Tag: love

‘A Second Chance’ is a pointless concept in a nation where divorce is illegal

November 26, 2015November 26, 2015 Kate Natividad 4 Comments

Do Filipino married couples deserve “A Second Chance”? According to Philippine law, it’s a pointless question — because divorce is illegal in the Philippines. What then are Filipino couples’ options? Nothing, actually. Filipinos must make their marriages work come hell or high water — because marriage failure is not an option under Philippine law. If…

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Even for the stars life begins at 40!

November 12, 2015 Jelen 4 Comments

They say life begins at 40. This may be the case for these 3 beautiful Filipina actresses who all have one thing in common, they are all working mothers who are currently not married. Ruffa Gutierrez and Kris Aquino marriages ended in annulment and the only woman who has not walked down the altar is…

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What Aldub got right (and wrong) about courtship, love and romance

October 11, 2015October 11, 2015 Ilda 25 Comments

You probably have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard of Philippine television’s current most popular characters from the noontime show Eat Bulaga, Alden Richards and Yaya Dub (Maine Mendoza in real life), better known by the portmanteau ‘Aldub’. It’s very hard to ignore the buzz surrounding the celebrity “couple” Aldub particularly since…

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Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza rock!

September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 Kate Natividad 56 Comments

Well you know what? Crucify me here in GRP but I gotta admit to the appeal of the budding romance between Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, the latter a.k.a. ‘Yaya Dub’. I’m sure a lot of marketing folk will spend their entire careers studying just how the “AlDub” pair turned into a media bonanza for…

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Happiness without Pride is Possible… and Better

September 13, 2015September 16, 2017 ChinoF 42 Comments

A lot of defenders of Pinoy Pride are insisting that pride is necessary for happiness. I believe this is based on a lot of misconceptions about happiness. Much of people’s concepts are being formed by popular culture. For example, the Pinoy Pride culture promotes boasting a fellow Filipino is a better boxer than another. If…

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Gay Marriage in the Philippines?

June 29, 2015 Grimwald 23 Comments

It seems that the Western World is going nuts with the success of the push to have gay marriage approved. It’s all over Facebook, Twitter and just about every other social media outlet. As of late, the craze has reached the Philippines and everyone has gotten themselves into quite a bit of a bind with…

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Whatta guy: Philippine President BS Aquino and Pia Wurtzbach rumoured to be dating!

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 Kate Natividad 24 Comments

WTF? Make her brother “happy”?? According to an ABS-CBN News report this was Kris Aquino’s request to current Miss Universe Philippines title holder Pia Wurtzbach after rumours spread that she and Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino were an item. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach also known as Pia Romero (born September 24, 1989) is a Filipino-German…

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Say goodbye to #hugot forevah!

March 5, 2015 Kate Natividad No Comments

My timeline is filled with hugotrons. Who and what are hugotrons? They are poor sods who are sawi sa pagmamahal (roughly translated: broken-hearted). The term is derived from the Tagalog world hugot which means to extract or yank away violently. So why did hugot come to be associated with heartbreak? As far as I am…

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