Filipino Broadway star Lea Salonga has spoken up on a viral video showing how she dealt with Filipino fans who visited her dressing room for a photo op after a show in New York City. In a two-minute video uploaded by a netizen named Cristopher Retokelly Carpila on July 15, some Filipino fans were seen entering Lea’s dressing room to take photos with the theater icon after performing in the Broadway show Here Lies Love. “Who are you? I’m so sorry, I don’t know who you are,” Lea respectfully asked the Filipinos who introduced themselves as her fans. She engaged…
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Patricia Dela Roca
Patricia Dela Roca is a content producer with nerdy tendencies. She tends to lose herself in writing, films, fictional novels, video games, and in her Kpop bias' eyes.
“Talaga ba iiyakan ko ‘yung lalaking hindi nagpapa-laundry ng isang taon!?” This was Andrea Brillantes’ example of a person she deemed perfect for applying her tip on getting over a failed relationship. In “Meme” Vice Ganda’s latest vlog, the two had a casual chat as “Gen Z” and “Feeling Gen Z” where they touched on Andrea’s recent breakup with basketball player Ricci Rivero. The Kapamilya actress had something to advise people who are having a hard time moving on from breakups. “Gusto ko lang sabihin minsan kung hirap ka mag-move on, kailangan mong isipin ‘yung mga bagay na ‘talaga ba…
Kapamilya star Andrea Brillantes bared how she went through “stages of grief” to get over her split with basketball player Ricci Rivero in a recent vlog with Vice Ganda. In Vice’s newest vlog, the comedian was joined by Andrea, who he referred to in the video as his “Beshie kong Gen Z”, for a casual talk about the lifestyles and nuances of those belonging to Generation Z. The first half of Vice’s vlog dabbled in discussing what it takes to belong to a young generation, including the positive and negative attitudes of the youth which Andrea explained to Vice who…
Andrea Brillantes made a “price reveal” on the most expensive gift she gave to her ex-boyfriend, basketball player Ricci Rivero. The actress joined “Meme” Vice Ganda in his newest vlog titled Ang Beshie Kong Gen Z, which referred to Andrea as his solo guest. The host asked Andrea, “Paano ba mainlove ang beshie kong si Blythe?” “Actually bakla po ako magmahal, bakla rin akong magregalo sobra, hay!” Andrea said before sighing heavily. Vice noticed his beshie’s reaction, interpreting it as a person who just had the realization of having spent too much money on someone. “Bigla siyang nahiya, bigla niyang…
A netizen has recently brought up an old video of Pura Luka Vega, the drag queen behind the viral “Ama Namin remix” video, where this time they were “reviewing” communion wafers while dressed in yet another cosplay of Jesus Christ. In the video, Pura who identifies as non-binary, was dressed as the son of God as they reviewed the sacramental bread filtered with a voice effect, just in time for the year’s Easter celebration. The communion wafer was evaluated based on categories that included “design, crispiness, taste, and wow factor”. Pura Luka Vega based their comments on the design of…
Kapuso actor David Licauco, who gained the title “Pambansang Ginoo,” was seemingly not so successful in making his audience swoon with his singing performance during the coronation night of the Miss Grand Philippines 2023. A video of David serenading the Top 15 candidates of Miss Grand Philippines with the song “Wherever You Will Go” has gone viral after pageant fans expressed their dismay with the actor’s performance. “ANTAGAL Q NAG INTAY SAYO DAVID LICAUCO MAG VI-VIDEOKE KALANG PALA SA MISS GRAND PHILIPPINES HAHAHA,” a user reacted. “Bakit walang gana kumanta ang beshy ko? Sana nag-hire na lang sila ng totoong…
Former teen star turned actor and director Ricky Rivero has passed away at the age of 51. Ricky’s boyfriend confirmed the news in a now-deleted Facebook post on Sunday, July 16. “Good morning po sa inyong lahat. Maraming salamat po sa tumulong sa asawa ko na [si] Ricky. Ngayon wala na po si Ricky S Rivero namayapa na po,” the post read. “Maraming salamat sa walang sawang tulong sa asawa ko,” his partner wrote. He also shared a photo of them together in a separate post, where he thanked Ricky for his love through the years. “Asawa pahinga kana wala…
Celebrity couple Vice Ganda and Ion Perez flexed their symbols of love with five couple tattoos. In Vice’s recent vlog titled Noi and Tuy Nagpadutdot, the couple showed off their new tattoos, which were designed to match when they hold hands or put their fingers next to each other. Vice’s right hand was tattooed with the words “i am,” while Ion’s left hand shows “with you.” The It’s Showtime couple also bears matching tattoos of a smiley face, king and queen symbols, a heart, and the word “forever” on their fingers. An experienced tattoo artist who also happens to be…
Talent manager Ogie Diaz said that ABS-CBN Star Magic boss Lauren Dyogi is ready to apologize to its artist Janella Salvador over her non-inclusion in the front cover of the talent management arm’s 30th anniversary catalogue. Janella’s cryptic tweet, which was revealed to be indeed about Star Magic, was one of Ogie’s hot topics in a recent vlog in his entertainment news show “Showbiz Update”. On July 8, the actress posted, “Ah. K noted,” followed by a star and magic wand emojis, days after the Star Magic 30 Catalogue was launched. There was no context or explanations that followed the…
Kapamilya star Janella Salvador has confirmed that her cryptic tweet that was in fact, about ABS-CBN’s talent agency Star Magic. Days after Star Magic launched its Catalogue for its 30th anniversary, Janella posted a curt tweet that read, “Ah. K noted,” followed by a star and magic wand emojis. There was no context or explanations that followed the post which led netizens to speculate that it was a swipe at her talent management for not including her in the front page of the Star Magic 30 Catalogue. Janella’s fans expressed their disappointment at ABS-CBN’s talent arm on social media, making…