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.
In an interview for the Metro Manila Film Fest movie Suarez: The Healing Priest, lead actor John Arcilla confessed that he was tempted to back out from the film because of the controversy surrounding the person he was playing—Fr. Fernando Suarez. The actor, who is also a believer of faith healing, admitted that he did not know of the controversy about Fr. Suarez until he stumbled upon it while researching for the project. “…nung I was actually waiting for the script, I was actually looking for mga reading materials tungkol sa kanya, tsaka yung mga videos nya, saka ko lang…
PBB: Connect is the first of its kind even if it is currently on its 9th season and 15th overall season. But some fans may have not appreciated the format in casting the housemates for the show. Internet sensation and famous vlogger Mimiyuuuh may have thrown a shade at the reality show in his most recent vlog. A part of his vlog, “My dog controls my life for a day” trended when he subtly made a parody of how PBB: Connect and its predecessors have been run. According to him, only those who were good-looking, with no talent at all,…
With the largest network ABS-CBN being shut down thanks to the 70 congressmen who voted against its franchise renewal, many politicians have lost a great ally in their political campaign. With elections nearing, every politician who is aiming for another term is preparing for the 2022 elections. There is this one politician who is aiming for a seat this coming election who asked his showbiz ‘friends’ for help in his political campaign. However, he is one of the 70 congressmen who voted ‘No’. Now he’s asking for support from the media, whom he is trying to suppress and take away…
Ogie Diaz is back at it again against traditional politicians or trapos. This time, he used Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto’s statement wherein the mayor emphasized that people should not feel that they owe the government or politicians for helping them since it is the people’s own taxes working for them. The comedian incorporated mayor Sotto’s statement into his own by saying that people should not feel that they’re indebted towards politicians. After all, it’s their money not the politicians’. The tweet that Diaz posted was about Camarines Sur’s 2nd district Representative Lray Villafuerte, who had his and his family…
The shutdown of ABS-CBN has resulted in most of its shows being unable to go on-air. With that and the pandemic in mind, Pinoy Big Brother decided to go digital all the way. Following PBB Otso, this will be the ninth season of the show and the 15th overall season. What makes PBB: Connect different from its predecessors? Online all the way On October 18, 2020, ABS-CBN revealed that another season of Pinoy Big Brother will be coming which is Pinoy Big Brother: Connect. However, since most provinces especially Manila are still under heavy quarantine, the producers of the show…
The ABS-CBN comedy show Goin’ Bulilit was the training ground of a lot child stars who are some of the biggest celebrities today. Here is a list of the first batch of former child actors and actresses of the show. What have they have been up to since their Goin’ Bulilit days? Jane Oineza This 24-year old former Goin’ Bulilit star has definitely grown into a beautiful lady. Jane who is now a Kapatid is going to get to star in her own TV show on the network. The actress seems too busy with her career that she is currently…
Nancy McDonie of the famous member of K-Pop group Momoland has a Filipina best friend, namely actress Charlie Dizon. The Korean singer supports Charlie with whatever she’s doing. In a recent Instagram story, Nancy showed her love for Charlie by promoting her movies Fan Girl and Four Sisters Before The Wedding. The movie “Fan Girl” is one of the official entries for the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival. The movie also first premiered at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) in Japan which made quite a stir. Fan Girl is about Jane (Charlie Dizon), a very eager, somewhat obsessed fan, who…
Women know that what men can do, they can do it too—and better. When it comes to Philippine journalism, you may think that men rule this industry. However, you are wrong. These 6 women are the ones shaping the journalism of today. Ging Reyes (ABS-CBN News) This awesome woman has more than 30 years of experience under her belt. She became a News Director of ABS-CBN from February 2001 up until 2002. Then in October of 2002, she was promoted as News Bureau Chief of the network’s news department. With her leadership, they were able to establish the biggest Filipino…
