Author: Ron Mia

Kapamilya actor Jake Cuenca remains a proud Kapamilya despite the offers he got from GMA Network. During their MMFF 2022 entry My Father, Myself media con at the Novotel Hotel, Araneta City, Quezon City on Thursday, November 24, Cuenca got asked about his reaction to the rumored Kapuso offer. According to him, he was flattered to be considered by GMA Network as part of their talent roster again. He also added that there was no bad blood between him and GMA Network as he didn’t burn bridges when he transferred to ABS-CBN. He started his career with GMA Network in 2003 before…

GMA Network primetime K-drama adaptation Start-Up PH remains struggling to stay along with fellow Kapuso primetime programs in the rating game. Despite heavy promotions for Bea Alonzo’s maiden project with the Kapuso network, the series continues to lag behind its pre-program Maria Clara at Ibarra. GMA Primetime block has created a strong mark in the rating game following the ABS-CBN shutdown in May 2020. However, it appeared that its strong presence is limited to the second slot, as its third slot program, Start-Up PH, continues to perform underwhelmingly. Its pre-primetime program, Family Feud, and primetime pre-programs 24 Oras and Maria…

Award-winning actor Christian Bables didn’t mince words in blasting netizens who continue to question his gender. Seemingly pissed off with the continued prodding, the actor took to Twitter to lash out at netizens in a series of tweets on Friday, November 25. Bables tweeted “Nakakatawang interesadong interesado kayong malaman kung ano ba ang ‘tunay na gender’ ko, na para bang parte yun ng bawat pag hinga at pag utot niyo. Ok to set the record straight, TOMBOY po ako. Kung hindi pa kayo maniwala, ewan ko nlng mga hinayupak kayo. Good night mga vuhkla.” https://twitter.com/chrisbables06/status/1595818390052294656 He also slammed a netizen…

TV host-turned-vlogger Luis Manzano joined many netizens in sharing and reacting to Mavy Legaspi’s viral Family Feud answer. Legaspi made a buzz on social media following his funny “hotdog” answer to Dingdong Dante’s question, “Kapag nagbibiruan, anong kalokohan ang isinasagot ng friend mo kapag tinanong mo siya n, ‘one plus one 1+1’?” on Family Feud’s November 23 episode. “Hotdog” is the popular answer by the GenZs when they don’t know what to say. Along with many other netizens, the young Kapuso star also shared his funny video on his own Twitter account, captioning it with, “Feeling ko lang proud na proud…

Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano’s film, An Inconvenient Love–made a great start in ushering Star Cinema back to the moviehouses. According to Star Cinema’s Kriz Gazmen via Twitter, the movie already reached more than 6 million box-office receipts as of Thursday, November 24. He tweeted and thanked the moviegoers who took time to watch the film in the cinemas even amid the pandemic and inflation. https://twitter.com/krizgazmen/status/1595707210331754502 “Despite all the inconveniences, the moviegoers still showed up for us. There is hope for the local film industry.  My dear God, thank You for making this happen.” https://twitter.com/krizgazmen/status/1595715161243152387 Aside from Gazmen, the film’s…

ABS-CBN Entertainment’s latest action-thriller teleserye, The Iron Heart, proved strong as a follow-up to the hit light-romantic-drama teleserye 2 Good 2 Be True. Based on the most recent rating reports from Nielsen NUTAM People Survey, the Richard Gutierrez-starrer series continues its ‘strong rise’ in TV ratings during its pilot week. On Monday, November 14, the series scored 4.8%, taking the 10th spot in the rating chart. On Tuesday, November 15, it raised a 0.4% to make it 5.2% rating, retaining its 10th position. On Wednesday, November 16, the series experienced a little bump as it slumped to 4.9%, or a…

A contestant in ABS-CBN’s reality pop group competition, Dream Maker, is currently under fire over his past controversial social media posts. Dream chaser Kyler Chua got blasted by netizens and social media personalities for ironically auditioning for a Kapamilya Network show despite promoting and supporting politicians instrumental in its shutdown in his now-deleted social media posts. Netizen @leeteukAngel00 didn’t mince words in tweeting her disgust over Chua’s shameful attitude. “Wow para dun contestants Dream Maker na apologist na hypocrite pa. Why would you audition on a station that you want to shutdown??? Tanga ka ba?? Yes I’m talking to you…

Sagip Partylist Congressman Rodante Marcoleta seemed humiliated following his heated exchange with Sen. Risa Hontiveros. Hontiveros and Marcoleta clashed during the confirmation hearing of former NTC (National Telecommunications Commission) Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba as the new Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman before the Commission on Appointment. Sen. Hontiveros questioned the NTC’s decision to issue a cease-and-desist order against ABS-CBN while the franchise renewal hearing was still ongoing in Congress during the hearing. She also brought up the issue of press freedom, citing ABS-CBN as a broadcasting company. Marcoleta, however, felt alluded to as being one of the 70 congressmen instrumental in…

