Kathryn, Daniel head to Vietnam to accept awards

MANILA - Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo, the lead stars of the ongoing remake of "Pangako Sa 'Yo," are set to fly to Vietnam on Friday afternoon to attend the Asian country's 2015 Face of the Year Awards.

Last December, Padilla and Bernardo were named Best Foreign Actor and Best Foreign Actress, respectively, in the annual awards show spearheaded by Vietnam's Today TV, one of the country's largest television networks.

Padilla and Bernardo were recognized for their roles in the hit 2013 romantic comedy series "Got To Believe." According to ABS-CBN, the series proved to be a hit with Vietnamese viewers as it posted strong primetime ratings during its run last year.

Kapamilya stars Richard Yap and Jodi Sta. Maria also won the same awards for their roles in "Be Careful with My Heart." The winners were based on public votes.

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KathNiel, Darren, Maine lead winners at 2015 Push Awards

MANILA - The first-ever Push Awards unveiled its winners on Tuesday, honoring some of the country's biggest and most influential digital stars, as well as recognizing "those who push ideas" online.

Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo, the stars of "Pangako Sa Yo," were the big winners, taking home 11 awards (five as a tandem) at the ceremony held at Resorts World Manila.

The results were based on the number of online votes tallied at Push.com, ABS-CBN's entertainment website.

[EMBED PHOTO: KathNiel]

Push Elite Male Celebrity - Daniel Padilla
Push Elite Group/Tandem - KathNiel

Facebook:
PushLike Most Liked Male Celebrity - Daniel Padilla
PushLike Most Liked Group/Tandem - KathNiel

Twitter:
PushTweet Favorite Female Celebrity - Kathryn Bernardo
PushTweet Favorite Group/Tandem - KathNiel

Instagram:
PushGram Most Loved Female Celebrity - Kathryn Bernardo
PushGram Most Loved Group/Tandem - KathNiel

YouTube:
PushPlay Best Male Celebrity - Daniel Padilla
PushPlay Best Group/Tandem - KathNiel

Awesome Selfie Queen - Kathryn Bernardo
Ultimate Fan - Kathniels

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Kris wants to play mom to KathNiel, Kim Chiu

MANILA -- Actress-host Kris Aquino is open to do a drama movie if she will be given a mother role.

"Tinanong ako ni Tita Malou Santos nung Friday, 'Kris, do you want to do a drama next year?' Sabi ko 'Tita Malou at my core I am a mother,'" she said during the press conference of her horror film "Feng Shui," which is an official entry to this year's Metro Manila Film Festival.

"So kung 'yung role is to be the mom of KathNiel (Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla), to be the mom of Enrique (Gil) or to be the mom of Kim Chiu, I would love to do it. Pero kung ilalayo mo ako sa kung ano ako talaga at my core, I don't think I would be effective," added Aquino, who is turning 44 next February.

Aquino has been very vocal about how she's a proud stage mom to son, James "Bimby" Yap Jr., who has finished his second movie "The Amazing Praybeyt Bejamin" with Vice Ganda.

"Totooo talaga umaamin ako na stage mother ako. Sa shooting days niya, tatlo lang ang na-miss kong araw because those days nagshu-shoot ako at today nandito ako. As much as possible inaayos nila ang schedule na I could be there. So yes, I'm really am a stage mother and yes nakialam talaga ako," Aquino said.

Can't ask for more

Meanwhile, Aquino, who is often described as having everything in life, admitted that she can't ask for more -- including her love life.

"Hindi naman pwedeng maibigay ang lahat sa iyo ng sabay-sabay. So alam niyo naman lahat kung ano ang kulay sa buhay ko." Obvious naman, hindi ko naman kailangang ipagsigawan 'yan ngayon," she said, referring to her string of romantic disappointments.

Aquino was last linked to Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista but that romance proved to be short-lived.

"Pero kung hindi talaga panahon ngayon siguro darating 'yung time na hindi na ganito 'yung trabaho ko baka pwede na doon na ang panahon ng pag-ibig," she added.

Pressed if she found a new love, Aquino replied: "Wala. Nagshu-shooting pa ako tapusin ko muna siya. Wala akong sini-set aside, sinasabi ko lang siguro kapag hindi ko na kailangang mag-press conference."

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Daniel speaks up about viral 'kissing photos' with Kathryn

MANILA -- Daniel Padilla has finally spoken up about viral photos supposedly showing him and on-screen partner, Kathryn Bernardo, kissing at an airport.

The young actor, dubbed as the country’s Teen King, was asked about the photos after a press conference held last week for their upcoming movie.




The supposed "kissing photos" made the rounds last week on the micro-blogging site Twitter. At the time, Bernardo and Padilla had just finished the four-stop "One Magical Night" tour in Canada with fellow Star Magic artists Kim Chiu, John Lapus and Marcelito Pomoy.

One of the photos shows Padilla holding Bernardo's neck with both hands. The actress' back was to the camera, obstructing her and Padilla's faces.

Although admitting that he is aware of the said photos, Padilla vehemently denied that he was kissing Bernardo in the said pictures.

“Lagi ko namang ginagawa sa kanya yung [pinipisil] ko yung mukha niya. Hindi [ko siya kini-kiss],” he said.

Padilla further added that he is not allowed to kiss Bernardo. “Diyos ko naman. Bawal yun dito,” he said.

Last Tuesday, Bernardo also denied that she and Padilla were kissing in the said photos.

