FILIPINO ACTORS ACTRESSES

September 22, 1979 is the day Jericho Vivar Rosales took his first breath in the world. Born in Quezon, Echo tasted success in the glamorous world of showbiz and entertainment in 1996 when he was declared the winner of popular male beauty contest. A naturally talented individual, Echo's acting talent is admired by many of his contemporaries in the entertainment industry.

With hauntingly beautiful eyes, a well-toned body, oodles of sexuality, and a humble personality, Jericho is very easily the brightest movie star shining in the Philippines Movie Industry. Soon after joining Star Circle 4 in the year 1997, Jericho was able to make his presence felt in shows such as Maalaala Mo Kaya (he received an award for acting in one of the episodes), Pangako Sayo and Sana'y Wala nang Wakas.

However, with Telenovela Pangako Sayo, Jericho achieved instant stardom and became a household name, not just in the Philippines but in other South East Asian Countries as well. Soon after he acted in movies such as Panaghoy sa Suba, Tanging Yaman and Nasaan Ka Man, and won critical acclaim for his character portrayals. Furthermore, he was nominated for his role in the movie Tanging Yaman, by every Film Awards body in the Philippines!

Some of the awards Jericho has won are: Most Popular Loveteam, Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards 2001; Best Single Performance by an Actor, Star Awards for TV 2000 for Maalaala Mo Kaya episode "Pasa"; Teenage King of RP Movies, 1999 Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards; Best Single Performance by an Actor, Star Awards for TV 1998 for Maalaala Mo Kaya episode "Pampang"; Best New TV Actor, Star Awards for TV 1998.

Jericho is a passionate surfer. He also has his own music band, quite aptly named as, The Hunks which includes Carlos Agassi, Piolo Pascual , Bernard Palanca and Diether Ocampo . The Hunks have released their maiden music album under the EMI Malaysia label in March 2006.

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Older brother of actress Camille Prats.

Nephew of Mia Prats.

Parents: Daniel Rafael and Alma.

Named "Celebrity Endorser of the Year" alongside Heart Evangelista in 2003.

Named one of the "50 Hottest Men in Philippine Showbiz" (2005)

Recently tagged as the "Prince of Dance"

Graduated with honors in ABS-CBN Distance Learning Center (High School) - 2001

Attends college in Thames International Business School, Manila, Philippines

Is a spokesperson for the Philippine-famed clothing line Bench along side actors Richard Gomez, Richard Gutierrez, and Jomari Yllana to name a few.

Is good friends with actors Luis Manzano and Geoff Eigenmann.

Collects Converse and Chuck Taylors shoes

Is good friends with TV Host Bianca Gonzalez.

Is of Spanish/Chinese descent

Is friends with actor Aga Muhlach.

Younger sister Naomi Prats is also a print ad commercial endorser

Former member of JCS band alongside Carlo Aquino and Stefano Mori.

Is a self-practiced drummer. He became his band's (JCS) drummer (1999-2002)

Named One of Cosmopolitan Magazine's Top Ten Bachelors in Philippine Showbiz (2006)

On the first year anniversary of the famous Philippine television show "Your Song" which coincidentally falls on Valentine's day, it also marks the reunion of former on-screen and off-screen couple John Prats and Heart Evangelista (both also share the same birthday on Valentine's). After four years since their last team-up, fans have been eager to see the highly anticipated episode that will feature the undying chemistry of one of the most beloved love teams in the Philippines.

Is flying to the United States to enroll in a dance school which will provide more learning and cultural experiences to his growing list of achievements as a well-rounded dancer in the Philippines.

Has expressed interest in enrolling himself to the prestigious New York University to pursue a degree in Film.

Member of the group "Ultimate Dance 4" which includes Rayver Cruz, Shaina Magdayao and Maja Salvador. The group showcases different styles of dancing every week in the variety show, ASAP'07.

Enlists Tom Cruise and Filipino actor Aga Muhlach as two of his role models.

Has expressed his admiration for KC Concepcion, the daughter of Philippine showbiz royalties Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion.

In 1999, he was named as one of the Most Handsome Faces of the Year.

In 2000, he was named as one of the 100 Scene Stealers of the Year.

Is a member of Greenpeace's Ocean Defender.

Collects baseball caps.

In 2006, he became a house-mate in the "Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition" where he was tagged as "Dancefloor Dynamite".

