The family of five Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates appealed for help from the government after they were put behind bars because of a video that they uploaded on the internet.
In the said video, it can be seen that the five OFWs who were supposed to be members of the LGBT community can be seen introducing themselves on the video.
The uploader jokingly said in the video that some of them were showgirls.
“This is showgirl. O see? They have no customer, no show today.” one of the OFW said.
“This is a new girl, fresh from the Philippines, this is one hundred only,” he added.
According to one of the relatives of the OFW, the authorities of UAE thought that the uploader was selling themselves which is against the law of the said country.
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Toots Ople vowed to assist the OFWs.
“May case number na at hihintayin na lang natin yung schedule ng court hearings sa sharjah court. Meron na silang legal retainer na nakuha para irepresent itong karapatan nitong ating limang OFWs sa korte,” Ople said.
Ople warned that OFWs in UAE should be careful about what they post on social media.
“UAE is strictly implementing its cyberlaw and is also very sensitive to actions against their customs and morality. Iba ang kultura nila eh so we have to be very very respectful,” she said.
Actress Maui Taylor shared her complicated situation after ending her relationship with her former husband Anton Sabarre.
It can be remembered that during a media con on January 24, Taylor revealed that she was already separated from Sabarre. However, netizens were surprised that the actress still decided to live in the same house with her former husband.
“Hindi na kami nag-uusap. We’re co-parenting. We’re in one house but I sleep in a different room. Matagal nang ganoon ang set-up. Walang pakialaman. No questions asked,” Taylor said.
She then revealed the reason for her decision during an interview with Boy Abunda.
According to her, she doesn’t want her children to live separately, so she chose to make a sacrifice by living with her ex.
“Ayokong dumating sa point na paghihiwalayin ko ‘yung dalawang bata. Because nagtatanong ako eh sa panganay. ‘Mommy is gonna buy a new house. Are you gonna come with me?’ ‘Oh yes mommy I’m gonna go with you.’ Kumbaga si panganay, sasama at sasama talaga sa akin. ‘Yung bunso, wala, sa daddy niya,” she said.
Taylor shared that she told her former husband not to bring any of their new partners into their house to prevent any confusion among their children.
“Sabi ko bawal magpakilala. Huwag muna, kasi mako-confuse ‘yung kids. We participated as mom and dad.” she said.
She also said that she’s already tired of arguing with her former partner.
“Talagang sobrang lalim na ng hole na ‘yun na away-bati, away-bati. Dumating na kami sa point na, ‘Huwag na tayong mag-away.’ Pagod na kami, tama na ito,” she stated.
The actress also admitted that there’s no chance for her to reconcile with Sabarre.
Former Senate President and Eat Bulaga host Tito Sotto met with one of the top law firms in the Philippines.
In an Instagram post from Atty. Enrique Dela Cruz showed a photo during the meeting of Sotto with the members of DivinaLaw.
Dela Cruz, who’s a senior partner of the said law firm, can be seen posing with Sotto together with his other lawyers.
“Saturday meeting with Former Senate president Tito Sotto and our “dabarkads team”.” Dela Cruz wrote.
The purpose of Sotto’s visit has not yet been known, but Bilyonaryo.com reported that there’s a possibility that the television host’s visit to DivinaLaw may be connected to the internal issue happening in Eat Bulaga.
It can be recalled that there’s a rumored power struggle happening between the officials of Eat Bulaga’s producer, Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE Inc.).
The children of former congressman Romy Jalosjos who chaired Tape Inc., allegedly wanted to take full control of the longest-running noontime show.
Meanwhile, the legendary trio TVJ didn’t want any changes to the production of Eat Bulaga.
Some netizens speculated that TVJ wanted to protect and own the branding of Eat Bulaga instead of making their own show.
There were reports that if ever the internal issue on Eat Bulaga turned badly, TVJ and other current hosts of the noontime show would create their own program called ‘Dabarkads’ to counter Jalosjos’ rebranded show.
Tape Inc. was set to hold a press conference on April 15, to clarify all issues surrounding Eat Bulaga.
Actor Dindo Arroyo shared his experiences with the ‘King of Philippine Movies’ Fernando Poe Jr.
In an interview with Rhy TV Official, Dindo shared that the late actor and director were known for ‘handpicking’ his talents and ready to shell out any amount to get them.
He also shared his experience with FPJ when he was asked by the latter to become part of his movie.
“Pag upong pag upo ko, sabi niya ‘ayaw mo raw gumawa ng pelikula sa’kin’ sinagot ko ‘manong, excuse me, ayaw kong gumawa ng pelikula sa’yo? Kwento ko lang sa tatay ko na nag-iinuman tayo, hindi maniniwala’ kasi ang alam niya lang kasama ko lang sila Philip Salvador [tapos] si Fernando Poe nandoon sa taas eh,” he said.
