Author: TJ Gacura
TJ Gacura
TJ believes in the saying, "Make your passion your profession," which made him dip his toes into any writing profession. He tried blogging, tried feature writing; he even dabbled into SEO writing. His heart, however, points into news writing.
The public has always been divided between President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo in terms of leadership qualities. While most celebrities are taking sides, comedienne and actress Kakai Bautista finally voiced out her opinion on whose side she is on. In a series of tweets, Bautista revealed that the pandemic taught her not to patronize either Duterte or Robredo. With the alarming rate of positive cases in the Philippines, the comedienne tried to focus on the advantages of the pandemic and not its negative effects. https://twitter.com/kakaibautista/status/1372934874768674822 The masses being usually divided between DDS and Dilawans, Bautista expressed her…
President Rodrigo Duterte really knows how to tell misplaced jokes. On Thursday, March 18, Duterte in his speech at an event at Tacloban City, took a moment to ask for a piece of tissue and coughed. After he paused to cough, Duterte joked about his condition, stating that he may have cancer as a result of karma. “Iyong pag-ubo ko, progressive. Baka cancer na ang p***** ***,” the President joked. However, netizens think that his “joke” about having cancer may be good news for the Philippines. Twitter personality Francis Baraan IV took to Twitter to share his opinion regarding the…
Getting paired with a veteran is an honor for many young celebrities. But what if a young actor gets partnered with a never-aging actress like Ina Raymundo? In Ampalaya Chronicles: Me & Mrs. Cruz, the 23-year-old Paulo Angeles asked himself if he is up to the challenge of portraying his character in the third installment of the anthology series. “Yung unang question na umano sa isip ko, ‘kaya ko ba gampanan yung role?'” he shared. Angeles revealed that he is extremely nervous after he learned that his leading lady was none other than Raymundo. “Yung kabado, sobra. Every time na…
It was March 2020 that the country was in quarantine due to Covid-19. Now that it’s 2021, the country still has not flattened the curve, with the number of infected still rising by the day. Last year, the government mobilized state forces to enforce health protocols with the local government unit (LGU) conducting curfews and lockdowns to minimize the spread of the virus. The re-opening of the economy by the government was in August 2020. It pushed through even without having a clear plan to address the pandemic, while restrictions relaxed. However, it only resulted in a surge of cases,…
The King of Talk Boy Abunda is not itching to return to Free TV because of the pandemic, but there were plans. During the Best Talk virtual press conference, Abunda has switched from a face-to-face interview-centric talk show into a video-sharing platform KUMU. He did it, not because of the pandemic; but also due to ABS-CBN losing its franchise. Nevertheless, Abunda confirmed that his team is in talks to returning on television. “Yes, we are in the process of preparing one show,” confirmed the veteran host. Abunda said that he and his team are brainstorming in doing a talk show…
The 7,103 new cases of COVID-19 surge shocked the Filipinos, as it surpassed last year’s peak of 6,958 cases. Over twitter, celebrities and personalities have urged the public to stay safe as the coronavirus got even scarier with this huge number of cases in just a day. Actor and musician Kean Cipriano encouraged Filipinos to stay safe as he, along with his countrymen, is now scared of this pandemic. https://twitter.com/keancipriano/status/1372854523249618949 Actress Maja Salvador also prayed for Filipinos to be safe. She also advised the public to wear masks as this surge of Covid-19 cases reached over 7,000. https://twitter.com/dprincessmaja/status/1372832796134182917 Even Kapuso…
In 2020, amid the pandemic, ABS-CBN lost its franchise to operate, leaving most of its talents and employees with no choice, but to seek for greener pastures to survive. The government, after rejecting the franchise application of the Network, revoked its license to operate. As a result, more than 11,000 employees lost their job during the height of Covid-19 in the country. Inevitably, Kapamilya talents transferred to rival networks, but the King of Talk, Boy Abunda has something to say about them. During the virtual press conference for the second season of his talk show The Best Talk, which was…
The “Me & Mrs. Cruz” star Ina Raymundo who refrained from doing sexy roles, still has the looks that men could die for. After 26 years of being a sexy star, Raymundo admitted that she still gets offers to do such a role. She stated that she wants to take a break from portraying characters that were far from what she was really known for. “Nung 90s puro sexy lang talaga. Walang lalim, walang layer. Isang layer lang, kundi magpasexy. But this time, 26 years later, may mga offers na ganun. And I don’t mind accepting it because it is…
