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.
With quarantine restrictions preventing moviegoers from going to cinemas, the Metro Manila Film Festival will push through by going digital this year. However, the lineup for the MMFF 2020 is different from the usual and netizens were disappointed with the list of movies included. A netizen ranted about the entries using recycled plots and undesirable actors. @yogon wrote, “A recycled story. A movie starring a plunderer. A film about a fake healer/swindler. Four comedy has-beens. Jusko, #MMFF2020.” https://twitter.com/yogon/status/1331548841326174209 However, some were not as disappointed since there were some movies that were appealing to them. @SUNOOSUPREMACY wrote, “Pangit ng lineup ng…
The passing of Filipino Rock icon Vladimir “Jamir” Garcia left the local music industry in shock. Garcia was the former frontman of the legendary heavy metal band Slapshock. Agent Orange, as he was widely known by their fans, was found lifeless in his house today, November 26. As a result, musicians, celebrities, and fans from all over the country expressed their grief through social media. Kean Cipriano, the vocalist of the band Callalily, posted on his Twitter account the heartbreak of losing a fellow musician. Kean wrote, “Napaka lungkot. Napaka bigat. Rest in Peace Jamir. You’ll forever be remembered. Salamat…
Horror anthologies have been rare during 2020. However, as if the pandemic isn’t enough to scare Filipinos, TV5 brought back “Kagat ng Dilim”. The series started way back in 2000. 20 years later, the same horror series is up to scare its viewers with the help of critically-acclaimed directors. Directors Richard Somes, Lawrence Fajardo, Paul Basinilio, and Rae Red bring different episodes with different levels of fright. The first episode, “Hukay”, starred Cristine Reyes as Maya who travels to the isolated town of San Malverde to do some family business. However, she stumbles upon a tunnel, which is believed to…
ABS-CBN celebrities have found a new home—TV5. The Kapatid network is very active in producing new shows for celebrities who come from the Kapamilya network. The talents that they’ve gathered from the network resulted in a lot of potential for them to grow as a broadcasting company. Kapamilya artists Maris Racal, Pokwang, Catriona Gray, Maja Salvador, Beauty Gonzalez, Ria Atayde, Dimples Romana, Yen Santos, Jessy Mendiola, Piolo Pascual, Billy Crawford, Ian Veneracion, Ariel Urieta, Sue Ramirez, RK Bagatsing, Donny Pangilinan, and Jake Ejercito went to TV5 after ABS-CBN went off the air and now have their own respective projects in…
For the 93rd Academy Awards, the Film Academy of the Philippines has chosen ‘Mindanao’ to be the country’s entry for the International Feature Film category. The film was directed by Brillante Mendoza and stars Judy Ann Santos and Allen Dizon. On their Facebook page, the Film Academy of the Philippines signed by Director General Vivian Velez posted: “We are pleased to announce the selection of the feature film, Mindanao, as the Philippines’ official entry to the 93rd OSCARS International Feature Film category. Mindanao won best picture in the most recent Metro Manila Film Festival and featured Judy Ann Santos and Allen…
‘Owe My Love’ is an upcoming GMA Network teleserye where Mystica was included in the cast. WAS. Mystica was apparently removed from the teleserye as her continuous demands irritated its director, producers, and staff. However, this was not new as the former singer-actress and her husband were given a roles in Coco Martin’s ‘FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’ that were also cut short. Mystica also did not sound grateful for the chance she was given to be part of ABS-CBN’s longest-airing show. Now that she became part of the romantic-comedy series of the Kapuso network, she had a lot of demands which…
In an interview for her upcoming show, IRL (In Real Life), Kapuso actress and host Gabbi Garcia shared her take on the difference between Gen Zs and other older generations. Gen Zs, based on her own perception as part of the younger generation, are very vocal when it comes to topics that are relevant, that they are not afraid to take risks and speak out their mind. “Siguro kasi Gen Zs now mostly are brave and risk-takers,” she said. Gabbi added, “Very ano kasi kami, we really speak up when we know something’s not right.” The Kapuso host is also…
A recent altercation between Mo Twister, a radio host and television presenter, and a Twitter user named @Bogart20160626 surfaced as the latter somehow managed to connect the dots on ABS-CBN’s franchise and the casualties of Typhoon Yolanda and Ulysses. The Twitter user wrote, “With an ABS CBN franchise, over 6,000 died with Typhoon Yolanda. Without the ABS CBN franchise, casualties went dramatically down during Typhoon Ulysses by comparison. Not reaching 100 so far. The numbers don’t lie. Removing the franchise was definitely an improvement.” Mo Twister let the Twitter user have it for his illogical argument. https://twitter.com/djmotwister/status/1328303464292651008 But there is…
