OPM icon Rico Blanco dropped never-before-seen photos with girlfriend Maris Racal to celebrate her 26th birthday. On Saturday, Rico uploaded a series of snaps from their time alone together in Italy. “More adventures, more dates, more memories with you. Happy birthday, my sunshine, my star,” the singer endearingly wrote as caption. Included in the carousel post was a clip of Maris giving him a kiss on the cheek. The couple also poked fun at a photo of the actress seemingly vexed. “At sinali mo pa talaga yung pic na away tayo,” said Maris. The 50-year-old replied back saying, “Di tayo…
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GMA Network stood its ground after drawing concerns over the launch of their first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated sportscasters. The Kapuso network officially introduced virtual sportscasters Maia and Marco at the opening ceremony of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 on Sunday. “The newest Kapuso AI sportscasters are set to bring the biggest news on NCAA Season 99 as well as updates on local and international sports featuring Filipino athletes on the social media platforms of GMAIN, GMA Sports, and GMA Synergy,” the Kapuso network said in a report. Maia and Marcos were AI-generated using Image Generation, Text-to-Speech AI…
Iya Villania-Arellano made light of comments speculating she’s expecting another child with husband Drew Arellano. On TikTok, Iya uploaded a video of her hopping on a trending dance challenge along with a 24 Oras floor director after a live news broadcast. Iya’s white ruffled top in the video seemed to leave an illusion that the TV personality has a baby bump after TikTok users assumed she’s pregnant with her fifth child. Responding to the speculations, Iya made a reaction video denying the pregnancy speculations. “For the record, no, I am not [pregnant],” said Iya while showing off netizens’ assumptions on…
Veteran South Korean actor Byun Hee Bong who starred in Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong Suk drama Pinocchio has died at the age 81. Korean media outlet Soompi reported that the actor passed away on Tuesday, September 18, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Soompi quoted a representative of the actor saying: “Byun Hee Bong passed away while fighting a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, which had previously been declared cured.” The late actor played the role as the grandfather (Choi Gong-pil) of Shin Hye (Choi In-ha) in the 2014 hit K-drama Pinocchio. Byun, who launched his career as a…
Former presidential daughter Veronica “Kitty” Duterte courted dating rumors with De La Salle University basketball player Evan Nelle after a playful exchange on social media. Kitty recently shared via an Instagram reel a behind-the-scene video of herself posing for the camera from an apparent photoshoot. The reel, which was set in a black and white filter, used Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” as the music. “Paint the town red pero black and white? Galeng,” Evan quipped in the limited comment section of Kitty’s post. “Ligo ka muna dyan,” Kitty replied back to the Green Archer guard. Evan also left…
Filipino Moonchildren didn’t go “lowkey” in jamming during Indonesian singer-songwriter NIKI’s sold-out The Nicole Tour in Manila. Nicole Zefanya, professionally known as NIKI, staged first-ever arena headline show at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. The 88rising artist made fans feel all the feels with her soulful performances of songs about falling in love and heartbreaks, alternately playing the guitar and piano in the one-night show. NIKI, along with a live band, got the crowd singing and grooving along to Before, Keeping Tabs, Vintage, urs, La La La Lost You, among others. Pulling a surprise for…
National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Ricky Lee opened up on the viral video where a security personnel seemingly pushed him aside while he was interacting with Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach. The beauty queen recently launched her first-ever book Queen of the Universe during the Manila International Book Fair last September 14 at the SMX Convention Center. The video, captured by ABS-CBN entertainment reporter’s MJ Felipe, showed Pia being escorted by a security team to give a talk and grace the book signing. As she made her way to the stage, Pia waved and greeted her fans. Lee…
Viral chiropractor Dr. Tyler Bigenho might be coming to Manila soon — thanks to his newfound “bestie”, Francine Diaz! This was revealed by the healthcare professional himself after learning that his TikTok video with the Kapamilya actress racked up massive views on the video-sharing platform. “Holy cow this video blew up with @francinediaz I guess my next trip is gonna be in the Philippines [eyes emoji],” wrote Dr. Tyler in an Instagram post on Wednesday. Francine recently flew to the United States along with her Dirty linen co-stars for a meet and greet with their Pinoy fans abroad. During her…
Thai superstars Mark Prin and Kimberly Anne Woltemas have sealed their love with an intimate and romantic wedding in Italy. The couple took to Instagram to share official photos from their garden nuptials at the Villa Bonomi in Lake Como, attended by family and close friends. “Beyond a dream come true. Words cannot express how incredibly thankful I am to be able to wear this exquisite dress on the most special day of my life,” wrote Kim as shared snaps of her donning a tailor-made wedding dress by Dior. The bride also penned a message of gratitude to the few…
Andrea Brillantes revealed her admiration for model-turned-actress Angel Aquino who plays the role of her mother in Senior High. During a mediacon for the new Dreamscape series, the young actress couldn’t hide her kilig as she expressed excitement over working together with Angel whom she called her girl crush. “Sobrang saya ko po na ka-trabaho ko po si Ms. A. Medyo weird lang po kasi, actually crush ko po talaga si Miss A. Crush ko talaga siya. Pero, nanay ko siya rito. Tapos kailangan kong mainis sa kanya,” shared Andrea. Andrea continued to gush over her co-star saying, “Mahirap po…