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Netflix has announced the casting lineup for new original series D.P., the story of a young army private who unexpectedly becomes a desertion arrest officer and finds himself in confusing and complicated situations. D.P. is an acronym for “Deserter Pursuit,” a unit within the Army’s Military Police for tracking down AWOL soldiers. With this novel premise and a close look into issues within the military, the original webtoon by Kim Bo-tong was a huge hit that attracted more than 10 million readers in Korea. Jung Hae-in (Something in the Rain and One Spring Night, Tune in for Love) plays An…

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed that he and his entire family tested positive for COVID-19. The 48-year-old star announced the news to his 196 million Instagram followers on Thursday, saying that he and his wife Lauren Hashian, 35, together with their two daughters, Tiana, two, and Jasmine, four, all contracted the virus. He, however, said they are “on the other end of it” and are “no longer contagious.” Calling their experience for the past three weeks as “one of the most challenging and difficult” things that they’ve ever had to endure as a family, he wished it was only him…

Little Anne or Erwan? Anne Curtis and Erwan Heussaff finally treated their followers to close-up photos of baby Dahlia Amélie to celebrate her six-month birthday. Continuing their tradition to mark each new month in their baby girl’s life, mom and dad gave Dahlia another gorgeous floral-themed DIY photo shoot. Celebrity friends and fans were quick to weigh in on who their little girl is taking after in terms of looks. Billy Crawford reacted to their photos: “So so so cuteeee! Ang cute mo pala @erwan nung bata ka pa! ?” “All these people saying she looks like her dad are obviously wrong.…

Heart Evangelista proudly showed off the “mala K-drama” new library of Sorsogon State College in Sorsogon City on social media. The actress wife of Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero offered a glimpse of what looked like an almost-finished, multi-level library of the state-run institution, tagging her husband in her posts on Instagram and Twitter. Her followers appeared impressed by the look of the library, with some netizens likening it to South Korea’s visually appealing libraries and bookstores that have figured prominently in K-dramas, including Chicago Typewriter, A Korean Odyssey and the more recent ones like The King: Eternal Monarch and…

Actress Andi Eigenmann and her surfer partner Philmar Alipayo are expecting a new addition to their family! In their respective Instagram accounts, the couple announced that the baby is arriving in 2021. It’s going to be Andi’s third child and her second with the surfing champion. Said Andi on Sunday, “It’s finally out. Happy to announce that we’re expecting another little member of the #happyislafam due in 2021.” Wrote Philmar: “Another blessing coming in 2021.. I love you so much mahal ko @andieigengirl ♥️.” Their big reveal was made through a YouTube vlog released on Sunday. Andi started with a little tribute…

Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 Sharifa Akeel has addressed allegations of having an affair with Maguindanao congressman Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu. Last June, the 52-year-old politico’s wife Mylene “Mai” Aguilar Maligaya Mangudadatu appeared on the TV5 show Raffy Tulfo In Action and accused the 23-year-old beauty queen of being the mistress of her husband, who previously served as the governor of Maguindanao. “She should be a good example for everyone, lalong lalo na sa sambayanang Filipino at lalo na sa kabataan ng umiidolo sa kanya. But what she is doing right now, having an illicit affair with my husband is not a good example…

Broadcast journalist Ted Failon and ABS-CBN, his home network for 30 years, are going on separate ways. The veteran news anchor is set to officially say goodbye to Kapamilya viewers via his programs TV Patrol and Failon Ngayon sa Teleradyo on Monday, August 31. This was announced in a statement by ABS-CBN on Sunday, as the network wished him well on his journey. The network also said that his decision to leave the network was due to Congress’ non-renewal of its franchise for broadcast operations. Here’s the full statement: “Multi-awarded broadcast journalist Ted Failon is leaving ABS-CBN after 30 years.…

ABS-CBN’s MOR 101.9 For Life! in Manila bids goodbye to its listeners via a virtual farewell special dubbed Salamat, For Life!, streaming live tonight (August 28) at 6 on mor1019.com, MOR Philippines – Manila Facebook page and Kumu @mor_tv. The thanksgiving party marks the last day of MOR operations almost two months after ABS-CBN’s broadcast franchise was denied and almost four months after the station went off the air. Salamat, For Life! will bring back the greatest Pinoy hits from the past decades with musical performances from OPM hitmakers Erik Santos, Jed Madela, Moira dela Torre and Yeng Constantino and OPM icons Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid…

ABS-CBN has pulled the plug on 12 local TV Patrol programs catering to viewers living outside Metro Manila across the country. They will have their farewell newscasts on August 28, the network announced on Wednesday. This development, which effectively ends over three decades of regional broadcast service, came after the denial of ABS-CBN’s franchise by the House of Representatives last July 10, that also led to the closing of ABS-CBN Regional’s operations. ABS-CBN Regional has been producing various local TV Patrol editions for airing on the network’s 21 regional stations for over three decades, serving viewers in the provinces with…

Pinoy humor? Quarantine effect? Social experiment? Whatever the reason may be, but “Harvard” made it to Twitter’s top trending topics on Tuesday after Filipino netizens posted “fake memories” of studying at the prestigious US university. As of writing, there are over 50,000 tweets about the Ivy League school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Here are some of the popular tweets: Apparently, the “trending topic” on the social media platform stemmed from similar comments that flooded the official Facebook page of Harvard University. While others re-shared Harvard photos and wrote “epic” captions. According to The Philippine Star, “Filipinos on Tuesday flooded the posts…