Author: Rossane Ramos

Boy Abunda celebrated his early birthday in Lipa, Batangas with his friends and family. The King of Talk said their celebration is his “first” for the month. The 64-year-old shared on his recently uploaded video on his YouTube channel that his “handa” for his birthday are local food items such as lomi, galunggong and bulalo.  His birthday cake was “nilupak”, a delicacy made of cassava, margarine and milk. “Ang aking kahilingan ay kalusugan para sa lahat. Sana mawala na ang COVID-19. Sana ligtas po kaming lahat,” he said as he blew out his candle. “Nakaka-antig lamang sa puso na ang…

After receiving backlash for his exchange with Miss Bohol Pauline Amelinckx during the Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) 2020 telecast, KC Montero released the raw footage of their conversation to finally end criticisms coming his way.  “For the past two days, I’ve tried to explain myself over and over again. Been receiving so much hate from the supporters of Ms. Bohol. I’ve tried to explain that in no way would I have disrespected their candidate and that there’s a longer joke that wasn’t aired due to time constraints,” said the MUP 2020 host. The regular pageant presenter released an unedited video…

Arci Muñoz has finished her training as a Philippine Air Force (PAF) reservist. The actress is the first female celebrity of her generation who joined the Philippine military. In an Instagram post, the 31-year-old shared how “very proud” she was of herself to finish a “great feat” amid the pandemic. “Training with the military was really tough specially with a pandemic looming. I did things I didn’t know I would (and could),” she started.  “Getting here hasn’t been traversed overnight; although what I went through is nothing compared to my colleagues — I feel great admiration for them. I also…

In a candid Q&A with her fans on Instagram, Heart Evangelista swore that she has never undergone any plastic surgery on her face.  On Sunday, the GMA star asked her fans for some late night chika on the platform. A question that caught the 35-year-old’s attention was if she has ever gone under the knife.  “Never done anything to my face. My eyes and nose etc. were made by God. I swear,” she said. She continued on to share that she supports medical treatments that improve appearances. What irks Heart about the topic though is that others refuse to believe…

A day after Rabiya Mateo was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020 during the pageant’s pre-taped grand finale held in Baguio City, a never-before-seen video of the exact moment the Ilongga beauty found out she won has been released online. In the clip posted by beauty camp Aces & Queens on Instagram, Mateo was greeted by the rest of the Top 5 finalists — fourth runner-up Kimberly Hakenson, third runner-up Pauline Amelinckx and first runner-up Maria Ysabella Ysmael. Second runner-up Michele Gumabao was nowhere to be found when the girls congratulated Mateo for her win on Sunday. But the Quezon City…

Netflix is bringing in more ABS-CBN films to its roster! The video-sharing platform will be sharing more of the media giant’s well-loved titles for the next few months. Raphael Phang, manager of content acquisition at Netflix, credited the support of the “passionate, vocal (and) visible” community of Pinoy fans for enabling them to grow their catalogue of Filipino content. “Thanks to your support, we have been steadily growing our catalog of Filipino content with some of the most prominent film studios in the Philippines like Viva, ABS-CBN, TBA Studios, Regal Film, The Idea First Company, Globe Studios, Mavx Productions, and…

Is Manila’s Alexandra Abdon the Miss Universe bet we never had? Netizens are absolutely hooked with the “realest” beauty queen they have probably seen — Alexandra Abdon of Manila. The 25-year-old definitely showed her true self during the pageant and everyone’s living for the beauty who truly embodied Manileños. Cheers? Twitter users were all laughs when a screenshot from Miss Universe Antique Joecel Robenta’s Instagram of Alexandra serving shots of tequila surfaced online. “Unbothered queen,” a netizen said. Others jokingly said Alex is “raising awareness for those who love to tagay.” “Personality kung personality ang labanan para kay Miss Manila,”…

JM de Guzman opened up on how his mental health has been during the COVID-19 pandemic. The actor disclosed that the onset of the pandemic was very hard on him since he had limited ways of coping. The 32-year-old actor revealed that when the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) began, he just got out of rehab and had just started to live alone. “It was really hard for kasi because of my panic disorder and limited yung ways ko to cope because of COVID-19 pero ngayon di ko siya nakitang pangit because parang nadagdagan lang yung coping skills ko,” he shared…

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict’s (NTF-ELCAC) Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. said Liza Soberano’s family thanked him for “helping defend” the actress against bashers. The high-ranking military official said this in response to Sen. Risa Hontiveros who called him out Thursday on the “red-tagging of celebrities” after he warned Soberano against supporting women’s rights group Gabriela for its alleged “communist” ties. In a statement posted on NTF-ELCAC’s Facebook page today, October 23, Parlade denied that he red-tagged the actress. He also stated that while the lady senator and many in the Armed Forces of the…

On Friday, ABS-CBN and its talent management arm Star Magic released statements expressing their support for their talents’ advocacies and stances.  The media giant expressed their concern for the wrongful identification of Angel Locsin as a member of the New People’s Army (NPA). “Doing humanitarian activities and speaking one’s mind do not make one a member of a communist group. “We believe that Angel, like any Filipino, has the right to express herself and stand for her principles without judgment,” they wrote.  They also made known their support for Locsin as she devotes her time and resources to philanthropic activities. …