Top 10 Leading Men in Philippine Showbiz of 2009

I just thought before the year ends, lets recount the top leading men in the country of this generation based on box-office hits, TV exposure, endorsements, etc.

1) John Lloyd

2) Piolo Pascual

3) Dingdong Dantes

4) Sam Milby

5) Gerald Anderson

6) Jericho Rosales

7) Richard Gutierrez

8) Vhong Navarro

9) Derek Ramsey

10) Jake Cuenca

Who do you think doesn't deserve on the list? Who should be on rank one? Is your favorite male star(s) on the list? ...Your comments are welcome.

Piolo Pascual losing his charm

Don't be shocked if ever you saw Piolo on GMA 7 or you wouldn't see him anymore on soaps and movies in ABS-CBN and Star Cinema in the near future. Why? He is beginning to lose his charm. On his soap with KC Concepcion, Lovers in Paris, it isn't their loveteam that many viewers are anticipating to see, it's with Zanjoe Marudo. Even Sharon Cuneta prefers the loveteam between Zanjoe and her daughter, KC. The box office appeal isn't as huge as John Lloyd Cruz. Perhaps the audience knows. It's a good thing he is moving from being in front to behind the camera by producing movies and concerts.

The New Clear Men TV Ad...Wrong Casting!

I've seen Piolo Pascual and Dingdong Dantes in Ponds. So it's not new to me to see both Piolo and Dingdong on the new Clear Men TV ad. But what struck me is the addition of Jericho Rosales. It's kinda odd...well, not really odd and no, it's not because Jericho isn't suited as the new face of Clear Men. He's just fine. Maybe it's 2:1...two kapamilya and just one kapuso! Kidding...

Seriously, Clear should've picked Sam Milby instead of Dingdong Dantes and drop Jericho and choose John Lloyd instead. It would be a power-threesome...imagine Piolo, Sam and John Lloyd - all Kapamilya and all could act well and very good product endorser. These three: Piolo, Sam and John Lloyd have all blockbuster movies.

Of course, Clear has their reasons and criteria why they picked Dingdong and Jericho. But what I'm suggesting is an ad that could've been more powerful and better-looking familiar faces.

From Being Gay to Callboy

It was a special edition of Entertainment Live: The Untold Stories, October 24, where the hosts and the guests would tell untold stories about each other which the public doesn't know. There was this segment when John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo were the guests and the hosts were Toni and Luis. When it was John Lloyd's turn, Luis mentioned that another dream role of John Lloyd is to be a callboy in London. When he was asked why London,"...malaki ang kita para pounds", he said jokingly. Then Toni admired John Lloyd for bravely taking different roles to further his craft.

From my research, I learned that Lloydie "was hailed as the third most powerful celebrity in the Philippines. The first and second places was occupied by Willie Revillame and Kris Aquino respectively", according to Summit Media's Yes! Magazine. And nakaraang pelikula ni John Lloyd with Sarah G. was a megahit. And John Lloyd is a thinking and sensitive actor. I would consider him even more powerful and effective than Piolo Pascual. Madami na siyang blockbuster movie under his belt compared to Piolo. Now, Piolo has some competition...at least it's also from ABS-CBN.