"Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum" - Trailer

TV5 is finally airing Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum which stars the network's Prince and Princess of Primetime, JC De Vera and Jasmine Curtis-Smith. The action-drama TV series will premiere on September 12, 2011. Supposed to be released the second quarter of 2011, the series was purposely delayed in respect...

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"Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break" Teasers [Videos]

GMA-7's newest singing reality show, is set to air this September. Titled Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break, the reality show boasts of the ten Philippine music icons who will mentor their respective protégés. These protégés were chosen during the various auditions they held at the key provinces...

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Anne Curtis Sings "Sukob Na" - ABS-CBN's Station ID Theme

Anne Curtis is the voice behind Sukob Na, ABS-CBN's Station ID for the rainy season. We all know, of course, that the beautiful and funny Showtime host will be launching her debut album soon. Sukob Na was composed by Frasco Mortiz and Alexeeb Flores. It was originally performed by the group 17:28 and...

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Natalia Vodianova on Vogue Turkey's September 2011 Cover

Supermodel Natalia Vodianova is on the cover of Vogue Turkey's September 2011 issue. She looks like a different girl with the bleach blonde hair and Balmain dress. You can click here for five more photos of Natalia inside the pages of Vogue Turkey's September 2011 issue....

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Watch Lea Salonga's Disney Legend Award Acceptance Speech and Performance [Videos]

Lea Salonga is really a pride of the Philippines. We've seen her photo with the other Disney princesses during the Disney Legends Award ceremonies but here is a video of her introduction, her acceptance speech, and her performance of the song Reflection from the movie Mulan. img alt="" galleryimg="no"...

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Carla Abellana, Dennis Trillo, Jake Cuenca Together Again in a New Movie

After My Neighbor's Wife, Carla Abellana, Dennis Trillo and Jake Cuenca will again work together in a movie project titled Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow which will be an official entry to the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival. It would have been fun if Lovi Poe would also be in the project but her inclusion hasn't been confirmed yet. Word is that "she might." This Regal Entertainment and Studio 5...

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Maria Aragon Releases Self-Titled Debut Album

Filipino-Canadian YouTube sensation Maria Aragon, who arrived in Manila last month, has finally released her very own record album produced by Star Records. Self-titled, the album features the Lady Gaga song Born This Way, one of Maria's most successful covers. Other songs in the album are You're...

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Muziklaban Rakista Jam Tayo XXX

Muziklaban Rakista Jam Tayo XXX is happening at the Inggos Grill, Harbour Square (beside CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City) on September 3, Saturday, at 6 PM onwards. Enjoy the music of the country's leading rock bands for the a ticket price of P100 inclusive of 2 Red Horse Beers. Bands performing...

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2011 MTV VMAs List of Winners

Katy Perry took home the Video of the Year award for Firework at the recent 2011 MTV Video Music Awards which took place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles last Sunday, August 28 ET/PT. She also won Best Special Effects and Best Collaboration (with Kanye West) for E.T. Katy tied with Adele who also...

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Dancing with the Stars Season 13 Contestants

ABC announced the contestants for Dancing with the Stars season 13. The new season premieres September 19. Check out who will be competing for the Mirror Ball Trophy below. Chaz Bono, 42, LGBT activist and author David Arquette, 39, actor Ricki Lake, 42, actress and host Kristin Cavallari,...

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Eid'l Fitr

Today, our Muslim brothers celebrate Eid'l Fitr, or more commonly known as the end of Ramadan. It's a month long religious obligation for all healthy adult Muslims in which they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex during daylight hours. The practice aims to teach Muslims such virtues...

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Watch Shamcey Supsup's Miss Universe 2011 Web Interview [Video]

Miss Universe 2011 has released the web interviews of this year's contestants. The ladies were given three generic questions, and our representative answered them quite candidly. The questions were: 1. Do you believe in life on other planets? 2. What advantage do women have over men? 3....

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Angeline Quinto and Vincent Bueno Sing Travel Website Theme Song

Angeline Quinto sang the theme song of Choose Philippines, a local tourism-driven website owned by ABS-CBN. The song titled Piliin Mo ang Pilipinas is a duet between the Star Power champion and Vincent Bueno. The two have already worked together as a duet in Bida Best sa Tag-araw, the 2011 Summer Station ID of the Kapamilya network. Seems like Angeline is becoming a favorite Kapamilya this early...

