Specials galore on MTV

This month, MTV Philippines gears up for a month of juicy specials:

On March 20, Classic MTV focuses on sibling groups such as Jackson 5, The Jets, Sister’s Ledge, and D’Barge. On March 27, the special "Married to the Mod" is shown, where music videos of rock stars married to models are played such as the Guns ’N Roses Don’t Cry video starring Stephanie Seymour, Rod Stewart’s Broken Arrow video with Rachel Hunter, and Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl video with Christie Brinkley.

On MTV Fashionista (Monday at 5 p.m. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 5:30 p.m.), MTV gives away special prizes for its Shakira and Kylie contests — stay tuned to see where fashion and music collides at MTV Fashionista, "Fashion You Can Eat."

Be Seen @ MTV (Monday at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at 5 p.m., Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m.) highlights National Sports Grill on March 14, Lou Pearlman’s latest discovery, the band Natural on March 21, and on March 28 two superstar performers, Brian McKnight and Regine Velasquez ("Two For the Knight with Brian McKnight and Regine Velasquez").

MTV Lokal (Monday to Friday at 10:30 a.m.) features exclusive interviews with "Mr. Pure Energy" Gary V. on March 18, songstress Roselle Nava on March 25, and teen singer Billy Crawford on March 29.

Don’t forget to tune in on MTV Philippines’ other shows: Morning TV (Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.), MTV Diyes (every Monday at noon, Wednesday at 9 p.m., Saturday at 4 p.m., and Sunday at 10 a.m.) to know MTV’s top ten Pinoy music videos, MTV Jams (Monday and Thursday at 10 p.m., Friday at 3 p.m., and Saturday at 8 p.m.) featuring the best RnB, funk, and soul music, MTV Mush to hear the greatest romantic ballads (Monday at 9 p.m., Wednesday at 3 p.m., and Sunday at noon), and MTV Alternative Nation featuring the independent music scene (every Monday at 3 p.m., Wednesday at 10 p.m., and Sunday at 8 p.m.).

MTV Philippines is on Channel 41 on free TV or non-cable, Channel 32 for Sky Cable subscribers, and Channel 41 for Home Cable subscribers. All cable companies carry MTV Philippines in Mega Manila. For more information, call the MTV hotline at 882-1MTV, or log on to www.mtvasia.com. To text your comments, type PEX MTV (your comment) and send to 2333 on for Globe Handyphone subscribers or 2443 for Smart subscribers.