Influencer Ronnie Suan, also known as Boy Tapang, was facing possible charges from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for making a kite using 1,000-peso bills.

In the said vlog posted on April 2, 2024, Ronnie, together with his friends, built the giant kite and even showed the process of how they made it.

Their project was successful, but at the same time, received criticism from the netizens, which eventually reached BSP’s radar.

On April 13, BSP’s Payments and Currency Investigation Group visited Ronnie in his home and warned him of the possible charges he may face for what he did.

Ronnie then made a video to apologize for his actions.

“Gusto ko lang po humingi ng sorry sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas dahil doon sa ginawa ko…Hindi ko po intensyon na paglaruan ang pera dahil ako po ay galing sa mahirap so ‘yung pera ay malaking value sa akin. Pinapahalagahan ko po ang pera,” he said.

“Ginawa ko po ‘yung content for entertainment purposes only. Kasi naisipan ko pag gagawa ako ng normal na saranggola na gawa sa plastik lang, napa-common na,” he added.

He also urged the netizens to stop sharing the said video as they may face charges.

“Pakibura na lang ng video na ‘yon kung ayaw n’yong maimbestigahan kagaya ko,” he stated.

Darren Espanto admitted that had a short relationship with Kyline Alcantara.

In an interview with Boy Abunda, Darren said there was a basis for why some people were trying to ship him and Kyline.

“Hindi ko po masagot ng yes or no kasi it was, like, parang puppy love kind of thing lang po yon,” he said.

According to Darren, even It’s Showtime host Vice Ganda was aware of his past relationship with Kyline, which explained why the comedian teased them.

“Yun nga po na tinutukso kami na, ‘Kasi nga… Kasi nga, naging kami dati. Ayun po kaya kami binibiro ni Ate Vice,” he stated.

However, their relationship didn’t last for long and ended badly.

“Nagkahiwalay kami because of some misunderstanding. And then, when we both matured, parang six years later, napag-usapan na namin. Eventually, we became okay with each other again at naging friends na ulit kami,” he stated.

“More on misunderstandings talaga. Kasi siyempre mga bata, parang konting petty na away,” he added.

It can be recalled that netizens started to ship Darren and Kyline after their issues with Mavy and Cassy Legaspi.

Kyline was the ex-girlfriend of Mavy, while Darren was rumored to have a special relationship with Cassy.

Cassy Legaspi clarified that she didn’t own the Facebook page that repeatedly shared videos and photos of her and Darren Espanto in recent days.

In her Instagram story, Cassy said that the Facebook page, which already had 21-M followers was hacked in 2021.

“This Facebook account USED TO be mine, until I was hacked in 2021,” she wrote.

“So to clear things up, this account is currently IS HACKED and NOT HANDLED BY ME,” she added.

She also asked her followers to report the said page.

Several netizens questioned the timing of Cassy’s post, asking why she only informed her fans about the status of her Facebook page when it started posting videos of Darren.

“Nakupo, di sana matagal niya na naireport na nahacked. Ngayon pa nagkalabuan na sila, patawa,” netizen Ghenzkie said.

“Simpleng palusot hahahaha di ata nya alam verified ung gamit,” netizen Happy remarked.

Cassy and Darren became one of the top topics this month on social media after the latter started to deny that he was romantically involved with the Kapuso host.

Darren insisted that Cassy was only his best friend despite their closeness.

After Darren’s denial, netizens noticed the cryptic posts made by Cassy on her social media pages.

It’s Showtime host Kim Chiu went viral again on social media after she repeated the same request she made to Janella Salvador.

In the Monday episode of It’s Showtime, singer and actress Alexa Ilacad, who’s promoting her single “Believing In Magic” was asked by Kim to give a sample of her newest craft.

Alexa didn’t hesitate to grant Kim’s request, but some It’s Showtime hosts couldn’t stop reacting to the latter.

“Ayan na naman si Kim,” Jhong Hilario said.

It can be recalled that Kim and Janella’s fans clashed on social media after the It’s Showtime host asked the latter if she could give a sample of her song “Headtone,”

Janella refused and even told Kim to do her own request.

“Medyo paos ako today, kayo na lang. Next time, promise,” she said.

Kim’s fans couldn’t stop taking a swipe against Janella.

“Ganyan dapat pag may ipopromote na kanta iparinig sa madlang pipol. What a beautiful song by Alexa,” netizen Kimmy said.

However, some netizens also questioned if Kim intentionally repeated the same request to ignite the issue between her and Janella.

“Nakakahiya no, hindi man lang sila nag-release ng public statement about sa nangyari kay Janella. Malalakas ang loob kasi tumaas ratings, preach ng preach about love and equality pero hindi nila magawa yung sinasabi nila. Ang yayabang,” netizen Malibu said.

“Kimmy needs to stop being so childish about the issue. Siya ang mas nauna sa showbiz, siya ang mas nakakatanda, alam niyang walang mini-mean na masama si Janella, pero until now kaladkad pa rin yung issue,” netizen Royal remarked.

AYAN!

