Veteran columnist Lolit Solis couldn’t stop herself from giving a reaction to the unstoppable criticisms being made by Pokwang against her former husband, Lee O’ Brian.
It can be recalled that Pokwang accused the American actor of being lazy and irresponsible, claiming that Lee didn’t even make ways to support his family financially.
In her social media column, Solis said Pokwang was already becoming ‘cheap.’
Solis also believed that Pokwang’s post made the comedienne appear like she was trying to take back her former husband to his current partner.
“Alam mo napakacheap ng dating ng mga sinasabi ni Pokwang dahil parang bitter na bitter siya sa hiwalayan nila.” Solis said.
“Para bang hinahabol pa niya iyon EX dahil ayaw niyang tumigil mag comment tungkol dito.
“Di ba mas classy sana na wala lang, ok lang go kung go. Kasi pag nagbigay ka pa ng comment hahaba at hahaba pa, eh kung wala ka ng paki, edi tahimik lang.”
The veteran columnist also noticed the silence by Lee, saying that the American actor had already moved on.
She then urged Pokwang to stop speaking about her former husband.
“Kaya kung ako si Pokwang chill lang, tahimik lang, wah na comment.” she stated.
“Mas maganda pa iyon para sa kanya, mas magiging class pa siya. Tutal may career pa siya iyon ang harapin niya.”
As of writing Pokwang has yet to respond to the column of Solis.
Motivational speaker Rendon Labador captured the attention of two casts of FPJ’s Batang Quiapo. This was after the influencer called out the show’s leading actor Coco Martin after complaints from vendors affected by their production.
In his statement, Rendon said that Coco Martin and his production team should leave Quiapo so the vendors could do their business normally again.
“Hindi pa ba tumitigil? Tigas ng muka mo COCO MARTIN, kailangan pa bang sabihan kita ng dalawang beses?” Labador said.
“Nakaka abala ka na sa mga NEGOSYANTENG VENDORS natin diyan sa Quiapo. Kung hindi mo babayaran lahat ng damages at losses sa pag gamit mo ng lugar, umalis alis ka na diyan. Para sa PUBLIKO at MAMAYANG PILIPINO YAN!!! Ginawa mong pansarili mo lang? Hindi ka batang Quiapo, isa kang “anak ng tokwa.” he added.
Because of his repeated criticisms against Coco, well-known rappers Smugglaz and Bassilyo already responded to Rendon, urging the motivational speaker to stop.
Smugglaz and Bassilyo were also part of the FPJ’s Batang Quiapo.
“Tol nagne-name drop ka na ah at nagsalita ng mga di maganda paalala lang din hindi kami mga Cartoons dito mga totoong tao kami sana kaya mo din sya sabihin ng harapan tutal malaki ka na po,” Smugglaz told Rendon.
“Pwede naman talakayin yang isyu ng di ka nagbabanggit ng kung ano-ano sa tao at sa buong Batang Quiapo. Di nyo kami katulad na sa bawat isyu lagi kayo nakasabit at maingay sa socmed na kala mo mga superhero ng bansa.
“Wala ka naman maibigay na solusyon gusto mo lang pasiklabin ang galit ng ibang tao at gamitin ang konting di pagkakaintdihan para sa interes mo. Kailan po ba yung sinasabi mong dadaan ka? Para maayos namin ang trapik.”
Rendon then responded to the rapper, saying that he was only defending the welfare of the vendors.
“Ipaglalaban ko ang mga kawawang vendors na nagsusumikap lang. Wala akong paki alam kung sino yan, ang MALI AY MALI. Kung hindi ninyo maintidihan problema na ninyo yan.” he said.
“Kumuha kayo ng sarili ninyong STUDIO para hindi kayo maka abala. PUBLIC property ang ginagamit ninyo sa PERSONAL INTEREST ninyo.”
Meanwhile, Bassilyo made a funny approach to Labador’s statement.