Kapamilya actor Enchong Dee has been tired of the government’s lies about the country doing an “incredible” job against Covid-19. In his twitter account, he posted a graph from the IBON Foundation showing how some countries performed after a year amid the pandemic. Based on the data presented by the organization, the Philippines’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has shrunk to -9.5%. This is due to the excessive lockdowns and quarantines while having a weak pandemic response. Furthermore, the number of unemployed and underemployed Filipinos has reached 10.5 million by the start of January 2021, showing that more families are succumbing…
According to President Duterte, during his latest late-night public address speech, the pandemic is just a “small thing”. Duterte has once again belittled Covid-19, which has affected the whole world and has put the Philippines in shambles–health-wise and economically. “Kaya natin itong COVID na ito. Maliit na bagay ito sa ating buhay.” ABS-CBN actress Angel Locsin disagreed with Duterte’s claim. she posted on her Instagram story her response to Duterte’s statement. Locsin said that the only unaffected person by the pandemic him (Duterte), the President of the Philippines. Meanwhile, the entire nation is severely affected by the coronavirus. After a…
It would be difficult to believe that a prominent host, the Philippines’ King of Talk would not get any offers after his former Network shut down. Boy Abunda shared during his The Best Talk virtual media conference that he opted to have his contract suspended after the shutdown. “Ako may contract is suspended,” he revealed. After the shutdown, Abunda admitted that he did get offers from other networks to do a show. However, he rejected all of it. The reason is that he wanted to rest during this pandemic. “I will be lying if I said I didn’t get offers…
With ABS-CBN constantly expanding its reach ever since its shutdown, will it have its news and current affairs programs on another channel? After the government has ceased the Kapamilya network’s operations, the TV station has announced that some of its shows will now air on Zoe Network (A2Z). Zoe Broadcasting also confirmed the partnership, saying that some shows of the Kapamilya network are to air through their channel as part of their agreement. On October 10, 2020, ABS-CBN started to air its shows on A2Z through the latter’s block time arrangement. The programs aired were: It’s Showtime, ASAP Natin ‘To,…
Being a mother of five, actress Ina Raymundo had so much on her plate. She does not even have the time to do projects due to her responsibilities. Raymundo, who has always been a hands-on mother to her kids, had numerous projects offered on her feet. Yet, she rejected most of it. Fortunately, her fans will get to see her onscreen once more since she accepted the lead role in the Ampalaya Chronicles: Me & Mrs. Cruz. What made her decide to do the project? According to her, the locked-in taping was favorable for her since it was only three…
After “The Clash,” champion Jessica Villarubin shocked the audience with her new look on GMA Network’s “All Out Sundays,” the champ finally revealed that she underwent some enhancement on her face. This was revealed during a media conference for her latest single, “Ako Naman.” According to Jessica, she decided to improve herself because of the bullying she experienced. “Yun ‘nga, nagpa-enhance ako. Kasi this is what I want to do with myself. Because po dati binubully po ako. Binubully kasi ako dati and you know, parang nawala ‘yung confidence ko,” revealed the power diva. “Dati kasi talaga sinasabi sakin magaling…
When the most-awaited confrontation on ABS-CBN’s Bagong Umaga, finally happened. The slap on Cai (Barbie Imperial) by Tisay (Heaven Peralejo) is for real. During an interview, the two have admitted that the confrontation was real–the slap was real. Unknown to many, Barbie took the slap as personal. In a screenshot posted by a netizen, the actress posted on her facebook account how she recalled the scene with Peralejo. She wrote, “Never in my whole acting life may sumampal sakin na nagpasa sa mukha ko. Na kahit paulit-ulit mo i-remind na masakit na, gagawin pa din. “Buong buhay ko sa showbiz wala…
Despite SB19’s growing popularity, even being dubbed as ‘world-class’, some of the media in the Philippines really downplays the talent that the members of the group have. During their first press conference for their single “Go Up”, inquiries from the press took it way too far. A video on YouTube surfaced after the group was asked insensitive questions. Liza Soberano took a swipe at the heartless and insensitive questions of the press to SB19. “Sobrang insensitive naman ng pagkakatanong.” It all started when a member of the press asked SB19’s member Stell regarding his sexuality. “Kanina pa ako bothered, ano…