Claudine Barretto took a swipe against Jodi Sta. Maria, the current partner of her former partner, Raymart Santiago.

During an interview with Pep.ph, Claudine talked about the annulment case between her and Raymart and revealed that the latter was not actively supporting their children.

According to her, aside from not being consistent in sending support, Raymart was also trying to contest the custody of their children, Santino and Sabina.

“Ongoing yung annulment namin, pero delay nang delay yung deadline ni Raymart for support, and he’s trying to get custody. Sixteen years old na si Santino, 19 na si Sabina. And hindi ko alam kung bakit gusto niya ng custody,” said Claudine.

She suspected that Raymart’s new relationship was influencing the actor.

Claudine stated that there was no chance for her to be friends with Raymart because of his current partner.

“Dati oo, meron. Pero siguro sa bagong relationship din, hindi possible. Kasi, hindi magandang influence sa kanya, compared sa isa dati,” she stated.

Last August, Claudine also criticized Raymart for ‘not being a good father again’ to their children.

“Anytime or any day that he wants to see the children, even nung bata pa sila, OK lang—alam niya ‘yon. Actually, we even told the judge that and the mediator,” she said. “That’s why I don’t understand why he is trying to get custody of my children up to now.”

Kapamilya actress Kathryn Bernardo reportedly unfollowed her fellow star Andrea Brillantes amid the rumors that the latter was secretly met with Daniel Padilla.

Some eagle-eyed netizens noticed that Andrea was not included anymore on the following list of Kathryn on Instagram, sparking speculations that the information revealed by talent manager and showbiz reporter Ogie Diaz had basis.

Some netizens couldn’t stop themselves from giving their reaction on the news.

“Kathryn unfollow na ang sino deserve ma unfollow, cut those people who make fun at your back, those people who tolerate that guy wrong doing. You’re peace of mind and soul is all we wanted as your fan,” netizen Lance said.

“Stop invalidating Kathryn’s feelings. She can follow/unfollow, block, and mute anyone. For heaven’s sake, she’s not a robot!!!! Free Kathryn from these manipulative/delusional fans!!! She deserves love and only love!!!” netizen Richie commented.

“HA HA HA KATHRYN BERNARDO UNFOLLOWED ANDREA BRILLANTES IS THE STRONG EVIDENCE OF THE AFFAIR. NOTE THAT KATHRYN BERNARDO ALSO UNFOLLOWED JASMINE CURTIS WHEN IT HAPPENED. KATHRYN SHOULD ALSO UNFOLLOW DANIEL PADILLA, HER CHEATER EX-BOYFRIEND, HINDI LANG DAPAT SI ANDREA,” netizen Katniss remarked.

As of writing, Kathryn has yet to give any statement why she unfollowed Andrea.

Award-winning actress Elizabeth Oropesa confirmed a long rumor about her love child with veteran actor Dante Rivero.

In an interview with Snooky Serna, Elizabeth said she met Dante when they became part of the movie Lumapit… Lumayo ang Umaga in 1975.

She then said that Dante was her greatest love and admitted they had one child.

According to her, no one knew about their relationship because of the secretive nature of show business during the 70s.

“Of course, we have one son. hindi lang kasi ako madaldal. Noong araw kasi, hindi uso yung… wala naman social media,” Elizabeth said.

“And then you don’t normally talk about your personal life before,” she added.

Elizabeth said that her son with Dante was already in his 40s.

She also described Dante was only the only showbiz personality she had a relationship with.

“Dante is the only man in my life that belongs to the showbiz world. Siya lang, walang iba,” she said.

Today, Dante and Elizabeth are still active in show business.

Dante has yet to give any response to the revelation made by Elizabeth.

Janno Gibbs made his reaction to the news about his decision to walk out in the middle of their interview with motivational speaker Rendon Labador.

In his Instagram post, Janno included a photo from our website and also put some footage taken during the interview, including his decision to leave Rendon and his co-host Stanley Chi.

“Siguro nabasa nyo na sa mga balita. Sori,di ko napigilan. Ito po ang tunay na nangyari sa interview namin kay @rendonlabadorfitness sa ‘MensRoom’ w/ @stanleychi,” said Janno.

 

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Before leaving, Janno told Rendon that he didn’t like what he said to Michael V.

“Real talk lang, hindi ko nagustuhan ‘yung sinabi mo kay Michael V,” Janno said.

He even accused Stanley of pushing Rendon to be a guest despite his opposition.

“Naliliitan ka ba sakin?” Janno told Rendon.

It turned out that Janno and Rendon were only pranking Stanley.

“It’s a prank Stanley!” said Janno. “Nagbubulungan kami kanina [Rendon],” 

The authorities finally filed charges against the people who were allegedly behind the disappearance of Miss Grand Philippines 2023 candidate Catherine Camilon.

In a statement, they named Police Major Allan de Castro, Jeffrey Ariola Magpantay, and another two men who allegedly held Camilon captive.

