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Samantha Lo, the country’s bet to the Miss Grand International (MGI) 2019 pageant, has broken her silence to announce on her Instagram account that she has finally arrived in Venezuela to compete for the title. The past week saw the beauty queen figuring in a controversy following reports she was detained in Paris, France for allegedly holding a “fake” passport. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) also confirmed her failure to continue with her journey to Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, due to passport issues, saying she has no record in its passport database. The Cebuana beauty’s post, nevertheless, indicated that she…

Julia Barretto has bid her last goodbye to her lolo, Miguel Barretto. Today, Julia penned an Instagram post for her lolo, whom she fondly calls Pikey. The Barretto patriarch passed away last Tuesday, October 15, at the age of 82. “Today we said our last goodbye to our dearest Pikey. We finally put him to rest,” she began. She said she’s sorry that what was supposed to be a solemn occasion has become a circus. These past few days, the Barretto family feud has been grabbing headlines. The latest controversy reportedly stemmed from two incidents of confrontation between Julia’s mom…

Actress Claudine Barretto has said her final farewell to her father, Miguel Barretto. In a short Instagram live video today, she told her followers, “I’m saying goodbye to my dad now.” The patriarch of one of Philippine showbiz’s most prominent families passed away on Tuesday, October 15, at the age of 82. These past few days, the Barretto family has been wracked with controversy following two incidents of heated confrontation allegedly involving Claudine, her sisters Gretchen and Marjorie as well as other family members, at the wake held at Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig. This Saturday, however, Claudine was a…

The Barretto family feud continues to rage on as Gretchen Barretto also took to Instagram to respond to her sister Marjorie’s post. Earlier today, Marjorie called out her sisters for allegedly feeding the press false statements, following reports about two incidents of confrontation that happened at the wake of their father, Miguel Barretto. The Barretto family patriarch passed away last Tuesday, October 15, at the age of 82. The first incident reportedly happened last Wednesday night when Gretchen visited the wake of her father, and around the same time Pres. Duterte and some politicians were at the Heritage Memorial Park in…

Marjorie Barretto has finally spoken up on the reported scuffle and confrontation that happened at the wake of their father, Miguel Barretto. The Barretto family patriarch passed away last Tuesday, October 15, at the age of 82. In an Instagram post today, Claudine and Gretchen’s sister disputed “very disturbing news going around right now” and called out her sisters for giving false statements to the press. She didn’t name which sister but an ABS-CBN report quoted Gretchen as saying that “Marjorie was not happy that I was there to reunite with family,” referring to what happened when she visited the…

Kris Aquino has ended her controversial feud with her former business partner Nicko Falcis and his brother Atty. Jesus Falcis. The actress posted on her Instagram on Wednesday, October 16, a statement from the Divina Law Office that said all involved parties “have fairly settled all financial issues and amicably worked out all personal differences.” No further statement will be issued to avoid future misunderstanding, it also said. It seems Kris is also chalking it up to experience and looking to move on. Her caption read: “Learn from yesterday, like today, but above all, make sure to love tomorrow.” The…

Wala na sa mga sinehan nationwide ang controversial animated movie na Abominable. Ayon sa statement ng office ni Movie and Television Review and Classification (MTRCB) chair Rachel Arenas, “MTRCB understands the situation brought about by the movie ‘Abominable. We wish to assure the public that the said movie is already off the Philippine market effective yesterday, 15 October 2019.” Ito ay matapos sabihin ni presidential spokesperson Salvador Panel na “Depende siguro yan sa MTRCB kung ano ang assessment nila,” sa isang interview the other day sa presidential spokesperson. Naging controversial ang animated movie matapos itong ipa-ban sa Vietnam dahil sa…

South Korean actor Lee Dong Wook visited the Philippines again last October 5 for a fan meet, as part of the #LoveKOrea Culture and Travel Fiesta event at SM Megamall Fashion Hall. The 37-year-old K-drama star first came here 13 years ago to promote his then hit series My Girl. At that time, Filipino fans had just started getting caught up with the Korean pop culture wave, also known as Hallyu. “I was worried that my fans would not remember me,” Dong Wook began when asked how it felt to be back in Manila. His fears proved unfounded with the warm…