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Alex Gonzaga does heavy drama for her very first Maalaala Mo Kaya episode this Saturday, August 3, 2013. She plays the role Pinky, an adopted daughter of her aunt and uncle who is maltreated by her cousin Rene, played by Dimples Romana.

Kim Chiu and Xian Lim guested in It’s Showtime on Wednesday to promote their movie Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo which is showing the same day. The love team joined the hosts of the noontime show in the “Sine Mo ‘To” segment as Sandy and Alex, their characters in the comedy film.

Karla Estrada talks about Daniel Padilla’s in Tapatan Ni Tunying on Thursday, August 1, 2013. She also reveals that her son has never had a girlfriend before which will definitely give more kilig to the fans of the teen heartthrob.

ABS-CBN’s Muling Buksan Ang Puso seems to be getting the 30% mark of the national television ratings more frequently. Based on Kantar Media’s data, the Julia Montes, Enchong Dee and Enrique Gil starrer got 30.5% and ranked second overall just below Juan Dela Cruz which got 36.5% on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Judy Ann Santos’ Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala also got a higher rating with 27.5%, ranking fourth overall. The new Anessa and Gretchen Barretto’s character seemed to work well with the viewers, not to mention the comic relief provided by the ever funny Ogie Diaz.

Heart Evangelista looks so lean and sexy on the cover of Women’s Health Philippines August 2013. Heart was photographed for the cover by Jay Tablante, with styling from Kat Cruz. Hair and makeup were by Jerry Javier and Albert Kurniawan respectively.

Due to heavy rains, classes in some parts of Metro Manila have been suspended on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Pasay City was the first to cancel classes at 11:15 AM in preschool to high school levels in both public and private schools.

Heart Evangelista’s aspin (asong Pinoy) named Vargas was found dying beside the gate of her dad’s house in Batangas. He was shot in the neck, the bullet ripping through to his elbow. Unknown men tried to get the dog but good thing their caretaker came and stopped them.

In the midst of the promo for Logan Lerman’s Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters , rumors about the Hollywood actor doing a project with Kapamilya teen actress Kathryn Bernardo started to resurface. How true is that? Logan doesn’t know.

Without showing much skin, KC Concepcion showed off her sexy curves for the cover of Cosmopolitan Philippines magazine’s August 2013 issue. The cover photo was photographed by BJ Pascual with styling from Donna Cuna Pita and Happy Lopez. Lala Flores did KC’s makeup.

Gretchen Barretto was not surprised that her sister Claudine Barretto is now in conflict with legal husband Raymart Santiago. “No, I’m not in shock,” she told ABS-CBN News. “But I guess I’m just living my own life for now. It’s called self-preservation.”

Recently-crowned Super Sireyna Queen of Queens Francine Garcia aka Kim Chiu denied rumors that she has been dethroned due to her naked photos . Only hours after she was declared the winner last Saturday in Eat Bulaga! , totally naked photos of Francine were uploaded on the internet. The photos were taken from the transgender dating site Piladyboy.

Glee star Lea Michele has made her first Twitter post after boyfriend and costar Cory Monteith’s death . Along with the above photo, Lea posted this message on the early morning of July 30: “Thank you all for helping me through this time with your enormous love & support. Cory will forever be in my heart.”

Raymart Santiago broke his silence regarding the Temporary Protection Order that his legal wife Claudine Barretto has filed against him on Monday. The petition was under Republic Act 9262 or Violence Against Women and Children. The Home Sweet Home actor denied that he ever physically hit Claudine, the mother of his two children. He said that there are people who can prove that he never assaulted her.

Billy Crawford couldn’t help but write a comment on one of Vice Ganda’s Instagram photos where followers of the comedian expressed their views about Billy and Nikki Gil’s break-up. It was a photo that originally appeared in Teddy Corpus’ account and reposted by Vice. Aside from Vice and Teddy, the photo also shows some of the other hosts of It’s Showtime minus Billy, Coleen Garcia and Karylle.

