Author: Angela Lopez de Leon
Award-winning Hollywood actor Matt Damon made a visit to the Philippines. Filipino journalist Cheryl Tiu shared a photo of Damon with her father and his team at Tagaytay Highlands early this week. In her tweet, Tiu said the ‘Bourne’ star spent two nights in Tagaytay Highlands. “My Dad and his team with actor Matt Damon at Tagaytay Highlands,” she wrote. “He flew in to Manila then straight to Highlands where he spent 2 nights,” she added. https://twitter.com/cheryltiu/status/1201438354912337920?s=19 The Inquirer.net reported that Damon was still in the Philippines as of December 4. According to Tiu, the American actor visited the country…
Actor Edgar Allan “EA” Guzman is set to leave for Hong Kong before New Year’s Day. On the sidelines of the GMA Network Media Christmas Party in Quezon City on Tuesday night, EA said he will travel to Hong Kong with his mom on December 26 to celebrate her birthday. “Aalis kami on December 26 papuntang Hong Kong para sa birthday ng mom ko,” the award-winning actor said. For this year, EA said he will just spend Christmas with his family here in the Philippines. The 31-year-old actor is currently part of GMA-7’s romantic-comedy series, One of the Baes, starring Ken Chan…
Actress Miles Ocampo is still single. On the sidelines of the red-carpet premiere of the romantic comedy film Write About Love at the SM Megamall on Monday night, Miles said she’s currently not dating anyone. The 22-year-old actress said she is focusing on her career now. “Walang love life. Trabaho muna,” Miles told the media. The Kapamilya actress was previously reported to be in a relationship with actor Marco Gumabao. Miles top-bills the upcoming movie, Write About Love. The Kapamilya actress plays a young movie writer who is paired up with an experienced seasoned film writer played by Rocco Nacino.…
Expect to see actress Heart Evangelista back on the big screen next year. At the opening of the new East Wing at Estancia Capitol Commons in Pasig City on Friday, Heart said she’s expecting the release of her international movie in 2020. The Kapuso star said she’s very excited about this film as she put a lot of hard work into it. “For sure magkakaroon ako ng movie. Hopefully lumabas ng 2020. I’ve been really working hard with this movie. So ayun sobrang excited ako,” the Queen of Creative Collaborations said. “Mahirap. Sobrang iyak levels. It’s very physical. I’ve never…
The husband of Kapamilya actress Dimples Romana is currently confined in a hospital. During her launch as the new endorser of JuanLife personal accident insurance at Edsa Shangri-la Hotel today, Dimples said her husband, Boyet Ahmee, was being treated for the condition of “severe sleep apnea.” Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep. People with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep. This means the brain and the rest of the body may not get enough oxygen. “Huwag po natin pagtatawanan ang paghilik. May kakilala ba kayong ganon na nag-snore tapos nag-i-stop (breathing)? Si…
“Nanghihinayang. Kasi wala naman problema sa ratings.” This was actor-comedian Jerald Napoles’s reaction to the cancellation of GMA Network’s Sunday comedy-variety show Sunday PinaSaya. Jerald is one of the mainstays in the said show. “Nakakahinayang lang kasi kahit papaano, totoo naman na naging number 1 noontime Sunday show kami,” he told the media on the sidelines of his recent contract signing with Viva Artists Agency. “So nung na-claim namin yon for how many years. Siyempre may kumpiyansa ka sa sarili mo na tatagal ito. Kaya natin ‘to. Tapos ngayon mawawala… na-set ka na eh,” he added. Jerald said the network…
Actress and vlogger Alex Gonzaga recently made a collaboration video with broadcaster Raffy Tulfo and has another one coming up. In a recent interview with the media, Alex shared that she was grateful that Raffy agreed to do a collab with her. “First time, nakipag-collab ni sir Raffy kaya sobrang saya ko talaga. Buti pumayag siya,” she said. Last Saturday, the broadcaster already showed an episode featuring Alex on his YouTube show Raffy Tulfo in Action. The actress went to Raffy’s office as a complainant and asked for his assistance in solving her personal problems. Alex asked the broadcaster to…
Not everyone is happy with this year’s ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID and actress Chai Fonacier is one of them. Chai, who previously starred in the Kapamilya network’s TV series Halik, aired her negative opinion via Twitter on Wednesday. Revealing her “unpopular opinion,” the actress tweeted that the people behind the network’s latest Christmas station ID have perhaps become “lazy” to make it more sensible for everyone. “Unpopular opinion: tamad gumawa ng matinong tono ‘tong mga ‘to,” she wrote. https://twitter.com/bansheerabidcat/status/1197101312338325505?s=19 A netizen even tried to dissuade her by saying it was probably due to “lack of time” and not because of…
