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…
Author: Lyka Nicart
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…
Veteran actor John Regala has received the cash aid and other forms of assistance that TV broadcaster Raffy Tulfo had promised him earlier in an interview. Regala, who is suffering from liver cirrhosis, previously went viral after photos of him seeking help from a delivery man in Pasay circulated online. Following the incident, netizens called the attention of Tulfo to extend assistance to the actor. During a phone call interview in last Tuesday’s episode of Idol in Action, host Tulfo pledged to give the ailing Regala P100,000 cash aid, groceries and medicines. In a video uploaded on the program’s YouTube…
Ruffa Gutierrez had an exchange of words with a netizen who left a hate comment on Instagram. In a recent Instagram post of the actress, a netizen ridiculed Ruffa’s character in the ABS-CBN teleserye Love Thy Woman, adding that she looks like a “bading”. Ruffa plays as a mistress in the Kapamilya TV drama series. “Ang pangit ng character mo sa LTW para kang bading???,” wrote the netizen. The former beauty queen then fired back at the netizen: “Bakit, pangit ba ang mga bading?? ?”. The netizen went for a “real talk” with the 46-year-old actress. “Hindi.. sa lahat ng bading…
Michael V has addressed yet another “fake news” of him on the internet. On Thursday, the actor-comedian did a fact-check and clarified that a certain “I Stand With The President” quote card of him now circulating online referred to an old social media post of his. The quote card carried a couple of lines from a statement he made when President Rodrigo Duterte won in the 2016 national elections. As proof, Bitoy shared a screenshot of the original Instagram post which showed the comic’s sketch portrait of Duterte and his then message urging the public to accept and respect the…
Thai star Bright Vachirawit’s of 2gether fame gave his Filipino fans a special treat by doing an OPM cover of Eraserheads’ With A Smile. ABS-CBN Star Music on Friday released Bright’s version of the ’90s classic, which will be the official theme song of the Philippines’ simulcast of Still 2gether, the sequel to the actor’s hit BL series 2gether with Win Metawin. Dreamscape Entertainment, the local partner of the Thai production company GMMTV, earlier announced that Still 2gether is set to air simultaneously in Thailand and Philippines on August 14 via iWant. GMMTV has also released a set of teaser…
Sandara Park surprised fans and viewers when she suddenly spoke Tagalog on Korea’s national TV. The K-pop icon trended online after clips of her speaking the Filipino language in a recent episode of the South Korean show Video Star (where she is a co-host) made rounds online. In the show, Dara, as she is fondly called, took on an acting challenge with K-drama star Choi-Soo Rin where she played as a daughter-in-law disliked by her mother-in-law. When Dara ran out of Korean words to say in the middle of their argument, she switched to speaking Tagalog and drew confusion from…