Author: Gayflor De Guzman

Singer and actress Carol Banawa, who is a registered nurse in the US, shared her experience and her greatest fear as one of the nurses who have been called to be a frontliner abroad during the coronavirus crisis. Through a pre-recorded video which was aired on “ASAP Natin ‘To” on Sunday, April 19, the “IIngatan Ka” hitmaker narrated what she had to go through as a medical frontliner. “When the pandemic started, every day paiba-iba ang guidelines. Nandoon lahat ng questions. We were also in fear. Siyempre nandoon po ang possibility na maka-encounter ako ng COVID patients pero so far…

Kapuso star and comedienne Kiray Celis recently posted an appreciation message for her boyfriend Stephan Estopia on Instagram. According to the Owe My Love star, all the pain that she went through is all worth it now that she finally found her Mr. Right. “Worth it lahat ng sakit, iyak at lungkot ko sa maling tao… “kasi BAWING BAWI ng TAMANG TAO. Appreciation post sa aking boyfriend. I love you, @stephan.estopia!” she wrote. “P.S… hindi kita ipagpapalit kila Captain america, zac efron, hyunbin, lee dong-wook,” she added alongside a series of photos showing her good-looking boyfriend. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_FEs-kBMpJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Kiray introduced her…

Because of the liberal proliferation of fake news online, several actors and singers have come together to persuade Filipino netizens to be more aware, careful, and responsible especially in sharing and spreading information online that could create misconception and confusion among other individuals. Gary Valenciano, Alyssa Quijano, Anna Fegi, Carla Guevarra-Laforteza, Donita Rose, Guji Lorenzana, Jay Gonzaga, Jeffrey Hidalgo, Jona, Leo Martinez, Lesley Martinez, and Miriam Quiambao-Roberto are some of the celebrities who took the initiative to launch a campaign to stop the spread of fake news in the country through a short video on YouTube. They believe that the…

Phenomenal Box-Office Queen Kathryn Bernardo is one of the people who want a #MarJo Marvin Agustin-Jolina Magdangal comeback as a love team. On the sidelines of the PayMaya’s “BalikBayad” Campaign, “Teen Royalties” Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla shared with their fans the things they want to come back or “balikan.” Among the things that the KathNiel loveteam wants to bring back is the ’90s #MarJo loveteam of Marvin Agustin and Jolina Magdangal. Bernardo said, “Jolina and Marvin.” She admitted that she really wants to work with the MarJo tandem and is looking forward to the possibility of having a project…

Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA) Deputy Director Mocha Uson took to her Twitter page to thank Megastar Sharon Cuneta for donating money amounting to three million to Angel Locsin’s fundraising initiative #UniTENTweStandPH which aims to provide tents and rooms to overcrowded hospitals to help the medical frontliners and COVID-19 patients as the country still battles with the on-going pandemic. On Twitter, she wrote, “Salamat po” retweeting Cuneta’s message for Locsin. https://twitter.com/MochaUson/status/1248254857712041986 Last week, the Megastar received criticisms from netizens who were asking about her and husband Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s contribution in the fight against COVID-19. Netizens condemned the multi-awarded actress…

Actress and director-general of Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) Vivian Velez took to social media her rants about some individuals who are not following the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) rules and guidelines like social distancing and staying at home. This after several pictures where people are seen crowding in some areas unminding the possibility of contracting the COVID-19 virus surfaced online. It’s been a month since President Rodrigo Duterte declared the entire Luzon area to be under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) which means a total lockdown, restricting people from coming out of their houses except for the frontliners while…

Through their relief initiative ‘Vital Pilipinas’, Gab Valenciano, together with his friends Victor Pring and Dave Valmocina, was able to feed over 6,000 families in  Quezon City amid the enhanced community quarantine. As seen in his Instagram account, their team has been to various communities in the city to conduct feeding programs and provide relief goods. Some of the barangays they have visited are Barangay Bagong Silangan, Plastikan Compound, Barangay Holy Spirit, and Barangay Commonwealth. The latest area they visited was the Barangay of Payatas. On April 15, the 31-year-old dancer and director shared with his followers the experience he…

