VIDEO: ABS-CBN, GMA Christmas Station ID 2017 spread love and happiness

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>‘Just love; buong pusong magmahalan ngayong Christmas.’</i><br /><br />ABS-CBN and GMA have lighted up the spirit of the Holiday Season with the release of their Christmas lyric videos for 2017. Through their star-studded recording and heartfelt lyrics on speakers and screens, both stations spread a strong message of love and compassion; clearly reflecting the essence of the Filipino’s warm-hearted Christmas.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOWSq-btfu7xeQcssSGa1ohp-SRFSS2zd88lAIkYzTPcCTrprh5rry3xkONx8Pm3s0A1LHvzUIWGBICaJnwlGN3_lLNmx6vUx6OXOYzMslgSJTOc70p9JRsJ9zffAyzt8lIWoMv_pVFwS/s1600/abs-cbn-gma-christmas-station-id-2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ABS-CBN, GMA Christmas Station ID 2017 spread love and happiness" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOWSq-btfu7xeQcssSGa1ohp-SRFSS2zd88lAIkYzTPcCTrprh5rry3xkONx8Pm3s0A1LHvzUIWGBICaJnwlGN3_lLNmx6vUx6OXOYzMslgSJTOc70p9JRsJ9zffAyzt8lIWoMv_pVFwS/s1600/abs-cbn-gma-christmas-station-id-2017.jpg" title="ABS-CBN, GMA Christmas Station ID 2017 spread love and happiness" /></a></div><br />Their messages are deeply-rooted in Filipino values. Both ABS-CBN and GMA show a glimpse of how love is in the country through their catchphrases: Just Love and <i>Magmahalan nang Buong Puso</i>, respectively.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br /><b>Just Love Ngayong Christmas</b><br /><br />Watch: ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID 2017 <i>“Just Love Ngayong Christmas”</i> Recording Lyric Video (Video courtesy of ABS-CBN Entertainment)<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mbN8UH8FBm8?rel=0" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />In ABS-CBN’s Christmas Station ID 2017, Robert Labayen, Lloyd Oliver Corpuz, and Christian Faustino’s words of love, faith, and kindness shines through. These words are made even more beautiful by Jimmy Antiporda’s moving melody. The song has attained fourth place in Youtube PH’s trending videos, with a view sum of 1.9 Million and counting.<br /><br />The song has 38 Kapamilya singers, through their musical voices, tell everyone the importance of love and peace this Christmas. Piolo Pascual, Toni Gonzaga, and Sarah Geronimo start the song by conveying to everybody how easy it is to find beauty by searching with the heart. The song emphasizes how God’s love can inspire anyone and everyone. To highlight their message, ABS-CBN’s children singers end the song by telling everyone to spread love.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinImy2ImXMkFSZpEMZ9RfnrcR4lukK9t5crdTMtrcYBjbfJsnQJ8lsmet8zhkpV2zqIit8QjhPnLINIx-PGRWMwTE2qCVEDTSQoLjoF0psMiaHDeiAa-hO5SvkSPZLmJnajAaDiPoZqGjK/s1600/just-love-kids.