Coco uses own amphibious vehicle as float for MMFF 2018 parade
by James Patrick Anarcon 
Coco Martin used his personal amphibious vehicle as the float for his 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival entry, Jack Em Popoy.
This was because the actual float got stuck in the mud due to heavy rains.
This was one of the highlights of the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival Parade of Stars, which took place at Paranaque City on December 23.
Vice Ganda, Jessy Mendiola, and other stars present at the parade got soaked in the rain while riding their respective floats.
Coco, who wore a denim jacket and a cap, rode on top of his Inkas Sentry Armored Personnel Carrier to greet parade watchers.
Anne Curtis, lead actress of Aurora, used her social media accounts to express her frustration. She felt bad about "abandoning their ship," referring to their float.
Their float was shaped as a ship because the movie revolves around a passenger ship named Aurora that sank.
She wrote on her Instagram post, "Yung feeling na hindi ka nakasakay sa float nyo. Sakit sa heart. We waited as long as we could. Specially since I was looking forward to returning to the MMFF parade after 10 years. Pasensya na po sa mga nagantay. Hindi lang talaga nakaahon sa putik in time ang float ng AURORA. Kaya we had to abandon the ship but we hope you don’t abandon the film."
Toni Gonzaga, lead actress of Mary, Marry Me, documented on her Instagram stories on how they were able to remove the float from being stuck in the mud after four hours.
Here are other highlights of the 2018 MMFF Parade of Stars:
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The other stars of Jack Em Popoy rode on the service vehicle of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.
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The stars of Otlum also used MMDA's service vehicle for the parade. Otlum's float got stuck in the mud, which is why the stars couldn't ride it that day.
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Fantastica was the first float to successfully leave its station in Paranaque City.
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Vice Ganda and Dingdong Dantes decided to ride the float even though it meant they would get soaked. At one point, Vice Ganda went down the float to personally manage the flow of the parade.
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The cast of Fantastica—(L-R) Juliana Parizcova Segovia, Edward Barber, Maymay Entrata, Dingdong Dantes, Richard Gutierrez, Ronnie Alonte, Loisa Andalio, Kisses Delavin, Donny Pangilinan, Jobert Austria, Chokoleit, and Ryan Bang—greeted the crowd waiting at the stage set up at the end point of the parade.
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Dingdong Dantes plays one of Vice Ganda's leading men in Fantastica.
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Fantastica is Richard Gutierrez's first movie with Star Cinema after 10 years. His first film with Star Cinema was the 2008 movie, For The First Time, where he was paired with KC Concepcion. Back then, Richard was still a Kapuso.
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Edward Barber and Maymay Entrata
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Ronnie Alonte and Loisa Andalio
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Kisses Delavin and Donny Pangilinan
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Maine Mendoza and Vic Sotto led the cast of Jack Em Popoy during the program of the MMFF 2018 Parade.
Coco rode his Inkas Sentry Armored Personnel Carrier, but he wasn't able to go up the stage set up at Bradco Avenue.
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Vic Sotto and Maine Mendoza play Jack and Emily in Jack Em Popoy.
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Vic Sotto, who works for GMA-7, poses for a photo with movie co-star Lito Lapid, who is seen in ABS-CBN's teleserye Ang Probinsyano.
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This project marks the first time that Maine Mendoza stars in movie without her AlDub love team partner Alden Richards.
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Jack Em Popoy marks the first time Vic works with Coco Martin (not in photo).
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Anne Curtis led the cast of her MMFF 2018 entry, Aurora. The movie is her comeback to the festival after 10 years. Her last MMFF movie was Baler, where she won a Best Actress award.
Anne expressed her frustration about being unable to ride their ship-inspired float.
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The cast of Aurora (L-R): Allan Paule, Maro Gumabao, Andrea del Rosario, Anne, and child actress Phoebe Villamor.
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Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga had the chance to ride on the float of their movie, Mary, Marry Me.
According to Toni's Instagram story, they were able to use the float after four hours of being stuck in the mud.
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Alex Gonzaga was present at the 2018 MMFF Parade of Stars to represent Mary, Marry Me along with her sister, Toni.
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Toni happily announced through her Instagram stories that they were able to "reach the finish line" of the MMFF Parade.
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The lead stars of One Great Love: Dennis Trillo, Kim Chiu, and JC de Vera.
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Jessy Mendiola and Jericho Rosales, lead stars of The Girl In The Orange Dress
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Jessy with the stars who played her friends in the movie: Hannah Ledesma, Via Antonio, Sheena Halili, and Ria Atayde.
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The cast members and staff of Rainbow's Sunset stayed at their holding area before the parade. Sunshine Dizon, Max Collins, Tony Mabesa, Marcus Madrigal, and director Joel Lamangan were present to represent their movie.
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Eddie Garcia, lead actor of Rainbow's Sunset
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The stars of the horror movie Otlum rode on MMDA's service vehicle, which they used as their float: (L-R) Danzel Fernandez, Michelle Vito, Vitto Marquez, Kiray Celis, Ricci Rivero, and Buboy Villar.
The movie's other lead star, Jerome Ponce, was unable to attend the parade because he was sick.
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Kiray Celis, who recently transferred to GMA-7, was still a Kapamilya when she shot Otlum.
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Ricci Rivero, a basketball player for the UP Fighting Maroons and for the Gilas Pilipinas Cadets, is a lead star of Otlum. This horror movie is about young boys who dare someone to stay in a haunted house.
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