Life gets harder in the Big Brother House and so is the race between and among the Big 4.  Who will be the Grand Winner?

I have recently predicted that it would be any of this three:  Rustom, John and Budoy.  Now that Rustom and Budoy are out, I am sticking to my prediction that it’s going to be John Pratts.

His huge following among the youth is his biggest advantage.  Most texters are youngsters and they generally like the heartthrob in John.  But if the love birds will sing altogether to vote for either lovers Zanjoe and Bianca, it would be difficult for John to get the top prize. 

Not to be counted out is Keanna.  She’s been getting more and more sympathy since she absorbed the revelations in the house especially that of Rustom’s confession of his sexuality.  I think she has the potential to be the Grand Winner.

Let’s see what will happen.  Click here for the fan site.

Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming showdown with Mexican Oscar Larios means big money, at least in terms of ticket prices.

The lowest-priced ticket is pegged at Php1,000 and the highest-priced one is $1,000. How about that for someone who sells cigarettes along the highways?

Well, that’s the way it should be. The name is Manny Pacquiao, anyway. While it is true entry tickets to the historic Araneta Coliseum are hardly affordable for the Filipino masses, they don’t actually need to spend that much nor do they have to troop to the fight venue to see what could probably be the most expensive boxing match ever to be staged on Philippine soil.

The idiot box will serve that purpose enough, although viewers will have to contend with numerous commercials. That’s the name of the game whether we like it or not so we just have to content ourselves with what we can afford. Who knows, we might just see a repeat of the ULTRA tragedy if tickets are made affordable to the masa.

I think there are plans to show the fight in cinemas similar to what was done in the Pacquiao-Morales II. If these plans materialize, then it might just be affordable for the many to just troop to the cinemas instead.

The official media entity, ABS-CBN, is also being asked to set up giant screens in select places in the metropolis, again, similar to the one they did with the Pacquiao-Morales II. This is free to the public and I believe the big bosses of ABS-CBN will give their nod to the appeal . . . “in the service of the Filipino.”

All things said, one thing is sure — Manny’s name means money. He’s really gone a long way.

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