'Stairway to Heaven' ends tonight

Bago tuluyang magtapos ang 'Stairway to Heaven' ngayong gabi, Dingdong Dantes and Rhian Ramos join Miss Lilybeth Rasonable, Entertainment TV's AVP for Drama, in thanking the people who supported the show. Text and Photos by Jason John S. Lim. Aminado si Dingdong Dantes na hindi niya talaga alam kung ano ang dapat niyang sabihin sa naging success ng show. What he does know is that gusto niyang magpasalamat sa lahat ng taong bumuo ng show. "Unang-una, sa staff na nagtitiwala sa amin at pinababayaan kami gawin kung ano ang gusto naming gawin—thank you sa inyo." "Sa aming mga directors, kay Direk Joyce Bernal at Direk Andoy Ranay, hanep kayo," dagdag pa niya. "Maraming salamat for inspiring us all the time." Dingdong also says he wants to thank ang buong cast. "Alam ko, hindi mabubuo kung anuman ang mayroon ang Stairway to Heaven kung wala ang kontribusyon ng bawat isa. Hindit tatayo ito kung mawawala ang ni isa sa amin dito—naniniwala ako doon." He continues, "maraming salamat that we are given this much blessing." And of course, Dingdong also wants to thank the people who were the real reason for the show's success: ang mga nanuod at patuloy na nanunuod. "Maraming, maraming salamat sa inyo." For co-star Rhian Ramos, bukod sa mga pinasalamatan ni Dingdong, she also wants to thank the people who chose her para maging Jodi—hindi lang dahil sa exposure na ibinigay ng show sa kanya, kundi para na rin sa lessons na natutunan niya throughout the show: "I just wanted to thank everyone for such a great experience during the whole show. For me it was majorly a learning experience. And I just wanted to thank all of you, because it wasn't just from one or two people that I learned—with everyone that I've been with, in every scene, from both the directors, and their assistant directors, and the entire staff, maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat." Kaya nga pahabol ni Rhian, "Sana makatrabaho ko kayong lahat ulit someday, kasi mami-miss ko kayo." Words of Gratitude from Miss Lilybeth "Maraming salamat, first of all, to our friends from the press," panimula ni Miss Lilybeth, ang AVP ng Drama division of GMA-7's Entertainment TV. "Throughout these 13 weeks, sinamahan niyo kami, tinulungan niyo kami, pinuna niyo kami—at nakatulong ito sa amin. Maraming, maraming salamat." Miss Lilybeth also thanks the staff, headed by Mr. Joseph Buncalan. "Isa lang ang masasabi ko: job well done." And the shows program manager, Miss Cheryl Ching-Sy, "palaging nandiyan naman yan—maramign salamat sa magandang trabaho, always striving for excellence. Which is what we do." Tuloy niya, "to the creative team, maraming salamat sa kanila. Sa aming dalawang director, kay Direk Andoy at saka kay Bb. Joyce na palagi akong dine-dedma sa mga papuri. Ayaw tumanggap ng papuri—pero wala akong pakialam, tine-text ko pa rin siya. Maraming salamat sa magandang trabaho. At uulitin ko kahit ayaw niyong tanggapin, gandang-ganda ako sa ginagawa niyo dito." Siyempre pa, hindi kakalimutan ni Miss Lilybeth ang cast ng show. "Kasi maliit lang 'yung cast, kilalang-kilala mo 'yung bawat character. Memoryado mo lahat ng ginagawa nila, sinasabi nila, gabi-gabi." Kuwento nga ni Miss Lilybeth, humihinto raw ang trabaho sa Entertainment TV pag oras na ng panonood ng Stairway to Heaven. She continues, "everywhere I go, people would go up to me [and] say that it's their favorite show." "Ang pinakamalaking reward sa lahat, hindi 'yung ratings, [but rather] 'yung alam mo na naapektuhan mo in a positive way 'yung buhay, the activities of people who watch the show." Kaya nga tuloy ni Miss Lilybeth na, "I would like to believe, and think, that this is one of the greatest graces or blessings this year." And of course, she also congratulates the cast for a job well done; "most especially Dingdong and Rhian. You make me very proud. Ang laki ng growth niyo bilang dramatic actors, so I think you've proven a lot in this show." To Glaiza de Castro, Miss Lilybeth says "talaga ang layo pa ng itatakbo mo sa larangan na 'to, so congratulations." She continues, "To TJ [Trinidad], na most of the time pinaiiyak ako, hindi tuloy ako makapili kung gusto ko si Tristan o si Cholo. Kasi talagang he's giving Cholo the run for his money also. So thank you very much." Miss Lilybeth also thanks the rest of the cast, like Miss Jean Garcia, Miss Sandy Andolong, Carlo Gonzales, etcetera. "Thank you very much for accepting this project." And hindi puwedeng makalimutan ni Miss Lilybeth ang isa sa mga breakout stars ng show, "of course, Mr. John! I always tell everyone you're my favorite. Really! "Lahat-lahat-lahat kayo—maraming salamat." Tonight's the last episode of Stairway to Heaven! Huwag palampasin ang finale mamaya pagkatapos ng Full House, sa GMA Telebabad. Pag-usapan ang pagtatapos ng Stairway to Heaven at ang cast ng show sa pinagandang iGMA Forum! Not yet a member? Register here!