Actress Claudine Barretto shared the sweet gesture she received from her so-called ‘baby brother,’ Boy2 Quizon.

In her Instagram post, Claudine shared with her followers that she was facing unbearable sadness as she remembered the passing of her father.

Because of her condition, she couldn’t sleep properly and was required to take medicine to get proper rest.

She then narrated how Boy2 visited her to give her some comfort.

“I don’t know what reason felt the need to visit me mag ki kiss lang daw sya if tulog ako,” said Claudine.

“God i thank u for my baby bro Boy2.buti d nya tinawagan mga kuyas ko si @smokey_manaloto at @gio__alvarez kundi patay ako ni di ako pwede mag bathroom kailangan tulog agad.this is my Family not by blood but by choice,” she added.

Claudine and Boy2 became close after they became co-stars on Home Along The Riles 2.

 

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Police officer and Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) player Julius Manalo answered the questions about whether he was also interested in following in the footsteps of his brother, Jay Manalo.

Julius went viral on social media after reuniting with his Korean mother 31 years after their separation.

As the story became popular, netizens discovered that Julius was also Jay’s half-brother.

Because of his popularity, netizens were urging Julius to become an actor like his half-brother.

In an interview, Julius said nothing was wrong if the opportunity knocks on him.

“Tinitingnan ko siya as another opportunity para magkaroon ng trabaho para sa pamilya ko. Kung magiging maganda naman at hindi siya magiging abala sa talagang sinumpaan kong tungkulin, bakit hindi ko gagawin iyon para sa pamilya ko?” he said.

Meanwhile, Julius described his meeting with his mother as a blessing.

“Kasi hindi ko po dapat sarilinin yung blessings sa akin ng Panginoong Diyos para makapag-inspire ng iba pang tao para sa family healing, family values, and reconciliation,” he said.

“So yung mga interviews po nung una, pinag-isipan ko po, ‘Kailangan ko pa bang pumunta?’ Pero naisip ko, magmula nung may mga nanay na nagme-message sa akin na kinausap siya bigla ng anak niya na matagal na silang hindi nag-uusap, siguro yung interviews na iyan hangga’t meron, is dapat puntahan ko para to tell my story, to inspire other people po,” he added.

Half-brothers Jay and Julius Manalo were gaining support from the netizens after their story went viral on social media.

It can be recalled that Julius, a police officer and a player of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), captured the hearts of Filipino netizens after his reunion with his Korean mother after 31 years.

However, netizens were surprised when they discovered that Julius was the half-brother of actor Jay Manalo, who was one of the most popular artists of his time.

According to Julius, he was already working, even if he was still a child, to make ends meet by selling rugs and scrap metals.

But when his brother was informed about Julius’ plight, Jay, who was still a newbie actor at that time, supported the latter.

Julius also worked at a fast-food restaurant, which prompted some netizens to convince the company to get the officer and his brother as new endorsers.

“Yang mga ganyang tao ang pweden pwede na indorser may puso at pagmamahal,huag yong walang puso tapos mayamang mayaman na,payayamanin nio pa,” netizen Teresa said.

“Maraming tatangkilik pag sila ang endorser..deserve na deserve nila..” netizen Remy commented.

“Ay oo pwede gawan ng jollibee yan kong gusto nila kc nakaantig yang kwento ng magkapatid at sa buhay ni julius in true life nya pang pamilya talaga,at trending ngun yang kwento ni nila at nababagay kay Jollibee yan kc pampamilya talaga i bounding nila ung commercial pagdekitin nila mula umpisa ang kwento hangang sa nagkita cila at nag bounding sa jollibee ganoon kc may mga anak c julius nababagay talaga tuwang tuwa mga bata sa jollibee,.sana no maisip nila cila nalang kuhanin ,makahakot talaga ng attention sa mga tao at bata,” netizen Babita wrote.

Award-winning actress Gina Pareño admitted that she sometimes felt sad because she couldn’t find opportunities to share her acting talent on television and film.

