Diego Loyzaga, son of Cesar Montano and Teresa Loyzaga, enters showbiz; joins 'Mara Clara' cast!

The son of Noypi celebs Cesar Montano and Teresa Loyzaga, Diego Loyzaga is set to kick off his career in showbiz with his first project, "Mara Clara".

Yeah, the 15-year old cutie is the newest addition to the cast of today's top-rating TV show in the Philippines! He will be playing the role of "Derrick" which was originally portrayed by late actor Rico Yan.

Born on May 21, 1995, Diego migrated to Australia in 2000 with his mom and aunt actress Bing Loyzaga. He is now based in Philippines and is an incoming third-year high school student.

We'll be seeing more of Diego for sure since he signed a 3-year contract with the Kapamilya network.

Check out below the photos of the new "Derrick" of Mara Clara, Diego Loyzaga:

Diego Loyzaga to play "Derrick" in "Mara Clara"

Diego Loyzaga with his mom Teresa Loyzaga (L) and aunt Bing Loyzaga (R)

Diego Loyzaga with his dad Cesar Montano

Diego Loyzaga with step-mom Sunshine Cruz

Behind-the-scenes photo of "Mara" (Kathryn Bernardo) and "Derrick" (Diego Loyzaga)

Diego Loyzaga joins 'Mara Clara' cast as 'Derrick' | Diego Loyzaga Photos

With the blessing of his celebrity parents Cesar Montano and Teresa Loyzaga, Carlos Diego Loyzaga is all set for his career in Philippine showbiz. He recently signed a 3-year contract with the giant network ABS-CBN and he is about to appear in his first project which is the highest-rating TV series today, the "Mara Clara" remake.

Fifteen year-old Diego Loyzaga will be playing the role of "Derrick" which was originally portrayed by late actor Rico Yan.

Check out below the photos of the new "Derrick" of Mara Clara, Diego Loyzaga:

Diego Loyzaga to play "Derrick" in "Mara Clara"

Diego Loyzaga with his mom Teresa Loyzaga (L) and aunt Bing Loyzaga (R)

Diego Loyzaga with his dad Cesar Montano

Diego Loyzaga with step-mom Sunshine Cruz

Behind-the-scenes photo of "Mara" (Kathryn Bernardo) and "Derrick" (Diego Loyzaga)

'Mara Clara', still most watched Philippine TV show | Kantar Media National Household Ratings for March 31

The ABS-CBN remake of the 1990's TV series hit, "Mara Clara" is still undisputed in the Philippine TV ratings race. It has been consistently taking the number 1 spot in many surveys.

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes as Mara and Clara, respectively | Photo courtesy of Google Images

For its March 31 episode, "Mara Clara" gained a total of 33.5% ratings topping the list of Kantar Media National Household Ratings. Another ABS-CBN primetime show, "Mutya" is a close second with 32.9%. The rest of the spots in the Top 5 are also occupied by the shows of the same TV network.

Here's the Kantar Media National Household Ratings for March 31, 2011:

TOP 15 OVER-ALL
1. Mara Clara (ABS-CBN) - 33.5%
2. Mutya (ABS-CBN) - 32.9%
3. Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin (ABS-CBN) - 31.3%
4. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 27.7%
5. Imortal (ABS-CBN) - 20.9%
6. Dwarfina (GMA-7) - 20.7%
7. Captain Barbell (GMA-7) / Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 20.3%
8. 24 Oras (GMA-7) / The Baker King (GMA-7) - 19.8%
9. I ♥ You Pare (GMA-7) - 18.5%
10. Mula Sa Puso (ABS-CBN) - 17.5%
11. Temptation of Wife (GMA-7) - 16.9%
12. Magic Palayok (GMA-7) 16.1%
13. Nita Negrita (GMA-7) - 14.6%
14. My Lover My Wife (GMA-7) - 14.3%
15. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 13.3%

BREAKDOWN:

TOP 10 MEGA MANILA (55%)

1. Mara Clara (ABS-CBN) - 29.5%
2. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 27.6%
3. Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin (ABS-CBN) - 26.8%
4. The Baker King (GMA-7) - 26.7%
5. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 25.2%
6. Mutya (ABS-CBN) - 24.3%
7. Captain Barbell (GMA-7) - 24.2%
8. I ♥You Pare (GMA-7) - 22.9%
9. Dwarfina (GMA-7) - 22.6%
10. Imortal (ABS-CBN) - 22.5%

TOP 10 LUZON (22%)

1. Mara Clara (ABS-CBN) - 30.4%
2. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 28.9%
3. The Baker King (GMA-7) - 28.7%
4. Mutya (ABS-CBN) - 28.4%
5. Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin (ABS-CBN) - 27.7%
6. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 27.6%
7. Imortal (ABS-CBN) - 25%
8. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 24.4%
9. Captain Barbell (GMA-7) - 21.8%
10 Dwarfina (GMA-7) - 21.6%

TOP 10 VISAYAS (13%)