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he believes that pastor Apollo Quiboloy stopped the earthquake in Mindanao by simply telling it to stop. At the inauguration of a new hotel in Davao City, Duterte defended his longtime friend, saying the tremor indeed stopped when Quiboloy ordered it to. “I believe in Pastor Quiboloy,” the President said. “When he said stop, eh kung nag-stop. What’s the trouble?” he added. Duterte said he hoped he could also possess the pastor’s “power” so he could order corrupt government officials to stop. “If only I can have the power doon sa mga kurakot to…
Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Otso housemates Andre Brouillette and Lou Yanong are planning to go to Hawaii next year. On the sidelines of the LionheartTV’s 5th RAWR Awards Night at the Core Bar in Quezon City, Andre revealed their plan to go to Hawaii in 2020 so “Lou can meet his family.” “I definitely want to bring her (Lou) to Hawaii. I want to show her Hawaii because I’m from there. All my family are there and she hasn’t met my family yet,” Andre said. Lou, for her part, said, “I’m so excited.” “I just hope my nose won’t bleed,”…
Bea Alonzo has moved on from her relationship with ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson who “ghosted” her a few months ago. The Kapamilya actress revealed this during the press conference of the movie Unbreakable in Quezon City on Wednesday afternoon. “Tapos na ‘ko doon. Okay na ‘ko. Saka sobrang daming blessings na dumating. Parang nag-360 (degrees turn),” Bea said. “Ang daming dapat kong ipagpasalamat. Na-realize ko, ang dami pa lang mas importante sa buhay ko, hindi lang dyowa,” she added. When asked if she is seeing someone new, Bea replied: “Wala pa naman po. Magpapahinga muna ako. Parang hindi ko pa kaya.” The…
They have yet to make it official, but Kiara Takahashi and Gino Roque of Pinoy Big Brother: Otso said they are getting there. In separate interviews on the sidelines of LionheartTV’s 5th RAWR Awards night at Core Bar in Quezon City, it appeared that both Kiara and Gino have the same feelings towards each other, but have decided to take things slow. “Yeah, I think it’s mutual (feelings) naman. Pero marami na kasi factors outside (PBB house). So right now, we are getting to know each other fully. We are taking it day by day,” said Gino. For her part, Kiara…
Always be humble and don’t let success get to your head. This was Aga Muhlach’s career advice to child star Xia Vigor. The 10-year-old actress is now working with the veteran actor on the Filipino adaptation of the hit Korean movie Miracle in Cell No. 7. “Sinabi po niya (Aga) sa akin na dapat daw po, kahit anong mangyari, kahit magkaroon ako ng maraming awards at maraming shows, huwag daw po lalaki ang ulo ko,” Xia said on the sidelines of the LionheartTV’s 5th RAWR Awards Night at Core Bar in Quezon City. “Kasi doon daw po mawawala ang lahat,”…
Lawyer and movie critic Ferdinand Topacio thinks that Nadine Lustre is a much better actress than contemporary Kathryn Bernardo. In his recent interview with the media, Topacio said Nadine “is, by far, the greatest actress of her generation. “Ako iyong unang nagsabi na si Nadine Lustre is, by far, the greatest actress of her generation. I used that for ‘Ulan’ (movie review). Kasi consistent (great acting) siya,” he said. “Naisip ko nga noong una after ng ‘Never Not Love You’ baka fluke. Pero nasundan pa ng ‘Ulan,” he added. Topacio admitted that Never Not Love You is one of his favorite…
Former Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Otso housemates Lou Yanong and Andre Brouillette believe they are “soulmates.” On the sidelines of the LionhearTV’s 5th RAWR Awards at the Core Bar in Quezon City last night, November 14, the celebrity couple revealed their thoughts on “instant chemistry” and “soulmate connection.” The on-and-off screen couple narrated that they felt instantly drawn to each other because it seemed as if they had known each other for a long time. Many people define a soulmate as a person whom you connect with instantly and deeply and who sees and accepts you for who you are.…
Janno Gibbs recently admitted that his relationship with ABS-CBN is still on the rocks because of the controversial comment he made last year on his Instagram account. “Di pa rin okay. Sana maging okay. Alam ko naman iyong ginawa ko na nag-post ako,” the singer-comedian said in his recent interview with the media. “Well, kung titingnan n’yo naman iyong post ko may smiley naman ‘yon tsaka laughing face at peace sign. So medyo pa-cute naman iyong post ko. Pero siyempre nung pinick-up na nung iba, nawala na iyong smiley face… Naging serious na iyong dating,” he added. Janno aired his…