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.
Despite the loss of its franchise, ABS-CBN continues to deliver news with every means possible. The network’s advantage over others is its wide reach. And during these trying times, wherein calamities have continually devastated the country, the importance of the network giant has been underscored. As Typhoon Ulysses wreaked havoc, ABS-CBN did not fail to deliver special coverages and weather updates. Being true to its motto, ‘In the service of the Filipino people’, netizens aired their sentiments over the internet. The reporters of the said network were out there soaking in the rain, risking their lives just to cover the…
Typhoon Ulysses has affected thousands, if not millions of Filipinos. Government officials and agencies are expected to step up and help citizens who have been affected by the calamity. In a now-deleted Facebook post, DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda showed he was more concerned about the dolomite beach rather than people when he posted a photo with MMDA Asec Celine Pialago featuring the controversial Manila Bay fake sand beach. https://twitter.com/doracrybaby/status/1326779021703737345?s=20 The photo, with a caption, “DOLOMITE LANG MATATAG with MMDA Asec Celine Pialago” angered netizens as to how insensitive the government officials were. Twitter user @chickiedreyfus tweeted, “Merong mas matatag… APOG…
Internet sensation Chino Liu, popularly known as Tita Krissy Achino, became part of Team Payaman’s vlogs recently and just reached one million subscribers on YouTube. In an interview, Liu was asked how he came up with the new characters beside Tita Krissy, and how Team Payaman helped him in becoming the vlogger he is right now. Chino revealed that he already had plans to retire ‘Tita Krissy’. He admitted that his “Tita Krissy” personality really helped in ways that he couldn’t imagine and he was thankful for that. However, he wanted to become like Michael V. who has the ability…
The pandemic forced almost all people to stay in their homes as lockdowns were imposed. While many are itching to go out and resume a normal routine, that’s not the case for Kapamilya couple Luis Manzano and Jessy Mendiola. In an interview with LionhearTV, Luis admitted that both of them are germophobes and he is thankful that they’re like that. Because it helped them control their temptation to go out and have fun. “…pareho kaming medyo germophobe. Kasi syempre yung ibang tao labas na labas na, mas nakokontrol naming dalawa kasi pareho yung personality namin na ayaw talaga namin na…
“The thought did cross my mind.” That’s what Luis Manzano said he thought when ABS-CBN was not given a franchise renewal resulting in thousands of employees and celebrities losing their job. Due to ABS-CBN’s shutdown, many personalities transferred to other networks just to keep afloat. And just like them, the Kapamilya host also pondered whether he’ll transfer to other networks or not because according to him, there are things he wants to do and bills he has to pay. He stayed with ABS-CBN who is now currently in the A2Z channel. For him, there is nothing wrong with transferring to…
As the US 2020 elections reached its conclusion, the media worked non-stop to deliver live results. Also, journalists who compute the polls do actually have a hard time computing manually. With great numbers, come great responsibility, so do they say. Math is not for everyone. A video posted by NowThis on Twitter regarding reporters computing the election results live on TV was noticed by Philippine journalists. As fellow journalists, they can relate to what US reporters were facing while doing math. https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1324907638899924997 In the video, it showed that Bill Weir and Kyung Lah, both reporters for CNN, had difficulties producing…
Julia Barretto who filed a cyber libel complaint against former broadcaster Jay Sonza has an even bigger upper hand as the latter failed to appear before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to explain his side today, November 10. According to ABS-CBN, Sonza was sent a subpoena from the NBI Cybercrime Division to explain his side on the cyber libel complaint of Julia. “Sonza has not sent a representative nor any document to explain his absence, or his position on the complaint. The NBI will still proceed in its investigation. Sonza can still present his side once the NBI recommends…
In a recent fiasco, Major General Debold Sinas has been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as the new PNP chief. His designation became a source of ridicule and criticism from celebrities. Yesterday, November 9, Sinas led a 4-minute exercise routine at Camp Bagong Diwa. The music? The theme song of the anime Voltes V. Because of this video, celebrities mocked the supposedly daily fitness regime of the NCRPO. Actress Chai Fonacier made fun of the video released by the NCRPO tweeting, “Monty Python Comedy Gold” referring to a British surreal comedy troupe who created the sketch comedy television show Monty…
