Many netizens were touched by this tear-jerking video of a group of nurses at The Medical City (TMC) serenading their fellow health workers at the frontlines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Uploader and TMC head nurse Alexis Mago told Philippine STAR that their chorale group of nurses called “Nightingales” and some nurses who were off-duty thought of ways “to boost the morale of the frontliners, especially fellow nurses assigned to care for COVID patients. In the live videos uploaded on Friday, the group can be seen singing Fight Song by Rachel Platten and Pagsubok by Orient Pearl while…
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Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has broken his silence on the viral memes about him. In a Facebook post, the 96-year-old former politician thanked the internet people for making his “immortality” a subject of their creative memes. “Thank you for all the memes you posted about me. I am truly flattered and grateful for all your imaginative and creative thoughts regarding me,” he wrote. “For one like me who is passing through this life and has reached the point of no return, I am very very much touched emotionally. I wish you all the best,” he added. He went…
Kathryn Bernardo set Instagram on fire after dropping a daring photo as she turned 24 on Thursday, March 26. The Kapamilya actress looked fierce wearing a black blazer with nothing underneath in her birthday photo which garnered more than 700,000 likes as of writing. In her caption, Kathryn shared her realization of living life to the fullest. “Officially a year older today! The past few days have made me realize how precious life is, how we should live life to the fullest and cherish the little moments,” she wrote. “Waking up every day is already a blessing in itself. So…
Mayor Isko Moreno is the latest public official to become a “Tiktokerist”. The Manila City mayor recently joined the popular video-sharing app Tiktok and already got himself a verified account (@iskomorenodomagoso) with over 600,000 followers as of writing. To date, the local chief has already uploaded four videos on Tiktok. Moreno also includes the hashtag #fightcovid19 in all of his videos. His first uploaded video was a clip of him lip-synching to Freddie Aguilar’s Pinoy song. In another video, the city mayor danced to the tune of Dying Inside To Hold You, which he said is dedicated to the frontliners…
It was indeed a “happy birthday” for Matteo Guidicelli as he got to celebrate his 30th birthday with Sarah Geronimo-Guidicelli, their first time ever as husband and wife. The actor-athlete shared a photo of his wife holding out a cake for him. Both can be seen sharing wide smiles. The couple has been married for over a month now. “Thank you Mrs. Guidicelli for everything. First birthday with you as your husband and I will forever cherish every single day with you. These days has reminded me of how precious life really is,” wrote Matteo in his Instagram post. “Family, friends,…
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno questioned the Department of Justice (DOJ) for saying that they will be “tempering the rigor of law with human compassion” over Senator Koko Pimentel’s violation of COVID-19 quarantine protocols. Diokno in a tweet compared the treatment between a high-ranking official and ordinary citizen offender. “Pag mahirap, kulong. Pag senador, compassion? Ang compassion e para sa mga may sakit at mga naghihirap, hindi para sa mga pulitikong sadyang nilagay pa sa peligro pati frontliners natin. Bakit pag ordinaryong tao, parusa agad? Pero kung big time, walang pananagutan?” he said. A Philstar.com report said that DOJ will…
Leyte representative Lucy Torres-Gomez is about to end her self-quarantine without exhibiting symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The congresswoman thanked the people who have expressed their love and concern, and asked about her whereabouts. “I am well and ending the quarantine with no symptoms. God bless and protect us all,” she said in a statement. A video of the Leyte representative having contact with the confirmed COVID-19 positive Sen. Koko Pimentel has been circulating online. The congresswoman said that the video was taken on March 4, 2020 in the house of Sen. Manny Pacquaio during an official PDP-Laban…
Paolo Guidicelli rummaged through the baby photos of his older brother Matteo Guidicelli for the actor’s 30th birthday today. “Happy Birthday @matteog I can’t believe (your) ?3️⃣0️⃣? Kuya in that photo (your) such a cool kid,” greeted Matteo’s younger brother in an Instagram post. Here are the shared photos of the young Matteo. Paolo also included some family photos in his post. Matteo acknowledged his baby brother’s greeting with the comment: “Thank you brother appreciate it.” Meanwhile, the 30-year-old actor’s management also greeted him a happy birthday.
Veteran actor Domingo Cobarrubias — more popularly known as Menggie Cobarrubias — posted his last “goodbye” before he passed away reportedly due to complications from pneumonia. The 68-year-old actor was also tested for COVID-19 and was still waiting for the result at the time of his death. His “Goodbye” Facebook post on Wednesday night shocked and saddened the film community. Gina Jorge Cobarrubias confirmed the death of her husband in a Facebook post on Thursday morning. “Goodbye my love. Thank you for the 30 wonderful years. I love you. Dear God please give me the strength to be able to…
Angel Locsin admitted that she “super” regrets campaigning for Senator Koko Pimentel way back in 2007, calling it now a “mortal sin”. A Twitter user on Wednesday asked the Kapamilya actress: “Do you regret that you campaigned for him then in a TV ad? Voted for him because of you.” Angel frankly replied, “Yes. Super. Mortal sin. Patawarin niyo po ako bilang ex-husband siya ng pinsan ko.” Another netizen tagged the actress in an old photo of her endorsing the senator to which she simply replied, “Eww.” The Kapamilya actress also said she only voted for the senator once, and…