“Tapos tatawagin ako [na] walang award, walang napapatunayan, I’m just making pang 20 or 30 movies palang pero hindi parin ako ganoon [kasikat] para kunin,” he added.
According to him, FPJ really wanted him to become part of his movie, so the legendary actor asked Dindo about his talent fee.
“Kaya daw mahal ka daw eh,” FPJ said according to Dindo. “So kinuha ko ‘yung beer, nag toast kami. Pag toast namin, ang sabi ko ‘bayad ka na’ fight scene na tayo doon sa parking lot,” he shared.
“Kasi sabi ko hindi lahat nagkakaroon ng pagkakataon na makagawa ng pelikula sa inyo, tapos pe-presyuhan ko kayo? Sabi niya ‘totoo yan, kasi ‘yung iba kukunin ko, alam ko na ang presyo, sasabihin isang milyon, kahit na dalawang milyon pa yan, pag ginusto kita kukunin kita’,” he said.
Dindo became part of some movies made by FPJ, including ‘Ang Probinsyano’ in 1997.
He also appeared in the remake of the said movie, led by Coco Martin, from 2016 to 2017.
Pinuri ng mga netizens ang isang pulis matapos nitong muntikan ng tuluyan ang content creator group na ‘Tukomi’ dahil sa kanilang ginagawang prank.
Sa prank na ginawa ng Tukomi ay kunwari sanang dudukutin nila ang isa nilang kasabwat at pipilitin na sumakay sa kanilang itim na kotse.
Makikita naman ang pagtakbo ng mga tao matapos gawin ng Tukomi ang kanilang prank, ngunit may isang matapang na lalaki ang agad na tinutukan ang mga influencer upang pigilan ang kanilang balak.
Nakilala ang lalaki na isang pulis na agad na rumesponde dahil inakala nito na totoo na mayroong dinurukot.
“Hoy p—- i– n—, pulis to, baba!” sabi ng lalaki.
Agad naman na bumaba ang isa sa mga miyembro ng Tukomi upang sabihin na prank lamang ang kanilang ginagawa.
Ngunit hindi agad nakumbinsi ang pulis at sinubukan pa itong lapitan ng influencer.
Makikita naman na hindi nagpahawak ang pulis at todo alerto parin ito.
“Wag mo akong didikitan!” sigaw ng pulis.
Inulan naman ng papuri ang pulis sa mga netizens dahil sa kahit na posibleng off-duty ito ay nagawa nitong gawin ang kanyang tungkulin.
“Salute to the police man who willing to help. Imagine if this is a real life situation meron isang taong di magdadalawang isip na tumulong!! The police really doing his job,” sabi ni netizen Kaori.
“Salute. Good job kay tatang Lesson learned sa mga vlogger and content creator.” komento ni netizen Jhayzen.
Samantala ay pinuna naman ng ilang netizens ang Tukomi dahil sa napakadelikado ng kanilang ginawa.
Television host and actress Janice de Belen made a cryptic post amid the issue being faced by her former husband John Estrada.
In her story, Janice shared a post about ‘karma’ that quickly captured the attention of the netizens.
“Karma: No need for revenge. Just sit back and wait. Those who hurt you will eventually screw up themselves and if you are lucky. It will let you watch,” the quote posted by Janice read.
Some netizens speculated that Janice was trying to take a swipe against John and his current partner Priscilla Meirelles.
It can be recalled that Priscilla made a series of posts against a woman who was allegedly entertaining her husband.
Janice married John in 1992 and got separated in 2001 because of an alleged third party.
In an interview, Janice refused to work with her former husband, saying that the reason for their separation was not a ‘tiny thing’.
“The reason for us separating it’s not a tiny thing. It’s not just a disagreement. So many hurtful things, so many hurtful words have already been exchanged.” she said.
As of writing Priscilla and John have yet to respond to the post of Janice.
The police officer who went viral on social media after trying to stop the content creator group ‘Tukomi’ during one of their pranks spoke for the first time about the incident.
It can be recalled that Tukomi gained the attention of the netizens after they almost put their lives at risk during their prank during their encounter with the police officer.
In an interview with Coach Dennis Zuniega, Police Staff Sergeant Ronnie Conmigo narrated what happened during the viral incident that some netizens believe could end the career of Tukomi.
According to him, he was living in the same place where the prank happened, so he responded quickly during the prank.
“Habang nag-uusap kami ng may-ari [nung hardware] naramdaman ko doon sa kaliwa ko na mayroong sasakyan na kulay black, dahan dahan siya, syempre pagdating ng mga ganon, na-alerto ako, pero kung dadaan lang ‘yun sa daanan ko eh dapat dire-diretso.
“Kaya nag-iisip ako na, ano kaya tong mga to, kasi naka-tint tapos black ‘yung kotse. Maya maya, nagbukas ‘yung tatlong pinto, isa sa kanan, isa sa driver at dito sa likod, lahat sila naka-bonnet.
