Author: Bernardo
The OPM band MYMP (Make Your Momma Proud), specifically their vocalist and guitarist Chin Alcantara, has become the target of criticisms and accusations for being a racist after their Halloween performance. On October 30, MYMP performed through a live stream on their Facebook page, which was eventually removed. In the said live stream, they were dressed up following the Halloween theme. However, the costume of Chin caught the attention of netizens as he used blackface. He defended himself from the backlash but even triggered the anger of netizens and fellow celebrities after belittling the Black Lives Matter movement for calling…
On October 30, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) conducted a press briefing regarding the incoming Typhoon Rolly. At the said conference, the Office of Civil Defense Director Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad urged the media to spread the news about the threat imposed by the strong typhoon to all communities possible. He worries that far-flung areas only have access to radio as a source of their information, leaving them uninformed of such calamity. With this, journalists and netizens reacted to this statement of Jalad as they remember how the government chose to shutdown ABS-CBN. https://twitter.com/biancadava/status/1322430053242736640?s=20 https://twitter.com/kakiep83/status/1322421947993485315?s=20 https://twitter.com/GoyYLarrazabal/status/1322427967507582977?s=20 https://twitter.com/claudiopoy/status/1322429358263332865?s=20…
After being hailed as the winner of the inaugural Miss Universe Philippines 2020, Rabiya Mateo’s throwback photos quickly circulated online. But her yearbook picture from her Elementary graduation captured the attention of netizens as she looked different compared to how she looks today. https://twitter.com/panaynewsdotnet/status/1320726168291528704?s=20 With this, some netizens speculated that she went under the knife to improve her physical attributes before joining the said competition. https://twitter.com/MisterCrab888/status/1320350493948870657?s=20 https://twitter.com/MisterCrab888/status/1320364444233314304?s=20 On Friday, through an Instagram story, the Ilongga beauty queen disaffirmed the speculations of her about her undergoing surgery to improve her looks. “This is me 11 years ago. I still didn’t have…
Kim Chiu, the ex-girlfriend of Gerald Anderson, unintentionally mentioned the name of Julia Barretto while going through the actor’s Instagram account as part of a segment on It’s Showtime. On Wednesday, during the Mas Testing segment of the noontime show, It’s Showtime, Kim played as the Tumpak Tracer. One of her FUNishment is to like five Instagram posts of her ex-boyfriend. However, while scrolling in Gerald’s profile, she unwittingly mentioned the name of Julia who is rumored to be in a relationship with the actor. Unfortunately, the said part cannot be edited as they were airing live that day. Netizens talked about this…
The members of the OPM band Slapshock officially signed a disbandment agreement on September 26, 2020. The said agreement which was signed by all of the members indicates the termination of the band effective August 30, 2021, and that no group or musician shall carry the name of Slapshock in the future. The reason behind this disbandment was divulged by the band’s bassist, Lee Nadela through Daily Tribune. In an exclusive report, Daily Tribune shared the statements from Nadela who reached out to them on October 21. According to Nadela, when the news broke on social media platforms, they chose…
Despite not winning the crown, Cavite representative to Miss Universe Philippines Billie Hakenson described herself as ‘the happiest 4th runner up’. On her Instagram account, the pixie-cut beauty expressed satisfaction and contentment with her recent pageant achievement. According to Billie, she never expected to be part of the Top 5 considering the strong caliber of girls who joined the pageant. “I’m still basking elation with my achievements,” she said. She also affirmed that being heard and listened to is more than winning the crown or title. “Of course the crown was the goal. But I achieved more than the actual…
After a series of investigations and interviews, the conflict between the comedian Tekla and his live-in partner Michelle Bana-ag is finally over. This was confirmed by Donita Nose, the best friend of Tekla through a Facebook post. Donita thanked Raffy Tulfo for administering the complaint of Michelle in his show Raffy Tulfo in Action. She said that Tekla and Michelle decided to forgive each other and civilly settled their problem. Then she requested netizens to stop spreading hate comments to the family of Michelle and instead spread love. Moreover, in the 6th part of Tekla and Michelle’s RTIA episode, Michelle affirmed…
Talent manager Ogie Diaz fired back at DDS blogger Banat By amidst the issue of red-tagging. Liza Soberano, Ogie’s talent. recently spoke in an online event organized by Gabriela Youth. However, this caused AFP Southern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade to red-tag her as a part of NPA as they see Gabriela as a front of the communists. Banat By then called out the actress after being a speaker in the said event of Gabriela. He suggested Liza ‘research’ first before involving herself in such organizations. He also addressed Ogie for not doing ‘research’ before allowing Liza to speak…
