Breaking News Archives

Congressman slams broadsheet’s report on ABS-CBN Franchise

A congressman lambasted a broadsheet for a “misleading” story that falsely portrayed the House of Representatives negatively for allegedly freezing a bill that was supposed to extend the franchise of ABS-CBN. Re-elected Surigao Del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said in an article posted on politics.com that the Congress has no intentions of freezing any franchise application. “What happened is that deliberations on the franchise was not finished because inabutan na ng adjournment of the 17th Congress,” he was quoted saying. Atty. Terry Ridon, who served …

Meet Gazini Ganados, Binibining Pilipinas 2019 winner

Gazini Ganados is the newly-crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2019 who will represent the country in the upcoming Miss Universe 2019 pageant Born in Dapitan City, Zamboanga Del Norte, she lived in Talisay City, Cebu for most of her life This is her first crown in the national pageant Her advocacy is elderly care Gazini is half-Filipino and half-Palestinian Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2019 is Gazini Christiana Ganados who will .be representing the country in the Miss Universe Pageant later this year. With the country pinning their …

Here are 12 handsome gay and bisexual Pinoy Celebrities

Gone are the days when the definition of a good looking male also meant manly, macho, straight. People are more candid about gender preferences nowadays and more gay and bisexual men are not afraid to come out in the open. So, here’s a list of 15 pretty/handsome Pinoy celebrity gay and bisexual men. 1. Paolo Ballesteros https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn2LhvUl1U3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Aside from being one-third of the Trio Lola in Eat Bulaga’s Kalyeserye, Paolo also made waves in international media via his make-up transformation Instagram posts. 2. Mark Bautista …

Veteran actor Eddie Garcia is on DNR, according to reports

The 90-year-old veteran actor-director Eddie Garcia is now placed on DNR, short for Do Not Resuscitate, also known as no code or allow natural death, is a legal order, written or oral depending on the country, that a person does (or will) not want (to) receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if that person’s heart stops beating. Sometimes it also prevents other medical interventions. This was according to the post by MJ Malfori, entertainment anchor and correspondent of TV5. https://twitter.com/mjmarfori/status/1139557773186752513?s=21 The female reporter quoted Garcia’s family doctor …

Calls for presence of professional medical personnel during taping gets renewed attention

Eddie Garcia’s accident brought about renewed calls on the presence of standby medics during taping With the recent accident of Eddie Garcia on the set of GMA Network’s teledrama Rosang Agimat, concerns about standby medical professionals and vehicles were again brought to the surface. Last Saturday, June 8, veteran actor Eddie Garcia figured in an accident that left him with a severe neck fracture. The actor is currently still in the ICU of the Makati Medical Center fighting for his life. In the viral video …

5 Kapamilya Teleserye Dads We Love

Kapamilya Dads represents the real-life dad we encounter in our lives These television dads impart important lessons every time we welcome them into our homes While they did not raise us, we look up to these men from our favorite Kapamilya teleseryes because they exemplify what it means to be a father. They can be cool and casual when expressing their love, or affectionate, expressive, and full of wisdom. Either way, we love them because they impart important lessons every time we welcome them into …

ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal on hold by the House of Representatives, franchise expires in 2020

The House of Representatives has frozen House Bill 4349, which seeks to renew the legislative franchise of broadcasting giant ABS-CBN Corp. The franchise expires in nine months or on March 20, 2020 The broadcast firm is currently solidifying its position as a reliable content provider in the international arena Lopez Holdings Corporation, formerly known as Benpres Holdings Corporation, serves as a parent company to conglomerates First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH) and ABS-CBN Corporation. President Rodrigo Duterte has slammed ABS-CBN for allegedly refusing to run his …

May 2019 TV Ratings: ABS-CBN leads nationwide, GMA Network dominates Urban Luzon

ABS-CBN leads national ratings. GMA Network takes Urban Luzon viewership ABS-CBN reports nationwide TV ratings while GMA Network uses Urban Luzon The TV ratings battle for May 2019 was a split between two of the biggest networks ABS-CBN and GMA Network. But it’s notable that the split was uneven. ABS-CBN continued to lead nationwide TV ratings as reported by Kantar Media. For the month of May 2019, ABS-CBN registered a total average rating of 44% versus GMA Network’s 31%. The Kapamilya network also won all …

Talisay-Cebu’s Gazini Ganados wins Miss Universe-Philippines 2019!

Hail to the new queen! Gazini Christiana Ganados is Miss Universe Philippines 2019. During the final Q & A portion, she was asked by Bobby Barreiro on how she hopes to get more women in the workplace. Ganados answered, “If I win the crown tonight, what I will do is to promote my advocacy. My advocacy is for us women to fight for our rights and for the elderly care and for us to be able to know that someone is loving and someone is …

FULL LIST: Winners of Binibining Pilipinas 2019

Here are the beauty queens representing the Philippines in upcoming international pageants On Sunday (June 9) night, Binibining Pilipinas crowned six queens anew who will represent the country in the biggest beauty pageants around the world. The pageant’s coronation night happened at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. Here are the queens who will represent the Philippines in international pageants: Miss Universe Philippines 2019: Gazini Christiana Ganados (Talisay City, Cebu) Bb Pilipinas International 2019: Bea Patricia Magtanong (Bataan) Bb Pilipinas Intercontinental 2019: Emma Mary Tiglao (Pampanga) Bb Pilipinas …