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Christian Merck Grey, may mensahe kay Xander Ford tungkol sa P349,000 na pakimkim: “Hindi ko responsibilidad ang anak mo!”

Content creator Christian Merck Grey, also known as ‘Makagwapo’ finally made a statement to the claims made by Xander Ford about the P349,000 he allegedly pledged for the baptismal of the latter’s son.

In his post, Christian denied that he made a promise that he would shoulder all the expenses for the baptism of Xander’s child.

According to him, Xander couldn’t afford to spend hundreds of thousands of pesos to throw but still insisted to do it hoping that he would recover the money he spent from the sponsors he invited.

“Ikaw lang ‘yung kilala kong tatay na wala palang pampabinyag tapos kumuha ng napakadaming ninong para masalo ‘yung pampabinyag. Tol hindi kasi ako ganon. Tatay din ako, at ako kaya ko ibigay ang pangangailangan ng anak ko, hindi ko kailangang ipagyabang sa social media kasi hindi mo ako katulad.” Christian said.

“Kapag ako nagpabinyag hindi ko iaasa sa iba, nagpabinyag dahil gusto kong mabinyagan ang anak ko at hindi para kumubra ako sa mga ninong ng mga anak ko. Yung sa binyag ni Marlou, wala talaga akong pinangako don,” he added.

He admitted that he talked to Xander about the christening, but he never made any promise that he would shoulder all its expenses.

Christian said that he already made a statement because the issue was getting bigger already and Xander was already making a public appeal to him.

He also couldn’t believe that the event costs Xander P349,000.

“Hindi naman ako pinanganak kahapon, nakakatawa ka. Saan mo nakuha ‘yung P349,000? Ano kayo nagpakasal? Edi sana sinabi mo sakin para sinagot ko ‘yung kasal niyo,” he said.

Makagwapo then told Xander about the real purpose of Godfathers.

“Kaya ka dapat kumuha ng ninong ay para gabayan ‘yung anak mo, hindi para sa pera,” he said.

Ethel Booba’s brother, Virnard Gabison calls Family Feud staff ‘unprofessional’: ‘Perwisyon na yan ginagawa nyo!’

Ethel Booba’s brother Virnard Gabison confirmed that her sister was referring to the GMA Network game show Family Feud in her complaint.

On May 11, 2023, Ethel made a post against a certain game show that made a reschedule twice, giving them too much inconvenience because they were forced to buy tickets twice.

 

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“Pabook kayo ng pabook ng sked ng taping! Tapos ireresked nyo! Alam nyong Hindi kami available sa date na gusto nyong taping!!! 2 beses na Yan ah!!! Naka-ilang plane tiket na kMi kabibili ng tiket! Hindi nyo Naman nirerefund!” Ethel said.

“NAKAKALOKA kayo! itigil nyo na yang gameshow nyo!” she added.

Virnard, who’s a former researcher for the Presidential Communications Office (PCOO) made a comment, confirming that Family Feud was the game show being criticized by her sister.

“Danyos perwisyo na yan ginagawa nyan game show sa inyo. Mga unprofessional mga staff dyan sa game show ni Dingdong.” Virnard said.

As of writing, the management of Family Feud has yet to give a comment on the post made by Ethel.

It’s not yet known if the guesting of Ethel would still proceed after her post.

Ben Tulfo may pasaring kay Rendon Labador: “Hindi kami pumapatol sa babae”

While the circulating statement made by investigative journalist Ben Tulfo against Rendon Labador turned out to be fake, it seems that there’s a brewing real online feud between the two.

It can be remembered that Tulfo and Labador went viral on social media after netizens thought that the journalist was defending comedian Michael V. from the statement made by the motivational speaker.

However, BITAG Multimedia Network already denied that Tulfo released the said statement.

READ: Rendon Labador, may tugon sa diumano’y pahayag ni Ben Tulfo: “Ngayon ko lang nalaman na may kapatid pala si Raffy Tulfo”

Even if the statement was fake, Labador couldn’t stop himself from reacting to the news, saying that he doesn’t like arguing with old people.

