Author: Rochelle Pamotongan

Recently, President Rodrigo Duterte signs the extension of the Philippine Broadcasting Corporation for another 25 years in service Various broadcasting mediums were already signed for renewal, except for ABS-CBN Corp’s franchise Extensions were made for another 25 years to continue on giving broadcasting service to the public The Philippine Broadcasting Corporation, also known by its government agency, Bureau of Broadcast Services (BBS), is a radio network in the Philippines and is owned by the government under the Presidential Communications Operations Office. Recently, on March 08, Duterte signed its renewal under Republic Act 11240, a law extending the franchise of the…

Battle of Afternoon slot programs based on the NUTAM and Kantar Media surveys ‘Kadenang Ginto’ proved to be the highest rated afternoon series according to both media measurements Results were based on an overnight review on March 18 Two of the country’s biggest television networks, ABS-CBN and GMA Network, tussled over the television ratings game of its afternoon bloc for March 18, using data from different audience measurement providers; namely, NUTAM and Kantar Media. According to the March 18 results of the AGB Nielsen NUTAM People Ratings, primetime programs made quite a close battle as both networks engaged in bringing new and extended soap…

Former ‘Eat Bulaga’ host Keempee de Leon reacts on his abrupt exit from the variety show, after 14 years of being with it Keempee honestly said that he was affected not coming back to ‘Eat Bulaga’ Keempee’s leave turned out to be an exit as he was no longer welcomed in the show after coming back The comeback Kapamilya network actor Keempee de Leon shared his sentiment regarding his abrupt exit from his former network variety show ‘Eat Bulaga.’ Knowingly, he is the son of veteran actors Joey de Leon and Daria Ramirez. His father Joey is one of the…

Wave co-creator Leinil Yu has Angel Locsin in mind to portray the new Filipino superhero of the Marvel universe Angel dubbed by local showbiz as ‘Action-Drama Queen’ is no stranger to portraying superhero roles as she already played the iconic komiks character ‘Darna’ However, Angel cleared out that she is retiring from her superhero-ing roles, a response which made her followers sad Filipino fans of Marvel comics took the online world by storm as they shared their excitement on the introduction of ‘Wave,’ the first-ever Filipino superheroine to look out for. Though not much is known about Wave yet, fans…

Since ‘It’s Showtime’ is very known to give fun and laughter, one of its hosts, Vice Ganda is the main source of it So it can’t be denied that there could also be a Vice Ganda in the Indonesian version Recently, ‘It’s Showtime’ hosts reacted on the assumption of having versions of host portrayals in the recreated show One of ‘It’s Showtime Indonesia’ host is a Filipino who also made attempts to audition in our country’s showbiz industry It was on March 16 (Saturday) that the MNCTV, an Indonesian media company, announced its franchise of ‘It’s Showtime’ after it posted…

‘Sahaya’ is ready to face its rival series ‘The General’s Daughter,’ which is dubbed as the biggest teleserye of the year Will ‘Sahaya,’ the new Kapuso network offered series, be able to conquer its rival show? ‘Sahaya’ succeeded the just concluded drama ‘Onanay’ GMA Network’s new extraordinary drama series ‘Sahaya,’ top-billed by the brightest and hottest Kapuso love team of Bianca Umali and Miguel Tanfelix, is ready to face its rival series, ‘The General’s Daughter’ of ABS-CBN Network. Its pilot episode, aired on March 18, succeeded the just-concluded family drama ‘Onanay,’ which had its final episode last March 15. READ:…

In an episode of ‘GGV,’ host Vice Ganda admitted that he is already in a 4-month romantic relationship Vice, however, did not mention the name of the guy but assured Angelica, his guest star during the show, that she knows who the person he is referring to Vice proudly stated that he is presently in a taken status The unkabogable Vice Ganda recently took the online world abuzz, after a series of posts trended when he and Ion Perez allegedly admitted to their relationship, during the taping of the former’s late night talk show, ‘Gandang Gabi Vice.’ Then again, recently,…

JK Labajo again shared an incident of receiving a death threat from a netizen and took it as a joke He concluded that the netizen is someone’s else’s fan, and he is sure that his followers already know who he is referring to JK took the netizens by storm as he shared a screencap in his Instagram stories about an alleged death threat that he received The young singer JK Labajo has been getting the attention of netizens, after controversies that he has been involved in. His recent issue was during the Rakrakan 2019 music fest, when a fan shouted…