Cloie Concepcion and her mom Jenny Syquia are back in the Philippines and are hoping to stay for good. Cloie, the daughter of Gabby Concepcion with Jenny, is giving showbiz a try. She’s even vocal to say that she’d like to start it up with being a VJ in MYX, ABS-CBN’s music channel.

Members of Gilas Pilipinas, the Philippines’ national basketball team, are on the cover of Men’s Health Philippines 100th edition (August 2013). On the cover are (from left) Gabe Norwood, LA Tenorio, Marc Pingris, Marcus Douthit, and Jeff Chan.

Kim Chiu was “grilled” on the Banana Nite segment, “Ihaw Na!” Monday night. The actress was interviewed as Sandy Veloso, her character in the movie Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo? Several times, the subject of the funny questions of segment host Jayson Gainza (as Tito Bhoy) hinted on Kim’s ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson. The actress just played around, laughing it off with his former Ina Kapatid Anak costar.

Jinri Park is extremely hot on the cover of FHM Philippines magazine’s August 2013 issue. Jinri recently walked the FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2013 catwalk where she wore a Korean inspired costume, being a pure Korean herself.

A photo of Gerald Anderson that shows him with his privates out has surfaced online. The photo was taken outdoors and he is shown in what seems to be a peeing position at the side of the trail.

Claudine Barretto was crying as she went out of the Marikina Regional Trial Court on Monday, July 29, 2013. She filed a Temporary Protection Order (TPO) under Republic Act 9262 or Violence Against Women and Children against husband Raymart Santiago.

The first Battle Rounds of The Voice Of The Philippines on Sunday, July 28, 2013, topped the national television ratings based on Kantar Media’s data. The reality singing show got 28.9% national rating on Sunday, topping Kantar Media’s rankings. It was followed by fellow Kapamilya program, Rated K , which got 27.4%, and the GMA-7 comedy program Pepito Manaloto with 25.2%.

ABS-CBN’s Muling Buksan Ang Puso set a new record by achieving a new all-time high national television rating as per Kantar Media’s data on Friday, July 26, 2013. The Julia Montes, Enchong Dee and Enrique Gil starrer garnered 30.6% national rating on the said date, surpassing its previous record of 30.4%, which it got on Wednesday (July 24) . It ranked second below the unbeatable Kapamilya action-fantasy series, Juan Dela Cruz , which got 35.8%.

After becoming a Kapuso and a Kapatid, JC De Vera is now officially a Kapamilya after signing a two-year contract with ABS-CBN on Monday, July 29, 2013. JC looked genuinely happy as he flashed that smile for the cameras during the contract signing.

Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev are on the cover of Metro magazine this August. The mag’s issue features inside scoop on the real life couple who also both star in the hit TV series The Vampire Diaries .

JC De Vera has just signed a two-year contract with ABS-CBN, making him now a certified Kapamilya! The hunky actor was first identified with GMA-7 where he was given lead roles in a number of television series. After a controversy between the said network and his manager, he was seen transferring to TV5 where he was also given big roles.

The Voice Of The Philippines held its first Battle Round on Sunday night, July 28, 2013, which resulted into the elimination of four talented acts. Unluckily, the tandem of Guji Lorenzana and his sister Grace was sent home by their coach, apl.de.ap, saving Tristhan Perfecto in the process. They were given Stevie Wonder’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered to battle on and although the Lorenzanas were pretty good, Tristhan was able to shine with his high notes.

Selected schools in Metro Manila have suspended classes on Monday, July 29, 2013, due to rains brought about by a Low Pressure Area (LPA) in the Mindoro region. It rained all night in the metro, and as per PAGASA’s forecast, it will still be cloudy with moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms in the area.

Miley Cyrus’ We Can’t Stop music video topped the MYX Hit Chart for July 28-August 3, 2013. It was also the current no. 1 music video in the MYX International Top 20 chart. Meanwhile, Pinoy MYX Countdown’s no. 1 Discolamon by Banda Ni Kleggy is just no. 4 here.

