Author: Judith Martin
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo shared some ways on how to fight COVID-19, which included consuming bananas and frequently gargling water with salt. The Kapuso star and beauty queen WinWyn Marquez could only react to this with a facepalm emoticon on Twitter. https://twitter.com/wynmarquez/status/1239494429905321985?fbclid=IwAR0eun36ZlKtHpaH5T_sx5kpLHW66ZxF2TNc5ZuoMqp6QV9fBj8WAGlOuuo Panelo said: “Marami kasi ako nabasa how to destroy or to kill the virus, even me without knowing it, ako kasi mahilig ako sa saging tapos may nakita ako sa internet, yung saging daw magandang panlaban daw, e ako araw-araw kain ako ng kain ng saging. Number 2, naging ugali ko na mag-gargle ng salt water, pag nakakaramdam…
Last week, SB19 was able to push through with their performance on ABS-CBN’s It’s Showtime despite an empty studio as a safety measure against the coronavirus disease. SB19 saw no problem when performing without a live audience as it feels like just how it is during their rehearsals without other people around. Sejun recalled their humble beginnings when they had no audience whenever they performed. Though they performed in an empty studio, Sejun revealed that they always give their best no matter what. Sejun said: “Yung grupo namin, sanay po kami diyan, kasi diyan po kami nagsimula. Kahit pito, tatlo,…
In the article written by Lolit Solis in PhilStar, the veteran columnist stated that she noticed something new about President Rodrigo Duterte during the press conference on COVID-19 or also known as Coronavirus. As per Lolit, Duterte’s skin seemed smoother and lighter than it was before and wondered if the President is either using Beautederm or taking facial treatments in Belo Clinic. Lolit wrote, “Naku ha naging very smooth ang skin at parang light na ang complexion ni Papa Digong. Ang duda ko, either, gumamit siya ng Beautederm o nagpa-facial kay Dra. Vicki Belo, Kamiseta Skin or House of Obagi.…
In celebration of her 23rd birthday, Julia Barretto had an intimate dinner party on the night before her birthday. When Julia posted some photos on Instagram, she included a bouquet of flowers along with the caption “a loved one” which sent netizens speculating she was dating someone new. Julia said, “For my birthday this year I decided to do things differently. A dinner for 10, my family and a loved one. And today, I woke up fuller than ever. Thank you Jesus.” https://www.instagram.com/p/B9lvOgJp9-7/?fbclid=IwAR0GRIK0Ou8yln5QNHuZEdvztniTQbZvFcdyc_kVImWuvihqnQH5pPb39WQ JoshLia past love Way back on August 20, 2017, Joshua Garcia admitted that he was courting the…
When Pilita Corrales revealed to Lolit Solis that she scolded her granddaughter Janine Gutierrez for standing up against the comeback TV series of Sen. Bong Revilla Jr., Lotlot de Leon fired back to her former mother-in-law. After a month, Lotlot confirmed during an interview with Allan Diones that they have moved on from the issue as it was just a burst of her emotions as the mother of Janine. Lotlot said: “I’m okay, okay naman ako. We all moved on eventually, sakin kasi it was a burst of emotions also, tao lang naman ako. As much as with everything that…
The “community quarantine” will commence on Sunday March 15, 2020, but as early as now the entertainment industry has been affected by the novel coronavirus. Several local musical shows here in the Philippines have been canceled to help prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Some of the suspended local musical shows are ‘Anna in the Tropics’, ‘The Band’s Visit’, ‘Oliver!’, ‘Carousel’, and ‘Tabing Ilog: The Musical’ Even Vice Ganda’s Gandang Gabi Vice replacement show, Everybody Sing’s pilot episode has been moved. As announced earlier, ABS-CBN said beloved classic Kapamilya teleseryes and a fresh iWant original series will take over the network’s…
As of this writing, 64 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed and there have been six deaths already as of this writing. After the spike in the number of individuals affected by COVID-19, celebrities could not help but lament about the government response during the press conference wherein President Duterte declared “State of Public Health Emergency.” Talent manager Ogie Diaz was one of the public figures who expressed his disappointment via a Facebook post as the President failed to respond directly to the necessary questions to calm Filipinos and assured them that the government has the solutions to combat the…
A pilot in real life and second lieutenant at the Philippine Army, Filipino singer Ronnie Liang is set to play a lead role in the upcoming “Harang” film by a Palanca award-winning writer Njel de Mesa. According to Njel, Harang is inspired by the phenomenal Korean hit series Crash Landing On You. Since the day he received the proposal for the Harang film, Ronnie thinks everything has a perfect timing and firmly believes that he can portray the role to the best that he can. Ronnie said, “Maganda ‘yung timing ng movie kasi katatapos ko lang mag-training bilang 2nd Lieutenant…
The tandem of Karina Bautista and Aljon Mendoza, or KarJon, are set to star on iWant series titled Ampalaya Chronicles. These two young stars firmly believe that pressure will always be there, but they will definitely learn to cope with it through the process. KarJon said: “Siyempre at first pero siguro in a way in the process we will discover. And hindi naman po mawawala yung pressure, right now ang gusto lang namin is mapaghandaan ang series namin.” Since they were housemates in Pinoy Big Brother, KarJon confirmed that there are no awkward moments between them. Karina admitted: “Yung friendship…
