Manny Pacquiao’s new TV show, “Para sa Iyo ang Laban Ko,” had its debut telecast last Feb. 3, giving viewers an updated impression of the boxing icon, no longer as a brash dispenser of cash and other freebies, but as a “life coach” of sorts, helping two single mothers each week to take better care of their children, after their irresponsible and improvident partners have flown the coop.
Pretty Starlet, product of a reality search, caused a bit of a commotion in a watering hole recently. The reason? A bartender had refused to serve her a heady cocktail. That’s because PS is a minor; the server was only playing it safe. PS had earlier raised a ruckus at another party and was already [...]
Our top celebrity winners this week are led by ABS-CBN’s Charo Santos-Concio, who has just been promoted to CEO of the huge media and entertainment corporation. Charo joined the company as consultant in 1987, so she’s marking her silver anniversary in an especially glittering way—ensconced at the very top!
Talk about starting young. Teen Idol went out of town for a high-profile show. Perhaps TI was bored and had too much spare time between gigs. A mole insisted that TI was totally stoned for the entire trip and was allegedly caught smoking weed by a shocked spy backstage.
There’s a new monkey on the “Batibot” block. Enchong Go recently joined the cast of the children’s show, now on its fourth season on TV5.
“Pacquiao or Mayweather?” Spike Lee was asking me who I thought would win in case the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. showdown finally happens. The filmmaker is for Floyd. Without hesitation, I replied “Pacquiao!” With my answer, Spike asked that we pose like boxing adversaries for a photographer.
Robbie Eleazar, businessman: “It seems boxer Nonito Donaire Jr. is slowly but surely following in the footsteps of Manny Pacquiao. Reportedly, Nonito will debut in a remake of ‘Palad Ta Ang Nagbuot (Fate Will Decide),’ which will test if Visayan movies are still viable. I hope that Nonito, unlike his more popular boxing colleague, will not join politics. One boxer-politician who does not measure up to his multiple other jobs is enough!”
A new—and hopefully improved—Manny Pacquiao greeted televiewers last week, immediately after he lost his much-touted championship bout with Timothy Bradley. While the Filipino nation and boxing fans all over the world agonized over and raged at the shocking split decision, the ex-champ himself was surprisingly stoic and accepting about his stunning defeat.
Top exec hasn’t changed a bit; he’s as stingy as he is wealthy. TE treated Young Sweetheart to a junket abroad. Their first stop was a classy mall. Unknown to them, a sales personnel in a chic boutique was from the Philippines.
We are still in a state of disbelief after Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight title to Timothy Bradley, because we all know that the victory is rightfully his. But Manny is such a gracious loser, which makes him a winner all the more. The truth is more important than all the boxing statistics. Bradley’s [...]
Music artists claimed four top spots in Forbes Magazine’s celebrity power list with American singer-actress Jennifer Lopez at No. 1 for the first time, taking over from fellow pop singer Lady Gaga and beating out media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
Indie actress, admired in the movie industry for her depth and sensitivity, lost a plum role in a high-profile film. IA had it in the bag, but Showbiz Insider orchestrated a sudden script change that benefited Sexy Star. But karma does rectify injustice. SI was eased out of the project as well.