‘Eat Bulaga’s film producer Malou Choa Fagar stated that Maine’s absence on the show is because of her tight schedule AlDub fans expressed their sadness in not seeing Maine’s presence together with her Dabarkads Eat Bulaga is taping in Israel for their upcoming Lenten special episode Maine Mendoza is a homegrown actress of the noontime variety show ‘Eat Bulaga’ and it was where she got her way to stardom. But lately, her presence in the show was questioned after her followers noticed her absence. Once and for all, this was answered by film producer Malou Choa Fagar when she explained…

‘My Special Tatay’ is nearing its last episode and will soon be replaced by ‘Bihag’ ‘Bihag’ will be an action-packed drama series on revenge as it showcases a mother’s selfless love for her child As ‘My Special Tatay’ is nearing its end, netizens have expressed mixed-reactions on its soon-to-air finale Kapuso network’s family drama series My Special Tatay is now down to its final two weeks and will conclude on March 29, having aired total of 150 episodes. As the story is nearing its end, it will be succeeded by the revenge drama series ‘Bihag’ that will air on April…

Darren’s mother, Marinel Espanto, filed a libel case against JK Labajo, who had involved his son on an online controversy regarding an alleged ‘gayness’ issue It was Darren’s mom who filed the case as he is not yet of  legal age to do so His mother was just waiting for JK Labajo to turn 18 so he would be held liable of the charges Two of ‘The Voice Kids’ Season One finalists, JK Labajo and Darren Espanto are still in hot waters, after the filing of a cyber libel case. According to PEP.ph, Marinel Gonzales-Espanto, the mother of Darren, filed a…

‘Onanay’ caught massive attention on its final episode as it trended on the online world The show earned the number one spot, as the Philippines’ most trending topic on Twitter The drama series was succeeded by ‘Sahaya,’ a Badjao-themed story On March 15 (Friday), the Kapuso network family drama series Onanay aired its final episode, creating a trend online as it was dubbed with the hashtag, #OnanayFinale. Netizens were so caught in the zone that they flooded their social media accounts with praises on how the series’ storyline made an impact on them, and also on how the actors amazingly…

Eat Bulaga! Dabarkads Alden  Richards was bashed by a Filipino fan in Israel The basher claims that Alden is snobbish for she was not given attention Fans of Aden Richards supported the actor and claimed that the basher has no right to criticize him for, in the first place, she was in the wrong timing The whole ‘Eat Bulaga!’ Darbarkads family arrived at the Holy Land of Israel to have a taping of the show’s Lenten drama special. During their stay, they made some side trips as they explored the wonders of the country. Some OFW’s even spotted their presence…

Ryza reassures that ‘The General’s Daughter’ will have a long screening time, despite the walk-out issue of co-star Angel Locsin Ryza Cenon, a.k.a Jessie de Leon, is positive about the long success of the show She clarified that issues do not hinder the movement of their show as it is, in fact, going smoothly Starstruck Ultimate Female Survivor Ryza Cenon has gained popularity for her ‘kontrabida’ role in GMA Network’s ‘Ika-6 Na Utos.’ As she transfers to the Kapamilya network, she still carries her signature stamp as she portrays the character of Jessie de Leon in ‘The General’s Daughter,’ the…

Kapuso Network’s noontime variety show Eat Bulaga is top six among the longest-running television programs globally. It started way back in 1979 having already at least  39 seasons. Eat Bulaga will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this coming July 30. The Philippine television program ‘Eat Bulaga,’ a six-day noontime variety show broadcasted by the GMA Network was hailed as Top Six among the longest-running televisions shows worldwide. Topping the list is Guiding Light, an American television soap opera and is broadcast on for 57 years from June 30, 1952 till September 18, 2009. It made at least 15,762 episodes and…

Rcently, MNCTV, an Indonesian media company announced that it is airing its own version of ABS-CBN noontime variety show ‘It’s Showtime’ The Kapamilya top-rating afternoon show is next to GMA Network’s ‘Eat Bulaga’ on Indonesian television screens ‘It’s Showtime’ management confirms that the official premiere will be on Monday, March 25 in Indonesia. Over the past years,  television programs can be borrowed from another country for entertainment. TAPE Inc.’s ‘Eat Bulaga’ had a deal prior to Kapamilya network’s ‘It’s Showtime,’ which the latter is replacing the former as it airs its Indonesian version of the noontime show. ‘Eat Bulaga’ was…