{"id":237939,"date":"2019-11-20T00:44:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T05:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=237939"},"modified":"2019-11-20T00:44:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T05:44:46","slug":"benjamin-alves-on-pursuit-of-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/20\/benjamin-alves-on-pursuit-of-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Alves on pursuit of passion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-237939 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/20\/benjamin-alves-on-pursuit-of-passion\/benjamin-alves-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-237941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-237941'>\n\t\t\t\tBenjamin Alves (Supplied Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/20\/benjamin-alves-on-pursuit-of-passion\/benjamin-alves-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4112\" height=\"1865\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-237940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-2.jpg 4112w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-2-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-2-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Benjamin-Alves-2-1024x464.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4112px) 100vw, 4112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-237940'>\n\t\t\t\t(L-R) GMA Senior Assistant Vice President for Alternative Productions Gigi Santiago-Lara, GMA Artist Center Assistant Vice President and Head for Talent Imaging and Marketing Unit Simoun Ferrer, GMA Senior Vice President for Entertainment Group Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Benjamin Alves, GMA Artist Center Senior Talent Manager Daryl Zamora, and Benjamin\u2019s co-manager and Empire PH President Jonas Gaffud (Supplied Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sought-after leading man\u00a0<strong>Benjamin Alves<\/strong>\u00a0renewed his contract with GMA Network last November 12.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present in the contract-signing were GMA Senior Vice President for Entertainment Group Lilybeth G. Rasonable, GMA Senior Assistant Vice President for Alternative Productions Gigi Santiago-Lara, GMA Artist Center Assistant Vice President and Head for Talent Imaging and Marketing Unit Simoun Ferrer, GMA Artist Center Senior Talent Manager Daryl Zamora, and\u00a0Benjamin\u2019s co-manager and Empire PH President Jonas Gaffud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benjamin, who started his career as a Kapuso in 2012, expressed his gratitude\u00a0for all the support he received from GMA<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>all these years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said, \u201cThis has always been my home, I always felt at home here from the time that I started, never po akong nag-isip or nag-doubt na that I really feel like I belong here. From the start, when I signed my first contract, they never made me feel like I wasn\u2019t welcomed or part of the family and that means a lot. I think I want to show that appreciation by doing well with the shows that they\u2019re giving me and to stay loyal to the Network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from exhibiting his acting caliber in various Kapuso programs, Benjamin is also an inspiration to the young generation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being the GMA Network Excellence Awards (GNEA) ambassador for four years now, he sees this platform to advocate his passion for learning and through this, he continues to discover more of the Filipino youth\u2019s exemplary performance in academics and leadership, and to inspire them on social responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Rasonable shared that she is proud of Ben\u2019s growth as a well-rounded artist and sees that he constantly finds ways to further hone his skills, \u201cNakita mo \u2018yung ang layo na ng narating niya sa kaniyang craft, itong huling ginawa niya na\u00a0<em>Dahil Sa Pag-ibig<\/em>, we saw a different Ben, he did it very well so it\u2019s very gratifying to see someone like him na mag-grow as an actor here in GMA.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sought-after leading man\u00a0Benjamin Alves\u00a0renewed his contract with GMA Network last November 12. 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