PEP: Dingdong Dantes to be featured in AXN show

MANILA, Philippines – Dingdong Dantes is really going global. No doubt about this since he was first featured in E! Television and ranked third among the sexiest men in the world last year. This time, another international channel is giving recognition to the Kapuso actor by featuring him in the pilot episode of the newest show of AXN, "The Duke," a glossy men's magazine talk show that will feature men who are successful in their fields. Last December 2008 nang pumunta sa bansa ang grupo ng AXN Asia na based sa Singapore. Kasama sa pumunta rito sa Pilipinas ang mga cameramen, director, executive producer, staff, at host ng "The Duke" na si Eunice Olsen. Sa mismong bahay ni Dingdong sa Cubao, Quezon City – na unang na-feature sa December 2008 issue ng YES! magazine – ginanap ang interview ng "The Duke" sa Filipino actor. Yun nga lang, naging mahigpit ang bilin ng mga taga-AXN na hindi pa puwedeng maglabas ng anumang information about the show and the international channel habang wala pa silang go signal to release it, lalo pa nga't pilot episode ang feature nila kay Dingdong. It was only on Jan. 29 that AXN Asia production manager Ci En Xu and director Joey Chan gave the signal to Dingdong's manager, Perry Lansigan, to release the details about the show's airing and content. Ayon sa letter na ipinadala nila kay Perry, "The Duke" will have air its pilot episode on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m., Singapore time. Kasabay rin itong mapapanood sa AXN Philippines on the same date and time ang show. Bukod kay Dingdong, ang iba pang napili ng AXN mula sa Pilipinas na mai-feature sa "The Duke" ay si Vice President Noli de Castro at ang British founder ng Gawad Kalinga na si Dylan Wilk. Bukod sa kanila ay may iba pang mga sikat na personalities sa Asia ang makakasama ni Dingdong na mapi-feature sa show. Sa bawat episode ng "The Duke," magpi-feature sila ng mga importanteng tao who are successful in their careers, who earned respect of their peers, and are role models. Someone whom they can call a "Duke." Malaki ang pasasalamat ni Dingdong sa mga ganitong rekognisyon na dumarating sa kanya, lalo na't galing pa sa ibang bansa, kung saan nakikita at nabibigyan siya ng importansiya. Naniniwala si Dingdong na sa lahat ng ito, in a way, ay naipagmamalaki rin niya ang bansang Pilipinas sa global scene. Keep posted to PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) for more details and photos of Dingdong's feature on "The Duke." - Philippine Entertainment Portal