Category: Glitz and Glamour

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Rep Manny Pacquiao not signatory to impeach complaint vs Corona

December 15, 2011 benign0 21 Comments

Reresentative Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao of the lone Congressional district in Sarangani province was not among the 188 House solons who signed up to the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Justice Renato Corona. Asked about what he thought about the whole circus surrounding former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in an early December interview, Pacquiao said “We have…

Glitz and Glamour, Government, Politics

Starlet Angelica Panganiban offers some important lessons

December 14, 2011February 2, 2022 benign0 8 Comments

Filipino starlet Angelica Panganiban reportedly went into a less-than-angelic tililing rampage when a customs officer slapped a tax on two HermÃ¨s bags she was attempting to hand-carry through a Manila airport. The author of the report wrote that Panganiban “should be thankful that the customs duty collector was kind enough to put up with her…

Glitz and Glamour, Government

Miss Earth USA Nicole Lynn Facebook post offends Filipino ‘pride’

December 8, 2011 benign0 40 Comments

The latest perceived affront to Filipino “pride” comes from a certain Nicole Lynn who, just after she flew into Manila on the 3rd December 2011, reportedly appeared as guest in Willie Revillame’s variety show Wil Time Big Time and then allegedly posted this “status update” on her Facebook profile… “I hardly made it to manila…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Why I think Kris Aquino may be President someday

December 1, 2011 benign0 85 Comments

She is charismatic and animated. Perhaps she is the only child of the late national “hero” Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr who actually took after him. Indeed, she not only stands out among her dowdy, dull, and uninspiring siblings, she outshines celebrities that are far more glamorous in her industry. Kris Aquino was the face of…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics

KC Concepcion is not Piolo Pascual’s sunshine

November 29, 2011November 30, 2011 Ilda 24 Comments

Most women who are recovering from a bad break-up have to settle for a crying session with their close friends while drinking themselves silly a la Bridgett Jones. This can be followed by getting a new radical haircut a la Gwyneth Paltrow in the film Sliding Doors as if to symbolize a â€œnew lookâ€ to…

Glitz and Glamour

Conrado de Quiros makes like Nazi monster Amon Goeth

November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 benign0 1 Comment

Of course Inquirer.net ‘columnist’ Conrado “Noynoy-is-Aragon” de Quiros would first have to cite (yet again!) how the Philippines’ Supreme Court (SC) is (1) made up of appointees of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and, as such, (2) the “timing” of the SC order to parcel out the Aquino feudal feif Hacienda Luisita to its tenant farmers….

Development, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

Is Manny Pacquiao implying that Filipino-Americans are ‘not real’ Americans?

November 27, 2011 benign0 7 Comments

Apparently, Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao does not think too highly of immigrants. In an interview he implied that naturalised citizens cannot claim to be considered to be a true national of their adopted country… In a press conference after his return to General Santos City, Pacquiao fired back when the press asked him about…

Glitz and Glamour

Proud to be Pinoy because of Pacquiao

November 14, 2011July 4, 2013 Ilda 116 Comments

“Congrats to manny pacquiao!! pinoy pride yeah!!!!” That was one twitter message from a Manny Pacquiao fan after the boxing champion’s controversial win over Mexican boxer, Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao was the aggressor throughout, and landed some sharp punches of his own. But when the decision was announced, the crowd booed roundly and, once again…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Society

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