“Pre tumigil ka na nakikiusap kami sayo para hindi na lumala pa itong ingay na ginagawa mo isang isa na lang.. Isang labas mo pa ng video na may panghehate sa batang quiapo.. kaya pls.. tumigil ka na kapag talagang hindi ka tumigil… ako ang titigil,” the rapper behind the song ‘Lord Patawad’ told Rendon.
As of writing, Coco has yet to make a statement about the vendor’s complaints.
The feud between OPM legend Freddie Aguilar and Maegan Aguilar was well-known to the netizens for almost a decade.
It can be recalled that Maegan’s relationship with Freddie can be compared to the most popular song of the latter, ‘Anak,’ a song of remorse and apology of a child to his parents.
The issue between the two was publicized in 2014 when Maegan announced that she was already severing her ties with Freddie.
It only started because of a simple argument about a vegetable in their refrigerator.’
Maegan said that Freddie asked her about the P1,500 she borrowed from him.
“He also flared up because I hadn’t paid the P1,500 I borrowed from him. I used the money to buy diapers and milk for Mahi.” she said.
“I get only P4,000 as salary in Ka Freddie’s Tomas Morato. Then he gets mad that we are always cash-strapped. It’s his fault. I am underpaid,” she added.
The argument ended with Freddie throwing Maegan and her family out of his house.
In a statement, Freddie responded to his daughter, saying he was saddened that Maegan brought their issue to the public.
Several months after the issue, Maegan talked about her current partner, Freddie, Jovie Aguilar, whom she called ‘mangkukulam’.
According to her, the treatment of her father towards her changed after Jovie arrived.
“My father was never like that in his whole life. And I have known him for 35 years. He had never been this way,” Maegan stated.
“Malakas ‘yung kutob ko na kinulam si Tatay o ginayuma. Kasi ‘yung family ni Jovie na sinasabi niyang family niya, hindi niya kamukha. Mukha silang mga mangkukulam. ‘Yung mga hitsura nila mukhang hindi gagawa ng mabuti.” she added.
In 2015, Maegan admitted that she was jealous of Jovie, because Freddie was spoiling the latter.
“Malamang, kahit anong hilingin non binibigay ni Tatay eh,” Maegan said in an interview with Boy Abunda. “Tapos pag ako, ang sasabihin lang sakin ng tatay ko ‘lugi na ‘yung negosyo bakit wala kang ginagawa’ tapos malalaman ko bumili siya ng bahay para magsasakang magulang ni Jovie,”
Maegan claimed that Freddie was also sending thousands of pesos every week to the family of Jovie.
Several months after releasing a statement against Jovie, it was reported that Freddie reconciled with Maegan, but their peace was only short-lived.
Years after their issue, Maegan, now facing multiple health problems, asked for her father’s help.
“‘Tay, wala po kasi akong ibang tatay, kayo lang. Hindi ko na po alam kung paano ito ayusin, unless din po na maging willing din kayo na tanggapin ako for who I am, what I am.” she said.
“Kasi ‘yun po ang ginagawa kahit sa magkakaibigan lang. Tinatanggap po nila ang isa’t isa for what they are, kahit may mga flaws, kahit hindi perfect. Ako po ‘yun. ‘Tay, I am imperfect. I am flawed. I don’t know how to fix, ‘Tay, pero sa totoo lang kasi kailangan ko kayo ngayon…” she added.
However, Freddie said that Maegan should change first.
According to some netizens, there’s a possibility that Bea made up a story so they could promote their online business that is also related to K-Pop merch.
Some netizens also accused the family of Bea of being connected to the KMJS team.
Others also criticized KMJS and blamed them for alleged cases of the merchandise being targeted by bad elements because of its expensive price.
In a statement, KMJS addressed the netizens, blaming them for giving a bad impression of K-Pop merchandise, saying that they only meant to educate the people and to give a warning to everyone.
They also said that they were planning legal action against people who criticizing their staff who wrote the story about Bea.
