Millions of netizens in the Philippines have already watched a video uploaded by a moto-vlogger working with the ride-hailing app JoyRide.
The video was about a man who’s only identified as ‘Mark’ who used the said app to fetch his girlfriend during their scheduled meeting.
“Sige po kuya, bali girlfriend ko ang sasakay. Andiyan na siya sa may andoks nag lalakad na daw siya,” Mark told the rider.
However, the rider who’s tasked to pick up the girlfriend by Mark discovered that the girl was with another man.
The rider chatted with the girl and became more surprised by the latter’s answers, saying that ‘Mark’ was her brother and not her boyfriend.
“Kuya ko yun [si] Mark” the girl told the rider.
After the video reached millions of views, it was already expected that even Mark was aware of it and even made a statement thanking the rider for catching his girlfriend.
“Salamat boss Tony dahil sa video mo. Nalaman kung may kahati pala ako dahil na panood ko yung video. Nag hiwalay na kami. Dko na rin kaya. Ilang besses ko na nahuli yon. Pero. nagpakat*ng* ako. Kasi mahal ko cya. This time. Wala na tlaga it’s over. Salamat sa video mo boss Tony,” Mark said.
Because of the issue, the said app also went viral on social media.
Even the convenience store where the rider picked up the girl also became popular on social media and some netizens didn’t waste the opportunity to take a photo of the said place.
Jormiel Labador defended his brother Rendon Labador from fashion influencer Bryan Boy, who recently criticized the latter for promoting his ‘motivational rice.’
It can be remembered that the issue started when the newly-opened restaurant by Rendon received criticisms because of the pricing of their extra rice, which costs P100.
Rendon made a creative way to address the issue, giving a branding to his expensive rice and challenging the netizens to work hard to afford it.
Bryan then made a video making fun of Rendon’s videos, saying that the motivational rice was not expensive enough compared to ‘Gucci’ Rice.’
The fashion vlogger claimed that Gucci rice costs 20,000 euros or 1,212,000 pesos.
“Medyo matagal na kong hindi nakikisawsaw sa problema ng mahihirap.” Bryan said.
“Para sa akin po, hindi po nakaka-motivate ang 100-peso motivational rice. Kung ‘yan lang po ang future ko ‘Oh my God’ nakakatakot, ayoko niyan. Yung standards ko po, medyo mataas. And I’m talking about my present!
“Yung rice namin galing siya ng Gucci. Bale yung one kilo ng rice, this is 20,000 euros. Kayo na po mag-convert kung magkano sa pesos.
‘Yan po yung rice na ginagamit namin to make chicken arroz caldo… So no, hindi po ako namo-motivate ng 100 pesos, dito po tayo sa 20,000-euro Gucci rice,”
Jormiel was visibly disappointed with the statement made by Bryan, saying that the latter should not involve the poor people in his statement.
“Bakit niya dinadamay ‘yung mahihirap? Pwede ka namang magyabang pero wag mo ng idamay ang mahihirap,” said Jormiel “Alam mo ang pagiging mahirap, walang masama diyan as long as gumagawa ka ng tama, as long as nagta-trabaho ka ng maayos,”
“Bakit mo dinadamay ang mahihirap, bakit mo sinasabi na mahirap sila.. Kasalanan ba nila na naging mahirap sila? Sa hirap ng panahon ngayon hindi mo na kasalanan kung maging mahirap ka,” he added.
He also expressed doubts about the existence of Gucci rice and challenged Bryan to show any evidence to prove his claims.
As of writing, Bryan has yet to respond to Jormiel, who’s known for being the opposite of his brother.
The chairman of Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE Inc.) Romeo Jalosjos reportedly ended the internal issue surrounding Eat Bulaga after a productive meeting between him, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon.
According to some reports, Jalosjos gave the creative control of the longest-running noontime show, which may save the job of the current production staff of Eat Bulaga.
Part of the agreement was not to remove any current staff of Eat Bulaga that is handling the production.
It also gave the TVJ the power to decide what they really wanted to happen with the future of the noontime show.
The meeting may result at the end of the rumored rebranding of the noontime show.
It could be recalled that some showbiz columnists reported that TVJ and other hosts of Eat Bulaga might leave the show if the Jalosjos family insisted on handling the creative control of the show.
Fans are now confident that nothing will change to the format of Eat Bulaga as Tito already announced that he’s already satisfied with the current status of the show.
It can be recalled that the issue started when reports about the removal of the founding producer of Eat Bulaga, Tony Tuviera, circulated on social media.
Tuviera was close to the TVJ and other Eat Bulaga hosts.
