Internet celebrity Joel Mondina, popularly known as Pambansang Kolokoy, spilled the tea against his former partner Marites Mondina and how he sacrificed many things just to make the latter happy.

In an interview with Ogie Diaz, Joel revealed that he distanced himself from other people, including his parents, just because Marites was not on good terms with the said individuals.

“Hindi ko nakita ‘yung magulang ko, ‘yung tatay ko for 10 years hindi ko nakausap at ‘yung nanay ko hindi ko nakausap for 8 years,” said Joel. “Magkatabi lang ‘yung bahay namin,”

“Ayaw ni Grace na kausapin ko sila,” he added.

According to him, Marites was not on good terms with his parents because they didn’t accept her at first because of her status when they met.

“Nung una kasi nakilala si Marites, she was still married when I met her. Syempre nalaman ng parents ko ‘yun at bilang isang Pilipino parang hindi sila agree du’n sa ganu’ng klaseng relasyon.” he stated.

He even narrated that Marites was upset when Joel was showing their kids to his parents.

Joel couldn’t hide his sadness that Marites was

“Masakit kasi ‘yung mga anak ko, hindi kilala ‘yung mga magulang ko,” Joel said.

“‘Yung isang anak ko, nung pinakita ko sa Facetime, tinanong ‘Daddy who is she?’ sabi ko that’s your grandma,” he added.

The influencer divulged that he cut his communication with his family to avoid disappointing Marites.

“Kinalimutan ko ‘yung parents ko just to make her feel good. May mga time din na nagsisinungaling ako just to make her feel good. Siniraan ko ang best friend ko just to make her feel good,” he said.

“Kung ayaw n’ya sa isang tao, dapat ikaw, ayaw mo din du’n sa taong ‘yun,” he also said.

The rating contest between E.A.T and Eat Bulaga was getting closer as the Kapuso show almost surpassed the popularity of the newest noontime program of TVJ.

According to the data released by Nielsen Philippines NUTAM on July 18, Tuesday, E.A.T got a rating of 3.6% while Eat Bulaga attained 3.5%, a 0.1% difference between the two rival shows.

The rating showed that E.A.T still suffers from decreasing popularity while Eat Bulaga maintains its rating.

Observers believed that E.A.T’s rating was attributed to its low reach and the decreasing hype of the so-called Dabarkads’ issue against TAPE Inc.

As of writing, TVJ Productions has yet to react on their decreasing popularity.

Noli de Castro and several TV patrol hosts couldn’t stop themselves talking about the revelation made by Andrea Brillantes against her ex-boyfriend Ricci Rivero.

During the closing spiel of the Kapamilya news show, De Castro and other anchors, Alvin Elchico and Bernadette Sembrano, tried to figure out how Ricci could not wash his clothes for a year like what Andrea spilled.

“Anong isang taon? Isang taong hindi naglo-laundry ng alin?” Echico asked after watching the news about Andrea’s interview with Vice Ganda.

“Mga damit siguro ano ba ang ilo-laundry,” De Castro responded.

“O, e bakit isang taon? Parang side A at side B ganu’n?” Echico asked.

Sembrano couldn’t stop herself from laughing while listening to her co-hosts.

The discussion went further, and the hosts tried to make some theories on how Ricci managed such a feat.

“Baka naman naiwan niya sa sa trunk ng kotse ‘yung kanyang damit kaya isang taon hindi nalabhan?” Sembrano stated.

De Castro then said that it was possible that Ricci was not using his clothes again.

“Baka naman ang kanyang mga damit, e, wash and wear? Or never wash, just wear,” the veteran broadcaster said.

As of writing, Ricci has yet to respond to Andrea’s revelations.

Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin questioned the decision of Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE) to celebrate the 44th anniversary of Eat Bulaga even if all the original hosts of the show already left.

In her online program, Fermin wondered how the new Eat Bulaga hosts would celebrate the 44th year of the longest-running noontime show if the production company had just hired them last month.

“Paano n’yo ipagdiriwang ang apatnapu’t apat na taon nang wala ka namang maaalala o hawak man lang na video ng nakaraang apatnapu’t apat na taon. Anong clips ang ilalabas nila?” said Fermin. “Nakakaloko ‘no, ise-celebrate niyo ang 44 years eh iilang buwan pa nga lang kayo diyan.”

It can be recalled that former Eat Bulaga host Tito Sotto said that TAPE has no right to celebrate the anniversary of the noontime show.

“Kami orig na may karapatan mag-celebrate. From TAPE people and current hosts, none of them were there 44 years ago,” said Tito.

“Ano itatapat nila eh wala naman sila doon in the last 43 years? Feb lang pumasok mga new officers then June ito mga bagitong hosts,” he added.

TVJ Productions was reportedly preparing to celebrate the 44th anniversary of Eat Bulaga on their newest noontime show E.A.T.

They also filed a copyright infringement complaint against TAPE, asking the court to stop the production company from using Eat Bulaga’s title and jingle, which Vic Sotto wrote.