Author: Patricia Dela Roca

Asia’s Superstar Kathryn Bernardo brought pride to the country for winning the Outstanding Asian Star award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2023. She is the second Filipina to achieve the recognition following Belle Mariano in 2022. Kathyrn attended the awarding ceremony held in Seoul on Thursday, Sept. 21 to personally receive her award for her performance in the hit KathNiel series 2 Good 2 Be True. She played the role of Ali, a personal nurse to a wealthy elder, together with her reel and real-life partner Daniel Padilla as her love interest. The actress shared the stage with Thai…

Filipino-American pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo revealed her “plans” to bring her concert tour to the Philippines in the future. The Grammy-winning singer recently graced the cover of American pop culture magazine Rolling Stones’ October 2023 issue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Olivia Rodrigo (@oliviarodrigo) Rolling Stone shared some of the outtakes of their interview with Olivia from the cover story, which included Olivia expressing her intention to hold a tour in the country. “People there are so welcoming and hospitable and awesome. Filipino people ride for other Filipino people,” she described the Filipino community. Yes, @oliviarodrigo…

Actress Liza Diño expressed her love for her husband Ice Seguerra’s birthday with a musical gift to remind him that she will always be her “biggest fan”. The singer-songwriter recently celebrated his birthday last Sunday night, Sept. 17, in the company of his wife and their closest friends. Liza penned a heartfelt letter to Ice on her most recent Instagram post, reminiscing the past decade when they first celebrated the latter’s birthday together. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Liza Diño-Seguerra (@lizadino) “It was your 30th birthday when we first celebrated together, and since then hindi na…

Members of K-pop boy group Stray Kids Hyunjin, Lee Know, and Seungmin have been reportedly involved in a minor car collision. On Thursday, Sept. 21, their talent agency JYP Entertainment officially announced that the vehicle carrying the members on their way to their dorms had been involved in a minor collision the day before. In a report by K-entertainment news outlet Soompi, the agency reported that none of the members or staff in the vehicle were “seriously injured”, but sustained “mild muscle pain and bruises,” to which “medical professionals have advised that they receive conservative treatment for the time being.”…

“Queen Sawsawera” RR Enriquez reacted to the recent online exchange between mother and son Izzy and Andrei Trazona by revealing her relationship with her transgender sibling. The TV personality took to social media to express her two cents about the familial issues of former Sexbomb Girls member Izzy Trazona with her son Andrei who recently revealed his drag persona to the public. In a lengthy Instagram post, RR reposted screenshots of the mother and son’s social media posts penned to each other creating a rift between them. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rr Enriquez (@rr.enriquez) Seemingly…

All-Filipino boy groups SB19 and HORI7ON were among the latest batch of artists confirmed to attend this year’s Asia Artists Awards (AAA). On Monday, Sept. 18, Korean media outlet and co-organizer Star News revealed the newest batch of performers for the upcoming star-studded awarding show which included Seventeen’s subunit BSS (DK, Hoshi, and Seungkwan), Oneus, Kingdom, ATBO, and LUN8. It was previously announced by Star News that NewJeans, ITZY, Stray Kids, Le Sserafim, The Boyz, NMIXX, STAYC, Dreamcatcher, BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, &TEAM, Kwon Eun-bi, were also confirmed to attend the December event. South Korean actors and actresses will also be joining…

American rapper and singer Doja Cat received online criticism after explaining the reason behind naming her newest single after a popular Pinoy street food. Doja recently surprised her fans with the release of her new song titled “Balut”, a few days after the full release of her upcoming studio album Scarlet. Balut is the 15th and last song on the album’s tracklist which will stream globally this September 22. A day after its release on streaming platforms, Doja took to Instagram to explain the reason behind referencing the song to a widely popular street food in the Philippines, saying it…

South Korean singer and actor Rowoon has parted ways from K-pop boy group SF9 to focus on individual activities, including acting. On Monday, Sept. 18, South Korean talent agency FNC Entertainment released an official statement regarding the group’s activities. “All members of SF9 previously renewed their contracts with our agency, and they will now take another leap forward with eight members excluding Rowoon,” read Soompi’s translation of the statement. According to the agency, the contracts of SF9’s members had met its first expiration on Sept. 18. Although Rowoon did not renew his contract with his group, the company noted that…

Kapuso actress-host Pokwang expressed her grievances about being a single mother while also being blamed for her “failed relationship” with the father of her child. In her latest Instagram reel, the comedienne posted a video of her daughter, Malia O’ Brian who appeared to be on her way to school. Malia is her child with her American ex-partner Lee O’ Brian. “Ang hirap ng single mom! ako lahat! pati gastos ako lahat! tapos nag failed and relasyon namin akonparin lahat masisisi? bitter ka! move on kana! maging ina ka muna bago mo I invalidate and nararamdaman ko!,” read the caption…

Actor Baron Geisler expressed his delight and vowed to make amends after receiving an invitation to join ABS-CBN’s star-studded event, breaking his 14-year ban from the occasion. After being canceled in October of last year, ABS-CBN announced the return of its annual gathering and charity event known as the ABS-CBN Ball 2023, dubbed as the “new chapter”. On Instagram, Baron excitedly posted a photo of his invitation to ABS-CBN’s much-anticipated event and his confirmation to attend the event. The post was made last Saturday, Sept. 16. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Baron Geisler (@baron.geisler) In his…