With a vote of 70-11, ABS-CBN went off the air last July 10 after the House Committee on Legislative Franchises denied the 25-year franchise application of the network. Almost 11,000 people were working at the network then. As a result of its inability to go on-air, ABS-CBN had no choice but to retrench most of its employees. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel as ABS-CBN was able to create a deal with ZOE Network to be able to broadcast some of their programs. Adding to that, they also explored the digital platform. This means that the…
With the recent win of Arjo Atayde at the Asian Academy Creative Awards, his girlfriend Maine Mendoza couldn’t hide her excitement. On her Twitter account, Maine congratulated her boyfriend who just won Best Actor. Cheers were heard as Arjo’s name was called as this year’s Best Actor in the Leading Role Category. https://twitter.com/mainedcm/status/1334844507448229888 This couple has been supportive of each other’s achievement as these two can be seen posting on their social media accounts congratulating each other whenever they reach certain milestones. Recently, Maine won Comedy Actress of the Year in the 51st Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box-Office Entertainment Awards…
Amidst the issue that Star Magic has lost most of its biggest stars due to ABS-CBN shutting down, they still continue to add talents to their roster. With the ABS-CBN losing its franchise, most of its talents and employees were released as part of their retrenchment program. As a result, several known names of Star Magic decided to leave and be a part of other talent agencies. Among those stars who left were Julia Barretto who is now under Viva; Bea Alonzo, who for 19 years was a Star Magic talent before getting Shirley Kuan as manager; and; Piolo Pascual…
Some people may hate a particular influencer or vlogger because of his stunts on social media. But making someone believe they’re going to get a job is just pure evil. It is not a path that people should venture into. Controversial influencer Buknoy Glamurrr recently shared his frustration over a live feed on Facebook regarding a traumatic experience. In his Facebook live, he shared how he had been deceived by a an unnamed spa and salon in Angeles, Pampanga. “May isa pong spa na nakipag-business collab sakin. Syempre as an influencer po sa trabaho, ginagawa ko po yung duty ko…
With the recent fiasco that GMA Network was involved in as their teams asked for ‘free footages’ and award-winning photographer Ezra Acayan calling them out, they now have released their own statement regarding the issue. According to the statement, the Kapuso network will look into this malpractice. However, they clarified that all third-party sources were fairly compensated. Ezra, who was very vocal in calling out media giants doing this practice, previously called out GMA News and Public Affairs and The Atom Araullo Specials (TAAS) where they asked a drone operator to ‘waive the fees’ for his footage. This incident was…
ABS-CBN’s Christmas Station ID “Ikaw ang Liwanag at Ligaya” is still the talk of the town as it continues to touch the hearts of the Filipino people. The network hasn’t failed to deliver a hit CSID. With each passing year, they create more and more meaningful CSIDs. But this 2020, the song has been taken to a whole new level. A prayer The CSID of the Kapamilya network is very special as it is not just a song but a prayer. The lyrics indicate that this is a prayer as a part of the song goes like this: “Ngayong pasko,…
Boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao has been elected as the President of the PDP-Laban party. Even though he did not express his willingness to run as president, his former promoter Bob Arum confirmed that Pacquiao will be a presidential candidate for 2022. Last Wednesday December 2, he had taken his oath as the leader of said party. With PDP-Laban gearing for the 2022 elections, many netizens expressed their concern regarding the boxing champ’s possibility of running as President. Francis Baraan IV emphasized that a President should not just have a heart but should be brilliant and open-minded. For him,…
With most of its employees being retrenched after being denied a franchise, you would think ABS-CBN’s Christmas Station ID would be full of anger and resentment because of this. However, nothing in the song “Ikaw ang Liwanag at Ligaya” showed any such negativity. Some employees of ABS-CBN were surprised by the message of the song. The only thoughts that they could think of is that the Kapamilya network is all about love. Kapamilya journalist Jeck Batallones thought that the theme of the song would be about ABS-CBN. But he was surprised that the network didn’t do that. For him it…