Raffy Tulfo has retracted all of his promised help for Michelle Bana-ag, comedian Super Tekla’s former live-in partner. In the finale episode of the Michelle vs Tekla series on the Raffy Tulfo in Action show, the host expressed his dismay with Michelle. This was after Michelle backed out from a scheduled drug test via hair follicle drug testing. The said type of drug test can detect drug use for up to 90 ninety days. Her aunt allegedly advised her not to touch her hair as she may be relapsed since she just gave birth four months ago. However, this excuse…
Founder and CEO of the travel agency Beautiful Destinations Jeremy Jauncey made a buzz online because of his Instagram post. In the said post, the businessman shared a photo of himself with his girlfriend Pia Wurtzbach, former Miss Universe. He gave an inkling to his followers that ‘big news’ is coming soon. “So much to be grateful for this week — health, happiness, family, and team!” he said. “Some BIG BD news coming soon,” he added. In the said post, Pia replied, “Yes, my love. Exciting times ahead.” From Jeremy’s caption, followers suppose that the two will announce their decision…
Along with congratulatory messages for winning Miss Universe Philippines 2020, Iloilo City’s pride, Rabiya Mateo has been bombarded with allegations that she ‘cheated’ in the said competition. These speculations arose because of Sandra Lemonon who posted a series of cryptic posts which somehow implies a negative experience with the pageant. She also talked about ‘karma’, which caused people to think that maybe Rabiya cheated. Netizens also observed that 2nd runner-up Michele Gumabao was absent from the presentation of Top 5 winners which caused more suspicion that she is not happy with the results. However, Davao City’s representative and Top 16…
On Monday morning, Miss Universe Philippines 2020 candidate Sandra Lemonon said that she’s gathering all her strengths before revealing the truth and disclosing the alleged injustices she experienced during the pageant. She said that she will do it for improvement of the next edition of the pageant and so other girls will not experience the same way they did. “Sometimes you will have to face much hate before people get to understand what is really happening behind the scenes,” she said in an Instagram story. “I am gathering all my strength to speak UP and share the truth. All I…
On October 16, 7k Sounds music label, launched their reality search entitled, “The Search for the Sound of Seven Thousand Christmas Songs.” The search aims to uplift the spirit of Christmas by discovering Original Pinoy Christmas Songs despite the pandemic. The digital presscon was hosted by Jett Pangan where 7k Sounds creative director Alco Guerrero, and show hosts Gretchen Ho and LA Santos were also present. Gretchen Ho sees this project as an honor and privilege and the best way to shift the toxicity in social media spaces for good causes. “This is not about me but it is an…
In July, ABS-CBN’s bid for a fresh 25-year franchise was declined by the House of Representatives forcing the network to shut down its broadcast operations. Fortunately, a few months later, ABS-CBN sealed a deal with Zoe TV which is owned by evangelical leader Bro. Eddie Villanueva. Since October 10, some Kapamilya shows and movies were now being aired on the rebranded A2Z channel. However, Congress seems to be unhappy with the recovery of ABS-CBN and are now targetting the network’s deal with Zoe TV. Kapamilya actress Agot Isidro reacted to this latest move of Congress on her Twitter account. Agot…
Since October 10, some of the ABS-CBN movies and shows have been back on free TV through the rebranded A2Z channel formerly known as Zoe TV. This happened because of the block time agreement between the Lopezes and the founder of Zoe TV, Bro. Eddie Villanueva. As ASAP Natin ‘to aired live on free TV after several months, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid and Ogie Alcasid sent their message of gratitude to Bro. Eddie for allowing Kapamilya shows to air on his network. Through a Facebook Live, the couple expressed how happy they were as ASAP returned on air last October 18 through…
Recently, ABS-CBN’s famous reality show, Pinoy Big Brother, announced the opening of auditions for their newest season. PBB partnered with Kumu, a video streaming application, where aspirants can post their 1-minute audition video to introduce themselves. Kumu has been flooded by audition videos of aspiring housemates since the first day of the audition. However, it has come to the attention of netizens that some of these aspirants previously promoted the cancellation of ABS-CBN’s franchise. With this, they pointed out the irony and seemingly conflict of interest with these ‘DDS’ auditionees. Ex-PBB housemates reacted to these audition videos and twitted aspirants…