British TV personality Piers Morgan gave a special shoutout to Filipino healthcare workers who are on the frontlines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. In the Tuesday episode of the morning program Good Morning Britain, Morgan paid tribute to the Filipino frontliners for “doing an amazing job”. The TV presenter was amazed to know that the friends of a Pinay who works for him are all working at Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). He then proceeded to read a list of the names of Filipina nurses, including those rendering service at the St. Thomas’ Hospital…
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Some local government officials in Cavite are donating their salaries to help address the COVID-19 pandemic in their constituencies. These Cavite mayors and vice mayors are stepping up their efforts in battling the health crisis. Mayor Dino Reyes-Chua from the municipality of Noveleta pledged to donate his whole salary for the year 2020 to fund the distribution of food packs for his constituents. “Ang sweldo ko po hanggang Disyembre ay ido-donate ko para punan po ‘yung mga bigas, de lata, pagkain. Para lahat po ng 15,000 families dito sa bayan ng Noveleta ay mabigyan po natin,” he said in a…
Gary Valenciano chooses to pray for President Duterte amid “so many opinions” over the government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis in the country. Following President Duterte’s late-night speech on Monday, the Filipino singer-songwriter sent out a message to the nation’s leader. “To our president, President Rodrigo Duterte, there are so many opinions after each time you speak, but I choose to look over all that’s said and simply follow what I know my God wants me to do; and that is to keep you covered in prayer. God bless you sir…God bless us all,” read Valenciano’s tweet. The 55-year-old performer’s…
Juan Karlos “JK” Labajo has decided to stop reaching out to his biological father, a German national whom he has never met. He believes he already has a new family and “doesn’t want me to be part of it”. Last Thursday (April 2), in hopes of finding his long-lost father, the 19-year-old singer cleared all his Instagram posts except for a 2001 photo of a man named Oliver Stolz, which he captioned “missing person. please e-mail me if found.” The photo has since been deleted. In a series of Instagram stories also on Thursday, JK shared how he feels about…
Frankie Pangilinan and Jodi Sta. Maria pledged to help pay for the bail of the 21 Sitio San Roque residents who were arrested by the Quezon City police for staging a rally on April 1. Mass gatherings are prohibited under the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine guidelines. The group that gathered along EDSA in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa was reportedly calling for food and financial assistance. A Philstar.com report said that “support had already been extended to the community, although not all residents have received aid yet.” In a tweet, Pangilinan offered to sponsor the bail for one of the 21 residents after…
#Dubredo or the Duterte-Robredo tandem trended online after Vice President Leni Robredo thanked President Duterte for commending her relief efforts amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the country. “The Office of Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday expressed gratitude to President Duterte for his statement supporting their efforts to help those affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak,” said Robredo’s camp in a statement on Saturday. In his public address on Friday evening, Duterte acknowledged Robredo’s initiatives to help the frontliners and the needy during the national health crisis. “Si Leni was calling the private sector na magtulong. Naghingi siya…
Toni Gonzaga responded coolly to a netizen who accused her of not offering help in this time of crisis. On Saturday, the 36-year-old actress posted an inspirational quote on Instagram with no caption in it. A particular netizen then attacked Toni for not hearing any news about her helping out during the coronavirus crisis in the country and even compared her to younger sister Alex. “T*** i** toni puro ka ganyan wala kami nababalitaan na tumulong ka na sa mga nangangailangan puro si alex lang marunong tumulong sa kapwa,” wrote the netizen. The netizen also claimed that Toni is just…
American singer-songwriter Alecia Beth Moore, professionally known as Pink, said that she is now free of COVID-19. On Saturday, Pink took to Instagram to open up about her diagnosis and subsequent recovery. “Two weeks ago, my three-year old son, Jameson, and I were showing symptoms of COVID-19,” she started. She continued: “Fortunately, our primary care physician had access to tests and I tested positive.” The 40-year-old singer said her family stayed at home for the last two weeks as instructed by their doctor. Pink is thankful that she and her son are now negative for COVID-19 after the re-test. The…
Netizens expressed dismay over this local music artist for allegedly taunting the presidential daughter Veronica “Kitty” Duterte in a tweet. Singer-songwriter Syd Hartha drew flak for tweeting “hello Kitty masarap pa rin ba tulog mo” amid online criticism against President Duterte after he delivered his national address on Wednesday evening. The President’s youngest child wasn’t tagged in the tweet but Twitter users assumed that the 18-year-old singer was referring to Kitty Duterte. The singer has been retweeting #OustDuterte posts and openly sharing her thoughts on the government’s response to the current health crisis in the country. Some netizens found it…
Sharon Cuneta cannot help but be a proud mom to her daughter KC Concepcion for extending her helping hand amid the health crisis in the country. The Megastar took to Instagram to commend the relief efforts of her “Princess #1”. “Princess #1, my soon-to-be birthday girl, achieved something to be able to help those affected by COVID-19. So proud of you. Love you ♥️☺️,” captioned Sharon in a screenshot of an article about KC’s suggestion of turning event venues into makeshift hospitals to accommodate more COVID-19 patients. In a separate Instagram post, Sharon shared how she’s extremely happy with KC’s…