KC Concepcion played the role of Darna in an ASAP 18 production number on Sunday, July 28, 2013. If it’s any indication, will the much-coveted role of the Pinoy superheroine go to KC when ABS-CBN do a TV series of the Mars Ravelo classic?

Billy Crawford went emotional during his The Buzz interview with Boy Abunda where he talked about his break-up with Nikki Gil for the first time.   The It’s Showtime host shed tears even before answering the host’s first question. He said he needs to find himself, revealing that he’s leaving on August 3 to reunite with his mom and dad in the U.S.

Charice performed End Of The Road with Martin Nievera in ASAP 18 on Sunday, July 28, 2013. It was a powerful duet, despite the fact that Charice was not feeling so well.

The Philippines won big at the recent World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood, and top winners Beverly Caimen and Aldeza Ianna dela Torre showcased their singing talents on the ASAP 18 stage on Sunday, July 28, 2013. Beverly topped the senior division by winning WCOPA’s senior grand champion performer of the world, while Aldeza won the junior champion performer of the world.

On its third week on the chart, the music video of Miley Cyrus’ We Can’t Stop moved up to the top of the MYX International Top (MIT) 20 for the week of July 27-Aug 2, 2013.

Banda Ni Kleggy’s Discolamon music video is still on top of the Pinoy MYX Countdown (July 27-August 2). The music video features actress Kim Chiu, and It’s Showtime hosts Jhong Hilario, Ryan Bang and Teddy Corpus.

The newly-crowned Super Sireyna Queen of Queens, Francine Garcia aka Kim Chiu of Quezon City, was welcomed with controversy just a few hours after she was crowned. photo: Eat Bulaga! Her pristine image that a lot, if not everyone, loved on the Eat Bulaga! stage was tarnished when scandalous photos of her were uploaded on Facebook by someone named Franxa Garcia.

The music video of Yeng Constantino’s Sandata premiered on MYX a while ago. The single is included in the singer’s fifth studio album, Metamorphosis , under Star Records.

Yeng Constantino has released the music video of Josephine , a song included in her fifth studio album, Metamorphosis .

Kim Chiu and Xian Lim recently shot episodes for Kris TV and the teaser video of the morning show revealed that they did some extreme adventures at the La Mesa Ecopark.

20th Century Fox has released a series of teasers for the upcoming Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters which opens in Philippine cinemas on August 7, 2013. The movie is a sequel to Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief which was released in 2010. It is based on the novel of the same title written by Rick Riordan.

Billy Crawford and Nikki Gil have chosen to keep silent about their break-up. Billy continues to host the daily noontime show It’s Showtime but avoids answering questions from the press regarding the matter.

ABS-CBN’s Be Careful With My Heart is such a hit that its nationwide television ratings show that it is more watched that GMA-7’s primetime shows. Based on the data last Thursday (July 25) from Kantar Media that cover urban and rural homes nationwide, Be Careful With My Heart garnered 23% national TV ratings, besting all six primetime shows of GMA namely, Binoy Henyo (10.3%), 24 Oras (17.9%), Anna Karenina (21.7%), Mundo Mo’y Akin (21.7%), My Husband’s Lover (15.6%), and The Innocent Man (8.5%).

Pinoy Soap Opera Queen Judy Ann Santos personally chose Gretchen Barretto to join the cast of her primetime series Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala which airs weeknights on ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida. Gretchen will soon be seen in the series as a lawyer named Eva Custodio, and we can’t wait to see her “lawyer outfits” in the show.

Four-year-old Yesha Camile was declared as the Grand i-Shiner at the Promil Pre-School i-Shine Talent Camp 2 grand finals that happened on Saturday, July 27. Yesha is now a star as aside from a total of P500,000 cash prize and a year supply of Promil Pre-School products, she also received a talent contract from Star Magic, ABS-CBN’s talent management arm.

Francine Garcia aka Kim Chiu of Quezon City won Super Sireyna Queen of Queens, a transgender beauty contest with a cause of Eat Bulaga! The grand finals was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Getting an average score of 91.98%, she bested 7 other contestants who each had won a title in the weekly grand finals in the last two months.

