Alden, Rocco in Canada

Kapuso heartthrobs Alden Richards and Rocco Nacino turn up the heat in Canada as they headline Bae in the City Canada Tour 2016 this month. Alden, one of the most in demand actors in the country today and a co-host on GMA Network’s top-rating comedy-musical variety program Sunday PinaSaya and the Philippines’ longest-running noon time show Eat Bulaga, and Rocco, one of GMA’s top leading men last seen in the primetime drama series Beautiful Strangers, will be joined by comedian Kim Idol. Sponsored by GMA’s three international channels – GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International, Bae in the City Canada Tour 2016 kicks off on Tuesday at the Club Regent Event Centre (884 Sergent Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba). The event is staged in partnership with Corazon’s Money Express. The next day, Alden and Rocco will head to the Maharaja Banquet Hall (9257 34a Ave NW, Edmonton Alberta) for the second leg of the tour, held in cooperation with Palabok Promotions. In cooperation with Red Productions, the last stop will be on March 24 at the Massey Theater (735 Eight Avenue, New Westminster, British Columbia). Social media is now abuzz with excitement on the arrival of the sought-after Kapuso leading men as netizens have been posting messages urging the pair to try Canadian delicacies. “Hope I can go to the concert on March. But you should try beaver tails, poutine, and tim hortons (French vanilla)…” said Twitter user @mannachocoberry, to which the Kapuso Hunk Rocco Nacino excitedly replied, “I will!!” As the fans give the Kapuso duo tips on how to make their stay an enjoyable one, Alden and Rocco are also preparing a fun-filled show for their fellow Filipinos in Canada. All shows start at 7 p.m. The tickets are priced at $98 for VIP seats and $68 for General Admission seats (Manitoba); $100, $78 and $58 (Alberta) and $100, $80, $60 and $50 (British Columbia). For ticket inquiries, please call 204 786 1112 (Manitoba), 780 995 6907 (Alberta) and 778 785 6322 (British Columbia). GMA’s three international channels – GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International – are available in Canada through partner carriers in Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. In Winnipeg, Manitoba, the channels are available on Bell (call: 1-888-759-3474; or visit www.bell.ca/tv), MTS (call: 204-CALLMTS or 204-225-5687; or visit: www.mts.ca/tv), and Shaw  (call: 310-7429; or visit www.shaw.ca). GMA’s international channels are also offered in Alberta via Bell, Shaw, and Telus (call: 310MYTV or 310-6988; or visit www.telus.com/optiktv). Meanwhile, the channels are also carried in British Columbia through Bell, Shaw and Telus. *****

Popular anime on GMA

Miggs Cuaderno, Mikoy Morales and Jillian Ward lend their voices to the hit anime series Yo-kai Watch. The most popular anime series sweeping across Asia has reached North America by storm. It premieres on GMA Network on March 28. The story follows an ordinary boy, Keita, who chanced upon a bizarre capsule machine while playing in the woods. Expecting a toy inside, he opens one of the capsules and instead meets a spirit named Whisper. After being freed from the capsule, Whisper gifts Keita a prized item known as the Yo-kai Watch, which effectively allows him to see and interact with spirits called Yo-kai. Keita, then, together with his yo-kai cat Jibanyan and Whisper set off to meet several kinds of yo-kai whom they can befriend or even battle. At school, Keita is constantly struggling to impress an intelligent girl named Fumi, who is often possessed by yo-kai. He will become Fumi’s savior and, later on, her best friend. Pinoy anime lovers will get to appreciate the series more as GMA stars Miggs Cuaderno, Mikoy Morales and Jillian Ward, lend their voices to bring Filipino touch to the well-loved anime. Join the Yo-kai Watch craze from Monday to Friday (8 a.m.), beginning March 28, after Dragon Ball Z only on GMA. For more updates, visit Yo-kai Watch GMA on Facebook.