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Meryll Soriano has introduced her new baby with Joem Bascon to her father Willie Revillame and her aunt Maricel Soriano. The actress earlier surprised her followers on New Year’s Day with a family picture with son Elijah Palanca, a newborn and Joem. According to a Philstar.com report, Meryll and Joem are back together and now have a child together. “Happy New Year from our family to yours,” she also wrote on the post. Following the “baby reveal,” Meryll shared photos of the new addition to the family meeting the “lolo” and her “mommy no. 2.” “With Lolo,” she simply captioned her…

Beginning Monday, January 4, Atom Araullo and Maki Pulido will take over from Jessica Soho the anchoring duties of GMA News TV’s flagship newscast State of the Nation, now on an earlier timeslot at 9:15 weeknights. Araullo currently anchors the pioneering mobile journalism newscast Stand for Truth. Pulido previously anchored the afternoon daily newscast Balita Pilipinas Ngayon alongside Mark Salazar where they reported on the day’s news from the different regions in the Philippines. Both journalists are expected to provide an accurate and deep understanding of the stories they present and help the audience make sense of the news, according to a media statement…

It’s official: Crash Landing On You stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin are dating! After the South Korean news outlet Dispatch broke the story early today, January 1, that the K-drama superstars, both 38, have been dating for eight months now, the couple’s respective agencies issued statements confirming the report. Korean entertainment websites Soompi and Koreaboo carried the English version of these statements. Hyun Bin’s talent management agency Vast Entertainment said: “We would like to make our official announcement regarding the news of Hyun Bin reported earlier today. Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin formed a relationship through work…

Actress Angelica Panganiban welcomed the new year 2021 with her special someone. On Instagram, the 34-year-old Kapamilya star debuted her new love with a photo of them sharing a kiss as fireworks exploded in the background. She captioned the pic: “Kung isa kang pelikula, sana wala kang ending.” Angelica didn’t identify the guy but fans were quick to name him in the comments’ section. Several showbiz sites have also identified him as Angelica’s real “rumored boyfriend” after she was romantically linked to her co-star Zanjoe Marudo who has since denied the issue. According to a Pang-Masa report last November, he…

Mikael Daez and Megan Young said their “new normal” plan for 2021 is to leave Metro Manila and experience “probinsiya” living.  In a podcast titled “Goodbye, Manila! We’re changing our lives forever!”, the husband and wife said that since they’re ending their Manila condo lease by mid-January, they have decided to relocate to Megan’s hometown.  “We are moving to Subic!” said Mikael. “We’re trying to!” Megan clarified though that they’re not certain if this “balik-probinsya” move will be for good.  “I think it’s more of a test run, I would say, kasi hindi pa tayo sure na sure na sure…

“Another miracle ito.” Miriam Quiambao has happily announced she’s expecting a new baby with husband Ardy Roberto at 45 years old. “Good news amid the bad news that marked 2020. Grabe yung 2020, we want to end this on a high note and a happy note,” began Miriam’s inspirational speaker hubby in a video clip shared Wednesday on Instagram. “Thank God because meron siyang naging surprise for us before Christmas actually,” said the 45-year-old host and former beauty queen. “We are now so excited to share with you the great news that I’m positive! Not of the coronavirus. But I’m…

Sheryl Cruz has addressed rumors she’s pregnant and that her onscreen partner Jeric Gonzales is supposedly the father of the baby. In Ricky Lo’s STAR column Funfare on Tuesday, the 46-year-old actress dismissed speculation she’s pregnant. “I just came back from a lock-in taping of Magkaagaw and got my period on the second week of the taping, so that’s my answer… and if the tsismis is true, wow, ang ganda o ang guapo siguro ng magiging anak namin,” she told Lo. Sheryl has been linked to the 28-year-old Kapuso hunk actor when they started doing the GMA afternoon drama Magkaagaw where they have…

“Controversial” housemate Justin Dizon became the first to be evicted from the reality show Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) in the ongoing season. On Sunday, PBB Connect announced that the 22-year-old housemate from Pampanga is the new edition’s first evictee after getting only -2 percent of combined Kumu and text votes. This meant that he got more votes to evict than votes to save. Justin stayed in the PBB house for a total of three weeks. His fellow nominees for eviction — Aizyl Tandugon and Mika Pajares — can still stay at least one more week on the show. His stay…

Fan Girl won nine awards, including best picture, at the virtual “Gabi ng Parangal” of the 46th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). The film about a girl’s obsession with a screen idol also won best director and screenplay for Antoinette Jadaone, and best actor and actress honors for the lead stars Paolo Avelino and Charlie Dizon. Here’s the complete 46th MMFF Honor Roll: Best Picture: Fan Girl 2nd Best Picture: The Boy Foretold By The Stars 3rd Best Picture: Tagpuan Best Director: Antoinette Jadaone (Fan Girl) Best Actress: Charlie Dizon (Fan Girl) Best Actor: Paulo Avelino (Fan Girl) Best Supporting…

Roxanne Barcelo got engaged and married during this pandemic! In a YouTube vlog on Christmas eve, the 35-year-old actress made the surprise announcement about her major life events, both of which happened amid the COVID-19 quarantine. She first shared that she got engaged after being proposed twice. “My partner asked me to marry me and he said he wants to start a family with me. It was such a beautiful moment because he asked me twice. “He asked me a few months into the quarantine but since naka-lockdown pa nun, all we knew that we were going to marry before…