Tag: ricky lo

Social media uproar over Willie Revillame claim on Tado Jimenez remains!

February 11, 2014 benign0 17 Comments

An uproar erupted amongst the friends of deceased comedian and activist Tado Jimenez after reports came out that star game show host Willie Revillame “took care” of moving his remains from the scene of the accident back to Manila. According to an Interaksyon report singer Dong Abay and radio personality Gang Badoy-Capati took to Facebook…

Glitz and Glamour, Media

Filipino student shut down and dismissed by Lee Kuan Yew for asking irrelevant question

February 5, 2014 benign0 153 Comments

In this profoundly cringe-inducing video, Filipino student Harvey Campos suffers an epic smacking down by Singapore Elder Statesman and former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. During the question-and-answer segment of some sort of convention, Campos had attempted to inquire into how Lee’s work was influenced by his late wife (jumping of the “old adage” that…

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Philippine National Cringe: Ricky Lo interviews Anne Hathaway

January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 benign0 203 Comments

Filipinos yet again are in the throes of a national cringe as a video of supposedly-veteran showbiz journalist Ricky Lo interviewing Les Miserables star Anne Hathaway makes the rounds in cyberspace. The video is a fine specimen of how the underbelly of the Filipino psyche is revealed when back-lit by the glitz of international celebrity….

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MVP – Misquoted Very Pointedly

June 4, 2012June 4, 2012 FallenAngel No Comments

Tough luck and too bad for Ricky Lo of the Philippine Star. He may have just become the latest citizen of Filipino society to put his foot in his mouth. In his most recent breaking news story he had reported that TV5 big boss Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP) had virtually confirmed the merger between TV5…

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