Author: Lyka Nicart

Ynez Veneracion is “blessed” and thankful to give birth to her second child at the age of 40. The actress welcomed her daughter named Jianna Kyler on August 4, sharing a series of photos of her newborn from the hospital in a recent Instagram post. “A sweet beautiful angel has finally arrived. Welcome to the world my little one,” Ynez wrote in the caption. Ynez also posted photos of her eldest Keilah with Jianna in a separate Instagram post saying, “Two little blessings sent from above. Twice the smile twice the love,” along with the hashtags “#MyPrincesses #MyLife #MyHappiness #ILoveThemSoMuch #Blessed…

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Donny Pangilinan recently shared his thoughts about former love team partner Kisses Delavin joining Miss Universe Philippines. “Magaling naman talaga siya sa mga ganyan eh, so it’s nice that she pursued that,” Donny said in a recent Kumu live when asked by a fan on what he thought about Kisses’ participation in the national beauty pageant. “I wish her the best,” added Donny. Donny’s remarks were shared by a fan of the Donny and Kisses tandem, also called DonKiss, on Twitter.  Donny and Kisses became a loveteam for nearly two years and appeared in several projects together such as Playhouse…

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Bacoor City Mayor Lani Mercado and Senator Bong Revilla are mourning the death of former showbiz writer and TV host Ansel Beluso. The two took to social media on Friday to pay their tribute to their good friend. “Ang aming taimtim na panalangin at taus-pusong pakikiramay sa iyong pamilya, at mga naiwang mahal sa buhay,” wrote Bong as he expressed his shock and sadness over the demise of Ansel. Bong continued to thank Ansel for his support and guidance and treating them like family members. “Maraming salamat sa iyong suporta at paggabay sa aming pamilya, lalo na kay Lani. Nagsilbi…

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Former senator Antonio Trillanes is mourning the death of his mother who passed away at the age of 87.  Trillanes made the announcement on his social media accounts on Friday, August 6, which is also his birthday. “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of our beloved mother, Mrs. Estelita Fuentes Trillanes,” said Trillanes. “She died of complications due to her advanced Parkinson’s condition. She was 87,” added Trillanes, alongside a throwback photo of him at the Philippine Military Academy. According to health and wellness website WebMD.com, Parkinson’s disease “is a brain disorder that gets worse over…

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It seems like Ryan Agoncillo’s daughter Luna is already a fan of big bikes just like her dad. An adorable video of Luna, Ryan’s five-year-old daughter, with wife Judy Ann Agoncillo has once again captured the hearts of netizens. In a recent Instagram post, Ryan uploaded a video recorded by Judy Ann which showed their bunso pretending to ride his big bike. “Is this your bike?” Judy Ann asked Luna. “Yeah, dada gave it to me,” Luna casually replied. Judy Ann then asked where her daughter was heading to, but Luna said: “I don’t know. I still wanna know how to…

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In light of the Whang Od Academy controversy, chef and social entrepreneur Louise Mabulo has spoken up about her “negative experience” of working with the Palestinian-Israeli vlogger Nas Daily two years ago.  Louise is an awardee of United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Young Champions of the Earth Prize for Asia & the Pacific, for the Cacao project – an initiative aims to “ensure better and fair pay for farmers”. In a lengthy post on Facebook on Thursday, Louise related that Nas Daily, who’s known for his one-minute videos, visited her hometown in 2019 for a feature, but that she “was…

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Kim Minseok or Xiumin of the K-pop boyband EXO has tested positive for COVID-19. Xiumin’s management label SM Entertainment said in a statement released by Korean entertainment news outlet Soompi that the K-pop star first underwent a COVID-19 PCR test on July 29 to attend a practice for the musical Hadestown and received a negative result.  He received another PCR test on August 4 after experiencing symptoms and his test results came back positive on Thursday, August 5. SM Entertainment went on to share that remaining active members of EXO and staff members “have also been tested for COVID-19 and…

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Nas Academy, a digital learning platform headed by Nuseir Yassin a.k.a. Nas Daily, has broken its silence on the controversy surrounding its paid online course under Apo Whang-Od’s name, which was earlier called by a relative of the tattoo legend a “scam”. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Nas Academy released a statement to “set the record straight” following claims by Whang Od’s relative and protege Gracia Palicas that her grandmother did not sign any contract with Nas Daily for a masterclass priced at P750. READ: Nas Daily’s academy removes Apo Whang-Od course amid backlash Nas Academy said that they…

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Apo Whang-Od’s relative has called out Palestinian-Israeli vlogger Nuseir Yassin, also known as Nas Daily, after the Kalinga tattoo legend was advertised to do a masterclass on his online learning platform, Nas Academy, allegedly without her consent. “A scam,” was how Gracia Palicas described it, as she warned netizens of not signing up for the paid course about her grandmother’s ancient tattooing skills under the Whang Od Academy on Nas Academy’s website.  “WARNING!!! Whang Od Academy is a scam. My grandmother did not sign any contract with @NasDaily to do any academy. Some people are taking advantage of our culture.…

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Former GirlTrends member Erin Ocampo has made her relationship with her Nigerian basketball player boyfriend public after getting dragged into Aljur Abrenica and Kylie Padilla’s breakup controversy. The Kapuso actress recently took to Instagram to share an appreciation post for Henry Iloka who plays for the McDavid-La Salle Araneta team in the PBA D-League. Erin expressed her thanks to Henry for bringing her happiness and security every time they are together. “These words are not enough to let you know the immense feeling that I have for you. Ever since I have met you, I have experienced the moments of…

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