Eat Bulaga! is holding the grand finals of Super Sireyna today July 27, 2013 (Saturday) at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. 8 pretty transgenders, who have won each a title for winning in the weekly finals, are competing for the title of Super Sireyna Queen of Queens.

Yes! magazine recently presented to the press its 2013 list of 100 Most Beautiful Stars. Kapamilya teen stars Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes topped the list this year, and it’s the first time the title was shared by two celebrities.

Two new beauty queens were crowned by the 2013 Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty pageant on Friday night, July 26, 2013, at the NBC Tent in Taguig City. The event was hosted by athlete-TV host Chris Tiu together with some of the pageant’s past winners. photo: twitter.com/KaiMagsanoc Here are the winners:

The contestants of The Voice Of The Philippines guested on dzMM Teleradyo’s “Todo-Todo Walang Preno” program on Friday to promote the upcoming Battle Rounds of the reality singing show.

Billy Crawford won’t speak about his break-up with Nikki Gil but he promised to talk about it “next time.” The two reportedly broke up last week but there’s almost no sign of it as we see Billy joking around in It’s Showtime everyday.

Juan Dela Cruz star Coco Martin and the young Juan, My Little Juan’ s Izzy Canillo, are set to treat viewers with a ‘Juan fun weekend’ in ASAP 18 this Sunday (July 28). The two will do a special production number for the grand launch of Juan Dela Cruz Official Soundtrack Volume 2 . They will be joined by Pilipinas Got Talent 4 grand winner Roel Manlangit, who is one of the featured singers in the album.

Kim Chiu and Xian Lim will scream their lungs out with excitement as the 24 briefcases are opened one by one as they play in Kapamilya Deal Or No Deal . The bond of the popular love team will be put to test as they attempt to make the best deal with the Banker to win up to P2 million.

ABS-CBN programs continue to dominate the national ratings based on Kantar Media’s data on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Juan Dela Cruz is still unbeatable on top with 35.7% national rating. It was followed by the Kapamilya evening news, TV Patrol , with 29.3%, and the network’s newest drama, Muling Buksan Ang Puso , with 28.5%.

Billy Crawford and Nikki Gil’s break-up will be the subject of Showbiz Inside Report’ s in-depth report this Saturday, July 27, 2013. After almost five years of being together, what could have caused the separation of the two when they everyone thought their relationship would end up in marriage?

The “Battle Rounds” of The Voice Of The Philippines will begin this Sunday, July 28, 2013. All four coaches - apl.de.ap, Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo Mañalac, and Lea Salonga - will have completed their teams of 13 this Saturday, thus, the exciting “Battles” will start this Sunday.

The Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013 pageant night will be held on Friday, July 26, at the NBC Tent in The Fort, Taguig. It will be telecast via GMA-7 on Sunday, July 28, at 10:00 AM. Before the pageant night, a number of special awards have been given out. Candidate no. 21 Koreen Medina from Quezon City was the most awarded. If it’s any indication, pageant enthusiasts think that she has a strong chance of being declared this year’s winner.

Kobe and Andre Paras think that their biological mom’s efforts to reconcile with them are just publicity stunts. During a press conference after their contract signing with Viva Artists Agency on Thursday, the Paras brothers were asked about t he video that their mom, Jackie Forster, uploaded on YouTube as a means of explaining to them what happened.

The music video for Blanktape’s single You’re The One has been released by GMA Records. The song features Garth Garcia who is also in the video together with Princess Manzon and Manny Paksiw.

Warner Bros Pictures has released a series of teaser videos for Gravity over the past few days. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, the movie is set to hit Philippine theaters on October 3, 2013. Before the commercial release, though, Gravity will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 6:30 PM, at the Princess of Wales Theater.

The breakup of Billy Crawford and Nikki Gil was confirmed by the talent management company that handles their showbiz careers. In a statement sent to Yahoo! Philippines OMG!, ALV Talent Circuit said that the former couple have indeed put an end to their almost five years of being together.

