Scuttlebutt

What Judy Ann considers important these days

By SHIRLEY MATIAS PIZARRO
June 16, 2009, 1:20pm

Everything’s coming up roses for Judy Ann Santos these days. A blissful life as a married woman, a new home with her family (with husband Ryan Agoncillo and adopted daughter Yohan), an even more flourishing career in show business and a brand-new endorsement as the new face behind Sun Cellular.

As the latest addition to Sun Cellular’s ever-growing family, Judy Ann was warmly welcomed by Sun officials and employees and the local media in a press conference held recently at the Crowne Plaza Galleria.

“Judy Ann is a fun person to be with, so let’s have fun this afternoon,” Joan Duenas, Sun Cellular’s VP for Prepaid Marketing, enthusiastically said in her welcome remarks, adding, “For some time now, we have been considering Judy Ann to be an endorser of Sun Cellular. Her life fascinates us.” Like Sun, which has made great strides over the past six years in the telecom industry, Judy Ann’s extraordinary journey in show business has made her a young superstar with a growing and avid following.

“She is acknowledged as one of today’s most talented, most enduring and versatile actresses and we believe that she will help our ongoing campaign to make the brand stand out even more,” added Ricky Peña, Sun Cellular’s Vice President for Postpaid Marketing and New Business.

For her part, Judy Ann said, “I’m so happy and I’m so proud to be the newest addition to the Sun family!” She added, “There are two reasons why I chose to be under the Sun-affordability and practicality especially now that I am starting a family of my own with Ryan. Tama nga iyung sinabi nila sa akin. Dapat ngayon ka talaga mag-budget kasi minus ka na sa shopping, minus ka pa sa mga luho mo, and you’re actually starting to plan your life nang maayos.”

Judy Ann is very pleased with Sun Double Unlimited, the product that she is initially endorsing because it suits her lifestyle. “Now, I can easily call anyone. Puwede ako makipag-chikahan. Makakapag-usap pa kami ni Ryan, at pwede na rin kaming mag-away sa telepono nang hindi mahal ang babayaran ko! Pero, pwedeng-pwede na rin kaming maglambingan for only P799 a month!”

With Sun Double Unlimited, Judy Ann enjoys a much simpler mobile connectivity while she makes her way from one place to the next as she fulfills her duties as an artist, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and now, wife. The Sun Double Unlimited gives subscribers the same 24/7 Call and Text Unlimited (CTU) features, 250 texts to other networks, plus unlimited local landline calls powered by SunTel Wireless Landline. These two unlimited services in one plan come with a FREE Samsung C5212 dual SIM phone.

Judy Ann shared that she truly believes in the product. “I trust Sun Cellular. Iyon ang batayan ko when I endorse products, kung gaano ako naniniwala sa produktong ini-endorse ko. And ii-endorse ko lang ang mga produktong ginagamit ko at gagamitin ko habangbuhay – at bakit naman hindi ang Sun? Pang-habangbuhay na nga yata… parang gugustuhin ko ring habangbuhay ko rin silang (Sun Cellular family) nakikita. I guess this is going to be a long-time contract with them and I’m looking forward to it.”

And when she was asked if everything important is in her life now, like the famous Sun Cellular tagline, “Everything important is under the Sun,” Judy Ann had just one word to say… “definitely!”

Karylle happy to endorse Blue Water Day Spa

Even before Karylle was formally launched as the new endorser of Blue Water Day Spa, she reveals that she has been a regular patron of the establishment. She says she comes here to recharge and pamper herself. Her favorites are a massage and facial.

“I was so happy when the officials of Blue Water Day Spa asked me to be one of endorsers this year because I really go to the place even before. In fact, whenever I walk in and see the photos of their endorsers on the wall, I used to ask myself, ‘Kailan kaya ako magiging endorser ng Blue Water Day Spa?’”

It was not hard convincing the star. “I like going there because the place is so clean and the staff is well-trained – magaling talaga silang mag-massage. Another thing I love about it is the privacy it offers – it’s very exclusive and going there feels like going to my own private spa,” she informs.

Karylle goes to the Blue Water Day Spa for her favorite treatments like the Brazilian Crystal Massage and the Relaxation Massage. “I also recently tried the Herbal Pack Treatment from Thailand. It is a combination of shiatsu and Swedish massage with herbal packs. I enjoyed it so much because it soothes and relaxes tense and overworked muscles,” she says enthusiastically.

On intriguing questions like her replacing Marian Rivera as endorser, the owners quickly pointed out that they change endorsers every year. “It was not just Marian who was replaced. Remember Piolo used to be the other endorser with her. Now it is Karylle and Akihiro Sato, the model,” they pointed out. They said it works best for their clients to come up with different endorsers each year.