Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo is not just winning big in the Southeast Asian Games but also in the hearts of the netizens. (We know you!) The online community is going cray cray after the 19-year-old SEA Games gold medalist tweeted a photo of him showing off his six-pack abs on Tuesday with the caption: “Wag nyo kasi akong pinipilit hehe. ?✌” The tweet has quickly gained over 80,000 likes and 9,000 retweets as of writing. The fans since then had feasted on the baby-faced athlete’s bod, and they have the best reactions ?. Carlos recently clutched two gold medals…
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2019 is not yet done with sad news for the Korean entertainment industry. More than a week after Goo Hara’s death broke out, another Korean celebrity has passed away. News media outlets in South Korea reported on Tuesday that rookie actor Cha In Ha was found dead. According to a report by the Korean entertainment portal allkpop, “The police are currently investigating the cause and no further details have been disclosed including the location, time, etc.”. Fanatagio, Cha’s label group, also responded to the report, “We were notified and are currently checking on the matter.” The 27 year old was…
Heart Evangelista had an early Christmas gift for a homeless man and his dogs. The 34-year-old actress was reunited with the homeless man she saw taking care of stray dogs along Gilmore Street in Quezon City two weeks ago when she went looking for her missing dog Casper. On Sunday, Heart along with dog rescue team PAWSsion project officially welcomed Kuya Jun and his dogs to their new home. Kuya Jun became overwhelmed with emotion after seeing he no longer had to live on the streets. The touching reaction brought Heart and the PAWSsion volunteers to tears. “Today was totally…
“Hindi lang Pilipinas.” Timor-Leste is receiving lots of love from the Philippines. The host country has been the top-scorer so far in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, currently holding 41 gold, 23 silver and 15 bronze medals as of press time. Timor-Leste, on the other hand, won no awards yet at the multi-sports event. To show some support, Filipino netizens on Tuesday encouraged fellow kababayans to cheer for the Timor-Leste athletes saying that no one should get left behind because “we will play as one.” They even made #TimorLeste one of the top trending topics on Twitter following a…
The lighting of the cauldron during the opening ceremony of SEA Games 2019 at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac last Saturday was pre-taped. This was confirmed by creative director Floy Quintos on Tuesday. Torchbearers — boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and new boxing champ Nesthy Petecio — had already pre-recorded the scene where they were about to lit the P50-million cauldron. In an interview with ABS CBN News Channel’s (ANC) Early Edition, Quintos explained that they had to do the “standard practice” due to the unpredictable weather. “In many, many countries where the weather is inclement… you have to…
“Bagyo ka lang, empleyado kami.” We all know it’s the SEA Games period, but the hashtag #WeSwimAsOne isn’t just solely related to the biennial sports event but also to #TisoyPH that has hit the country. And because Filipinos are “matataba ang utak”, some college students and employees had a play at the biennial sports event’s official slogan #WeWinAsOne. The hashtag #WeSwimAsOne trended on Twitter Tuesday morning because of some silly, witty tweets coming from college students and employees who voiced out their feelings about the suspension of work and classes due to Typhoon Tisoy. Worriless Pinoys see the silver lining…
Apl.de.ap is back in Manila just in time for the much-awaited 2019 Southeast Asian Games Opening Ceremony. The Filipino-American rapper, born November 28, 1974, earlier celebrated his birthday in New York, Friday, during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade where he performed with other Black Eyed Peas members will.i.am and Taboo. Apl also plans to continue to his birthday celebration in Manila with his involvement in the biennial sports gathering. He was one of the performers at the star-studded SEA Games Opening Ceremony held at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Saturday. “MNL -> JFK is 22 hours of airport goodness…
Netizens took to Twitter their views and opinions as the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games officially kicked off Saturday at the Philippine Arena. Here we have listed the topics which have trended during and after the SEA Games opening ceremony. The official hashtags #SEAGames2019, #30thSEAGAMES, #WeWinAsOne were the widely used hashtags as netizens aired their thoughts and named their favorite moments during the grandiose opening ceremony. Elmo Magalona and Francis M trended after Elmo sang his late father’s (Francis Magalona) rap song Man from Manila. Netizens were all praises for the singer-actor for performing the song which gave them the…
Everyone inside the Philippine Arena seemed to be overwhelmed with excitement by the impressive opening ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Saturday night. During the parade of the Philippine delegates, the classic OPM hit Manila by Hotdog was played in the background which got every Filipino dancing and singing as one. Even President Duterte and Senator Ronad “Bato” Dela Rosa were no exception. The President low-key grooved to Manila, waving and clapping his hands as he cheered for the Filipino athletes. And every time the camera was on him, the crowd would get wilder, cheers would go louder.…
Judy Ann Santos was a big winner at the recently-held Cairo International Film Festival 2019 in Egypt after winning the Best Actress award for her outstanding performance in Mindanao, an official entry to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival. In Mindanao, a film by directed Brillante Mendoza, the 41-year-old actress plays the role of a Muslim mother who struggles to take care of her cancer-stricken daughter while she awaits the return of her military medic husband. On Saturday, Juday took to Instagram to express how grateful she was for the award. Wondering why she was receiving a lot of congratulatory…