Angelica Panganiban (born on November 4, 1986 in the Caloocan City, Philippines) is a television and film actress, commercial model and product endorser working in ABS-CBN. Angelica is currently starring in a teleserye in ABS-CBN entitled Iisa Pa Lamang with Gabby Concepcion and Claudine Barretto.
Angelica's parents separated when she was two years old. She has no memories of her father. In her childhood, Angelica had thought that her grandfather, Alfredo Panganiban, was her real father.
Young actress Angelica David Panganiban says she is the only daughter of Annabell Panganiban and a father she didn’t know by name. “Maybe I knew his name when I was a child but I’ve forgotten it now,” she says. She has no memories of her father either. “Only a picture,” she says. And she doesn’t miss him. “I never grew up with a father,” she adds. “Had I felt his presence then, I could have missed him today.”
In her childhood, Angelica had thought that her grandfather, Alfredo Panganiban, was her father, until her playmates set her aright. “I was playing in a playmate’s house and told the rest that my daddy was coming home soon with plenty of pasalubong (gifts).’ But they told me, ‘He’s not your daddy, he’s your lolo. You don’t have a daddy…’ I didn’t cry. It wasn’t an issue for me; I was too young then.”
The only time she wished her father was around, Angelica says, was two years ago, when she celebrated her debut. “He could have been my first dance,” she says wistfully. Her Lolo Alfredo graciously did the honor.
Amazingly, no one has yet come forward to claim paternity of this young actress who starred in such movies as “Antipolo Massacre,” her first film, “Separada” (where she won a Famas for Best Child Actress), and “Santa Santita.”All she knows about him, says Angelica, is that her parents had separated when she was two. He was crazy (baliw), her mother had told her.
It was no big deal, she recalls. In grade school, Angelica remembers having a group of friends called “barkadahang walang ama” (friends without fathers). “All my friends’ parents were separated. Their stories were worse than mine. One’s father was said to have been ran over by a train. Another said her mother chopped off her father’s head, and so on.”
Only recently did her mother started telling her the truth, but piecemeal. “My parents separated, he’s now settled in Guam and has another family.” That’s all she knows and that’s how far she’ll go answering any more queries about her family.
Angelica was born on November 4, 1986 in Caloocan City. Listed as her parents are Alfredo Panganiban, a taxi operator in Guam, and Melania Panganiban, a housewife. Angelica finished elementary school in 1999 at St. Vincent in Teacher’s Village, Quezon City, and her high school in 2003 at St. Vincent, West Avenue. The pretty lass was the Junior-Senior Prom Princess in 2002 and Miss Junior and Senior Prom in 2003.Angelica is a member of ABS-CBN's elite circle of homegrown talents properly named Star Magic. Lately Angelica Panganiban has appeared in a calendar, in Maxim Magazine and graces the March 2007 issue of FHM cover. There has been an issue on whether Angelica Panganiban's pictures in the alcoholic beverage calendar has been edited which she flatly denied.
Panganiban is a famous actress among of her credits are Mangarap Ka with Piolo Pascual, Vietnam Rose, Maging Sino Ka Man, Rounin, Ysabella and Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik.
In 2005, Angelica placed number 9 in FHM Philippines' FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World survey.
In 2006, Angelica placed number 14 in FHM Philippines' FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World survey.
In 2007, Angelica placed number 4 in FHM Philippines' FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World survey.
Angelica was the cover of the March 2007 7th year anniversary issue of FHM Philippines
Panganiban, on June 29, 2008, endorsed and launched Mario d'Boro shoe brand that she even designs. She present her concepts and designs of its ladies shoes to the owner.
Iisa Pa Lamang is now showing every Monday to Friday after The Singing Bee with Claudine Barretto,Gabby Concepcion,Deither Ocampo and etc.
Angelica Panganiban no longer tweets
Angelica Panganiban has proved his detractors on Twitter to launch an attack.
Angelica, one of the many young celebrities who signed up for the social networking site Twitter, said she deleted her account Tuesday morning.
In an interview, "Rubi" star said she wanted people, especially those hit artists to stop sending tweets that are too below the belt.
“Gusto ko maging lesson yun, nakakasama kasi ng loob yung ibang mga tao, na pinaghirapan mo yung followers mo tapos may isang artistang mawawala, wala na kayong contact sa kanya,” she said.
Angelica said: Nakakatuwa yung Twitter kasi yung mga artista nilalapit nila yung sarili nila sa mga tao para makausap ka na nila pero yung iba babastusin ka pa, kulang na lang murahin ka.”
The actress, who won more than 38,000 fans, said people need not say openly what it lacks as a person ", as they are they to judge."
She said people who have nothing good to say should remain silent.
When asked what Tweet that really pushed her to end the account, Angelica says it was something she believes staff should not be used against you.
“Masakit lang na sabihan ako na dahil hindi ako nakatapos ng pag-aaral, ano daw bang degree yung pinanghahawakan ko, sabi nya 'O pwes, panghawakan mo na yang rich mong boyfriend.”
On her defense, the actress said that whatever she is experiencing or gained now it is because she worked hard for it.
“Ang tagal ko ng nagaartista, ang tagal ko ng binubuhay yung pamilya ko kaya wala syang karapatan na sabihin yun sa akin,” she said. “Nagtatrabaho kami di lang dahil sa amin but para din sa nanonood sa amin.”
According to her, showbiz detractors are not just keen on hitting on her but on her fellow artists as well.
Though she deleted her first account, Angelica signed up for a new one but this time under some privacy status.
Angelica will star in the upcoming Filipino version of the show “Rubi” where she will play a bida-kontrabida role.
“Rubi” will hit primetime viewing this coming February.
