EJ Obiena’s girlfriend went viral on social media after she was seen joining the International Coastal Cleanup Drive in Pasay City last Saturday, September 21.

Through his Instagram story, the Filipino pole-vaulter and world no. 3 expressed how proud he was of his girlfriend, Caroline Joyeux, who participated in taking care of the environment.

“She is so nice to the environment more than to me,” said EJ.

EJ and Caroline met in Italy and started dating in 2020.

Meanwhile, some netizens couldn’t stop themselves from comparing Caroline to the girlfriend of another popular athlete.

“Yan ang gf at magiging asawa support sa bf or husband to be kc mas mahalaga pa rin talaga ang reputasyon hirap bilhin ang manners,” a netizen said.

“Ang layo ng character ni caroline golden heart kay golden girl keep it up caroline, and God Bless you always,” another netizen remarked.

It can be recalled that EJ still became popular despite not getting any medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics because of his attitude.

Some netizens praised EJ for keeping Filipino values alive.

He also went viral after he received a homecoming from a popular powdered brink brand, which was formerly endorsed by two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo.

Karl Eldrew Yulo, the brother of two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, was facing criticism on social media after doing the ‘break your wrist’ challenge.

In the video, Karl was doing the steps of the said challenge together with Eliza Yulo and other individuals.

The gymnast received criticism as the said challenge became infamous for making fun of persons with disabilities (PWD).

The challenge involved a dance in which participants bent their arms and wrists. Before the end of the dance, they were required to move improperly, which imitated how some PWD move, especially those with cerebral palsy.

Some netizens couldn’t hide their disappointment as Eldrew was supposed to set a good example.

“As someone na may Autism, this is just sad. I mean he doesn’t know this but the internet remembers and what you do online will be there for all the world to see. I’m putting all blame on the parents of Eldrew Yulo specifically Angelica Yulo,” a netizen said.

“With an attitude like that, I doubt he’s even gonna cut the qualifying rounds. None of our athletes who ever bagged medals (kahit pa bronze yan) had the “ay sus, kaya ko din yan” attitude that Eldrew has. I mean, don’t get me wrong, the ”I can” attitude is important to have for competitions like this, but there’s a thin line between confidence and arrogance. Olympics is more discipline than skill,” another netizen commented.

As of writing, Eldrew has yet to give an explanation why he did the said challenge.

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Internet personality Valentine Rosales asked LGBTQIA+ writer Jude Bacalso to stop insisting that she must be addressed as ‘ma’am.’

It can be recalled that Jude appealed to the netizens to use proper pronouns when addressing members of the LGBTQIA+ community as a form of respect.

“Calling someone by their correct pronoun is a form of respect, and I’ll give you that. Walang mawala sakin, walang mawala sayo,” said Jude.

However, Valentine believed that Jude must clarify that ‘she’ may be her preferred pronoun, but that doesn’t mean it was her legitimate pronoun.

“Excuse me, I think you need to rephrase your sentence ang correct pronoun mo is He,” said Valentine.

“Pero She ang preferred pronoun mo! Iba ang PREFERRED pronoun sa legitimate pronoun mo. At pano ka rerespetohin kung di mo nga ni rerespeto ang sarili mo! HE ka ginagawa mong SHE?” he added.

Jude was currently facing charges from the waiter who was allegedly forced to stand for two hours after the latter called the writer ‘sir.’

As of this writing, Jude has yet to respond to Valentine.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo finally ended his silence and decided to entertain a question related to his issues with his parents.

It can be recalled that Carlos decided not to talk or meet his parents since their feud, which sparked after he accused them of pocketing his cash incentives.

In an interview with Toni Gonzaga, Carlos said that while he refused to discuss the details of his family issue, he clarified that he had already forgiven his parents and asked God for forgiveness.

“Hindi na din po para malaman ng buong sambayan kung ano ‘yung nangyari, basta alam ko sa sarili ko, sa puso ko na napatawad ko sila,” said Carlos. “Inamin ko sa sarili ko na nagkamali ako, kinarma ako, kasi mali nga naman na sabihan ko sila ng ganon,”

“Syempre emotional ka na po eh, gusto mong ipaglaban ‘yung sarili mo at ‘yung relationship niyo. Alam ko ‘yung mali ko, tinanggap ko ‘yon, pinagdasal ko ‘yon kay Lord, humingi ako ng tawad,” he added.

He was also thankful that even after losing contact with his family, it was replaced by people who truly loved and supported him.

“Binigayan niya ako ng mga tao na totoong magmamahal sakin, totoong susuportahan ako na kahit manalo o matalo nandiyan sila,” he stated.

“Kasama ko silang umiyak noong hindi ako nanalo sa World Championships, kasama ko rin silang umiyak noong nanalo ako sa Olympics,” he added.

