Janice de Belen
Catherine Janice Yap de Belen (born November 9, 1968), better known as Janice de Belen, is a Filipina actress, commercial model and television host who was an ABS-CBN and GMA Network contract artist. Early life. Janice Catherine Yap de Belen was born on 9 November 1968 to Philip Ilagan de Belen and Cynthia Susan Jimenez Yap. She has a younger sister Gelli who is also an actress. On March 19, 2016, her mother died at the age of 67 due to multiple organ failure. Career. At the age of nine, she became a newscaster for "NewsWatch  Kids Edition". She got her biggest break from the same channel when she got the lead role in the soap opera "Flordeluna" a top-rating and phenomenally successful TV soap where she played Flor from 1979 until 1984, when she momentarily quit showbiz to continue her studies. The soap continued to air a few more years after Janice left but it started going on a downward trend and never regained its popularity. (It was remade by ABS-CBN in 2007 as "Maria Flordeluna" but based it more closely on the original radio serial by Marcos Navarro Sacol; it was well -received as the original show). Janice re-joined showbiz after a short break, returning to TV with the soap "Jesy" and the early evening variety show "The Big, Big Show" Friday edition on City2 (reverted to BBC-2). She was considered the 80s Teen Drama Princess alongside the late Julie Vega, whose soap "Anna Liza" provided stiff competition to "Flordeluna." The two TV rivals co-starred in a number of '80s movies, mostly produced by Regal Films. In 1982, Janice was partnered with Gabby Concepcion via the movies, "Puppy Love" and "Home Sweet Home". What started as reel loveteam became real  later. Janice was also known for her relationship with Aga Muhlach, which produced a love child, and her tumultuous relationship with now ex-husband John Estrada. She returned to the world of TV in soap in 1985 with "Andrea Amor" and "Don Camote dela Mancha" (produced by Inday Badiday's Loca Productions) both aired over GMA 7. Her transformation from a teenage star to a serious actress started in 1989 when she topbilled Mina Films' "Rosenda" opposite erstwhile boyfriend Gabby Concepcion. But she received her first Best Actress (Raha Sulayman Award) recognition in 1991 over Vision Films' "Kailan ka Magiging  Akin", a Manila Film Festival entry. In 2001–2010, after her separation from Estrada, she hosted the now defunct popular morning talk show "SiS" also on GMA-7 with sister Gelli De Belen and their friend Carmina Villarroel. In 2011–2012, she starred and won public admiration anew in the critically acclaimed TV series "Budoy". She followed it up with another noteworthy performance in the teleserye "Ina, Kapatid, Anak" which aired on the Primetime Bida Block and worldwide through TFC from 2012–2013. She co-hosted "Showbiz Inside Report" as well from February 2012 to October 2013 and until recently, was also doing "Buzz  ng Bayan" with Boy Abunda. In 2016, she moved back to GMA to appear in "Destined to Be Yours" and "My Korean Jagiya". In 2018, she returned to ABS-CBN and was cast in "The General's Daughter" and "".