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Beyonce is Pregnant + Her VMAs "Love On Top" Performance [Video]

Beyonce walked the black carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday wearing a bright orange Lanvin gown and a baby bump! Later on the VMAs stage, she said before singing Love on Top, "Tonight I want you to stand up on your feet, I want you to feel the love that's growing inside of me." Beyonce,...

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The Opera Belles' "Sundo" [Music Video]

The Opera Belles' stint as "hurados" in ABS-CBN's daily talent show Showtime gave them a chance to make themselves more known all throughout the country. Their "samples" were much applauded and gained them more fans. It wasn't enough, though, to make them beat Markki Stroem, Jong Hilario and my personal favorite Ryan Bang from the text poll on who will stay in the judges' panel. I've featured The...

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Shamcey Supsup's Official Miss Universe 2011 Swimsuit Photo

Shamcey Supsup non-stop! After the official headshot and evening gown photos, here now is her official Miss Universe 2011 swimsuit photo! Isn't she gorgeous? I especially love the tan and how thin those thighs are. She looks like belly dancing here but super sexy, nonetheless. Miss Universe 2011's...

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Shamcey Supsup's Official Miss Universe 2011 Headshot and Evening Gown

Still on beauty pageants, the official headshot and gown of Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2011 Shamcey Supsup for the Miss Universe 2011 pageant is now up. The smile on the headshot exudes confidence and so much beauty, while the gown fits her to a T, making her look taller. Check out the photos below (courtesy...

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Miss World Philippines 2011 Winner Will Use Interpreter at International Pageant

What best way to express one's thoughts and opinions than with his own language? This had been a point of discussion – and debate – when Venus Raj failed to deliver during the final question and answer. Many of us believed she could have been crowned Miss Universe 2010 had she given a better answer....

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PAL Makes Emergency Landing at LAX

Philippine Airlines (RP-C7473) Boeing 747-400 made an emergency landing at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) due to some landing gear issues on Friday, August 26, 2011 (Saturday morning in Manila). Onboard the jumbo jet are 418 passengers and 20 crew members. The pilot did a fly-by as firefighters lit up the 747 to check the landing gear after the pilot detected some sort of problem. The...

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Fadil Berisha Photographs Shamcey Supsup

Shamcey Supsup is quite a standout in the Miss Universe 2011 competition if the photos in her Facebook page are to be based upon. She may not be among the tallest girls with her 5'9" height, but she sure looks stunning and one of those who has poise. The above photo was taken by famous photographer...

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PRC Turns Down Hayden Kho's Appeal

Dishonorable and unethical conduct had been the basis of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to revoke Hayden Kho's authority to practice the medical profession. That decision was given on November 20, 2009, following Hayden's much publicized sex video scandal with female celebrities, the most...

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Typhoon Mina Hits the Blogger

Sorry for the lack of updates. The blogger went up Mt. Gulugod Baboy in Anilao, Batangas last Friday, got hit hard by Typhoon Mina, and was sick the whole Saturday. Me and my climb buddy thought there'd be no more rain that day. Thursday was quite sunny after all. We reached Peak 1 in a very good...

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Ed Westwick Covers Candy Mag's Sept 2011 Issue + Candy Cuties Special

Seems like the Ed Westwick fever is not yet over. The Gossip Girl cutie is the cover boy of Candy magazine's September 2011 issue. The issue, which is also the Candy Cuties Special, comes with a mini-mag with Elmo Magalona on the cover. The issue also comes with posters of Sam Concepcion and again,...

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"Survivor Philippines" Season 4 Teasers

GMA-7 has released more teasers for the 4th season of Survivor Philippines. They haven't divulged the airing date yet but, of course, we know it's anytime soon. It's that time of the year again, mga Katribo! Watch Survivor Philippines season 4 teasers below....

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Tropical Storm "Mina" Intensifies But is Not Moving (August 24, 2011)

Tropical Storm "MINA" intensifies with maximum winds of 85 kilometers per hour but it is almost stationary since this morning in its location at 400 kilometers northeast of Virac, Catanduanes. It is being expected to elevate in a typhoon category on Friday with maximum sustained winds of 118 kph. Instead of the earlier reported Saturday, "MINA" is now expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility...

