Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin defended Maricel Soriano after journalist Jay Sonza claimed that the ‘Diamond Star’ was spotted running out of her condominium unit without any garments in 2012.

In a Facebook post, Sonza claimed that Maricel was included on the PDEA’s watch list, which explained her alleged bizarre act.

However, Cristy believed that people should stop mentioning the past of Maricel, saying that everyone once committed a mistake during their lifetime.

“Ang mahalaga po eto lang naman… Lahat naman po tayo nagkakamali ng desisyon sa buhay natin,” said Cristy. “Minsan panahon nakagawa rin po tayo isang desisyon na labag sa ating kalooban, pero dahil mga tao lang tayo na mabuhay sa kaway ng kanyang pagkakataon, tayo ay napupunta sa ganoong sitwasyon,”

“Pero ang pinakamahalaga po ‘yung ngayon, siguro pu-pwede nating bigyan talaga ng mula sa pusong pagkakataon na unawain si Maricel Soriano lalo na ngayon na nakikita naman natin ang pagpupursige niya na makabalik sa pag-arte at mahalin ang kanyang trabaho,” she added.

Cristy’s co-host, Rommel Chika also said that most celebrities also had a dark past like Maricel.

They also believed that Maricel would not waste her time addressing the post made by Sonza.

In 2011, Maricel’s vices were disclosed by her former helpers who filed charges against her.

Award-winning actor John Arcilla gave his thoughts on whether children should support their parents once they are capable enough to work.

It can be recalled that the discussion on the said topic was fueled by Dani Barretto, who said that ‘utang na loob’ should not become a reason for parents to demand support from their children.

“Hindi ka puwedeng magkaroon ng utang na loob sa isang bagay na dapat nilang gawin para sa yo. kasi there are some people who use that against people, parang, ‘Pinaaral kita, pinaganito kita, ganyan-gayan… so, dapat ito yung binibigay mo sa akin.’” said Dani in a video she published.

However, John said that supporting their parents should not be considered an ‘obligation,’ as he believed that it should be a natural duty.

“Hindi naman talaga utang na loob o obligasyon ang Pagkupkop o pagtulong sa mga tumatandang magulang- dahil ito ay NORMAL at NATURAL na DUTY ng MGA ANAK,” said John. “Kasing NATURAL at NORMAL nung inaalagaan nila tayo nung maliit pa. Pinakain, dinamitan iginapang, at pinag aral. Tama naman na Responsibilidad yun ng mga magulang sa walang muwang na mga anak,”

He added: “Tayo bilang tao ay tagapag ALAGA at tagapag-taguyod ng mas mahina kaysa sa atin, maging hayop man ito o kapwa tao – e di lalo na pag magulang na natin ang mahina na at nangangailangan na ng tulong. Do’n lang siguro magkakaroon ng iba’t ibang PAMANTAYAN kung RESPONSIBILIDAD pa din ba sila ng mga anak,”

Hundreds of netizens praised John for protecting the Filipino family culture.

Cristy Fermin’s co-host, Wendell Alvarez, claimed that GMA only gave It’s Showtime 3 months to prove that they’re worthy to stay on their network.

In their show, “Showbiz Now Na!” Wendell disclosed that It’s Showtime only received a short contract.

“Mayroon akong mga naririnig na para bang ibig sabihin pinapabayaan lang sila, ‘sige ibibigay namin ‘to sa inyo, gusto niyo ‘to diba’ kasi aim na talaga nila noon na mapunta sa GMA,” said Wendell. “Syempre sasabihin ng mga negosyante, ‘sige ibibigay namin sa inyo, pero gawin ninyo ang nararapat’,”

Cristy then added that the network wanted It’s Showtime to maintain a good rating.

Wendell then added that It’s Showtime also allegedly ordered to knock Eat Bulaga down.

There were reports that the Kapamilya noontime show was also pressured due to the challenge of maintaining a high rating.

It’s Showtime’s pilot episode on GMA last Saturday was considered successful after the surpassed their competitor Eat Bulaga’s rating.

According to GMA Network, It’s Showtime led the ratings at 6.8% vs. 4.4% of Eat Bulaga.

The good start of It’s Showtime may reduce the pressure on the hosts and the renewal of their contract was a big possibility.

Former Sexbomb dancer Rochelle Pangilinan finally disclosed some of the little-known information about their removal from Eat Bulaga.

During an interview with Toni Gonzaga, Rochelle narrated how they were surprised by the feud between their manager, Joy Cancio, and executives of Television and Production Exponents Incorporated (TAPE Inc.) which resulted in their sudden absence from Eat Bulaga.

According to Rochelle, they were still supposed to perform on Eat Bulaga despite the issues that happened, however, their love for their manager prevailed.

