Author: Delos Reyes

In an interview with Boy Abund on Wednesday, September 14, Ricci Rivero declared that Andrea Brillantes is the one for him. When asked if he sees his current girlfriend as ‘the one,’ he replied, “I think, Tito Boy, yes.”  On April 9, Brillantes said ‘yes’ to Rivero’s surprise proposal he made to her after his University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) game.  It became a confirmation of their relationship as a couple. Rivero revealed that his original plan for the proposal didn’t happen, but thankful that he pulled it through. “Dun dapat siya sa big screen, hindi lang kami nagkaintindihan.…

During a virtual media conference on Wednesday, September 14, Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) president Ms. Maribeth Tolentino remained mum on Toni Gonzaga’s rumored P500 million talent fee. Gonzaga, along with Willie Revillame are the faces identified with ALLTV. The two celebrities host their programs–Toni Talks (5 PM) and Wowowin (7 PM), respectively. Tolentino neither confirmed nor denied that Gonzaga has more than P500 million talent fee. “Ay, naku! Alam mo, baka maipit naman si Toni dyan sa balitang ‘yan, di ba?” Tolentino laughingly remarked. Tolentino said Gonzaga should be the one to reveal her professional fee as it is a confidential matter.…

Via Instagram and Twitter on Tuesday, September 13, Drag Den Philippines teased its coming. The social media pages used an image of host Manila Luzon holding a microphone while peeking from a corner. The hashtag #justwokeup was on the caption. https://twitter.com/dragdenph/status/1569641378778599424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1569641378778599424%7Ctwgr%5E9f97d877165130a071c7c067cac6a13b643a4db5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.abs-cbn.com%2Fentertainment%2F09%2F13%2F22%2Fjustwokeup-drag-den-philippines-teases-arrival In May 2022, Manila Luzon assured that the program will arrive, “just on Filipino time!” Drag Den Philippines will be the first-ever drag reality show in the country. It held auditions for aspiring queens in August 2022. Drag Race Philippines, the local version of RuPaul’s Drag Race was introduced in August 2022. “We are showcasing what the Philippines really…

Netizens complained about a question asked in the Maritest segment of Tropang LOL in an episode aired on Tuesday, September 13. The controversial question talked about the past issues of Ariel Rivera, Gelli De Belen, and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. “Naging mag-jowa sina Ariel Rivera at Gelli De Belen nung 90s—pero nag-break sila for a while dahil raw sa third party na…sino?” The choices given were A. Agot Isidro, B. Lea Salonga, C. Regine Velasquez, and D. Jean Garcia. Many netizens were dismayed with the show’s segment as they deemed the question “insensitive”. A netizen on Twitter posted a video of Boy Abunda’s…

In a series of Facebook posts on Monday, September 12, Rita Daniela spoke about her rumored breakup with her boyfriend. Daniela denied the reports claiming that she had broken up with her boyfriend. The female star said this was fake news from a social media page. She said, “FYI, I have never been interviewed by anyone else than Kuya Nelson Canlas of GMA News/Showbiz Report about my pregnancy and personal life. “Please don’t ever believe this nonsense and I hope that you don’t support this page and the people behind this page because it is clearly spreading fake news just…

In an episode of Tropang LOL on Thursday, September 8, Julia Barretto claimed that Donny Pangilinan is already ‘taken’. She said this when she joined the show’s Maritest segment, which talked about an actor who is linked to YouTube content creator Bella Racelis. Barretto said, “hindi Donny, taken na si Donny.” She didn’t drop any names but many assumed she alluded to Pangilinan’s current loveteam partner, Belle Mariano. Following this, ‘Taken na si Donny’ became a trending topic on Twitter. https://twitter.com/donnybelindax/status/1568907861543239681?s=20&t=gaHW7dMEOO0AvyIutfFr0w https://twitter.com/DONATORSPH/status/1568908932294545408?s=20&t=gaHW7dMEOO0AvyIutfFr0w https://twitter.com/ONLYF0RBELLE/status/1567753883086385152?s=20&t=gaHW7dMEOO0AvyIutfFr0w https://twitter.com/cresscent1226/status/1567728926725914625?s=20&t=gaHW7dMEOO0AvyIutfFr0w https://twitter.com/solelydnbll/status/1567721215812579328?s=20&t=gaHW7dMEOO0AvyIutfFr0w https://twitter.com/withbondelle/status/1567723967271813120?s=20&t=gaHW7dMEOO0AvyIutfFr0w https://twitter.com/withbondelle/status/1567809225447075840?s=20&t=gaHW7dMEOO0AvyIutfFr0w https://twitter.com/jhoyze_110491/status/1567723621250105345?s=20&t=gaHW7dMEOO0AvyIutfFr0w DonBelle first worked together as partners in the series He’s Into Her…

Former Darna stars Marian Rivera, Vilma Santos, and Rio Locsin gave their message to Jane de Leon. In an interview on Friday, September 9, Rivera congratulated De Leon for bagging the role of Darna. She hesitates to advise De Leon as she believes she has her own acting style. Rivera said, “Congratulations sa kanya. Para sa akin isa yan sa pinakamagandang proyekto so I’m happy for her. Wala akong karapatang mag-advice dahil naniniwala ako kanya-kanyang karakter at pagganap yan so naniniwala akong kaya niya yan.” Rivera starred in the 2009 Darna series on the GMA network. In a report by…