De Castro was identified as the alleged boyfriend of Camilon, and the investigation found that the police officer met with Camilon on the day of her disappearance.

“Siya ‘yung kakatagpuin niya kasi gusto niya ng makipaghiwalay kay Major Allan de Castro and maybe this is the one of the reason bakit nag-away sila,” CIDG Director M/Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr. said.

According to them, they might file additional charges against the suspects depending on the result of their search operations.

It can be recalled that several witnesses found the unconscious beauty queen while being transferred to another vehicle, which was later found by the authorities.

They found hair strands and stains inside the vehicle, but they have yet to confirm if it was from Camilon.

Witnesses also recognized De Castro as one of the persons who were present while Camilon was being held captive.

Meanwhile, De Castro has yet to give any statement on the charges he would face.

Phoenix Fuel Masters player Ricci Rivero was reportedly being courted to become an endorser of a laundry detergent amid the claims that he was not washing his clothes.

In her online show, Cristy Fermin revealed that an advertising company was asking Ricci to endorse their product after he became a meme after Andrea Brillantes’ interview with Vice Ganda.

It can be recalled that Andrea took a swipe against Ricci’s alleged habit of not washing his clothes.

“Gusto ko lang sabihin minsan, kung hirap ka mag-move on, kailangan mo talaga isipin ‘yung mga bagay na, ‘Talaga ba iiyakan ko ‘yung lalakeng hindi nagpapa-laundy nang isang taon?” Andrea said.

However, it seems that Ricci would benefit from the issue if Cristy’s information were accurate.

“Naku ewan ko kung totoo o hindi ito…mayroon daw isang ahensya na interesado para kuning endorser o brand ambassador ng isang detergent product (si Ricci),” said Cristy.

“Ang ganda n’yan kapag nagkatuluyan ‘yan. Biruin mo ‘yung negative turn to positive, hindi ba?” Cristy’s co-host Rommel Chika responded.

As of writing, Ricci has yet to confirm if he received such an offer from the said company.

Starbucks Philippines went viral on social media after Scottish travel vlogger Dale Philip called out some Filipinos who made coffee shops their workplace.

According to Philip, this was the first time that he saw coffee shops becoming a hangout place for customers who wanted to work and enjoy free internet and electricity.

“Look at all these guys with their laptops just sitting, using it as their personal office. I would hate that,” said Philip.

“I would hate to have a business where people just come and use it as their personal office, use your WiFi and electricity, and buy like one coffee,” he added.

The statement received a reaction from the netizens and sparked a debate about whether it was right for customers to occupy coffee shops to work.

However, Starbucks Philippines said in a past interview that it was fine for them to let customers enjoy the privileges of using their internet and electricity for free.

“That was my first experience in Starbucks when I stayed for so long nursing one cup of coffee, and I was so amazed… So I don’t want to deny anybody that. That’s the Starbucks experience,” Starbucks Philippines President Noey Lopez said.

“Why would I deny that to anybody else? That was the magic I felt so to this day, we let people stay as long as they want. It’s part of our business,” he added.

He clarified that customers had no time limits to stay at their coffee shops.

“We strive to create a welcoming environment for all of our customers. We do not have any time limits for being in our stores, and we continue to focus on making the Third Place experience for every Starbucks customer,” he stated.

UK-based vlogger Dale Philip received criticism from the netizens after he called out the people doing their job at coffee shops like Starbucks.

During his visit to the Philippines, Dale recorded several customers of the coffee giant who were seen using their laptops and criticized them for staying at the establishments for hours.

“Look at all these guys with their laptops just sitting, using it as their personal office. I would hate that,” said Philip.

“I would hate to have a business where people just come and use it as their personal office, use your WiFi and electricity, and buy like one coffee,” he added.

Some netizens said that Dale should stop using Filipinos to earn and also criticize their culture at the same time.

“The audacity of white people to make a living off of Filipinos while simultaenously criticizing our own culture and social norms. Didn’t even bother blurring their faces. Nakakainit ng dugo,” netizen Ralph said.

The audacity of white people to make a living off of Filipinos while simultaenously criticizing our own culture and social norms. Didn’t even bother blurring their faces. Nakakainit ng dugo. pic.twitter.com/DhXT6yvbVl

— Ralph 🤓 (@maroontito) November 12, 2023

“Ralph, regardless of the culture, its about workplace and also a business. Imagine, several hours and thats a fact, most of them stay that long with 1 bev and pastries. If they can afford coffee and pastries, why not just invest for a pocket wifi, surely they can afford it,” netizen Rhian said.

Meanwhile, Starbucks Philippines President Noey Perez said that they really intended their coffee shop as a ‘third place’ for their customers.

“Third place is between home and work, right? That’s where you come up with the third place, so we wanna be the third place. If we can be the first place, then even better. We don’t really mind,” he said.