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ABS-CBN’s children singers Christmas Station ID 2017" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="763" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinImy2ImXMkFSZpEMZ9RfnrcR4lukK9t5crdTMtrcYBjbfJsnQJ8lsmet8zhkpV2zqIit8QjhPnLINIx-PGRWMwTE2qCVEDTSQoLjoF0psMiaHDeiAa-hO5SvkSPZLmJnajAaDiPoZqGjK/s1600/just-love-kids.JPG" title="ABS-CBN’s children singers Christmas Station ID 2017" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: YouTube/ABS-CBN Entertainment</td></tr></tbody></table>While ABS-CBN decides to keep things short and straight to the point with #JustLOVE, GMA titled their Christmas lyric video with a witty play on words:<br /><br /><b>MaGMAhalan nang Buong Puso</b><br /><br />Watch: GMA Christmas Lyric video 2017 (Video courtesy of GMA Network)<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/II1Zg1VLccs?rel=0" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div></center><br />GMA presents a gift of love with BJ Camaya, Rexy Jolly Conopio, and Jann Lopez’ lyrics. Len Calvo’s melody soothes the heart by convincing others to give away their heartfelt love this Christmas. The message has been received 200+ thousand times on Youtube, with a playful lyric typography that inspires its viewers to prioritize happiness and love over differences.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZgBRqyguGzFjGYXabamB4n85umNPgJk8EAXQ6uPVQzXIbgGdSmLz1r9_DiItXMnAiUfNXBRFEqEelPCN8T77CK4JuyaY9okT73o7DPiZMR4uN06_E6b6NBva63QPLSu1otPLsLR1ZNrb/s1600/abs-cbn-gma-which-christmas-sid-2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ABS-CBN vs GMA Christmas Station ID 2017" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZgBRqyguGzFjGYXabamB4n85umNPgJk8EAXQ6uPVQzXIbgGdSmLz1r9_DiItXMnAiUfNXBRFEqEelPCN8T77CK4JuyaY9okT73o7DPiZMR4uN06_E6b6NBva63QPLSu1otPLsLR1ZNrb/s1600/abs-cbn-gma-which-christmas-sid-2017.jpg" title="ABS-CBN vs GMA Christmas Station ID 2017" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: YouTube/Donna Mae Gonzalvo</td></tr></tbody></table>With stars and singers like Alden Richards and Julie Anne San Jose, GMA’s lyric video depicts the Filipino’s generosity by gifting unconditional love to others. The song celebrates the beauty of even the simplest gifts; if they could just be given straight from the heart. It encourages happiness through showing anyone and everyone what care and compassion is.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG8_RQzr7TnmHGXrvpNs4NNPC3rS6dx1ayzNOZrH1a6BcZN25IAooQFlz_0qdyHJNppdFW6_KnWjZasYMPvOmPac2fZ0KB4f99pIYMf_C3MJGA4SskChq9DmbXhX67m70xQGzBy3Nq4YK/s1600/gma-christmas-station-id-2017.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="GMA MagMahalan ng Buong Puso Ngayong Pasko" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="829" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG8_RQzr7TnmHGXrvpNs4NNPC3rS6dx1ayzNOZrH1a6BcZN25IAooQFlz_0qdyHJNppdFW6_KnWjZasYMPvOmPac2fZ0KB4f99pIYMf_C3MJGA4SskChq9DmbXhX67m70xQGzBy3Nq4YK/s1600/gma-christmas-station-id-2017.JPG" title="GMA MagMahalan ng Buong Puso Ngayong Pasko" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: YouTube/GMA Network</td></tr></tbody></table>While ABS-CBN and GMA present their songs with different lyrics and atmospheres, both intertwine in a singular, heartfelt message: to spread love and happiness this Christmas season. Just love <i>ngayong</i> Christmas, <i>magmahalan nang buong puso</i>.<br /><br /><i>‘Just love; buong pusong magmahalan ngayong Christmas.’</i><br /><br /><b>— Kaye Lara, The Summit Express</b></div>

