Author: Bernardo

A Facebook user commented on K Brosas’ fan page, questioning her attacks against the government and alleged allegiance to the ‘dilawan’ or the Liberal party. The netizen said she idolizes K Brosas as a comedian but she’s disappointed with the latter’s opinions against the government. “In terms of comedy idol kita, pero kapag tinitira mo ang gobyerno dahil loyal ka sa mga boss mo sa ‘ABIAS-CBN’ na isang bread and butter mo ay disagree ako sa’yo!!! Loyal ka sa dilawan eh!” The comedian poked fun at this comment and said the she refused to reply since there are already a…

PBB Otso former housemate Fumiya Sankai announced that he will take a break from YouTube to focus on his other dream. In his latest vlog entitled, “Bye bye YouTube”, the vlogger said that he is uncertain about how long he will be on hiatus. “I don’t know when I’ll be back to YouTube, I don’t know, few weeks or like a very long time,” he said. He said that he’s currently busy with other things, so he finds it hard to manage his time for vlogging and his current endeavors in life. Fumiya then announced that he will be opening…

On Twitter, Liza Soberano clarified that it was not her intention to boast about her internet speed and she apologized to those who were offended by her tweets. Recently, the actress called out her former internet service provider (ISP) for poor customer service and a weak internet connection. https://twitter.com/lizasoberano/status/1302475020870901760 https://twitter.com/lizasoberano/status/1302475986777169921?s=20 The following day, another ISP company immediately went to her house and provided a very fast internet connection. With satisfaction, this was proudly announced by Soberano. https://twitter.com/lizasoberano/status/1303271683512504320?s=20 “Okay so @pldt came to my house yesterday and hooked me up with the best internet I have ever experienced in my whole 5 years…

ABS-CBN network has undergone a retrenchment program, terminating the employment of about 90% of its workforce as of August 31.  A week after, the employees of GMA Network also received the bad news that some were being terminated from their respective jobs.  On September 8, the Kapuso network announced the termination of its staff under the GMA News TV (GNTV) who are mostly contractual employees. About 10 shows including State of the Nation (SONA); Balitanghali; Quick Response Team (QRT); and News TV Live were affected. Most of these employees are under the project employment contracts (PEC), who are renewed every 6 to 12 months depending…

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar revealed on Wednesday that Philippine Television Network (PTV4) wishes to join the competition for TV ratings. As the media giant and biggest competitor ABS-CBN said goodbye to broadcasting, the state-owned network PTV-4 admits that they intend to compete with other networks to generate its income. During the Congressional hearing for PCOO’s budget for 2021, appropriations committee chair Eric Yap asked Andanar whether the network has plans to compete for ratings. “Yes, we’ve had the plan to at least be able to compete as far as ratings is concerned. The PTV-4, being a…

House legislative franchises committee Jonathan Sy-Alvarado and Michael Defensor announced that the frequencies of ABS-CBN are available for other broadcast companies and will not be reserved for the Kapamilya network. Congress will not reserve the frequencies until ABS-CBN can apply for a fresh franchise in 2022. On July 10, ABS-CBN network’s franchise application was rejected by 70 lawmakers forcing the media giant to stop its TV and radio broadcasting operations. The Kapamilya network had about five AM radio stations, 18 FM stations, 42 television stations, and 10 digital TV stations frequencies. Following the network’s shutdown, its frequencies may now be…

After earning widespread criticism, the MTRCB seems to be making excuses after proposing that they be allowed to regulate videos-on-demand (VOD) services. The board retracted its plan and advised VOD providers to do self-regulation. MTRCB also claimed that they only want to ensure that Filipinos will access content that is age-appropriate and is not pirated. “We were not censoring. I hope that [people] don’t see MTRCB as a censorship board. We’re asking the VOD providers do self-regulation with the parameters set forth by law,” said chairperson Maria Rachel Arenas. “There’s nothing actually to fear in terms of saying that we…

Entertainment reporter Cristy Fermin tracked back the severe weight-gain issue of Sharon Cuneta before that caused the depression of the actress.  Fermin claimed that sometimes Sharon can consume eight sticks of Banana Que with two bananas per stick. Also said that she can finish a whole Lechon de Leche alone.  However, despite those comments, it was taken positively by the megastar and appreciated that even though they haven’t met for a long time, Fermin still remembers her.  She expressed her gratitude to Fermin through her Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/p/CE1ijPGnqQQ/ “May mga taong kahit di kayo nagkikita ng matagal na ay di ka…

Queen of all media Kris Aquino announced on Tuesday that her anticipated TV comeback has been postponed because the producer chose another host for the project. Kris posted on Instagram her sentiments but assured fans that she is moving on from this. “This is a life update post I wish I didn’t have to make, BUT it’s something I’m facing up to in order to truthfully move on… my hoped for TV comeback isn’t happening, the producer chose somebody else he and his team felt was more viable. No sugar coating from me, you’re getting the honest truth,” she wrote.…

Vina Morales announced on her Instagram that she will be back on screen together with her former love team partner and boyfriend, Robin Padilla.  After more than 30 years, the “RoVina” love team is together again for a show on the NET25 network.  The ex-couple will star in a musical sitcom entitled ‘Kesaya Saya!’ They will work together with Pilita Corrales, Darius Razon, impersonators Sherylene Castor (impersonator of Jinkee Pacquiao), Diego Salvador (impersonator of Robin Padilla), Jon Romano (impersonator of Christopher de Leon), Ronnie German (impersonator of Manny Pacquiao), Gilbert Orcine (impersonator of Rene Requiestas), and many more.  https://www.instagram.com/p/CEwHXkjHdhA/ At…

