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Although Nadine Lustre acknowledges that Filipino resilience is something to be proud of, she believes it should not be used to distract focus from problems facing the Philippines. Nadine could not help but respond to netizens who continue to use the word “Filipino resilience” whenever difficulties are faced by the nation. In the midst of the widespread destruction of Typhoon Ulysses, the actress and singer posted her sentiments on Instagram. “Our country has been thru so much issues (calamity, pandemic, economy, job losses) and it upsets me so much when people pull out ‘Filipino Resiliency’ as a quick fix.””It’s def…

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray is currently in Colombia to be a judge for the Miss Universe Colombia pageant, but some netizens questioned her going on a trip amid a pandemic and a typhoon in the Philippines. Luckily for Catriona, other netizens were more logical in their thinking and defended the beauty queen. On Twitter, one netizen wondered why some people have high standards for beauty queens but not for government officials. “Ay, ang taray. Ang taas ng standards sa beauty queen pero dedma lang kayo dun sa mga MIA sa gobyerno? The clownery.” https://twitter.com/deedeeholliday_/status/1326784107850985473?s=20 Human Rights Activist Francis Baraan…

A teacher from Abra de Ilog National High School, Occidental Mindoro went viral but not in a good way. He received criticism from netizens for body-shaming actress Angel Locsin in the learning module that he prepared. Netizens were shocked by how a teacher could set such a bad example for his students,  In the module made by a Physical Education teacher, he wrote, “SITUATION. Angel Locsin is an obese person. She, together with Coco Martin eats fatty and sweet food in MANG INASAL fast food restaurant most of the time. In her house, she always watching television and does not have…

On Instagram, Korina Sanchez posted a photo of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and congratulated them on their win. Unfortunately, bashers weren’t too far behind and began attacking the veteran newscaster. One netizen commented, “Obviously you don’t know this man Korina.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Korina Sanchez-Roxas (@korina) Korina then replied that instead of calling people out, maybe we should just respect each other’s opinion. “Uhhh, Ayoko kay Trump. Let’s just respect each other’s choices shall we?” A troll then said that the reason Noynoy Aquino broke up with…

Nadine Lustre’s latest cosplay is so on point that a prominent video game director has just given her the seal of approval. After dressing up as Josie Rizal, the first-ever playable Filipino character in a popular video game, Nadine got the nod of approval from Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada. On Twitter, Katsuhiro Harada reposted the viral tweet showing Lustre’s cosplay side by side with the character portrait of Josie Rizal. “Perfect” Katsuhiro Harada uttered. https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/1323393145229385728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1323393145229385728%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.abs-cbn.com%2Flife%2F11%2F09%2F20%2Fperfect-tekken-director-approves-of-nadine-lustres-josie-rizal-cosplay As seen in photographer Andrei Suleik’s Instagram post, the actress-slash-singer was spotted wearing the full getup of Tekken 7’s Josie Rizal. View this post…

Another failure is what other celebrities and personalities see on President Rodrigo Duterte’s response on the Typhoon Ulysses that badly hit the country. Criticisms are pouring on the Twitter Community from various celebrities, one of whom is Kapamilya artist Ria Atayde, who stressed that the demand for presence is not what people need, but what is more important in this situation is the strong contingency plan. “It’s not about physical presence. It’s about coming up with a contingency plan and ensuring that everyone is okay and provided for. It’s about being proactive. It’s about fulfilling duties.” https://twitter.com/RiaAtayde/status/1326783931925078016?s=20 Former ‘Idol Philippines’…

Marikina City is one of the most affected cities that was hit by Typhoon Ulysses. Owing to the heavy floods, many people were in need of rescue. Actor Jericho Rosales and his wife Kim Jones went out of their way to try to rescue people inside their village as Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon were battered by typhoon Ulysses. In a viral photo from ABS-CBN, the couple can be seen using their surfboards in the flood to check on people in their village who were stuck inside their homes and needed to be rescued. “This morning, paglabas namin,…

After the Philippines landed in the top 50 list of the world’s safest countries, some netizens and celebrities reacted to the results. Even President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he was surprised to learn that the Philippines was included in the list based on a recent report by analytics company Gallup. On Instagram, KC Concepcion expressed her own reaction to Duterte’s about the list. The star asked if this was the plot twist that we’re waiting for, “Ok is this the Plot Twist (that) we’ve been waiting for?” In the study conducted by the US-based analytics firm Gallup Inc. or Gallup,…

