Veteran broadcast journalist Howie Severino was enjoying a glass of a healthy drink, but got baffled when he felt “something tickled my lips”. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Howie shared the interesting story of how a lizard, or butiki in Filipino, jumped into his power shake drink unnoticed. “Yesterday, my son and I were enjoying our daily elixir. After I put down my glass for a moment, I was sipping its thick and greenish contents when I felt something tickling my lips,” recalled Severino. It was only after he had checked his glass when he realized that there was…
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Broadcast journalist Bernadette Sembrano felt grateful after recovering from the coronavirus disease. In an Instagram post on Saturday, the TV Patrol anchor shared that she has “officially survived COVID-19” more than a week of self-isolation. Bernadette’s announcement came with a medical certificate which stated that she’s “no longer contagious no longer needs further isolation” upon being symptoms-free for three days and completing the recommended isolation period. She went on to express her gratitude to her doctors and those who showered her support during her bout with COVID. “Thanks for all the love that you sent over. Please continue to pray…
Anne Curtis is no doubt still Dyosa! Netizens couldn’t help but admire the actress-host’s beauty after she posted her portraits that showed the sun shining down on her gorgeous face and and hair. “‘Be yourself’ they said. Me: #bungisngis,” wrote Anne in an Instagram post. The comments section were filled with fellow celebrities and fans’ love and admiration for Anne whom they couldn’t resist calling Dyosa — a term that’s long been used to describe the It’s Showtime host since she played the title role of the fantasy series Dyosa in 2008. “Dyosa!!! Nasan ang hustisya?!?!? ?,” wrote Bea Alonzo. …
Megan Young opened up about why she decided to have a change in her fitness routine and mindset. Posting a throwback photo of her in 2019, the former Miss World shared that achieving her “summer body goals” back then meant having a strict diet accompanied by regular exercise. “I probably achieved my ‘summer body goals’ back then but the journey to get there was tough because of dieting and long hours at the gym. Hindi ako masaya sa food ko noon — ang konti at halos walang lasa ?,” said Megan in an Instagram post. But now, Megan said, she…
Jessy Mendiola together with husband Luis Manzano recently responded to mean comments about them online to mark the TV host-actor’s 40th birthday. In a vlog uploaded on Jessy’s YouTube channel, the actress reiterated that she did not steal Luis from anyone, in response to a netizen who called her “mang-aagaw”. To recall, Luis dated Angel Locsin before Jessy came into his life. “I’ve been setting this record straight over and over again. As in, like I’ve been telling everyone about this. I will clear it again now but I will not speak about this again ever. Wala akong inaagaw. Mas…
A bride-to-be decided to sell her bridal gown, shoes, giveaways and wedding rings after finding out that her fiancé “cheated” on her weeks before they were supposed to exchange “I do’s”. This Facebook post by a certain Junesa Ann Infante, the bride’s close friend, went viral when she posted all wedding items up for sale on Wednesday, April 28. The bride-to-be also offered the reception venue’s rental fee at a discounted price. According to Infante, her friend and groom, who had been a couple for 11 years, were originally scheduled to wed last December 21, 2020. They decided to…
SB19 has just become the first-ever Filipino act to earn a nomination at the Billboard Music Awards! The P-pop boy band was announced as one of the finalists in the BBMA’s Top Social Artist category during Billboard’s The Live List livestream on YouTube Thursday night. The group composed of Pablo, Josh, Justin, Ken and Stell are nominated alongside pop singer Ariana Grande and K-pop groups Blackpink, BTS and Seventeen. The fan-voted Top Social Artist category is awarded based on major fan interactions such as music streaming and social engagement, as well as global online voting. SB19 was quick to share…
Vic Sotto’s children did not miss the chance to celebrate “virtually” with their father as he turned 67 years old on Wednesday. In an Instagram post, Pauleen Luna posted a photo of her, husband Vic and their daugther Tali in a video call with the Eat Bulaga host’s other children plus grandchildren on his special day. Danica Sotto-Pingris, Oyo Sotto, Paulina Sotto-Llanes and their families were present during the virtual gathering. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto came as well. “He also had the chance to be with the kids today. ❤️ Kahit via Zoom lang, nagkaiyakan pa ??,” wrote Pauleen…
This Mara Clara scene might just serve as an early warning to Jhong Hilario’s month-old daughter not to disobey her parents when she grows up. On his Instagram account, the actor-host posted a video of his scene with Julia Montes from the 2010 Kapamilya series Mara Clara with a special message to his baby girl Sarina. To recall, Jhong played the role of Gary, the father of Julia’s character Clara. “Alam mo na Sarina. ??? Diba Clara @montesjulia08 ? Hahaha,” wrote Jhong as caption. The scene showed Gary asking Clara to get up, take a bath and get ready for…
Heads up, ARMY! It looks like a BTS pop-up store is coming to this local shopping mall. In a Facebook post on Thursday, SM Megamall teased photos of an area inside the mall with a big logo of the Korean boy band BTS on it, much to the excitement of their fans. “Hi ARMY! Something Dynamite is opening soon at SM Megamall!” read SM Megamall’s caption. Fans in the comments section and Twitterverse were quick to speculate that the boy group’s BTS POP-UP: MAP OF THE SOUL store has found its way to the country. No other details were disclosed…