A social media personality was put behind bars after he allegedly asked for money from his ex-girlfriend in exchange for not spreading their private photos.

According to the report of NBI, social media personality Dibson Maybuena Manubay was caught by the authorities during an entrapment operation on July 6, 2024, in Mandaluyong City.

The complainant said she already ended her relationship with Manubay due to the latter’s attitude.

However, instead of moving on, Manubay used the private photos of his ex-girlfriend as a way to extort money from her.

Manubay allegedly asked for P30,000 from the complainant and even used his social media platform to tease the said private photos to his 18,000 followers.

The social media personality denied the allegations, saying that he was offering his ex-girlfriend to invest in his clothing line.

“Hindi ko siya hinihingan ng pera bali ang usapan po namin doon sa pera na ‘yon, dadagdagan niya ‘yung 20k ko para doon sa clothing line na ginagawa naming business,” he said.

“Kasi sabi niya sige aayusin na natin yang relasyon natin para wala ng gulo,” he added.

But the complainant showed sufficient evidence that Manubay forcefully asked her for money.

A psychology student who was thought to be missing finally clarified her current situation.

Several days ago, “Jamee,” a student of La Consolacion College in Bacolod, went viral on social media after several media outlets reported that she was missing.

Many thought that she was really missing and even created some theories that someone forcefully took her.

However, a Facebook user claimed to be Jamee set the record straight that she really intended to leave her family.

She started her open letter with: “Min, ma, pa, si Jamee ni. I couldn’t comment on your post so here nalang. I’m not missing, I’m safe, leave me alone,”

“I waited until I was 21 to leave. I deleted my accounts, I blocked all your numbers, what part of that says I want you to look for me. I want all of you in that family to think about what you’ve been doing to me and how you treated me for all these years, what makes you think I will stay there.

“I didn’t think you would make this blow up and I could just leave quietly. I want peace and freedom, leave me alone, never talk to me, don’t look for me,” 

As of writing, the exact reason why Jamee didn’t like to stay with her family anymore was still unknown.

Abegail Rait finally ended her silence after her alleged daughter to Francis Magalona, Francesca Gail, was recorded while dancing at a bar in Las Pinas.

Francesca and Abegail went viral several months ago after claiming they’re the other family of the legendary rapper.

It can be recalled that influencer Boss Toyo, who made Francesca popular on social media, called out the bar for uploading Francesca’s video while making some moves at the said establishment.

In addition to allowing Francesca to dance, the establishment also faced criticism from the influencer for allowing the aspiring artist to enter the club regardless of age.

After the issue went viral, netizens discovered that Abegail was also at the bar.

As a response, Abegail published a cryptic post on her social media page.

“We are like books. Most people only see our cover, the minority read only the introduction, many people believe the critics. Few will know our content,” the quote shared by Abegail read.

Meanwhile, the establishment where Francesca and Abegail went has yet to give their official statement.

The Las Pinas City Government also not yet expressing their intention to investigate the incident.

Amid Rico Yan’s reemerging popularity, some social media users started crafting stories about the late actor’s relationship with Claudine Barretto.

In several posts on social media, netizens started spreading the theory that Claudine and Rico had a secret child during their relationship, and it was Julia Barretto.

“What if anak talaga ni Rico Yan at Claudine Baretto si Julia Barretto, hindi lang tanggap ni claudine na wala na si Rico Yan kaya binigay niya si Julia Baretto sa kapatid niya,” the theory read.

DEBUNKING THE MYTH

While the said theory was already widespread on the internet, it would be far from possible that Julia was the secret child of Claudine and Rico.

While Rico and Claudine have been collaborating on several projects since 1996, the two only dated from 1998, a year after Julia’s birth.

Claudine was also just 17 years old when Julia was born.

If Claudine was pregnant at that time, it would had been easily reveal as she was very popular at that time and many people were following her.

It might be one of the latest weird theories on the internet since the release of the story about Maine Mendoza and Alden Richard’s alleged daughter, which was crafted by the remaining fans of AlDub.

The Department of Health (DOH) was planning to push to ban ‘Mukbang’ content on social media after a vlogger passed away due to possible excessive eating.

According to DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa, he wanted to stop Filipino content creators from promoting unhealthy practices like Mukbang.

“It’s a bad practice because people make content by overeating,” said Herbosa. “And overeating is not healthy,”

“It would lead to obesity, and obesity will lead to hypertension, heart condition, non-communicable diseases,” he added.

He pointed out that Mukbang content creators only encouraged social media users to commit unhealthy behavior.

“I can ban it locally. I can propose banning Mukbang locally and ask DILG to stop those sites,” he stated.

As of writing, the lawmakers has yet to give their comment on the proposal of Herbosa, which many believed to be impossible to implement.

