not in the league of stars you
can say as truly beautiful.
On the other hand, her screen partner is
just a mestizo and is not that good looking
either enough to make heads turn or give him
a second look.
This is the problem of stars which came
from reality shows — they think they are
popular just because they have strong engagement
on social media.
They probably merit some attention on social
media but their popularity is not organic — not
an accurate barometer that they can make a
movie a big hit.
Are the followers of these showbiz newcomers
enough to fill up 200 theaters nationwide? They
are yet to have a popular TV series or hit movie.
Popularity doesn’t happen overnight. The
stars have to earn it through good work and
good attitude as well.
MODEL and multi-media personality
Joyce Pring burst through the
doors of a Quezon City resto one
brunch time this week, a bundle of contagious
energy and interesting contradictions.
J OYC E P R I N G
Woman of contradictions,
woman in control
Her outfit of choice to start with
was dainty, modest and sweet as
she paired a cropped lace top with
high-waisted
palazzo pants
in the lightest
shade of peach.
It was a definite
contrast to the
rows of dark
h i e r o g l y p h i c
tattoos that ran up and down her
arms, but nothing looked amiss.
Joyce made it work, and beautifully
too, just as she pulled off a
neat chignon and gladly threw it
back every time she cracked a joke.
These “contradictions that
work,” trivial as they seem, made
more and more sense as Joyce generously
opened up about herself in
the course of the interview. And
what followed, in fact, is a timely
story for the ongoing celebration
of Women’s Month as the 25-yearold
unwittingly empowers fellow
females to embrace who they are
no matter their extreme facets.
“I know I seem liberated to
most people because I’m opinionated
and very straightforward
in everything I say, but to tell you
the truth, I’m really conservative
in many ways,” Joyce, a true blue
millennial, revealed unashamedly.
She admitted being so when
asked for the score between
h e r a n d h e r w e l l - k n o w n
suitor/"Unang Hirit" co-host
J u a n c h o Tr i -
v i n o , w h o m
she says is still
in the courting
stage.
“I like to be
wooed,” Joyce
giggled. “I was
raised in a very humble, Christian
household and when it comes to
relationships, I’m not one to rush
into anything. And at my age —
I’m turning 26 in May — I believe
it’s also the right time to consider
a real commitment with someone,
so I’m at the stage where I’d like to
take my time in getting to know a
person better.”
Careful as she is in love, however,
Joyce espouses the millennial’s
YOLO (You Only Live
Once) mentality heartily in other
aspects of her life. Her well known
penchant for extreme sports is a
perfect example, having seen her
in the Vios Cup racing cars, conquering
triathlons and going into
Martial Arts.
“I was never sporty as a kid
but I realized I had to be
when I started hosting
an adventure and
travel show for an
international company early on in
my career. Sobrang lampa ko —
as in langoy aso when I had to
swim and I knew it didn’t look
good on TV,” she explained.
“Since then, I’ve come to like
the niche market of sports .”
Joyce further seems to enjoy
taking every opportunity she can
when it comes to
her passions —
relating with
p e o p l e
and music
— given
her backto-
back
commitments.
A regular
host
on GMA
Network’s
e a r l y
m o r n -
i n g
p r o -
gram, Unang Hirit, and music
show “Kapuso Artistambayan,”
the busy body is also a sought-after
events host, vlogger, writer, singer
and World Vision Ambassador.
Past hosting stints for her mother
studio [she officially joined
GMA Artists’ Center in 2017] include
web series “All Access” where
she took viewers behind the scenes
of GMA shows, and the top-rating
singing competition “The Clash”
as backstage hosts.
On her own, Joyce, who started
very early on with her social
media presence, produces
her successful podcast
#AdultingWithJoyce-
Pring and remains
very active uploading
vlogs
on her You-
Tube channel
every week.
In the second
quarter
of this year,
Joyce will release
a single
she wrote, but
not before she
takes on an
all new chall
e n g e a s
co-anchor
o f G M A
News and
Public Affairs’
online newscast
“Stand for
Truth,” powered
by GMA’s Digital
Video Lab.