“Nakikusap ang pamiyla ni “Bea” na tigilan na ang pang-aatake sa kanila online at pagbubunyag ng kanilang pagkakakilanlan. Lumapit sila sa KMJS para matulungang mabawi ang perang pinaghirapan nila.” the KMJS team statement reads.
“Samantala ay kinokondena naman ng pamunuan ang trolling ng ilang netizens sa aming staff na gumawa ng ulat tungkol kay “Bea”. Nakikipag-ugnayan narin ang KMJS sa aming Legal Team para sa susunod na hakbang.
“Tulad ng ibang mga kuwentong itinampok ng KMJS, ginawa namin ang istorya ni “Bea” hindi para manghusga, pero para magsilbing aral at babala.”
The statement from KMJS received more criticism from the netizens for not admitting their mistakes.
“At least post a statement na not all PCs are worth 50K. make a segment about collecting kpop merch and photocards to redeem yourself kahit yun nalang. We want our community to be safe again and free of the judgement na “nakaw yan.” We want accountability!” netizen Nikkie said.
“Bat parang kasalanan pa namin? the episode and “story” put so much lives at risk! most kpop stans pa naman are GIRLS. we already don’t feel safe daily, what more now? ang lala ha,” netizen Hanie commented.
“I’m beyond disappointed that this statement comes from a show that is hosted by an award-winning journalist and i hope good researchers like, of all people, you should know that the system right here, specifically the police, would not take this case or matter seriously.” netizen Leo stated.
The Department of Finance (DOF) announced on March 7 that they were planning to distribute P1,000 worth of cash aid to 9.3-M households to lessen the effects of inflation in the country.
According to the Targeted Cash Transfer (TCT) program, a P500 will be distributed to households within the next two months.
However, the program of the said government was not popular among netizens, including talent manager Ogie Diaz.
In his tweet, Ogie said it’s better for the government to produce jobs instead of giving cash aid to the people.
He even doubted if the said program would become corruption-free.
“Sana, trabaho ang i-produce. Eh sa ayuda na yan, anong assurance na sa brgy level eh walang kupitang magaganap? Sa brgy lang ba?”
Fans of Ogie agreed with what the talent manager said.
“Same sentiments po nay @ogiediaz. Mas namimihasa ang mga tao na nag aantay sa ayuda. Bakit hindi sila iguide sa business na pde nilang pagkakitaan.” netizen Charmed said.
“Ineencourage lang ang “nakasahod” behavior instead of empowering them na makabangon at angat buhay lahat..slave mentality para madali icontrol,” netizen Mango commented.
“Dinadaan talaga sa pera… Marami Ang matutuwa kasi easy money eh.. Lalo na ang mga tamad na marami pang bisyo. Short term tulong kurakot too loooong.” netizen Ache stated.
Marami ang naapektuhan ng isinagawang tigil-pasada ng ilang grupo ng mga PUV operators at driver nitong nakaraang Lunes.
Kaya naman upang mabawasan ang epekto nito ay nagtulong tulong ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno upang matulungan ang mga commuter na makasakay at makapunta sa kanilang paroroonan.
Ngunit hindi maiwasan ng ilang netizens na magbigay ng kanilang reaksyon sa mga sasakyan na ginamit ng Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) upang mag-alok ng libreng sakay sa mga commuter.
Makikita kasi na kahit ang mga ginagamit na sasakyan para ilipat ang mga preso ay ginamit narin sa pagtulong sa mga mananakay.
Ayon sa ilang mananakay ay tinanggihan nila ang pagsakay sa nasabing mga mga sasakyan na pagmamay-ari ng BuCor dahil sa tila ay magmimistulan din silang preso sa loob.
Makikita sa post na ibinahagi ni dating Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission Greco Belgica na wala diumanong gustong sumakay sa mga bus ng BuCor.
Samantala ay ipinakita naman sa DZBB ang itsura ng loob ng nasabing mga sasakyan at masasabing malayo talaga ito sa pangkaraniwang mga bus.
Ayon sa opisyal ng BuCor ay maaring magsakay ng 40 na katao ang kanilang mga bus.
