Comedienne Mahal’s death came as a shock to her family, fans and colleagues in the showbiz industry. Mahal, who was Noeme Tesorero in real life, passed away at the age of 46 on Tuesday. She died of “gastro illness” and COVID-19, as revealed by her sister Irene Tesorero in a Pep interview. Irene added that Mahal also had a pre-existing condition, particularly high blood pressure. RELATED: Netizens remember late comedienne Mahal’s ‘last mission’ https://latestchika.com/just-in/2021/08/31/65793/netizens-remember-late-comedienne-mahals-last-mission/ The comedienne-actress quickly rose to Twitter’s trending topics on Tuesday as netizens reacted to the sad news and offered their condolences. Mahal’s co-stars from Kapuso romantic…
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Local and global TikTok users have made hilarious duets of Sexbomb Aira Bremudez’s River Kaldagan challenge. Aira first uploaded a video of her taking on the TikTok trend on August 12, grooving to Bishop Riggs’s River, dance steps of which include body waves and hip thrusts. The video which already garnered over two million likes and 19 million views on TikTok as of this writing, has gone viral with netizens editing themselves into the video and making it appear like they were getting “hit” by Aira’s powerful dance moves. In a recent Instagram post, Aira happily shared a compilation of…
LJ Reyes has broken her silence on the controversy surrounding her shocking breakup with Paolo Contis. The Kapuso actress spoke up on the matter in an interview with TV host Boy Abunda which will premiere at 6 pm on his Youtube channel on Wednesday, September 1. A 20-second teaser of the interview showed a tearful LJ when asked about their separation. “It was so difficult, it was so painful,” LJ was quoted as saying. The Starstruck also seemingly opened up how the breakup has affected her and how she felt Paolo had already distanced himself from them. “Kung hindi malakas…
Father Ferdinand Santos, the Filipino priest who caught the attention of netizens with his artistahin looks, has reacted to a claim that his viral photos were edited. Dean Ranhilio Aquino of San Beda University Graduate School of Law first shared a photo of Father Ferdinand in a Facebook post, sharing how he is “in awe of him”. The post has since gone viral. “We met while he was a student at the Catholic University of Louvain and I was a post-doctoral research fellow there. He and I were in the classes of Prof. Jan van der Veken on Process Metaphysics,” wrote…
Mahal, or Noeme Tesorero in real life, has passed away. She was 46. GMA News reported Mahal’s passing Tuesday, citing a Facebook post of the comedienne-actress sister Irene Tesorero on Tuesday night. “Ang aming kapatid na si Mahal ay pumanaw na. Wala pang schedule sa kanyang burol due to COVID restriction,” briefly wrote Irene in a Facebook status. Mahal was last seen in a vlog with actor and friend Mygz Molino. Mahal also got featured in a recent episode on GMA’s Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho, when she and Mygz visited her former loveteam Mura, or Allan Padua, in his hometown…
Kim Domingo had to drop out of her upcoming TV project after testing positive for COVID-19. The Kapuso actress revealed in an emotional Instagram post on Monday that she tested positive for the coronavirus on August 27. Kim said she did not expect that she would contract the virus even after being fully vaccinated and following safety precautions religiously. “Pinagtatawanan na nga ako sa sobrang pag disinfect at pag-iingat na ginagawa ko. Kumpleto din ako ng vitamins at fully vaccinated,” shared Kim. Kim went on to express her dismay on not being able to push through with GMA’s upcoming drama…
Ivana Alawi recently marked her second anniversary as a vlogger, and did not expect to get special messages from “celebrity crushes” Joshua Garcia and Liza Soberano. To celebrate the social media milestone, Ivana’s mom along with her siblings Hash and Mona played a prank on her for the surprise celebration. Included in the surprise prepared by Mona was a compilation of video greetings from Ivana’s fans, friends and fellow celebrities. Ivana screamed in shock and excitement after seeing the video greeting of Liza Soberano whom she said was her “girl crush”. The actress-vlogger even felt more excited and kilig when…
Drew Arellano tried his best to keep his baby daughter Alana awake while she was eating her meal, but to no avail. On Instagram, the celebrity dad posted a video of her one-year-old daughter getting sleepy in front of her food while on a high chair. Drew, meanwhile, asks baby Alana to fight off the drowsiness by saying,“Labanan mo yan, Duday. Duday labanan mo.” Alana’s head, however, tilted to the side with eyes closed. “Nak gising ka. Kain ka pa anak,” Drew said if her daughter’s unfinished food but baby Alana seemed to have completely dozed off to dreamland. Drew…
Anne Curtis can count on her sister-in-law Solenn Heussaff on everything, including lessons on slicing watermelons. In a series of Instagram stories on Friday, Solenn shared clips of her video calling Anne as she taught her how to cut a watermelon for a recipe under their baby wear brand Tili Dahli. “Oh my god! I’m so nervous,” said Anne while Solenn gave her instructions, step by step, on cutting the fruit into wedges. “I got 99 problems but Anne’s watermelon may be my 100th,” Solenn said in jest. Anne and Solenn’s virtual teamwork worked out as the watermelon recipe looked…
Jinkee Pacquiao took another swipe at her detractors, jokingly saying that they might also “compute” the price of the designer carpet. In a social media post on Saturday, the wife of boxing champ and politician Manny Pacquiao posted a photo that showed off her footwear over the carpet from the Italian luxury fashion brand. “Basi apilon napud ug compute ang carpet kay Fendi ra ba! ??? (Baka na naman isama sa pag-compute ang carpet kasi Fendi ito),” Jinkee wrote in jest. “Joke lang po! ??? sa silingan lang ra ba ni! (Sa kapitbahay po ito) ??,” she added. The entrepreneur-socialite…