Author: Lexyleen Laureano
The Local Government Unit of Barangay Holy Spirit is studying the filing of a case against Angel Locsin after setting up a community pantry that caused crowd chaos. According to Barangay Holy Spirit Councilor, Jomar Lagarto, Locsin and her team did not coordinate with them before the event so no protocols were implemented to control the crowd. With such a crowd, it is impossible to impose social distancing. Locsin contacted the city hall, military unit, and Barangay official for help, but the crowd kept on growing. Atty. Mel Sta. Maria, Dean of Far Eastern University Institute of Law, explained Angel…
The Maginhawa Community Pantry resumed its operation to aid the poor by distributing free food and other essential needs. The operation got halted due to the safety concerns of the initiator, Ana Patricia Non, after she was red-tagged and allegedly accused of having ties with the communists. Ana Patrica Non, a 26-year-old furniture designer, did her modest effort to help the people in need. Her idea was to have a small cart on a busy street that contains food items. These food items are free and anyone could either take from it or spare some to put something on it.…
Celebrities under Kapuso and Kapamilya are transferring from one network to another. This is quite normal in the Philippines. Network transfers usually give an actor a new career with new beginnings and journeys. However, it is a big question why Kapuso stars still choose to transfer to ABS-CBN after all of the circumstances that the Network is going through. To recall, ABS-CBN halted its airing on May 05 last year as well as its other ABS-CBN programs due to the network’s expiration of 25-year franchise and the National Telecommunications Communication’s (NTC) issuance of a cease-and-desist order to the network’s free…
Kapamilya’s noontime show It’s Showtime has lost some of its hosts. Jhong Hilario withdrew from It’s Showtime on April 12 [this year] to focus more on his daddy duties and to take care of his wife. Hilario was not seen on It’s Showtime live airing on April 15. Another host, Karylle, has not yet disclosed her decision of leaving the noontime show though many have alluded that she will soon follow suit as insinuated in Vice Ganda’s birthday message for her. The topic of leaving the noontime show was also asked of the Korean host, Ryan Bang. On April 14,…
On April 20, 2021, the Maginhawa Community Pantry temporarily halted its operation after the initiator, Ana Patricia Non, posted on facebook her experience on PNP profiling efforts and red-tagging done by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Thus, Non sought protection from Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte. Community Pantry initiator, Non, expressed her fear for the safety of herself and her family as there are false accusations about her being linked with the communists. She said “I have bad news. Tomorrow [Tuesday] we will put the #MaginhawaCommunityPantry on pause for the safety of our volunteers.”…
Sanya Lopez, the lead actress of GMA Network’s First Yaya, uploaded a vlog on her YouTube channel on Wednesday, April 14, to which she gave her reactions to some Netizens’ comments about her acting in the said series. As she was scrolling through the comments, one comment caught her attention. One of the viewers called her ‘over-acting (OA) because of her role. The said comment did not just criticize Sanya’s acting, but also compared it to an old show in ABS-CBN. Sanya responded, “Yung ‘Be Careful With My Heart’ po, alam ko, balita ko na napakaganda ng teleserye na ‘yan…
It was an emotional birthday celebration for the singer-actress Karylle, as she celebrated her 40th birthday on April 17 on It’s Showtime. Her co-host, Vice Ganda gave Karylle a heart-warming message and pleaded with her not to leave them though many had already left the long-running noontime show. Vice Ganda said, “Karylle is just really beautiful inside and out. “Totoo yung sinasabi ni Tiyang, wala siyang masamang tinapay. Marami kang sablay pero walang masamang tinapay. Yun yung mga sablay na patatawarin mo talaga kasi hindi niya sinasadyang magkaroon, walang masamang intension yun. Eh lahat naman tayo sumasablay ‘di ba?” He…