Yoyong has also joined politics and was one the vice mayor of Pasig. "Nagpapasalamat ako sa TV5 dahil binigyan nila ako ng importancia at enjoy ako sa sitcom namin dahil nakasama ko sina Ogie Alcasid at Randy Santiago, plus yung younger players ngayong sina Gary David, Willie Miller, Beau Belga and Kiefer Ravena."
The younger players are also excited about their new career as TV actors. "Masaya every taping day namin," says Gary, who's known as El Granada and who won the Celebrity Dance Battle held by the TV more than a year ago. "Ang role ko rito, dancing MMDA traffic enforcer kaya papakita ring sumasayaw ako rito."
"Ako rin, tuwang-tuwang subukang umarte sa kamera," says Willie Miller. "Kargador ako rito na kukunin ni Ogie para maglaro ng basketball. Nagpapasalamat ako kasi puro mababait ang mga kasama naming sina Ogie, Tuesday, Sophie Albert, Valeen Montenegro. Sila ang nagtuturo sa amin kung paano ang proper approach na gagawin namin sa bawat eksena. Pero siempre, basketball pa rin ang priority namin kasi mas malaki pa rin ang kita namin doon kaysa sa showbiz."
"The show is a welcome break for me," says Kiefer. "It's a new experience for me and I'm learning a lot. I hope I'll be given more opportunities after this. I'm young and I really want to try other things."
Doesn't the taping interfere with their being basketball skeds? "Even before we said yes to the show, we already coordinated yung schedule namin sa games at sa practice," says Gary. "Bawal talaga magpuyat sa players so as much as possible, our director, Randy Santiago, tries his best para matapos kami ng maaga sa taping. Nakukuha naman yan sa tamang time management."
Since they've now joined showbiz, for sure, they'll have their own share of bashers. "Kahit naman as players, may bashers na rin kami," says Gary. "Yung iba, grabe talaga, like when we beat ang isang sikat na team, yung supporters nila, namemersonal at dinadamay pati ang pamilya ko kaya tinanggal ko na lang ang Twitter account ko."
Don't miss "No Harm No Foul" on TV5 tonight at 8 PM.