It can be recalled that content creator Dhongz Apatan passed away several days after he recorded himself while overeating fatty food.

While his family denied that he was an excessive eater, netizen pointed out that the content creator was known for eating fatty food.

One of his featured meal was a whole head of cow he ate alone.

Even the doctors who examined Dhongz confirmed that his cause of passing was related to his excessive eating of unhealthy foods.

Internet sensation Deo Balbuena, a.k.a. Diwata, was reportedly losing popularity several months after he became one of the top-followed personalities on social media.

In a Facebook post, Diwata was seen walking with a friend without being interrupted by fans who wanted to take a photo of him.

It can be recalled that the internet sensation was so popular before that he couldn’t even walk in public places because people kept swarming him.

Some even tried to remind Diwata about his line when he refused to greet a fan on his birthday during the peak of his popularity.

“Ayan Lumipas kana din sa Wakas. Wag kasi masyado yumabang pag umangat kana. Oh ano ka ngaun un sinasabihan mo na ginagatasan ka noon, ngayon IKAW na nakiki ride on sa kasikatan ni Boy Dila,” the uploader wrote.

“WALANG permanent sa mundo.. hbang may nag pqpqsikat Sayo take advantage mo na at alagaan mo wag lalaki Ang ulo mo Kasi una SA LAHAT di k artista, Wala lang pangalan, pangit Ang ugali mo at higit SA LAHAT di k kagndahn NG MUKHA mo,” another netizen said.

However, some remaining fans of Diwata believed that it would be better for the social media personality to be not so popular so he could focus more on his Paresan business.

“Mas tahimik buhay niya walang mga istorbo at makapagpokus xa sa negosyo niya,” a fan commented.

Actress Jessy Mendiola was not happy that some netizens were making content using the late actor Rico Yan.

It can be recalled that there was a current trend where some netizens were filming themselves during their visit to Rico’s resting place, which was open to the public.

However, some fans believed that people were using Rico for clout.

Jessy was one of those people who expressed disappointment with the said content creators.

In her Instagram post, Jessy asked the content creators for respect and let the late actor rest peacefully.

“Wala na ba magawang matino ang mga social media addicts? Konting respeto naman sa namayapa na at pati na rin sa pamilya ng yumao. Susme. Lahat na lang ba para sa likes, followers and views?” said Jessy.

“Nakalimutan na yata ng mga tao ang salitang ‘respeto’. Wala nang decency,” she added.

Rico passed away in 2002, but the actor has been gaining new fans because of social media.

As of writing, Rico’s family has yet to give a statement on the new social media trend involving the late actor.

It can be recalled that before the trend, Rico’s ex-girlfriend, Claudine Barretto also received criticism on social media for speaking about her ex-boyfriend every year and visiting his resting palce.

A netizen who admitted she was not yet alive during the peak of actor Rico Yan’s career admitted that she had fallen in love with the late celebrity.

In her social media post, netizen R-Haze shared her visit to Rico’s resting place in Manila as part of her birthday wish to see her idol.

According to her, she was not trying to overreact when she declared that she had fallen to the actor even if he had not been in this world for 22 years.

“HINDI AKO OA MASAYA LANG AKO KASI NADALAW KOSYA NGAYONG BDAY KO AT REGALO KO YUN SA SARILI KO YUNG AY ANG MAPUNTAHAN AT MAG RANT HAHAHA,” she said.

“KAHIT HINDI KOSYA NAABUTAN GRABE YUNG SAKIT HUHUHU ANG HIRAP MAINLOVE SA P*TAY,” she added.

It can be recalled that several original fans of Rico were disappointed that some random people were visiting the late actor and even recording a video so they could upload it on social media.

They believed that they were only using Rico to gain impressions on social media.

Fans also urged the Yan family to disallow random people from visiting his resting place.

A newlywed couple was found lifeless on July 9, 2024, a day after they were declared missing after being swept away by a flood.

According to the local news reports, Elmar and Rhizza Mae Costan were found lifeless after their vehicle was caught by flood at Sitio Mangitngit, Brgy. Lower Natimao-an, Carmen Cebu.

The rescuers arrived with the sad news as they found the two lifeless on July 9.

Aside from Mr. and Mrs. Costan, five more individuals were declared missing due to the flood.

They said the group had just come from a resort after a post-wedding party and tried to cross the river, but the bad weather made it uncrossable.

Despite the danger of the river, they still tried to cross so they could come home in time.

Meanwhile, thousands of netizens expressed their sadness over the news.

“Nakikiramay po kami sa kaawa awang sinapit ng Mga biktima..sumalangit Po ang kanilang kaluluwa,” netizen Tona wrote.