"Mahilig kasi si DJ ganyanin (squeeze) 'yung mukha ko, eh," she said. "Inaasar niya kasi 'yung cheeks ko! May mga tao kasi na nandoon na, na naghatid sa amin sa airport. Makikita mo na 'yung ibang fans, nandoon sila, so nag-picture sila."

"Siguro noong ginagano'n 'yung face ko, nasakto na parang na-block 'yung face ko. So pag titignan mo sa picture, parang nag-ki-kiss," Bernardo explained.

Bernardo said she does not have any problems with Padilla being “clingy” because they are very comfortable with each other.

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Kathryn's mom confronted Daniel over 'audio scandal'

MANILA -- Min Bernardo, the mother of teen star Kathryn Bernardo, admitted that she lectured Daniel Padilla over the actor's controversial "audio scandal."

"Of course naman, " Mrs. Bernardo said in an interview on "Kris TV" which aired on Thursday. "Pinagsabihan ko siya. Kasi nga sabi nila 'Tita Min, ikaw na bahala diyan, sa iyo nakikinig 'yan.' Which is true naman sa akin siya nakikinig. Without Kathryn's ano, nag-date kami ni DJ."



"Kinausap ko siya, kasi kailangan sabihin niya sa akin 'yung totoo kung ano ba talaga. Nakita ko 'yung side niya. Nakita ko naman sincere siya. Siyempre (may) konting parangal," she said.

Mrs. Bernardo said what she likes about Padilla is that the teen actor knows how to listen.

In previous interview, Padilla's mother admitted that she was the first to talk to Kathryn about the so-called "audio scandal."

Padilla had confirmed that it was his voice on an audio recording circulating online, that caught him saying that he was excited about having received a text message from Jasmine Curtis-Smith.

Kissing at the airport 

In the interview on "Kris TV," Mrs. Bernardo also clarified rumors that Padilla and her daughter were photographed kissing at an airport after their show in Canada.

"Kasi mali 'yung shot na ginawa. Magkaharap silang ganyan (ni Daniel at Kathryn), tapos na sa back 'yung shot. So, akala nila ay nagki-kiss pero hindi. Nanggigigil kasi si (Daniel) sa face kasi tumaba siya (Kathryn)," the teen actress's mother said.

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'KathNiel' fan turns three chairs in 'The Voice'

MANILA - A self-confessed fan of teen stars Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo managed to turn all three chairs in the blind auditions of "The Voice Kids" aired Saturday.

Eufritz Santos, a Manila-native, admitted that she joined the contest to hone her voice and added that her dream is to score a duet with former "Got To Believe" star Padilla.

"Gusto ko po maka-duet si Daniel kasi crush ko po siya," she said.

The 11-year-old performed 'Kyla's Hanggang Ngayon.' Her high notes and choice of song was enough to convince the judges -- Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo, and Bamboo Manalac -- to press their respective buttons.

"Favorite na favorite ko 'yang kantang yan. Ang sakit-sakit 'pag pinapakinggan mo. Mayroon kang sariling style. Alam ko naman for sure na hindi ka pa nasaktan sa pag-ibig pero ramdam namin 'yung pain mo. Saan nanggaling 'yun?" asked Geronimo.

Salonga and Manalac then battled it out for the budding singer, noting both her strengths and weaknesses, and bragging about what they can do for her.

"I have to be honest, you were all over the place. Pero I heard one thing that I really like, 'yung high register mo. 'Pag kumakanta ka nang mataas, sobrang pristine. It sounded really good," Manalac said.

"There's some stuff we need to work on. This is going to be fun. Hindi ako istriktong coach..." Salonga explained before being interrupted.

"Pero mas masaya sa Camp Kawayan (the name of Manalac's team). I will work with you para maayos 'yung mga ibang bagay so it fits together like a puzzle. Mangyayari lang 'yun if you sign up with me," he said.

In the end, Santos joined Team Salonga. She is one of the three contestants to do so, with the other two being Lorenzo Cinco and Renzwill Michael Viray.

Moments after her audition aired, fans of Padilla and Bernardo began voicing out their support for Santos on Twitter. It propelled her name to the 2nd spot of the microblogging site's worldwide trends.



"The Voice Kids," which is hosted by Luis Manzano and Alex Gonzaga, airs Saturdays at 6:45 p.m. and on Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

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Kathryn pressured, excited to do new movie with Daniel

MANILA - Teen star Kathryn Bernardo said she feels both pressured and excited to do the movie "She's Dating the Gangster" with leading man and rumored boyfriend Daniel Padilla.

This is her second movie with Padilla, who is also her leading man in the defunct ABS-CBN series "Got to Believe."

"Every soap, every movie, palagi naman 'yung may pressure. Pero ngayon, excited talaga ako sa 'She's Dating the Gangster' kasi maganda 'yung story. Of course, directed by direk Cathy Garcia Molina... 'yung writer namin ang galing talaga, alam nila kung ano ang maganda," Bernardo said.

"So itong 'She's Dating the Gangster,' nae-excite ako, parang nakaka-pressure ako pero mas excited," she added.

According to Bernardo, she and Padilla have begun shooting scenes for their upcoming movie.

She said she is exerting effort in playing her new role, adding that she wants it to be different from her portrayal of Chichay in "Got to Believe."

"Kailangang gawin 'yung adjustment kasi dapat maalis 'yung ginagawa ni Chichay, so kailangan kong mag-effort para maiba talaga," she said.

"Nakaisang shooting day na po kasi, tinapos muna ang debut at concert ni DJ para mag-focus na kami sa movie," she added.

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