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Beyonce Joins 2011 VMA Performers

Beyonce will be one of the performers at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards which will air live on Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 PM ET/PT. The singer is herself nominated in 3 categories at the VMAs including Best Female Video, Best Choreography, and Best Cinematography....

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Shamcey Supsup in São Paulo, Brazil [Photos]

Shamcey Supsup is currently in São Paulo, Brazil, representing our country in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant. She is sharing a room at the 5-star Hilton Morumbi Hotel with the candidate from Korea. Binibining Pilipinas released some photos of Shamcey in Brazil, where the beauty queen is seen smiling...

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"Growing Up" Premieres September 4 on ABS-CBN

Mara Clara stars Julia Montes, Kathryn Bernardo, and Diego Loyzaga will be back on national television beginning September 4, Sunday, which marks the premiere of ABS-CBN's newest teen-oriented show, Growing Up. They will be joined by Daniel Padilla, a new teen star that I'm sure teenage girls would...

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Rivermaya's "Nowhere to Run" is Thelma's Theme Song (Music Video)

Check out the music video of Rivermaya's Nowhere to Run featuring Julianne Tarroja. The song is the theme of the movie Thelma that stars the young and talented Maja Salvador. The music video features scenes from the upcoming movie which is showing on September 7. It is about the life and trials of a track and field athlete who comes from a poor family. Inspired by true stories, some parts of the...

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Slapshock, et. al. Perform at Lapu Lapu City Anniversary Concert

Slapshock will be at the Lapu Lapu City's 50th cityhood anniversary concert titled "Singkwenta!" which will be held on August 26, Friday, at the MEPZ Soccer Field. Expect a crazy night as Slapshock is joined by other bands like The Ambassadors, Sugbuwanon, Pandora, Maria Campbell and New Zion. Tickets...

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Magnitude 5.8 Quake Rattles New Jersey and New York

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia shook parts of New Jersey and New York 1:51 PM of August 23, 2011. Although no injuries or structural damage was reported, it caused buildings in the area to sway, causing fear among the residents. The earthquake was also felt in Washington, D.C. and...

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AGB Nielsen Phils Mega Manila People Ratings (Aug. 22, 2011)

Munting Heredera led the primetime block last Monday, August 22, based on AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People Ratings. Amaya followed at number 2 with 14.1%, moving up 3 notches higher from last Friday's number 5. Other Kapuso shows completed the Top 5 with Time of My Life, 24 Oras, and Big Thing at numbers 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Need I say that Eat Bulaga! led the afternoon block? The...

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Separate Ways

Will Smith and wife of 13 years Jada Pinkett have already separated, according to reports. The two have 2 kids – Jaden Smith, 13, and Willow Smith, 10. Will and Jada didn't show any signs of problem when they opened their Malibu home to Architectural Digest. They even posed lovingly to the camera....

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Kate Winslet Saves a 90-year-old

Kate Winslet, who became a household name in the Philippines for portraying the role of Rose in the movie Titanic, recently made headlines by saving a 90-year-old from the fire. Kate Winslet and her young children were staying at the Great House on Necker Island when it was struck by lightning during...

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Sandata Launches New Album on August 24

Pinoy rock band Sandata will launch their new album on Wednesday, August 24, 9 PM at Route 196 Bar in Quezon City. Entrance to the event is FREE so fans will have more money to buy the album which costs only P100. Sandata is composed of Drich Policarpio on vocals, Chris Caldoza on guitars, Mario...

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Kapuso Teens to Scare Us in "The Road"

GMA Films presents a new horror movie which stars the hottest teen actors of today. Titled The Road, the movie is set for release October 12, 2011. Fresh from the currently showing teen flick Tween Academy: Class of 2012, Kapuso teen stars Barbie Forteza, Louise delos Reyes, Alden Richards, Derrick...

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From Cake to Cupcake

The Firefox team received a cupcake from the Microsoft Internet Explorer team on the day Firefox 6 was shipped earlier this month. Mozilla's Firefox Engineering Director Johnathan Nightingale posted this picture in his Flickr account: And this is the message attached to the picture: "Every time...

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Charice's Song in OWN's Teaser

Charice's single Louder was used as the background music for the Oprah Winfrey Network's new season teaser. OWN's new season starts October "and it's going to be big!" The teaser features Oprah, Rosie, Lisa Ling and Will.i.am as "among the many familiar faces coming to OWN this fall!" We all...

