Author: Rossane Ramos

“Let’s treat each other with compassion and respect.” Since healing from the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, Kapamilya star Iza Calzado asked the public not to be hostile to those affected by the illness. “Gusto ko lang po mag-appeal sa lahat ng tao. May I just say this, wag po natin bigyan ng stigma ang COVID-19. Yung mga taong nakakaranas, wag po nating pandirihan kasi na-experience ko po ito,” she said in a report from Pilipino Star Ngayon. Calzado urged the public to be sensitive in interacting with COVID-19 positive patients. “Siguro ang importante lang, i-check lang natin sila, kamusta sila, iparamdam…

Kapamilya star Bea Alonzo stepped up her relief efforts by preparing meals for the frontliners who are currently working hard to battle the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in the country.  In an Instagram post, the actress shared that she wanted to give a little joy to our healthcare workers.  Her post read: “For the first time, I tried to cook for one hundred people (but failed), I just ended up doing 98, but that’s okay. Given the circumstances, I decided not to be hard on myself because the core reason why I cooked in the first place is to give a…

In the online telethon Mamatay Kang Hayup Na Covid Ka, actor John Lloyd Cruz shared a poem he wrote while on quarantine during a discussion on free verse poetry with writers Joselito Delos Reyes, Erwin Romulo and Jerome Gomez.  The 36-year-old actor shared that he tried his hand at writing four years ago, when he embarked on an indefinite showbiz hiatus. He admitted that writing is not as freeing as he thought it would be. “Pa-minsan minsan nagsusulat ako. Pero hindi kalayaan ang nararamdaman ko pag nagsusulat ako. Mas na-bibilanggo ako. Lalong hindi ako makawala,” he said. Cruz said that…

The Department of Health (DOH) said information barring actress Angel Locsin’s tent donations is false.  Locsin’s UniTent initiative aims to help solve overcrowding in hospitals by setting up additional tents outside public and private hospitals amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On Monday, she announced that they are no longer accepting cash donations as they have sufficiently funded the initiative already.  In a televised press briefing on April 12, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the information circulating on social media is not true. She then called on the public to stop creating and sharing false information.  “Contrary sa lumalabas sa…

In a Facebook live script reading and Q&A with the artists behind That Thing Called Tadhana, director Antoinette Jadaone shared how the film is an assortment of day-to-day encounters.  The 35-year-old filmmaker said among her films, TTCT’s script was one of the easiest to write. “Isa sa mabilis na nasulat kong script kasi may parts na mga kwento ko, kwento ng mga kaibigan ko, kwento ng mga kaibigan ng kaibigan, mga narinig ko sa coffee shop ganyan,” she said.  Jadaone spilled a little on how she wrote “the ultimate hugot film of 2015.” She shared that every time she encounters…

In the telethon Mamatay Kang Hayup Na Covid Ka, organized by a collective of creative industry advocates, Filipino filmmaker Erik Matti shared his thoughts on the country’s independent cinema scene. Matti said that local film festivals exploit filmmakers who have no other avenue for their creations. He stressed that “hungry” filmmakers will agree to the guidelines of film fests, even if it compromises their work, so long as they secure resources for their films. The On The Job director said this is why Filipino films these days tend to lack layers as they only focus on a single premise, he…

Singer Carol Banawa, known for her top hits Iingatan Ka and Bakit Di Totohanin, is a frontliner battling the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States.  On Instagram, the singer-actress showed her “new gear.” Her caption read: ”New gear. Just got word that I will be floating out of my home unit starting next week to train and help out other units in the next few weeks. Preparing for the incoming surge of #covid patients. Grateful to receive this added protection just in time. Here we go…” After leaving show business, Banawa migrated to the U.S. with her family, where…

Newbie parents Anne Curtis and Erwan Heussaff celebrated their Easter Sunday dressing up their baby girl, Dahlia Amelie. The couple took to Instagram to greet everyone a happy Easter with a photo of their “little bunny.” Her caption read: “Happy Easter from our little bunny and blessing. This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun. 2 Corinthian 5:17.” For his part, Erwan is enjoying his daddy duties as Dahlia’s florist and photographer. The actress and television host gave birth to her first child on March…

Newlyweds Rodjun Cruz and Dianne Medina celebrated Easter the best way possible. The two took to social media to announce that they are expecting their first baby.  “Today, as we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are also celebrating this gift of NEW LIFE inside me,” Medina wrote on her Instagram post.  The actress shared is already 17 weeks pregnant.  “We couldn’t be more thankful to our God for blessing us this baby on the way, and we thought it’s just fitting to share this with you all on Easter day,” she said.  For his part, Cruz…

Ria Atayde, the daughter of Sylvia Sanchez and Art Atayde, confirmed that her parents are slowly healing from the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.  In a report from Pilipino Star Ngayon, the young actress gave an update to Starstudio.ph on her parents’ current condition.  “We have been told that our parents’ lungs are finally cleared from pneumonia. Another test has been done to see if they’re negative for COVID-19 before they can finally go home,” Ria said.  She stressed that her parents are “not out of the woods yet” as she continues to ask for the public’s prayers.  On March 24, veteran…