Author: Lyka Nicart

As a Valentine’s gift for his wife Mariel Rodriguez, Robin Padilla apologized for letting emotions get the best of him in his previous statements about ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal issue. Robin had earlier dared network superstars to reveal their contract details to the public and compare them with ordinary employees’ pay grade in their respective TV stations.  “Para sa mga superstar ng abscbn at gma hinahamon ko kayo humarap ng live at ipagtanggol nyo ang mga network niyo, ilabas natin ang mga contract natin at ikumpara natin sa mga kasama natin sa trabaho sa taping at shooting ipakita natin sa taongbayan…

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Engaged couple Angel Locsin and Neil Arce celebrated their last Valentine’s Day as girlfriend and boyfriend on Friday. The two penned sweet messages for each other alongside photos of them having a good time at a spa. “Celebrating our last Valentine’s day as boyfriend and girlfriend☺️ ??‍♀️???‍♂️ @neil_arce,” wrote Angel.  Neil then replied: “Happy Valentine’s Day beautiful”. On his part, the film producer posted: “Last year I was here with my GF… this year (I’m) here with my fiancé next year and all (the) years after that i’ll be here with my wife 🙂 happy Valentine’s day my Love!”  To…

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Kim Chiu had the biggest surprise from her boyfriend Xian Lim on Valentine’s Day. Xian on Friday gifted Kim a larger-than-life bouquet of flowers to express his love for his sweetheart on Heart’s Day. Kim, at that time, was taping Love Thy Woman when Xian came in with the huge flower arrangement. Their Love Thy Woman co-stars Yam Concepcion and Eula Valdes shared photos and videos of the lovely moment where everyone on set also felt kilig for KimXi. Kim then wrote Xian a thank you letter in an Instagram post. “Each year you never fail to surprise me!” she…

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Julia Barreto had a laugh after she caught her mom Marjie preparing for a sweet surprise for her on Valentine’s Day. In an Instagram story, Julia shared how her mom always surprises her and her siblings with their favorite treats and paper cutouts of hearts every year on Valentine’s Day.  Julia continued: “During dinner earlier I asked if I was still getting my yearly Valentine surprise from her since I’ve already moved out, she said No.” “A few moments ago, I went down and caught her fixing her ‘surprise’ for me at my dining table! HA HA!” she added.  Julia…

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The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCRHD) on Friday had a fun and witty post about “jowable” researchers.  The health research arm on Valentine’s Day released a “just for fun” infographics that explained why researchers are “jowa” material. Along the post that enumerates reasons why you should date a researcher was DOST’s punch line: “Research nga, idedefend niya, ikaw pa kaya.” Netizens also chimed in and gave their entries. “A researcher is always curious.” – Lagi kang paghihinalaan. ?,” a netizen commented. DOST replied: “Pero iveverify pa rin nya kung tama ang…

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Charot queen Ethel Booba has already given birth to her first child with non-showbiz boyfriend Jessie Salazar on Valentine’s Day. The 43-year-old actress-comedienne shared the good news on her Twitter on Friday.  She tweeted: “Welcome to this world Little Booba. Charot!” Ethel emotionally announced her pregnancy through the noontime show It’s Showtime last November when she was already six months pregnant. Congratulatory comments also poured in for the Twitter queen. Ethel and Jessie have been together since 2017.

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Kim Hyoyeon of Kpop girl group Girls’ Generation has expressed her interest to do a collaboration with Kapamilya actress Nadine Lustre. Hyoyeon, also known as DJ Hyo, returned to the country for her Exclusive DJ Set show at the House Manila in Resorts World Manila last February 8. In an ABS-CBN report, Hyoyeon said through an interpreter that she wanted to have a project with Nadine in the future. “Actually, I heard about Nadine, because (she) can sing. Maybe if I can meet Nadine tonight (February 8), I might ask her to have a collab with me,” she told entertainment…

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In an effort to help raise funds for the rescued Taal horses, Philippine Animal Welfare Society launched the #PAWSFurstDate Taal edition on February 12 and 13.  Forty-four rescued horses from the Taal Volcano eruption became the Valentine’s dates of some animal lovers.  The date fee was priced at “P1,000 per person excluding transportation expenses which will be divided among the number of guests that day.”  Proceeds from the initiative will go to the PAWS horses rehabilitation fund. Activities from the two-day event include grooming and spending time with the rescued horses. On its Facebook page, PAWS shared a video of the…

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GMA anchor Arnold Calavio revealed that fellow Kapuso news anchors did not intentionally wear the ABS-CBN logo colors to support the network amid its franchise renewal issue. A photo uploaded by a certain Robert Terranz on Facebook showing newscasters Pia Arcangel, Vicky Morales and Atom Araullo went viral because they were dressed in the colors of the rival network during the live broadcast of 24 Oras on Tuesday night. The Facebook user captioned his post: “Did… did the 24 Oras reporters really wear ABS-CBN’s theme colors??? Is this a coincidence??? Is this media solidarity??? My heart is soft. ?❣️.”  Pia…

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Fanboys, you might be what Ivana is looking for! After having been single for a long time, actress-vlogger Ivana Alawi is now ready to find her special someone.   “I’ve been single for a long time. So I think it’s time,” Ivana said in an ABS-CBN report. She said that she’s okay with someone who’s not too attractive and not a cheater. “Someone who’s going to love me for myself, ‘yung hindi manloloko. Ayaw ko ng manloloko,” she said. “Hindi naman ako naghahanap ng sobra-sobrang guwapo ‘yung tama lang…. Gusto ko Pinoy,” she added. In a Tonight With Boy Abunda…

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