Comedienne Ai Ai delas Alas is worried about the airing of ABS-CBN’s new TV series, ‘Pangako Sa ‘Yo’ which is of the same timeslot with GMA-7’s ‘Let the Love Begin’.
In a recent interview prior her leaving for the 10th year anniversary of GMA Pinoy TV in the United States and Canada, she’s concerned over her fellow co-stars Ruru Madrid and Gabbi Garcia that would suffer in the all-time hit telenovela that once aired in 2000 till 2002.
“Syempre naman, neng, kahit pa maganda ang ratings namin, tiyak na tiyak na maaapektuhan. ‘Pangako Sa ‘Yo’ ‘yun, tapos, Daniel Padilla at Kathryn Bernardo pa. Nagpapakatotoo lang ako, siempre, dahil parang mga bagong anak-anakan ko sina Ruru at Gabbi. So, may slight worry ako for them.
“Kasi naman, KathNiel ang kabangga nila. Eh ‘yung dalawa, bagung-bago pa ang team up,” says delas Alas.
If she was asked to control the program flow in the Kapuso Network, what will be her plans to gain audience share?
“Mag-switch ang timeslot ng ‘The Rich Man’s Daughter’ at ‘Let the Love Begin’. Kasi neng, ‘di ba, heavy drama ang ‘Rich Man’, so, mas panalo kung sila ang katapat ng ‘Pangako’?
“Alam mo naman ‘yung sa amin, very, very light ang lahat. ‘Pag masyado na ang drama, may mga romansa at patawa na agad na mga eksena. Saka dapat mas maging creative sa promo. ‘Di ba, mga radio jocks Ano ba naman na mag-radio tour sina Ruru at Gabbi, ‘yung mga FM at kami kuning-¬kuning? AM stations na mataas ang ratings at marami ang nakikinig? Bongga rin kung from time to time, may campus appearances ang mga teen stars namin, para mas palung-palo ang awareness. Kumbaga, kung magiging biblical tayo, ang ‘Pangako’ si Goliath, ang ‘Let the Love’ si David. So, alam mo neng kung ano ang kasunod,” she adds.
Aside from the concert in Vancouver, Canada, Ai Ai will help her kids’, Sean Nicolo and Sofia transfer to their four-bedroom vacation house in the US.
“Lilipat ko na ang mga anak ko sa bahay namin. Sa ngayon kasi, they live with their biological dad, si Miguel Vera. Eh kaso, he is also married na rin. Mas mainam din na may sarili ¬silang balay.”
Ai Ai doesn’t have any plans to retire in the States, despite her being a US resident.
She explains, “Resident na kasi ang status ko sa US. Pero hindi pa ako citizen, eh. After 5 years akong nakatira doon, saka pa lang ako pwedeng mag-apply na maging citizen. As a resident, I am required to be there from time to time. Every four to five months, babalik ako doon, sa house namin.”
