By LEAH C. SALTERIO April 28, 2010, 5:39pm Manila Bulletin In the light of rumors that he would transfer to GMA-7 or TV5, Christian Bautista formally inked an exclusive contract with ABS-CBN to quell all talks about him switching networks. After all, it was with the Kapamilya network where Christian made a name for himself after winning fourth place in the “Star in a Million” reality singing search in 2004. Erik Santos, Christian’s co-host in the Sunday afternoon variety show “ASAP XV,” emerged as champion in the said contest. “ABS-CBN has been my home for the past six years,” said …

FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo (The Philippine Star) Updated April 05, 2010 12:00 AM   For New York Pinoys, Christian Bautista is “the one.” “Confirmed,” said Funfare’s Big Apple correspondent Edmund Silvestre (of The Filipino Reporter). “Christian was unanimously chosen by the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI) to be the main performer at the Philippine Independence Day celebration in New York City on June 6.” According to Edmund, the annual event is the biggest Philippine Independence Day celebration outside the Philippines, drawing tens of thousands of Filipinos across the US East Coast and from as far as California and …

By Bum D. Tenorio, Jr. (The Philippine Star) Updated April 04, 2010 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines – The slow-moving traffic on the SLEX is exactly the opposite of the life on the fast lane that he lives now. Christian Bautista is not complaining. Near midnight, he is on his way to a provincial show in Cabuyao, Laguna. The romantic balladeer is calm in the standstill traffic, and bears the gridlock like it was the most relaxing thing. When he travels by land, his big van provides almost all the comforts of home. His clothes are hung at the back of …