With the government divided more than ever, even families of public officials are being ridiculed just because they are vocal with their opinions and criticisms regarding the government. In a media briefing last Thursday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque blamed Vice President Leni Robredo’s daughters for creating the Twitter trend #NasaanAngPangulo. He went on saying that Tricia and Aika Robredo were the ones looking for the President. As a result of involving Robredo’s daughters, many have criticized Roque and gave their support to the daughters of the Vice President. Pia Magalona, the wife of late Filipino rapper Francis Magalona, ridiculed the…
Celebrities Vice Ganda, Angel Locsin, and Jennylyn Mercado are now leading their respective donation campaigns for those affected by Typhoon Ulysses. These three artists were bashed by President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters when they went voiced their opinions regarding the government. But now, without thinking of those who hate them, they led donation drives which will help a lot of the victims. Jennylyn, on her social media accounts, launched a donation drive called #starTRUCK to help those who suffered from Typhoon Ulysses. Together with Litterbucks Cat Cafe and boyfriend, actor Dennis Trillo, they are sending a 25-ton truck loaded with relief…
The pandemic really took its toll on everyone. Even celebrities did not escape its wrath. Some even had anxiety and depression because of it. It’s Showtime’s Miss Q & A Grand Champion Juliana Parizcova Segovia was one of those people who suffered from anxiety because of COVID-19. She admitted that despite being a celebrity, it was really hard. Moreover, before the pandemic, she did not welcome the idea of opening up businesses. When the outbreak reached the Philippines and forced everyone to stay at home, Juliana had nothing to do. “Nasa labas lahat ng source of income ko,” she said.…
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo recently claimed that Vice President Leni Robredo boarded a government-owned C-130 when she went to the Bicol region to provide relief to those affected by the recent typhoons. Adding to the accusation is that the plane was carrying relief goods from the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana even backed up Panelo, even releasing a receipt showing that Robredo used the C-130 to distribute relief goods. https://twitter.com/Joseph_Morong/status/1328955652383895555 However, these claims were debunked. As the VP’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez stated last Tuesday…
#NasiraanAngPangulo and #DuterteMeltdown trended on Twitter when President Rodrigo Duterte subjected the country to a long angry rant—specifically against Vice President Leni Robredo—rather than an update on typhoon relief efforts. These hashtags were meant to support the valiant efforts of the Vice President to give relief to those in Cagayan Valley who were affected by Typhoon Ulysses while criticizing the President’s inappropriate behavior at a time like this. With regards to the actions of the president and how he spoke to Robredo, some celebrities, politicians, and netizens gave their two cents on Twitter. Artist Gabe Mercado criticized the president who…
In a lengthy post on Instagram, actor Robin Padilla attacked Vice President Leni Robredo over the latter’s statement regarding the President being too sensitive about criticisms. This was after Robredo released a statement that the president is ”onion-skinned”. This was the result of Duterte accusing the Vice President of starting an online trend calling out government’s supposed inadequate disaster response. This prompted the actor who supports the president to retaliate against the Vice President. Robin said, “Criticism is different from black propaganda. Ang pagpuna po sa ginagawa ng gobyerno ay karapatan po ng sinoman pilipino. Ang hindi po katanggap tanggap…
After accusations against Vice President Leni Robredo by Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo and National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana were debunked, they later on apologized to her. However, as a result of Panelo’s and Lorenzana’s claims, President Rodrigo Duterte had some harsh words for the Vice President. He recently called Robredo “dishonest” and “incapable of truth” as the president opened his “message to the nation” last Tuesday, November 17. Duterte also claimed that Robredo had done nothing to help in typhoon response efforts warning her as well not to “compete” with him. “Kaya ako lumipad sa Bicol, inunahan mo…
The pandemic has left most people, even celebrities, without jobs. With the closure of ABS-CBN, some Kapamilyas were left wondering what will happen to them. And that’s what happened to Juliana Parizcova Segovia who was part of the ABS-CBN’s ‘FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.’ She recalled that at the start of the pandemic, most of the supporting cast of the teleserye were already let go since mass gathering is prohibited. Then came the franchise renewal of the network which the government rejected, resulting in thousands of employees losing their jobs. And as if bad luck isn’t enough, her contract also ended with…