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MTRCB head Lala Sotto says that many people asks them to cancel It’s Showtime

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson, Lala Sotto, claimed that many people were asking them to suspend the Kapamilya show ‘It’s Showtime’ permanently.

During a senate hearing, Sotto said that the agency received many requests from people that the 12-day suspension they imposed against It’s Showtime was insufficient.

“There are also a lot of people suggesting to cancel the show. We consider other peoples’ comments too,” said Sotto.

“That is not the only comment that we receive, saying that a 12-day suspension is too much. There are also a lot [of those] saying that the show should be canceled or that the number of days should be extended,” she added.

It can be recalled that MTRCB imposed a suspension against It’s Showtime following Vice Ganda and Ion Perez’s cake-eating scene during one of its segments, Isip Bata.

Sotto clarified that she was present when the board decided on the fate of It’s Showtime, but she didn’t vote.

The MTRCB chair was the daughter of Tito Sotto, the host of one of It’s Showtime’s competitors, E.A.T, that’s why many critics believed that the public official was favoring her father by suspending the Kapamilya show and lessen the competition.

Marco Gumabao nagbigay ng reaksyon sa post ng Amerikanong singer na hinahanap si Christine Reyes

American singer David DiMuzio went viral on social media after he tried to look for the girl he posed a photo with, who turned out to be actress Christine Reyes.

In the said post, David, who became a celebrity in the Philippines for covering Filipino songs, posted a photo of him together with Christine.

“Does anyone know this girl’s name? I remember she was really nice when we met years ago, and she’s an actress, but I can’t remember her name,” David said.

Christine’s boyfriend, Marco Gumabao, couldn’t stop reacting to David’s post.

This year, Marco and Christine confirmed that they’re in a relationship.

Despite the six-year age gap, Christine and Marco described their relationship as ‘perfect.’

Despite the reaction made by Marco, David still kept posting photos of him together with Christine, which was why some fans believed that the foreigner was using the actress for clout.

As of writing, Christine has yet to give any reaction to David’s post.

 

E.A.T management apologizes to MTRCB for Joey de Leon’s remarks: “We are regretful and apologetic”

The people behind E.A.T. sent an apology letter to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) after one of their hosts, Joey de Leon, went viral on social media after his ‘lubid’ remarks.

It can be recalled that Joey made the controversial remark during one of the segments of E.A.T, ‘Gimme 5: Laro ng mga Henyo’, where a contestant was being asked to guess five things that could be hanged around the neck.

“Lubid lubid, nakakalimutan niyo,” said Joey.

In the letter sent on September 25, Jeny Ferre, the head of E.A.T creatives and production operations, admitted that the televiewers misunderstood Joey’s joke as the veteran host didn’t elaborate on his remarks.

“In this regard, the whole E.A.T. management is regretful and apologetic to those who were offended by the said utterance. Rest assured that we are one with MTRCB in advocating a responsible viewing experience for the public,” Ferre wrote.

The letter was sent following the announcement made by MTRCB that they were planning to investigate the remarks made by Joey.

“Taking cognizance of the complaints from the viewing public in relation to E.A.T. Gimme 5 segment aired last 23 September 2023, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) shall determine if the same are valid and presumably violative of Presidential Decree No. 1986 and/or its Implementing Rules and Regulations,” MTRCB wrote.

As of writing, Joey has yet to speak directly about the issue.

Toni Fowler, kinasuhan ng isang grupo dahil umano sa imoralidad na ipinapakita nito sa social media

Toni Fowler was facing charges from the Kapisanan ng Social Media Broadcasters ng Pilipinas (KSMBP) for alleged immorality being promoted by the influencer to the public.

On September 27, 2023, Atty. Mark Tolentino, the legal counsel of the group, said that they’re filing three counts of violation of Article 201 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

Tolentino showed some parts of Toni’s controversial music video ‘KPL’ where they pointed out that one of the casts of the production was a minor.

“This is a minor, tingin ko pamangkin niya to, minor child, 17 pa siya sa video na ito. Habang naliligo sila, may sabon, umiinom ng alak and then ginagawa nilang dekorasyon is yung organ ng lalake,” Tolentino said.

The lawyer pointed out that there’s some limit to the freedom of expression.

