Actress and former beauty queen Lyka Ugarte allegedly attempted suicide anew and reportedly, this is the fourth time she tried to take her own life. Lyka has four children, allegedly with different men, among them a former presidential son. Read the rest of this entry »

If not for my wife’s prodding, I wouldn’t spend a centavo watching Kimmy Dora. I have nothing against Filipino movies but I haven’t seen one for quite a long time and I thought lahat ng plots ng Philippine movies are almost the same, pinalitan lang ang mga characters. And with prices of movie tickets now reaching as high as P250, I guessed it would be best if we watch quality movies.

I am not a professional film critic. I just want to share my observations about this movie. Kimmy Dora is the first movie of Eugene Domingo na sya talaga ang bida. In the past kasi, sidekick lang sya ng mga comedians like Ai-Ai delas Alas and others. And I believe it’s about time Eugene gets her lead-star role.     Read the rest of this entry »

Our ever favorite showbiz columnist Tita Cristy Fermin has written in her Balita column that Willie Revillame will make a come back on the Filipinos’ favorite noontime show, Wowowee.

Cross out August 29 in your calendar and make sure your schedule isn’t full so you won’t miss the come back of the noontime show king. Tita Cristy said in her column that Willie could even make a public appearance before his scheduled August 29 comeback. Read the rest of this entry »

Letter of ABS-CBN’s Ma. Socorro Vidanes to the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas:

We write in reply to your letter dated 10 August, requesting ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation to comment on the complaint of Movie and Television Review and classification board (MTRCB) Chairperson Ma. Consoliza P. Laguardia, and an undated statement of Jerry Yap, President of the Alyansa ng Filipinong Mamamahayag (AFIMA).       Read the rest of this entry »

Is it true that Wowowee host Willie Revillame is planning to resign from the noon-time show that brought him to where he is now?

On her column in Balita, Cristy S. Fermin said a reliable source has revealed to her that Willie is planning to resign from Wowowee because “pakiramdam daw kasi ni Willie ay hindi siya binigyan ng proteksiyon ng ABS-CBN” speficically on the issue during the funeral of former President Cory Aquino. Read the rest of this entry »

The funeral cortege of former Pres. Cory Aquino: My tears came naturally (published in the Philippine Star)

Wala na sa piling ng mga Pilipino,
Tinig ng awiting Mga Kababayan Ko,
At lumisan na rin noong isang Sabado,
Inang nagpalipad sa awiting Bayan Ko.
Ako’y sumasaludo, paalam Pangulo,
May isa ‘kong lihim, kay tagal itinago,
Sa lahat nang inabot kong mga namuno,
Tanging ikaw lang sa luha ko’y nagpatulo. Read the rest of this entry »

Highly-respected movie director and talent manager Douglas Quijano died at his hometown in Lucban, Quezon. He was 64.     Read the rest of this entry »

The half-Filipino lead vocalist for the American pop group Pussycat Dolls hints she could be part of the casts of a Hollywood movie being cooked up for Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.      Read the rest of this entry »