Author: Ron Mia

Former broadcaster and known “Fake News King” Jay Sonza strikes again versus ABS-CBN and TV5. In his recent Facebook post on Thursday, August 11, Sonza who has been at the forefront of social media bashing against the Kapamilya network has called the attention of Congress, following the historic joint venture deal between ABS-CBN and TV5. ABS-CBN and MediaQuest (which operates TV5), inked officially on Thursday, August 11, their joint-venture agreement which will allow much broader partnership and collaboration between the two networks. In his post, Sonza accused ABS-CBN and TV5 of fooling Congress and the NTC over its partnership deal.…

Several Kapamilya and Kapatid personalities warmly welcomed the historic joint venture between broadcast giants ABS-CBN and TV5. On Thursday, August 11, ABS-CBN and TV5 signed a partnership deal, expected to shake up the Philippine TV landscape. ABS-CBN and TV5 executives were present to seal the agreement to bring more airtime and much-wider audience reach for Kapamilya shows and programs. In a tweet, ABS-CBN News reporter Anjo Bagaiosan shared the old logo of TV5, formerly ABC5, which resembles the colors of ABS-CBN logo, and insinuated that somehow the deal was destined to happen. https://twitter.com/anjo_bagaoisan/status/1557569111408136192 Teleradyo news anchor Rica Lazo also tweeted,…

Netizens were “up in arms” after former Bagets star Jobelle Salvador made an unflattering comment about Agot Isidro’s looks. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 9, Jobelle shared an art card containing Agot Isidro’s photo. She captioned “Si Agot ba ito?? My friend told me to check kasi daw kamukha daw nu’ng namamalimos na babae sa C5 na nag-nga-nga-nga… no offense but is this really her?” Jobelle’s post, which she previously deleted but reposted again, has gained the ire of netizens. In a series of Tweets, Jover Laurio of Pinoy Ako Blog slammed Salvador for being “pavictim” after getting…

Katips lead actor-director-producer Atty. Vince Tañada cannot hide his astonishment after former Vice President Leni Robredo endorses his film Katips. In a Facebook post on August 8, Tanada exclaimed “Wow” as he shared the Philippine Stagers Foundation’s FB post containing Robredo’s video message endorsing Katips the Movie. “Wow! Look: Atty. Leni Robredo on #KatipsTheMovie huwag ng papahuli pa! Nood na!” Another Katips star and FAMAS Best Supporting Actor, Johnrey Rivas, shared Robredo’s video message with the caption ” #Katips.” Katips started screening in cinemas on August 3. Meanwhile, Robredo, in her message, congratulated the whole production of Katips for the…

Katips stars Jerome Ponce and Sachzna were seen watching its rival film Maid in Malacanang. On August 5, Christine Policarpio (mother of Sachzna) proudly shared a Facebook photo with her daughter and Jerome Ponce after watching MiM. In the post, she praised the movie and its director Darryl Yap and thanked her daughter Sachzna and Jerome for accompanying her. “Iyak tawa! Sobrang ganda ng MiM wala akong masabi sa Darryl Yap namaga ang mata ko at grabe yung totoong MGA MAID SILA ANG TOTOONG BIDA! Bidang bida hahaha! And of course thank you Joseph Jerome Porciuncula sa pag sama.” The…

Martial Law musical film Katips is said to have earned ‘41.8 million pesos on its opening day. However, it turned out to be just a jest originating from comedian-host-talent manager Ogie Diaz’s sarcastic tweet alluding to box office results padding an un-named film. In his tweet on August 4, Ogie said: “Tutal, uso naman ang padding, totoo bang naka-40M ang ‘Katips’? ” https://twitter.com/ogiediaz/status/1555218575949828096 Katips actor-director-producer Vince Tañada then rode Diaz’s joke in a now-deleted tweet saying, “Huyyy @ogiediaz 41.8M to be exact.” He then made a subsequent tweet confirming that the number he tweeted was just a joke. “Kayo naman…

With only a week before its “pambansang pagtatapos”–is FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano bound for its ultimate finale or will it be an open-ended finale that will signal another season someday? We have heard that the Kapamilya longest-running teleserye has yet to finish its taping for the finale episode. Based on the social media posts circulating we’ve seen, FPJAP is still shooting its final scenes in Ilocos despite the aftershocks following the magnitude 7 earthquake that shook the Northern Luzon region. Meanwhile, Coco Martin in his latest promo “pasasalamat” video aired during the commercial gap on Friday, August 5, hinted that Ang…

It looks like the broadcast giant ABS-CBN has already weathered their recent big storm as they started to hire more and more employees. The Network’s Career Portal posted at least 30 job positions available to be filled [mostly] in Marketing Departments, Finance, and Creatives. The Network’s manpower boost could have link to its President and CEO Carlo Katigbak’s earlier pronouncements that the Network is seeing a return to profitability in the near term. During the company’s annual stockholders meeting on July 28, Katigbak shared optimism that ABS-CBN will return to fiscal soundness shortly. He reported that the Kapamilya network had narrowed…

