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By Ella Marie Mercado Even McDonalds, with its trademark red-and-yellow theme, draped itself in purple — the signature color of the popular Korean boy group BTS — this Friday, June 18. The Capital Town in San Fernando, Pampanga, which houses the “biggest” McDonalds in the country and in Asia, finally opened its purple park for ARMYs, the official name of the BTS fandom, to celebrate the arrival of the BTS Meal. With warm purple lights and decorations, the Town offers the perfect “instagrammable” spots for ARMYs and non-ARMYs alike. Despite the temptation to visit the store offline, Twitter user bree,…

By Ella Mercado Nadine Lustre has recently opened up about her relationship with social media, as well as the toxicity she encountered online. In a one-on-one talk with TV host Boy Abunda, Lustre revealed that various factors have driven her to social media breaks, but the breaking point for her was netizens leaving negative messages or comments about the people she loved. “(Social media) has definitely changed… As much as possible, I don’t really deal with the toxicity. It’s very toxic. There are so many people who are throwing hate and saying whatever they want just to bring other people…

By Alexa Basa A netizen reimagined actress-singer Glaiza de Castro’s voice as Alexandra Trese — and it left netizens shook. In a Facebook post, a user named Kuina Hikari shared her edited clip of Trese fighting against supernatural creatures, and she overlaid Glaiza’s voice from the actress’ scenes as Sanggre Pirena in the GMA hit fantasy series Encantadia. Trese, Netflix’s hit anime adaptation of Filipino graphic novel with the same title, premiered on June 11. Since then, the show’s Filipino-language version received mixed reactions because of Liza Soberano’s voice acting. Some netizens expressed their disappointment on social media, saying Soberano’s…

Former American Idol contestant David Archuleta revealed that he is part of the LGBTQIA+ community. A practicing Mormon, he also asked the public to be more compassionate to people trying to find that balance between one’s sexuality and beliefs. In a lengthy Instagram post on Saturday, the 30-year-old singer-songwriter said that while he wanted to keep this to himself, it was important to share his story because “I know so many other people from religious upbringings feel the same way.” David said he’s been open to himself and his close family for some years now that he wasn’t sure about his…

By Charmie Joy Pagulong Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray said she would like to collaborate with her lookalike international star Olivia Rodrigo. “I would love to collaborate with her. That would be awesome,” Catriona answered when she was asked during the virtual presscon for the launch of her single Raise Your Flag (RYF). The beauty queen also commended Olivia’s remarkable talent, “she is doing so, so well at such a young.” Filipino-American pop singer Olivia is famous for her debut single Drivers License which has consistently climbed to the top of the charts and became a viral hit. On Olivia…

By BOT GLORIOSO Should transgender women be allowed to compete in Miss Universe? The question was addressed to It’s Showtime’s 2018 Miss Q&A winner Juliana Parizcova Segovia, who reiterated her objection to transgender women joining beauty pageants traditionally for “natural-born women”. Juliana said that transgender women have their own platform to showcase their beauty and talent. “’Yung nag-trend na statement ko that was during the finals of Miss Q&A. We were asked if we will agree for the beauty organization in the Philippines to allow transgender women to join Miss Universe,” began Juliana during the virtual media con for the…

By Bot Glorioso Jayda Avanzado can still vividly recall the funny story of how she mistook Aga Muhlach as her dad when she was a toddler. The unica hija of Jessa Zaragoza and Dingdong Avanzado narrated that when she was around three years old, she pointed to her mom a guy on television and called him “Dada!” The man on screen, however, happened to be Aga, one of the country’s top dramatic actors. “Medyo may konting pagkakahawig kasi so I was pointing at the TV and I remember telling, ‘Mama, that’s Dada!’ and my Mom said, ‘No, hindi mo tatay…

By CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG Singer-actress Maris Racal confirmed her “obvious” relationship with former Rivermaya frontman Rico Blanco and that she is “happy.” “Kami po ni Rico, I think based sa post na ginawa ko po, I think it is very obvious. Right now, we’re very excited and busy din po. We’re preparing beautiful music together. Abangan po nila iyon, soon,” Maris told the press during the virtual media conference held today for Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) episode Finding Papa. Maris has been rumored to be dating Rico following her birthday greeting on Instagram for the 48-year-old rock star last March.…

Jodi Sta. Maria has been cast as the lead star of the Filipino remake of BBC’s global hit Doctor Foster, which will be known locally as The Broken Marriage Vow, ABS-CBN unveiled in a live online event called The Doctor Is In on Friday. Jodi, whose career is marked by highly acclaimed roles across various genres, takes on another iconic character as Dra. Jill Ilustre, the Filipina counterpart of Gemma Foster. A loving wife and mother with an accomplished medical career, Jill begins to see cracks in her picture-perfect life when she discovers that her husband is having an affair…

Sunshine Dizon is officially a Kapamilya! ABS-CBN welcomed the former Kapuso star on Friday with the announcement of her project with her new home network. In a video announcement, Sunshine will star in the Kapamilya teleserye Marry Me, Marry You with fellow ex-Kapuso stars Janine Gutierrez and Paulo Avelino. Sunshine was earlier rumored to be one of those actors eyed to join the cast of the Philippine adaptation of the popular K-drama The World of Married, after ABS-CBN signed a deal with BBC who produced the original series Doctor Foster.  The actress is still staring in a marriage-themed series, Marry…