“Good morning! Hindi talaga ako pumapatol sa mga matatanda, buti nalang fake news.” Labador said.

“Advocacy ko lang mag tama ng mga maling nakikita ko para tumalino ang mga Pilipino. Hindi ako nakikipag away, trabaho lang walang personalan.” he added.

Tulfo then responded to Labador’s swipe after a follower showed the post to him.

“Bilin ng mahal naming ina sa aming magkakapatid, ‘wag pumatol sa mga babae.” Tulfo said.

The journalist also said that the only ‘Labradors’ he knew are his dogs Tom and Keanu.

Rendon Labador, may tugon sa diumano’y pahayag ni Ben Tulfo: “Ngayon ko lang nalaman na may kapatid pala si Raffy Tulfo”

Motivational Speaker Rendon Labador made a response to the statement made by public service journalist Ben Tulfo against him that turned out to be fake.

It can be recalled that several online sites and pages featured the said statement portraying Tulfo as defending comedian Michael V. against Labador’s statement.

“Sana yang utak mo gamitin mo sa tamang paraan, hindi puro yabang lang, subukan mo lang akong i-mention mo ako sa video mo, at mabanggit-banggit ng ganyan huh talagang makakatikim ka sa akin baka maiputan kapa sa mukha mo na may putok sa buho!” the report made by the said fanpage reads.

BITAG Multimedia Network, a company owned by Tulfo officially denied the circulating statements online.

“WALANG KATOTOHANAN ang kumakalat na balitang statement ni Ben Tulfo sa vlogger na nagbebenta ng “motivational rice” kuno. Fake news ang kumakalat sa social media na pahayag umano ng batikang investigative journalist na si Tulfo.” the statement of the company reads.

Ayon mismo kay Ben “BITAG” Tulfo, dalawa lang ang kaniyang kilalang LABRADOR. Ang kaniyang mga alagang aso sa bahay na sina Tom at Keanu.” they added.

Meanwhile, Labador took a swipe against Tulfo’s statement, saying that he was not aware that Sen. Raffy Tulfo has a brother.

“Dahil sa fake news na to, ngayon ko lang nalaman na may kapatid pala si Raffy Tulfo.” Labador said.

The company also said that they already contacted their lawyer to address the issue.

Former member of Universal Motion Dancer Norman Santos denies receiving help from former group mate

A former member of the popular ’90s dance group Universal Motion Dancers (UMD) who’s now hospitalized because of his health condition denied that he is receiving help from his former groupmate.

In an interview with Abante, Norman Santos revealed that he was not receiving any support from UMD.

Norman, who’s now hospitalized because of a health condition related to his Kidney also said that he’s not being invited anymore to the latest performances of the group.

Wowie de Guzman, James Salas, Jim Salas, Gerry Oliva, Marco McKinley and Norman were part of UMD that became popular during the ’90s and became rival of Manoeuvres and Streetboys.

“Dati kinukuha pa nila ako kapag may guesting, ngayon hindi na. Lagi nalang silang apat na magkakasama niyan, kung mapapansin niyo lahat ng guesting nila. Yung kambal, si Wowie at si Gerry,” Santos said.

“Pag wala si Gerry, minsan tatlo lang sila, si Wowie at ‘yung kambal. Pero kami ni Marco, outcast na,” he added.

Norman was referring to the issue that happened during a reunion concert in 2020, claiming that the talent fee he received was unfair.

He accused James of being behind the low talent fee he received.

According to him, James told him that the producer only set a very limited budget for the concert, but he discovered later on that his former groupmate was allegedly not telling the truth.

“Nagbigay siya ng sariling presyo na ito lang ‘yung budget [ng producer] pero nung sinabi na sakin ni boss na magkano ‘yung talent fee namin, eto lang ‘yung nakuha ko, nagulat siya,” said Norman.

