EXCLUSIVE: Jericho Rosales comments on timeslot issue of ‘Magpahaggang Wakas’

Maureen Marie Belmonte

<img src='' alt='092316-Jericho1_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>JerichoRosales admitted that he was also surprised that his primetime project <a href='magpahanggangwakas.abs-cbn.com'>Maghanggang Wakas</a> opposite Arci Muñoztook the second slot when it debuted this week.Magpahanggang Wakas took the earlier slot of <a href='tillimetyou.abs-cbn.com'>Till I Met You</a>, which stars NadineLustre and James Reid when it debuted this week. Till I Met You was then moved to the third slot, the same slotoccupied by <a href='http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/onthewingsoflove/main'>On The Wings of Love</a>,after three weeks of occupying the second slot.In anexclusive interview with Jericho during his birthday party, he admitted thatbeing in the second slot was something new to him.“Well, sanay na sanay nako sa third timeslot eh. Parang ‘yun na ang bahay ng mgateleserye na ginagawa ko dati eh,” he said.“Itcame as a surprise para sa aming lahat when we were moved to the secondtimeslot and for very good reasons,” continued Jericho.Jerichobelieves that there’s been a “careful decision” about such change. For hispart, he admitted that a certain amount of pressure came to him now that he is inthe second timeslot.“Firsttime kong nakaramdam ng pressure in years parang ganon,” he described.Althoughhe tries to calm himself down by thinking that he was placed in that timeslotfor a good reason, he admitted that brushing off the pressure is proving to bedifficult as of the moment.“Siyemprehindi mo pa rin maaalis na maiisip mo talaga ‘Oh my gosh, ang daming pressuredito sa timeslot na ito parang ganon.’ But you know I’m so happy because peoplelove the story,” he said.Jerichoshared that most of the tweets that he has received about their show laudedtheir storyline and his co-stars on the show.“Ithink they love the show. So confident kami sa part na ‘yun,” he said.Anotherthing that their fans lauded about the show were the scenic shots made by DirekFM Reyes of their location Caramoan in Camarines Sur as well as their steamylove scenes in the sea.“Actually‘yun ang gusto ko sa kanilang dalawa eh, parang hindi sila magkasama togetherbecause of shallow reasons. They really love each other. Like intense love angnararamdaman nila,” she said of his character Waldo and Arci’s characterAryann.Heexplains that those love scenes were included on the soap because they ought tobe there.“Lovescenes are part of the story to show how much they love each other but we’renot doing those things like for the wrong reasons. There’s so much more to thesoap, to the series than just sa mga scenes,” he concluded.<o:p></o:p>

“Well, sanay na sanay nako sa third timeslot eh. Parang ‘yun na ang bahay ng mgateleserye na ginagawa ko dati eh,” he said.“Itcame as a surprise para sa aming lahat when we were moved to the secondtimeslot and for very good reasons,” continued Jericho.Jerichobelieves that there’s been a “careful decision” about such change. For hispart, he admitted that a certain amount of pressure came to him now that he is inthe second timeslot.“Firsttime kong nakaramdam ng pressure in years parang ganon,” he described.Althoughhe tries to calm himself down by thinking that he was placed in that timeslotfor a good reason, he admitted that brushing off the pressure is proving to bedifficult as of the moment.“Siyemprehindi mo pa rin maaalis na maiisip mo talaga ‘Oh my gosh, ang daming pressuredito sa timeslot na ito parang ganon.’ But you know I’m so happy because peoplelove the story,” he said.Jerichoshared that most of the tweets that he has received about their show laudedtheir storyline and his co-stars on the show.“Ithink they love the show. So confident kami sa part na ‘yun,” he said.Anotherthing that their fans lauded about the show were the scenic shots made by DirekFM Reyes of their location Caramoan in Camarines Sur as well as their steamylove scenes in the sea.“Actually‘yun ang gusto ko sa kanilang dalawa eh, parang hindi sila magkasama togetherbecause of shallow reasons. They really love each other. Like intense love angnararamdaman nila,” she said of his character Waldo and Arci’s characterAryann.Heexplains that those love scenes were included on the soap because they ought tobe there.“Lovescenes are part of the story to show how much they love each other but we’renot doing those things like for the wrong reasons. There’s so much more to thesoap, to the series than just sa mga scenes,” he concluded.<o:p></o:p>

<img src='' alt='092316-Jericho1_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>JerichoRosales admitted that he was also surprised that his primetime project <a href='magpahanggangwakas.abs-cbn.com'>Maghanggang Wakas</a> opposite Arci Muñoztook the second slot when it debuted this week.Magpahanggang Wakas took the earlier slot of <a href='tillimetyou.abs-cbn.com'>Till I Met You</a>, which stars NadineLustre and James Reid when it debuted this week. Till I Met You was then moved to the third slot, the same slotoccupied by <a href='http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/onthewingsoflove/main'>On The Wings of Love</a>,after three weeks of occupying the second slot.In anexclusive interview with Jericho during his birthday party, he admitted thatbeing in the second slot was something new to him.

Jericho Rosales: ‘I’m just thankful na nasa second slot na kami’

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