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Last week I blogged about celebrities who stopped using twitter because they can't anymore stand people bashing them. [ read story here ] Pero unlike Angel Locsin, Sarah Geronimo and Kris Aquino, Sharon Cuneta, on the other hand, is still using twitter even if she always received hate messages through the said social media platform.

Hindi natin masisisi si Sharon kung magpatuloy siya sa pagsagot sa mga bashers niya. Kasi she's only defending herself and siguro hindi niya ma-take na hayaan lang ang mga taong ito na siraan siya at magsabi ng masasamang salita laban sa kanya.

But Sharon should still consider to quit on twitter because wala siyang mapapala sa mga basher niya samantalang ang mga basher niya ay may mapapala sa kanya dahil aminin man natin o hindi... ang sarap ng feeling na nag-rereply (o pumapatol) sa tweet mo ang isang Megastar. Right?

PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal)

Isa si Direk Jose Javier Reyes sa mga nagpahayag ng reaksiyon hinggil sa latest Twitter issue na kinasasangkutan ng Megastar na si Sharon Cuneta at isang PR-executive ng ABS-CBN.

Ang nasabing tweet ay may kinalaman sa anak ni Sharon na si KC Concepcion, kung saan inihayag ng network PR official, bilang reaksiyon sa isang tagapagtanggol ni KC, ang umano'y nalalaman niyang "baho" ng anak ni Sharon.

Maraming magkakasunod na tweets ni Sharon ang naging "sagot" sa alegasyon ng taga-network.

Ikinalungkot ng direktor na si Joey Reyes ang pangyayaring ito

"Sobrang nalulungkot ako," simula ni Direk Joey na nag-message sa PEP.ph sa pamamagitan ng social networking site na Facebook.

Solar Eclipse is a rare astronomical event and on Sunday, May 20 (Monday in Manila), the sun and moon aligned over the earth that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America creating a blazing “ring of fire” effect.

Solar Eclipses occur almost every year but what happened on Sunday is called the annular solar eclipse wherein the sun and moon create a creepy awesome “ring of fire” effect. This kind of eclipse is rare and the last time that it occurred was wayback in 1994. According to scientists, the next one will occur in 2023 so that’s more than a decade from now.

NASA Space Scientist Jeffrey Newmark said an annular eclipse occurs when the moon’s orbit closer to the sun allowing it to block 90% of the sun rays leaving two orbs slide that makes it look like a “ring of fire.”

I was following this story since the rumors arise about possible buyout of GMA Network by Manny V. Pangilinan, aka MVP. Because I’ am interested on what will happen on the TV industry if the buy-out push through or if the merger happens. 

Will MVP can sustain the hold of GMA-7 on Mega Manila and soon dethrone ABS-CBN on the National level. And Will TV5 can rise from being no.3 TV Network in the Philippines and placed ABS-CBN on third. Or the exact opposite will happen that ABS-CBN will still dominate the National TV Arena and will eventually snatch the lead on Mega Manila from GMA-7?

Well, we can only see what will happen after the grand merger happens on November of this year.

Funfare with Ricky Lo

Twitter (and Facebook) is the way of celebrities to communicate and interact to their fans/followers on the web. This social-media platform made the celebrities reachable by their fans. 

But celebrities like Angel Locsin, Kris Aquino and Sarah Geronimo already quit tweeting. Why?

Best Actress Angel Locsin (@143redangel), who already has 1,866,342 Million followers, last tweet is dated March 21, 2012. Her tweet warned her followers to be careful on her poser (I43redangel). Nasabi ito ni Angel dahil napagkamalan siya ni @aomarget na nagsabi ng masamang salita tungkol kay PBB Ex-Housemate Biggel. Ngunit, hindi napansin  ni @aomarget na ang poser ni Angel na may Twitter Account na @I43redangel ang nag-tweet nun. #careless@aomarget_istheCULPRIT.

Popstar Princess Sarah Geronimo was the first who stopped using twitter. Her last tweet is dated October 2010. She quit using twitter during the controversial news about her, Rayver Cruz and Cristine Reyes. To date, Sarah has 1,165,558 Million followers.

Queen of All Media Kris Aquino, meanwhile, stopped tweeting last March 16, 2012, 5 days before Angel Locsin quits twitter. Her reason is her haters who continually bashing her. Kris has now 1,612,897 Million followers.

MANILA - Philippine oil firm said Thursday it would start drilling next year at a potentially massive natural gas field at a reef in the South China Sea also claimed by China.

The drilling of "two appraisal wells" at Reed Bank - also called Recto Bank - will be carried out by August 2013, said Philex Petroleum chairman Manuel Pangilinan.

"We need to do a lot before we know the amount of resources beneath those waters," he told stockholders.

His comments come amid high tension with China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, with Manila and Beijing locked in a standoff over the Scarborough Shoal.

Philex Petroleum said last month the field at Reed Bank could hold 4.66 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas, nearly twice as much as the Philippines' largest known deposits.

China claims almost all of the South China Sea, including the Reed Bank, which is about 148 kilometres (92 miles) off the Philippine island of Palawan and which the Philippines claims as its territory.

Last year the Philippines accused Chinese vessels of harassing an exploration vessel off Reed Bank, and Manila has repeatedly accused China of aggressive actions in disputed waters.

Pangilinan also said he met with officials of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in Beijing recently to discuss their offer to jointly develop the Reed Bank field.

But he said that other big companies had also approached Philex, adding that his firm would need the help of a major oil company as a partner to develop the Reed Bank.

16-years old Jessica Sanchez and 21-years old Phillip Phillips made it to the American Idol 11 Finale which will be held on May 22, 2012 (May 23: Manila Time).

I was happy and a bit shocked this morning when I heard the news. 

Happy because Jessica who also has Filipino descent reached the show finale and vying for the Idol Title. (feel so proud that Filipino blood is also running in my veins). :)

Shocked because Idol Judges Favorite and Front-runner Joshua Ledet has been voted off in the American Idol Season 11. I don't like Joshua but yesterday I predicted that it's Phillip who will be eliminated, which I based it on their performance last night. [watch/read here]

Well, Phillip should feel so lucky tonight because it's not him that bids goodbye. Congrats Jessica and Phillip!