An actress since she was 17 years old, Gina believed that acting was already part of her DNA.

According to her, she really missed being in front of the camera.

 

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“Hindi naman sa hindi ko naalala, ang nasa isip ko behind my back, gusto ko may kamera, nakakaarte ako, ‘yung nakakaraos ‘yung init ng dugo ko sa acting. Tapos ‘pag wala akong labas, para bang wala nang nagmamahal,” she said.

“Unhappy ako, ‘pag hindi ako umaarte. Walang ilaw, walang kamera. Alam kong nasa kwarto lang ako. Parang nakalimutan na nila ako.” she added.

Currently, Gina is busy creating her own content on social media.

Meanwhile, netizens asked FPJ’s Batang Quiapo director and leading actor Coco Martin to invite Gina to his show.

As of writing, Coco has yet to give any response if he would be willing to give Gina an acting role in his show.

However, netizens were confident that Gina would be more than qualified to become part of Batang Quiapo due to her decades of acting experience.

Veteran actor Jay Manalo said he quickly offered to support his half-brother, Julius Manalo when he discovered that the latter was selling rugs to earn extra income.

In an interview, Jay said he was forced to live alone after his father, Eustaquio Manalo Jr. decided to work abroad.

To make ends meet, he created several jobs, like collecting scrap metals and selling rugs.

However, his struggle didn’t last long after Jay discovered his brother’s state.

According to Julius, his brother assisted him financially.

“In fairness po kay Kuya hindi naman siya ‘yung pinabayaan kami na ‘bahala kayo.’ ‘Pag may sobra siya talagang tumutulong din naman sa amin,” said Julius.

It can be recalled that Julius went viral on social media because of his reunion with his mother after 31 years of being far away from each other.

Julius became an instant online celebrity, and some netizens even asked him to join showbiz.

Veteran actress Raquel Monteza couldn’t hide her disappointment towards two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo due to the treatment by the latter towards his mother.

In an interview with Morly Alinio, Raquel lectured Carlos and called him worthless.

“Wala kang kwentang tao, kasi nanay mo pa rin ‘yun kahit s’ya na ang pinaka
masamang tao sa mundo nanay mo parin ‘yan,” she said.

“Hindi mo nga kasalanan pero dapat magpasalamat ka kasi binigyang buhay ka pa rin,” she added.

Raquel’s statement received mixed reactions from the netizens.

As of writing, Carlos has yet to give any response to the statements made by Raquel against her.

It can be recalled that Carlos publicly criticized his mother and accused her of pocketing the money he received from joining international competitions.

However, Angelica said that she only took a portion of Carlos’ money to secure the future of the latter, saying that her son was not an athlete forever.

“Wala kaming ninakaw, wala kaming ginalaw na pera niya. Siguro meron, portion… na hindi naman ‘yung sasabihin na aaraw ‘yung bulsa niya… kasi in-invest namin eh, sa bahay… para makita din niya, na pwede niyang masabi na ‘may remembrance ako sa pera ko,” she said.

Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin revealed that she didn’t win the libel case filed by Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan against her.

In her online program “Cristy Ferminute,” the so-called ‘Pambansang Marites,’ said that she already received a letter from the court on October 17 and posted bail.

She was guilty on all five counts and was required to pay P240,000 in total.

“Talo po ako sa five counts ng libel at ang sabi nga natin, inflation is real. Kasi hindi lamang po mga bilihin ang tumataas ngayon. Ilang taon na po ang nakakaraan ng matalo ako sa piskalya ay nag-bail lang po ako ng P10,000 para sa isang kaso ng libel. Ngayon po, P48,000 na po per count ang bail,” said Fermin.

However, Cristy said that she was planning to appeal the decision.

Cristy was also facing charges from celebrities like Bea Alonzo and Dominic Roque.

The issue started when Cristy made claims about KC Concepcion and her relationship with Sharon and Kiko.

