Beauty and the Beast

You decide.  Who is Beauty, and who is Beast?

Philippine showbiz industry has seen good and bad days, but it was never embroiled in so much nasty rumors in the past that it is today; of actors swinging fists, and of actresses trading barbs and threats, of boyfriend-snatching and husband-grabbing, of theft, and of the nauseating "mamili ho kayo, siya o ako"...

Those were the days indeed...

Few weeks ago, it was Claudine Barretto versus Angelica Panganiban, ngayon naman it's Marian Rivera versus Bela Padilla...plus, Lola!

Is Marian just a pretty face?  And Bela, a damsel in distress or lady-in-waiting?

According to Mrs. Eva Padilla, Bela's grandmother, the 19 year-old is never a warmonger; Marian, on the other hand, has been talked about in blogs and showbiz talk shows to have had few brushes with "not-so-nice" encounters with her fans, and some people in the industry who once worked with her.  

Oh, well...roses have thorns.

At the end of the day, however sans make-up and kleighlights, beauty is only skin-deep.  I hope these beautiful, young ladies will realize that fame is not a loyal bedmate; instead of fanning friction, why not talk like mature adults and settle differences as fast as they arise?

More on this issue from PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal)...

Claudine Barretto Versus Angelica Panganiban: And the Winner is...?

Peace on earth!  Yup, three more months and it's Christmas.

Claudine and Angelica have been embroiled in a nasty gossip, which Claudine helped fan out of proportions by her untiring tweets to her tweethearts, while Angelica chose to keep mum, but later broke her silence to her lawyer (good move, girl!).  A final demand letter for an apology/retraction was issued to Claudine, which apparently "zipped" her tweets, and this whole brouhaha might just end amicably.

And where does this bring us, mga usyusiro't usyusira?  lol

In limbo, I guess, since we will never know who wins in the mudslinging contest of sorts, but in hindsight, this controversy won't help in the present status of Claudine and Angel's respective careers (and families), thus it is better move to leave this issue to rest.

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Willie Revillame Should Read This With His Morning Cup of Coffee

Joey de Leon, an ace TV-host-comedian-actor-songwriter and one of the mainstays of the long-running Philippine noontime variety show, Eat Bulaga! declares:  entertainers like him should never forget that they are mere employees of TV stations where  they have shows or gigs.  Willie Revillame should not miss that one!  It goes well with your cup of morning coffee, Willy - to wake you up!

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I'm Back!

Sorry, friends.  Dengue got me!  Now, I'm back with vengeance - on Dengue, of course!

And now, the news (maki-usyuso nga muna sa mga blogs...hehehe)

OK, let me finish my burritos first!