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…
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…
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.…
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…
Kristine Hermosa and Oyo Sotto are now parents of five! The celebrity couple has welcomed their newest bundle of joy named Vittorio Isaac late Tuesday evening. Oyo, in an Instagram post, thanked those who offered prayers for them, sharing photos of them with their baby boy at the hospital. “Aug. 3, 2021 11:47 p.m. Lord Jesus maraming salamat! You are faithful!❤️ Thank you for another answered prayer! Perfect timing ka talaga Lord, nakapag trabaho pa ako kaninang umaga??. “To my family and friends, thank you for all your prayers? i love you ❤️ Welcome to the world Vittorio Isaac? i…
UPDATE as of Saturday, August 7, 2021: Carlo Paaam clinched the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics men’s flyweight boxing event. Carlo Paalam’s foe didn’t escape the eyes of netizens after he walked out of the ring when the Pinoy boxer was announced as the winner in the Tokyo Olympics event. Paalam secured a bronze medal for the Philippines after defeating reigning Olympic champion and gold medalist Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in the men’s flyweight boxing quarterfinals via split decision on Tuesday, August 3. The Cagayan de Oro native is set to compete with Japan’s Ryomei Tanaka in the semifinals round…
Vlogger Junnie Boy has reacted to online comments saying he looks like Pinoy pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena. After securing a spot in the men’s pole vault finals at the Tokyo Olympics, a screenshot photo of EJ went viral and generated memes on social media after netizens took notice of his likeness to Junnie Boy. Junnie Boy whose real name is Marlon Velasquez, is known online for his “Boy, meron akong kwento” content, and is a member of the YouTubers group Team Payaman along with his brother Cong TV. Joining the online banter, the vlogger on his Facebook page…
These celebrities lauded boxer Nesthy Petecio after bagging the second medal for the Philippines at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Nesthy clinched the silver medal after a unanimous decision win for Sena Irie of Japan in the women’s featherweight boxing finals on Tuesday, August 3. The 29-year-old Davaoeño made history as the first Filipina boxer to win a medal in the Olympics. Following her silver medal finish, Nesthy in a press conference became emotional and apologized after falling short of getting the second gold medal after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. She said she had wanted to dedicate it to her coaches.…
Alexa Ilacad is finishing her marketing degree in college with flying colors! The actress-recording artist shared the “proud moment” on social media, showing a graduation photo of herself which indicated that she has a general weighted average (GWA) of 1.0 and is part of the dean’s list. “Last hoorah for my last term in college ??? I am over the moon as I type this right now but finally… I AM GRADUATING! ??,” she wrote in the caption. “Despite all the obstacles thrown my way, I was determined to finish strong. ? I came, I studied, I conquered! ?,” added…