Pia Guanio Puts Family First over Chika Minute

Yes, rumors about Pia Guanio getting replaced for 24 Oras' Chika Minute segment have now become official. But it's not because she's not anymore the best person for the job. She resigned because this season she wants to focus on being a mother. She values her family first more than anything.

Here's a statement from KapusoPRgirl:

Pia Guanio is etched in Philippines' Pop Culture

When people talk about showbiz stuff, they would usually say the phrase Chika Minute sounding like Guanio. That's an obvious sign that she has gotten part of the popular culture. Successful!

To Pia Guanio, you have served television well! We look forward to seeing you again. Perhaps in a talk show for moms?

As to who will replace her? Sources said that auditions have taken place and most Kapuso artists auditioned for that.

Reshuffling GMA News Anchors on Primetime

Are we expecting a reshuffling of news anchors on GMA News primetime? Looks like it.

Medianewser.com released a recent report that sources are pointing to such. A Kapuso fan-based Facebook page also supports this scoop by stating that Vicky Morales will be assigned to 24 Oras to make the primetime newscast a trio.

To take the slot of Morales in late night newscast Saksi is Pia Arcangel. Replacing Arcangel is Connie Sison for GMA News TV's Balitanghali.

Implications of this rumored shakeup
*Promotion. This is such for both Pia Arcangel and Connie Sison.

*Strategy. This is a good strategy to boost the primetime ratings of GMA Network. It's like GMA News & Public Affairs department saying to GMA Drama, "If you can't do something to boost our ratings for primetime, we will!"

*Trustworthiness. People may have bitten the strategy of TV Patrol to make it a trio newscast making it more trustworthy in terms of face value.

*Better news format. With Vicky Morales getting added up to the newscast, there may be good improvements to the show.

If this thing pushes through, primetime will have another exciting part to wath out for: the battle between TV PATROL & 24 ORAS.

Jessica Soho on 24 Oras, for good?

It has been days that Jessica Soho, one of the pillars of GMA News & Public Affairs, took the newscaster's seat from tandem Mike Enriquez and Mel Tiangco. Varied comments have been expressed by viewers online. Granted the chance, would you rather see her nightly on GMA primetime or is it better left alone to the infamous news tandem?

As for The Outsider, this is our take:

1. Jessica Soho's tone is more relaxed yet still interesting.
Her voice may have been popularized already thanks to her very successful magazine show Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho. It has benefited her that any avid Kapuso would identify with her.

No matter how more relaxed her tone is, she still manages to make viewers glued to their screen and be interested to the incoming report.

The way Jessica Soho does it on 24 Oras actually reminds us of our calm yet strict and intelligent professors who, in their calm tone, would surprise you with mind-boggling questions every now and then.

2. Jessica Soho can manage to do a one-man-team newscast granted a company of good reporters.
No need to expound on it.

3. Is it just us or is it just us? 24 Oras has the had the feel of classy newscast since she came in.
Credits to the brand they have created with Enriquez and Tiangco that's more 'masa' but Soho also creates an opposite feel yet still reaching the hearts of the commoners.

With all due respect to the original newscasters, 24 Oras is more like an institution. Perhaps the substitution of Jessica Soho while the two are on break for whatever reason has simply brought the viewers' perspective to one direction-- that 24 Oras can still be better.