She also mentioned the alleged rift between KC and her half-sister, Frankie.

On May 10, 2024, Sharon and Kiko finally attempted to end Cristy’s discussion about their private family matters by filing a complaint against the columnist.

As of writing, Sharon and Kiko have yet to release any statement on the court’s decision against Cristy.

Actor Jay Manalo was happy that his half-brother, Police Officer, and Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) player Julius Manalo finally met his mother after 31 years.

The reunion between Julius and his mother, Oh Geum Nim, went viral on social media, and many people thought that the video published by Korean media TV Chosun was only part of a K-Drama show.

However, it was clarified that the reunion was real.

Many netizens were surprised that Julius was Jay’s half-brother.

“I am very happy na nagkita na rin sila ng nanay niya,” said Jay.

They were both sons of Eustaquio Manalo Jr.

Jay’s mother was Vietnamese national Kim Lan Jones.

It can be recalled that Julius and his father left South Korea in 1993.

“Mamasyal lang daw kami [sa America]. After two weeks, magba-bakasyon lang daw ako,” said Julius.

“Sinabi kasi ng tatay ko na isa raw sa dahilan kung bakit ako binigay sa kaniya is ang nanay ko raw is maga-asawa. At ayaw sa akin ng magiging asawa niya,” he added.

According to Julius, he was forced to live without his parents because his father was required to work abroad again.

He decided to sell food, scavenge for scrap metals and rags to earn extra money.

A content creator was facing multiple charges after his partner complained about his behavior towards her and her child.

According to the reports published by Parañaque City Police Station, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, also known as ‘Lakas Tama’ was put under the custody of the authorities after his girlfriend, Jasmin Supetran, told them that the content creator mistreated her and her baby.

Supetran said that it already reached the point when Kobayashi had already pointed a weapon toward her and the six-month-old baby.

Before being held under custody, Kobayashi published a live video, saying that he would reveal some information about certain personalities and also against his partner.

However, the livestream didn’t push through, as the cops already caught him.

Authorities recovered unlicensed firearms.

He was currently facing Grave Threat, Violation of Gun Ban, RA 9262 o VAWC at RA 10591 o Comprehensive of Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.

As of writing, the content creator has yet to give any response on his next action after his arrest.

Kobayashi became popular on social media during his stay in Japan, where he recorded or livestreamed his involvement in several street brawls and shared them with his fans.

Despite being a Japanese citizen, he decided to travel back to the Philippines and stay for a while.

Angelica Yulo answered some of the questions asked by the comedy queen Ai-Ai delas Alas during their October 15, 2024 meeting.

During their meeting, where Ai-Ai and Angelica also collaborated on a live selling session, the comedian couldn’t stop herself from asking her new friend about two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo.

Angelica and Carlos haven’t talked or seen each other for several years now since the athlete accused his parents of pocketing the money he had earned from participating in international competitions.

Ai-Ai asked Angelica if Carlos already sent a greeting to his father, Mark Andrew Yulo, who just celebrated his birthday this week.

“Wala akong idea,” said Mrs. Yulo.

The comedian expressed several times that she was siding with Angelica on the issue and declared herself as part of ‘Team Nanay,’ a faction formed to criticize Carlos’ decision to abandon his family.

“Bibili talaga ako, pinapahanap ko talaga siya kasi team nanay ako. Whatever it is, kung ano man ‘yung kaguluhan nila, ang nanay is nanay, actually kung usaping pera ‘yan, sabi nga nila pera lang ‘yan pero ‘yung niluwal ka ng nanay mo, mahirap manganak ha,” said Ai-Ai.

“Kasi nga di ba adopted ako siguro nagi-guilty ‘yung nanay ko nung pinaampon niya ako, ‘yung nagsorry siya sakin para akong binuhusan ng, ‘Hindi, nay, hindi mo kailangan magsorry sakin. Kasi nung ipanganak mo ako sapat na ‘yon, nabuhay ako sa mundong ‘to dahil sa’yo,” she added.