Raquel Pempengco talked about her issues with Jake Zyrus since the latter decided to transition from Charice Pempengco.

In an interview with Morly Alinio, Raquel narrated that when she was carrying Jake in her womb, she really wished that her baby was a female, and she was happy when God granted her wish.

“Nung pinagbubuntis ko siya, namata ako ng siyam na buwan para maging [ang anak ko],” said Raquel.

However, she lost all her hope when Jake became a man.

“Mula nung nag-jake siya nawala lahat ‘yun. Mas masakit kasi nag-expect ako na for life kami magkasama eh. Naisip ko kung nagkamali man ako sa isang bagay pero hindi naman ganon kabigat para kalimutan na ina ako,” she said.

“Mas masakit ‘yung nagpalit siya ng pangalan dahil ako ‘yung nagbigay ng pangalan niya, tapos ‘yung nagpatangal siya ng breast, tapos nagpalagay siya ng tattoo dahil iniingatan ko ‘yung balat niya. Dahil siya ‘yung talagang ipinanata ko na ibigay ni Lord sakin,” she added.

However, despite their differences, Raquel said that she still considers Jake as part of her family.

“Kahit gaano siya kalayo, kahit gaano katagal pa siyang hindi mag-reach out samin… family parin namin siya, hindi parin namin siya nakakalimutan,” she said.

Former senator Kiko Pangilinan flexed his wife, Sharon Cuneta, after the ‘Dear Heart’ reunion concert between the megastar and her former husband, Gabby Concepcion.

The said concert went viral on social media after Sharon and Gabby showed their sweetness to each other in front of hundreds of fans who attended the event.

Sharon and Gabby’s daughter, KC Concepcion, even attended the concert to witness the most-awaited reunion between her parents, who separated in 1993.

Some netizens, during the concert, forgot that Sharon was already married, but Pangilinan helped them to remember it.

In his post, Pangilinan hugged Sharon, and he included a meaningful caption, calling the concert as part of his wife’s job.

“Kapag natapos na ang oras sa trabaho,” said Pangilinan.

Netizens praised Pangilinan for being an understanding husband to his wife.

“Salamat VP Kiko Pangilinan At napaka understanding nyo po.. Lalo na at hinayaan nyo mag concert sila ni gabby para kay kc.. saludo sa lawak ng pang unawa nyo.. at sa unconditional love para kay mam sharon,” netizen Zurc said.

“Proud to you sen. kiko very understang husband at open minded sya mga bagay na may nangangailangan ng kaligayan mabuo ang pamilya (kay KC) para sa pagmamahal,” said netizen Sarah.

In a radio interview, Panilinan said that he was supportive of Sharon’s concert.

“She has my 110% support and I am very proud of her commitment and dedication sa kanyang trabaho. Nandiyan ang aking support walang problema ru’n dahil ang mag-asawa naman ay dapat nagtutululungan sa kanilang mga career at proyekto,” he said.

“Well kung meron naman dapat pagselosan pero wala naman e kaya okay tayo diyan,” he added.

Content creator Rendon Labador revealed the reason why he started to be ‘motivated’ in life, as most people knew him.

In an interview with Anthony “Ka Tunying” Taberna, Rendon said that he started pursuing success when own his father, retired PNP General Lito Labador, told him that he was a worthless individual.

Rendon said that his father believed that he only had friends because his parent was influential.

“Ang sabi sa akin ni Erpat, ‘kaya ka lang kinakaibigan ng mga kaibigan mo ngayon dahil general ako. Ikaw wala kang kwenta. Who you ka! Kapag ako nag-retire or nawala na ako, wala nang papansin sa’yo. Pinapansin ka lang ng tao dahil may makukuha sila sa’yo.’” he said.

“So, nu’ng sinabi sa akin ng Erpats ko yun napaisip ako. Bata pa lang ako nagising ako sa katotohanan. Doon ako nagsimulang mangarap,” he added.

In another post, Rendon said that instead of being discouraged by his father’s statement, he used it as a motivation to become successful on his own.

Rendon didn’t follow to the footsteps of his father, instead he decided to build a business empire and also decided to become a motivational speaker.

Actress Andrea Brillantes captured the attention of her fans after she made a statement about ‘snakes’ after she posed with a slither during the Opulence Ball.

Her companion quickly became one of the highlights of the show, and some members of the press asked Andrea if she didn’t feel any fear while handling such an animal.

According to Andrea, she was already used to interacting with ‘snakes,’ joking that she knew people like her ball partner.

“Ba’t ako matatakot? May mga kilala nga akong ganito! Char!” she said.

Several netizens reacted to the said statement of Andrea, and some even believed that she was taking a swipe again at her ex-boyfriend Ricci Rivero and his family.

“May sasalo nman jan kahit walang pangalan. bato bato sa langit, ang sumalo at matamaan my bukol,” netizen Bruce said.

However, some social media users were already fed up with the issue.

“Yung mga reporter kasi Panay interview sa dalawa tas pag Yung Isa honest tas Yung Isa Panay sagot at parinig. Ganyan talaga mangyayari. Panay tanong tas pag Ang Isa sarap na sarap mag parinig.. syempre papalag nanaman Yung kabilang kampo Kasi ka nadawit nanaman sya sa comment section. Tas maya2 pag gumanti sya pa Yung masama,” netizen Ayahh remarked.

“Yan Ung Taong Di Maka Move On panay Parinig Sa Mga Tao…Napaka immature Talaga Ndi Nalang Manahimik Sabagay Jan Sya Pinaguusapan Sa Mga Gawi Nya Na GanYan pag Ndi Yan Nagpapansin iwan san Yan Pulotin…Kong Naka Move on Kana Sana Dikana Nandadamay Ng ibang Tao Gumawa Ka Ng Sarili Mo Asan Ang Pagiging Mabait jan??? Masyado Ma Epal,” netizen Francesca commented.