Kapuso actress and TV host Gabbi Garcia is a proud morena and she loves her skin tone. Although she admitted that being a morena was, at a time, a problem for her. She was insecure with all the other girls who were mestiza. But as time went by, she learned to love her complexion and now has made her own name in the showbiz industry. With all the projects and endorsements that she’s done, it’s a question what are the moments that made her love her own skin. In an interview for her youth-oriented program In Real Life, Gabbi shared…
This pandemic did some good by bringing out the best versions of some people. We know that being quarantined for months, without any actual plans from the government, have been hard for everyone. Fortunately, we have some people to watch to relieve our stress and our anxiety and to make us laugh. LionhearTV has listed the Top 12 Internet Sensations to ever made us laugh this year. No. 12 — Pipay Kipay https://twitter.com/pipaykipayy/status/1303949270710513664?s=20 Pipay Kipay is a nineteen-year-old content creator who rose to fame because of her shady, yet funny political comments. She is known for the way she imitates celebrities’…
Kapamilya host Luis Manzano in an interview with LionhearTV opened up about his online show ‘LuckyNg Tulong’ on his YouTube channel. Luis shared how they came up with the show and what kind of problems they want to tackle in the program. “Gusto ko gumawa naman ng isang online show para sa mga tao na may medyo mababaw na problema,” he said. Separating themselves from other public affairs programs and talk show programs, Luis aimed to have a serious, yet funny interaction with the people who seek their advice. “So yun ang gusto kong ihain, yung mga ganung klase ng…
As announced this Monday, November 9, 2020, Major General Debold Sinas is the new Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief which will be effective on Tuesday, November 10. Many celebrites shared their sentiments on the appointment of the controversial general. Sinas previously had a mañanita that breached quarantine protocols during the lockdown period in the Philippines. However, not only did he get away with the violation, he also got a promotion. Actress Agot Isidro threw shade on the move of President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint Sinas as the new PNP chief. She wrote, “Indeed, the best and the brightest!” https://twitter.com/agot_isidro/status/1325650745081786368 Even…
In a media interview with the host of GMA News TV’s new youth-oriented program, In Real Life (IRL), Gabbi Garcia showed the reason she is the perfect role model for millennials. The show, which is kind of off-beat, allows the Kapuso actress to talk about social issues, lifestyle, and many more. According to the executive producer of the show, Gabbi is the ‘Ultimate ‘IT’ Girl of GMA’ and that she’s the perfect choice to become the host of the youth-oriented TV show. “Perfect choice si Gabbi because the show will not only tackle about the newest trends, the fashion, the…
Chino Liu, the famous impersonator of actress Kris Aquino, shared how he impersonates Kris. “Did Kris Aquino emphasize any limitations on how she will be impersonated?” In an interview, Chino, popularly known as ‘Tita Krissy’, spoke that the ‘Queen of all Media’ did not mention anything about how she will be impersonated. According to Krissy, the highest form of flattery is whenever you impersonate someone. However, it is only common sense on what and what not do on imitating a famous celebrity; that there are limitations to consider. Chino said that there are two things he considers when impersonating someone.…
Chino Liu, popularly known as Tita Krissy, shared his pandemic experience. Like most people, Chino is still adjusting to the ‘new normal’ because of the COVID-19, the trials he experienced after selling their house especially during the outbreak of the coronavirus, moving into a new apartment, and buying new things for his new home. On the other hand, there were good things that came his way because it helped his social media presence be felt particularly in the digital world. As humble as Chino could be, he said that the fame he’s experiencing is a given already since people do…
Kapuso actress Marian Rivera-Dantes proudly talked about her children Zia and Sixto in a recent interview during her Tadhana media conference. Due to this pandemic, Marian serves as the teacher of her daughter and according to her, it’s really hard. Eventually, Zia adjusted and she now enjoys being in an online class. “Well to be honest nung una, talagang napakahirap mag-adjust. Kasi parang nag-aaral din ako dahil syempre yung anak ko nandoon may requirements, may kailangan, may offline worksheet. Hindi naman magagawa ng anak ko nang as easy lang yun dahil before, sa school nila syempre nandun yung mga teachers…