“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…
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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…
Eerie and Birdshot director Mikhail Red will helm the third season of HBO Asia’s dark action fantasy series Halfworlds. Produced by HBO Asia in partnership with Cignal TV, the series will start filming for its eight-part new season in January 2020. The show, which will see returning cast from previous seasons, will be shot entirely in the Philippines for the first time. Halfworlds Season 3 is set to premiere exclusively on HBO GO and HBO in 2020. Mikhail feels honored to be taking on the directorial job for the series. On Friday, he tweeted, “We’re not yet done 2019! Honored to be…
Blackpink will be coming back in your area early in 2020, YG Entertainment confirmed on Friday. Korean media outlet News1 first reported that the global Kpop girl group has begun recording a new song for a comeback early next year. The report was also posted on YG Entertainment’s official website. “The exact date is not yet set, but we are aiming to come back early next year,” an official of YG Entertainment was quoted as saying. This will be the group’s return to the scene after its hit song Kill This Love was released April this year. Earlier this month,…
It truly is a “blessing after blessing” for Bea Alonzo. The Kapamilya star was featured by US-based magazine Variety for being selected as one of the Asian Stars Up Next awardees at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM). The award recognizes talents “who have the skills to become something much bigger in the entertainment industry.” Variety described Bea as “a TV and film actress with a number of popular primetime soap operas and box office hits under her belt.” The feature also mentioned some of Bea’s multiple acting awards from the iconic movies she starred in, including The…
They weren’t wearing their red suits, just wide smiles. Ex-Darna met the present Darna in this one epic moment as Marian Rivera and Jane De Leon crossed each other’s path during a Belo beauty event on Tuesday. Kapamilya actress Jane De Leon took to Instagram to share her encounter with the Kapuso primetime queen Marian Rivera during a Belo event on Tuesday. “Happy to finally meet you po @marianrivera”, Jane said along with a beaming photo of her with Marian. The new Darna also hopes to have a project with the former Darna in the future. “Thank you for all…
It’s Showtime host Vhong Navarro just got married to his longtime girlfriend Tanya Winona Bautista. Vhong and Tanya, a creative writer for ABS-CBN, were together for 11 years prior to tying the knot at the Four Seasons Hotel in Kyoto, Japan Thursday afternoon. Vhong’s It’s Showtime family who attended the intimate wedding ceremony shared clips from the event on Instagram. In a video posted by Kuya Kim Atienza, Tanya was seen being walked to the altar by some family members when Vhong cupped his bride’s face and jokingly wanted to kiss her already at the start of the ceremony. The…