Kapamilya Stars Become Boxers in ‘I Dare You’

What does it take for someone to be in the spotlight?

Surely a great deal of suffering and discipline for boxers who want to make it big in the arena. This week in “I Dare You,”

Kapamilya challengers Bangs Garcia, Jason Francisco, and Paul Jake Castillo pay tribute to boxers who have endured and prevailed over their struggles in and out of the ring. Paul Jake and Bangs face the hurdles of training.

Meanwhile, Melai keeps an eye on Jason Francisco as they help an aspiring boxer, Jesame Dela Cerna and a boxing hotshot with a short-lived fame, Domingo “Pretty Boy” Lucas.

Catch them battle face to face for the benefit of the Bidang Kapamilya boxers in “I Dare You,” on weekday afternoons after “Kapamilya Blockbusters” on ABS-CBN. Get updates by following it on Twitter via @idareyou2011.

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KAPAMILYA DEAL OR NO DEAL RETURNS WITH A NEW FORMAT!

The worldwide phenomenon that hit Philippine TV by storm is now making a big come back in the kapamilya Network! Kapamilya Deal or No Deal now sets the stage for a more exciting game with new rules and new format! Showbiz News Ngayon reported that the Endemol franchise is set to return late this year with Kris Aquino remaining as the main host. However the new show reportedly will follow a new format following the European standard. Watch out for more exciting fresh episodes of Kapamilya Deal or No Deal only on ABS-CBN!

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Kapamilya Stars Grace the 2011 London Barrio Fiesta

Rain or shine, John Lloyd Cruz, KC Concepcion, Erik Santos, Yeng Constantino and Pooh sang their hearts out for Euro-Pinoys.

“Marry me, Yeng!” exclaimed an eager fan of Multi-platinum Recording Artist Yeng Constantino amid tens of thousands of Filipinos who flocked to the Lampton Park, Hounslow for the 27th Barrio Fiesta sa London.

A total of 45,000 people arrived on July 16 and 17 from as far as Amsterdam and other parts of Europe just to see Yeng and their other favorite Kapamilya stars like “Imortal” sensation John Lloyd Cruz, “The Buzz” co-host KC Concepcion, “ASAP Rocks” mainstay Erik Santos and “Banana Split” wacky comedian Pooh. Neither the rain nor the ongoing train maintenance at the Picadilly line servicing Central London stopped Euro-Pinoys from travelling all the way to Hounslow.

The Prince of Pop, Erik Santos, headlined the Saturday show while John Lloyd, KC, Pooh and Yeng did the jam-packed Sunday show. Pooh let loose his comic impersonation of Manny Pacquiao. John Lloyd, who was recently proclaimed by a Philippine magazine as this year’s Most Beautiful Star, plunged into the sea of people so as not to disappoint those who wanted to have an up-close-and-personal encounter with him. In a sweet banter with KC, John Lloyd tickled the audience’s fancy, as if hinting an upcoming love team. In her solo performance, KC made the male crowd go “ooh” with her lovely voice and sexy moves. But, it was Yeng Constantino, the First Pinoy Dream Academy Grand Star Dreamer, who proved to be the biggest surprise of the TFC Show. Her back-to-back rendition of the Beatles medley and the Air Supply medley brought the house down.

“It’s a great feeling to be here to witness how our Kapamilyas just love our stars so much that they came to watch and stayed despite the rain,” said Mr. Raffy Lopez, the Chief Operating Officer of ABS-CBN Global who experienced the magnitude of the London Barrio Fiesta first hand.

“We’re thankful to the Philippine Centre for trusting us once again to be its partner in mounting the biggest event in the region, to the presentors Western Union, SMDC and Lebara Mobile and the major sponsors Ericsson Money Services, Sta. Lucia Properties, LBC, and Globe Telecoms, and to all of our Kapamilyas who have been supporting TFC for many, many years,” said Mr. Edgardo Garcia, the Managing Director of ABS-CBN Europe and Middle East.

As supporters leave the Lampton Park, bringing home wonderful memories of this year’s highly successful Barrio Fiesta, they can only expect more next year when another star-studded show from TFC comes to Europe to warm their hearts and brighten an otherwise rainy day.

Photography by Mickey Munoz

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