Anne Curtis sends flowers to India for banning use of elephants in circuses and zoos
January 8, 2010 10:46 pm
MANILA, Jan. 8 -– Actress Anne Curtis sent flowers on Friday to the Indian Embassy in Makati City on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia.
Curtis and PETA thanked the Indian government for its ban on the use of elephants in all the country's zoos and circuses.
Under the direction of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), the freed elephants will be placed in government-run sanctuaries where they will be able to walk freely and play with other elephants.
Curtis and PETA are hopeful that the CZA's efforts will be among the first steps in changing the policies of zoos across Asia.
Some zoos in Europe and North America have removed or are in the process of removing elephants from zoos.
"I am delighted to hear about India 's recent decision to remove all elephants from zoos and circuses and place them in sanctuaries," Curtis said in her letter to Ambassador Shri Yogendra Kumar.
"Sadly, many captive elephants—such as the Manila Zoo's Mali —continue to languish in solitude and suffer from boredom. I sincerely hope that other countries will be inspired by the example that you have set," Curtis said.
In the Manila Zoo, an elephant named Vishwamali ("Mali" for short) has been living in loneliness and boredom since 1977.
With a small pool at the back of her enclosure serving as her only form of entertainment, Mali has shown signs of psychological distress.
She paces incessantly and has been observed standing in one spot with her trunk to the ground.
She has also been seen walking to the edge of her tiny enclosure and reaching out her foot in the futile hope of going farther.
PETA is calling on the zoo to relocate Mali to an accredited sanctuary immediately.
At a sanctuary, she would enjoy the vital companionship of other elephants and roam and forage amid lush, natural vegetation.
According to David Hancocks, former director of the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle , Washington , in the U.S., "[Elephants] are actually very poor candidates for life in captivity.
Their requirements are so substantial—it is probably beyond the capabilities of most zoos to even begin to resolve them." (PNA) LOR/JCA
Sam Milby is excited for the year ahead. 2009 is another milestone in his career both as a singer and actor. He launched a Star Records collaboration album with Toni Gonzaga tha. After he has proven himself as a dramatic actor with substance in “And I Love You So” and showed his funny side in “Ang Tanging Pamilya,” Sam is doing a Star Cinema movie with Anne Curtis that will hopefully be seen on the big screen on April. His recent TV guesting in “May Bukas Pa” as a disabled businessman has gained high ratings on primetime. After “Only You,” Sam is about to be seen with a new leading lady in “Precious Romance Presents Impostor.” He will be Maja Salvador’s on-screen partner in the series. The Fil-American is also very happy to be the first male celebrity endorser of Folded and Hung. His billboard is seen over the metro and more of his latest pictorial for the brand will be up this year. He does not forget his endorsing duties for Smart Telecommunications, i2i eyewear, Unisilver watches, Dermablend Orange Papaya and KDDI Japan Call Cards.
Sam Milby talks about his 2010 TV projects
by Napoleon Quintos | January 09, 2010 11:31 PM
Viewers can expect to see more of Sam Milby in 2010 since he is set to do more TV projects. Sam shared with ABS-CBN.com that he will top-bill the next chapter of Precious Hearts Romances. “I’ll be doing Impostor. It will be light drama. Hindi ko pa masyadong nababasa ‘yung story. That will be my first TV project. No problem sa akin if it’s going to be in the afternoon. For as long it’s a good material. Plus it’s under Direk Lauren Dyogi so I trust his team naman. After the PHR I’ll be doing another teleserye, sa primetime naman.”
PHR presents Impostor will pair Sam with Nagsimula sa Puso actress Maja Salvador. There were rumors that after his break up with Anne Curtis, Sam started going out with Maja, but the actor denied that he courted Maja. “We’ve known each other for some time na. We see each other every Sunday sa ASAP. There were a few times we got to hang out but it’s not a date. We were with other friends. I never courted her or we dated. There was a time we exchanged texts. Ganun lang.”
Sam said that he is looking forward to working with a new leading lady like Maja whom he described as a fun person to be with. “She seems to be a very caring person. She’s very focused sa trabaho niya. She’s young. She likes to joke around. After a month we kind of stopped talking. Sa ASAP na lang we would bump into each other, short kwentuhan. Busy na rin kasi kami pareho, may teleserye siya.”