Disney has launched a heartwarming Filipino-themed Christmas ad for this year and netizens, personalities, and even celebrities can’t help but be emotional on the Filipino-themed ad that went viral. On Twitter, Film Director and Television director Mae Cruz Alviar can’t help but be emotional over the three-minute ad of Disney TV. https://twitter.com/queenbeemae/status/1325710332912836608?s=20 ABS-CBN Journalist Jeff Canoy also shared a heartfelt tweet of the 2020 Disney Christmas Advert and lightening the mood. https://twitter.com/jeffcanoy/status/1325677446654406656?s=20 He also noticed the accuracy of the characteristics of Filipino Christmas from the parol and most especially the facial features of Filipino kids that were depicted in the…

Not just once, not just twice, but for the ninth time, actress Maine Mendoza’s tweet came true. Let’s recap how Maine’s small hopes, dreams, and wishes, eventually became a reality through her determination, good luck, and right timing. Starting off is her tweet in 2010 where Maine said that she wants to get ‘slimed’ like that on Nickelodeon. https://twitter.com/mainedcm/status/13967296743?s=20 Then in 2016, kids chose Maine as the Favorite Pinoy Personality in the 2016 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. In a tweet from 2010, Maine tweeted her admiration for the multinational cosmetics company, MAC. This was when Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga…

After the announcement of the new President of the United States of America, ardent Duterte administration critic and musician Jim Paredes humorously likened newly elected USA president Joe Biden to Filipino comedian Redford White. On the Twitter account of Paredes, the singer-musician posted a photo of the late comedian White on an image by GMA News Public Affairs. https://twitter.com/Jimparedes/status/1325355419523444739 A lot of netizens found this funny that even fellow Duterte critic and actress Agot Isidro commented on the said photo and said that she misses the comedian Redford White, “I miss Redford” https://twitter.com/agot_isidro/status/1325383838470565889?s=20 Paredes’s jokes about US Elections included a meme…

If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrity and women’s rights advocate Angel Locsin revealed that she would have been married on Sunday, November 8. On the Instagram account of Angel Locsin, the actress posted a photo of herself and fiancé Neil Arce kissing her forehead with the caption, “So, we were supposed to get married today 😁 Nov 8, 2020 💍 how about you guys? Did you have plans this year that got moved?” But along with her short caption, the actress managed to make a cryptic phrase saying that she, “Can’t wait a few more months” what could it be?…

A proud Shawol or fan of SHINee, Megastar Sharon Cuneta is well aware that her age is far from the usual age group of other SHINee fans. But she called out to a few netizens who claimed she was too old to be a fan of Kpop. On Instagram, she showed off her collection of different SHINee memorabilia as she spoke about her love for the K-Pop group. She then brought up the issue of other netizens who find her to be too old to be fangirling. “Sometimes I get comments like ‘You’re too old to be a K-Pop fan’.…

Wowowin host Willie Revillame couldn’t help but show finger hearts when a netizen teased him that he looks so much like South Korean Actor Kwon Sang Woo. Recently, a photo of the Korean star went viral in the Filipino Facebook Community, the said photo is a screenshot from the series Delayed Justice which was shared by a Facebook netizen Judaih Chewdaii Dyuday in the public group, Korean Drama. She captioned it with,  “Willie Revillame transferred to SBS.” Parang may kamuka Posted by Rojyn Cordial on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Netizens were confused about the photo of Korean actor Kwon Sang-woo because…

Jameson Blake admitted that he was hesitant to take the role as the lead actor of Boys Love film My Lockdown Romance. In a live global blog conference, the actor revealed that after he was offered the role, he immediately first sought the opinions of his mother and his manager before accepting the project. “Honestly, I was a bit hesitant at first when I was offered the role because it was new to me. It’s a role that I’ve never done before. And I had to think twice and I had to ask opinions from like my manager, from my…

On the Instagram account of entertainment writer Dindo Balares, he shared how he received many links on articles about the feud between Cristy Fermin and Kris Aquino. “May mga nagpapadala sa akin ng links sa items ng hidwaan nina Nanay Cristy at Kris. May ilang media friends din na nagtatanong kung ano ang nangyayari. “Ganito po ang sitwasyon ko. Imagine, may ermitanyong nag-aayos ng kanyang taniman ng buyo na winasak ng bagyo. May dumating, nagbalita na may hindi pagkakaunawaan ang anak ko at ang nanay ko. Makakapamili ba ako ng kakampihan?” “Alam pareho nina Kris at ‘Nay Cristy, at maging…