“Para ka rin na nasa loob ng kulungan pero magandang bersyon ito,” sabi ng mamamahayag sa DZBB.
Nagbigay din ng komento ang ilang netizens tungkol sa mga nasabing bus.
“Maglalakad na lang ako baka idretso pa ako nyan,” ani netizen Carlos.
“Libreng sakay na may libreng foods pa pagdating,” komento ni netizen RJ .
A story about a fan who allegedly stole money to fund her K-Pop merch collection went viral on social media.
On March 5, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS) featured the story of ‘Bea,’ who snitched almost P2-M to her grandmother, capturing the attention of the K-Pop fandom.
Bea’s grandmother ‘Agnes’ expressed dismay over her grandchild’s action, claiming they’re already struggling.
“Gipit na gipit ako tapos ganun-ganun ang ginawa niya!” she said. “Buong buhay ko ‘di ako naipon ng ganyan. Grabe na ‘yung ginawang nakaw.” Agnes said.
“‘Di naman ako nag kulang sa kanya. Di tayo mayaman,” she added.
Because of the said episode, Bea and her family formed an online shop KPop Jagiya PH to sell all her K-Pop merch to recover all the money she took.
“This page will focus on selling the collection. Getting our family’s money back and making sure that Bea is okay are our top priorities,” the statement from the family reads.
Netizens uncovered the ‘truth’ about Bea’s story.
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, Bea and her story went viral on social media again after some fans claimed that they discovered that the family of the said K-Pop fan was not really having financial problems.
Some netizens posted photos from Bea’s family to prove they’re not having business problems.
They also uncovered that Bea was really planning to be a businesswoman in the future, reportedly to sell K-Pop Merch.
In another post, they also uncovered that the grandmother of Bea was also a K-Pop fan.
Some netizens believed that Bea’s family allegedly made up some story to promote their business.
In a photo posted by @berrywonwon it can be seen that the grandmother of Bea was connected to Klea Pineda who’s an artist of GMA.
“If they really made up the whole story and got it featured on GMA ‘di na nakakapagtaka it seems like they have connections sa GMA,” the netizen said.
As of writing, Bea’s camp have yet to post any statement about the issue.
Isang pulubi ang nag-trending sa social media dahil sa laki ng kinikita nito na mataas pa sa sweldo ng karamihan sa mga trabahador na nagta-trabaho ng walo o higit pang oras para kumita.
Sa panayam ng content creator na si @chinita_2.0 kay ‘Kuya Jerry’ na isang namamalimos sa ilang lugar sa Kamaynilaan ipang tanungin kung paano nga ba namumuhay ang isang pulubi.
Ayon kay Jerry ay mayroon siyang trabaho noon sa Makati ngunit nawala ito noong 2021 na naging dahilan upang mawalan ito ng tirahan at ari-arian.
Kaya naman pinili na lamang niya na mamalimos at nalaman niya na mas malaki pala ang kita sa panghihingi ng pera sa kalye.
“P1,500 kada araw,” masayang pagbabahagi ni Jerry.
Ipinakita rin ni Jerry ang kanyang resibo mula sa hotel na kanyang tinitirhan araw araw.
Ayon sa kanya ay may natitira pang mga P29,000 sa kanya kada buwan dahil sa kakaunti lamang ang kanyang gastos at pangangailangan.
Hindi naman maitago ng mga netizens ang paghanga sa diskarte ni Jerry, ngunit may ilan ding bumatikos dito dahil sa tila pagyayabang niya sa kanyang kinikita na galing sa hingi.
“Kaya hindi sila dapat kinukunsinti. May kirot sa dibdib lalo na pagnakaka awa talaga yung tao pero sa isang banda tama nga ba talaga na bigyan sila?” sabi ni netizen Joseph .
“This is an eye opener na hindi lahat ng nanlilimos walang pera,” komento naman ni netizen Venus.