“May nangsayi sa amin na ‘di ba nag-away, parang nagkaroon ng hindi pagkakaintindihan [ang] mga boss natin sa Eat Bulaga at si Ate Joy… Tapos parang nagkababaan daw ng telepono, sabi ko, “Hala, umabot na sila sa ganyan, anong gagawin namin bukas?” ‘Yung ganon,” said Rochelle. “So Nag-usap-usap kami sa isang cafeteria dito sa may Tomas Morato. ‘Majority wins, kung sino ang gustong um-attend ng Eat Bulaga, taas niyo yung kamay niyo.’ Lahat nagtaas ng kamay… So Punta kami,”

“Tapos may isang SexBomb na nag-abot sa’kin ng telepono. Bukas yung telepono niya, ta’s nakausap ko si Ate Joy, sabi ko, ‘Bakit?’ Yun lang nasabi ko. ‘Bakit?’ Umiiyak siya so ngayon, umalis kami ng Broadway, ‘di kami pumasok, pumunta kami sa kanya,” 

After the incident, Rochelle disclosed that Eat Bulaga quickly looked for their replacement, which Rochelle admitted to causing displeasure to their group.

“Nung hindi na kami pumasok sa Eat Bulaga, nagpa-audition sila ng mga dancers. Parang nagpa-contest… Tapos this time, magaganda, bata, syempre ang sakit-sakit ‘nun sa’min. Parang ‘Ah, magaganda. ‘Di naman namin kasalanan yung kayo-kayo nag-away eh.'” she stated.

The group was replaced by EB Babes in 2006.

Rochelle said that until now, there has still been no closure between them and TAPE.

Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin and her co-hosts Rommel Chika and Wendell Alvarez discussed the criticism Kathryn Bernardo received from Alden Richards fans.

Photos and videos showing the sweet moments between Kathryn and Alden went viral on social media, which disappointed the so-called remaining members of ‘AlDub Nation’.

In her April 8, 2024 episode of “Showbiz Now Na!” Cristy and her co-hosts couldn’t stop laughing at the theories published by some fans of AlDub, including the three alleged children of Alden and Maine Mendoza.

According to Cristy, the AlDub fans should stop living in their fantasy world and start accepting reality.

“Gumising kayo sa katotohanan, ang kulto niyo wasakin niyo na, buwagin niyo na,” she said. “Tinatalo niyo pa ‘yung mga kulto ng relihiyon,”

It can be recalled that remaining AlDub fans launched a campaign to spread their ‘truth’ about Alden and Maine.

They even urged Kathryn to stay away from Alden, saying that the Kapuso actor was already a family man.

One of the leaders of the AlDub fans club, Miila Cambal, released a video showing her evidence of Alden and Maine’s child.

However, the video was originally taken during a birthday party of one of Alden and Maine’s friends where they were designated as Godparents of the child.

The fans of the ‘Bangsamoro Pop Queen’ Shaira could now enjoy her popular single ‘Selos’ on online platforms again after they had already fixed their copyright issue with Australian singer-songwriter Lenka.

In an update, Shaira said the discussion between her camp and Lenka’s was considered peaceful.

“Wala pong kaso ang isinampa laban sa amin. Sa katunayan, naging mahinahon at mapayapa ang pag-uusap namin ng kampo ni Lenka at nauwi po ito sa pagkakaroon ng kasunduan,” she stated.

Shaira also recognized the mistakes they committed and vowed not to repeat them again.

“Sa tulad kong isang local artist na baguhan pa lamang sa kalakaran ng musika, naging leksyon po sa amin ang mga naturang pangyayari,” she said.

She also addressed her critics and told them to be just happy and support local artists like her.

“Sana po ngayon ay maging masaya na lamang po tayo dahil hindi lang naman po ito para sa akin, para rin po dito sa mga kapwa kong Bangsamoro artists at sa mga kapwa kong Pilipino,” Shaira said.

It’s not yet known if Shaira will release the same version of Selos.

Meanwhile, her other song, Forever Single was still not visible on streaming platforms after it was found to be similar to the Indonesian song “Masih Mencintainya.”

Janus del Prado addressed the artists who were in the past called other celebrities who transferred networks disloyal.

In his Instagram post, Janus highlighted the irony of what was happening now and took a swipe against the artists who made fun of celebrities who decided to switch networks.

“Yung mga bumabatikos sa mga lumipat dati, nagsilipatan na din ngayon lol. Kala ko ba hindi loyal ang mga lumilipat?” said Janus.

According to them, the transfer of the celebrities he was referring to was evidence that the entertainment industry was a small world.

“At the end of the day lumipat pa din sila ng Station. Kinailangan pa rin nila yung tulong ng Station ng mga artista na binabash nila dati (lalo na yung mga lumipat) para magkaroon ng mas malaking platform. Lesson. Wag magsalita ng tapos. Bilog ang mundo,” he stated.

 

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Janus didn’t name the celebrities he referred to.

He made the said post amid the transfer of It’s Showtime to GMA Network.

One of Janus’ close friends, Bea Alonzo received criticism from some Kapamilya fans after she decided to transfer to GMA Network.

Some former ABS-CBN artists like Ai-Ai delas Alas were also vilified by some artists when she switched networks.