A mourning furparent is left with only six of his pet dogs after 23 others perished in a fire that hit a residential area in Sta. Mesa, Manila on Monday. A STAR report said that the blaze of unknown origin reached the fourth alarm, destroying over 300 houses made of light materials and affecting more than 500 families. Ronnie Gumimpin, a 59-year-old pedicab driver, is among the fire victims who was greatly devastated because he lost his 23 pet dogs to the fire. “Masakit sa kalooban. Siyempre mahal ko. Kahit aso lang ‘yan, parang tao din ‘yan. Nauutusan mo. Kahapon,…
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Ai-Ai delas Alas still thanked the netizens who bashed her recent live performance of Ice Cream, Blackpink’s hit collaboration with Selena Gomez. The comedienne-actress performed the song over the weekend for the opening number of the GMA reality-talent competition The Clash, where she’s one of the judges along with Christian Bautista and Lani Misalucha. Ai-Ai confidently began her performance, saying “Gusto niyo ‘to! Yeah!”, and even changed her outfit thrice. Netizens had mixed reactions to her opening number, with some entertained while others — mostly K-pop fans — criticizing The Clash’s judge for her bungling the tune and lyrics. …
Kris Lawrence is buying authentic luxury bags and repurposing them for his new business venture. The singer-songwriter recently revealed in a Magandang Buhay interview that he had to find new ways to bring in income when the pandemic began. “Medyo nag-panic ako nung naging pandemic kasi siyempre ‘yung pasok ng revenue natin talagang bumagsak. So gumawa na ako ng mga ibang paraan para kumita,” said Kris. Among Kris’s new business ventures is a courier service ( J&Lyric Express) based in Cavite, which was named after his son Lyric. Kris also started a personal protective equipment (PPE) business. “I have a…
Comedian couple Melai Cantiveros and Jason Francisco, known to fans as Melason, dared celebrity doctor Vicki Belo to try out various Pinoy street food staples in a hilarious new vlog uploaded on the latter’s YouTube channel. Belo, who is Melason’s wedding godmother, invited the husband and wife over to her abode, and they brought with them adidas, betamax, chicken heads, isaw, kwek-kwek, kikiam, penoy and squid balls. “What is the safest there?” Belo asked. “Nothing is safe in the world doc,” Jason teased Belo. The celebrity doctor gamely ate penoy, kikiam, kwek-kwek and squid balls but hesitated on eating isaw…
South Korean comedian-actress Park Ji-sun was found dead along with her mother at her home in Seoul on Monday, media reports said. She was 35. On November 2, Korean news outlets reported the death of the mother and daughter after they were discovered unconscious by the police. According to the Yonhap news agency, the police was dispatched to Park’s residence in Mapo District after receiving a report from her father that he could not contact either of them. She was reportedly being treated for an unspecified skin disease and her mother was living with her. Police found a one-page note…
Pauleen Luna shared another adorbs bonding moment of her daughter Tali and husband Vic Sotto on Instagram. The actress-TV host recently shared clips of her two-year-old daughter playing “jack en poy” or “rock paper scissors” game with her dad. “Sino matalo, siyang PUNGGOY??? ???,” wrote Pauleen in reference to Baby Tali adorably mispronouncing the “unggoy” word in the rhyme. Netizens were also amused at how Baby Tali gave her dad a thumbs-up and told him “good job!” In another Instagram post, Pauleen admitted being emotional as Baby Tali turns three years old on November 6. “I can’t help but be…
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach has finally broken her silence over her sister Sarah’s controversial rants against her and their mom online, saying “this is a very hurtful time for our family.” In an Instagram post on Monday evening, Pia posted a family photo which showed her sister Sarah and her children, and mom Cheryl Alonzo Tyndall. “I’m sure a lot of you know that my family is going through some issues at the moment and and most of it is posted online. This is a very hurtful time for our family,” the beauty queen admitted. Earlier in October, Sarah…
A Filipina-Japanese beauty finished as a second runner-up at the recently held Miss Universe Japan 2020 coronation night. Yuki Sonoda’s mom is a Filipina while her father is a Japanese. Having raised in two countries, Yuki shared that she can speak in three languages — Filipino, Nihonggo and English fluently. Yuki’s advocacy focuses on women’s health awareness after having an ovarian cyst surgery at her young age in 2019. “During that time, I realized that I could have prevented this by having an annual check-up. I’d like to use my platform as Miss Universe to tell everyone in the world…
We can’t get enough of these celebrity babies who have dressed up for this year’s Halloween. Check out their adorable looks here. Garden Fairy Anne Curtis’ Baby Dahlia Amélie is about to “make our wishes come true” as the seventh-month-old dressed up as a little fairy for her first Halloween. Lilo as Lilo Andi Eigenmann’s one-year-old daughter Lilo got all suited up as her namesake Lilo from Disney’s Lilo and Stitch. ‘Shining, shimmering, splendid’ Zia, Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes’s unica hija, looked dazzling as she turned into Disney Princess Jasmine with her two-piece turquoise outfit. Twice the fun! Sofia…
Filipino acoustic band MYMP is under fire on Twitter after its leader and guitarist Jacques “Chin ” Alcantara wore a blackface costume and dismissed the Black Lives Matters (BLM) movement during a Halloween gig. On Friday night, the band behind the hits A Little Bit and Tell Me Where It Hurts held a virtual show with “music idols” as their theme. The now-deleted livestream, however, courted controversy as netizens called Chin out for darkening his face. Netizens took to Twitter to denounce and share clips of Chin’s “opinion” where he described the Black Lives Matter movement as “kalokohan” or nonsense.…