Viva Films, on Thursday, August 4, confirmed that the controversial film Maid in Malacañang earned 21 million on its opening day on Wednesday, August 3, but today, it has reached 41 million. With its “success” at the box office, Darryl Yap’s Facebook page VinCentiments boasted of its opening day earnings. In a Facebook post also on Thursday, VinCentiments taunts its critics saying “Kahit pa kunwari di maintindihan ng mga pinklawans ang pre-selling at block screening, pinalalabas na libre ang tickets at namimilit kunô, tanggap na namin yang bitter reasons nila para mas lalo silang malugmok sa inggit. hihihi,” It also alluded…

Rapper Skusta Clee or Daryl Ruiz in real life just laughs off all viral memes comparing him to scary characters like Smeagol/Gollum and Momo. In a video uploaded on his YouTube channel 3 weeks ago, titled Me vs Memes, Skusta can’t help but laugh and be amused at how creative Pinoys are to come up with such memes. “Si Smeagol? Pero ang lupit nila, napagsakto nila yung anggulo nung itsura ko diyan tsaka yung itsura ni Smeagol nung nag-photoshoot siya sa Lord of the Rings, 10 yan sakin,” he said “Si Momo, kala ko nga dati totoo yan eh parang…

Katips lead star-director-producer Atty. Vince Tañada is currently mulling the idea of filing a libel case against former Ms. Q and A Grand Winner Juliana Pariscova Segovia. This is after Juliana’s Facebook posts, insinuating that the awards won by Katips at the 70th FAMAS Awards are not legit. In an interview with DZRH, Tañada slammed Segovia over his malicious post. The Katips director said he’s currently talking with his fellow lawyers about the possibility of suing Segovia over his libelous post. “Sana po, magkaroon na po ng aral ‘yung mga nagpapakalat na ‘yan. In fact, nakikipag-usap na po ako ngayon…

Kapamilya actress and host Kim Chui can’t help but react after seeing her beau’s look at the GMA Thanksgiving Gala. On July 31, GMA Network held its Thanksgiving Gala at the Shangri-La The Fort for its 70th anniversary. In a re-tweet reply to netizen @paciajairah, Kim praised Xian’s look. “Grabe naman!!!! (heart-eyed emojis) pogi naman nyan!!!! (heart-eyed emojis) @XianLimm” https://twitter.com/prinsesachinita/status/1553382274309140480 He went to the event solo wearing a stylish black and gold stripe suit. This was Lim’s first Kapuso gala event after transferring in 2021. KimXi used to come together at the annual Star Magic Ball but since they are…

ABS-CBN’s Chief Executive Officer Carlo Katigbak is optimistic that the Kapamilya network will return to its financial fitness shortly. During their annual stockholders’ meeting, Katigbak was in high spirit as he assured their investors of the ABS-CBN’s brightening future. Katigbak reported that in the first quarter of the year, ABS-CBN narrowed its net loss to P1.38 billion, or a 30% decrease from the previous year, brought about by the surge of advertising revenues during the May 2022 elections. The media company’s debts also decreased to 21.5 billion from the previous year’s 26 billion. Aside from improving finances, Katigbak also shared…

Kapuso writer Suzette Doctolero claims that the near finale of FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano is just another gimik. In a Facebook comment, Doctolero didn’t minced words in blasting the longest-running teleserye for putting up a gimik to win back their audience. According to her, it was not true that the Coco Martin-led action-drama series had toppled the Kapuso telefantasya Encantadia. Doctolero said Encantadia gave FPJAP a good fight in the rating game, with the Kapuso series occasionally winning. She also added that FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’s used to resort to “series finale” gimik since 2016 to gain back their audience. “Ay pinataob…

Media giant ABS-CBN is not keen on focusing on getting a new broadcast franchise. According to ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak, the network is currently not inclined to aggressively push for a fresh franchise that will bring them back to free TV broadcast. During their annual stockholders’ meeting on Thursday, July 28, Katigbak said that the Kapamilya network is still weighing its options on whether a new franchise will benefit its current strategic plans. “We understand at the present there has been a franchise bill filed. However, at this time, we have yet to decide whether a new franchise…

Sagip Partylist Representative Rodante Marcoleta seemed not yet finished with his beef against ABS-CBN. This is after he and fellow Sagip Rep. Caroline Tanchay filed a House resolution to investigate ABS-CBN’s alleged franchise violations. On Monday, July 11, Marcoleta and Tanchay filed House Resolution 00036 or “A Resolution Directing the Appropriate Committee of the House of Representatives to Conduct an Investigation, in Aid of Legislation, to Determine the Alleged Violations of ABS-CBN concerning its Franchise and the Imposition of Concomitant Administrative Fines As a Result Thereof by the National Telecommunications Commission.” The Lower House, however, has yet to act on…