Ellen Adarna neither confirmed nor denied her separation with John Lloyd Cruz but she recently has set the record straight about the current status of her love life. In a telephone interview with DJ Mo Twister on “Good Times with Mo” last April 3, Adarna revealed that she’s in a long-distance relationship with a man she refused to name. “Yes, I am dating someone right now. He’s from Spain. Afam,” she said. “It’s a long-distance relationship,” she shared and added, “It actually works well for me because I have to spend time with my son. It works well for me.…

Comedienne Ethel Booba finally enlightened her fans and followers about the Twitter account which she revealed was not hers. On her YouTube Channel, the comedienne posted her 50th vlog that tackled about the story behind the controversial Twitter account that she now disowns. In the 30-minute lengthy video, Ethel revealed that she knew about the ‘fake’ Twitter account way back in 2012 as the account holder introduced himself/herself as a ‘fan’. But only in 2016 that she took notice when the user started following her siblings and close friends including Geri. The comedian revealed that she had a Twitter account…

Working from home presents its own challenges, like being a parent with children getting underfoot while you’re trying to get some work done. DZMM reporter Johnson Manabat had to go off script when his son walked into the scene while he was doing a live news report with Ted Failon on Monday, April 13. He was talking about the 65 patients who recovered from COVID-19 and have been screened with  21 being qualified to be blood donors. Furthermore, the UP PGH is appealing to other COVID-19 survivors to participate in blood donation. The blood collected will be used for convalescent…

Along with Rosalinda and Basahang Ginto, Carla Abellana considers My Husband’s Lover as one of her most memorable teleseryes. Rosalinda marked her acting debut as it was her first-ever drama series and TV project back in 2009 but it’s My Husband’s Lover that created a huge impact on her life as well as that of Dennis Trillo and Tom Rodriguez’s lives. Considered as GMA Network’s groundbreaking series of 2013, My Husband’s Lover is the first gay-themed drama series in Philippine television that bravely tackled LGBTQIA+ relationships, which was considered taboo before. Even so, My Husband’s Lover was widely accepted in…

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Sunday, April 12, belied rumors circulating on social media platforms about a new extension of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine after April 30. In a virtual press briefing, he said: “Hindi totoo yan. Fake news naman yan.” Nograles, the spokesperson for the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, also admitted that the task force has not talked about the extension of the lockdown after April 30. “Kung may nagpapakalat man nito, hindi namin pinag-uusapan yung extension ng lockdown after April 30,” he stated. Furthermore, Nograles advised the public to be…

Vivoree Esclito is one of the cast members of iWant’s upcoming original series He’s Into Her based on the Wattpad trilogy by maxinejiji which stars Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano. However, her on-screen love team partner Charles Kieron is not part of the said series. That being said, will they still be working together? In an interview, the former Pinoy Big Brother housemate admitted that nothing is sure yet. “I’m not sure. We will see, depends on where work will take me,” she said. Aside from this, Vivoree was also asked about her supposed new love team with Donny in…

Actress Angel Locsin expressed her gratitude to Megastar Sharon Cuneta for donating a big amount of money to her relief efforts to put up tents outside overcrowded hospitals to help the medical frontliners and COVID-19 patients as the country faces the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the 34-year-old actress couldn’t help but reveal the amount Cuneta donated to her project after a netizen kept on questioning the Megastar’s intention of helping in this time of crisis. In response to a netizen on Instagram, Locsin said, “Ms. Sharon Cuneta donated a whopping 3 million pesos para makatulong kahit paano sa overcrowded hospital situation…

Ellen Adarna has remained silent about her previous relationship with her former co-star Jonh Lloyd Cruz, but she has recently been vocal about what matters to her in life especially now that she’s already a mother and has a new outlook on relationships. On April 8, Wednesday, the 32-year-old actress answered some of her follower’s questions on her Instagram Stories. Among the questions asked by her fans was the first thing she notices in a man. In reply, she said, “Now at 32. If he is a man of his word…and his routine… Kevs na sa face, toes, hands, and…

Kris Aquino has been spending quality time with her two sons Bimby and Josh in Puerto Galera while waiting for the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to be lifted. On Instagram, the 49-year-old single mother shared a scenic view of the golden sunset at the beach with her eldest son. In the caption, she wrote, “Despite the uncertainty of today— isn’t it hopeful to know, our Father still managed to gift us with an awe-inspiring sunset?” Aside from sharing the beautiful paradise of Puerto Galera to her followers, Aquino also took the chance to let them know her better in a…