Among us character actors who are playing the roles of priests in “May Bukas Pa” it is Tony Manalo who almost became a priest in real life. Yes, Antonio “Tony” Manalo is an ex-seminarian in his youth who wanted to join the vacation of priesthood. Although he did not become a priest in real life, Tony who plays Father Miguel in “May Bukas Pa” is a practicing catholic in real life. In fact, he is an active...

            The perks of being in the cast of the monster hit “May Bukas Pa” continue to flow in the lives of the priests in the monastery of Bagong Pag-Asa! I was so excited to receive a text message from the Talent Coordinator of Pinoy Bingo Night last Monday night asking if I could join the show as one of the cheerers of my co-priest Father Jose (Dominic Ochoa) who would...

               Among my eleven co-priests in the monastery, Aloy Norona is the actor whom I had worked with the longest time. He is my contemporary when I first joined the tv and movie industry as a bit player in 1999. We had worked together on several projects. We were together in the ABS-CBN’s top-rated show “Pangako Sa Yo”, had worked on several...