Archive for showbiz


Hayden Kho-medy (hay na kho!)

Here’s a round up of the stranger stories, text messages and Hayden Kho jokes going around:

Who leaked the videos? Based on the timing (right after Manny Pacquiao’s fight), sources say that it was no other than Martin Nievera to stop people from talking about his interpretation of the national anthem.
Perry Hugo says “The Vicky episode [...]

If you want to look like Piolo, go to Belo. If you want to look like the Alabang Boys…

If you want to look like Boy Abunda, go to Calayan. If you want to look like Dingdong or Piolo, go to Belo. But if you want to look like the Alabang Boys, wear shades.
If you want to look like Boy Abunda, go to Calayan. If you want to look like Dingdong or Piolo, go [...]

ABS-CBN remakes Twilight into Takipsilim

Perez Hilton says that ABS-CBN’s latest teleserye is Takipsilim, a clone of Twilight! “Actors Rayver Cruz and Shaina Magdayao will be portraying Edward and Isabella, respectively, in the ABS-CBN production which will treat the vampire love story as “drama, romance, and fantasy.”
Bryanboy thinks this is disgusting: “Here we go again. One of the networks produced [...]

Why local Philippine TV special effects suck

Es2pido has an entertaining critique of GMA network’s Dyesebel and tries to explain why the special effects suck:
“Yet, my daily, I mean nightly complaining about GMA’s deteriorating telefantasya CG quality just faded. Except for the first installment of Encantadia, I instantly thought how the CG artists are trying to keep their pace with the ridiculous [...]

La Salle vs Ateneo, A critique of Pinoy Big Brother

Paolo Mendoza has a critique of the stereotyping of Lasallians and Atenistas that is happening at the Pinoy Big Brother house. I think it’s hilarious that Paolo Mendoza refers to Big Brother as “Kumag”, the “God-pretending gay dude”:
Cast-wise, in true stereotypical fashion, Big Brother chose people as perceived of their alma mater and not the [...]

Circumcision photos from Pinoy Big Brother

One of the half-Italian housemates in Pinoy Big Brother’s Teen Edition has decided to have his circumcision done at the Big Brother house.
To commemorate this event, they’ve sponsored free circumcision to the first 100 boys who visit the house. Senor Enrique has some cool photos of the event including a “fainter” and a row of [...]

I don’t eat meat, I’m not carnival!

I’m sure you’ve watched the very popular Q&A portion of Bb. Pilipinas winner Janina San Miguel– Chuckie Dreyfus pinpoints the precise words to describe her performance– mortifying and cringe worthy!
(But maybe that’s what won her the crown! Mastery of a foreign language shouldn’t really be a big hurdle because a lot of contestants in the [...]

Brewing pinoy high society scandal

Update (March 31):Unlawyer explains how Philippine law affects Mr Gorrell. In a nutshell:
yes, Mr. Gorrell may be indicted for the crime of libel. That case may be filed against him in court. For as long, however, as the court is unable to obtain jurisdiction over him, that case will not prosper.
Update: A lot of the [...]

A cleaner environment through gameshows

Jessica Zafra writes about how our local gameshows indirectly help clean up our environment:
“See, some game shows charge an “admission fee” of their studio audience. This “admission fee” is a designated combination of empty packets and sachets of their corporate sponsors’ products. For instance, two empty shampoo sachets plus an empty detergent packet. Instead of [...]

After Charice, we now have Renaldo!

Or maybe I should be saying, after William Hung, we now have Renaldo Lapuz! Watch the audition of this Filipino American-Idol-hopeful turned internet sensation dubbed by some as the Pinoy Liberace. As of this writing, he’s had more than 400,000 views!
If you liked his “I Am Your Brother”, download the ringtone from his website, listen [...]