Mistaken for Gunman, Actor Shot Dead by Tanod

Kirk Abella, 32, was part of the cast of a British movie "Going Somewhere" which is being filmed in the Philippines. On his second day on the acting job last Saturday, together with another actor Victor Sablada on a motorcycle, Abella was disguised as a gunman for his role. And suddenly, a village watchman or tanod jumped onto their moving motorcycle and shot Abella dead.

The tanod was identified as 52-year old Eddie Cuizon. Cuizon told the police that he was informed that there were armed men in his community. The police also questioned him for possessing a pistol when tanods normally only have batons.

Another thing that puzzles the investigators is why Cuizon still shot the actor when he was informed it was just a stunt for the movie.

The director's (Alan Lyddiard) website says that the movie is about a fictional documentary filmmaker's travails in Cebu, where he plans to make a movie about the first circumnavigation of the world by Ferdinand Magellan, whose voyage to the Philippines led to its colonization by Spain. Magellan was killed by a native chief on Mactan island near Cebu in 1521.

Charice, ‘Asia’s Rising Pop Star’ -Newsweek

A Newsweek article by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop hails Charice as ‘Asia’s Rising Pop Star’. Being the first Asian singer whose album made it to the top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart in May and having Oprah and David Foster at her back, Charice is already on her way on making it big (or bigger) in international music scene.

Charice's fans are now excited for the youtube sensation who will be part of the casts of the Second Season of the phenomenal musical TV series Glee which is set to premier tomorrow, September 22. Charice will play the role of Sunshine Corazon, a Filipino exchange student.

Read more about ther Newsweek article here.