May nag sample din para kay @prinsesachinita 😅

Ganyan dapat mag promote 😜✌🏻#WhatsWrongWithSecretaryKimPH #KimPau #KimChiu#ShowtimeTNTKidsResbak pic.twitter.com/oqTUC9eYvR

— TrueFan (@xoxo4657) April 15, 2024

BB Gandanghari, formerly Rustom Padilla, shared an untold story behind the separation between him and Carmina Villaroel.

In her vlog, BB insisted that Rustom truly loved Carmina and even wanted to build a family with her.

However, BB shared that Rustom had an inner desire at the bottom of his heart, which prevailed over continuing his marriage with Carmina.

“Marami ang nagtatanong, minahal ko raw ba talaga si Carmina? Honestly and true, oo. Ang pinakamasakit na nangyari kay Rustom, nung dumating sa panahon na kailangan na silang maghiwalay. It’s the fact na they thought they found the right love, para kay Rustom,” BB said.

“Pero hindi na rin niya ipinaglaban kasi, at that time, binibigyan nila ng pagkakataon ang sarili nila na mag-isip. Napakabait ng Diyos, I hope si Carmina, ganito rin ang pakiramdam. I don’t wanna be selfish about it, pero itinuturing kong blessing si Carmina sa buhay ni Rustom.

“Ano ba ang pangarap ni Rustom? Magkaroon ng pamilya, magkaroon ng mabuting asawa, magkaroon ng mga anak, maging mabuting asawa, maging mabuting provider.

“Yun ang pangarap ni Rustom. And Rustom thought na si Carmina din yung babae para sa kanya to fulfill that dream, pero sa paglipas ng panahon, nagkakaroon ng mga natutuklas mo kung ano ba yung katotohanan sa kaibuturan ng puso mo.”

The model said that if there would be a chance for her to return as Rustom, she would court Carmina again.

“Kung ako magiging lalake ulit, babalik, siya pa rin liligawan. Hindi ko naman naiisip noon na bilang Rustom, magpapatawag ako na BB after 21 years or 31 years? I really don’t know. Sabi ko nga, it may be the right love, but hindi lang wrong time, but wrong body,” she stated.

According to her, she was deeply affected by Carmina’s decision to leave.

“Dumating sa punto na nagdesisyon si Carmina to move on. Isa sa mga pinakamasakit na panahon, you can just imagine, isang tao na pinaka-importante sa iyo, nagpapaalam. So Rustom was really devastated, pero hindi na siya nag-disagree. It was a very amicable separation, walang sigawan, walang sumbatan, pero pinakamasakit,” BB said.

Carmina and Rustom got married on June 24, 1998.

Their marriage was annulled in 2002 after Carmina filed a petition due to Rustom’s over-protectiveness, jealousy, insecurity, and also inactivity in making love with her.

BB has yet to meet Carmina since her transition.

Actress Sunshine Cruz admitted she regretted her decision in the past to accept daring roles, saying that the ghost of her former self was still following her.

In an interview with Boy Abunda, Sunshine said that even her children were affected by the remarks of some people who were aware of her showbiz career.

“I get affected kasi ‘yung mga bata dapat hindi nadadamay pero ngayon naisip ko ang importante kung talaga ‘yung mga nakakakilala sa’kin at naiintindihan ako at mahal ako,” she said.

She also informed her children, Angelina, Samantha, and Angel about her past roles.

“Nung time na ready na sila at kahit papano ay maiintindihan na nila ako, dun ko sinabi sa kanila. Hangga’t maaari kasi gusto ko sa’kin manggagaling hindi sa ibang tao,” she stated.

Sunshine also revealed that her showbiz history also became a big factor in why her relationship with actor Cesar Montano failed.

“There was a time na ni-regret ko ‘yun especially naging malaking parte ‘yun ng aming separation ng aking ex-husband. But at the end of the day, mas naging stronger ako; mas natuto ako,” she stated.

Despite the challenges she faced, Sunshine proved her in showbiz without doing daring roles.

“Ang ginawa ko lang, mas pinatunayan ko sa mga tao na hindi lang ako sexy star. I can also be a singer, I can be an actress, and most especially, I am a good mom. I know that for a fact. Lahat naman tayo nagkakamali, nagkakaroon ng maling desisyon noong mga bata pa tayo. Pero ang importante ay kung ano tayo ngayon.”,” she said.

Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin and her co-hosts, Rommel Chika, and Wendell Alvarez discussed the circulating quote card, which showed the alleged statement made by Maine Mendoza on the romantic rumors between Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards.

In her program, Cristy read the said photo card, which was uploaded by an entertainment page.

“Ang sabi raw niya: ‘Ako, walang problema with Kathryn. She deserves to be happy. Pero with Alden, kung manliligaw ka panindigan mo. Totohanin mo! ‘Wag kang paasa!’ Isipin mo, sasabihin ba ni Maine Mendoza ‘yan?” said Cristy.

“Oo, may halong bitterness tuloy ang peg niya. Nakakaloka!” Rommel responded.

