House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) "How to be you po, Speaker?" That Gen Z expression was probably on the minds of the House "Young Guns" bloc members when they found out about Speaker Martin Romualdez's 16-percentage point increase in...
"Idol Philippines: Season 2" runner-up Ryssi Avila surprised fans recently revealing via social media that she's now a mother. On YouTube, the 25-year-old introduced her five-month-old son, Anghel. According to Ryssi, herson gave her a new "purpose" in life. "Si Anghel talaga yung naging sagot sa...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Jennie is in the HBO Max’s series “The Idol.” HBO released the official trailer of “The Idol” on July 17, which showed Jennie. “The Idol” was created by Sam Levinson, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Reza Fahim. The series will have Tesfaye and...
Online content creator Concon Felix didn't like it that former partner Ryssi Avila mentioned her when she auditioned for "Idol Philippines." Concon, who eked some notice joining "That's My Tomboy” on “It's Showtime," commented on Ryssi's audition video as reposted on Facebook. It read: "Nadawit...
Holland, the first openly gay K-pop idol, has been assaulted in Seoul, South Korea in what he described as “obviously a hate crime.” The 26-year-old singer debuted in Korea in January 2018 with the single “Neverland.” Holland posted photos of himself with cuts on his face on Instagram and...
Did you know that Katrina Velarde could have been among contestants on "American Idol?" That is, if not for complications concerning her travel papers. On Facebook, the singer shared that last year someone from the reality competition series reached out to her, asking her to audition virtually. She...
DANCING SCULPTURE The Idol at Personal Structures, by Jacques Jarrige, European Cultural Centre (Matteo Losurdo) Jacques Jarrige presents new kinetic sculpture at European Cultural Center for the Biennale Contemporary Art Exhibition in Venice. Artist Jacques Jarrige installs a new kinetic sculpture...
ALABEL, Saranggani - Independent senatorial candidate Raffy Tulfo has lauded presidential bets Senators Manny Pacquiao and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson for strongly pushing their advocacies to fight poverty and corruption in government. PACMAN VILLAGE VISIT--Senatorial race frontrunner Raffy "Idol"...
BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, Red Velvet and Seventeen copped the first five places in the brand reputation ranking for K-pop idol groups for February this year. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 93 million pieces of big data of K-pop idol groups from Jan. 1 to Feb. 1, an increase by 20.34...
The hawkers festival was the closing event for the landmark year 2021, which was capped by the declaration of Iloilo as the ‘Food Haven of the Philippines’ FESTIVE DINING A night at the street food market The pandemic’s second holiday season had a bit of semblance of normalcy as restrictions...
BTS’ 'Idol' music video (Screenshot from YouTube video) K-pop superstars BTS added another feat to their list of music videos that have reached one billion views each. On Sept. 11, their “Idol” music video garnered one billion views on YouTube, or in three years after it was released on...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Spokesperson Celine Pialago had some one-on-one time with Senator Manny Pacquiao before the latter's welterweight bout with World Boxing Association (WBA) "super" champion Yordenis Ugas at past noon Sunday, Aug. 22. (Photo from Asec. Celine Pialago's...
