Cristalle Heneras now being linked to Derek

MANILA, Philippines – Celebrity doctor Vicki Belo has no problem about actor Derek Ramsay being romantically linked to her daughter, Cristalle Henares.

But Belo maintained that Henares and Ramsay share nothing but a close friendship.

“They’re both very athletic so they hang out together. Pero wala namang yatang romance sa pagkakaalam ko. Baka may secret, hindi ko alam,” she said.

Henares also denied that she has a romantic relationship with the actor, saying she is just close to Ramsay’s family.

“As a matter of fact, nung new year pumunta kami sa Bukidnon together with his family, tapos nag-Palawan kami last month. Pero nothing more than a sister talaga,” she said.

Another reason they always see each other is because Ramsay is an endorser of the Belo Sun Expert, Henares pointed out.

“Derek and I have been working together also dahil siya din ang isang endorser namin. Baka naisip lang ng tao na baka may nangyayari kasi parati kaming nagkikita, pero wala talaga,” she said.

Asked for a message to those who see something more to their closeness, Henares said: “Hindi naman ako showbiz, hindi naman ako sanay dito. At least sa amin, between us, we know the truth. There’s nothing wrong being linked to each other, pareho naman kaming single, ‘di ba? Wala namang naapektuhan na iba.”

Henares used to be in a relationship with Azkals defender Jason Sabio. Ramsay, on the other hand, has been linked to actress Cristine Reyes after his break-up with actress Angelica Panganiban.

source: abs-cbnnews.com

Belo apologizes for skin whitening ads

MANILA, Philippines -- The Belo Medical Group apologized late on Sunday after its advertising campaign for Belo Men drew flak for supposedly "racist" undertones.

To launch a line of skin whitening products, Belo Men recently unveiled a series of advertisements, including one which has the caption "10% lighter. 100% more sosyal," with the young man throwing his car keys to a valet.

Facebook users posted negative comments about the ads on Belo Men's page on the popular social networking site.

"If a lot of people are getting offended about it, we apologize about that. But it wasn't our intention," Belo's daughter Cristalle Henares said in an interview with ABS-CBNnews.com on Sunday night.

"And it's not really about the sosyal. That was just the execution. The idea behind it is as they get whiter, they became more confident," she explained.

Belo added that in her 22 years of medical practice, she noticed that skin whitening is the most popular procedure asked by their customers.

"And men have always been looking for something for them," she said.

This is why Belo came out with a whitening product specifically for men.

"They don't want to be really white but they just want to be fairer kasi sabi nila parang mas clear ang complexion, parang they feel more confident. So I told Cristalle before pa na i think you need to make a whitening product for men, for them lang talaga," the doctor said.

"I gave in to what they want. That's (skin whitening) the No. 1 talaga na hinihingi sa clinic, both men and women," she added.

Henares added that Belo Men as a brand has a more humorous personality -- which she said was reflected in the series of ads.

The other executions are: "10% lighter. 100% approved," with an elderly man showing off his future son-in-law to his golf buddies; and "10% lighter. 100% more numbers," with a guy surrounded by three sexy girls, holding their cellphones.

"These are just ways to make the subject a little lighter because men are medyo nahihiya sila about the topic. But from what we know in the clinic, that's really what they want to happen. ...Para hindi siya diretso, we had to make it a little more humorous," Henares said.

Henares also said the campaign was planned before the launch of Bayo's much-maligned "What's your mix" campaign, which has since been discontinued after it was heavily criticized for being racist.

"Actually it was planned before the whole Bayo thing happened. Nagkataon lang na medyo sabay ang launch namin. And when the Bayo thing happened, we said, 'Oh no, because of the percentages, people might think that they have the same connotation. So when the Bayo thing happened, we said why don't we lay low for now. So we put it down first sa Facebook. And we released it in just one magazine, which is FHM," she explained.

But with the negative reaction on social media, Henares said they will decide on what to do with the campaign.

"If we feel that it's a sensitive topic right now, we're going to park it a bit and see where it goes," Henares said.

article source: abs-cbnnews.com