VIDEO: ABS-CBN, GMA Christmas Station ID 2017 spread love and happiness

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Kapamilya star John Prats to leave ABS-CBN to be a Kapuso?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Rumors circulate online on the alleged transfer to GMA-7 of Kapamilya actor-host John Prats, who started his career as child star in 1992 on ABS-CBN.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-1q3KWhJwHLcNac-X8-8jaPwpI43wV4mkRUUSeBMECO-fnGTbANE01owTrTT9eWZv4ZzkmBPjBwe71G6wfRK3dbTWbOwxHFTubg_JjrzI5KGTRs182jPW0VSqp09MErhtB-XvzZf5-4r/s1600/john-prats-kapuso.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="John Prats and Isabel Oli on Banana Sundae." border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-1q3KWhJwHLcNac-X8-8jaPwpI43wV4mkRUUSeBMECO-fnGTbANE01owTrTT9eWZv4ZzkmBPjBwe71G6wfRK3dbTWbOwxHFTubg_JjrzI5KGTRs182jPW0VSqp09MErhtB-XvzZf5-4r/s640/john-prats-kapuso.JPG" title="John Prats and Isabel Oli on Banana Sundae." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Prats and Isabel Oli on Banana Sundae. Photo Credit: Instagram/iamjohnprats</td></tr></tbody></table>On Twitter, former Kapamilya writer and now Creative Consultant of GMA Network, Jake Tordesillas, expressed excitement as the new member of the Kapuso Network will soon to start his/her job. <br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Malapit nang magsimula ang bagong Kapuso star who used to be a Kapamilya. Excited na kami to welcome our newest member</div>— jake Tordesillas (@jaketor) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaketor/status/707621096737140737" rel="nofollow">March 9, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Tordesillas also hinted that this Kapamilya star will transfer to "follow look at the rainbow for a happy heart."<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">next clue... After @TontonGuiterrez, this star is the next Kapamilya to follow look at the rainbow for a happy heart...yan dami nang clues</div>— jake Tordesillas (@jaketor) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaketor/status/706897688818679809" rel="nofollow">March 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Though the name of the star was not mentioned, but, some netizens guessed Tordesillas is referring to John Prats, who currently appears on various ABS-CBN programs 'Banana Sundae' and 'ASAP.'<br /><br />Prats was paired with Heart Evangelista on different shows and movies such as G-Mik Trip, Ang Tanging Ina, My First Romance and Berks in 2000-2003. During the success of their loveteam, they won the (Most Popular Loveteams of RP movies) from 33rd Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">lilipat na pala si john prats ng gma? baka ibalik loveteam nila ni heart doon</div>— Kams (@suncollapse24) <a href="https://twitter.com/suncollapse24/status/708657819600326656" rel="nofollow">March 12, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">John Prats lilipat na sa kabilang station? Kung totoo man yun, good luck sa career mo. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DolceAmorePuSo?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#DolceAmorePuSo</a></div>— KapamilyaAKO (@ABSCBN4ver) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBN4ver/status/708272162105221121" rel="nofollow">March 11, 2016</a></blockquote></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XQTASs-BpYI5XkQZffwtPp1BIMGshoN2cNuXOFBOiclCsbCnNc5keOQQrm6TtfzdvKmMOYGaQF0_HV3aZZT67XUgg1GlvJR7waTpxbI1ktJFpGBb1cfIIXQGR8UwxX0Gsy7RcE75S-xu/s1600/john-prats-ig-post.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="John Prats Instagram post" border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XQTASs-BpYI5XkQZffwtPp1BIMGshoN2cNuXOFBOiclCsbCnNc5keOQQrm6TtfzdvKmMOYGaQF0_HV3aZZT67XUgg1GlvJR7waTpxbI1ktJFpGBb1cfIIXQGR8UwxX0Gsy7RcE75S-xu/s640/john-prats-ig-post.JPG" title="John Prats Instagram post" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Netizens expressed dismay on the alleged transfer of John Prats to Kapuso Network. <br />Screengrab from <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Instagram/iamjohnprats</span></td></tr></tbody></table>In late 2014, John was reported to have plan of moving to the Kapuso network but eventually his camp denied the rumors. Talent manager Arnold Vegafria of ALV Management is handling his career.<br /><br /><b>John Prats, Isabel Oli excited for their first baby</b><br /><b><br /></b> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4Fc2LjsTX92h59S0x67yRDkBkTf03_gldAK2K8erD7PApWzKz52u5tlnnz_mj7zzsYzBOCZ_l2lKjXt3S3portxY0d_LGJwO-vZJa64-ejyfL4QsD9gEhSlM8B9Xekj_dx6tt-BLH6Ms/s1600/john-prats-isabelle-oli.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="John Prats, Isabel Oli excited for their first baby" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4Fc2LjsTX92h59S0x67yRDkBkTf03_gldAK2K8erD7PApWzKz52u5tlnnz_mj7zzsYzBOCZ_l2lKjXt3S3portxY0d_LGJwO-vZJa64-ejyfL4QsD9gEhSlM8B9Xekj_dx6tt-BLH6Ms/s640/john-prats-isabelle-oli.JPG" title="John Prats, Isabel Oli excited for their first baby" width="505" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Instagram/iamjohnprats</span></td></tr></tbody></table>John and Isabel can't wait for the arrival next month of their first baby whom they have decided to name 'Lily Feather' or 'Life'. <br /><br />Speaking to the press, the couple revealed that they chose that name due to the frustration to have a very unique name for the new member of their family.<br /><br />“Frustration naming dalawa to have a very unique name na pag tinawag feather siya. So yun talaga yung main reason, para rin light, soft…,” John said.<br /><br />Do you think the rumors about John Prats leaving ABS-CBN to be a Kapuso is true?</div>

Kapamilya star John Prats to leave ABS-CBN to be a Kapuso?

MANILA, Philippines - Rumors circulate online on the alleged transfer to GMA-7 of Kapamilya actor-host John Prats, who started his career as...

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