Author: Lyka Nicart

LILY, formerly known as Callalilly, continues its search for the band’s new vocalist.  On Tuesday, LILY, in its Facebook page sought name suggestions for the vocalist who will replace former frontman Kean Cipriano. “Help! Naghahanap [k]ami ng magandang name ng vocalist na papalit, yung tunog nag-sstay. Suggest kayo dali,” read LILY’s Facebook post.  Kean, who was with Callalily for 17 years, earlier confirmed that he is no longer part of the group. “Callalily is done. I’m moving on, I’ve moved on, moving forward, and I wish them all the best,” said Kean. Kean also claimed that the group had not…

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Angeline Quinto and her non-showbiz boyfriend Nonrev Daquina welcomed their son to the Christian world with a star-studded christening ceremony. On Instagram, the singer-actress shared snaps from the celebration of Baby Sylvio’s baptism attended by their loved ones and celebrity friends. “Thank you to everyone who made Baby Sylvio’s Christening possible! We appreciate all of our guests that celebrated with us, you have all been wonderful and made Baby Sylvio’s celebration extra special,” said Angeline in an Instagram post. Spotted in attendance were Sylvio’s godparents Vice Ganda, Yeng Constantino, Erik Santos Pinky Tobiano, Vicki Belo, Hayden Kho, Richard Yap and…

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Kobe Paras appeared to have revealed his relationship status with Erika Portunak after sharing their kilig snaps on the gram. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Kobe shared a series of photos showing a getaway with their friends in Bali. The carousel also showed pics of him and Erika all loved up. “From Bali with love,” wrote Kobe as the caption. Kobe’s apparent relationship reveal came weeks after Erika shared polaroid snaps of them together at the beach with some friends. This has since sparked dating speculations among fans on the internet. Erika is Ina Raymundo’s eldest daughter with Canadian…

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Yen Santos has granted rumored boyfriend Paolo Contis’ wish to cook an adobo dish for him. On his Facebook account, Paolo uploaded a photo of him with the adobo meal he received from Yen for lunch last Sunday. In the caption, the Kapuso actor apparently took a jab at those who criticized him on his previous Facebook post showing off the kaldereta meal Yen sent him. “Ang sarap ng aking baong adobo! May libreng bashing pa yan mamaya! #Adobash,” aid Paolo. While Paolo made no mention of the actress in his recent Facebook post, he seemingly referred to her as…

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Karla Estrada is bidding goodbye to her hosting stint in the morning show Magandang Buhay. In a recent Instagram post, Karla posted a photo of her being reunited with co-hosts Melai Cantiveros and Jolina Magdangal. “Happy to see you mga Momshies!!! Ang pamamaalam…ABANGAN!”, wrote Karla as caption. Writer Darla Sauler later revealed in an Instagram post that Karla taped her “farewell episode” for the show. Reunited for the farewell episode of momshie Karla Estrada on ‘Magandang Buhay’! Good luck sa new chapter and journey mo mare!” said Darla.  Karla temporarily left Magandang Buhay early this year for her electoral campaign…

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John Lloyd Cruz celebrated his birthday with his son Elias and rumored non-showbiz girlfriend around. The actor seemed to get a surprise birthday celebration from Isabel Santos on the set of his TV sitcom Happy ToGetHer. In a video shared by Jayson Gainza, Isabel was holding a cake while John Lloyd’s co-stars were singing him a happy birthday. Jayson also posted other videos via Instagram stories where John Lloyd was spotted in a rare cozy moment with Isabel. The two have been rumored to be dating since 2021, but have neither confirmed nor denied the speculations. Isabel is an artist…

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Former child star Xia Vigor is officially a teen! On Thursday, June 23, Xia took to Instagram to pen a thank you message to her well-wishers on her 13th birthday. “Thank you to all those people who arranged everything for my birthday. I really appreciate all the love and support and for making so much effort to make me happy today,” she said in the caption attached to photos of her on a crystal kayak in Boracay. She continued, “ And thank you for creating this #XiaIsNowThirTEEN hashtag so everyone who wants to greet me can use it and I…

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Ruffa Gutierrez shared another emotional moment as her daughters Lorin and Venice parted ways with their Turkish dad Yilmaz Bektas. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Ruffa posted a video montage showing clips of her ex-husband sending their Lorin and Venice to the airport, and making the most of the few moments before his daughters depart for the Philippines. “12 days with their father after 15 years of not seeing each other was certainly a trip Lorin and Venice will never forget for the rest of their lives,” wrote Ruffa in the caption. “I can’t wait to hear all about…

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Has Diego Loyzaga and Franki Russel’s budding romance ended way too soon? Weeks after Diego confirmed that he and Franki are dating, eagle-eyed netizens noticed that the two have unfollowed each other on Instagram. In an interview with Rico Robles of Monster Radio RX 93.1 early June, Diego revealed that he and Franki are on the dating stage. “Ever since meeting up with her and hanging out with her, it hasn’t stopped. We really did click. So, I would definitely say that right now we’re dating,” Diego confessed. “We got along, we clicked right away. We had so much in…

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Yilmaz Bektas had a hilarious “hirit” when his daughters with ex-wife Ruffa Gutierrez asked for an extension of their vacation in Turkey. Ruffa’s daughters Lorin and Venice flew to Istanbul weeks ago to reunite with their Turkish dad after 15 years of being apart. Ruffa, who’s a celebrity judge in It’s Showtime’s Sexy Babe segment, shared the conversation she had with Lorin and Venice who asked if they could stay longer with their dad. “Oy, mga bata, umuwi na kayo dito, hello!,” the single mom told her daughters on air after she was greeted with a “Happy father’s Day” by…

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