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By Reyma Buan-Deveza, ABS-CBNnews.com

 

 

Hollywood actor Vin Diesel gives the thumbs up sign during the premiere of "Fast & Furious 6" at the SM Mall of Asia on Wednesday night. Photo by Vincent Go for ABS-CBNnews.com

MANILA, Philippines -- Hollywood action star Vin Diesel said he will ask Universal Pictures to shoot one of the upcoming "Fast & Furious" movies in the Philippines.

 

Diesel revealed that he expects to do three more "Fast & Future" movies after the sixth installment hits theaters.

 

"Our tour here was so incredible that when I go back to LA and when we start doing, developing 7, 8, 9, I will tell Universal that I want to shoot in the Philippines. That is because of you," Diesel said during the premiere night of "Fast & Furious 6" at SM Mall of Asia on Wednesday.

 

"This is the best premiere I've ever been to in my life. As you know my sister-in-law is from the Philippines and she told me to say this: 'Mahal ko kayo,'" Diesel told the crowd.

 

The successful action franchise has filmed in international locations before, notably the third movie, "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" released in 2006.

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MANILA – “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel revealed he is no stranger to Filipino culture even though he has been to the Philippines only once.

 

 

Diesel supposedly arrived in Manila on Monday via a private plane, and he is currently in the country along with other “Fast and Furious 6” stars for the red-carpet screening of their movie to be held on Wednesday night at the SM Mall of Asia.

 

“My sister-in-law is a Filipino and so my niece and nephew are all… it’s been a part of our family for so long,” he told ABS-CBN News.

 

He said he didn't want to miss the hospitality and the warmth of Filipinos, and so he went around the city on Tuesday.

 

Diesel shared an experience which validated his expectations.

 

“Yesterday I went around, I rented one of those buses and I was in the bus... There was a guy that’s selling stuff on the road. He came to the back of the bus and I thought he’s going to sell me something. He said ‘You’re Vin Diesel, you’re Vin Diesel.’ He lit up like a Christmas tree and this is a guy that’s working in the streets, selling stuff to cars going by. He forgot about all that, I just saw his heart come out. It makes me fall in love with the Philippines,” he said.

 

Diesel said the positive attitude of the street vendor “is a testament to this culture and to the warmth of the people here.”

 

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MANILA - Talent manager and Gutierrez matriarch Annabelle Rama lost in her congressional bid in Cebu City's first district, according to latest data from the Commission on Election (Comelec).

 

The feisty talent manager Rama, mother of siblings Ruffa, Richard and Raymond Gutierrez, only had 31,217 votes as of 6:36 a.m., with 100% of election returns processed, according to latest unofficial results from the Comelec Transparency Server.

 

She ran under the opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).

 

The Liberal Party's Raul del Mar won the election with 114,653 votes.

 

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MANILA, Philippines – Angelica Panganiban has been “traumatized” by an incident that saw her former celebrity friend, Claudine Barretto, threatening her of harm and accusing her of spreading a nasty rumor.

 

ABS-CBN entertainment talk show “The Buzz” reported that Panganiban got hurt by Barretto’s accusation that the "Rubi" star was the one who started a rumor about her alleged extramarital affair.

 

Barretto has vehemently denied the allegation about her purported illicit affair. Panganiban's camp, on the other hand, has maintained that she never maligned the former Star Magic talent.

 

"The Buzz" reported that Panganiban was so affected by the issue that she is still in the process of healing.

 

“Letting it go remains an option, after all, they are both young and belong to a small industry. But then, the final decision will rest on a number of considerations,” lawyer Joji Alonso, the actress’s legal counsel, said in a statement.