He was told that he was not supposed to receive a low talent fee because the producer knows his condition.

As of writing members of UMD have yet to give a response to the claims of Norman.

 

Cristy Fermin, sinabing si ‘Mommy Divine’ ang halimbawa ng magulang na kayang tiisin ang anak: “Wala pa rin yung pagtanggap”

Naniniwala ang beteranong kolumnista na si Cristy Fermin na hindi totoo ang kasabihan na ang ‘magulang ay hindi kayang tiisin ang anak’.

Sa kanyang online program na ‘Showbiz Now Na!’ nitong Mayo 16, 2023, pinag-usapan nila Cristy at kanyang mga co-host na sila Rommel Chika at Wendell Alvarez ang sitwasyon sa pagitan ni Sarah Geronimo at ng kanyang ina na si Mommy Divine.

Matatandaan na hanggang ngayon ay hindi parin nagkikita si Sarah at Divine simula ng ikasal ang singer sa kanyang kasalukuyang asawa na si Matteo Guidicelli.

Noon pa lamang ay marami ng fans ni Sarah ang hindi pabor sa napapabalitang trato ni Divine sa kanyang anak.

Naniniwala sila na ang pagiging mahigpit ni Divine ang naging dahilan kung bakit hindi kaagad nagkaroon ng pamilya si Sarah.

Sa kasalukuyan ay patuloy parin na binabati ni Sarah ang kanyang ina sa mga concert at mga social media post, ngunit hindi nagbibigay ng tugon si Mommy Divine dito.

Kaya naman sinabi ni Nay Cristy na kaya talagang tiisin ni Divine ang kanyang anak.

“Meron ngang nagtext sa’kin na ang anak ay kayang tiisin ang magulang. Pero walang magulang na makatitiis sa kanyang anak. Sis meron, si Mommy Divine.” ani Cristy.

“Alam mo kung anong tawag nila kay Mommy Divine? Divine No Mercy. Hindi natin mapipigilang magsalita ng gano’n ang mga kababayan natin dahil napakatagal na. Wala pa rin yung pagtanggap. Wala pa rin yung pagbibigay ng karapatan sa kanyang anak na sabi nga ni Sarah untill gumawa sila ng desisyon.”  dagdag pa niya.

Coach Chot Reyes, nakaganti sa ‘night night’ gesture ng Cambodia coach matapos makamit ng Gilas ang gold medal

Filipino basketball fans couldn’t hide their disappointment towards the gesture made by the Cambodian national basketball team’s coach Harry Savaya.

On May 11, Cambodia defeated Gilas Pilipinas in the group phase of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games.

The game became controversial after Savaya called a late timeout even if it was already sure that Cambodia would win the game.

Members of Gilas couldn’t hide their disappointment and confronted Savaya and accused the Lebanese coach of being disrespectful.

Savaya also irked Gilas and basketball fans after doing a ‘night night’ gesture during the game.

However, on May 16, it seems that Reyes got his revenge against Savaya after Gilas Pilipinas took the gold during their final match with Cambodia.

In a video posted by Rueben Terrado, it can be seen that Reyes was also doing the same gesture Savaya did during the first meeting while approaching the Lebanese coach.

However, the two remained calm and shook hands after the incident.

But some netizens also opposed the action made by Reyes.

“Not classy. That’s not an attitude of a champion nor showing sportsmanship. Show them we are better than them by not mocking them esp. coming from a head coach. Hats off Gilas Pilipinas!” netizen Kru said.

“Pinakita lang ni Coach Chot na malakas tayong Pinoy mang lait. Haha,” netizen Jai Galvez said.

After the game, Savaya praised the players of Gilas Pilipinas but not Reyes and even offered to teach a lesson to the Filipino coach.

