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Maine Mendoza is offering her “sincerest apologies” to those offended by her old tweets. On Friday night, the TV host-actress took to Twitter to say sorry for her “careless” tweets from way back. “Hi tweeps! I’ve been receiving a lot of messages about my tweets several years ago. Sending my sincerest apologies to those whom I have offended with my tweets way back then. It was my careless self talking and I didn’t mean to offend anyone. I am sincerely sorry,” she wrote. The Eat Bulaga host started her Twitter account in 2009, years before she was catapulted to fame…

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Television host Kuya Kim Atienza urged his social media followers to continue praying for the well-being of President Duterte, regardless of how they feel about him as the country’s leader. “Regardless of how we feel about President Duterte and his administration, we must continue to pray for his wellbeing,” the broadcast journalist wrote in an Instagram post late Tuesday, April 13. Kuya Kim was reacting to Duterte’s statement Monday night (April 12) during his public address where he blasted critics, “If you want me to die early, you must pray harder. Actually what you intend or what you would like…

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DJ Loonyo is officially a recording artist following his debut release under Universal Records. His dance single titled Dance Under The Sun is described as a “a fusion of moombahton and reggaeton” that “aims to draw positivity and uplift spirits amidst the challenging times that we are facing.” Loonyo said that the song is also inspired by the Micronesian dance trend on TikTok. The social media personality wrote the song with Solomon Star as producer. The song has reached 61.6K views on its official launch on TikTok. Meanwhile, a full dance routine choreographed by DJ Loonyo can be seen in the official music…

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo has left for the USA Friday night to compete at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant in Florida on May 17. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was postponed last year and moved to this 2021. The country’s bet was accompanied by MUP creative director Jonas Gaffud and Team MUP. According to pageant training camp Aces and Queens, Rabiya is hoping to bring home the fifth Miss Universe pageant after Gloria Diaz, Margie Moran, Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray. Aces and Queens has been recently serving pageant-ready looks of Rabiya. In a previous Philippine Star…

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Luis Manzano and Jessy Mendiola revealed that they are officially husband and wife. Luis, 39 and Jessy, 28, “secretly wed” in an intimate civil ceremony at The Farm at San Benito in Batangas last February 26, sources said. Lipa City Mayor Eric Africa officiated the wedding. On Easter Sunday, the newlyweds shared a video from their garden-themed wedding which was attended by Luis’ parents, Batangas Rep. Vilma Santos and Edu Manzano, among a few other guests. Luis told the glowing bride during their exchange of personal vows, “How How (their term of endearment for each other), as we take this…

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From bestfriends to lovers? Netizens got kilig over Arci Muñoz and JM de Guzman’s social media posts that hinted the Kapamilya stars’ long-standing friendship has taken a “romantic” turn. On Easter Sunday, Arci shared on Instagram a video clip where JM was seen giving her flowers and asking her if he could court her. “Matagal na tayo mag-bestfriends pero… pwede ba manligaw?” the actor said in front of Arci’s family who in turn cheered in the background. “Just really glad that the whole family was able to witness this beautiful moment,” wrote Arci in the caption, with no other details…

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Shanti Dope’s song Amatz has made it to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! On Facebook, the 19-year-old rapper was proud to share that his 2019 song Amatz was used in an episode of the new Marvel TV series, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, now streaming on Disney Plus. Shanti, whose real name is Sean Patrick Ramos, shared a screenshot of the closing credits that listed Amatz as part of the episode soundtrack. The song was co-written by Shanti and Lester “DJ Klumcee” Vaño, and released under Universal Records. “God is the greatest,” Shanti captioned his post. Shanti’s manager Thea Gomez-Pollisco…

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Alice Dixson, 51, shared the good news on Good Friday that the “newest little family member has arrived” after 10 years of waiting and praying. The veteran actress surprised many when she posted on Instagram a beaming photo of herself holding up a piece of paper that showed a newborn baby’s footprints. “Despite the unexpected trials this year, God gave us a little miracle,” the star of GMA 7’s Legal Wives began her post. “For those of you who really know me — you’ve known that I’ve been praying for this every year on my birthday for 10 years now.…

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The best in Philippine Cinema from the past year will be recognized by the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd) at the 4th Entertainment Editors’ Choice (Eddys) virtual awards night Easter Sunday, April 4. The Eddys, which is in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), will be streamed live and for free on the FDCP Channel (fdcpchannel.ph) starting at 8 p.m. There will be simulcasts on the SPEEd Facebook page as well as on the YouTube channels and Facebook accounts or pages of several SPEEd members. Who made it to The Eddys list? In its relatively…

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Heart Evangelista recently turned 36 with life lessons she shared with her YouTube followers. One of her Top 10 lessons in life was about being with someone who will give you the space to grow and pursue personal goals. The 36-year-old Kapuso star advised, “Be with someone who doesn’t hold you back or (who) allows you to grow.” Heart was speaking from her dating experiences. “I have like a track record, although I saw this video on YouTube, that is such a lie, hindi ganun ka dami ang boyfriends ko, but I did date a lot of guys, and I’m…

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