The 16-year-old Charice Pempengco who has won hearts from YouTube and all of a sudden has appeared on shows such as the Ellen Degeneres Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, performing live with Celine Dion and now having to be part of David Foster’s musical family with performances in his latest album and also, her own album that will be produced by Foster.  Needless to say, the young teen from the Philippines is attracting fans from all over the world with her strong vocals.  Charice recently appeared on the Good Morning America program:

At a recent press conference for her first album with Universal Records, Regine Velasquez talks about her new album “Low Key”.

“Low Key” is another full-length album by Velasquez and many of the press said it’s quite mellow compared to her past albums and Velasquez agreed and that is how the album got its title.

When asked why she hasn’t released an original album yet, Velasquez said, “People like to hear something that they are already familiar with. So for me, I wanted to give our audience what they want. Plus, I happen to like all the songs. It’s an opportunity for me to do this also because these are the songs I used to listen to the radio, and wishing that one day, I’ll be able to have my own version. It has come true. ”

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Anne Curtis and Sam Milby were among the strongest celebrity young couple in the Philippines but the two ended up breaking up.

In an article featured on the Philippine Portal, The Buzz’s Kris Aquino interviewed Anne Curtis regarding their breakup and if there was a third party involved.

Anne explained that the two had broken up in September.  According to Anne, Sam told her that he wanted to end the relationship and focus on his relationship with God.

She also said that there was no third party involved.

Anne tells Aquino that she wishes the two can talk again, fix their working relationship and their friendship.

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Gary Valenciano was asked questions during his press conference of a performance to celebrate his 25th anniversary in the music industry.

But with a lot of separations rumors going around in regards to his friends actress/singer Sharon Cuneta and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Valenciano was asked by the media of his thoughts to the rumors since he is a close personal familiy friend of the couple.

According to Valenciano, before Kiko became involved in politics, they knew that parts of his past and situations would come up and they were prepared for it.

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In the Philippines, many people have seen the two Filipino TV networks ABS-CBN and GMA knock heads with their top show hosts Joey de leon (GMA’s “Eat Bulaga”) and Willie Revillame (ABS-CBN’s “Wowowwee”).

Both are popular game shows but similar to almost like America’s battle between WWE (World Wrestling Federation at the time) and WCW (World Championship Wrestling) in the 90’s when both shows on at the same time sparred each other for ratings and got personal with storylines mocking the other.  The same situation in the Philippines.

Fans of the popular shows have even joined in the fray by posting videos on YouTube supporting one over the other.

But on October 17th, it appears the rivalry between the two hosts maybe over.  At the Extreme Award held by the Philippine Star at the Embassy Super Club, many wanted to see the two hosts appear and pretty much see this rivalry end.

Winning the award category in television was Willie Revillame who in his thank you speech said “I would like to share this aware to a suprememe talent, supreme icon, my idol, Mr. Joey de Leon.  I share this award with you.”

The two stood stand by side made up and even cracked jokes at each other ending their rivalry.

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Actress Angelika Dela Cruz and husband Orion Casareo had shocking news to give to the media.  She and Orion have been married since August 2007 and that she is three months pregnant.

In an interview with Philipino Entertainment Portal, Angelika told media that she didn’t want to lie anymore and wanted to reveal her marriage and pregnancy and said, “I am very pregnant, I’m very happy and I am very proud”.

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On October 5, members of the dancing group EB Babes! Mae, Saida, and Ann went to a Krispy Kreme restaurant and were in line but mistakenly and unknowingly cut in front of a woman.

According to news reports, while the three were paying for their items, the woman pinched Saida and berated the women.

A security guard then came to escort and help the women out through another exit but the woman’s husband was at the other exit.  Mae then apologized to the husband but the wife and husband then continued to berate and insult the women.  While the women were about to leave, the husband then threw his coffee cup at Mae and threatened to hit Saida.

Mae suffered first degree burns in her collarbone area to her arm and was rushed to the hospital where she was treated.

A statement was issued by the EB Babes to the media:

“We were sincerely apologetic for our mistake in getting in line behind Mrs. dela Paz. However, we feel that Mr. and Mrs. dela Paz’s actions were clearly unfair and worse, excessively violent. We cannot tolerate the acts of Mr. and Mrs. dela Paz, who showed such violence and cruelty, especially to Mae, and we are forced to protect our rights by bringing this matter to the proper authorities.”

With many witnesses on the scene, an investigation took place on the 6th and the assistant city prosecutor will be filing charges against the husband.

EB Babes released the following release after the investigation:

“We hope that the public will appreciate that we are only asserting our rights not to be the subject of violence and aggression, just like any citizen should. We would also like to extend our thanks to all those who assisted us, especially the security guards, the police and the good hearted people who were then present to assist us.”

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In a recent interview on ABS-CBN.com, actor Jericho Rosales was upbeat about the positive feedback for his series “Kahit Isang Saglit” with Malaysian actress Carmen Soo.

Rosales said in the interview that he feels the show is beautiful and that he feels the chemistry between he and Carmen is also beautiful.    Everything is positive!

He also said that Carmen is also enjoying the positive feedback and even though she is in Malaysia, she is able to see the positive feedback through the blogs.

The actor was asked about his ex-girlfriend, actress Heart Evangelista which gossip papers have reported that she has found a new man.

Rosales and Evangelista were an item but she broke off their relationship while he was in another country and to this day, have not communicated.

Rosales kept  positive and wished her the best in her personal life and career.  And when asked if he was still hurting from the breakup, Rosales said he wished he could of fixed the situation but for now, he is no longer hurting but he is taking things slowly.  And said that if she found a new guy, a good guy, then praise God.

As for if he is doing any dating, the actor said he was to busy with his career to date or to be in another relationship.

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