Maria Corazon “Cory” Cojuangco was born on Jan. 25, 1933 died at 76. August 1, 2009, the people of the Philippines mourned when the People Power icon passed away. TV stations on Saturday were running footage of Aquino’s years together with prayers while her former aides and supporters offered condolences. Her son, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, said his mother died at 3:18 a.m. Saturday (1918 GMT Friday) due to Cardio Respiratory Arrest.

Aquino was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer last year and confined to a Manila Read more »

Actor Richard Gomez answered the rumored plan to run for the congreessional seat in Leyte in 2010. “Sa akin naman, alam mo, deep inside my heart, ‘yon talaga ang passion ko. Whenever I’m given a chance or tasked to do something for people, ginagawa ko talaga, e. So, in 2010, kung talagang mabibigyan Read more »

A hoax report circulated on the internet that the Wowowee host Willie Revillame had died on July 23. The information was uploaded on Wikipedia and Twitter. The noontime show host told the televiewers specially those in the U.S. that the news was wrong. He was very much alive on his live show yesterday. “Salamat [sa] sinuman ang nagpasok niyan sa Twitter daw Read more »

Francis Magalona also known as Francis M, Master Rapper, and The Man From Manila - A prominent Filipino rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, director, host, and photographer died at 44.

On March 6, 2009, it was reported that Francis Magalona succumbed to acute myelogenous leukemia at 12:20 noon that day, a few days after his fourth chemotherapy session and a few days before his supposed stem cell transplant. The announcement was Read more »

Model, host, freelance web page writer, and former beauty queen who won the 2005 Miss International beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan, Precious Lara Quigaman with other filipina beauty pageant title holders surprisingly make a new Beauty Contest called as “Turismo Filipina.” Their idea is to have a compititon among beautiful ladies representing the  82 provinces of the Philipines and the Read more »

After winning the WBC Lightweight Champion title over David Diaz, Pacman is in the country now and was given a lot of welcome celebration events. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made him as “Special Envoy of the President for the Games of The 29th Olympiad in Beijing”. As an Ambassador, Pacquiao’s first big role is to carry the Philippine flag during the march of Read more »

The Filipino pride boxer, Manny Pacquiao is now the WBC Lightweight Champion of the world after winning the title from David Diaz with a TKO in the 9th round on June 28 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. He is now the first Asian boxer to win four world titles in four different weight divisions.

Also, Pacquiao took over as the Ring Magazine pound for pound #1 ranked boxer in the world on June 9, 2008, after Read more »

Bong confirms his 18-yr-old daughter is pregnant. Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. confirmed Saturday that his 18-year-old daughter Inah is expecting a baby. Revilla spoke to reporters during the 40th birthday celebration of his wife, actress Lani Mercado, in Palms Country Club, Alabang.

Local showbiz has been rife with talk about the swift preparations being made for Inah’s marriage to her childhood sweetheart set on May 28.  “Para sa kaalaman na rin ng tao, totoo ‘yon. ‘Yong mga narinig nila, ok? My daughter, she is pregnant. That’s the main reason she’s Read more »

The sexy comedienne were the headlines again last week when she was seen sitting beside the First Gentleman Mike Arroyo in a plane bound for Hongkong which rumormongers assume that perhaps there’s something going on between the two personalities. Read more »

1st Philippine Starball - Open International Ballroom Dance Championship organized by  The Council of United Professional Dance Teachers of the Philippines, Inc. was a success. The first time that the top names from the world of ballroom dance were gathered in the Philippines to compete internationally similar to those held in Europe, United States and other region of Asia. Finally the winners were named.

Here is the list of runner-ups and champions of the said event. Read more »