Personal Quotes

"My biggest regret is I did not get that second chance. Why was I not given that second chance? I deserved that second chance. It's so unfair. I loved her, and that would never be gone. It's unfair and it's so painful that almost two years after the relationship, she still denies me. Before, whenever she calls me, I come to her rescue in a heartbeat. No matter what other people say, Heart's still different. She's my first love and I was her first love, so that's a big factor why I can't get over her just like that. We're okay now. We're friends, but that's it, purely friendship. Nobody could ever replace her in my heart. She's been a part of my life and always will be. Our relationship was too ideal that it's so hard to move on to a new relationship. We were both born on February 14; I thought at that time, we were soul mates." - On former girlfriend of 1 1/2 years Heart Evangelista & on their failed relationship

"When I first heard that we were working together again, I felt nervous but I was looking forward to it at the same time. Honestly, I intentionally came in late to the set just so it wouldn't be too obvious that I was actually excited." - on working together again with former girlfriend Heart Evangelista after four years.

One of the things I have learned in this business is if you really want to stay and continue to do what you love and what you're passionate about, you have to have that stability. Fame can either make you or break you but once you have a steady career without even caring whether you're going to make a lot of money or not, then that's when you know you're not going anywhere. - on his 15 years in acting

John later toured with jazz vocalist Randy Crawford, suporting the hit "Street Life", with 'The Crusaders'.

KC Montero (born Casey Wyatt Miller) was MTV Philippines' longest serving VJ, having started his career as an MTV VJ in 1999 after winning the MTV VJ Hunt along with Belinda Panelo. He is known for his wacky and irreverent sense of humor.

However, the dissolution of MTV Philippines on January 1, 2007 has temporarily ended his stint as a VJ. KC has been re-hired by the new company that owns the license to MTV Philippines, All Youth Channels, Inc, but has since left the company to embark on other endeavors.

He was also a host on GMA 7's Sunday variety show "SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare)", Studio 23's "Usi" (also broadcast internationally on The Filipino Channel), and is an aspiring music and TV producer. His first project as a TV producer was the MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards 2006, which he co-produced and also hosted.

He is married to singer-actress Geneva Cruz.

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Has two dogs named Rainbow and Wesley.

Loves singing.

Parents: Claudio Herras Jr. and Jasmin Santos.

Counts fellow _"Starstruck" (2003)_ (TV) finalist Rainier Castillo as his best friend.

He was dubbed as "The Badboy of the Dance Floor"

Starstruck Season 1 Male Survivor/ Starstruck Season 1 Male Winner.

Once bitten by a dog when he accidentally hit the canine with a ball during a basketball play. The incident led him to dislike playing basketball.

Does not eat vegetables.

Onemig Bondoc Shirtless sexy

Onemig Bondoc Shirtless wallpaper

JUAN MIGUEL RIVERA BONDOC is the full name of the Philippine's hottest teen idol of the 90's. Onemig, as he is popularly known, got his unique nickname from his mother, Milo Rivera Bondoc, as he was her first born - thus, ONE MIG.

Being the eldest in a brood of four, Onemig was initially geared in following footsteps of his father Mariano Bondoc, Jr. a successful businessman. He had already been helping out and learning what he could from his father's stock brokerage when stardom took him and several thousand fans by storm. At the age of seventeen he signed a nine picture deal with Philippine Motion Picture Titan VIVA Films and was introduced in Villa Quintana and T.G.I.S., two of television's top rated shows. The birth of a second career emerged.

Being a part of the world of show business may have been inevitable for Onemig since it runs in the blood. Respected actress Mila del Sol, TV personality Jeanne Young and former model turned actress Monette Rivera are close relatives. The dream of one day being an actor had been a thought Onemig had been pondering on since his early teen years when he became active as a commercial model.

Within a span of five years Onemig emerged as one of the country's top commercial models. Discovered at age 13 by his Manager, Louie Aguinaldo, Onemig made his mark as the youngest lead ever in the popular Close-Up toothpaste advertising campaign by the time he was 14 years old. At present he has done over seventeen TV commercials and print ads for some of the most respectable brands in the market.

A favorite of advertisers for beauty products, Onemig has appeared as leading man to the female leads for Palmolive Soap, Camay Soap, Oil of Olay, and Ivory Soap and Shampoo. Notable among these were his being leading man to multi-media star Vina Morales in the Oil of Olay commercial and to gorgeous Bianca Revilla Araneta in the Ivory Shampoo MTV featuring Geneva Cruz "Ang Gaan Ng Feeling."

Fast-food giant, Jolibee has had fondness for Onemig and has used him for four advertising projects in a span of two years. Onemig has appeared in two of their TV commercials including the catchy "Jo-jolibee kami, jo-join kayo" as, a photo calendar and a photo mural that the graces one of their largest mall outlets. Other advertisers have include Eveready, Del Monte 202, Mister Donut, Ayala Center and Beeper 150.

Onemig spent most of his high school and grade school at La Salle Greenhills. He left the country and finished his high school at Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. It was upon his return to the Philippines that his dream of becoming an actor became a reality. His early stints were being mainstays in Villa Quintana, Ober Da Bakod, and T.G.I.S. TV Giant ABS-CBN also featured him in their MTV for Radio Romance and guested him in a number of their shows.