“Kasi when you say freedom of press or freedom of expression, hindi absolute ‘yan. May mga limitation ang freedom of press… the second limitation is Article 201 of the RPC. Ito ‘yung nagbibigay ng indecent publication,” he said.

“Like in this case of Ms. Toni Fowler, may nagpakita siya, kumakanta siya ng mga bastos,” he added.

As of writing, Toni has yet to give any response to the charges she was facing.

It can be recalled that the same group also filed charges against It’s Showtime host Vice Ganda for allegedly performing indecent acts on Isip Bata segment of the noontime show.

Cristy Fermin talks about wardrobe malfunction experiences by Robin Padilla: ‘Kinantyawan siya ng kapwa niya senador’

Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin talked about the wardrobe malfunction incident featuring Senator Robin Padilla during his live video with his wife, Mariel Padilla.

It can be recalled that several netizens noticed that ‘something’ appeared when Padilla looked down during the online selling session of Mariel.

It turned out that the senator was not wearing shorts during the livestream.

Fortunately, Mariel quickly deleted the video, but many netizens already saw it, including the colleagues of Padilla in the senate.

According to Fermin, the news had already reached the senate, but some senators didn’t take it seriously and just made a joke about the incident.

“Kahit sa senado, aliw na aliw, kinaaliwan ang ‘junjun,'” said Fermin. “Mas sumikat pa si ‘junjun’ kaysa sa iba diyan na naghahangad na sumikat,”

“Lalo na’t junjun ito ni Senador Robin Padilla, sino bang hindi magiging interesado?” Fermin’s co-host Rommel Chika responded.

Fermin said she would not blame Padilla for going viral on social media because of the incident since the action star was a popular figure.

“Pinagku-kwentuhan siya sa senado,” she revealed. “Pinagpipistahan doon [si Padilla], aliw na aliw ang mga senador, nagkaka-kantyawan,”

As of writing, Robin has yet to give any statement on the incident.

Ilang influencers, humingi ng paumanhin kay Maggie Wilson at inamin na binayaran sila para siraan ang model

Several influencers apologized to Maggie Wilson after the model was swarmed by negative messages on social media in the past few days.

It can be recalled that several influencers on TikTok posted videos on the same day to talk about Maggie’s lifestyle company, Acasa.

Maggie noticed that what the said influencers were talking about was the same, so she suspected that someone was only giving ‘scripts’ to the said influencers.

However, she admitted that her company faced a problem after some of her stops allegedly stole money from the business.

“Over the past several weeks, we have discovered that members of Acasa’s staff have stolen large amounts of money from the company, which we are now taking legal action on,” she said.

Maggie then said that she would file legal charges against the said influencers.

After declaring her desire to pursue legal charges, several influencers criticizing Acasa admitted that they were only ‘paid’ to criticize Maggie and her company.

“Kung napanood niyo po ‘yung mga content creators tungkol kay Maggie Wilson, yes po scripted po talaga siya ay mayroon po kaming iisang script,” Rolyn Jay Battad said.

“Isa po ako sa mga nag upload non, hindi ko po na-realize agad na mali po ‘yung nagawa ko,” he added.

The model also urged the said influencers to contact her if they ever receive payment from Mystee Ramirez, or Sendrijas Jeff if they wanted to be safe from charges.

Some screencaps showed that some influencers were paid 8,000 pesos to criticize Maggie.

Carla Abellana says that she’s not planning to be friends with ex-husband Tom Rodriguez: “Ayoko po!”

Carla Abella said she was not planning to befriend her ex-partner Tom Rodriguez if they ever crossed paths because of being on the same network.

In an interview with the press, Carla, who recently signed a contract with Triple-A Management, was asked about her thoughts on Tom.

According to her, she expected she would still meet Tom someday since they’re staying on the same channel.

“Inevitable po yon. Of course, matagal ko na pong naisip yon. Na-prepare ko yung sarili ko. Parang wala na po. Wala na akong mararamdaman kung sakali man pong mangyari yon or kung mangyari man na po yun. Pag dumating na yung araw na iyon, hindi na po. Wala na po. At least, kumbaga, kilala ko po ang sarili ko, parang ganon po,” said Carla.