There are also talks that Sam is being considered as one of the leading men in a teleserye planned for Gretchen Barretto which might also star Bea Alonzo and Derek Ramsay. The actor-singer said he has yet to hear word from the management about this project, but nevertheless he felt excited upon hearing the tentative cast line-up. “Wow! Sana nga matuloy. Bea is one of the best young actresses we have today. Nakita ko ‘yun sa And I Love You So. I saw her grow into the fine actress she is now. My first movie was with her, Close To You. Nakasama ko rin siya sa Maging Sino Ka Man, book one and two. Si Gretchen naman, she’s been in the business longer so she has more experience and it would be an honor to work with her. Si Derek naka-work ko sa And I Love You So. I would love to work with him again.”
After starring with Toni Gonzaga in Ang Tanging Pamilya last year, Sam will be doing a movie with Anne Curtis enitled Babe I Love You. The hunky actor said that he is proud that he is being given the chance to work with different actresses, and further shared that he hopes he can do a project soon with Sarah Geronimo and KC Concepcion. “I would like to work with Sarah. With all her success she remains grounded. Kakaunti lang ‘yung ganun. I admire her for that. She seems like a fun person to work with. Also I haven’t worked with KC, sana magkasama kami. With other actresses I think naka-work ko na. Toni, Bea, Angel (Locsin), Anne, I feel fortunate to have worked with them.” Source: http://www.abs-cbn.com/Feature/Artic...-projects.aspx
Entertainment
Christian Bautista finds Anne Curtis the most beautiful girl in his life
January 11, 2010 by Cyberstar/Boy Villasanta
It’s true, but quite strange that Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista has no new girlfriend after his romance with fellow singing champion Rachelle Ann Go many moons ago.
His turf nonetheless never runs out of beautiful ladies, actresses, hostesses, chanteuses, ad women etc.
So what gives?
“I just haven’t found one,” he confessed during the shoot of his current MTV, “Beautiful Girl,” a revival of the old song popularized by music icon Jose Mari Chan in the eighties, at the Eastwood Mall in Libis in Quezon City .
In the MTV story, Christian is given not only two but four lovely girls, namely Anne Curtis, Georgina Wilson, Ollen Heusaff and Angel Locsin.
It is about a guy who dates many women in separate place and time.
“I won’t tell you the ending to the story so that it’s still suspenseful,” warned Bautista.
In the company of these wonderful creatures, Christian hasn’t found any who would presumably answer his ideal girl of his dreams.
Is he not attracted to Anne?
“Of course, Anne is very beautiful but she’s in a relationship,” Christian said.
“Siyempre, she’s got Sam Milby,” commented the balladeer. Angel, on the other hand, is being pursued not only by one man but three at the moment—namely former sweetheart young actor and host Luis Manzano, CNN Hero of the Year for his socio-civic project on classroom in a pushcart and hold your breath, Parokya ni Edgar Band member Chito Miranda.
Why can’t he join the race?
Meanwhile, Georgina has reconciled with former boyfriend actor Richard Gutierrez not necessarily as girlfriend altogether again but as a close to the Gutierrezes but she said she’s not closing her doors to anything.
Ollen is also a model identified with someone.
Where does Christian pull himself up, after all?
“I really want to get into another relationship but if it’s not possible yet, it’s okay,” he quipped.
He’s happy for Rachelle Ann who reportedly has found a new love in the person of a Callalily band member.
“I still have to ask her if that’s true,” he qualified.
But he has no intention to get back to their relationship which was quite ideal.
The love world is so spacious for Christian and anybody could be his gal given the right time and right place. -Frontline. PH
wow, alam na alam talaga ni christian na si Anne mi Sam na!!!,
kaya never na naging threat si christian for Anne.
Sam and Anne, a couple again! by: Richard Roxas | STIR Contributor 15 Jan 2010 | 09:24 AM
Sam Milby and Anne Curtis will soon own up they are together again as boyfriend/girlfriend now that they will have a movie to pitch, “Babe I Love You” as directed by Mae Cruz! The buzz is they have reconciled but have not admitted it publicly. They are probably waiting for an important occasion to do that. What’s a better time than to promote their first starrer?
Maja Salvador admits she has mixed emotions about her concluding and upcoming projects
by Bernie Franco | January 20, 2010 11:51 AM
While Maja Salvador is sad that her afternoon soap opera Nagsimula sa Puso is on its final week, she is excited about working with Sam Milby in an instalment of Precious Hearts Romances Presents. “Malungkot kasi napakasaya sa set ng Nagsimula sa Puso, pero happy naman kasi meron pang May Bukas Pa, may next show na at sobrang kinakabahan ako kasi parang lume-level up ako ng ka-partner (Sam). Lagot ako sa mga fans ni Anne (Curtis),” she joked.
We are a group of people who loves and supports Sam Milby and Anne Curtis, individually and/or together!
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