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IT’S still the love month, and although Valentine’s Day has passed, we want to feel love not just during February but also throughout the year.  We also welcome new beginnings…

AS this is Valentine’s Day weekend, I took the opportunity to write about the real-life sweethearts in Philippine showbiz today.  In the entertainment business, relationships need more than love because…

MANY were shocked when the news broke out that dancer/actor and TV host Vhong Navarro was beaten up by a group of men in a condo in Fort Bonifacio, Makati. …

INTERNATIONALLY known Filipina stage actress and singer Lea Salonga heads the lists of prominent personalities celebrating their birthday this February.  Lea will celebrate her 42nd birthday on Saturday, February 22….

THEY say love is lovelier for the second time around and this holds true for actress Angel Locsin and actor/TV host Luis Manzano.  It can be remembered they were a…

THERE is no shortage of talents in the Philippines that is why it is not surprising that our local artists are recognized not only in their own backyard, but also…

AFTER all the speculations and rumors these past few weeks, Kris Aquino—known as the Queen of All Media in the Philippines—has finally confirmed that she has renewed her contract with…

MICHELLE Robinson Obama, the First Lady of the United States, heads the list of January birthday celebrants.  She will be celebrating her lucky 50th birthday on Friday, January 17, with…

CALIFORNIA Commissioner for the Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists Rey Satorre and his wife, the former Rachel Forneas, both devotees of the Nuestro Senior Padre Jesus Nazareno…

RUMORS have been floating the past week about the alleged suicide attempt of international singing star Charice Pempengco, and finally she came out to clear all assumptions. The news about…

FOR the merry month of December, world boxing champion and Sarangani Congressman Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao heads the list of prominent celebrities who will be celebrating their birthdays.  Pacman will be…

FILIPINOS in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving Day (or Araw ng Pasasalamat) in their own special way, reflecting on the blessings they have received from the Lord as the year…

THE onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda has united our kababayans back home.  Using their popularity to gain the public’s attention to help the typhoon victims, numerous Filipino artists have not only…

WITH any kind of tragedy that comes to the Philippines, artists will always find ways to help—either by donating cash and in kind, volunteering or both—their fellow Filipinos. Just last…

HANDSOME actor Dingdong Dantes has never been without a project.  Acknowledged by his home network, GMA 7 as their Primetime King, his shows on the primetime block have always been…

PHILIPPINE Senate President Franklin Drilon will celebrate his 68th birthday on Thursday, November 28.  Drilon is currently serving his third term in the Senate.  He is also the Chairman of…

WITH the coming Christmas season, it is always nice to have that “someone special” for the holidays who you can cuddle with and celebrate.  Since the holidays come early in…

IT took quite a long while before any network to convince Megastar Sharon Cuneta to do a teleserye.  But after Kapatid TV5 finally got her to say ‘yes,’ she has…

IT was the shortest relationship for Derek Ramsey and Cristine Reyes.  Just a few weeks after admitting their relationship, the handsome actor then recently announced that he and Cristiine have…

THE Philippines finally captured the elusive Miss World title when its representative, 23-year-old Megan Young, won the crown in Bali, Indonesia during the finals last Sept. 28, 2013. Megan, a…

IN 1973, Rizal Governor Adelina Rodriguez sponsored the first Green Revolution Trade and Exposition Industrial Fair in Pasig.  It was highlighted by the nationwide search for Miss Green Revolution, which…

HANDSOME actor Dingdong Dantes is staying with Kapuso GMA 7, and this was confirmed when he renewed his contract with the network last September 14 at the McKinley Hall of…

ALTHOUGH Valentine’s Day is still next year, the possibility of a romance between handsome actor Sam Milby and actress Jessy Mendiola is in the air. The young actress recently admitted…

AFTER his controversial break up with ex-girlfriend Angelica Panganiban, one would think that hunky actor Derek Ramsey would hard to find love again. It could remembered that Derek and Angelica’s…

JERICHO Vibar Rosales, fondly called “Echo” by his family, friends and fans, will celebrate his 34th birthday on Sunday, September 22 with his fiancee Kim Jones. Other prominent personalities celebrating…

HEAVY favorite Megan Lynn Young from Olongapo City bested 24 other candidates in the 2013 Miss World Philippines pageant last August 18 at the Solaire Resort and Casino in Pasay…

JUST as wagging tongues were dying down in talking about the Raymart Santiago-Claudine Barretto battle, another showbiz marriage was making the news.  This time, it’s actress Sunshine Cruz against action…

Handsome actor and singer Jericho Rosales has a lot to smile out these days.  Of course, aside from the fact that he has been making it in the international scene…

THEY were considered as the couple who most people were expecting to tie the know in the not-so-distant future.  So when international singer and TV host Billy Crawford and singer/actress…

His Excellency, the President of the United States Barack Obama heads the list of the roster of prominent personalities who will celebrating their birthdays this August. Barack Hussein Obama II,…