Author: 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.

Women’s Month opened with strong calls for accountability as celebrities and netizens condemned the controversial remarks made by Quezon City 4th District Representative Bong Suntay about actress-host Anne Curtis. The politico drew backlash for statements he made during a House Committee on Justice deliberation on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. “Alam mo minsan nasa Shangri-La ako, nakita ko si Anne Curtis, ang ganda-ganda pala niya. You know, may desire sa loob ko na nag-init talaga, na-imagine ko na lang kung anong p’wedeng mangyari,” the lawmaker said. “Pero syempre hanggang imagination na lang ’yun. Hindi naman siguro ako…

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Actor Alden Richards has been recognized as one of the Most Outstanding Individual Taxpayers by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Richards was honored during the agency’s 2026 South Luzon Cluster Tax Campaign Kickoff in Calamba City, Laguna, last Friday, Feb 27. According to the BIR, Richards expressed strong support for the agency’s campaign and emphasized the importance of transparency and timely compliance with tax obligations. “Pinapakita natin ang support sa campaigns ng BIR by being transparent and paying the rightful taxes, especially pagbabayad sa tamang oras,” Richards said, as quoted in BIR’s official Facebook post. “As public figures, kailangan…

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Quezon City 4th District Representative Bong Suntay is facing backlash over controversial remarks he made about actress Anne Curtis. The incident stemmed during a House Committee on Justice deliberation on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. At one point in the discussion, Suntay cited a personal example involving Curtis as he compared it to Duterte’s past statement against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., arguing that both were merely products of imagination. The controversial statement he referenced was when Duterte said she had ordered someone to kill the president in retaliation if she were killed. “Alam mo minsan nasa…

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Celebrity mom Karla Estrada took a stand against online hate directed at her daughter, Lella Ford, following her recent win on Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0. The actress-host addressed social media users who allegedly posted cruel comments targeting Lella. One comment shockingly wished ill on the young actress while mentioning the child of TV personality Kim Atienza, Emman, who passed away after battling mental health illness. The comment read: “Lella, remember Emman? Sana gawin mo rin po please […] Nawa’y ma-depress sa mga comment [at] sundan n’ya si Emman. ‘Di mo gets? Sana gets mo.” Reacting on Facebook,…

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Former 2NE1 member Park Bom has made serious allegations against her bandmate Sandara Park, whom she claimed had “framed” her to cover up the latter’s own drug use controversy. On Tuesday, March 3, the K-pop singer shared a handwritten letter through a now-deleted Instagram post, revisiting her past issue involving her importation of Adderall into South Korea. In 2010, Park was embroiled in a high-profile case after reportedly importing 82 pills of Adderall to South Korea through international mail without declaring it to customs or securing approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. According to health websites, Adderall…

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Kapuso star Jillian Ward and Sparkle boxer Eman Pacquiao sparked kilig online after the actress was spotted supporting the athlete during his recent boxing match. Eman, the son of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, received what GMA Network described as a “sweet surprise” when his celebrity crush appeared ringside at the Kumong Bol-anon XXIV event held in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, where he competed in the main supporting bout. During the match, Pacquiao secured a Technical Knockout (TKO) victory against Indonesia’s Reynold Kundimang, whom the boxer knocked down five times before ending their fight with a body shot in the fourth round.…

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Kapuso actor-host Mavy Legaspi faced a wave of criticism after netizens described his live hosting stint at the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0’s Big Night as “awkward” and “cringe.” The reality show’s finale, held last Saturday, Feb. 28, at The Crossroads Center in Quezon City, was among the trending topics online after it crowned a new set of Big Winners and Big Placers. However, alongside the celebration, Mavy also drew attention on X as clips of his onstage delivery circulated on social media. One X post that gained over 20,000 likes highlighted what netizens described as Legaspi’s “awkward”…

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Hollywood reel-to-real couple Tom Holland and Zendaya have quietly tied the knot, the actress’s stylist Law Roach claimed in a recent exclusive interview. Roach made the revelation during an interview with Access Hollywood on the red carpet of the 2026 Actor Awards on Sunday, March 1 (U.S. time). “The wedding has already happened. You missed it,” Roach said when asked about the couple’s wedding plans. He further confirmed the claim, adding, “It’s very true!” Speculation about the couple’s engagement first surfaced in January 2025, when a source close to the pair confirmed to People that Holland had proposed during the…

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A news anchor recently went viral after she struggled to keep her composure while reporting on an athlete whose name closely resembles a Filipino term referring to a private body part. Newscaster Barbie Muhlach drew amusement and laughter online over her lighthearted moment on live television when she struggled to contain her laughter while delivering a sports report during a broadcast of “Balitang A2Z” on Friday, Feb. 20. The segment featured the arrival in the Philippines of South Sudanese-American basketball star Bol Manute Bol, also known as Bol Bol, whose name bears similarity to a Filipino term for pubic hair,…

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A past incident involving Alvin Aragon and R&B singer Kris Lawrence resurfaced online after Aragon admitted to stealing from several individuals, including Lawrence. Aragon recently drew attention anew online after a circulating video showed him confessing to past thefts during his early days in showbiz. “Marami akong ninakawan. Nung napasok ako sa showbiz, dun ako nagnanakaw,” the former StarStruck talent admitted. “Nagnanakaw ako ng cellphone din. Si Kris Lawrence, ‘yung singer, ninakawan ko ng cellphone ‘yun sa bahay niya. Meron pang isa eh, co-worker ko sa showbiz. Kinuhanan ko siya ng almost P40,000 sa bahay niya,” he confessed. “I spent…

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