The issue became more clear when the legendary trio started to give hints about the issue during some episodes of the noontime show.
It’s not yet known if the scheduled press conference by Tape Inc on April 15 will still continue.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is preparing charges against the content creator group ‘Tukomi’ for their viral prank last week.
On April 7, 2023, Tukomi went viral on social media after they made a public prank pretending that they were going to abduct someone, and they were stopped by a police officer who thought they were really bad elements.
The cop has been identified as Police Staff Sergeant Ronnie Conmigo who’s based in Las Pinas City.
In an interview, PNP Las Pinas said that they’re already filing charges against the content creators to give a lesson to other influencers.
“Muntik ng magkaroon ng hindi magandang insidente out of this prank kaya gusto ko sanang manawagan sa pamamagitan nito ay mabigyan kami ng pagkakataon na masabi ang side dito.” Las Piñas police chief Col. Jaime Santos said.
“Wala naman pong problema sa pagba-vlog, pero sana pag-aralan natin ‘yung content, suriin natin. Hindi pwede ‘yung mga ganito na it concerns the security of the community and the vlogger itself. We will filing a case against the vloggers.
“Ang Las Pinas police po ay nananawagan sa mga vlogger na please don’t encourage this type of vlog that might influence others, particularly ‘yung mga kabataan,”
Santos also believed that there was a possibility that Tukomi would be put behind bars because of what they did, especially since there was a complainant.
The complainant has been revealed to be Conmigo, who decided to file charges to stop the Tukomi from doing such practices.
“Para matuldukan na ‘yung maling pagba-vlog, maling content na ginagawa nila. Delikado po sa ating mamamayan [yung ginagawa nila]” Conmigo said.
As of writing, Tukomi has yet to give a statement on the charges they’re facing.
Singer Angeline Quinto revealed that she almost gave up her career in singing because of a devastating chapter of her life.
In an interview with Toni Gonzaga, Angeline said that she almost decided to retire as a singer because of the passing of her adoptive mother Sylvia Quinto.
It can be remembered that Sylvia passed away in November 2020, months after having a stroke.
“Noong nawala ang Mama, ayoko na. Ayoko nang gawin ang lahat, ultimo ang pagkanta ko. Parang nawala na ‘yung laging papalakpak para sa akin,” she said.
“Kaya ngayon, kapag kumakanta ako, gusto ko laging may isang upuan para [naiisip] ko na lagi siyang nandyan.” she added.
Angeline started her career in when she joined the reality singing contest Star for a Night in 2003.
She decided to start her career again in singing in 2010 after a five-year hiatus.
The singer started to gain fame when she won Star Power: Sharon’s Search for the Next Female Pop Superstar in 2011.
She signed a record deal with Star Music and started to create popular songs, including “Patuloy Ang Pangarap”.
Angeline then tried acting and appeared in an episode of Maalala mo Kaya.
She’s currently with her non-showbiz boyfriend Nonrev Daquina and their relationship resulted to one child.
The husband of the popular online seller Jelyn Dablo pleads with the content creators not to create more videos about his late wife.
In a Facebook post, John Karlo ‘JK’ Dablo criticized some content creators who featured the story of his wife, who passed away after a five-year battle with endometrial cancer.
JK was the one who broke the news to the netizens, and it quickly went viral on social media because of the lesson shared by the online seller before passing away.
However, some content creators misled the netizens and changed some of the facts about Jelyn’s passing.
“Please STOP making videos of my LATE WIFE. It is all Obvious that all of your intentions are not PURE. Pinagkakakitaan nyo sa VIEWS, like and Subscriptions SA CHANNEL NYO and PAGE. We tried to message some of these content creators and guess what, we were told that the video they posted pertaining to my wife was for pure ENTERTAINMENT purposes only!!!”JK said.
“My family and MY WIFE are not for your entertainment, were not your clowns. Please do not make a living out of our own misery.
Ginagawa nyong kasiyahan Yung kalungkutan namin sa buhay.” he added.
According to him, the said videos badly affected the image of his wife.
“You paraded my wife’s lifeless body on the cover of your videos and made her face a clickbait so you can gain fame and money.” he stated.
“Hindi talaga ako healthy noon, wala naman akong bisyo, hindi naman ako naninigarilyo, nag-iinom ako pero light lang. Yung mga apple, ayun tapos po ano bihira lang din po akong mag gulay, puro instant foods nalang. Malaki talagang epekto ang pagkain sa katawan natin.. Sisingilin tayo sa bandang huli,” she said.
A man who claimed to be an illegitimate son of Richard Yap challenged the actor to a DNA test so the public would know the truth.
