Heart Evangelista and Pia Wurtzbach’s indirect exchanges on social media became more intense after the Miss Universe 2015 made a commercial, which was believed to be her answer to the Kapuso actress’ cryptic post.

It can be recalled that on January 26, Heart posted a cryptic post, showing a book titled “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table.”

Some Heart’s fans speculated that the post made by the actress was her swipe against Pia, who hired the former glam team of the latter.

There were also rumors that Heart’s glam team shared the connections in the fashion industry gathered by the actress to their new boss.

On March 23, Pia then posted her commercial for a beauty brand, which quickly went viral due to its message.

“While others deny us a seat at the table, we’re creating our own space. Paving the way for others to follow,” Pia said in the video.

After watching the commercial, some netizens couldn’t stop talking about Heart and Pia’s issue.

“Sorry Team Pia din ako. Heart shouldve felt bitter towards her. The international fashion scene is so big. Si Heart lang ba ang dapat makapasok tapos yung iba bawal na? Sobrang cringe,” netizen Pink said.

“Before H, it was Kim Jones dominating the fashion world kaya wag syang matawag tawag na og duh! And before napanagasawa ang poorest senatong, H was nowhere to be seen sa streets ng Paris!” netizen Lady Hokas remarked.

“To be fair nman mas sikat si pia kay heart dahil dun sa ms. universe controversy w/ steve harvey dhil kilala pa rin sya khit ngayon. But i luv heart nman. Pero sana maging ok na yung 2, nkkproud nman yung 2 dhil may pinoy rep. sa int’l fashion week,” netizen Energy commented.

Heart vs Pia? Coincidence or not? Mga bading kayo ang humusga! pic.twitter.com/ND6jqAiRph

— AltGMA🌈 (@KafosoMo) March 25, 2024

The Indonesian Singer behind the song “Lagi Syantik,” which allegedly had the same melody as Shaira’s “Babaero” has defended the Bangsamoro singer from its critics.

In his statement, Siti Badriah said that Shaira should not be blamed for the copyright issues she was facing and pointed out that the Filipina singer’s management, “AHS Productions” should be the one responsible for what was happening.

According to her, Shaira was only a singer and her management had bigger roles in the songs she released.

“Itu tidak ada habugannya dengan Shaira, dia hanya menyanyikan musikya, itu adala produksi yang memerlukan penjelasan kepada dalam menyalim melodi lagu saya, tetapi mereka harus bertanya kepada pemiluk musik dan temerukan cara untuk menghubungi mereka terlebih dahulu,” Siti said.

(That has nothing to do with Shaira, she’s just singing her music. It’s a production that requires an explanation to follow the melody of my song, but they should ask the music composer and find a way to contact them first.)

The comment was nowhere to be found now on Siti’s Instagram profile.

As of writing, Shaira’s Babaero was still available in some platforms, but it was expected to also be deleted anytime soon due to its similarity to Siti’s song.

Cristy Fermin and his co-hosts, Rommel Chika and Wendell Alvarez, discussed Vice Ganda’s transfer to GMA Network.

In their online show, “Showbiz Now Na!” Cristy described Vice as someone who ate what he threw up after allowing himself to be part of the Kapuso Network after GMA and ABS-CBN decided to co-produce It’s Showtime.

According to them, Vice’s current situation was difficult as they needed the approval of GMA Network in their plans for the show.

“Napakalungkot nito sa punto ni Vice na napunta sila sa isang network na malakas, pero sa kanyang imahe hindi na kagandahan,” she said.

They also discussed Vice’s joke in 2017 about GMA Network talents who transferred to ABS-CBN.

“Kung sinasabing ang GMA ay ‘Where you belong,’ ba’t sila naglilipatan?” Vice said in 2017.

According to Cristy, Vice was trying to earn the favor of GMA Executives despite making fun of the Kapuso Network in the past.

“Ang tawag sa kanya ngayon ang sippy-sippy,” said Cristy. “Samantalang dati kung pagsalitaan mo ang GMA 7, parinig ka ng parinig kung ano ano ang sinasabi mo,” 

“Kaya mahirap na mag-iiwan ka ng masasakit na salita na maaring ibato pabalik sayo,” she added.

The talent manager also described how ABS-CBN swallowed their pride to keep their presence on television.

Cristy then took a swipe against Vice, saying that it would really hard for someone to get ahead of themselves.

It can be recalled that Cristy and Vice were known for exchanging criticisms.

Joey de Leon reacted to some petitions who were pushing their legendary trio with Tito, and Vic Sotto to become the next National Artist in the Philippines.

According to some reports, some groups were pushing TVJ to become a national artist due to their contribution to the entertainment industry, which included hosting the longest-running noontime show Eat Bulaga.

The comedian made a witty reaction to the said petitions, saying that they would be better to be labeled as “function all artists”

“May nag-suggest gawin na raw kaming National Artists pati Eat Bulaga. Sabi ko WAG NA. Gawin nyo na lang kaming FUNCTION ALL ARTISTS! Eh kasi we’ve covered nearly everything—-radio, TV, newspaper, recording, movies, arts, politics, etc. pero seriously, starting today watch our Lenten offerings in EB. Thanks!” said Joey.

 

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The post reached thousands of reactions on social media.

