Diego Loyzaga for Bench Pinoy Lab

Bench has released the Pinoy Lab ad featuring the Kapamilya teen star Diego Loyzaga on the brand's Facebook page. The poster has been on display on some Bench stores for a while now.

The 16-year-old 5'11" cutie is considered as showbiz royalty. His father is actor Cesar Montano and his mom, lounge singer-turned-actress Teresa Loyzaga, was also very popular back in the days. Teresa is sister to Bing Loyzaga and the Loyzaga brothers of the Philippine Basketball Association. I assume that Diego got his height from the Loyzaga clan, and here's hoping that he also got their excellent basketball playing skills.

Diego is in the cast of ABS-CBN's upcoming teen-oriented show titled Growing Up together with Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo. The show will replace the Sunday afternoon teen drama, Good Vibes, which is ending soon.

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Bench Unveils New Philippine Volcanoes Billboard

After Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos requested the removal of the Philippine Volcanoes Bench Body billboards in EDSA for inappropriateness, Bench had come up with replacement ads to continue their support for the Philippine rugby team.

Bench billboards | Lei Alvis, GMA News

No more rugby players in skimpy briefs. Just the words Throw Your Support Behind the Philippine Volcanoes.

Abalos requested the removal of the billboards because according to him, it's in the center of Metro Manila where even young kids can see them. He was quick to add, though, that the move wasn't a moral issue because he's not very conservative himself.

Bench Removes Philippine Volcanoes EDSA Billboards

Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos told abs-cbnNEWS.com that top local brand, Bench, agreed to take down four of its EDSA billboards featuring seven members of the Philippine National Rugby Team, Philippine Volcanoes, wearing nothing but their Bench Body undies. (related article: Philippine Volcanoes Bare For Bench Body)

The mayor clarified that he didn't order the billboards' removal, he just requested the advertisers to have it removed. Abalos further said that the act is not a moral issue because he's not very conservative himself, but the road is the center of Metro Manila where a lot of people pass. His concern is its inappropriateness to the eyes of the children.

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Bench Releases the Philippine Volcanoes Poster Calendar

After featuring the Philippine Volcanoes in sexy posters, Bench now releases a poster calendar of the rugby players to support the team.

The calendar costs only P69 but only includes the months of July 2011 up to February 2012.

Proceeds of the poster calendar sale goes to the Philippine Rugby Football Union, so if you're a fan, throw your support to the Volcanoes by buying Bench's Philippine Volcanoes Poster Calendar now!

Aly Borromeo is So Sexy in Bench Body

After Bench released sexy photos and BTS video of the Philippine Rugby Team (Philippine Volcanoes) in their Bench Body undies, the top local brand posted in their Facebook page last Friday a sexy photo of the Philippine Azkals Team Captain Aly Borromeo also in a Bench Body underwear.

Aly Borromeo looks so sexy and confident showing his six packs (and more) clad in just a black Bench Body underwear.

It makes me wonder if the rest of the Azkals would also bare for the cameras. If that happens, will we have hunky athletes walking the runway in the next Bench denim and underwear show? Now, that sounds great!

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Philippine Volcanoes Bare For Bench Body

Members of the Philippine rugby team The Volcanoes were tapped by Bench, one of the country's leading brands, to model for the Bench Body line of underwear. Since most of them were raised in "more liberated" countries, I'm sure they didn't need more prodding to bare their bodies for the camera.

In other countries, it has become a trend for some time now for famous football players to pose naked for calendars. They even sometimes do that for the benefit of some charitable institutions.

With the booming popularity of football in the Philippines comes the trend of the athletes posing naked for the cameras. I actually wonder why it hasn't become a trend with basketball players, when basketball is considered as the top sports in the land.

This Bench pictorial, though, can actually be described as wholesome if we would compare it to something like Dieux du Stade where famous rugby players go all out.

One more screencap and the behind-the-scenes video clip of the Bench Body photoshoot after the jump.

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Melai Cantiveros, Kris Bernal, Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes on Herbench Knitwaist Overhauled Jeans TVC

The female version of Bench Overhauled Jeans TVC is hilarious towards the end with comedienne Melai Cantiveros providing the comedy. Together with Melai are Kris Bernal, Kathryn Bernardo, and Julia Montes. The girls are wearing HerBench Knitwaist Overhauled Jeans and white tops that made them look younger and fresher.

Watch the TVC below. This is epic!

video: youtube.com/benchtv

Rocco Nacino, Joseph Marco, Steven Silva, Paul Jake Castillo on Bench Twisted Overhauled Jeans TVC

Check out the new Bench Twisted Overhauled Jeans television commercial featuring Rocco Nacino, Joseph Marco, Steven Silva, and Paul Jake Castillo. The four young actors in Bench jeans and white polo/wife beater dance over the tune of a club music.

Rocco really dances well, but I think it's the first time I have actually seen Paul Jake danced. Cute!

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Aljur Abrenica is Bench Fix Salon's Latest Image Model

After the Century Tuna Healthylicious Hotdog TVC which was launched last month, GMA-7's hunk and former Machete star Aljur Abrenica is now seen in posters endorsing Bench Fix Salon.

Aljur is also in the cast of the upcoming remake of Temptation Island which also stars Marian Rivera, Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe, Rufa Mae Quinto, Solenn Heussaff, Tom Rodriguez, and Mikael Daez.

Check out two more Bench Fix posters after the jump.

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