Kobe Paras impressed the crowd at the Mall of Asia (MoA) Arena on Tuesday during the Witness History tour of LeBron James. The 15-year-old player of La Salle Greenhills dunked past the NBA star which solicited loud cheers from the crowd.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit North Cotabato on Thursday evening. According to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the earthquake occurred at exactly 6:51:22 PM on July 25, 2013.

The full trailer of Kung Fu Divas starring Marian Rivera and Ai-Ai delas Alas has been released. The movie is set to open in cinemas September 25, 2013.

Nash Aguas (as the bad boy Benj) will rescue Alexa Ilacad (as little miss perfect Lexie) in this Sunday’s episode of ABS-CBN’s LUV U . Their rivalry will be set aside as Lexie gets in danger with Benj’s plan to get the attention of his parents.

Teen heartthrob Daniel Padilla gives us that stare on the cover of Chalk magazine’s 13th anniversary special (August 2013) issue. Tagged on the cover as the “Teenage Dream,” Daniel is featured in “a whopping 16-page cover story + full size photos” of the teen star so it will be a “DJ overload” for his fans.

Yes! magazine has revealed their 2013 list of 100 Most Beautiful Stars on Thursday afternoon in a press launch attended by the celebrities in the list this year, including Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes who were both hailed as 2013’s most beautiful. Kathryn and Julia are Yes! Most Beautiful for 2013/twitter.com/KCMBChapter The 100 Most Beautiful Stars 2013 supplement (pictured above) goes with Yes! magazine’s August issue with Daniel Padilla on the cover.

ABS-CBN’s Muling Buksan Ang Puso reached the national ratings’ 30% mark on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, based on Kantar Media’s data. The drama series starred by Julia Montes, Enrique Gil and Enchong Dee reached its all-time high rating with 30.4% on Wednesday, ranking second overall below its fellow Primetime Bida series, Juan Dela Cruz , which got the highest 35.8%.

Muling Buksan Ang Puso hit its all-time high national television ratings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, based on Kantar Media’s data. The drama series topbilled by Enchong Dee, Enrique Gil and Julia Montes got 30.4% national rating, eight points higher than its rival show in GMA-7, Mundo Mo’y Akin , which only got 22.5%.

After conquering the U.S. and Canada last May, the cast of the hit daytime series, Be Careful With My Heart , is set to conquer Singapore this month. “ Be Careful With My Heart World Tour Goes To Singapore” is set to happen on Sunday, July 28, 2013, 12 NN and 4 PM, at the Kallang Theatre.

Despite the premiere of a new rival program, Annaliza remained the most-watched in its timeslot, even getting an all-time high in the national television ratings. On Monday, July 22, the Andrea Brillantes starrer got 22.1% national rating based on kantar Media’s data. It is, so far, its highest rating, beating its previous record on July 4 when it got 20.5%.

Sarah Geronimo is celebrating her 25th birthday today, July 25, 2013, and the Popsters, as her fans call themselves, made “Happy Birthday Sarah Geronimo” trend on Twitter. While she had a two-night birthday concert at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, the popstar seemed to be celebrating privately this year.

If you have a big hair, you wouldn’t want to get near a fan. That was perhaps the lesson Beyonce learned when her hair got caught in a big fan during her Montreal concert.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have come up with a name to their first child. The royal baby will now be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. The Royal Baby, George Alexander Louis/people.com George Alexander Louis is his whole name but he will simply be called Prince George.

American Idol 11 fourth placer Hollie Cavanagh has just released the music video for her song titled Outer Limit .

Megan Young admitted that despite her television exposures as host and actress, she still got the jitters during the screening of Miss World Philippines 2013. The 23-year-old Filipino-American said she feels a lot of pressure to win the crown.

Cherry Mobile has unveiled their Cosmos line of phones last night at One Esplanade. It was graced by the brand ambassador Anne Curtis who was photographed holding one of the four new phones. Anne Curtis/Pinoy Extreme Channel The four new Cosmos Android smartphones all boast of big screens, quad core processors and 18-megapixel main cameras.