1. Mutya (ABS-CBN) - 46.9%
2. Mara Clara (ABS-CBN) - 40.9%
3. Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin (ABS-CBN) - 40.8%
4. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 30.1%
5. Imortal (ABS-CBN) - 26.6%
6. Mula sa Puso (ABS-CBN) - 25%
7. Green Rose (ABS-CBN) 23.3%
8. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 23.1%
9. Captain Barbell (GMA-7) - 22.7%
10. Summer Lovin: 'You Got Me' (ABS-CBN) - 21.7%

TOP 10 MINDANAO (10%)

1. Mutya (ABS-CBN) - 55.1%
2. Mara Clara (ABS-CBN) - 48.9%
3. Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin (ABS-CBN) - 46%
4. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 39.1%
5. Imortal (ABS-CBN) - 37.6%
6. Mula sa Puso (ABS-CBN) - 30%
7. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 26.8%
8. Green Rose (ABS-CBN) 25.2%
9. My Princess (ABS-CBN) - 22.7%
10. Summer Lovin: 'You Got Me' (ABS-CBN) - 21.1%

Video of a "Mara Clara" fan crying over Mara's death goes viral (VIDEO)

"Happyna19" of the popular video sharing site, Youtube, uploaded a video of her sister while the latter is crying over a scene on ABS-CBN's "Mara Clara". With the title, "MARA CLARA REACTION: How mara clara affects my sister :))", the video shows a young Filipina girl crying really hard as tragic events unfolded on the drama series hit.


Uploaded on March 4, 2011, the video already gained more than half a million hits as of this writing. On its first day, the video became the most discussed Youtube comedy clip in Israel where the youtuber comes from.

The video is expected to go even "more viral" since it was also featured on TV Patrol earlier and continuously being "shared" on social networking sites.

Here's the video of the girl who was crying over Mara's death on Youtube:

Albie Casiño, Andi Eigenmann were once a couple!

Since many of us previously know that she is only one of her celebrity crushes, it was indeed a big revelation when Mara Clara's Albie Casiño admitted recently that young actress Andi Eigenmann is his ex-girlfriend.

“Oo naging kami. Matagal na. Hindi pa ako artista noon. Hindi pa rin siya artista noon. We were together for a year.” Albie said during the Mara Clara Book 2 presscon via Push.

Albie was also asked of the reason of their break-up. Albie carefully replied.

“She broke up with me. But it’s nothing. Mutual, ‘yun na lang.”

He clarified though that they are still in good terms and remain as friends despite the split.

“We still talk. Minsan nagkikita. I knew her since I was eight years old. Hindi naman porke nag-break kami, magiging magkagalit na kami. She’s close to my mom.”

Albie Casino, 17, also defended Andi Eigenmann, 20, about her following him up to his dressing room once in ASAP backstage.

“We’re friends. And wala naman ako masyadong friends sa ASAP. Sa showbiz konti lang friends ko. Sa Mara Clara silang tatlo (Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes, and John Manalo) magkakilala na since Goin Bulilit. Ako six months ko pa lang sila kilala and mas matanda pa ako sa kanila.”

Even though they remained friends, Albie shared that it is not a good idea of working together with Andi:

“Alam niyo naman ang trabaho namin, puyatan ‘yan. Aaminin ko, kapag puyat ako, may tendency na uminit ‘yung ulo ko. Of course hindi ko naman basta basta inilalabas ‘yun sa ibang tao, lalo na kapag hindi ko naman kilala. Ang totoo kasi medyo outcast ako ngayon sa set. Naglalabas lang ako ng galit sa ka-close ko. Siyempre si Andi close kami. If ever magkatrabaho kami, tapos naging mainit ang ulo namin pareho. Baka magkasalubong. Sayang naman na dahil lang sa work masisira ‘yung friendship namin.”

Thanks to push for the info. You can check Albie Casino's pictures HERE.

"Mara Clara" reigns Philippine TV Primetime

As the remake of the 90's TV hit Mara Clara reaches its climax on its Book 1, a good number of fans continue to religiously watch the teleserye. This is supported by the recent AGB Nielsen survey which shows that on January 31 to February 1, 2011, Mara Clara has been the most viewed Philippine primetime show in Mega Manila. It got a tv rating of 14.2% on January 31st while 14.8% on February 1.

January 31 Primetime (AGB Mega Manila - People Ratings)

1. Mara Clara 14.2%
2. 24 Oras 12.0%
3. Mutya 11.9% (pilot)
4. Dwarfina 11.8%
5. Machete 11.6%
6. Imortal 11.3%
7. Beauty Queen 11.2%
7. Baker King 11.2%
9. Bantatay 10.2%
10. Noah 9.4%

February 1 Primetime (AGB Mega Manila - People Ratings)

1. Mara Clara 14.8%
2. 24 Oras 12.1%
3. Imortal 11.7%
4. Bantatay 11.5%
4. Dwarfina 11.5%
6. Baker King 11.1%
7. Mutya 10.8%
7. Machete 10.8%
7. Beauty Queen 10.8%
10. Noah 9.3%

Credits to AGB Nielsen for the data