Author: Patricia Dela Roca

Kapuso actress-host Pokwang, also known as Marietta Subong, filed a deportation complaint and cancellation of visa against her former partner Lee O’ Brian on Tuesday, June 13. Pokwang was accompanied by her legal counsel Attorney Ralph Calinisan as she personally filed the petition at the Bureau of Immigration in Intramuros, Manila. In her Instagram post, Pokwang shared a photo of a document with a header that read “Bureau of Immigration” behind a brown envelope and an edited text “This is it!”. “Para sa karapatan ko at ng anak ko, para sa mga kapwa ko babae at sa bayan ko ??,”…

The best moment has come at SM Mall of Asia as it celebrated K-pop superstar boy band BTS’ 10th anniversary by turning its iconic globe into purple, on Tuesday, June 13. “HAPPY 10th Year BTS from SM Mall of Asia! BORAHAE BTS and ARMY! ARMY Forever, BANGTAN Forever ???,” the official page wrote in the caption under the photo of the purple globe. A group of ARMYs based in Cavite kickstarted the purple event after proposing their plan to illuminate the MOA Globe in the signature color of BTS as part of this year’s BTS Festa. “9 hours ago, we…

Los Baños, Laguna councilor and former beauty queen Leren Mae Bautista denied any “romantic involvement” with basketball player Ricci Rivero amid his recent breakup with actress Andrea Brillantes.  In an official statement on Monday, June 12, the beauty queen-turned-politician addressed speculations that have been making rounds on social media regarding her relationship with Ricci. “We would like to address the disinformation that has been circulating across social media platforms regarding Councilor Leren and her alleged romantic involvement with basketball player Ricci Rivero. We want to make it clear that these claims are entirely false and have no basis in reality,”…

K-pop boy group NCT’s Korean-American singer Johnny Suh will take a break from activities after suffering a fracture on his collarbone. According to K-entertainment media outlet Soompi, Johnny’s label SM Entertainment informed fans in a press release on Monday, June 12, that the singer injured his collarbone last night after hitting a studio door with his right shoulder while filming for a content. He was immediately taken to a hospital for a thorough examination. “According to the results, his right clavicle is fractured, and he received medical advice that he should wear a brace to secure the relevant area and…

The 12th of June marks the country’s celebration of Independence Day and is observed by Filipinos as a regular holiday. On the internet, this usually signifies the rebirth of a well-loved tradition known as the #RP612Fic, a comedic, modernized retelling of the nation’s history as narrated by netizens. With the hashtag #RP612fic, or “Republic of the Philippines June 12 fiction,” Filipinos posted flash fiction on historical characters and events with a contemporary spin. These are often shared with pictures and clips, some edited, as an alternative to historical narratives every year. The hashtag made its way to the top of…

Fans of the Magandang Buhay host Jolina Magdangal and Asia’s Limitless Star Julie Anne San Jose clashed on Twitter over the title of “pop icon” after GMA’s The Voice Generations (TVG) used it to introduce the latter as one of its coaches.  Before TVG’s reveal, the show hinted at titles for each coach which included “The Pop Icon Coach”. Netizens and Julie’s fans alike speculated on the Kapuso singer being one of the coaches, while others guessed other pop artists like Sarah Geronimo and the ‘owner’ of the title herself, now-momshie Jolina. On Friday, June 9, Julie was announced as…

It’s Showtime has made significant progress in closing the lead against rival Kapuso program Eat Bulaga. Following the the departure of its original hosts, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, as well as other “Dabarkads,” and the introduction of their replacements Paolo Contis, Buboy Villar, Betong Sumaya, Alexa Miro, twins Mavy and Cassy Legaspi, It’s Showtime has benefited from their rival’s transition by reducing the gap in ratings. On Monday, June 5, It’s Showtime achieved a 3.2 percent rating, compared to Eat Bulaga’s 5.2 percent, resulting in a two-percent gap difference. It is reportedly the “closest” recorded margin…

In the Eat Bulaga episode on Saturday, June 10, host Paolo Contis had an appeal to people bashing the noontime show. The Saturday’s episode marked the first week of the show with the new set of Dabarkads, namely Paolo Contis, Betong Sumaya, Buboy Villar, Alexa Miro, and twins Mavy and Cassy Legaspi as the replacements of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, also known as TVJ. “Lahat ng pagod, lahat ng effort na araw-araw makasama namin kayo, lahat ng pangaalipusta, lahat ng pangba-bash, lahat ng pangmumura sa’min ng mga tao, lahat po iyan inspirasyon namin to do better,”…

Coleen Garcia Crawford gushed over her grandmother Syra Garcia’s sultry boudoir photoshoot for her 70th birthday. In an Instagram reel, the wife of celebrity host Billy Crawford uploaded a slideshow video showing the photos of her grandmother dressed in lingerie. “My grandma wanted to do a birthday boudoir shoot for her 70th birthday and the photos are STUNNING,” the proud granddaughter captioned the reel. In terms of photography, Boudoir is a French word that means a woman’s private room that is decorated beautifully. Boudoir-themed photoshoots usually exude “sensuality and are intimate in nature”, according to the photography website The Photo…

Actor Diego Loyzaga broke the news in an Instagram post on Thursday, June 8, that he is now a father. In his post, Diego uploaded a photo of him holding his baby. “The best birthday gift ever,” Diego wrote in his post. He didn’t identify the mother of the child. Multiple media outlets have hinted at the actor’s possible fatherhood as speculations swirled a day before Diego made the announcement. The speculations sparked after a teaser question was posed during an episode of the program Cristy Ferminute, hosted by Cristy Fermin and Romel Chika. The episode aired on 92.3 Radyo…