Ayon sa Anti-Mendicancy Law ay ipinagbabawal ang pamamalimos ng mga taong walang kakayahang pinansyal na tugunan ang kanilang pangangailangan ngunit kaya nitong magtrabaho para sa ikabubuhay nito. Ipinagbabawal din dito ang paggamit ng mga kabataan upang mamalimos para sa pera.
Ang sinumang mahuhuling namamalimos na nasa edad na maaaring mapanagot sa batas ay maaaring hulihin at pagmultahin sa batas.
Sa ngayon ay wala pang opisyal na pahayag ang mga otoridad kung ano ang maaring mangyari kay Jerry.
A councilor in Narra Palawan expressed concern about the lengthy flag ceremony being held every Monday in front of their municipal hall.
In his privileged speech, Joel Bito-Onon criticized other officials of Narra for giving too much time to their flag ceremony.
Bito-Onon, in an interview, said that their flag ceremony lasted until 9 AM and believed it already affected the quality of service their constituents receive.
“Yung mga empleyado nakatayo doon sa flag ceremony nasa initan, ang iba diyan hindi pa nakakapag-almusal, ‘yung iba masama ang pakiramdam,” Bito-Onon said.
“Kahit na imbestigahan niyo may mga kaso na diyan na nag-collapse dahil sa ang flag ceremony ay napakahaba.
“Isipin din natin ‘yung kalagayan ng ating mga taxpayer na maaga pang pumupunta sa munisipyo tapos pagdating walang tao sa opisina dahil nasa flag ceremony.”
Meanwhile, Narra Mayor Gerandy Danao responded to the complaint of Bito-Onon, saying that they were mandated to do a flag ceremony every Monday.
“May masama ba sa flag raising ceremony? Normal lang na magreport tayo dahil sinuswelduhan tayo ng taumbayan dapat alam nila ang mga ginagawa natin at hindi naman tayo inaabot ng hanggang alas-dyes ng tanghali kalokohan ‘yun…,” Danao said.
“Sinuswelduhan tayo ng taumbayan, dapat tayong mga inihalal ng mga tao dapat tayo ang manguna sa lahat… Hindi yung ikaw pa ang pinakamalakas mag pa-media na hindi ka nga nag-attend ng flag raising ceremony tibay mo naman,” he added.
According to Section 18 of Republic Act (RA) No. 8491, otherwise known as the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, all government offices and educational institutions must participate in the Observance/Conduct of Flag Raising Ceremonies every Monday morning and Flag Lowering Ceremonies every Friday afternoon.
Despite being a celebrity, Rita Avila chose to line up during their departure at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
In her Facebook post, Rita shared her photo with Kate at NAIA, saying that they chose to avoid VIP treatment and refused the offer from some airport staff to let her skip lining up.
The actress said she avoided VIP treatment because of former Vice President Leni Robredo.
“Nagmagandang loob yung taga-airport. Pinapaalis kami sa pila para mauna na kami. Hindi kami pumayag. Mana kami k Atty. @lenirobredo eh, pila kung pila.” Rita said.
“Ganyan dapat ang mga Pilipino, may DISIPLINA at nasa TAMA. Hindi ung pasaway, singitan, unahan. Nakakahiya.” she added.
Rita received praise from her fans because she didn’t accept the offer from the airport staff.
“Salute po ako sainyo kagya ninyo si Mr Edu Manzano nakasabay ko sa flight may nauna sa knya sabi ni Mr Manzano sumusunod sya sa pila.nsa likuran nya ako kya narinig ko ang sinabi.proud ako sainyo 2,” netizen Gil said.
“I do that Rita. Kasi gusto ko making ng mga anak ko pano mamuhay ng fair sa kapwa even in little things. Hindi man perfect pero araw araw kung sinasabuhay,” netizen Maricar remarked.
“Setting an example for others to realize that privilege is something we should never get used to. saludo po kami sa inyo!” netizen Diana stated.
It can be recalled that Robredo was also praised by her followers because of her humble personality.
During the election, the former Vice President refused to skip the line when she voted in Camarines Sur.
