KAPUSO talents thanked the City of Pines for the warm welcome amid the chilly weather during the Panagbenga Festival in Baguio.
The stars of afternoon soaps “Kailan Tama ang Mali?” and “The Half Sisters” capped the love month of February with a “Kapuso Night” held on Saturday at the Rambakan Drive of SM City Baguio.
Locals were treated to performances by Barbie Fortez, Andre Paras, Thea Tolentino, Empress Schuck, Dion Ignacio, Max Collins and Geoff Eigenmann.
“It’s always a good thing to visit our kababayans because it’s our way to give back to the fans. ‘Yung suporta na binibigay nila sa show ay naibabalik din namin through these mall shows. For me, every little thing counts. Big thing for me ‘pag nakikita ko sila na may smile,” Geoff said.
For Max and Dion, their trip in the north became a sort of an annual event as they were also in Baguio for the same occasion last year.
“Ang saya bumalik dito kasi mababait ang tao. Mainit talaga yung pagtanggap nila sa amin at masarap ang pagkain. Parang di buo ang regional shows namin pag di kami nakabisita sa Baguio,” Dion said.
Through the mall show, Max said they were able to connect and interact with the fans and personally thanked them for the support on their respective projects.
“Masaya kasi hindi lang siya trabaho kundi nakakapag-travel din kami. We get to see the fans personally and we get to experience being with them and their reactions sa show. It’s our way of saying thank you to everyone who watches our show. It’s nice na dito sa Baguio, nagustuhan nila yung show and maganda yung feedback ng mga Kapuso programs,” she said.
Meanwhile, Empress Schuck is thankful to mother station, GMA-7, for the warm welcome since her return last December. The 22-year-old said she’s happy with the show and projects given to her.
“Sobrang walang stress and pressure and warm talaga. Ang maganda doon ay hindi ako nag-expect ng anything. Kung ano man yung binigay nila sa akin, tinanggap ko ng sobrang luwag. So far, sobrang okay yung dating ko dito,” she said.
Empress added that she’s open to doing off beat roles on television.
“Masaya ako sa ibinigay nila ang na-enjoy ko yung role ko sa ‘Kailan Tama Ang Mali?’ and if bibigyan ako ng off beat roles, okay din sa akin kasi mas nacha-challenge din ako,” she said.
Highlights of the 2015 Panagbenga Festival will be seen in “Let’s Fiesta TV Special,” which airs on March 15 via GMA Network’s regional channels in Bicol, Davao, Iloilo, Dagupan, Ilocos, General Santos City, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro and Cebu. (Sunnex)