In response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s speech regarding COVID-19, comedian and talent manager Ogie Diaz is worried that flights from China are still on-going. In line with this, Ogie hopes Duterte will reconsider the welfare of 16 Million people who supported him during the election. Ogie said: “Wala bang travel ban from China to Manila? Pangulong Duterte, taumbayan naman muna bago po ang China. Kahit yung kaligtasan ng 16M na lang po na naniwala sa inyo ang isipin niyo.” https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3038710916180928&set=a.467217743330271&type=3 Moreover, during the conference for COVID-19, reporters were addressing major issues for the welfare of Filipinos, but then Ogie noticed…
A Soldier’s Heart lead star Gerald Anderson visited Congress on March 10, 2020. Wearing a formal barong, he had some photo ops with some of the officials such as Alan Peter Cayetano, 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, and Batangas Congressman Vilma Santos-Recto. Gerald was named the Youth Ambassador of Goodwill by the Philippines Youth -KASAMA last December 9, 2019. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9jeu_klAM5/?utm_source=ig_embed Gerald used to be on the safe side when he was asked for the first time on his opinion regarding the ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal issue, but then in a live interview with Jeff Canoy for TV Patrol, Gerald has made…
Umagang Kay Ganda host Amy Perez-Castillo publicly apologized for accidentally entering into tthe frame while Anthony Taberna was doing an interview regarding the update on coronavirus. On Instagram, Amy explained that she only intended to take a glimpse of the interview and share it with her colleagues in ABS-CBN, but it was too late for her to realized that she had entered the frame. At the end of her Instagram post, Amy apologized to Anthony Taberna and director Kits Fernandez. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9focsQHWek/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&fbclid=IwAR0iH1ALYjNbxa5-PB7d7_YX_e3lB8lrqZXkeKL5vCod32YHSvIajBMgZ-A Luckily, netizens found it funny. Here are the reactions of netizens: https://twitter.com/tataning2/status/1237202111546281984?fbclid=IwAR22RbSJibgFmTVw1SaEAtzTSm1RhqSJsZXbYxCimMtm0KPbdmJh7UUXkHM https://twitter.com/RicajaynN/status/1236848784438509571?fbclid=IwAR2JcB_Y8z2CLufbnTP-i1D5saXOK0-Cik9dtyz4jjPioG7aFAWBVBTnvvE https://twitter.com/RicajaynN/status/1236848784438509571 https://twitter.com/JahMacandili/status/1236885935498956800 https://twitter.com/itsmereymond18/status/1236896776583446529 https://twitter.com/JeremiErnest/status/1236824166990352387 https://twitter.com/Machitis1/status/1236891952164921344
ABS-CBN announced that they will temporarily not be allowing live studio audiences on their shows to protect staff as well as the incoming audiences from the coronavirus (COVID-19) which has 49 confirmed coronavirus cases in Quezon Province, San Juan, Marikina, Quezon City, and Pangasinan. Two of them have died – a Chinese tourist on February 1, and a Filipina just on Wednesday. In the network’s official statement, aside from It’s Showtime several shows will also stop accepting live audiences from March 10, 2020, onwards: ASAP Natin ‘To Magandang Buhay Banana Sundae I Can See Your Voice iWANT ASAP Here’s the…
After a long time, Sofia Andres has once again responded to a netizen who criticized her attitude towards a Grab Food driver. A netizen with an IG username thewanderersoul advice Sofia to understand the grab drivers for consumers like her has someone to buy and deliver food and beverages. She should have gone out of the venue and meet the driver or if it’s for a surprise at least have someone to accept the deliver. Thewanderersoul adviced: “GURL UNDERSTAND THE DRIVERS @grab_ph OKAY. They are not like us that has someone with them that can hold the food/drinks throughout the…
House Committee on Legislative Franchise Chairman Franz Alvarez has urged the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to enable ABS-CBN Corporation to continue operating by providing a provisional permit, while the lawmakers discuss its renewal application. Furthermore, Alvarez also claimed that the panel has begun to discuss ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal fairly and objectively. Alvarez said, “We also want to restate our letter to the NTC that while deliberation of the franchise renewal bill is pending at the Congress, that ABS-CBN be allowed to continue their operations. We know that emotions run high in the issue of the renewal application. We are doing…
ABS-CBN’s Gandang Gabi Vice aired its final episode last Sunday, March 8, 2020 with Raffy Tulfo as the last guest of the long-time running comedy TV talk show. On Twitter, Vice posted a photo of the entire GGV production team and expressed his gratitude to viewers who have watched his show for nine years. https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/1236667328395268096 https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/1236667077231960065 Vice’s post on Twitter garnered over 17.4K reactions and 905 retweets and many expressed their sadness that the show has come to an end. https://twitter.com/IvanaAIawi/status/1236670985912246272 https://twitter.com/DadenEstrada/status/1236668180216467456 https://twitter.com/elainnelovesVG/status/1236667819489497089 https://twitter.com/mahalkoviceion_/status/1236667963802923009 https://twitter.com/purplevicey/status/1236668560836947968 https://twitter.com/mahalkoviceion_/status/1236667842998628352 https://twitter.com/DelapusXander/status/1236676525031714817 https://twitter.com/virgolady818/status/1236667692314050560 https://twitter.com/ViceyMyHorsey/status/1236667802653614087 https://twitter.com/alphie002/status/1236667916474433537 https://twitter.com/owenzhie24/status/1236668068517965824 During the last episode, Vice emotionally shared the highlights…