Amy Perez will no longer appear on any TV5 show after departing from the network last Saturday.
For the past few months, no new episodes of ‘Face to Face‘ was aired, fueling speculation of the program’s cancellation. And for the past few weeks, only the episodes hosted by Gelli de Belen were being aired, fueling rumors of the possible departure of the program’s original host Amy Perez. As it turned out, the rumors were true: Amy Perez and TV5 go their separate ways.
As announced on the TV5 showbiz talk show ‘Showbiz Police’, Amy Perez decided to leave the Kapatid network to explore other opportunities. Perez, who left ‘Face to Face’ for good last July after squabbling with management, also departed from hosting the morning show ‘Good Morning Club‘. She later tweeted that she will now become a host/disc jockey for 106.7 Energy FM, a frequency previously owned by TV5.
It was also confirmed by TV5 that ‘Face to Face’ will not be cancelled, but rather a reformat of the show to its new title ‘Face the People’ is being planned. Gelli de Belen will reprise her hosting role on the new program, and will be joined by Tintin Bersola-Babao as co-host. Prior to announcing her departure, Perez was also supposed to host ‘Face the People’ along with de Belen, but was instead replaced by her fellow GMC co-host once her departure came to light.
Meanwhile, TV5’s ‘Weekend Do It Better’ timeslot has been impressing many viewers in only its second week. In fact, both of Ogie Alcasid‘s shows trended on Twitter. ‘Tropa Moko Unli’ was the top trending topic on Twitter last Saturday, on the strength of the ‘Battle of the Brainless’ skit and Ogie’s Ryzza Mae Dizon impersonation called ‘Lasa May Toyo’. The next night, Ogie and Sharon Cuneta’s ‘The Mega and the Songwriter’ once again made the list of trending topics. That night’s episode saw the live performance of recent ‘Ellen’ guests Aldrich Talonding and James Bucong. So far, TV5’s new weekend programming approach is working out well, with the new shows playing at par against established drama, comedy and public affairs programs of ABS-CBN and GMA.
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