Author: Lyka Nicart

Watch out for it! After more than a year of hiatus, Julia Montes is finally returning to showbiz with projects already lined up for 2020. Her talent management team called it an “exciting year” for Julia. “What an exciting year for our Daytime Drama Queen @montesjulia08 ! Thank you for visiting us! ❤️✨??,” said Cornerstone Entertainment in a Facebook post. Cornerstone Entertainment head Erickson Raymundo, on the other hand, made the official announcement on Instagram. “Welcome back @montesjulia08 ! 2020 will be a busy year for you and I can’t wait to share all the projects lined up for you,”…

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Sarah Geronimo’s fans, also known as Popsters, are initiating a dance flash mob to raise funds for the victims of the Taal Volcano eruption. Popsters officials made the announcement on Facebook, which has since gone viral, as the post called on interested participants to join the “Tala para sa Taal Dance Flash Mob for a Cause” at the Luneta Park on Saturday, January 18. “Nagsayaw ka na nakatulong ka pa!” the post said. Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo’s viral song Tala that was released in December 2015, resurfaced December last year, inspiring widespread dance covers. It recently hit 40 million views…

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Have you used or heard of this word before? The Filipino slang word “layogenic” has just been featured by British television broadcast network BBC. For its Word of the Day on Tuesday, BBC Two put the spotlight on the Pinoy word. BBC Two is the second flagship channel of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the UK. Layogenic is described as “a person who is attractive from a distance but not from close up”. In 2011, the word was also featured in the New-York based online magazine Mental Floss in the article titled “14 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent”. The…

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Ella Cruz is living the fangirl life to the fullest as she got to perform in front of her idols. Kpop girl group Blackpink appeared to be blown away by the performance of the Pinay actress-dancer together with SB New Gen members Daphny and Eunice. Ella, Daphny and Eunice represented the Philippines as Team Gabriela at a dance competition during the Samsung Awesome Live fan meeting with Blackpink in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ella shared a short clip of their performance on her Instagram where Blackpink members could be seen gushing over them as they hit the stage with a lit mashup…

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Noah Centineo and Lana Condor are inviting you to be their post-Valentine’s date!  The To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before stars will be visiting the country for the first time on February 15 for a fan meeting. Streaming giant Netflix announced Wednesday that the two will be at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati, 5 p.m. onwards, to promote the upcoming sequel to their first movie together, To All The Boys: PS I Still Love You. Entrance to the event will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Based on the book by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han,…

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Woah, woah, woah, it’s gonna be a date with Noah! Dubbed as the internet’s boyfriend, Noah Centineo is confirmed to visit the country for a fan meet by local clothing brand Bench on February 16. Back in February 2018, the American actor was named by the retail brand as a global Benchsetter or brand ambassador. Bench made the reveal on its social media accounts on Tuesday night. The post read: “It’s a date! Can’t believe we’re finally meeting our internet boyfriend @ncentineo ?”. The clothing brand also advised the fans to keep an eye on the platforms for more details.…

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Second Lt. Matteo Guidicelli has extended a helping hand to the victims of the Taal Volcano eruption. The actor-host along with fellow army reservists personally distributed bags of relief goods to Taal eruption evacuees in Sto. Tomas, Batangas on Tuesday. “We thought about how we could help our kababayans that’s why I asked my friends what we can contribute and this is what we’ve gathered so far. I am also urging the others to take part,” said Guidicelli as quoted in a post by the Philippine Army on Facebook. The Filipino-Italian actor decided to join the military reserve force back…

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Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 winner Marcelito Pomoy wowed American audiences with his impressive performance at the America’s Got Talent: The Champions episode on Tuesday. Pomoy is once again introducing himself to the world as he joins the reality TV show where “40 unbelievable acts from around the world, compete to be declared the best of the best”. The singer received a standing ovation from show’s judges and audience members as he switched between the male tenor and female soprano voices, singing the parts of both Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli in a beautiful rendition of their duet, The Prayer.…

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Luis Manzano has responded to some netizens who accused him of selling overpriced face masks amid the Taal Volcano eruption and ashfall situation. In a response to Bianca Gonzalez’s tweet about looking for suppliers of N95 masks after local stores have run out of supply, the TV host and actor recommended checking his online shop Lucky and Lulu, saying that they still have stocks. “http://luckyandlulu.com ate, we have n95 masks there, check ‘friends’ section,” said Luis. Netizens who went to check out the link noticed that the price of the mask is much higher than the typical ones sold in…

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Nico Bolzico, the comical husband of Solenn Heussaff, just investigated a “crime scene” in their home with their pets as the suspects. Nico came up with a report after Bearmonth was found lying on the floor, ripped and damaged. Bearmonth is a teddy bear given as a present by Tim Yap to the Bolzicos’ newborn daughter Thylane Katana. Nico first reported the case via Instagram stories and opened the investigation “to find the (one) responsible for such a crime”. “As you might already be aware of from my IG Stories, there was a crime scene last night where we lost our…

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