In an interview on Thursday, September 8, Atty. Vince Tañada said he filed a cyberlibel case against Juliana Parizcova Segovia. “Yung mga co-producer natin sa pelikulang ito ay mga abogado rin, e, kaya nasaktan sila dahil libelous nga naman yung sinabi ni Juliana Parizcova. “Ang alam ko nai-file na nila yun sa piskalya at hinihintay na lang natin yung decision about that,” he said. This happened following Segovia’s malicious social media posts regarding the awards bagged by Katips in the 2022 FAMAS Awards. Tañada is the producer and director of the martial movie Katips. Tañada posted on Facebook, “Babatiin ko…

For August 2022, Wish Ko Lang recorded almost 90 million online views from Facebook (64,044,741), YouTube (9,582,285), and TikTok (16,213,500). The show offered four special episodes for its 20th-anniversary month-long celebration. There was the episode titled Sugal, starred by Bianca Umali, Bisita starred by Claudine Barretto, Bintang, helmed by Ms Tessie Tomas; and Selos, starred by Sid Lucero. Wish Ko Lang’s 20th anniversary was made extra special with the release of the program’s original soundtrack (OST) recorded by Hannah Precillas, Anthony Rosaldo, Jessica Villarubin, and Ysabel Ortega. Wish Ko Lang is a wish-granting program that gives viewers lessons and inspiration.…

During an interview on Monday, September 5, Marjorie Barretto showed her support for daughter Julia’s portrayal in Expensive Candy. She said she prepared herself to watch Julia in doing mature roles which she believed her daughter worked hard for. This will be her first ever daring film. “[But] I think I’m ready to watch this film,” she told ABS-CBN News. “I had to prepare myself for this. This is a grown-up Julia. But I’m sure this is a better version of her definitely. She really worked so hard for this project.” Marjorie said she approved the script of the movie…

In a Facebook post by a fan page called Kapuso Forever on Monday, September 5, Nikko Natividad was reported to appear in GMA Network’s Happy ToGetHer. He will make his first appearance on the Kapuso network on Sunday, September 11.  Valeen Montenegro will also join the show. Is Nikko Natividad transferring to the GMA Network? Happy ToGetHer stars former Kapamilya actors John Lloyd Cruz, Miles Ocampo, Jason Gainza, Eric Nicolas, Janus Prado, and others. The cast also includes Carmi Martin and Ashley Rivera. Natividad gained popularity after winning ABS-CBN’s noontime variety show It’s Showtime’s Gandang Lalake segment. He is also known…

During the mediacon of Rejuviant on Wednesday, September 7, Herlene Budol expressed how she feels as different networks vie for her. Budol received offers from ALLTV (AMBS) and Viva Entertainment. She is also set to star in two series and a movie on the Kapuso Network. She shared, “Actually, hindi siya masarap sa feeling. Kasi, mahal ko sila parehas. So, ahhm, hindi ko rin alam kung ano ang magiging plano. “Kaya abang-abang na lang din po tayo. Kasi, nakakaipit din po sa sitwasyon po.” Budol is gearing up for the taping of her series in October 2022. She said she…

Through Instagram on Monday, September 5, Ruru Madrid, Buboy Villar, and other cast of Running Man Philippines were grateful for its high ratings. According to the data of NUTAM People Ratings (Nielsen Phils. TAM), Running Man Philippines recorded a rating of 14.1 percent on Saturday, September 3, and pulled up 14.4 percent on Sunday, September 4. Madrid thanked the Kapuso viewers through his Instagram Story. He was delighted for the successful debut episode of the show. He captioned, “Salamat mga Kapuso!” Villar also penned his message to viewers for contributing to the show’s achievement. Villar said, “Mission accomplished talaga kapag kayo…

In an episode of his vlog streamed on Friday, September 2, Ogie Diaz gave his opinion about Boy Abunda’s rumored transfer to GMA Network. Diaz said it is understandable for Abunda to transfer to the Kapuso network since ABS-CBN failed to renew its franchise. “Si Tito Boy Abunda, mukhang lilipat na. Aalis na ng ABS-CBN, diba?” Mama Loi said. “Kasi originally doon naman talaga siya sa Kapuso. Bumabalik lamang siya. Kasi kung meron pa rin namang prangkisa ang ABS-CBN, baka isyu ‘yan. Pero ngayon, maiintindihan ng lahat kung bakit andon si Kuya Boy,” Diaz shared. “At sabi sa balita ay…

On his vlog uploaded on Friday, September 2, Ogie Diaz reacted to Joshua Garcia and Gabbi Garcia’s rumored upcoming GMA Network and ABS-CBN series. Diaz assumed that the awaited partnership of the GMA network and ABS-CBN might happen through the rumored series of the two stars. “Pero ‘yung napipintong pagsasanib-pwersa ng GMA saka ng ABS-CBN, sa pamamagitan ni Joshua Garcia at Gabbi Garcia, bubuo daw ng isang teleserye,” Diaz said. He shared that Dreamscape Entertainment, the television production company and entertainment division of ABS-CBN Corporation, is rumored to produce the series. “At ang Dreamscape daw ang siyang mamamahala ng production,”…

In an episode of Toni Talks aired on Sunday, September 4, Ruru Madrid shared that his girlfriend Bianca Umali became an Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) member following their relationship. Madrid is from a family of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members. The Kapuso star said Umali is “the one” for him as he saw how she took a risk for him. “Before ka maging INC, eight months. Kailangan mo aralin ‘yung 25 lessons, and then after that kailangan mo pa ‘yung tinatawag naming ‘sinusubok.’ Dun kailangan hindi ka makapag-miss ng kahit isang pagsamba. Kailangan mo makapunta dun sa mga tinawang naming…