Cristy asked the netizens to be vigilant and avoid believing everything they read on the internet.

“Gamitin po natin ang ating isip sa pagpili ng ating paniniwalaan,” she stated.

It can be recalled that fans of Alden and Maine’s love team were not happy with the closeness of the Kapuso actor to Kathryn.

They even asked Kathryn to stay away from Alden as they claimed that the actor was already married to Maine.

However, in reality, Maine was already married to Arjo Atayde and she already stopped talking about Alden for many years.

Social media personality and entrepreneur Deo Jarito Balbuena, popularly known as “Diwata” was reportedly not in the mood to interact with some of the vloggers who visited him in his Paresan.

A video posted by Jolevic Vlog showed how many people were lining up just to see Diwata and taste his ‘Pares Overload’ in Pasay City.

Some lucky fans, including Jolevic, were fortunate to take a picture of Diwata, but as he stayed longer, the more people swarmed him, which forced him to quickly depart.

However, things started to escalate when some visitors made fun of Diwata and called him ‘pangit.’

“Hindi kami na zero nakita namin si Diwata kaso medyo nagtaray na pagod na yata sa dami ng nagpapa picture sa kanya,” the vlogger wrote.

Diwata got into his car and stayed there, but after several minutes, she left his vehicle to accommodate his fans again.

The fans of the social media celebrity quickly defended Diwata after they observed that the influencer couldn’t cope with the number of people coming to his Paresan.

“Nagtaray daw sa Diwata sa ilang mga vloggers. Malamang! Gatas na gatas paresan niya. Inaabala pa para sa shawtawt. Jusko kayo ba naman pagod maghapon magdamag,” netizen Marites said.

“Maraming beses na siya nag explain na may times na napapagod siya. Sympre natulong sa negosyo niya tas daming nagpapapicture. Hanggang sa minsan nagtatago na sya para makapag pahinga. Kaya kung natatarayan man kayo pagpasensyahan kasi pagod yung tao,” netizen Sintra remarked.

In a past interview, Diwata asked his visitors to know their limitations when they’re visiting his establishment.

“Mayroon na tayong kitchen so kailangan na natin ng limitasyon, wag kayong magagalit kapag hindi kayo pinayagan dahil karapatan ko naman ‘yan,” he stated.

Aside from managing his business, Diwata was also doing his part in FPJ’s Batang Quiapo.

Netizens couldn’t stop comparing Bea Alonzo’s dance during the homecoming of drag performer Marina Summers to Julia Barreto’s viral dance in 2022.

The video uploaded by a netizen, showed Bea wearing a black dress while being cheered by her friends due to her ‘Dancing Queen’ performance.

Some netizens quickly noticed the similarity between Bea and Julia’s performance and also the almost identical dress they wore.

It can be recalled that Bea and Julia met for the first time at entertainment pillar Johnny Manahan’s birthday party, several years after their well-publicized feud.

Even Bea’s ex-boyfriend, and now Julia’s current partner, Gerald Anderson was happy to see the two having fun together.

“Time heals,” he said. “Ganoon talaga, you know, time heals and… basta moving forward lahat,”

However, many netizens couldn’t forget how Julia directly addressed Bea in 2019, when she asked the Kapuso actress to stop blaming her for her failed relationship with Gerald.

“Your heartbreak should have been a private matter, but you have selfishly turned it into something of national concern. Bea, you wanted to keep your hands clean by not mentioning me in your controversial post, but with a click of your finger, in your sly way, you have charged everybody to destroy me FOR YOU,” she stated.

Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin made another direct criticism against It’s Showtime host Vice Ganda.

In her program, “Showbiz Now Na!” Cristy said that Vice’s arrogance was inborn and no one could change his attitude anymore.

“‘Yun na siya, innate na ‘yon, ipinanganak siya kakambal na ng kanyang inunan ‘yung kayabangan,” said Cristy. “Yung kayabangan niya, ‘yung pagiging hambog niya na sinasabi ng ating mga kababayan, pag-aralan po nating mabuti – may dahilan ‘yon,” 

“May mga kulang po na kailangan niyang punan, may mga butas na dapat niyang takpan kaya dapat ay unawain natin siya sa pagiging mayabang,” she added.

She also disclosed that many homegrown talents of GMA were not happy with It’s Showtime’s transfer to the Kapuso Network.

“Tandaan niyo, walang masyadong nag-welcome sa inyo na artist ng GMA,” Cristy’s co-host, Rommel Chika said.

“Hindi man pinaramdam ng harapan at lantaran sa inyo, kumakalat po ang impormasyon na maraming artista, mga homegrown talents ng GMA 7 na hindi natuwa sa pagpasok ninyo sa GMA 7, alam natin ang katotohanan diyan,” she said.

As of writing, Vice has yet to give his response to Cristy.

It can be recalled that GMA Network and ABS-CBN made a historic partnership to air It’s Showtime on the Kapuso Network.

However, some reports claimed that the contract between It’s Showtime and GMA Network was only limited as they’re still testing if the Kapamilya show’s ratings would perform well.