Piolo Pascual

I have something to share for you guys and it’s Piolo Pascual’s cover in People Asia last June 2007.  I saw this file in my hard drive and I already forgot to upload this article.  I hope you’ll like it.

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At the launch of Men’s Health January 2010 issue. Video by Jeff Cape. To read Spot.ph’s article “Piolo Pascual on cheating, hot baths, and KC being ’safe with him,’”

We heard it took a lot of courting and convincing before controversial matinee idol Piolo Pascual finally agreed to pose as cover boy for the local Men’s Health magazine.

When we got hold of the magazine, we thought he should’ve taken his shirt off, since there’s nothing to hide anyway. It’s a fitness magazine and if you’ve got it, then why hesitate to show it?

The photos on the inside pages that accompanied the article were far more interesting. The inspiration was plucked out of Fight Club, where only the toughest is hailed as the true victor. Perhaps the editors wanted to make a great parallelism between Piolo’s challenging journey as a celebrity and that of a real fighter inside the ring.

For many years, despite having reached a very comfortable status in local show business, Piolo continues to be haunted by controversies and intrigues. He has been pained by a lot of allegations and nasty talk about his true sexual orientation and preference, but he always used silence and his many good Christian virtues as his weapons to combat all these tirades.

In both his professional and private lives, Piolo continues to push himself to be the best he can be. He has experienced major flops in his movies and TV projects, but he has also scored sweet victories lately.

In the feature article, Piolo tells Men’s Health about his plan to focus more on sports and fitness this 2010. Running is on top of his list of activities and he shares that he plans to do a lot of running during his free time.

“I want to be better, that’s why I train every other day,” he says, adding, “the same as with working out, you always challenge yourself. You always want to be better in whatever you do.”

We do hope that Piolo will make good decisions this year in his career because in the end, he’d be another proof that one can never argue with success.

by Ricky Gallardo of Business Mirror (Online Space)

Men’s Health (MH) magazine welcomes 2010 with a Fight Club-inspired cover featuring multi-awarded actor and singer, Piolo Pascual. The clean-cut heartthrob admits that the shoot intimidated him: “It’s hard to do something so different; also, for us boys, Fight Club is so iconic.” He had about three weeks to prepare for the shoot, but being in the habit of working out almost every day certainly came in handy.

It’s Pascual’s first time on the cover of MH but editor-in-chief Agu Paiso says the actor had been on their short list for quite some time, it was just that conflicting schedules got in the way. “Piolo was wonderful to work with. It was a really smooth shoot, no complaints whatsoever. The day we shot him, he had four shoots and we were lucky enough to be the first one. Pinagod namin siya, pinahirapan namin siya before the rest of his shoots. (laughs)”

SPOT.ph caught up with Pascual for an exclusive interview about cheating, bathtubs and nuts:

1. He cheats. He works out every day but he also has cheat days. “Every time I feel deprived especially when I’m puyat, I binge on sweets, halo-halo or cakes. This happens twice or thrice a week.” But, Pascual adds, “I’ve always been a safe eater. I eat what I want to eat but I don’t go for beef, pork and rice.”

2. He’s a chest guy. When he doesn’t work out for a week, his chest “shrinks right away.” Pascual says, “[My chest is] the most underdeveloped part of my body. I think I got it from my dad. I work doubly hard for it.” He’s also working on his legs through spin classes and running.

3. He has a thing for nuts. “I love peanuts. I love nuts. I try to avoid it but every chance I get like when I see nuts on the street, I [buy]. Especially during vacation[s], I munch on nuts.”

4. He likes long, hot baths just before performing. “I go to a sauna or I try to bathe in a bathtub just to really relax. I also work out first thing in the morning to prep my vocal cords.”

5. He doesn’t “kiss and tell.” Round after round of press people asked Pascual about the real score between him and his Lovers in Paris (and rumored off-screen) partner, KC Concepcion, but Pascual didn’t budge. “KC and I are okay. Our respect and trust for each other grew. I don’t think I’m in a position to share about it. If there’s anything, and I’m not saying there is, [let’s just enjoy what we have]. Our relationship is better now because there’s no more pressure. [Now that Lovers in Paris is over, people won’t say] we’re just playing it up for the press, for promotion.” Pascual remained mum about where and whom he spent his holidays with, but he revealed Concepcion’s Christmas gift for him: “stuff” that he could use for his hobby, diving.

6. Former onscreen partner KC Concepcion is “definitely” safe with him. Concepcion’s megastar mother, Sharon Cuneta told PhilStar.com, “KC is safe with him.” To this, Pascual says, “Oh, that’s nice. Yes, definitely because hindi ako mambabastos ng tao and I won’t violate whatever trust her parents gave me. I’m grateful for that.”

7. “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” almost made him cry. For his new album Decades, Pascual recorded the song, which he recalled was part of Top Gun’s soundtrack. “I never thought it was an emotional song, but when I recorded it, I realized it’s a heartbreaking song. I almost cried after recording it because I was full of emotion.” He also found it difficult to record “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” since it has “[a lot of high notes] and changes from a slow to upbeat melody.”

8. He “wants to remain apolitical.” Though he’s portraying the iconic late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, father of presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino, in an upcoming Maalaala Mo Kaya episode, he is not endorsing any of the candidates for the May elections. “I just want to be able to observe… Even my mom feels that it’s the right thing to do,” he told ABS-CBN’s Ginger Conejero.

9. The gym is his playground. “When I’m in the gym, I’m more relaxed. It starts my day right. It’s part of my lifestyle already so I don’t need to force myself to go to the gym.” Pascual has been going to the same gym for over five years now; he works out with a personal trainer.

10. He wouldn’t change a thing even if he could. “Everything [has] happened for a reason and I wouldn’t be where and what I am today if not for the things I went through, so I guess it all fell into place. I just have to live with that.”

By Dyan Zarzuela |  Published: January 8, 2010
http://www.spot.ph/2010/01/08/piolo-pascual-good-boy-gone-bad/

The ultimate heartthrob, Piolo Pascual, is on the cover of Men’s Health Philippines 2010.

The best way to start the year right is by taking lessons from someone who has fought his way to the top of the heap – he is no other than birthday boy Piolo Pascual. ABS-CBN’s top leading man shares tips to Men’s Health readers from how to be professionally fit to achieving a successful life in general.

“I don’t believe in half-baked. If you’re asked for something, you give it your 100 percent. Not just 90 percent. That’s how I am as a person,” he shared.

“I’ve learned to simplify my life. I don’t do things that I know won’t be beneficial to me and my health,” he added.

A press luncheon sponsored by Summit Media will be held on January 7 with the first Men’s Health Guy of 2010 – Piolo Pascual. The January 2010 issue of Men’s Health Philippines is now avalable nationwide wherever magazines are sold.