Category: showbiz

kiko & kris

the only time i was ever brought to tears and despair by the death of a public figure whom i had never even seen in person (except in a coffin in times st.) was when ninoy was assassinated.   so … Continue reading

showbiz sheet

habang mabaliw-baliw ang amerika (at ang mundo na rin) sa inauguration ni obama that’s turning out to be the greatest show on earth — mairaos sana nang maluwalhati — ang dami ring nangyayari sa local showbizscene na puwedeng patulan either … Continue reading

Posted in america, blogs, joel, showbiz

vilma santos a la sarah palin?

sabi sa newsbreak governor vilma santos is being sold as RP’s sarah palin: People in Lakas and the camp of Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos Recto who have been selling since last year the idea of the former actress being the … Continue reading

Posted in 2010, politics, showbiz

ces redux

redux adj.  = brought back; returned. resurgent. used postpositively. that’s what anc’s “kidnap” docu was all about, a make-over of ces drilon, the brat correspondent who got herself and her team kidnapped by terrorists just because egotism, conceit, self-importance got the … Continue reading

Posted in media, showbiz

why juday

tanong ng marami, why not claudine, or kris, or ruffa, or sharon? tanong ko, did meralco’s first holdings ask judy ann first because they think she’s the most credible of them all? or maybe she just has the widest fan-base … Continue reading

Posted in showbiz, why

the senator’s daughter

pregnant at 18. what a bummer for bong revilla and lani mercado, no matter what they say (now that they’re over the shock and the shame) that it’s okay, they did their best, hindi sila nagkulang sa pangaral, hindi naman … Continue reading

Posted in culture, education, sex, showbiz

in defense of gossip

the supreme court has ruled that romulo neri is right to invoke gma’s executive privilege and to refuse to answer questions that might could would implicate his president and her fg in the nbn-zte bribery scandal. as a result, there … Continue reading

Posted in blogs, gossip, politics, showbiz

bukingan na!

ronnie zamora expressed my sentiments exactly: a pox on both their houses! while it was a rare spectacle having the speaker rant and rave on nationwide tv against the arroyos – mother, father, and sons, and oh yes, jose pidal … Continue reading

Posted in politics, showbiz

heartthrobs piolo & sam vs. lolit solis

interesting the 12-million peso libel suit that piolo pascual and sam milby filed against lolit solis and her tabloid editor for intimating that they’re gay – said to be the first ever in the history of jurisprudence in the philippines … Continue reading

Posted in gender, showbiz

martin & pops – the best revenge

when i heard martin nievera on the buzz last sunday, i just had to read pops’ tell-all interview in yes magazine that drove the man to tears. i also googled it, anong reaction ng fans, and the overwhelming sentiment is … Continue reading

Posted in media, showbiz

In defense of tsismis

Isyu 23 January 96 Natabunan nga ba ng Jenny-Gabby scandal ang EVAT, jueteng, at iba pang isyu? Dapat nga bang lubay-lubayan ng media ang katsitsismis about the private hells of the rich and famous dahil wala naman itong katututuran except … Continue reading

Posted in culture, gossip, showbiz

Keithley’s recourse

Manila Standard 23 Dec 1991 It was quite a story pieced together by June Keithley of the novice Teresing Castillo and the Carmel nuns of Lipa, of visitations by the devil and by a lady in white, of rose petals … Continue reading

Posted in showbiz

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