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Miss Universe Philippines candidate tests positive for COVID-19
One of the candidates in the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 beauty pageant has tested positive for COVID-19. Maria Isabela B. Galeria who is representing Sorsogon made the revelation on Instagram on Sunday Sept. 27. Her admission came as the national beauty pageant kicked off its eight-episode series dubbed “Right Light” which tackles the journey of…
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4 reasons to support ‘Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story’ on Netflix
Pinoy netizens are on the fence about supporting “Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story,” the first Filipino animated production that will stream on Netflix on October 29. While excitement is high over the major opportunity that it presents for Filipino animators, politics came to play when it was learned that Robin Padilla, a staunch supporter…
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General Silo: Bataan’s pride
B/General Benjamin Silo, left, a native of Bataan, was recently promoted as a One-Star general after successfully completing the rigid tests and requirements for the much-deserved promotion. A lawyer and graduate of PNPA, was seen paying a courtesy call here, when he was the Bataan police director, on Engr. Richard Legaspi, plant owner of Integrated…
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It’s green and go for Miss Earth 2020
Preparations are underway for the 20th edition of the advocacy-driven Miss Earth 2020 beauty pageant. While there would be a slight change in the presentation this year, fans could still expect the international competition to bring the world together and promote its environmental campaign with the help of technology. “We decided not to skip this…
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ABS-CBN & Star Magic statement on Liza Soberano
ABS-CBN and Star Magic fully support Liza Soberano’s filing of a criminal complaint with the Office of the City Prosecutor for libel, threats, and unjust vexation against the person who posted disparaging remarks about her character and, worse, threatened to have her raped. Reckless and malicious use of social media should never be tolerated. Moreover,…
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Julia Barretto files complaint against Jay Sonza
Actress Julia Barretto filed a complaint against former broadcaster Jay Sonza at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last Sept. 25 over rumors of her alleged pregnancy by Gerald Anderson that came out on Sonza’s Facebook page last Sept. 21. Barretto, accompanied by her mother Marjorie Barretto, personally appeared before the NBI Cybercrime Division to…
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Villar: Reclamation project of Paranaque gov’t will worsen flooding
Sen. Cynthia Villar has asserted that the reclamation project being pushed by the Paranaque local government will cause flooding in Cavite, Paranaque, and Las Pinas and will be detrimental to the viability of the Las Pinas-Paranaque Wetland Park. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, made this statement as a response to…
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Kitten resembling Baby Yoda rescued from California wildfires
This kitty has quite the doppelganger. A small kitten that was rescued from the California wildfires over the weekend has been dubbed “Baby Yoda” for her resemblance to the character on the Disney+ show, “The Mandalorian.” On Wednesday, the North Valley Animal Disaster Group posted a picture of the kitten right after she had been…
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‘Queer Eye’ star Karamo Brown and fiancé call it quits after 10 years together
“Queer Eye” star Karamo Brown is single again. Brown revealed he and fiancé Ian Jordan have split up, noting the wedding, which was supposed to take place this summer, was bumped back because of the pandemic before the couple decided to go their separate ways. “It’s one of those things where I said we were…
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Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines
LONDON — A rat has for the first time won a British charity’s top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honor for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, was awarded the PDSA’s Gold Medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion” after discovering 39 landmines and 28 items of…