Gary Valenciano Shares His Passion for Biking in Men's Health Philippines August 2009 Issue

If you find yourself stuck in traffic one day and think that you just saw Gary Valenciano whiz by on a bicycle, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you-Mr. Pure Energy really does ride his bike around the metro.

His love affair with biking started when he was around 10 or 11 years old, as he tells Men's Health Philippines this August, "If it's not my wife beside me, it could be my bike Fifi. I don't think there'll ever come a time that I'll stop [riding]... I still see myself riding 'til I'm 65. I just love it."

Men's Health captures Gary as he rides the rough terrain in Sta. Elena, Laguna. After pedaling through the muddy trails, he smiles and says, "Ang sarap, I haven't ridden on the trail in four or five months. I'm on knee therapy kasi I got injured while performing onstage and napabayaan ko for some time."

In between his thrice-a-week gym sessions, he rides his bike and commutes to his tapings and recordings and back home, where he takes the Marikina riverside route.

For his fellow city bicycle riders, Gary has this tip: "Stick to the right side of the road... All it takes is one hit from the side mirror or wherever, and you end up on the ground on the fast lane. On the right, you can jump up a sidewalk."

He tells Men's Health, "I tried riding on the left, it's scary. You're going fast and you see this huge truck going vroom 'Okay I think I'm going on the right side now.'"

Gary shares more riding tips in the August issue of Men's Health, available in newsstands, bookstores, and supermarkets nationwide. For more of Men's Health online, visit www.menshealth.com.ph.

Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano - "As 1" Concert and Album

Philippines Concert King Martin Nieverra and Mr. Pure Energy Gary Valenciano collaborate in one of Philippine music scene's too-good-to-be-true-never-expected project called "As 1".

First is a recording album with the same title. In this album, Gary Valenciano is reviving Martin’s hit songs like "Be My Lady" and "Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin" while Martin Nievera is singing Gary’s hits like "Hang On". "As 1" album is set to release this month of August.

They are also gearing up for a major back-to-back concert which will happen on September 19, 2009 at the SM Mall of Asia Open Grounds.

Charice and Billy Crawford Sing the New TFC Station ID Theme Song "Dahil Tayo'y Pilipino"

After Martin Nievera, Lea Salonga and Gary Valenciano, undeniably no one but Charice could be the perfect choice to sing the new theme song of TFC (The Filipino Channel) Station ID.

Titled "Dahil Tayo'y Pilipino", TFC's new station ID theme song were sung by Filipino world-class singing sensation Charice together with Filipino International pop RnB star Billy Crawford.

The launching of the new station ID and theme song coincides with the 15th anniversary of The Filipino Channel this year.

And on their 15th year anniversary, TFC continues to empower the global Pinoy in his quest for a better life, helping Pinoy build a global community, bringing the home closer to Filipinos wherever they may be, and promoting the best of the Philippines to the rest of the world.

Watch Charice and Billy Crawford performed "Dahil Tayo'y Pilipino":