Finally, the tunay na pag-ibig (true love) came! After Green Rose, whenever friends asked me what is my next project, my answer was this:”ang next project ay parang isang tunay na pag-ibig, kusang dumarating, di kinainipang antayin!” To which, failing to grasp what I said, they would retort back, “di ko pa yata narinig yung show na yan!”. I would further explain my statement by saying na hinihintay pa lang, parang tunay na...

March 18, 2011, 8:00 p.m, Excess Super Club, Timog Avenue, Quezon City. This was part of the text that I received from Ms. Tang, the talent coordinator of Green Rose. It was not a call slip for another taping but rather it was an announcement of the venue and time for the Farewell Party of Green Rose! When I left my office at 5:00 pm after my office hours, I realized that I still have plenty of time before the party. So, I decided to drop...

In the tv series Green Rose, the guesthouse of the SR Chairman where he was attacked, the first dinner of Angela and Lee Jungsu together with David Tobias and Freddie Ramos (my character), the signing of the new contract between Edward Fuentebella and Lee Jungsu have one thing in common: it was taped only in one location. Going to this location took me one hour and a half from Quezon City. Following the map that was given to me by the...

Another hospital was used as the location for the confinement of Lee Jung Soo (Jericho Rosales) when he was hurt by muggers in the story (avid followers of Green Rose know that in last thursday’s episode Lee Jung Soo was rushed to a hospital) . It was the Metropolitan Medical Center located in Tondo, Manila. Actually, it was on Masangkay St. The map sent to us together with the call slip was not accurate. The directions said that upon...

The story of Green Rose is about a rich girl and daughter of the chairman of a big food corporation and her boyfriend who is a rank and file employee of the corporation. The big food corporation would require a headquarters that would project an image of the company’s financial strength, power and stability. The choice of the King’s Court building on Pasong Tamo, Makati City as the location for the headquarters of the SR...