From left: ‘Mother’ Lily, Jennylyn Mercado and Roselle Monteverde.

MANILA, Philippines — With her return to Regal Entertainment, expect Jennylyn Mercado’s acting career to flourish. The singer-actress, who became even more in the news since she and Luis Manzano became an item, recently signed a new contract with Regal Films, represented by Mother Lily and her daughter Roselle Monteverde.

Most of Jennylyn’s significant movies were made under Regal Entertainment. These include “Super Noypi,” “E#ternity,” “Blue Moon,” “Say That You Love Me,” and “So Happy Together.”

Jennylyn was last seen in GMA Films’ “Tween Academy Class of 2012” and in the award-winning Metro Manila Film Festival entry “Rosario.” Prior to that, she was Sen. Bong Revilla’s leading lady in the movie “Resiklo,” and was also one of the lead stars in “Working Stars” and “One Night Only.”

Right now, Jennylyn is slowly carving her niche as a TV host. From being a guest co-host in “Showbiz Central,” she is now a regular, and her performance as anchor in GMA-7’s “Protégé” earned rave reviews.

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‘Biritera’ Plays Beautiful Melodies  On Primetime

Topbilled by Dennis Trillo and Glaiza de Castro, and featuring the Network’s newest child star Roseanne Magan, “Biritera” tells of a young singer’s quest towards achieving her dream, while discovering her roots.

During its pilot week (Feb. 6 to 10, 2012), “Biritera” hit high notes according to Nielsen Television Audience Measurement.

The show garnered an average of 26.7 household rating points, zooming ahead of competition with only 19.5 points. Likewise, it registered high numbers in Urban Luzon, which comprises 77 percent of total urban households nationwide, with 25.0 rating points against its competition’s 21.2 points.

“Biritera” is made for television by the GMA Drama Group and is directed by award-winning filmmaker Maryo J. delos Reyes, who also directed “Munting Heredera.”

The show also stars Angelika dela Cruz, Rich Asuncion, Ryan Eigenmann, Ces Quesada, Neil Ryan Sese, Gwen Zamora, Yul Servo.

“Biritera” is aired after “24 Oras” on GMA Telebabad.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, March 2, go to Cocoy Laurel, Paquita Revilla, Alice Cuazon, Rebecca Guinto, Dr. Hermie M. Isaac, Monette Guevara, Dick E. Orense, Danny Mangahas, Ferdie Salinas, Mary Ann Macahindog-Dela Cruz, Chris A. Datol, MB’s Mark Anthony Lara and PPL talent Gabby Eigenmann…