Family Planning on The Correspondents

Amid resistance to it by the Church and some sectors in society, the lack of family planning is undeniably taking a toll on Filipino families.

This Tuesday (September 21) on “The Correspondents,” witness the stories of two women with different views on family planning and see how it has affected their lives.

Suzet and his husband plotted their family from the start so they are able to manage their time and income to support their two kids. Eden and his husband, meanwhile, didn’t mind planning their family, and are now having a hard time with many mouths to feed.

Jing Castañeda will tackle every aspect of family planning and the importance of the government’s role and position on propagating information on this matter on “The Correspondents,” this Tuesday (September 21) after “Bandila” on ABS-CBN.

War of the Clans Heats Up on Kristine

Things get even more complicated and exciting on “Martha Cecilia’s Kristine” as members of warring clans De Silva and Fortalejo go against their own family this week.

Rafael Rosell’s character Marco will be on the bad side of his mother Julia when he volunteers to represent his girlfriend Emerald (Denise Laurel) in court, after the latter was blamed for an explosion inside the property of a family friend of the De Silvas.

Emerald, a Fortalejo, was actually set-up by Julia and Marco’s uncle Alfon.

Her sister Jewel, played by Cristine Reyes, meanwhile, will encounter a new adversary in the person of their very own grandfather, Don Leon. The Fortalejo patriarch will take in Jewel as a servant in his mansion in exchange of his efforts to get Emerald out of jail.

Like a knight-in-shining-armor, Zanjoe Marudo’s character Jaime will work as a driver of the Fortalejos to keep an eye on Jewel.

The epic TV adaptation of the country’s number one pocketbook series has been enjoying stellar ratings since its debut last August 16. Much of the credit has been given to the chemistry between its four lead stars, who now comprise two of the hottest love teams on television.

Reyes, meanwhile, refuted claims of a rivalry between her team-up with Marudo and the Rafnise (Rafael-Denise).

“Bago pa man magsimula ‘yung Kristine na show eh nakapag-usap na kami na hindi kami magpapa-apekto sa mga ganyang bagay. Natutuwa pa nga kami na maliban sa fans ng show, at fans ng book na Kristine eh may sari-sarili din supporters ang love teams,” said the Jewel of Romance.

The supporting cast have also been lauded for their superb performances. This week, catch the intense confrontation between Julia and Anna, portrayed by veteran actresses Carla Martinez and Angel Jacob, respectively. Anna, Jewel and Emerald’s mother, is blamed for the long and bloody rift between the families when she and Roman Fortalejo eloped.

Robin and Mariel's Alleged Wedding Part of ABS-CBN New Show?

Hindi kami pwedeng magkumpirma at hindi kami pwedeng umamin hangga’t hindi nilalabas ang aming programa, meron din po kaming commitment sa ABS-CBN na meron din kaming TV show,” ito ang paliwanag ni Robin Padilla hinggil sa diumano’y hindi nila pag-amin ni Mariel Rodriguez kung totoo o hindi ba ang pagpapakasal nila sa isang Ifugao ceremony. Dagdag pa ng action superstar kapag nagsimula raw ipalabas ang kanilang programa atsaka mabibigyang linaw ang lahat.

Ang pagtangging ito ni Robin ang ikinadismaya ng Ibaloi priest na nagkasal sa kanila na si Jimmy Ong. Sa The Buzz kahapon, September 19, ay naiyak ang lola ni Mariel sapagkat sila umano ang huling nakaalam sa pagpapakasal raw ng apo pero sinabi ng lolo ng actress-host na masaya sila kung saan masaya ang kanilang apo. Subalit sa pananaliksik ay walang umanong application para sa marriage license si Robin at Mariel sa Baguio Civil Registry Office.

Idiniin ni Robin na mabibigyang linaw ang lahat kapag ipinalabas na ang kanilang show. “Parte ito ng parating namin na show. Dadating po ‘yung panahon na kami ang magsasabi kung ano talaga ang bawat nangyari na ‘yon at mapapaliwanag po ‘yan paglabas ng aming programa.”

Humingi naman ng paumanhin ang aktor sa pamilya ni Mariel kung nasaktan man sila sa diumano’y pagpapakasal nila nang hindi sila sinasabihan. “Ako po ay humihingi ng paumanhin sa magulang ni Mariel, sa lolo niya, sa lola niya, sa mga kamag-anak niya. Alam ko pong napakalaking kalapastanganan ang nangyayari, ang napapabalitang kami po ay naikasal na na hindi n’yo nalalaman.”