Actress Lotlot de Leon reacted to netizens and Noranians (fans of her adoptive mother Nora Aunor) who are calling her ‘ingrata’ or ungrateful. She said that despite the criticisms she received as an adopted child from other people, her adoptive parents never let her feel like an outcast. “Sa totoo lang para akong natulala, parang pinagkakaisahan ako. I don’t know how or when this started. All my life kahit nung bata pa ako natatawag na akong ‘ampon’ or ‘ampon ni Nora’. My parents never made me feel otherwise. But the others, yes. May pagkakataon pa nga na si Ian (de…

On Twitter, Alessandra De Rossi expressed disapproval of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Manila Bay white sand project. Some netizens, however, tried to attack the actress for her opinion. Many netizens pointed out that the project already has funds allocated for it. De Rossi took on some of their arguments. https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302427567459270657?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302432776088686593?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302433148794474496?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302433854075084801?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302435963688411136?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302436691584655363?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302439272037912577?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302440882961080320?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302441094433640448?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302471235817951232?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302472678541058049?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302475235782844417?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302504319430713344?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302523099661979649?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302566778460086272?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302766616594219008?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302840799424663554?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302843691862822912?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302889532463828992?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302890288592035840?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302920797380464640?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302955284441305093?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302961478392184832?s=20 https://twitter.com/msderossi/status/1302962678856445952?s=20 Recently, the Department of Health (DOH) cautioned about the negative effects of dolomite or the artificial white sand that will be dumped in…

Despite the ABS-CBN shutdown and retrenchment, production on some ABS-CBN shows continue. Walang Hanggang Paalam is one of the shows that are in production even after what happened to ABS-CBN. The project which supposedly began last July was revealed by Angelica Panganiban and Zanjoe Marudo who will both work with Paulo Avelino in the said project. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEqssPGhEOR/?utm_source=ig_embed Angelica worked with Zanjoe on Playhouse in 2018 and Paulo in The Unmarried Wife last 2016. As Congress put an end to the broadcast franchise of ABS-CBN, the media giant has had to postpone most of its shows, shut down its subsidiaries, and…

The Luis Manzano and Billy Crawford tandem will allegedly be back on TV as they are being eyed by the Kapatid network to host a noontime show. The proposed program is a blocktimer show of Congressman Albee Benitez who hired Star Magic executive Johnny Manahan as a consultant. With this, it is expected the more Star Magic artists will also soon have their shows on TV5. If this project will push through, they will have to compete against It’s Showtime and Eat Bulaga which are the established noontime shows of ABS-CBN and GMA network respectively. Billy was one of the…

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board’s (MTRCB) proposal to control online streaming services was questioned by Angelica Panganiban. The actress expressed her ire over this issue, as she believes it deprives people of the right to express themselves and tell stories. “Bakit ba takot na takot kayo sa media at entertainment? Una press freedom… ngayon pati kalayaan namin gumawa at mag kwento, totoo man o pagpapanggap, gusto niyong kontrolin. Tinatamaan ba kayo? Kasi masyadong malapit sa totoong buhay ang napapanood niyo?” https://twitter.com/angelica_114/status/1301688591370907649?s=20 The anger of the actress is rooted in the non-renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise which resulted…

On Thursday, a Facebook post on the official page of Lloyd Cadena shocked netizens as it confirmed the abrupt death of the influencer at the age of 26. His name trended online as celebrities and fellow YouTube content creators paid tribute to the vlogger and recalled how Lloyd inspired many people. Messages of grief flooded on the different social networking sites due to the untimely death of Lloyd or “Kween LC”. https://twitter.com/kimpoyfeliciano/status/1301817142837309440 https://twitter.com/macoydubs1/status/1301805623328219136?s=20 https://twitter.com/KM_Jessica_Soho/status/1301817998278303745 https://twitter.com/iammarkbautista/status/1301813797921808384 https://twitter.com/janinavela/status/1301817824722083840 https://twitter.com/prinsesachinita/status/1301815538486784000 https://twitter.com/iamsuperbianca/status/1301817890417438720 https://twitter.com/dprincessmaja/status/1301817487902736384 https://twitter.com/mainedcm/status/1301818111776055296 https://twitter.com/DanielOinking/status/1301842554552348672?s=20 https://twitter.com/mimiyuuuh/status/1301821566997520384?s=20 https://twitter.com/camilltrinidad/status/1301806949261094912?s=20 https://twitter.com/JayzamLloyd/status/1301806430224252928?s=20 https://twitter.com/Mscathygonzaga/status/1301815862861508608?s=20 https://twitter.com/direklauren/status/1301851143723679745?s=20 https://twitter.com/marybautistaYT/status/1301806681685241857?s=20 https://twitter.com/reggansd/status/1301850619070693376?s=20 https://twitter.com/JhepPray/status/1301829811866804224?s=20 https://twitter.com/joycepring/status/1301840524442181632?s=20 https://twitter.com/GLOCOgaming/status/1301824036973031424?s=20 https://twitter.com/andiegenmann_/status/1301817636251152384?s=20 After the death of Emman Nimendez last August…