Showbiz stars wow Lanao fans

Saturday, December 17, 2011

TUBOD, Lanao del Norte -- At least 10 movie and TV celebrities visited this province last December 10 and played an exhibition game with the Kapatagan Executives. The Celebrity Group prevailed, 88-85.

Aside from showcasing their superb basketball skills, the actors also entertained the crowd with their comedic antics and hilarious skits led by comedian Gene Padilla.

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Other celebrities who visited Lanao del Norte were Marco Alcaraz, Andrew Wolfe, Archie Alemania, John Hall, Joross Gamboa, Joseph Bitangcol, Paolo Paraiso, Jordan Herrera, Paul Alvarez and Buboy Fernandez.

The basketball match is one of the highlights of the highly successful Motocross Weekend, featuring the Lanao del Norte International Motocross Invitationals.

In the previous night, sexy group Kitty Girls also provided an entertainment for the thousands of spectators at the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) gym, Barangay Sagadan, in the capital town of Tubod.

Herrera and Fernandez came earlier than the rest of their teammates to join in the celebrity race of the Lanao del Norte International Motocross.

Fernandez is not only the trainer of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. He is also the team manager of Team Pacquiao.

A surprise member of the celebrity group was Governor Khalid Dimaporo's younger sister, Sittie Aminah Dimaporo. Aminah was once the point guard and power forward of the De La Salle University Lady Archers.

With only seconds remaining in the game, Aminah was able to sink the final shot which gave the Celebrity Team the victory in their latest out-of-town game. (PR)