KC Concepcion revealed that she already lost hope that her parents would reunite again after their separation in 1993.

On her vlog she uploaded after the ‘Dear Heart’ reunion concert of her parents, Gabby Concepcion and Sharon Cuneta, KC said that seeing her father and mother on the same stage was one of her childhood dreams.

KC even revealed that during her younger years, she often asked Santa Claus to reunite her parents.

“I remember I would ask Santa Claus to hopefully bring them back together because I so wanted to have a complete family, and I knew that they loved each other and that the Philippines is so small that they could just run into each other and they’re both actors,” said KC.

However, her wish for Santa didn’t happen as both her parents formed their own families.

The actress also never saw her parents being friends and seeing each other, that’s why she was also surprised after being informed about the reunion concert.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would still be able to experience sharing moments with the two of them together—laughing, smiling, talking. I don’t really remember them being friends when I was growing up, so I never really thought that it would be possible to see them in one place, just OK and on good terms,” she said.

“When I was reading the script, parang mangiyak-ngiyak talaga ako kasi ang dami kong hindi alam about their love team and professional life. Para akong kinakabahan dahil hindi lang siya show for me, it’s my life,” she added.

KC was happy that even at once, she saw that her family was complete.

Netizens couldn’t stop discussing the revealing costume of Rhian Ramos at the Shake, Rattle, and Ball Halloween Party.

On October 31, 2023, Rhian joined other celebrities in celebrating Halloween at the National Museum of Anthropology, cosplaying the Filipino comic character ‘Alexandra Trese.’

“Minsan walang pagkakaiba ang mga halimaw sa tao.—Alexandra Trese,” she wrote.

The costume received mixed reactions from the netizens, as some said that Rhian was too revealing in her cosplay.

“May papisngi si madam,” netizen Mecar said.

“Di ka ba naman mapa wow nyan nka labas ang isang hiwang karne,” netizen Tintin commented.

“Hallowen costume ba yan kita nmn sobra ang kaluluwa ayan oh konti nlng ganyan na ba ngaun,” netizen Nancy remarked.

It can be recalled that Rhian also went viral on social media several times because of her revealing outfit.

Even Dra. Vicky Belo couldn’t stop reacting to the confidence being shown by Rhian.

“Wala bang mas maliit?” Dra. Belo told Rhian.

Content creator Jinky Cubillen-Anderson, also known as ‘Madam Kilay,’ publicly called out her sister, Joy Cubillen, for allegedly withdrawing the money she entrusted to her.

In a series of social media posts, Jinky asked her sister to return her money amounting to P2.5-M.

According to her, she tried to reach out to her sister, whom she considered her right-hand many times, but she kept being ignored, so she decided to inform the public about the issue.

“Baka gusto mo ilabas ang pera ko Joy Cubillen, kasi may mga pinapasahod akong tao! Gusto mo pa ata luluhod ako sayo! Di ka madala sa maayos na usap naka block pa ko pwes ipapabasa naten to sa mga chismosa para makarating sayo!” she said.

“KAPATID KONG MUKHANG PERA JOY CUBILLEN INSTANT MILLIONARIO KA!! LORD PLEASE TULUNGAN MO PO AKO!!” she added.

Jinky also made a live stream to narrate her problems to her followers, saying that putting her bank account under her sister’s name was a huge mistake.

She said she worked so hard to earn that kind amount of money, which her sister eventually took without any effort.

The content creator said her sister was the one who represented her in the Philippines as she was currently living abroad.

Jinky never thought that her sister would betray her.

“Pinagkatiwalaan ko ‘yung ate ko, ipinangalan ko sa kanya lahat [ng ari-arian at bank account ko] ang laking pagkakamali ko talaga,” she said.

“Bakit ko ipinagkatiwala? Kasi kapatid ko eh, akala mo mapagkakatiwalaan mo kasi nga kapatid mo. Sa lahat ng pera ko sa kanya nakapangalan, then lumago ‘yung business ko ngayon syempre ang tao nasisira sa pera, inuunti unti pala ako ng ate ko hindi ko alam,” she added.

Andrea Brillantes gained thousands of reactions on social media due to her caption on one of her posts.

In her Instagram post, Andrea uploaded her Halloween costumes inspired by the movie ‘Mean Girls.’

However, her caption also gained attention from the netizens as she received criticism from her ex-boyfriend Ricci Rivero and his family.

“Why are you so obsessed with me?” she said.

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Netizens wrote their reactions to Andrea’s caption.

“Yong chill lang si Andrea tapos Yong ex buong angkan nakikialam na sa issue,” netizen Aya said.

“Buti pa to chill chill lang… Samantalang ung lalaki panay dada,” netizen Shean remarked.

“Alam kasi ng magulang ni Andrea na yakang yaka ng anak nila sa ganitong situation eh yung guy alam ng parents nila duwag kaya ayun kinampihan ng buong pamilya,” netizen Almira commented.

Andrea was known for not addressing Ricci directly when discussing her most recent relationship, but she couldn’t stop herself from taking swipes against her ex-boyfriend.

Her recent statements forced Ricci’s family to defend their son finally and even insinuated that Andrea was ‘misguided.’

“I can only wish all the best iha and when the time comes at lumabas na ang tutuo i just hope maka bawi ka pa. We really feel sorry for you coz misguided ka ng mga naka paligid sayo,” Ricci’s father, Paolo Rivero said.