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Carla Abellana's E-mail to Mario Bautista

After columnist Mario Bautista confronted Carla Abellana during My Neighbor's Wife's press conference last night, one would wonder what the actress wrote in her e-mail to Mario that made him confront her in that manner at the said presscon. Good thing Jojo Gabinete has an unedited copy of the e-mail...

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Carla Abellana Gets Castigated During "My Neighbor's Wife" Presscon

One of My Neighbor's Wife's leads, Carla Abellana, was castigated during the movie's press conference Monday night, August 22, 2011. Veteran showbiz columnist Mario Bautista confronted Carla about the e-mail she sent him regarding an article that was published in his column. The actress was allegedly...

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Hilera - "Who's Gonna Save Us Now?" (Music and Lyrics)

Who's Gonna Save Us Now? is Hilera's second single off of their 2010 album titled Kid in a Coma. You can listen to the single on the YouTube video below. Hilera is a Pinoy rock band composed of Chris Padilla on lead vocals and guitar, Ivan Garcia on electric/upright bass, and Bobby Padilla on drums. Hilera was formed in 2004 and was the 2005 Nescafe Soundskool grand champion. The band was also awarded...

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Tropical Depression "Mina" Update [August 23, 2011]

No storm warning signal has been hoisted due to Tropical Depression "MINA", but rains are expected over Metro Manila, Southern Luzon and Visayas due to enhanced Southwest Monsoon. In an interview with GMA-7, PAGASA Weather Forecaster Buddy Javier said that "MINA" will possibly become stronger but...

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Kantar Media-TNS National Household Ratings (August 19, 2011)

ABS-CBN ruled national television's primetime block last Friday, August 19, basedon the overnight ratings done by Kantar Media-TNS among national households. Unlike in the Mega Manila ratings done by AGB Nielsen Philippines on the same day, the finale episode of Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin ruled primetime TV last Friday with 39.1%. It was followed by fellow Kapamilya shows 100 Days to Heaven, Guns and...

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"MasterChef Pinoy Edition" Audition Schedule

After the launch of Junior MasterChef Pinoy Edition, MasterChef itself is hitting the Philippine shores! MasterChef Pinoy Edition is an upcoming reality show by ABS-CBN. And in line with that, the Kapamilya network has released audition schedules for the aspiring Pinoy chefs. The audition is open...

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AGB Nielsen Phils TV Ratings (Aug 19, 2011)

GMA-7's Munting Heredera topped the nationwide TV ratings last Friday, August 19, according to AGB Nielsen Philippines Mega Manila People Ratings. It got a total audience share of 14.2% while its ABS-CBN rival show Guns and Roses only got 9.7%. The much-anticipated ending of ABS-CBN's Coco Martin-starrer...

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Got Fridays @ Teatrino

Starting September 2 up to November 25, Friday nights will be more fun as Teatrino presents "Got Fridays @ Teatrino" featuring a new breed of singers that have either been launched as a singer or have had released their debut albums. Part of this concert series is Laarni Lozada's concert that I recently...

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"My Binondo Girl" – Full Trailer

Check out the full trailer of My Binondo Girl which will premiere in a few hours on ABS-CBN's primetime block. The series marks Kim Chiu's comeback to primetime TV and it is also the first primetime series that she's not paired with Gerald Anderson. Kim's leading men in My Binondo Girl are Jolo Revilla, Matteo Guidicelli and Xian Lim. Also in the cast are Richard Yap, Laureen Uy, Ai-Ai de las Alas,Cherry...

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Lorna Tolentino Stars in TV5's "Glamorosa"

Aside from Nora Aunor, another veteran actress who's having a drama series on TV5 is Lorna Tolentino. Last seen on the recently-concluded ABS-CBN's Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin, her first Kapatid teleserye has a working title of Glamorosa. Zoren Legaspi is joining her in the drama series. Other actors...

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TV Patrol's "Manila Hostage Crisis" Nominated at the 2011 International Emmy Awards

ABS-CBN's TV Patrol is nominated at the International Emmy Awards. The news program's coverage of the "Manila Hostage Crisis" is nominated under the News category. At the International Emmy Awards website, a description of the "Manila Hostage Crisis" reads: On August 23, 2010, eight Hong Kong...

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