Angel Locsin, Kahit Isang Saglit and Magdusa Ka Gains International Emmy Nominations

The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS) gave the Philippines 3 slots to vie for in the 37th International Emmy Awards on November 23. Angel Locsin bagged the much-coveted best actress nomination for her performance in “Lobo” (The Wolf). While 2 TV soaps from the Philippines are vying for the best telenovela category, these are ABS-CBN's "Kahit Isang Saglit" and GMA's "Magdusa Ka".

Angel Locsin will be competing against Emma De Caunes ("Night Birds," CHEZ WAM, France), Cecilia Suarez ("Capadocia," HBO Latin America Originals, Mexico), and Julie Walters ("A Short Stay in Switzerland", BBC, United Kingdom). "Kahit Isang Saglit" is a co-production of ABS-CBN and Malaysia's Double Vision SDN BHD, which paired Jericho Rosales and Carmen Soo. “Magdusa Ka” starred the controversial Katrina Halili and Dennis Trillo. Good luck to the three nominees and we hope you will bring home the bacon! Here is the Complete List of the 2009 International Emmy Nominees.

Angel Locsin Tops the Battle of the Billboard Web Survey

Angel Locsin has once again proven that she is the most stylish among the leading female billboard endorsers in our country. Recently, Angel Locsin copped the Reader's Choice award in the Stylebible.ph Battle of the Billboard 2009 web survey. In this survey that garnered 5 million votes, Angel bested other stylish celebrities like Carmina Villaroel, Gretchen Barreto, Melissa Ricks, Lucy Torres, Kristine Hermosa and Anne Curtis.

In an interview, Angel Locsin beamed that she's definitely proud about this achievement as people appreciated her efforts. Angel is currently in Korea to shoot their new soap "Only You" with Sam Milby and Diether Ocampo. Below are Anne Curtis and Kristine Hermosa:

SQUARE OFF - Marian Rivera vs. Angel Locsin vs. Bea Alonzo vs. Anne Curtis

Marian, Angel, Bea and Anne - they are the hottest female stars with somewhat the same stellar status. I gained this idea of having these four promising young actresses in a  Square Off poll survey after Boy Abunda in SNN compared Bea Alonzo last night with her contemporaries Anne and Angel -- of course, Marian was not mentioned because she's from GMA. Let's admit, KC Concepcion and Sarah Geronimo have gone past their league because KC and Sarah have already proven their box office clout TWICE. Plus the fact that Sarah and KC could sing, while these four girls could not. This is why they have to rely on their acting skills and charisma alone, like Claudine and Judy Ann to attain superstardom. To put it bluntly, these four ladies are somewhat in the same footing with each other as to the "almost there" big star status -- but not quite.


Let me elaborate -- for example, Marian Rivera has had a string of number one prime time shows and commercial endorsements but her pull at the box office is still yet to be proven if the viewing public would pay real money to see her films. On the other hand, Bea Alonzo has not gone sexy, unlike the three other girls, but she already has one box office hit (One More Chance) under her belt. Anne Curtis has already one best actress trophy (Baler), yet she still also lacks the box office proof to make her at par with KC and Sarah. Lastly, Angel Locsin, like Marian, was the former Alpha Female of GMA before she left. Yet, the dismal performance of Love Me Again proves that she still needs to work it out in the box office. Who among them would transcend the stellar status of Judy Ann Santos and Claudine Barretto level after 4 to 5 more years? Who is just a passing fad and who among them can attain consistency and durability of a superstar? You can vote below: