Author: Lyka Nicart

Rico Blanco showed appreciation to his well-wishers as he recently marked his 50th birthday. The OPM icon and former Rivermaya frontman took to Instagram to share a series of clips and photos as he expressed gratitude for the love he received on his special day. “Thanks for all the greetings!,” wrote Rico as caption in an Instagram post that featured his recent music gigs including the fundraising concert for Parkoya ni Edgar guitarist Gab Chee Kee and an open jam party. He continued, “Thanks also to everyone who came out to support the fundraiser for my dear friend Gab Chee…

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Solenn Heussaff finally did a full face reveal of daughter Maëlys with husband Nico Bolzico and fans easily pinpointed who between the parentals she resembles. Through an Instagram reel, Solenn shared a video of their second baby girl stretching and flashing adorable smiles. “Always making us smile Maëlys ( heart emoji),” Spleen wrote as captain in the video tuned to the The Beatles’ Here Comes The Sun. “Lionel! (heart emoji),” Nico in the comments section said, referring to their child’s second name taken after Argentine football star Lionel Messi. “So gigil with you bb!!!,” wrote Solen’s sister-in-law, actress-host Anne Curtis.…

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Paul Soriano is honored to produce and direct the upcoming travel documentary of Filipino-American Hollywood star Vanessa Hudgens, which will be shot in the Philippines. According to a report by Variety, Vanessa will be visiting her mother’s birth country as filming for the project begins in Manila and Palawan later this month. The untitled documentary will focus on Vanessa’s relationship with her sister Stella, and Filipino mom Gina, who left Philippines for the United States at the age of 25. “I feel like ours is such a relatable story to so many women all over the world. The more that we…

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Kira Balinger firmly denied causing the end of Kelvin Miranda’s relationship with his commercial model ex-girlfriend Roselle Vytiaco. Back in January, Kira faced “third party” accusations after Roselle exposed Kelvin’s alleged infidelity by sharing screenshots of his conversations with the actress through Instagram stories. Kelvin and Kira apparently developed a bond during lock-in tapings for their upcoming romance drama film. The co-stars did not address the allegations at the time but unfollowed each other on the platform. In a recent interview with PEP, Kira finally addressed cheating rumors, stressing that she was not the reason behind the ex-couple’s breakup. “Hindi…

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Goin’ Bulilit alum Trina “Hopia” Legaspi is now officially a mom!  The former child actress took to Instagram to announce that she welcomed her first child with non-showbiz husband Ryan Jarina last week. “Last week at 5:09 pm, our lives changed forever!,” wrote Trina alongside photos of her and Ryan cradling their newborn. “8 hours of labor and 1 hour of pushing, thank you Lord for giving me the strength,” she added. Trina introduced their daughter as “Baby Kaela”. She also related how her birthing journey went and expressed gratitude for the safe and successful delivery of her baby girl. …

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Yassi Pressman brushed off criticisms amid dating issue of her younger sister Issa Pressman and friend James Reid. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Yassi shared a series of photos of herself from a TV appearance for a series. “Smiling cause you don’t know anything about our personal relationships,” read Yassi’s caption. “Kung maka-judge!!,” she added alongside a laughing emoji. The actress noted she will be limiting the comments on her Instagram post should there be hurtful words. “I only welcome positivity, love & kindness here. peezawt! ?” she said. Yassi also took to Twitter to share her thoughts on…

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“Say hello to the world!” Vice Ganda and partner Ion Perez recently introduced their new “bundle of joy” to their fans. The couple gave a glimpse of the additional member to their family in a vlog uploaded on Vice Ganda’s YouTube channel titled “Vice-Ion may baby na!” At the start of the vlog, Vice and Ion shared why they wanted to have a “baby”. “Siyempre ‘pag wala ako, siyempre mas kailangan mo ng nasa kwarto, ‘yung binabantayan mo,” said Ion. Vice, on the other hand, quipped: “Gusto naming magka-baby para lalong sumaya ‘yung bahay namin, para may mapag-sharean ng saya…

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The power of manifesting? Netizens have unearthed an old tweet of Issa Pressman showing a photo of her with James Reid nine years ago.  Issa and James have been a hot topic online after going Instagram official on Thursday with their cozy snaps from the recently-concluded Love On Tour concert of Harry Styles at the Philippine Arena.  This, however, garnered criticisms from netizens, especially JaDine fans, as cheating allegations against Issa during James and former reel and real partner Nadine Lustre’s breakup in 2020 resurfaced. James earlier came to the defense of Issa, saying the “past rumors are just rumors”.…

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Actress-singer Julie Anne San Jose says it gives her a sense of fulfillment whenever she’s able to share joy with the people around her. The “Asia’s Limitless Star” star recently graced a fun and exciting dance class at the Zero Studio in Diliman, Quezon CIty, in line with the launch of Jollibee’s 45th anniversary anthem and music video titled “”Share The Joy”, which she performed alongside “Mr. Pure Energy” Gary Valenciano”. During the dance session dubbed “Tara na’t Sumayaw, Sumaya!”, members of the media gamely learned the anniversary anthem’s dance steps from the A-Team dance crew and were later joined…

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Choi Woo-Shik of the Oscar-winning South Korean film Parasite and hit series Our Beloved Summer was spotted filming in Metro Manila. K-drama fans were surprised as another “oppa” was photographed walking around the streets of Navotas City on Thursday, days after Vagabond star Lee Seung-Gi was spotted in Ilocos Sur. Circulating photos of Woo-Shik showed the actor donning a T-shirt accompanied by what appeared to be a production crew member. “OK LANG AKO DUMAAN LANG NAMAN SA HARAP KO SI CHOI WOO SHIK SINO BA NAMAN AKO PARA HINDI MAGING OK!,” mused netizen Lloyd Kathlene Parungao who shared in a…

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