Piolo Pascual, who's the embodiment of success in local show business

After high school, he joined UST's theater group, Teatro Tomasino, and soon found himself in a children's show on Channel 2 in the Philippines, "Atbp."

Then he made it to the giant network's Star Circle, Batch 3. But before he could catch up with his more popular contemporaries, Piolo chose to live with his mom in the United States, where he did a string of odd jobs instead of pursuing a college degree. Then he made the decision that changed his life forever. He went back to the Philippines and picked up from where he had left off. He finally got his break in the weekly miniseries, "Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako," (The Moment You Need Me) and in "Lagarista."

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A target of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration in 2002 for allegedly working in the country without authorization. But the bureau recalled the mission order ADD 335 issued against Rafael after the actor got an ID certificate of recognition as a Filipino citizen on October 18, 2002.

Introduced as one of leading men of Jolina Magdangal in Star Cinema's Kung ikaw ay isang panaginip (2002) .

The actor was born to Filipino parents based in Norway. His dad is Cebuano and her mom is Bicolano. Both migrated to Norway where he was born in 1982

Despite being a full-bloodied Filipino, he can hardly speaks Filipino/Tagalog when he arrived in the Philippines in 2002 since he was born and raised in Norway. To improve his language proficiency, he took up Filipino/Tagalog lesson and reads aloud Tagalog/Filpino material for at least an hour a day.

In 2006, he was launched as a member of all-male group Coverboys with Sam Milby, Zanjoe Marudo, John Lloyd Cruz, Victor Basa and Jake Cuenca.

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Born and raised in Troy, Ohio, Milby is the youngest son of Filipina Elsie Lacia who hails from Surigao Philippines and American entrepreneur, Lloyd Milby.

Landed his big break in a toothpaste commercial in 2005 and later on became more famous as one of the house mates of "Pinoy Big Brother" (2005). His first media appearance was in the music video of "Just A Smile" by Barbie Almabis which was used in the promotion of that toothpaste product.

Was defeated by fellow house-mate Jayson Gainza in their one-on-one eviction in the first edition of "Pinoy Big Brother" (2005). House-mates nominated him for eviction since he "become too hard headed." However, it had been claimed that fans refused to vote for him to stay inside the house so he could exit sooner than he would want to be (he received 47 percent of the vote). When Sam exited the house, he was stunned by the number of fans that have followed his life inside the Big Brother house.

In 2006, he was launched as a member of all-male group Coverboys with John Lloyd Cruz, Zanjoe Marudo, Rafael Rosell, Victor Basa and Jake Cuenca.

A Filipino-American actor, commercial model, and recording artist.

Part of Hearththrobs' with Piolo Pascual and John Lloyd Cruz in the Sunday musical variety show, "A.S.A.P." (1995) in 2007. With Piolo Pascual, he did a concert titled Heartthrobs at the Music Museum on February 2 and 3, 2007. It had its repeat on March 17, 2007 following the big success of the first concert.

Modeling career

Basa began his modeling career at the age of 19, where he was discovered at the Mega Young Designer's Competition in 2004 by newspaper editor Joyce Fernandez along with fashion designer Kenneth Chua. His first big debut was when he joined the Philippine search for the best model of the world where he was awarded best in swimwear, and then landed on a television ad for a cracker, and endorsing a clothing brand, became a television actor then the Cosmopolitan Bachelor's Bash, After immersing himself deeper into the fashion industry, he developed a deeper appreciation for style and clothing, swiftly gaining a reputation for the edgy rock-inspired style he and his friends wore. This led him to leave Computer Science at De La Salle University-Manila and enter LaSalle College International as a student in fashion design. Being the only one supporting himself financially, he had to leave school to concentrate on working.

In 2005, Basa gained commercial visibility in the Philippines when he became a model for clothing retailer Penshoppe. In 2006, Basa was invited to sign on with Star Magic, the talent management agency affiliated with the ABS-CBN network in the Philippines

Ramos started his showbiz career in 1995 when he joined the cast of Bubble Gang along with his friend Antonio Aquitania. He got into "matinee idol" status when he joined Click. Then he had sexy or daring roles with female sexy stars like Ara Mina, Diana Zubiri, among others, in different films in 2000's. Ramos took a break from daring and comic roles into "leading man" roles in GMA shows like Sinasamba Kita, La Vendetta, Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap and Tasya Fantasya. His biggest break came when he played the role of Harvey in Ako si Kim Samsoon which stars Regine Velasquez, Mark Anthony Fernandez and Nadine Samonte.

Wendell Ramos is also one of the models of Bench along with famous stars such as Richard Gomez, Richard Gutierrez, Dingdong Dantes, Alessandra de Rossi, Francine Prieto, to name a few. He has three children with his non-showbiz wife. He is also brother of guitarist Howie Ramos from the band Rocksteddy.