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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…

Following its theatrical run in South Korea, zombie flick #Alive will make its international premiere via the streaming service Netflix on September 8. #Alive tells the story of a mysterious virus outbreak that suddenly spreads throughout modern day Seoul and rapidly grows out of control. People struggle to stay alive when the unknown infection causes victims to eat each other, turning them into zombies. Oh Jun-u, played by Yoo Ah-in, and Kim Yu-bin, played by Park Shin-hye, struggle to survive in an apartment complex from those infected with the virus. They are trapped alone inside their apartments without access to…

Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has been discharged from the hospital for home quarantine to continue his recovery from COVID-19. Bong’s wife, Bacoor City Mayor Lani Mercado, said in a Facebook post, “Salamat Lord at nakaraos-raos na rin po ako sa mga personal na pagsubok. Two sa aking mahal sa buhay ay negative na sa kanilang test results sa Covid-19. Ngayon ay naka-home quarantine na si Sen. Bong Revilla. Parang gusto kong maiyak sa tuwa. Salamat po sa lahat ng kanyang doctors, nurses at sa lahat ng mga nagdasal. Glory to God!!! We ❤️ you!!!” The actor-turned-lawmaker earlier updated his followers that…

On Sunday, Pia Wurtzbach wrote a lengthy appreciation post for her foreigner boyfriend Jeremy Jauncey to celebrate his birthday. After several months of not seeing each other due to the lockdown, the couple recently reunited in London and now, based on Jeremy’s Instagram stories, are having a romantic getaway in Santorini, Greece. Sharing a collage of “some of our adventures together”, the former Miss Universe looked back on the some of the most special moments of their relationship. She wrote: “Thank you so much, my love. For all the amazing memories together, for all the things you taught me and…

On their 10th wedding anniversary, Robin Padilla looked back on the three different times he married Mariel Rodriguez. On Wednesday, the veteran actor shared on his social media accounts that a decade ago, he and the TV host exchanged “I do’s” in Islam rites, a Born Again Christian ceremony and an Igorot wedding. There are, however, two more wedding rites that Robin wants to marry his wife in. Along with a photo from their first wedding day on August 19, 2010 in front of the Taj Mahal in New Delhi, India, Robin expressed gratefulness for all the prayers that made their…