Month: October 2007
Buoyant: Franky Ramirez
Franky Ramirez is a pro model in the Queen City of the South [Cebu]. The 6’1″-tall model was a finalist in the 2005 Mossimo Bikini Summit – Cebu Edition, which was won by Handrew Maxilom, who later placed runner-up in the Mossimo Bikini Summit national finals. Twenty-six-year-old Franky has done major runway shows for Cebu’s top designers.
Limber: Rogie Lumba

Spark Ding!
Yes, that is his name – Spark Ding. Born in the Philippines to Korean parents, Spark Ding claims to have three college degrees – International Business in Australia, IT in Hong Kong, and Nursing in Manila. He speaks with an American inflection -put-on or otherwise, as a result of his living in half a dozen continents in the past. He was Mr. Campus Face 2006, when he represented his nursing college [I think it was St. Jude in Manila], and was one of the featured models in the Cosmo Bachelors’ Bash in 2006.
Johnron Tanada is here again!

Gio and Jadel
The one with the fuzz cut? Or the guy with the long tresses? Giovanni Dimaano is the baldie – a freelance model who stands 6′. He took up nursing at the Lipa City Colleges. Jadel Lee sports the long hair – also a freelance model, still active in the bikini-contest-circuit. He stands 5’10” and says his goal in life is to be a flight steward.
Sikil Film Update

Jjampong!

Dandy: Vince Antonio
Twenty-two-year-old Vince Antonio was supposed to be in the Private Parts Wearables show, where the amazing gravity-defying bikini was, er, unveiled. However, Vince backed out at the last minute. He used to be part of the noontime show on Channel 13, Chowtime, which dared challenge the top networks’ more established fare. Known as “Dandy” to his friends, Vince Antonio is also a freelance model and bikini-contest-and-show regular.
Two guys
In the olden days, actors-of-the-moment Philip Salvador and Christopher de Leon [who were then in their 20’s] were reported to have been caught kissing by the poolside of a big Manila hotel. The two starred in the unforgettable Lino Brocka film, Cain at Abel, and somehow developed a friendship. Naturally, the tabloids and broadsheets at that time gorged on the story, for here were two handsome male actors apparently engaged in some lip-locking. Gossip columnists were in a frenzy in their Remingtons. However, the two male leads merely shrugged off the report and were even seen in public together, casually joking about the alleged incident. The story quickly died a natural death.