Ian Veneracion, Juan Rodrigo, Princess Punzalan, Bimby Yap, Jr., Nathan Lopez, Abigain Macapagal, DJ Durano, Nikki Bacolod, Steven Silva, Joyce Jimenez, Xyriel Manabat, Janeena Chan, Dino Imperial, Tetchie Agbayani, Andi Manzano, Maui Taylor, Noel Trinidad, Elisse Joson, Bojo Molina, Jaclyn Jose, Ramil Rodriguez and Gardo Versoza with a very own special participation of Cheska Garcia and Rommel Padilla.

The soap opera is written by Rondel Lindayag and Emman dela Cruz, it tells the compelling love story and romantic stories of the family behind the mother and father at them. The drama series is directed by the box-office movie director Wenn V. Deramas reunited as Clauine' director.

Another kilig-serye is Cristine Reyes and Jake Cuenca Crazy Little Thing Called Love (10 p.m.), based on the 2010 hit That film turnd into Philippine television version of the dramedy series. Nam is a girl who is secretly attracted to P'Shone (many people pronounced it as Shone), her senior at school. However, she feels that Shone is too good-looking for her. Instead, Nam and her three friends turn to the help from the book 'Nine Recipes of Love', which is believed to have a magical power to win affection from the boy of choice. During the presscon, Cristine wasaked about her gag show Happy TODAS, which is also aired on Saturday nights. It is also boosting an impressive cast like Maricar Reyes, Vandolph Quizon, Cogie Domingo, Say Alonzo, John Wayne Sace, Joanna Morales, Paul Jake Castillo, Nicole Uysiuseng, Joe Vargas, Rebecca Chiongbian, Biboy Ramirez, Anna Luna and MJ Cayabyab with a special participation of Olyn Membian. Directed by Jerry Lopz-Sineneng and Monti Parundao and written by Raymund Barcelon.

The following Saturday night sitcom on primetime TV are:

Another sitcom Whattaboys (Satuday at 7 p.m.), an all-male cult action comedy which is topbills AJ Muhlach, Josh Padilla, Aki Torio and Ashley Rivera, is directed by John D-Lazatin.

AJ plays the character Rico Padilla, the men whose boy in the world. Josh Padilla is his gwap James Yan, a country boy. Aki Torio lays the role menboy Zanjo Ochoa as their neighbors in the most powerful gang.

'Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap in Sir Chief Loves Maya'

Then there's Jodi Sta. Maria (simple girl Maya dela Rosa) and Richard Yap (wealthy widower Sir Chief Lim) in Sir Chief Loves Maya (Saturday at 10 p.m.), going a strong of romantic-comedy sitcom on its weekend time slot who has together with the latter's family under one roof at the names on the street becoming a nanny for a wealthy family in Manila and pregnant with his children.

Director by Malu Sevilla and Mervyn B. Brondial and written by Jimuel dela Cruz, Natividad del Leon and Alpha Kristine Fortun. So, the sample in the couple of the family. Maya and Sir Chief agrees to become a maid and nanny in their household for the family imparts of Filipino family values.