READ: Cambodia coach Harry Savaya may mensahe kay coach Chot Reyes: “I can teach him, if he wants”

 

Cambodia coach Harry Savaya may mensahe kay coach Chot Reyes: “I can teach him, if he wants”

Cambodia’s basketball national team coach Harry Savaya praised Gilas Pilipinas after his team was defeated by the Filipino representatives for the gold medal last Tuesday.

Gilas won the gold medal after leading the game against Cambodia with 80 points compared to the 69 points achieved by the host team.

However, Savaya was disappointed with how Gilas coach Chot Reyes was blaming the weather of Cambodia when they lost during their first match.

He even offered to teach Reyes if the Filipino coach was interested to learn on how things work in Europe.

“The Philippine players, respect for all of them. They played with their hearts [out]. [But] they deserve better than someone to blame them like in the first round,” Savaya said.

“He blamed the weather, he blamed everything, he blamed the players. I don’t do that. I can teach him—if he wants—about coaching. In Europe, everywhere, the places he’s never been,”

It can be recalled that Savaya received criticisms from Filipino basketball fans 5 days ago because of the gestures made by the Lebanese coach during the endgame timeout of the first match between the Philippines and Cambodia.

Even members of Gilas confronted Savaya for his gestures.

 

Pokwang, mga kamag-anak naman ni Lee O’Brian sa US ang binanatan: “kahit lampin at bigkis wala!”

Comedian Pokwang now made criticisms against the relatives of her former partner Lee O’Brian in the United States.

In her Instagram post on May 15, Pokwang thanked her friends and followers who sent gifts for her daughter Malia O’Brian.

However, she couldn’t stop herself from taking a swipe against Lee’s relatives in the US, saying that they didn’t even send anything to Malia.

“Thank you sa mga hindi naman kadugo ni Malia pero lagi sya naaalala kahit sa maliit na bagay  mga friends and followers sa ibang bansa UK, UAE at sa USA.” Pokwang said.

“How ironic may kamag anak sya doon ni minsan kahit lampin at bigkis bago ako manganak till now waley hahahahaha iba din ano?” she added.

 

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The post made by Pokwang gained different reactions from the netizens.

“Nakakarelate ako. Katibay ng dibdib ng mga ganyan lalaki at pamilya. Kaya doble doble ang sikap ng mga sigle mother like us. Pero nakakaproud bilang babae na kayanin ang lahat para sa anak.” netizen Anei said.

“I feel you po. May ganyan po talagang kamag anak. Been there. Tapos parang nakikipag kumpetensya pa sa apo. Sasabihin na mahal nila yung bata hindi naman makita kung saang banda nila mahal.. Mahal lang kapag nakakapag bigay ang magulang nung bata pero kapag hindi, who u saknila ang bata.. Pero kapag times na kelangan sila ng bata, hindi na sila mahagilap.” netizen Dianne remarked.

It can be recalled that in a rare event, Lee made a post about Pokwang and greeted his former partner during Mother’s Day.

However, Pokwang refused to accept the greeting, calling Lee ‘plastic’ and accused him of using her to promote his movie.

Isang kuya, humingi na ng tulong sa mga netizens matapos silang iwanang magkakapatid ng kanyang ina

A 17-year-old man went viral on social media after he appealed to the netizens to help him and his two siblings after they were abandoned by their mother.

In a post made by Jen del Mar, she shared the story of Daven, who’s now acting as a father and mother to his five-year-old and one-year-old siblings.

According to Daven, he was forced to work because no one was looking after them anymore after his father was put behind bars because of charges, while their mother suddenly left them in March.

Jen shared the story of the two during Mother’s Day.

“This Mother’s day it’s important for us to acknowledge the pain and suffering of these children, while also recognizing that they have the potential to heal and find happiness in life. We must work together towards a world where every child is loved and cared for, regardless of their circumstances.” Jen said.

The story reached the City of Mandaue City Social Services (CSWS) and helped them to find a temporary shelter.

CSWS personnel would also take care of Daven’s siblings while he was looking for work.

As of writing, the mother of the children has yet to be found.