Several days before the Holy Week, a man apprehended for his unruly behavior went viral on social media due to his unusual statements.

According to the reports, the man, identified as Elmer Enriquez, 45, was put behind bars after a complainant accused him of following them for almost three days.

The authorities then discovered that Enriquez was under the influence, which explained his behavior.

However, instead of denying his vices, Enriquez proudly proclaimed that he was a user.

He also insisted that people should stop touching him because it was against the “law of God,”

“Under the law of God sa Bible, you cannot touch me. I am God, I am Jesus Christ,” Enriquez said. “You cannot touch me, I am Jesus Christ in flesh. I am untouchable,”

“This is illegal. You have nothing against me, you cannot touch me I am Jesus Christ… Lahat kayo, lahat ng kaluluwa ninyo akin,” he added.

Enriquez also said that Mama Mary is his mother.

Amid the copyright issue she was facing, Shaira Moro revealed that she was soon to release her solo album ‘Manifestations.’

In her Facebook post, Shaira revealed that she collaborated with different artists from Mindanao to promote the ‘ORIGINAL’ Bangsamoro music in the country.

“Nais ko pong i-promote na sa mga darating na araw ay sisimulan na po ang dahan-dahang paglabas ng mga panibago kong awitin mula sa aking New Ep Album na pinamakagataang “Manifestations”, Ang mga awitin na nakapaloob dito ay hango sa reyalidad, kadalasang pinagdadaanan natin sa araw araw at aking mga naranasan,” she said.

Shaira said that she would work again with the same music producers and composers who were also facing copyright issues for allegedly copying some song melodies from different artists.

“Ang mga awitin dito ay mula sa sulat ng aking napakahusay na Song Writer Sir AG Glang at mula sa produksyon ng aking natatanging record label na AHS Productions,” she said.

Some of Shaira’s song was already removed from online platforms after some netizens noticed its similarities to some songs produced by Australian artist Lenka, and some singers from Indonesia.

Due to the issues she was facing, Shaira was also called as the ‘Queen of copyright’ by some netizens.

The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) discovered that Golden Retriever Killua was positive for the rabies virus.

According to a report from Rappler, people who Killua possibly bit must get medication as soon as possible to prevent the virus from reaching their nervous system.

It can be recalled that the man who ended Killua’s life, Anthony Solares, a barangay tanod in Bicol, insisted that the golden retriever was already biting people, which forced him to do what he believed was necessary.

“Ginawa ko lang po ‘yung nararapat dun sa ano. Kasi ‘yung matanda nga kung hindi ko pa tinulungan baka kung ano pang mangyari nun. Tinulungan ko na,” Solares said.

“Hinabol ko na kasi ‘yung aso kasi nangangat na. Bale nakadalawang kagad na siya tapos mun tikan pa nga ‘yung asawa ko… Maski nga ako naano na, nakagat na ako kaya kung baga sa ano ay talagang ano na siya, talagang wala na sa sarili ‘yung aso, parang ano na talaga. Lahat ng nakakasalubong niya, parang gusto niya pang anuhin, ‘yung parang gusto pang kagatin.

“Wala na akong ibang naisipan talagang anuhin na, baka makaano pa ng ibang tao. Inano ko muna ng bato tapos pinalo ko na ng ano, kahoy,” he added.

A dog infected by the rabies virus may become aggressive.

However, PAWS head Anna Cabrera said that Solares still has no right to end Killua’s life even if the dog had rabies as only veterinarians are authorized to handle such cases.

A comment from Kapamilya actor Ronnie Alonte’s fan went viral on social media due to its bizarre message.

In his live stream, Ronnie was interacting with his fans, when netizen ‘Jenny’ made an unusual request to the actor.

“Ronnie duraan moko sa mukha,” the netizen said.

Some netizens couldn’t stop themselves from calling out Jenny for her request.

It can be recalled that last January, actor Christian Vasquez also received a bizarre message from a female fan.

“Naalala ko non halus magkaedad lng tau naglalock aq ng kuarto para lng ikoskos sa rosas ko taas baba ang picture mo na naka brief heheh,” the netizen told Christian.

Unlike Christian, Ronnie didn’t respond to the fan.

Actor Piolo Pascual admitted his status with Shaina Magdayao amid rumors about the real status of their relationship.

In an interview on March 11 with talent manager Ogie Diaz, Piolo said that he didn’t intend to hide his relationship with Shaina and insisted that they’re still in the dating stage.

“Sa tanda nating ‘to, what you see is what you get. I’m not trying to hide anything or do something. If it’s there, if it’s happening, people are gonna see it. If there’s anything, people are gonna know anyway,” said Shaina.

According to Piolo, he’s not yet planning to settle and wants to enjoy life.

“Masarap ‘yung tinatahak nating path ngayon… Maganda ‘yung demand ngayon for content, nag-iiba ‘yung landscape ng entertainment… I’m married to my job,” he stated.

It was reported that Shaina and Piolo had been dating for several years already.

“(Shaina) and I are mahirap i-label, I guess. So whatever it is, I guess we just have to mutually respect everyone involved and not to talk more about it. Kasi ang hirap, nagkakaedad ka and I’ve been with her for five years na, exclusively dating but I know and she knows that we don’t date out of what we have,” said Piolo.

Meanwhile, Shaina never talked about her relationship with Piolo.