Author: Rossane Ramos

On Tuesday, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued two new cease and desist orders against ABS-CN’s satellite and digital television transmission. The NTC ordered the network to stop its digital TV transmission in Metro Manila using channel 43. Viewers with TVPlus set-top boxes in Metro Manila will be unable to watch Teleradyo, Jeepney TV, Yey!, Asianovela Channel, CineMo and KBO. It also told the ABS-CBN subsidiary Sky Cable to halt its direct broadcast satellite service Skydirect, which has 1.5 million subscribers nationwide. The directives came less than two months after the media giant’s radio and TV broadcast operations were ordered…

On Monday, Kapamilya actress Angel Locsin took to Instagram to share that she is a proud ally of the LGBTQ community.  “In a world with so much hatred, everyone should be allowed to feel safe & loved #HappyPrideMonth #FreePride20,” she wrote. While many seemed to be happy with her pronouncement, one netizen questioned the actress’ post.  The netizen quoted a Bible verse, Romans 1:27: “Ganoon din ang mga lalaki; ayaw na nilang makipagtalik sa mga babae, at sa kanilang kapwa lalaki sila nahuhumaling. Ginagawa nila ang mga kasuklam-suklam na bagay, kaya’t sila’y paparusahan ng nararapat sa kanilang masasamang gawa. Repent,…

After over a hundred days of being apart, Heart Evangelista and husband Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz” Escudero are finally back in each other’s arms. The Kapuso star took to Instagram to express her delight after their reunion. Heart stayed in Manila while Chiz was in Sorsogon during the Luzon-wide lockdown period.  “At long last! @escuderochiz,” she wrote. The couple was apart for over three months after President Rodrigo Duterte imposed the lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A day after enhanced community quarantine was placed on Metro Manila, Heart took to Instagram to share that Chiz…

Kapuso artist Wendell Ramos is now officially a firefighter after training with Ang Bumberong Pilipinas (ABP), he announced on Instagram. “It’s truly a humbling experience for me at sa inyo pong lahat na mga bumbero ng Pilipinas. #Saludo po ako sa inyo lahat,” the Prima Donnas star wrote.  “Mabuhay po ang ABP nating lahat,” he added. The 41-year-old actor didn’t explain his decision to be a firefighter, but based on his posts that documented his training, he was determined to be one. According to their Facebook page, ABP is a “non government organization which aims to unite and provide latest…

After a rollercoaster of events in Kim Chiu’s life since her Bawal Lumabas fiasco, the actress managed to bounce back by turning her accidental song into a charity drive. In May, she released her limited-edition Bawal Lumabas t-shirts, proceeds of the merchandise, she said, will be used for COVID-19 efforts while a portion will be donated to Shop and Share’s fundraiser for mass testing efforts.  Almost a month after launching her merchandise, Kim finally shared that her initiative was able to donate food packages to 1,500 families and P300,000 to Shop and Share. “Thank you po sa lahat ng sumuporta…

Heart Evangelista warned the people who left a dog to die on the streets. In a series of Instagram stories, the actress and animal welfare advocate shared how she helped rescue the abandoned dog. “To the 5 people who left her there to die …Shame on you. Di man makahiga o upo yung aso. Thanks Pam and @rettysetgo for sending to me,” wrote Heart. She also lamented that the poor animal had an “extra tight” rope around her neck while “she (suffered) under the rain.”  Heart, who is currently in Sorsogon to be with governor-husband Chiz Escudero, shared that she…

Kapamilya star Dimples Romana is celebrating another milestone. The actress took to Instagram to share the fruits of her labor — a new home. “Today’s milestone ?? offering this blessing to my Papa in heaven ❤️ my grateful heart sings praise for Your unending grace and love Father God ❤️ May the weekend bring forth blessings of peace and joy to you and your family! Magandang hapon po sa lahat from me and my loveteam for life ❤️,” she said in an Instagram post. Many of her friends in the showbiz industry congratulated her and her husband on their well-deserved…

Host-actor KC Montero and his wife were among the over 100 customers who were nabbed at a posh Makati restaurant and bar for allegedly violating quarantine protocols. Montero (whose real name is Casey Wyatt Miller) and his wife, model Stephanie Dods, were among the 113 people — 70 men and 43 women — arrested by the city police at Skye Bar located at the 18th floor of M1 Tower along H. V. dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village at 5:35 p.m. last Sunday. According to Makati police’s deputy chief for operations and concurrent investigation unit chief Maj. Gideon Ines Jr., they were…

Singers KZ Tandingan and TJ Monterdo are just one of the many couples whose wedding plans are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Just before 2019 ended, the two sneaked in a milestone and announced their engagement on Instagram last December 30. The couple’s wedding was supposed to take place this year. KZ and TJ said they immediately started planning their wedding a month after their engagement. “Totally, as in move na talaga. I proposed December, January we planned agad,” TJ said in a report from Pilipino Star Ngayon. “Siguro mga nasa mga 70% na kami ng planning. Nakausap na namin…

Kris Aquino took to social media to announce that she will be giving away eight 2-in-1 laptops to support students who will be transitioning to online school.  “Lahat ng magulang ang hangarin mapagtapos sa pag-aaral, maging maganda ang kinabukasan, at maging masaya ang mga anak nila,” she said. The Queen of Talk referenced her Father’s Day post, emphasizing her love for the Philippines, “come what may, ano man ang pagsubok.” “GAGAWIN ko ang makakaya ko para tumulong sa kapwa para makabangon tayong muli… i have read your requests kaya pinagisipan ko at nagawaan ng paraan,” she said. In her Instagram…