Author: Angela Lopez de Leon
Kapamilya actress Maja Salvador still holds actor John Lloyd Cruz in high regard. During her launch as the new endorser of Jollibee Super Meals, Maja once again talked about how John Lloyd as her “tatay-tatayan” has influenced her career. She said the award-winning actor was one of the reasons she has embraced and loved acting. “Same handler (kasi) kami… Parang naging tatay-tatayan ko siya sa industriya. Actually, ‘tatay’ ang tawag ko sa kanya. Marami siyang binibigay sa akin na mga advice,” Maja narrated. “Dati gusto ko lang mag-work para makabili ng bahay, ganyan. But habang kinakausap ko itong mga tao…
Celebrity couple Anne Curtis and Erwan Heussaff are expecting their first child next year. The couple posted a short video on their respective Instagram accounts today, November 10, that showed Anne’s baby bump. Playing Cigarette After Sex’s “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby” in the background, the video showed the 34-year-old actress walking through fields of flowers while Erwan seemed to be walking around the city. The couple made their way to a park. At the end of the video, Anne took off her coat and happily revealed a prominent baby bump as she sat beside her 32-year-old husband on a park…
Trending on social media is the news of the upcoming movie team-up of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano star Coco Martin. The two popular celebrities are teaming up for the movie, “3pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon.” The film is Coco’s official entry for the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) happening in December. In an ABS-CBN interview, Isko said he will be playing “as himself” — a city mayor He also thanked Coco for giving him the opportunity to play a role in the movie. “I am grateful to Mr. Coco Martin and the staff… They included me in…
Amid the controversy surrounding Kapamilya singer Morissette Amon’s walkout from a concert, Jobert Sucaldito said he saw nothing wrong with the interview of TV Patrol’s Mario Dumaual with the singer. In his Facebook post yesterday, November 7, Jobert, the concert’s producer, said the interview was “very decent, clean, and simple.” He said Mario arrived 15 minutes before the concert began and conducted a joint interview with Morissette and Kiel Alo. “They exchanged pleasantries sa short chikahan with Mario. Part of the question ni Mario ay ang tungkol sa love life niya pero very casual… Hindi naman bombarding at sinagot naman…
The coming-of-age film Metamorphosis was slapped with an X rating by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). X-rated films are not suitable for public exhibition. On November 6, film director Jose Enrique Tiglao took to Twitter to announce that his film entry in the 2019 Cinema One Originals film festival was not approved by the MTRCB for public viewing due to its sexually explicit scenes. “Our film Metamorphosis was NOT approved by MTRCB for public viewing. Hindi R-16 or R-18 man lang. Sabi nila ‘not suitable for public exhibition’ daw dahil sa ilang maseselang eksena,” the director…
It’s Showtime host Vice Ganda earned the ire of a radio broadcaster after he made Pastor Apollo Quiboloy the subject of jokes on the noontime variety show on Tuesday, November 5. Quiboloy is the founder and leader of the religious group, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, Inc. Quiboloy earlier claimed that he stopped one of the three deadly quakes in Mindanao because he said so. He said people should be thankful to him. “Sabi ko, ‘Lindol, huminto ka.’ Huminto,” Quiboloy said in the October 30 episode of Give Us This Day, a weekly TV show…
Kapamilya singer Morissette Amon is currently gaining attention from netizens after she allegedly walked out of a concert where she was supposed to be a guest performer. Morissette was one of the guests at Kiel Alo’s birthday concert at the Music Museum last November 6 but was unable to perform. As a result, the show’s producer Jobert Sucaldito and Morissette’s talent manager David Cosico were forced to appear on stage to say that the singer could not perform because of “medical and emergency issues.” In the videos posted by user Keribels on YouTube, Jobert said he asked David and Morissette…
