Kahit baguhan, ‘di raw niya minalditahan… IZA: BUTI NA LANG MABAIT AKO KAY COCO

ni Rohn Romulo @Run Wild | July 22, 2026

Photo: IG _missizacalzado & _cocomartin_ph

Si Iza Calzado ang current president ng AKTOR - League of Filipino Actors, at si Dingdong Dantes ang founding chairman.

Dumalo sila sa pirmahan ng MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) ng AKTOR, Unilab, at SPEEd (Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors) para sa Health and Wellness Program noong Hulyo 1 sa Bayanihan Center, Pioneer St., Mandaluyong City.

Ang AKTOR - League of Filipino Actors ay isang SEC-registered organization na may mahigit 400 members na karamihan ay independent contractors.

Ayon sa kanilang website, “We exist to support actors — not to manage or represent them in projects.

“We’re also not a political group. Our focus is on community, advocacy, and helping actors grow in character, craft, and connection.”

Ayon kay Iza, sobrang saya niya na makaraan ang anim na taon ay nag-member na rin si Coco Martin sa kanilang organization.

Kuwento ni Iza, “Coco, thank you! Sumasagot, tinatawag talaga akong ‘Ate Iza’! I love you, Coco!

“Ate, sige, sige. Kasama ko kasi s’ya dati sa Batanes, du’n kami unang nagkatrabaho.”

Ito ang movie na pinagbidahan nina Iza at Ken Chu ng F4, na idinirehe nina Adolf Alix, Jr. at Dave Hukom.

Dagdag pa ni Iza, “Nakilala ko s’ya talaga nu’n, and grabe... parang... buti na lang, mabait talaga ako sa lahat, ‘no?!

“Buti na lang, buti na lang. Kasi imagine-in mo kung maldita ka, tapos minalditahan mo s’ya.

“Eh, ako naman, tandang-tanda ko s’ya. Naalala ko, sabi ko kay Adolf nu’n, parang... ‘Sino s’ya? Bakit ang galing n’ya?!’

“Kasi ang simple nu’ng eksena namin, nagbitaw s’ya ng ‘di naman dramatic line, pero para kang sinuntok ng energy n’ya!

“Sabi ko, ‘Ahh!’ Tapos tinandaan ko s’ya. At that time, Daisy Siete days pa yata. Then, lumipat s’ya sa [Channel] 2, then sinubaybayan ko naman.

“‘Yan, nagkasama kami sa Ang Probinsyano. Sa pilot week nu’n, kasama ko s’ya. Ako ‘yung nag-train kay Cardo Dalisay supposedly.

“So, parang nakita ko naman ‘yung trajectory ng career n’ya and what he has done, and what he is doing for the industry.

“Providing jobs. ‘Yan talaga... What he is doing with his power and platform is really admirable.

“So talagang finally, sumama s’ya! Parang thank you!”

Naikuwento rin ni Iza ang isang malaking project ng AKTOR para sa taong ito.

“We are excited because we are doing our best. We are mounting an AKTOR Awards. It is in the works and hopefully before the year ends,” saad ni Iza.

Pahabol niya, “It is strictly for the community, parang SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards. Actors voting for their fellow actors. It is really what we want to emphasize.

“Para ma-feel mo rin ‘yung support ng people from the community.”

So, ito kaya ang first big project na pamumunuan ni Coco kasama ang kanyang CCM Productions?

Well, abangan na lang natin ang announcement ng AKTOR sa mga susunod na buwan.