Syrian YouTuber and “adopted son of the Philippines” Basel Manadil, popularly known as The Hungry Syrian Wanderer, is officially a Filipino citizen. The 27-year-old vlogger, who’s notable for his various charitable acts through his YouTube vlogs, recently revealed that he was granted Filipino citizenship in 2019. Donning a barong for the first time, Basel shared the “very important news” in a vlog titled “I am a Filipino” which was uploaded during the observance of the country’s Independence Day on June 12. “When I had this more than two years ago, I wanted to have that moment for myself. I am…
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Carmina Villarroel and Zoren Legaspi’s son Mavy Legaspi has been dropping hints that someone is making him happy — and fans believe it’s Kyline Alcantara. Mavy on Wednesday posted a close-up shot of a part of a girl’s face with her dimples showing and being poked by a finger. “Her. her smile. her dimples. yup, that’s the post. ☺️,” wrote Mavy in the caption. In the comments section, fans were quick to guess that the girl in the photo is Kyline based on the facial features. “Omg Kyline ‘to!???,” said a netizen. “Sobrang halata,” replied another to the comment. Mavy…
Are you the type of girlfriend who goes through your boyfriend’s phone? Here’s what Ellen Adarna has to say about it. In her most recent Q&A session with fans via Instagram stories, the actress was asked if she checks her fiancé Derek Ramsay’s phone. Ellen candidly responded, “I never check his phone. I’m not an ugly, psycho b*tch.” Known for her frank and savage answers to questions about love and life online, Ellen addressed a similar question back in January. “Okay lang ba pakialaman ang cellphone ng boyfriend?” a netizen asked. To which Ellen replied that only someone who’s insecure…
Jhong Hilario’s daughter Sarina Oceania with longtime partner Maia Azores has been baptized, more than two months after she was born. The proud parents on Tuesday shared snaps from their first child’s christening as they expressed thanks to her godparents. “Thank you to all the godparents of Sarina for your prayers and support on our child’s blessed day. We know you will be a source of guidance to our little princess through the years,” said Jhong in a Facebook post. Maia, on the other hand, related that Sarina’s baptismal gown was exactly “the one I wore at my own christening…
A movie starring Blackpink is coming to theaters worldwide this August. The release of Blackpink: The Movie will coincide with the fifth anniversary of the Korean girl group’s debut (August 8). According to a report by Korean news outlet Osen,YG Entertainment said that the quartet’s first-ever feature film will include segments such as Room of Memories, individual member cuts and unreleased special interviews. It will also include footage from the group’s first worldwide concert tour In Your Area in 2018, as well as its first virtual concert The Show in January 2021. Blackpink: The Movie is part of YG Entertainment’s…
Sunshine Dizon got teary-eyed after being reunited with Karylle and Iza Calzado in the Kapamilya network. “I’m so touched,” the 37-year-old actress squealed in excitement after she got a surprise visit from her Encantadia co-stars during her guesting in the June 14 episode of Magandang Buhay. Encantadia is a popular fantasy series which aired in GMA in 2005, where Sunshine, Iza, Karylle along with Diana Zubiri played the roles of the four sisters or Sang’gres Pirena, Amihan, Alena and Danaya, respectively. Sunshine posted a photo of their reunion on Instagram, which she captioned “Soul sister powers activate”, along with green,…
John Lloyd Cruz’s meeting with GMA Films president and programming consultant to the chairman Annette Gozon-Valdes raised speculations that the actor is transferring to the Kapuso network soon. Gozon-Valdes on Monday shared a photo of her and the matinee idol seated beside each other as they smiled for the camera. “At last! Exciting times ahead! ,” Annette wrote as the caption in the Facebook post. No other details were shared in the post, but Gozon-Valdes previously mentioned in a STAR interview that they’re looking forward having John Lloyd as a Kapuso. “Let’s see. Siyempre after so long na ABS siya…
A curious Korean vlogger did an “experiment” to see what actually happens when you deep fry a towel. Following Jollibee’s viral deep fried towel controversy, some netizens weighed in on the incident, debating whether it was intentional or not. Korean vlogger Mr. Bulbul, whose YouTube channel features popular videos of him experiencing different Filipino food, tried frying a kitchen towel. Before proceeding to his cooking vlog, Mr. Bulbul said that he has nothing against the homegrown fast food restaurant, saying that he was surprised to see the deep fried towel looking like an actual “chickenjoy”. RELATED: Jollibee crew left confused…
Barbie Imperial and Diego Loyzaga made fans swoon with kilig photos from their recent trip to the former’s hometown in Bicol. Barbie on Monday shared sweet snaps of her and Diego looking at each other in the midst of a scenic view. “Padaba ko (Love ko)”, Barbie simply wrote as the caption. Diego also posted selfies of them together from their all-terrain vehicle (ATV) ride around Albay’s perfect cone-shaped Mayon Volcano. The pair previously had a double date at the beach with Angelica Panganiban and his non-showbiz boyfriend in April. Barbie and Diego, who started off as friends before becoming…
A week before the celebration of Father’s Day in the country, a 16-year-old boy melted netizens’ hearts with his touching message to his “erpat”. A certain Allen Curth Espeleta recently took to Facebook to simply share how it feels good to be working and spending time together with his father who works as a carpenter and a painter. “Wala lang guys, gusto ko lang sabihin na ang sarap pala sa feeling na pag yung tatay mo kasama mo sa isang trabaho,” said Allen as he posted photos of him and his father at a house they were working on in…