“I’m very honored I was asked
to join this weeknight newscast
which is headed by award-winning
broadcast journalist Atom Araullo
with GMA Resident Analyst Richard
Heydarian,” she enthused.
“I’ve been given a music segment
and I’m excited to be a part of
GMA’s constant efforts to engage
their audience with new materials
in the digital platform.
“Like I said, I’ve been on social
media even before Twitter, Facebook
and Instagram came along
— I was on Multiply and Tumblr
from the very start — so you will
see why I'm very much an advocate
of connecting people.”
According to Joyce, she is eager
to see how viewers, especially people
her age who are so engrossed in
social media and the Internet, will
respond to this digital newscast.
“I’m also looking forward to
working with my co-hosts, and
meeting the amazing roster of
Filipino musicians to be featured
on my segment,” she added.
She then goes to another extreme
to explain why she took
on Stand for the Truth when her
schedule is already maxed out with
Unang Hirit's 3 a.m. pull outs, live
telecasts and daily preparations,
on top of her online productions.
It's her compelling advocacy for
responsible use of the internet.
“Gusto kong magkaroon ng pagkakataon
to serve the public in this
way and show our audiences na
we can use social media properly,
in terms of creating substantial
content, spreading only truthful
material, and trusting that the
Filipinos yearn to know more and
be more, for the greater good. You
can be in control of social media
if you keep this mindset.”
Clearly a citizen of the digital
age, Joyce ended this jampacked
exchange with yet another revelation
of her happy contradictions.
Asked whether she believes
that the Internet will eventually
be the ultimate platform for communication,
she replied, “Doing
digital feels like another limb to
me already since I started on social
media almost 10 years ago. But no,
it’s just like Kindle, which never
killed publishing like they said it
would. TV, radio and publishing
will never go away because I believe
that as digitally savvy as we
are today, in our heart of hearts,
we will always love tradition."
n
can say as truly beautiful.
On the other hand, her screen partner is
just a mestizo and is not that good looking
either enough to make heads turn or give him
a second look.
This is the problem of stars which came
from reality shows — they think they are
popular just because they have strong engagement
on social media.
They probably merit some attention on social
media but their popularity is not organic — not
an accurate barometer that they can make a
movie a big hit.
Are the followers of these showbiz newcomers
enough to fill up 200 theaters nationwide? They
are yet to have a popular TV series or hit movie.
Popularity doesn’t happen overnight. The
stars have to earn it through good work and
good attitude as well.
MODEL and multi-media personality
Joyce Pring burst through the
doors of a Quezon City resto one
brunch time this week, a bundle of contagious
energy and interesting contradictions.
J OYC E P R I N G
Woman of contradictions,
woman in control
Her outfit of choice to start with
was dainty, modest and sweet as
she paired a cropped lace top with
high-waisted
palazzo pants
in the lightest
shade of peach.
It was a definite
contrast to the
rows of dark
h i e r o g l y p h i c
tattoos that ran up and down her
arms, but nothing looked amiss.
Joyce made it work, and beautifully
too, just as she pulled off a
neat chignon and gladly threw it
back every time she cracked a joke.
These “contradictions that
work,” trivial as they seem, made
more and more sense as Joyce generously
opened up about herself in
the course of the interview. And
what followed, in fact, is a timely
story for the ongoing celebration
of Women’s Month as the 25-yearold
unwittingly empowers fellow
females to embrace who they are
no matter their extreme facets.
“I know I seem liberated to
most people because I’m opinionated
and very straightforward
in everything I say, but to tell you
the truth, I’m really conservative
in many ways,” Joyce, a true blue
millennial, revealed unashamedly.
She admitted being so when
asked for the score between
h e r a n d h e r w e l l - k n o w n
suitor/"Unang Hirit" co-host
J u a n c h o Tr i -
v i n o , w h o m
she says is still
in the courting
stage.
