Author: Rossane Ramos

In a YouTube video where she reacted to mean comments about her, Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo broke her silence on being called “sakang”.  “Pangit ni Kathryn Bernardo! Sakang na! Pangit pa,” the comment said.    Simply laughing the comment off, the actress explained that she has learned to accept her legs with the help of her longtime boyfriend Daniel Padilla.  “Yes, it’s not straight, parang parentheses yun yung sinasabi nila but wala eh, parte siya ng pagakatao ko,” she said.  The 24-year-old star said Daniel has taught her how to overcome her insecurites.  “Before, sobrang insecurity ko ‘to pero alam niyo…

Just a few months into her pregnancy, Coleen Garcia experienced spotting which turned out to be a subchorionic hemorrhage of hematoma, she said in her YouTube vlog with husband Billy Crawford. The 27-year-old actress said she was put on bed rest for two weeks. Physically, she noted, everything went well but the experience took a toll on her mental health.  “Everything was great kaya lang yung mental state ko really, really suffered during that time. The whole two weeks kasi I wasn’t allowed to do anything but stay in bed,” she said.  The former It’s Showtime host revealed that she…

Listen up, demigods!  One of the most beloved young adult book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians is getting a live-action series adaptation for the streaming service Disney+.  Its author Rick Riordan announced early Friday that his fantasy adventure books are getting a well-deserved screen adaptation.  “Hey Percy Jackson fans, for the past decade, you’ve worked hard to champion a faithful on-screen adaptation of Percy Jackson’s world. Some of you have even suggested it would be a great series for Disney+. We couldn’t agree more,” he said in a Twitter post.  Riordan said the storyline will follow the original five-book…

On Thursday, National Artist for Visual Arts Benedicto Cabrera took to social media to express his support for “ABS-CBN and all other news organizations in the line of fire for critical coverage of events affecting the nation.” In a statement posted on his personal Facebook account, BenCab, as he is popularly known, said press freedom and freedom of expression is necessary, especially with ongoing pandemic.  “We need credible and critical information to better understand what’s happening and to navigate our way forward,” he wrote.  Addressing his fellow artists, he reiterated his message to Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity (LODI)…

While netizens continue to poke fun at Kim Chiu and Coco Martin’s effort to air out their concerns regarding the recent shutdown of ABS-CBN’s broadcast operations, TV broadcaster Korina Sanchez defended her fellow Kapamilya artists in a social media post.  Sanchez alleged that the two artists’ bashers are “paid trolls” invested in by the supporters of the current administration. She advised her followers that the only way to handle them is to engage or ignore.  “To engage is to simply speak back for everyone else to see what trash they are. Otherwise, deadma,” she explained.  The Rated K host admitted…

Filipina-Australian model Jodie Tarasek took to Instagram to give a glimpse of her low-key relationship with Paulo Avelino through a sweet birthday post.  Her post read: “Happy birthday to my bestfriend for life. My pimple popper, my translator, my voice of reason. You have the biggest heart, you are passionate and you are so much more than what the world knows. No amount of words can explain how thankful I am that you forced me to be your girlfriend. I know you can, will and continue achieve great things because you are YOU.” In her post uploaded Wednesday, on Paulo’s…

Television host Bianca Gonzalez was one of the many Kapamilya celebrities who joined ABS-CBN’s #LabanKapamilya campaign. For Gonzalez, her post was met with netizens who relentlessly pointed out her figure in the photo. Moments after posting the photo, she responded to those who resorted to body shaming her instead of focusing on the issue. She wrote: “Not sure what is worse: being fat-shamed or being skinny-shamed. Kapag itsura mo na ang tinitira nila, maaawa ka na lang sa kanila, kasi humahantong na sila sa ganung kababang lebel para lang sayo. Sa lahat ng mga nag-komento na maayos at may respeto,…

KC Concepcion took to social media to reminisce on her time in Europe for her bachelor’s degree. She compared her university experience to her time now in quarantine.  The 35-year-old actress and jewelry designer expressed her gratitude to her parents for sending her away to Paris for five years, during which she learned and adapted to a new place. She said her time alone remains to be an enormous part of who she is today. In 2008, KC graduated from the American University of Paris, France with a degree in International Corporate Communications. “Funny thing is, I feel like I’m…

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved on second reading a bill that seeks to grant ABS-CBN provisional franchise until October 31 this year. House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, the sponsor of House Bill 6732, said in his sponsorship speech that the bill will give the House and the Senate adequate time to “hear the issues being raised for and against the renewal, and assess, with complete impartiality and fairness, whether or not the network shall be granted franchise for another 25 years.” Just moments after the ABS-CBN provisional franchise bill was filed, Kapamilya celebrities expressed their gratitude to those…

The man with the dual voice, Marcelito Pomoy surprised an old woman from Quezon province with a home makeover. In his 11-minute-long video on YouTube, the singer documented how he and his team were able to rebuild Nanay Aurora’s house in just four days. Pomoy said he reached out to Nanay Aurora after seeing a viral Facebook post which featured the senior citizen’s broken-down home. He said she lived in a small structure that he couldn’t even call a house. After the less-than-a-week renovation, Nanay Aurora was in tears when she saw her new home already furnished and stocked with…