As of writing, the camp of Yulo family have yet to give their response to Carlos’ interview.

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Content creator Chloe San Jose finally reacted to the controversial post by Angelica Yulo against her son, two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, which sparked the unending discussion on ‘Utang na Loob’ culture.

Angelica went viral on social media after she cheered for Japanese gymnast Shinnosuke Oka, who won the all-around final in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The news report also included how Carlo

In an interview with Toni Gonzaga, Chloe said that she was disappointed after she discovered the said post, saying that she couldn’t imagine someone, especially a mother, would cheer to the opponent of her own child.

“Syempre nasasaktan po ako kasi it happened to me na so I know how it feels like na your own blood is like parang putting you down. Yeah, family first pero family should be the first ones also na sinusuportahan ka, pinoprotektahan ka, so why is the opposite?” said Chloe.

“Sila ‘yung nauunang mag-down sa’yo, sila ‘yung una na hindi naniwala sa’yo. So why is that?” she added.

It can be recalled that Angelica already apologized for her remarks and denied that she was cheering for Carlos’ opponent during the Olympics.

Ai-Ai delas Alas expressed her support for a popular powdered drink brand that recently went viral after it honored Filipino pole-vaulter EJ Obiena.

In her Facebook post, Ai-Ai posted a photo of one of the brand’s popular products, saying that she remembered how her mother always provided her with powdered milk.

“Naalala ko nga kung gaano na katagal ang milo .. umiinom ako nito kasi binibili ako ng nanay ko .. ang sarap nito malamig tapos lalagyan mo sa ibabaw ng milo pag ininom mo ang dami sa bibig na and sa nguso mo ang sarp sarappppp yung hindi tunaw,” said Ai-Ai.

According to her, she also did the same thing to his children.

“Pinasa ko sa mga anak ko hanggang ngayun binibili ko sila milo kahit ang tatanda na nila hehe .. Thank you milo kasi naalala ko ang memories ng madir ko dahil sayo,” she stated.

It can be recalled that Ai-Ai already declared that she was siding with Mrs. Angelica Yulo amid the issue between the latter and her son, Carlos Yulo.

The said brand went viral on social media after some netizens questioned why the brand didn’t also invite Carlos in the homecoming they organized.

Allan “Mura” Padua went viral on social media after he revealed that his relatives, including his siblings, had already left him after they realized his financial struggles.

In an interview with a content creator, Mura said that even his siblings abandoned his father.

He also showed the unfinished house he failed to build because of financial problems.

“Yung mga kapatid ko, pinabayaan na ako. Yung ganitong sitwasyon ko. Pati papa ko, ganon, kaming dalawa ni Papa, pinabayaan nila,” said Mura.

“Dahil nga dito sa pinapagawa kong bahay. Noong may pera ako, ang bibilis nilang kumilos, ngayon wala na kaming pambayad sa kanila, pinabayaan na nila kami,” he added.

Mura became popular in the 2000s after he was paired with another dwarf artist, Mahal.

His career peaked when he started to play sidekick roles in several projects.

He was now working as a farmer in his hometown in Bicol and still attempting to return to showbiz.

Unfortunately, his health condition affected his ability to walk correctly, so producers were hesitant to hire him.

Mura became popular again due to the help of content creators who constantly checked his condition. However, his social media career was still insufficient to recover his career peak’s glory.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo was caught by eagle-eyed netizens watching the live selling of Angelica Yulo.

In a screencap shared by some viewers, they noticed Carlos’ brief visit on the said live selling.

According to one of the watchers, Carlos only watched for several seconds before leaving the livestream.

Meanwhile, netizens believed that Carlos was supposed to watch his mother without clicking the video. Still, he possibly mistakenly clicked the live video, which resulted in him appearing in the notification.

Netizens urged Carlos to stop being prideful and talk to his parents.

“Go caloy bisitahin muna family mo wlang mawawala pag nag papakumbaba lalot pa sa mga magulang mo. Mahalin ntin ang mga magulang natin hangat andito pa cla maikli Lang ang buhay natin hindi natin Alam Kung kilan Tayo tatagal Kaya habang nanJan pa cla iparamdam ntin sa knila ang pag mamahal kahit na nag ka problema man kayo sa isat Isa wla nman tlgang perpektong Tao at pmilya lahat Tayo may kanya kanyang problema at issue sa pamilya pero ipangibabaw padin natin ang pag mamahal sa isat Isa. I always pray to our almighty God na someday ay mag kaayos padin kayo,” netizen Evangeline said.

“Im sure na subrang namimis na niya magulang niya pati mga kapatid, tinitiis muna niya dahil sa goldi naamnisya paynq sa sulsul ng goldi, hopping na magkabati cla ng family,” netizen Gary remarked.