Our rapid-fire roundup of things happening in Philippine showbiz.
1. FREDDIE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH MINOR GETS A LOT OF REACTIONS ONLINE
After singer Freddie Aguilar admitted that he has a relationship with a 16-year old girl (and that they’re in love, of course), it didn’t take long before very passionate comments surfaced online – especially when pictures of the two (reportedly) leaked. While some posted hate comments saying he’s a cradlesnatcher because the girl is young enough to be his daughter, there are also those who made fun of the situation by quoting lines from his hit songs “Anak” and “Estudyante Blues.”
Our favorite? From Mister Boogie on Twitter: “Nang isilang ka sa mundong ito, 44 years old na ko. – Freddie Aguilar.”
2. AMY AND DICK RETURNING TO ABS-CBN
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Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate are coming back home to ABS-CBN. Amy just parted ways with TV5 where she was doing a couple of shows, including the very popular talk show Face to Face. She used to be part of the ABS-CBN shows Sa Linggo Na Po Sila and Palibhasa Lalake. She recently told Pep.ph that with her decision to move back to Channel 2 she is choosing peace of mind over financial gain. On the other hand, Dick, who used to be part of the ABS-CBN variety show Tonight with Dick and Carmi, has been appearing in some GMA 7 shows. Amy and Dick will be hosting the game show The Singing Bee, something that Cesar Montano (who now has a show in GMA 7) used to do.
3. SARAH GERONIMO STILL PART OF THE VOICE PH 2
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According to ABS-CBN News, Sarah is returning to the hit talent show The Voice of the Philippines despite some hesitation at first. She shared that she didn’t want to return “kasi traumang-trauma na ako.” She didn’t explain what she meant by that, but we’re just wondering how being a coach on the show could be traumatic.
Anyway, she eventually said yes because she likes helping aspiring singers fulfil their dreams.
4. OYO DOESN’T WANT TIN TO DO KISSING SCENES
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Kristine Hermosa has shared that she wants to go back to showbiz but that she’s just waiting for the right project. If you ask some fans, the right project should team her up again with former ka-love team Jericho Rosales. She’s fine with the idea as long as they have good material. Even her hubby Oyo Sotto is fine with the idea. He just has one simple request: no kissing scene. “Para wala na lang ding problema,” he said, although we’re pretty sure Echo-Tin fans would love to see that.
5. RICHARD POON SAYS HE’S NOT THAT CLEAN
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Don’t you love how honest singer Richard Poon is? Not only did he accept and love wife Maricar Reyes (sex scandal and all), he has also come clean about well, not being that clean. He told Maricar that he’s not perfect and that he has weaknesses. “Kaya mo ba ako?” he asked her. He also told Pep.ph that he thinks he’s done more mistakes than Maricar. “I think I’ve done wrong things and have hurt a lot of people, but the world tends to view it na, ‘Wow, Richard, natanggap mo siya?’ He added that if people knew his story, they’d probably applaud Maricar and not him because he’s “not as good as everybody thinks.”