“Tinignan ko, sabi ko ‘ano to’ tumakbo sila sa unahan ng tindahan sa tabi ng hardware tapos may kinuha sila doon na tao. Nung pagkakuha nila don, dinala nila doon [sa sasakyan] ngayon po nung dinala na nila doon sa may kotse, nagdesisyon na ako.
“Sabi ko hindi ano to eh, kumbaga pulis ako eh, nakita ko ‘yung sitwasyon na ganon, naka-bonnet. Dun na po ako nag-react, nung sumakay na sila sa loob ng sasakyan, nagpakilala na ako na pulis.” he narrated.
According to him, he was told by Tukomi that they were only playing pranks, but he didn’t believe them.
He also explained why he tried to distance himself from one of Tukomi’s members, saying that he didn’t want to risk being outsmarted during the said incident.
“Akala ko mapapalaban pa ko, kunti nalang itatagal ko sa serbisyo, dalawa lang ang pwedeng mangyari eh,” Conmigo said.
Officer Conmigo believed that the said prank done by Tukomi should be stopped.
The police officer also denied that he was really part of the prank.
“Hindi ko po sila kilala,” he stated.
Conmigo believed that other police officers would do the same if they witnessed the prank Tukomi.
He also shared a piece of advice to new police officers to be careful with their decision-making.
“Tignan niyo ang scenario, tignan niyo mabuti kung maikakapahamak niyo ba o mapapahamak kayo, ‘yung ginawa ko dinepensahan ko lang ‘yung sarili ko, nag-isip akong mabuti doon na hindi ako makadisgrasya.” he said.
The police officer then addressed the content creators to be careful of what they were doing.
“Gumawa kayo ng magandang content na talagang maski may sakit ay mapapa-smile niyo, pero kung gagawa kayo ng vlog na kagaya niyan, pangit para sakin na gumawa kayo ng ganyan para kumita lang. Wag niyong gagawin yan,” he said.
Beauty line CEO Rosmar Tan couldn’t hide her sadness after the construction of her plant had gone to waste.
In her social media post, Tan shared a photo of the current state of his plant that she planned to use to ramp up the production of her beauty products.
According to her, she had already paid more than 50% of the construction cost, but she realized that her plant was not even reached 10% of its completion.
She has been told by the people who handled the project that her plant should be finished around February.
“Pinangakuan nyo ako na february tapos na ang PLANTA ko, sabi nyo kayo na ang bahala sa lahat ng permits basta magbabayaaad lang ako. Sobra sobra ang bayad ko sainyo, mahigit 50% na tapos yung trabaho nyo wala pang 50%?” Tan said.
“Sa mga engr at archi dyan? Ilang percent na to? Tapos ngayon iniwan nyo dun ng ganun ganun nalang? Kaya nga ako nag hire ng professionals, kasi wala akong alam sa ganyan. Nakakalungkot talaga.” she added.
Some netizens who followed her on social media told her that the project was not even 10% complete.
“I would say, not even in 10%. If planta ang usapan. you should’ve hire an in house project manager. Para alam nya yung plano . Hindi lang yung bayad tayo ng bayad sa projects na hindi natin alam kung ano yung binabayaran natin.” netizen Ezekiel said.
According to her, she learned her lesson and planning to buy an already-built property next time.
“Alam nyo na kung bakit takooot na akong magpa gawa ng bahay, kaya panay biliii nalang ako ng property na may bahay na. Nadala na ako ng sobra. Huhubels,” she stated.
As of writing, Tan has yet to announce if she’s going to file charges against the people behind the construction of her plant.
Director and actor Coco Martin explained why he’s not using a script in FPJ’s Batang Quiapo.
In an interview during the mediacon for Coco’s movie ‘Apag’ one of the official entries for the Summer Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2023, the popular actor revealed that he got his style of not using a script from Director Brillante Mendoza.
Mendoza directed Martin’s first lead role in a movie, Masahista, in 2005.
According to him, he also decided to use the same technique when filming Batang Quiapo, currently one of the top-rated shows in television.
“Kasi dun ako lumaki, e. Sa kanila ni Bing Lao. Talagang hindi kami sanay na may script.” Coco said.
“Dun kami sa gut feel, e. Pinapakiramdaman namin yung mga location, yung mga actors. Iyon ang nakasanayan ko at sa kanya ako lumaki. Kaya siguro ito yung nabitbit ko hanggang sa pagdidirek,” he added.
However, he admitted that he would not surpass Mendoza’s talent.
Meanwhile, the award-winning director praised Coco for being down-to-earth despite the achievements he attained.
“Siya pa rin si Coco Martin 18 years ago. Hindi ko siya nakikitang direktor. Hindi ko siya nakikitang superstar. Ahhh… kasi siguro dahil sa walang nagbago sa samahan. Walang nagbago.” Mendoza said.
Despite the good stories about Coco, the actor still couldn’t evade criticisms especially from motivational speaker Rendon Labador who wanted him to leave Quiapo.
