“I love tuning in to Bo Sanchez’ ‘Messages on Kerygma’ on ANC every Sunday morning. The host is cool, funny, and down-to-earth yet profound—truly a gifted servant of the Lord! His recent sermons about a frog and kettle were a fitting illustration of the trials we go through in life.”
“I watched with interest an old film on TV which featured Rustom Padilla, Snooky Serna and Sunshine Cruz. Padilla’s performance was very compelling—he was hunky, handsome, caring, and thoughtful. He portrayed his role convincingly.
No wonder Glamorous Starlet used to fly high, in spite of a less-than-pristine reputation. She was the “favorite pet” of Influential Insider. Sources claim that GS was called “Ma’am” by underlings who knew the real score.
With the recent US release of her Hollywood film “Here Comes the Boom,” Filipina singer Charice has added yet another milestone to her career as an international artist.
FANS of “X Factor Philippines” finalist Allen Sta. Maria were thrown for a loop last Sunday, when their bet was eliminated from contention, just before the Final Three title square-off tonight (with the winner being announced tomorrow). To make things worse for “girls” group mentor Charice, her other surviving bet, KZ Tandingan, shared bottom-dweller position with Allen.
THANKS to our readers for being open to the occasionally controversial, contrary and even ornery views we express in our articles. Expectedly, the most diverse and pungent reactions have been elicited by our pieces on our “retroactive” colonial mentality and its attendant onslaughts on our national fabric and psyche.
PATRICIA Flores, student: “One TV series that has caught my attention is TV5’s “Kwentong Kanto.” It is hosted by Carlos Celdran and features the history of the streets and other places in Metro Manila.
THE first telecast of the Philippine edition of “The X-Factor,” hosted by KC Concepcion, last June 23 was a fun view due to its brisk pacing, which did away with the long pasakalye that new programs are usually bogged down by. In no time at all, the first contestant was already performing for both jurors and the studio and home audience.
Controversy seems to be DJ Mo Twister’s middle name. He’s in the news again because of the Twitter hashtag that he and his co-DJs in Magic 89.9 coined for Charice in jest. He’s gentleman enough to have apologized. To show his remorse, he accepted the consequence of his actions—Magic 89.9 management suspended him for two weeks without pay. Hush, hashtag, hush…
Radio station Magic 89.9 acted real fast in suspending three of its DJs—Mo Twister, Tin Gamboa and Mia Bayuga—for posting the hashtag #charicepempengcosextape on the microblogging site Twitter.
Disc jockey Mo Twister and two others were suspended for two weeks from their radio program for alleged sex tape tweets against international singer Charice.
Disc jockey Mo Twister and his two fellow DJs regret “hurting” international singing sensation Charice Pempengco and will apologize to her Thursday on their radio program, according to a television report.
