Author: Patricia Dela Roca

Social media star Viy Cortez took her husband Cong TV by surprise with her motorcycling skills. In a recent vlog posted on Viy’s official YouTube channel titled “LADYRIDER”, the vlogger shared her journey of learning how to ride and maneuver a motorcycle as a surprise for Cong. On her first day, Viy traveled to Clark International Speedway where she was mentored by Philippine Superbiker Champion and Watanabe Riding Development (WRD) head coach Dashi Watanabe to familiarize the ropes of riding a motorbike. Team Payaman members and experienced motorists Michael Magnata, also known as Mentos, and Adam Navea were also present…

It seems like celebrity couple Vice Ganda and Ion Perez are off somewhere to escape the heat of the issue between their noontime variety program It’s Showtime and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). Vice snapped a photo of him and Ion in an airport lounge and posted it on his verified Facebook account last Wednesday, August 2. “Labing labing muna!!”, the comedian wrote in the caption with an airplane emoji. Vice also shared a short video on his now-expired Instagram story showing him and Ion inside a business-class section of an airplane. In a separate story,…

Did you catch that, ARMYs? Jungkook of South Korean boy band BTS unintentionally revealed the username of his personal Tiktok account on the group’s exclusive chatting platform, WeVerse. Last August 1, Jungkook shared a link that directed users to a dance cover video of his latest debut single Seven performed by Jay and Jungwon of ENHYPEN on TikTok. It turned out that the username of his TikTok account would be shown on the screen when the link was opened.  ARMYs were puzzled as the account was named “Ian” and started speculating if it was indeed owned by the BTS member.…

Thai actress Freen Sarocha has confirmed that she was the one in a kissing video with actor Seng Wichai that got leaked by a “stalking fan.” Freen is best-known as the other half of the on-screen GL (girls’ love) couple, FreenBecky, together with Thai actress Becky Armstrong.  On August 1, both of Freen and Seng’s agencies held an online press conference to address a leaked video of two people kissing rumored to be Freen and Seng.  The two were accompanied by their management and lawyers to make an official announcement confirming that it was indeed the two of them in…

Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Lala Sotto-Antonio has spoken up on the agency’s decision to summon the producers of the noontime show It’s Showtime over its hosts’ alleged “indecent acts” in a past episode. In a press release dated last July 28, 2023, MTRCB announced that it issued a Notice to Appear and Testify to the It’s Showtime showrunners following complaints concerning “scenes that portrayed alleged indecent acts” done by its hosts Vice Ganda and Ion Perez, who are also a couple in real life. The scene happened during the show’s “Isip Bata” segment that featured…

A funny interaction between actress-host Maine Mendoza and her father-in-law Art Atayde became one of the highlights of her wedding with actor-turned-politician Arjo Atayde. The longtime couple exchanged their vows at Alphaland Baguio Mountain Lodges Chapel in Baguio City on Friday, July 28, 2023, after almost four years of being together. In a report by ABS-CBN news program TV Patrol last Saturday, Art took the stage at their wedding reception to deliver a short and heartfelt message to his “lovely daughter” Maine. In a part of his speech, Art called on his daughter-in-law to join him on stage, “I would…

Seasoned actress Sylvia Sanchez was very thankful that the rainy clouds went away during her son Arjo Atayde and Maine Mendoza’s wedding day in Baguio. The celebrity couple tied the knot in Alphaland Baguio Mountain Lodges Chapel on Friday, July 28 after being together for almost four years. Prior to their wedding, the two didn’t give much hints or spoilers about the details of the event and had particularly stayed discreet till its D-day. Sylvia finally got to share bits of the story of their intimate wedding on social media. In an Instagram post, Sylvia shared a footage of the…

Two members of the South Korean boy band NCT Dream brought back the “Booty Wurk” dance trend, and its choreographer, Filipina dancer Niana Guerrero, couldn’t be any happier. K-pop idols Mark and Jisung danced to Niana’s self-made choreography of T-Pain’s song Booty Wurk (One Cheek at a Time), as shown in a video posted on NCT’s official TikTok page. The video has garnered over 7 million views and over 1 million likes on Tiktok. Mark had also hopped on the dance trend before during NCT Dream’s fan event in South Korea. The members performed to the cheering crowd of their…

Actress Maja Salvador and businessman Rambo Nuñez are now officially married! Maja and Rambo exchanged their vows at the Apurva Kempinski Bali, a five-star luxury beachfront hotel in Bali, Indonesia on Monday, July 31. Several famous personalities including ABS-CBN CEO Carlo Katigbak, celebrity dermatologist Aivee Teo, stylist Cath Sobrevega, celebrity couple Richard Gutierrez and Sarah Lahbati, actress Miles Ocampo, even newlyweds Maine Mendoza and Arjo Atayde, flew over to Indonesia to attend the wedding. Prior to the ceremony, social media posts of the celeb guests revealed their arrival just in time for Maja and Rambo’s pre-wedding dinner, where they wore…

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) issued a Notice to Appear and Testify to the producers of the ABS-CBN noontime show “It’s Showtime” over complaints of “concerning scenes that portrayed alleged indecent acts” done by hosts and celebrity couple Vice Ganda and Ion Perez. The scene happened during the variety show’s “Isip Bata” segment which aired on channels GTV and A2Z last Tuesday, July 25. During the segment, Vice and Ion shared a “sweet” moment licking cake frosting from each others’ fingers which elicited mixed reactions from viewers and netizens.  Based on the press release dated July…