“I like to be
wooed,” Joyce
giggled. “I was
raised in a very humble, Christian
household and when it comes to
relationships, I’m not one to rush
into anything. And at my age —
I’m turning 26 in May — I believe
it’s also the right time to consider
a real commitment with someone,
so I’m at the stage where I’d like to
take my time in getting to know a
person better.”
Careful as she is in love, however,
Joyce espouses the millennial’s
YOLO (You Only Live
Once) mentality heartily in other
aspects of her life. Her well known
penchant for extreme sports is a
perfect example, having seen her
in the Vios Cup racing cars, conquering
triathlons and going into
Martial Arts.
“I was never sporty as a kid
but I realized I had to be
when I started hosting
an adventure and
travel show for an
international company early on in
my career. Sobrang lampa ko —
as in langoy aso when I had to
swim and I knew it didn’t look
good on TV,” she explained.
“Since then, I’ve come to like
the niche market of sports .”
Joyce further seems to enjoy
taking every opportunity she can
when it comes to
her passions —
relating with
p e o p l e
and music
— given
her backto-
back
commitments.
A regular
host
on GMA
Network’s
e a r l y
m o r n -
i n g
p r o -
gram, Unang Hirit, and music
show “Kapuso Artistambayan,”
the busy body is also a sought-after
events host, vlogger, writer, singer
and World Vision Ambassador.
Past hosting stints for her mother
studio [she officially joined
GMA Artists’ Center in 2017] include
web series “All Access” where
she took viewers behind the scenes
of GMA shows, and the top-rating
singing competition “The Clash”
as backstage hosts.
On her own, Joyce, who started
very early on with her social
media presence, produces
her successful podcast
#AdultingWithJoyce-
Pring and remains
very active uploading
vlogs
on her You-
Tube channel
every week.
In the second
quarter
of this year,
Joyce will release
a single
she wrote, but
not before she
takes on an
all new chall
e n g e a s
co-anchor
o f G M A
News and
Public Affairs’
online newscast
“Stand for
Truth,” powered
by GMA’s Digital
Video Lab.
“I’m very honored I was asked
to join this weeknight newscast
which is headed by award-winning
broadcast journalist Atom Araullo
with GMA Resident Analyst Richard
Heydarian,” she enthused.
“I’ve been given a music segment
and I’m excited to be a part of
GMA’s constant efforts to engage
their audience with new materials
in the digital platform.
“Like I said, I’ve been on social
media even before Twitter, Facebook
and Instagram came along
— I was on Multiply and Tumblr
from the very start — so you will
see why I'm very much an advocate
of connecting people.”
According to Joyce, she is eager
to see how viewers, especially people
her age who are so engrossed in
social media and the Internet, will
respond to this digital newscast.
“I’m also looking forward to
working with my co-hosts, and
meeting the amazing roster of
Filipino musicians to be featured
on my segment,” she added.
She then goes to another extreme
to explain why she took
on Stand for the Truth when her
schedule is already maxed out with
Unang Hirit's 3 a.m. pull outs, live
telecasts and daily preparations,
on top of her online productions.
It's her compelling advocacy for
responsible use of the internet.
“Gusto kong magkaroon ng pagkakataon
to serve the public in this
way and show our audiences na
we can use social media properly,
in terms of creating substantial
content, spreading only truthful
material, and trusting that the
Filipinos yearn to know more and
be more, for the greater good. You
can be in control of social media
if you keep this mindset.”
Clearly a citizen of the digital
age, Joyce ended this jampacked
exchange with yet another revelation
of her happy contradictions.
Asked whether she believes
that the Internet will eventually
be the ultimate platform for communication,
she replied, “Doing
digital feels like another limb to
me already since I started on social
media almost 10 years ago. But no,
it’s just like Kindle, which never
killed publishing like they said it
would. TV, radio and publishing
will never go away because I believe
that as digitally savvy as we
are today, in our heart of hearts,
we will always love tradition."
n
Incidentally, Jesusa is one of the official entries to the Sinag Maynila Independent Film Festival which opens on April 4.