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The sad plight of some ex-bold stars

  • Filed under: Showbiz
Wednesday
May 14,2008

Due to varied reasons, whether nefarious or otherwise, some of the so-called “sexy stars of yesteryears” found have themselves in somewhat impoverished condition after basking in the limelight of fame and fortune.  Carmen Ronda who made a string of “bomba” films recently became homeless when her house in Antipolo was demolished.  Sultry singer-actress Didith Reyes [...]

Wowowee on Honolulu Controversy

  • Filed under: Showbiz
Wednesday
May 14,2008

Filipino viewers of Wowowee were disappointed by the cast of the noon-time show for not appearing in a private party in Honolulu, Hawaii.
People allegedly came to the venue to watch and meet the hosts and cast of Wowowee paying as high as $100 each. Mariel Rodriguez and Valerie Concepcion are co-hosts of the show. No [...]

Tuesday
May 13,2008

Sam Concepcion was chosen to sing “Kung Fu Fighting” as the  Kung Fu Panda’s Theme Song. The movie is created by Dreamworks animation, the same creator of animated movies  like The Shark Tales, Shrek 2 and Madagascar. Sam Concepcion is very delighted when his manager told him about this.

Arroyo Pardons 9 Magdalo soldiers

  • Filed under: News
Tuesday
May 13,2008

President Arroyo gives conditional pardon to nine Magdalo soldiers during the turn-over ceremony for the new AFP Chief of Staff Alexander Yano. The executive clemency wasgiven by Arroyo based onthe recommendation of outgoing Cheif Esperon. Arroyo also praised former Chief of Staff Esperon for a job well done, inculding the combat of terrorists in the [...]

Tuesday
May 13,2008

Batangas Governor Vilma Santos wishes to go back to acting, atleast to even do one movie, for the year. Reports say that a Judy Anne - Vilma Santos movie tandem is in the can, making the Star for all Seasons all the more excited. The actress says she is looking forward into doing the movie, and [...]

Tuesday
May 13,2008

Megastar Sharon Cuneta recalls that she and the staff of Star Cinema could not afford to eat at restaurants in London when they were shooting “Caregiver”.  “We would always buy “take-out” foods because restaurants in London are very expensive,” according to Shawie. The movie, directed by Chito Roño, will be shown in celebration of Sharon’s [...]

Tuesday
May 13,2008

Even before he was signed up to endorse Liveraide Sillymarin Capsule, action star Robin Padilla has been leading a clean, healthy life.  He stopped drinking and smoking when he was converted to the Islam Religion in 1995.  He assures that he only shows smoking when needed in his role as ‘Joaquin Bordado’ on TV and [...]

Monday
May 12,2008

In January, the Philippine Department of Justice dismissed the charges of illegal recruitment filed against executives of Sentosa Recruitment Agency in the Philippines and Sentosa Care LLC in New York, saying “there was no substantive alterations in the employment contracts signed by the complainants to sustain the findings of illegal recruitment.” In February, the National [...]

China Earthquake kills more than 5000

  • Filed under: News
Monday
May 12,2008

A recent massive earthquake hit the Sichuan province of China earlier killing more than 5,000 Chinese including about 900 students.

The earthquake reached a high level of 7.5 with its center about 57 miles (92km) north-west of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Tremors from the quake, which struck at 2.28pm, [...]

Miss Philippines Earth 2008 Winners

  • Filed under: Events
Monday
May 12,2008

Miss Philippines Earth Pageant Show was held  at the Grand Ballroom Crown Plaza Galleria last night and was hosted by Rafael Rosell, Nikki Gil, and Ginger Conejero.  The Miss Philippines Earth 2008 title got by Karla Paula G. Henry  from Cebu City. Other major awards listed below :
Miss Philippines EcoTourism 2008 - Maria Venus B. [...]