It can be recalled that Joshua Jensen, who’s a resident of Cavite, already asked Yap to recognize him several times and even said that he was ready to prove his claims via a DNA test.
However, Yap refused the proposal from Jensen, saying that he would let the lawyers work on the case.
“I think it is for our lawyers to talk about that. If I accept (the challenge), that means that we are guilty or we think that there is a chance, but there is really none. Why should I agree to what they want?” Yap said.
He even said that Jensen’s appearance might be related to his candidacy for the north district congressional post of Cebu City.
In 2022, Jensen personally went to Cebu City to file a case against Yap, saying that he had no choice because the actor didn’t want to talk to him.
“Alam naman natin ‘yung totoo, hindi mo lang matanggap sa sarili mo. Hinahamon kita magpa- DNA test, ayaw mo. Bakit? Takot ka malaman nilang lahat? Sana naman magpakalalaki ka kahit minsan lang. Alam mong matagal ka na naming hinahanap para makausap nang maayos, kaso wala, eh, puro ka iwas.” Jensen told the actor.
“Hinintay mo pang dumating sa puntong ‘to. Ngayong dumating na, siguro, oras na rin para magkaharap-harap tayo, para malaman na rin nila kung ano ba talaga ‘yung totoo. ‘Wag kang mag-alala, si Lord na bahala sa lahat,”he added.
In an interview with Aster Amoyo, Jensen said that he was informed about his relationship with Yap when he was 10 years old.
He believed that only a DNA test would prove his claims because Yap was not really willing to recognize him.
According to Jensen, he tried to see Yap several times personally, but the actor didn’t want to meet him.
Jensen also denied that he only wanted to have a share of the wealth of the actor.
“Wala naman po akong masamang intensyon, nabuhay po akong mag-isa so kung pera lang [ang habol ko] mali po yung sinasabi nila. Kung sustentuhan niya ako, karapatan ko po yun, deserve ko po yun na sustentuhan niya,” he said.
“Magpa-DNA tayo, humarap ka, harapin mo kami, patunayan mo talaga na isa kang tunay na lalake,” he added.
Before becoming one of the top actors in the Philippines, Coco Martin faced several controversies, and one of the biggest might be his issue with Katherine Luna.
The issue started in 2005 when Coco and Katherine had a short-term relationship during the filming of ‘Masahista,’ and the actor was even convinced that he was the father of the baby.
However, the relationship between the two fell apart, and some people accused Coco of being an irresponsible father to the said child.
“Nagsimula kasi yun Tito Boy, nagkamali ako. Bata ka, naging mapusok ka. Ito pala ang showbiz, masaya, puno ng temptasyon. May nangyari na isang bagay na hindi maganda tapos nagstart lahat dun. Magkasama lang kami sa movie. Hindi kami magboyfriend. Sabi ko nga dahil sa kabataan, labas labas, gimik gimik, may nangyari na ‘di namin inaasahan.”Coco shared in an interview.
In 2011, Katherine said that she was willing to introduce their child again to Coco, who was already rising to stardom during that time.
“Nung ipinagbubuntis ko, oo, meron po siyang… Opo, nabilhan niya ako ng mga gamit. Pero nung ipinanganak ko na si Nicole, wala, wala na, wala po akong narinig. Simula nung first month.” Katherine said.
“Hindi na kailangan, e. Nabuhay ko na siya, e. Pitong taon, pitong taon nasa akin, nabuhay ko siya, napag-aral ko, nabigay ko… Oo, hindi nga ganun kamahal yung mga nabigay ko para sa kanya… Pero kung ano’ng maitutulong niya…. masaya yung bata sa akin. Hindi ko ipagdadamot yun, hindi ko ipagdadamot sa kanya na makilala niya in person yung tunay niyang ama.” she added.
Coco explained why he was having difficulties from support the child.
“Wala akong trabaho nun Tito Boy, studyante lang ako nun, paraket raket lang ako sa mga pelikula, pa indie, indie. Di ko alam kikitain ko. Ayun tinulungan ko siya sa abot ng makakaya ko. Nung akala ko, ganun set up namin dahil wala kaming relasyon, kelangan ko panindigan, ayoko maranasan ng magiging anak ko yung naranasan ko na walang nag-guide sa kin kundi Lola ko dahil separated yung parents ko.”he said.
In 2014, Coco received advice from his manager not to quickly take custody of the child.
“Dumating yung bata tsaka yung lola, gusto ko mangyari ibigay ko yung best sa magiging anak ko, kaya kinausap ko na yung lola kung maari kung ibibigay nila sa akin, mabigyan ko ng tamang guidance, kahit papano makatulong ako, mabigay ko yung mga pangangailangan niya.” Coco narrated.
