Author: Rossane Ramos

In her Instagram, yesterday, actress KC Concepcion shared that she is a student once again. She will be pursuing her degree in jewelry studies at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), the world’s leading authority in gemology and jewelry arts. “I’ve been a working student since high school, and ang sarap parin pala ng feeling mag aral ulit,” she said. According to the GIA, a graduate of the gemologist program will have comprehensive knowledge of stones they need to succeed in the jewelry business. Just last year, KC launched her jewelry collection, Avec Moi by Kristina. Her 26-piece collection was…

A supply shortage has forced the best-selling Good Shepherd ube jam to sport a new look — from purple to white. In a Facebook post, the Religious of the Good Shepherd, Philippines-Japan said they came up with the new jam as local farmers struggle to grow purple yam.  “Due to climate change, our ube farmers are having difficulty growing ube,” the post read.  In a STAR report, Good Shepherd product development head Guadalupe Bautista explained that the El Niño damaged the produce of purple ube growers. The Philippine weather bureau PAGASA has described El Niño as a climate phenomenon associated…

Sweet dreams are made of steak! On TV host Mariel Padilla’s YouTube vlog last Sunday, she revealed one of her dreams was finally coming true.  “Everyone dreams of something… big or small it is still a DREAM!!! I got mine!” she said, teasing her video on an Instagram post.  Netizens flocked to the comments section of the post to guess what the star was hinting on.  To the viewers’ surprise, they found out that Mariel’s dream was to finally eat meat — a steak! Under husband and actor Robin Padilla’s request, their daughter Isabella’s diet should only consist of fish…

Comedienne Ethel Booba said she has lot interest in doing TV guestings because some programs failed to compensate her. When a netizen asked if she could disclose the name of the program, she then revealed that it was the game show Minute to Win It.  “Ilang minutes ako nag-antay sa bangko wala pa din pala eh mag 1 year na,” she said.  The host of the game show, Luis Manzano, noticed Ethel’s tweet and offered help.  Another netizen who reached out to Ethel said that he hopes she was not referring to Gandang Gabi Vice, Vice Ganda’s talk show. …

Korean girl group ITZY will visit their Pinoy fans for the first time in December. The group announced their Premiere Showcase tour on their Twitter account on September 22, 2019. ITZY will perform in Manila on December 8, 2019. The group will also go to Jakarta, Macau, Taipei, Singapore and Bangkok for shows. For the US leg of the tour, they will perform in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Houston, Washington D.C. and New York. Under JYP Entertainment, the five-member girl group debuted last February.

In a recent vlog on her YouTube channel, Heart Evangelista gives a tour of her “china room” where she shows off her extravagant tableware. From teacups to fine china plates, Heart’s got it all.  Nevertheless, the actress and fashionista admits that not all of her tableware are fancy. In fact, she bought some of the pieces for P20 only. “I love mixing just like with fashion. High end and low end,” she said.  Other precious items in her collection include hand-painted silverware from Tuscany, Italy. She also goes on to show her beloved Hermes paper placemats. The 36-piece reversible set…

An American man drowned after proposing to his girlfriend underwater. Steven Weber and his girlfriend Kenesha Antoine were staying in a submerged hotel room in Zanzibar, Tanzania where the tragic incident happened.  Weber proposed through holding up a handwritten note through their hotel room window. “I can’t hold my breath long enough to tell you everything I love about you but everything I love about you, I love more everyday,” his note said.  On the flip side of the note, it said: “Will you please be my wife, marry me?” However, Weber failed to reemerge from the water and never…

Early today, September 25, Sharon Cuneta’s daughter Frankie Pangilinan shared how her mother “scammed” her. In a series of tweets, Frankie laid down the facts and gave the backstory to her mom’s recent Instagram post.  “This lady really tried to scam me by acting sad,” Frankie began. According to Frankie, her mom had prepared an alibi, asking if she wanted anything to be sent to her since a friend would be going to New York. “She really fake cried on the phone as well pretending how much it pained her to not be able to visit me,” Frankie said. “Shawie…

Ai-Ai delas Alas sent a warning to fans after her kids Sancho and Sophia fell victim to online scammers. The actress posted photos of the scammers and the online transactions on Instagram. Sancho, her son with the late Rey Malte-Cruz, sold his old wristwatches to one Stian Young on Facebook.  In her post, Ai-Ai showed a motorcyclist, who allegedly posed as a Grab biker. However, the man brought an envelope with nothing but paper inside.  Ai-Ai’s daughter with ex-husband Miguel Vera, Sophia, was duped into buying tickets for K-pop group GOT7’s concert in Manila.  In a series of tweets, Sophia…

“If you’re male, please be between 41 to 55, single…” Kris Aquino took to Instagram to announce she’s looking for male friends to connect with on Facebook. The Queen of All Media enumerated the qualifications these men need to meet for her to accept their friend request on her personal FB account. “Pwedeng widowed, divorced, legally separated, or annulled,” she said. In addition, Kris wants a doctor, presumably to help her with health concerns. She specified a rheumatologist, immunologist, allergy specialist, neurologist, anesthesiologist, pain management specialist and cardiologist. Last year, the TV host and actress revealed she was diagnosed with…