“Confident na po ako na hindi naman po ako parang magpa-panic or matatakot o malulungkot, parang ganon. Ako naman po ay napaka-professional na tao. So, kung sakaling nasa studio po siya, o kunwari ay may show po, kung nandun po siya, wala pong problema. Kumbaga, trabaho lang po,” she added.

Carla clarified that she already moved on from her relationship with Tom, which she described earlier as full of betrayal.

When asked if she would greet Tom if they ever met, Carla quickly said ‘no.’

“Ayoko po! Ayoko po because andami ko pong inaatupag, kailangang isipin. Hindi naman po. I don’t see the need. I don’t think it’s necessary na magkaroon pa na ganong initiative, attempt, o reach out,” she said.

 

GMA Network clarifies that AI Sportscasters are not replacement to humans

GMA Network addressed the criticism they received from the netizens after they revealed the first AI Sportscasters in the country, Maia and Marco.

Maia and Marco were introduced on September 23 as part of the upcoming season 99 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) aired on GMA.

The news received negative comments from the netizens, fearing that GMA was starting to replace their human workers with computers and that other networks might follow suit if it was proven successful by the Kapuso Network.

They’re also worried that AIs would replace newscasters because it’s believed to be cheaper than paying a human journalist.

However, GMA Network clarified that they’re not replacing humans with AIs like Maia and Marco.

“They are Al presenters, not journalists. They can’t replace our seasoned broadcasters and colleagues who are the heart of our organization,” GMA Network Senior Vice President and Head of Integrated News, Regional TV, and Synergy Oliver Victor B. Amoroso said.

“While we are for innovation, we also value training and upskilling our employees so they could be empowered in this age of Al,” they added.

Meanwhile, a professor believed it was already the right time for media companies to know the benefits and disadvantages of employing AI.

Wag Gahaman! Restaurant addresses vloggers who are asking free transpo and food from them in exchange of promotion

A restaurant in Visayas addressed the vloggers who asked them for free transportation and food in exchange for promoting their business.

In a Facebook post, Bunny Cafe PH made it clear that they would not provide free transportation and food to food vloggers in exchange for featuring them on their vlogs.

According to them, the vlogger asked them for free meals, and they also asked them to shoulder the transportation of the content creator.

Photo from Mr. Bunny Cafe PH/FB

“We do not support vlogger or vlog endorsements, no matter how famous you are, if the exchange is that we pay your transportation to and from, and then serve you all of our best-sellers from the menu,” the business wrote.

“If you truly want to help small businesses like ours, you should support our business by making a purchase and vlogging about your experience. Instead of taking advantage, we would appreciate Vloggers who willing [to] spend from their own pockets to buy from us and vlog about us, rather than expecting free food and drinks in exchange for a vlog,” they added.

The post received support from their fans, saying that influencers should stop charging for promotions as they’re also earning from their videos.

 

Kasong kinaharap ni Manny Pacquiao, binalikan ng netizen matapos lumitaw ang kanyang ‘illegitimate son’

Manny Pacquiao’s past issue was brought up again after his alleged illegitimate son, Eman Bacosa, made his boxing debut on September 23.

Eman’s first fight under Manny’s promotion, ‘Blow by Blow,’ ended in a split draw.

Because of Eman’s appearance in public, the past case filed by the 5’10 boxer’s mother against the eight-division world champion reemerged on social media.

In 2006, Joanna Rosa Bacosa filed a case before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office after she claimed that Manny was not sending child support to their child, who turned out to be Eman.

According to the complainant, she met Manny in 2003 at a hotel in Manila where she worked as a waitress.

Their relationship allegedly produced one child, which Pacquiao reportedly met in 2005.

In a counter-affidavit filed by Manny’s camp, the world champion couldn’t believe Joanna was suing him.

“The allegations of complainant are false and I could not believe that despite all the help he has given her and her child, she still filed the complaint,” Manny’s camp wrote.

They also added that even if the Filipino boxing champion was supporting Joanna Rose, it doesn’t mean they have a child.

Manny’s camp also denied that the photo shown by Joanna didn’t prove that he had a relationship with her.

The case was junked after the court found no probable cause to continue the charges against Manny.