Kapamilya noontime hosts Vice Ganda, Anne Curtis, and Kim Chui gamely shared their experiences wherein they begged for love. During It’s Showtime’s Tawag Nang Tanghalan segment on Tuesday, November 22, Vice discussed the topic of begging for love after one of the contestants shared her experience about it. Vice started by recalling Anne Curtis’s movie No Other Women wherein the latter’s character has to beg for love. He then asked Curtis if she experienced it, to which she answered yes. “Oo nangyari naman sya. But I think yung lang din yung magada, because that’s what makes you realize na saturation…

Mars Rabelos’s Darna seemed to have regained popularity following the premiere of its second season. On Monday, November 14, the series debuted its new season, and based on the rating reports from Nielsen NUTAM People Survey–it registered improved ratings. In its second sason’s pilot, Darna received a rating of 8.0%, followed by another 8% on the following day, Tuesday, November 15. On Wednesday, November 16, the series’ rating went up by 0.1% to 8.1%. However, on Thursday, November 17, the action-hero series starring Jane De Leon experienced a drop, moving down to 7.3%. But it quickly bounced back on Friday,…

Miss Universe 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, criticized Justice Secretary Boying Remulla’s statement against the passing of LGBTQ rights and divorce bills. Remulla has outright rejected calls for the Philippines to pass the SOGIE, Same-Sex Marriage, and Divorce bills during his appearance at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) periodic review last week in Geneva, Switzerland. According to Remulla, the Philippines cannot accept those recommendations because it is a predominantly Catholic nation. In her Instagram story on Monday, November 21, the former Miss Universe denounced the Department of Justice Secretary Remulla’s backward thinking when it comes to SOGIE, same-sex marriage,…

Several celebrities and netizens got surprised by Charo Santos-Concio’s announcement that Asia’s longest-running drama anthology, Maalaala Mo Kaya, is coming to an end in December 2022. On Monday, November 21, Santos annouced MMK’s three-part finale episode via TV Patrol, starting on Saturday, November 26. The actress-host and Kapamilya Executive also thanked everyone who contributed to MMK’s successful 31-year run. “Gusto ko pong magbigay-pugay sa lahat ng nagpadala ng sulat, sa aming mga direktor, writers, researchers, production staff, at sa lahat ng naging bahagi ng aming programa. “Sa mga artistang gumanap, maraming, maraming salamat. Sa management ng ABS-CBN, sa aming mga…

Kapuso shows remain the top choice of televiewers during weekends. In the recent rating report from Nielsen NUTAM People’s survey, GMA Network shows continue to dominate the weekend rating leaderboard. On Saturdays, on November 12, Kapuso sitcom Pepito Manaloto registered a huge win against its rival Everybody Sing as it recorded a rating of 13% and 4.5% respectively. Reality game show Running Man Philippines also posted a good rating of 12.9%. GMA Network’s flagship primetime newscast 24 Oras Weekend also beats its rival TV Patrol Weekend, 11.6% vs 2.3%. For Sunday, November 13, Kapuso Magazine show, Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho…

Kapamilya Network’s latest action-thriller teleserye, The Iron Heart strikes a good start in the rating game following a strong performance on its pilot week. According to the latest rating reports from Nielsen Philippines NUTAM People’s Survey, the Richard Gutierrez-starrer made a good impression during its debut week. Its pilot episode on Monday, November 14 scored 4.8%, debuting at the number 10 spot on the rating chart. Pinoy televiewers may have missed the usual action-drama series on primetime as The Iron Heart moved up by 0.4% on the following day, Tuesday, November 15, at 5.2%. Although on Wednesday, November 16, the…

Former Kapuso star Iwa Moto shared her take on the current Darna-Valentina trend. Moto played the role of Valentina in GMA Network’s Darna series along with Marian Rivera, who played the titular role in 2009. In a Tiktok video that she uploaded on October 24, Moto was made to react to the current Darna-Valentina trend. https://www.tiktok.com/@iam_iwa/video/7157905014793571611?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7157905014793571611&lang=en “Bilang usong-uso si Darna ngayon, at si Valentina… and I am not gonna compare my Darna days, or other Darnas from the past because I believe na lahat ng Darna, lahat ng Valentina, they are doing a great job para sa akin, walang makikialam…

Maxene Magalona didn’t hide her stumbling moment in her journey to healing. After four years of marriage, she recently confirmed her separation from her husband, Rob Mananquil. In a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday, November 16, Magalona admitted that her healing journey is not easy because, “Damn. Just when I thought I was ‘getting healed,’ I go and have another embarrassing episode where I overthink + overreact out of nowhere 🤯 This is why we should NEVER get ahead of ourselves in our healing journey. It is a slow and syrupy process that requires a lot of patience, self-awareness and…