NITONG Aug. 20 nakatakda sana ang first shooting day ni Kris Aquino in her supposed 2019 MMFF entry, ang “(K)ampon.”
Pero blangko ang petsa nito sa kanyang kalendaryo, but she managed to squeeze her pleasure trip with her sons to keep her mind off it.
Habang sinusulat namin ito’y baka tumugon na si Lolit Solis sa panawagan ni Kris on two accounts: una, ang i-manage siya nito uli; pangalawa, for Lolit to swing a deal with GMA na mabigyan siya ng teleserye preferably sa time slot ng dating afternoon prime ni Gabby Concepcion.
Nineties noong hawakan ni Lolit ang career ni Kris, but the manager-artist relationship ended for some reasons.
Nagpapalit-palit si Kris ng manager since then, and her wanting now to be re-managed by Lolit is one of déjà vu.
Maitatanong: hindi ba’t ang Cornerstone ang siyang namamahala kay Kris? If ever Lolit comes into the picture ay paano na ang management contract ni Kris with the said management company?
Kung kilala kasi namin si Kris, she wants everything in black and white.
Because she pays her taxes religiously drawn from her gross earnings, it’s fundamentally important that she keeps records ng lahat ng pumapasok na kita sa kanya or at least her accountant.
With Lolit, hindi uso ang pormalidad. Everything is verbal. It’s mutual trust which matters to her.
Kung hindi kami nagkakamali, it’s exactly the same principle na pinairal noon ng yumaong Douglas Quijano with all his artists.
Katwiran nila, kung ayaw na ng isang artistang magpa-manage ay wala ring saysay ang pirmadong papel entered into by both parties.
Pupuwede pa siguro kay Kris ay ikuha o ihanap siya ng trabaho on a non-regular basis. If one is able to seal a one-time deal, ‘yun na ‘yon. It’s not as if water from the faucet overflows by the meter.
Yaman din lang kasi na na-legitimize na ang artist management sa local showbiz, let it serve its rightful purpose. Porsyentuhan kung porsyentuhan.
Hindi ‘yung namamalato ka lang.
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Allow us to remember a dear departed.
Bukas ay kaarawan ng nasira naming kaibigang si Richard Pinlac who succumbed to a lingering illness exactly three weeks after his birthday (Sept. 20) in 2017.
Madaling araw noong May, 2016 nang inatake si Richard who was with Jobert Sucaldito at that time.
Isinugod niya muna ito sa Delgado Hospital, pero mas matagal na na-confine si Richard sa ibang ospital.
Sa kasamaang palad, hindi na kinaya ng kanyang pamilya na tustusan ang hospital bills kaya iniuwi nila ito at a relative’s house somewhere in Cavite until that fateful night in September.
Pero ipinagpapasalamat ng pamilya ni Richard ang napakalaking naitulong ng mga showbiz and even non-showbiz friends nito.
Mas nais naming gunitain ang alaala ni Richard during his mortal existence. Cheerful, flamboyant, thoughtful, fun. Ilan lang ito sa mga adjectives which summed up his personality.
Like everyone else, he was no perfect. He didn’t pretend to be one. All he wanted—and for sure, na-achieve niya ito—was to fend for his family no matter what it took.
Advanced happy birthday, ‘teh. You may have literally turned and returned to ashes, but you will always be remembered.