Author: Patricia Dela Roca

“A night to remember.” This was Marco Gallo’s caption on his Instagram reel showing a clip of him asking his love team partner Heaven Peralejo out on an official date. The Rain in Espana couple Marco Gallo and Heaven Peralejo, popularly known as MarVen, sent kilig to their fans after publicly setting their first-ever official date in an event last Friday, July 21. Marco, in an all-white suit and a white shirt with a single big heart print, made a surprise appearance at the BingoPlus Day: The Jackpot Party where Heaven was among the guest performers. After Heaven sang the…

An old video of Andrea Brillantes admitting to completely having no sense of smell has resurfaced. This was after the actress exposed her ex-boyfriend Ricci Rivero for not washing his laundry for a year.  Back in 2022, the Kapamilya star told broadcaster Karen Davila in an exclusive interview about her struggles with having a rare condition called congenital anosmia, which means she was born with no sense of smell. “Ipinanganak akong walang sense of smell,” Andrea said in Karen’s vlog which was posted on the latter’s YouTube channel. “Wala po akong pang-amoy at all. Wala po talaga. As in pwede…

Is this the most “Pinoy-coded” experience a K-pop idol can have? Two members of the South Korean boy group The Boyz, Eric and Sunwoo, were spotted by a fan wading through floodwaters during their short stay in the Philippines.  The 11-member group recently held their highly anticipated first-ever solo concert ZENERATION IN MANILA, on July 15, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. At the time, tropical depression Dodong brought rainfall to several areas in the country including Manila.  A 13-second video uploaded by online user @polaberryy, captured Sunwoo and Eric, also popularly known for their pairing name SunRic, having their authentic…

American supermodel Gigi Hadid shared a photo dump of bikini photos with the caption “All’s well that ends well” following news of her release on bail. She was eariler arrested in Cayman Islands over illegal possession of marijuana, the US media reported. On July 10, the 28-year-old model flew on a private jet from the US for a summer vacation to Cayman Islands and touched down at Owen Roberts International Airport where she went through the customs with her luggage. E! News quoted a report from a news outlet based in Cayman Islands, Cayman Marl Road, that said Gigi and…

The man behind the viral video that showed fans barging into Lea Salonga’s dressing room after her Broadway show, Here Lies Love, acknowledged the consequences of his actions, but expressed no regrets. Christopher Carpila, a salon owner and theater enthusiast, aired his side of the story in an exclusive interview with broadcaster couple Julius Babao and Christine Bersola-Babao as a guest in their show Julius and Tintin on One News. The episode was uploaded on Tuesday on their YouTube channel. The uploader detailed the events that led to their access backstage and into Lea’s dressing room area. According to Christopher,…

“Ako rin nagulat!” This was Belle Mariano’s reaction to the trending clip that showed her calling her love team partner Donny Pangilinan “babe.” In a recent vlog by TV writer Darla Sauler, it was discussed how the Kapamilya pair, popularly known as DonBelle, sent their fans into a frenzy with just one sentence: “Babe, try mo ‘yung lato-lato.” The He’s Into Her star used the word “babe” to catch Donny’s attention as she was urging him to try playing the trending local toy “lato-lato.” DonBelle fans were quick to catch on to their favorite loveteam’s apparent term of endearment, expressing…

Singer-songwriter Janno Gibbs shared his two cents on Lea Salonga’s viral video that showed Filipino fans trying to enter her dressing room area. In a two-minute video uploaded by a man named Cristopher Retokelly Carpila on July 15, some Filipino fans were seen attempting to enter Lea’s dressing room area to take photos with the theater actress after performing in the Broadway musical Here Lies Love. Lea can be seen engaging with them professionally despite being visibly upset, saying they weren’t allowed backstage for “security reasons” unless they were included on the guest list. She instead instructed to wait for her…

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…

“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…