Jak Roberto thought of an unusual way to celebrate the birthday of girlfriend and fellow Kapuso artist Barbie Forteza. Barbie, who turned 23 years old last July 31, got a different kind of surprise from Jak after he pretended to have forgotten her special day. In a vlog uploaded on his YouTube channel on Wednesday, which was titled “Forgetting my girlfriend’s birthday prank,” Jak revealed how he planned the surprise for Barbie. “Ang plano ko ngayon, ipa-prank ko siya na kunwari nakalimutan ko ‘yung birthday niya. Alas dose na ngayon, hindi ko pa siya binabati ng birthday niya. Hindi ako…
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A case of life imitating art? Rico Blanco astounded netizens after he shared his 15-year-old ostrich painting that looks strikingly similar to the viral runaway ostrich incident in Quezon City on Tuesday. The OPM icon on Wednesday bared on Instagram his artwork from years ago which featured an ostrich appearing to be wandering around the city. Rico shared that at that time, he was only going for the “surreal” in his art, not knowing that years after, it was going to happen for real. “When I painted this 15 years ago, I was simply going for ‘surreal.’ Times have changed,”…
OPM superband Ben&Ben just launched the first episode of their BBTV series on YouTube, covering some of their favorite K-pop songs! The nine-piece collective previously announced that they were launching the series, which features more personal content from them, after reaching one million subscribers on the video-sharing platform. Following the recognition and love they received from K-pop artists, Ben&Ben earlier vowed to cover K-pop songs for their newly-launched series to air Wednesdays. True to their word, they did their version of K-pop hits in the BBTV debut on Wednesday as a “thank you” to fans and the Korean artists who…
Who does it better? Shortly after Taiwanese heartthrob Jerry Yan’s sizzling bathtub photos sent the online world into a frenzy, Kapamilya TV host Luis Manzano offered his own version for some comparison. Jerry Yan, 43, the “OG” Dao Ming Si from the hit Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden, landed on Twitter’s local trending topics after pics showing his toned abs — taken from a scene in the pilot episode of his new Chinese drama Count Your Lucky Stars — quickly went viral on Tuesday. Luis then shared via his Instagram account a bathtub photo collage of him (featuring a duck toy)…
Korina Sanchez, 55, stunned netizens with her impressive figure in a set of photos she recently shared on Instagram. The Rated K host on Tuesday posted “pasabog” snaps of her clad in a zebra print one-piece while relaxing by the pool. Korina revealed that she was able to lose pounds since the lockdown began in March. “Just to report to you: From 118 days since Day One of lockdown on March 17, 121 lbs pre-COVID, down to 110 lbs in 2 months.” As she shared how she achieved her figure, the TV host added that it was maintaining her weight that…
Kapuso star Miguel Tanfelix is the newest Pinoy ambassador of international brand H&M for its latest collection of graphic tees and hoodies. The Swedish retail giant on Monday made the reveal in a Facebook post on Monday, featuring the young actor in a colored pastel tee. “SECRET’S OUT!!!” wrote Miguel in an Instagram post as he announced his collaboration with the fashion clothing brand. “Very excited to say that I’m part of the @HM family!” added Miguel. H&M earlier gave teasers of a guy back-facing the camera, including a TikTok video of Miguel who has a huge following in the popular…
The national government has no plans of banning the TikTok app in the country even as leaders of other countries are making the move to do so over security concerns. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque in a press briefing on Tuesday clarified that President Duterte did not order a shutdown on any single website in the country. “Wala pong ganun. Sa mga nagsasabi na si Presidente nanunupil ng malayang pananalita, wala pong kahit isang website na pina-ban ang Presidente,” he said. Roque, who shared his first Tiktok video back in March, added that he sees no reason to ban the popular…
Winwyn Marquez has started her training to become a military reservist of the Philippine Navy. The Kapuso actress and beauty queen on Saturday shared photos of her undergoing the basic citizen’s military training, sharing that she was even voted as the class president of her batch. “BCMC CLASS 01 2020 – Class President, Marquez. Hooyah!! #PhNavyReserveForce,” wrote Winwyn. She added, “*Congrats sa lahat! Class 01 lets do this.. ? Strict protocol was followed and everyone was required to do a rapid test before anything else ✊.” Back in February, Winwyn revealed via an Instagram post that she enrolled for the…
Son Ye Jin has been unveiled as the newest face of Smart Communications, Inc. — two months after her Crash Landing On You leading man Hyun Bin was named endorser of the telecommunications giant. The telco company made the official announcement via its social media accounts on Monday, sharing a TV ad of the K-drama actress. In the 47-second clip, Son Yejin, who captured hearts with her role as Yoon Se-ri in the hit K-drama series Crash Landing On You can be seen navigating the city onboard a motorbike. “Son Ye-Jin officially joins the family with #SmartSignature as we continue…
A wine bar named Barkada in Washington, D.C. is changing its name after receiving huge backlash from some members of the Filipino-American community for its alleged “cultural appropriation”. The newly opened wine bar, which is owned by Anthony Alig, Nick Guglietta, Nathan Fisher and Sebastian Zutant, earned criticism online for using “Barkada” — a Tagalog word for a group of friends — for their new venture. Netizen Jessica Millette on July 31 took to Facebook to lash out at the bar for adopting the term despite not having Filipino food and drinks on their menu, and not paying homage to…