News: 4 actors see action in ‘mano’ semi-finals

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AFTER SURVIVING round one, former teen actor Erick Fructuoso called off his fight against up and coming actor, Joem Bascon, in last Saturday’s edition of ‘Pinoy Mano-Mano,’ the first celebrity boxing show featuring Filipino celebrities in film and television.

Fructuoso had complained of shoulder pains which could have resulted from a pulled muscle. Bascon was declared winner in the event, which qualified him to the league of winners eligible for PMM’s semi-final rounds.

Bascon, the Piolo Pascual semi-look-alike, will be up against other event winners as Jordan Herrera, Rico Robles, and Michael Roy Jornales.

Robles, a radio disc jockey and former ‘Pinoy Big Brother housemate,’ has picked Jornales to be his ultimate opponent. He said he was impressed by the struggling actor’s moves.

His choice left Jordan and Joem to slug it out in their own event.

Robles, a welter middleweight, has been boxing since he was 25. He observes that most of the actors playing in PMM just like to punch and punch. ‘In boxing, you use the mind to plan out a strategy of survival,’ he says.

‘Pinoy Mano Mano’ has gained wide viewership in its four weeks of airing that ABS-CBN management has upped its timeslot to 10:30 p.m. every Saturday. The show is hosted by Cesar Montano, with able assist from comedian co-host Bayani Agbayani.