“Sa sobrang excited ko, tinawagan ko manager ko, sabi ko ‘Mother nakausap ko yung bata, pwede ko na makuha yung bata. Sinabi sa kin ni Mother Bibs, ‘Teka lang, hindi ganun kadali yun. Kelangan natin idaan yan sa legal na sitwasyon. Ang sabi niya kung talagang desidido ka, e di kakausapin natin, pa-DNA muna natin.” he added.
The mother of Katherine agreed to the proposal of Coco’s camp. However, the result turned out to be negative, and it was proven that Coco was not the father.
Coco admitted he felt sad because all the time, the child believed that he was his father.
“Negative. ‘Di ko anak yung bata. Honestly, nasaktan ako dahil bumalik sa akin lahat ng nakaraan. Di ba sabi ko, yung masasakit na salita na inabot ko sa iba’t ibang opinion ng tao, di ba pati lola ko lumabas kasi nga parang napaka-iresponsable ko, yun ang tingin sa kin ng ibang tao.” he stated.
“And may point, iniisip mo din yung bata. Kasi lahat ng kalaro niya, lahat ng kamag-anak niya, kapag napapanood niya ako sa TV I’m sure, ‘Yan Daddy ko.’ Di ba, hindi lang ako eh, ang laking damage na nangyari. Siyempre on my part gusto ko akuin yung bata. Kasi wala siyang kasalanan eh. And di ko din alam anong pwedeng puntahan ngayon, paano na ngayon siya, yung pinaka inaasahan niya na hope wala pala,” he also said.
Controversial actress Alex Gonzaga proved to the netizens that she could also become a pedicab driver.
In her latest vlog, she borrowed a pedicab from a man and even jokingly asked if she would become infertile when she tried the said job.
Before using it, she asked the pedicab driver to teach her the basics.
After learning, she can be seen trying to get customers along the University Belt and talking to them.
Passerby couldn’t hide their curiosity after seeing the popular actress using a pedicab.
Alex has also been accompanied by popular Radio DJ Papa Jack.
Netizens also praised Gonzaga for being down-to-earth and not hesitating to try the said job.
“So happy to watch your vlog lately na DI na CRINGEY as it was before,pede nman KC maging entertaining at funny Ang jokes kesa TRENDING but nega Ang dating, even the views khit affected Basta DO what makes NETIzEn HAPPY Alex,” netizen Marsha said.
“Iba talaga pag c idol alex.. Magmali mn ng di sinadja atleast alam nia tumanggap ng pagkakamali at marunong magpakumbaba… Lodi qo talaga ang Gonzaga sister,” netizen Arlene commented.
“I like Alex so much very simple,d maarte unlike other artest..totoong tao,hi miss Alex I’m ur silent subscriber from Saud Arabia ofw,” netizen Ethel remarked.
It can be recalled that Alex went viral on social media several months ago because of smudging a cake towards a waiter.
She then apologized to what she did and even made a joke about it, saying that she would avoid buying any cake now.
Ara Mina finally responded to her rumoured rift with her sister Christine Reyes.
In an interview with Marites University, Ara admitted that she felt sad about what her sister said.
“Kilala ko na kasi ‘yung kapatid ko, kumbaga sanay na ako,” said Ara. “But I think parang na-hurt ako ng a little bit pero hindi pinansin kasi alam ko naman ang ano [ugali] ng kapatid ko,”
“Na-bring up niya lang siguro and you know may mga kanya kanya rin naman tayong hindi nasasabi sa pamilya pero masasabi mo sa public,” she added.
However, she clarified that her relationship with her sister was fine.
But she was worried that Christine’s statement would reach their mother.
“Actually mas concern kami kay mommy ko kaysa sa mga pinsan, kapatid kasi kaming magkakapatid sanay na kami, kaya na namin i-handle si mommy,” she stated.
Fortunately, they convinced their mother to ignore the statement of her sister.
Ara then revealed that her mother has many problems that might contribute to her attitude.
She also believed that Christine only wanted to be taken care of.
“Kaya feeling mo hindi ka naalagaan kasi stress ‘yung mommy mo, iba iba kasi yung personality natin and how will you take it, eh siya [Christine] dala dala parin niya hanggang ngayon,” she said.
It can be recalled that Christine’s statement in 2021 went viral after she admitted that she was not happy living with her biological mother.
“Ever since I moved to my biological mom, I felt that I didn’t have a voice. So as much as possible, I don’t really talk,” Christine said.
“I was very neglected when I was a child, at six years old. I remember whenever there’s a problem, I would constantly hear words, ‘You never should have been born,” she added.
