Paolo gets political
Actor Paolo Paraiso gets socially relevant in social media. On Friday, he commended the Commission on Elections on Twitter. “Good job @Comelec for showing the do’s and don’ts of proper campaigning. Ang tanong… nasunod ba?
Actor Paolo Paraiso gets socially relevant in social media. On Friday, he commended the Commission on Elections on Twitter. “Good job @Comelec for showing the do’s and don’ts of proper campaigning. Ang tanong… nasunod ba?
Singer/TV host Martin Nievera turned to social networking site Twitter last week to express his “sadness” over ABS-CBN’s alleged lack of support for his Friday talk show, “Martin Late @ Night.” Slated for 13 episodes, the show, which started airing on March 1, had reportedly not been extended.
Elena Aliban, social scientist: “I’ve been scanning the tweets of celebrities and find KC Concepcion’s posts particularly informative and educational. She’s taken her followers to different places around the world, with beautiful, vividly captioned photos.
A Twitter follower asked Zendee Rose Tenerefe if she receives messages from foreigners in their native language. Her reply: “Oftentimes. Nosebleed.” The YouTube sensation wrote on Twitter that her debut CD will be out this month. “I can’t wait na. I heard that my video got the most number of likes, comments and shares in a famous Facebook page in the US.” Bayani San Diego Jr.
Even if they were having problems with their roaming cell phone service, Filipino filmmakers Senedy Que, Jun Robles Lana, Chris Martinez and Alemberg Ang flooded Facebook and Twitter with updates on the 7th Asian Film Awards held in Hong Kong on Monday night. Thanks to these intrepid indie directors, the Inquirer and the rest [...]
It used to be easy, determining a star’s popularity: Just keep tab of banner-waving, card-carrying members of fan clubs. In the advent of the Net, the new measure is the number of a star’s Twitter followers. Marketing and advertising experts have come to rely on this to see who’s hot and who’s not. [...]
“American Idol” season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez tweeted that she would perform on February 14 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the Filipino-Mexican American singer herself announced on her Twitter page.
It has almost been a year since TV host-actress Valerie Concepcion faced a daunting controversy, sparked by a simple message on Twitter. As the country reeled from the devastation caused by Tropical Storm “Sendong,” Concepcion tweeted that she had attended a Christmas party with President Aquino and the Presidential Security Group in December 2011.
YOUTUBE diva Zendee Rose Tenerefe posted on Twitter twice: “I love Philippine Daily Inquirer.” She also wrote on Facebook: “I consider it a big achievement to come out on the front page of the Inquirer two days in a row. Thank you for the carabao stuffed toy and the framed front page. I felt how proud you were of me.”
Brazilian-Japanese hunk Daniel Matsunaga keeps himself busy sweating it out. He said on Twitter: “Getting ready for my Spartan workout in a bit … three hours of futsal (indoor football).” He tweeted on Thursday: “Magandang hapon po… may game ako mamaya sa Fort BGC at 6:30 p.m. … kung gusto n’yo manood. Tama?”
GMA 7 actor Paolo Paraiso kept busy on Twitter while Senator Tito Sotto delivered a controversial (and much-ballyhooed) speech on the disputed reproductive health bill on Wednesday afternoon. Paraiso, who was obviously watching the speech on television, tweeted: “Senators are great multitaskers. Everyone is doing something else while a [colleague] is giving a speech.” At [...]
“You have to be prepared for any eventuality,” said actress Sheena Halili, who had the most traumatic experience on Tuesday when nonstop monsoon rains forced thousands out of their homes. Her family in Pampanga was not spared. Sheena’s relatives in barangay San Nicolas in San Fernando, Pampanga, had to be rescued as floodwaters in [...]
