Former senate president Juan Ponce Enrile called Broadway icon Lea Salonga “bastos” for her recent “outburst” online. Lea previously became a subject of criticism online after she aired out her frustration about the current issues the country is facing. In a now-deleted Facebook post, Lea wrote, “Dear Pilipinas, p***** ina, ang hirap mong mahalin.” While this drew flak among netizens, some also rallied behind the singer, saying it is well within her right to express her views freely. Lea afterwards issued a statement through a series of tweets clarifying that she “never, NOT EVER cursed the Philippines.” She also apologized…
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At only 32 years old, Filipina-Australian techpreneur Melanie Perkins has become the youngest billionaire and the third richest woman Australia. Melanie is the co-founder and CEO of the accessible and user-friendly graphic design platform Canva where users can easily create banners, logos, social media graphics, presentations, posters and other visual content. In a report by Forbes, her Sydney-based design company has now added a $6 billion valuation after it raised $60 million in a new private funding amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Canva, which first started as a highschool yearbook business, was co-founded by Melanie and her fiancé Cliff Obrecht.…
Kapamilya stars Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales just got reunited, thrilling once again fans of the EnRich tandem. Enchong on Wednesday shared a sweet photo of him and Erich on Instagram, writing a short thank you message to her for spending the day with him. “@erichgg is literally a message away❤️ we collaborated, we got drunk, we caught up, we laughed… thank you for today dai? I enjoyed my whole day with you??,” said Enchong. “Thank you also. Love you always! ♥️♥️,” replied Erich in the comment section. Erich also posted a clip of Enchong playing a mobile game. Meanwhile,…
A netizen went viral after sharing a hilarious post comparing her “bagong panganak” look with that of actress Sofia Andres. Angela Apuli Granadillos uploaded on Facebook a photo of herself when she gave birth to her daughter, side by side with Sofia’s pic post-childbirth, and called it “unfair”. Her post brought laughter and good vibes to the online community. “Sofia andres na bagong panganak VS ako na bagong panganak! ? ANG UNFAIR NG MUNDO!!??,” she wrote as a caption. “Sana napasaya ko kayo ?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA,” she added. The Kapamilya actress took notice of the viral photo and shared it via…
Kapamilya actor Richard Yap recently took to social media to air his frustration on the spike of his latest electricity bill. He said it was three times higher than their average monthly bill. On Twitter, Richard shared a photo of their electricity bill amounting to P55,652. “A lot of people have been complaining about their @meralco bill. Instead of billing the average of 3 months they have been multiplying our bill 3x. How did our bill end up this big when we’ve been paying our monthly bills?” wrote Richard in the tweet. After about 20 minutes, Meralco responded to Richard’s…
A UK-based makeup artist recently accused K-pop girl group Blackpink’s makeup artist of copying her work, claiming that it was “clearly plagiarized”. Nushafarin, who shares her works online, took to Instagram to speak up on the alleged plagiarism of Maeng, the long-time makeup artist of Blackpink. YG Entertainment previously revealed teaser posters of Blackpink members Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rose for their upcoming comeback along with their pre-release single titled How You Like That on June 26. Nushafarin wants YG Entertainment and Maeng to be held accountable for allegedly copying her pink flame under eye makeup that Jennie had in…
No, this is not a FaceApp transformation and yes, Ryza Cenon has cut her hair super short. And she’s slaying her new look! The 32-year-old actress on Tuesday wowed netizens as she shared photos of her hair makeover. It appears that Ryza decided to have a haircut due to severe hair fall. “Short hair, don’t care. ??♀️ #hairproblem #severehairfall Thank you @lancelot_rage for saving my hair,” wrote Ryza in the caption. Netizens think that Ryza won’t definitely be needing the help of that “gender swap” filter to see what she might look like in the opposite gender. How do you…
Actress Ritz Azul is set to walk down the aisle as she got engaged to non-showbiz boyfriend Allan Guy. The Los Bastardos actress shared the happy news on Instagram over the weekend as she shared photos of her flexing the engagement ring and holding a bouquet of flowers with her fiancé. “This Guy’s in love with me, pare. I love you too, Allan Guy,” she wrote in the caption. The proposal, which was supposed to be done in Switzerland, was instead held at Allan’s family farm in Batangas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ritz called the proposal a magical moment…
Kim had a strong and funny clapback at netizens who criticized her photo showing her parted boobs. The Jowable star recently shared a selfie of her wearing a face shield and a black dress that showed her cleavage, with the caption #NewNormal. While some netizens admired how she looked, others frowned on her “hiwalay” boobs in the comments. Kim then edited her caption and hit back at the criticisms in a joking manner. “Dahil ang daming hanash: Problema niyo sa boobs kong hiwalay? Eh social distancing nga diba ?✌️ ,” said Kim, referencing one of the most important protocols amid…
These politicos had a laugh and say on their FaceApp transformation as much as netizens had fun looking at the edited photos of them. Netizens have been sharing a series of photos of how politicians will look like in their opposite gender, with the use of a feature in the trending photo application FaceApp. These did not go unnoticed as some politicians reacted to their transformation photos. Bongga! Can Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri pass as a Miss Universe candidate? That’s some fair-looking “alternate universe” version of you there, Senator Sonny Angara. Oops! It kinda suits you tho, Yorme! Yes, it’s…