Actor Matteo Guidicelli today, November 7, received an overwhelming amount of congratulatory messages after he shared on Instagram photos of himself and his long-time girlfriend Sarah Geronimo who was noticeably wearing a diamond ring on her left hand. “I love you my love, now and forever,” Guidicelli captioned the photos, where he is seen goofing around with the 31-year-old pop superstar. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4j8JQyph_2/?igshid=1erdbgrow9bao Speculating that the two are finally engaged, hundreds of fans and showbiz friends left congratulatory messages on the Instagram page of the 29-year-old actor. “Yehey!!! Finally! Congratulations guys!” actress Angelica Panganiban wrote. “Yesssurrr brotha!!! Congrats!!!” actor Rayver Cruz…
Award-winning actress Maja Salvador confessed that she had long dreamt of endorsing the fast-food chain Jollibee. “Bata pa lang ako kinalakihan ko na ang Jollibee. So parang ang bawat isa sa atin, dream na maging kapamilya ang Jollibee. So finally ngayon, I’m very…. very happy. Dream come true talaga na kapamilya na ko ng Jollibee,” Maja said during her launch as the new endorser of Jollibee Super Meals. The multi-talented star admitted that she auditioned to be Jollibee’s newest celebrity endorser. “Todo performance ang ginawa ko. Nandoon lahat ‘yong mga bosses ng Jollibee. Tapos nag-dance showdown kami ni Jollibee,” she…
Star Magic artist Raphael Robes finally aired his response to social media users who reacted to his Grab Food delivery guy costume at Star Magic’s recent Halloween ball. In an exclusive interview via email, Robes said it doesn’t irk him when people criticize him because he truly appreciates and loves their honesty. “Seryoso, no sarcasm. They’re entitled to their own opinion. It doesn’t mean I agree with them, but I can definitely respect it. To each his own,” he said. “I’ll say this though: Their reaction to my costume says more about them than me. It’s very revealing,” he added.…
Actor Alex Diaz has decided to leave the country a few days after he revealed himself as a bisexual. On his Twitter account, Diaz said “leaving the PH today (October 28).” “Much love and see you all soon. To being better in the mind, body and spirit. Till then, much love,” he added. https://twitter.com/alexandermcdizz/status/1188655216633110528?s=19 Diaz recently admitted his bisexuality after being outed online by a fitness coach. Seeming to be taking some time off from the showbiz industry, the actor did not provide any details on where he would be going. Despite the controversy he was involved in, Diaz still…
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao posted on Sunday, October 27, a video of himself sparring with Chinese multi-billionaire Jack Ma as he teased his age-old American rival, Floyd Mayweather Jr., to fight him again. In the 27-second clip on Pacquiao’s Instagram captioned as “Message to Mayweather!” Ma was seen throwing punches at the Filipino boxer-turned-politician, who was holding the mitts. With rock music playing in the background, segments of the “spar” were sped up to give the video “more punch.” https://www.instagram.com/p/B4H8TVMF-hS/?igshid=rnlb6b572bl5 After hitting it out with Ma, Pacquiao faced the camera and urged Mayweather to either face him to a…
Queen Mother Karla Estrada announced via Instagram the official opening of KathNiel’s barber shop business called Barbero Blues in Quezon City this weekend. Barbero Blues is the first joint business venture of reel- and real-life couple, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, popularly known as KathNiel. “Opening on October 26 at SM The Block. 💥 See you, KathNiel! 💙” Karla wrote in the caption of a photo showing the barber shop’s logo. https://www.instagram.com/p/B388HTcgsCh/?igshid=skpugbltw8ko The couple is expected to lead the ribbon cutting ceremony of their business. The young actress earlier said in some reports that she and Daniel had been hands-on with…
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang has vehemently denied rumors linking him to actress Julia Barretto. In a statement provided by Public Relations of SMC, Ang said linking him to Julia is “malicious.” The 65-year-old billionaire stressed that he does not recall ever meeting the 22-year-old Kapamilya star and at such a young age, he said Julia can be his own grandchild. “Never ko pa po nakilala si Julia Barretto. Nakita nyo naman po ang edad nya, parang apo ko na,” Ang said. “Kaya ito pong mga storya na ito ay ‘malicious,'” he added. Ang…