Ricky Lo
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Past articles by Ricky:
Two Sarahs wed in March
Wedding bells will be ringing for two Sarahs in March. → Read More
•Jennylyn names three women she finds sexy •Gabby on part of his body that is sexiest
Age doesn’t matter, especially in showbiz. It’s just a number. → Read More
How They Know That There is God (Part 5)
That long-ago poem has a load to say about the Great Power who created that little flower vis-à-vis the big wide world. → Read More
• Pope Francis: On how to be truly happy
Tomorrow is Maundy Thursday. Take some time to soul-search. Maybe the following inspiring pieces can help you look deeply into yourself. → Read More
Lovers & glamour boys on the campaign trail
Because she’s getting to be very visible on the campaign trail, many people think that Agot Isidro is running in May’s midterm elections. → Read More
Learn about online dating from the FindHer series
Did you know that a theater actor didn’t know how to “pulp” during the shoot of a love scene with a semi-retired sexy actress? → Read More
Curtain call for Armida Siguion-Reyna
The entertainment industry is mourning the passing of Armida Siguion-Reyna at 3 yesterday afternoon at the ICU of a Makati hospital. She turned 88 on Nov. 4. → Read More
Joey ‘Pepe’ Smith, Pinoy rock icon, 71
The opening chords were simple enough: E major 7, A major 7. But little did Joey “Pepe” Smith know when he wrote Ang Himig Natin during a Rizal Park concert in the early years of martial law that the song would forever change the face of original Pilipino music. → Read More
Monsour wants bully expelled from taekwondo group
Amidst the furor generated by the three videos showing an Ateneo high school student bullying classmates, Makati Rep. Monsour del Rosario told The STAR over the weekend that he’s pushing for the boy’s expulsion not just from his school but also from the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA). → Read More
Boyfriend loses voice as Catriona Gray wins Miss Universe
From the time Catriona Gray began joining beauty contests, her boyfriend, Clint Bondad, knew that a title bigger than her first, 2016 Miss World-Philippines, was waiting for her. → Read More
Catriona Gray is Miss Universe
More than the “lava walk” that she has popularized, it was her intelligence that helped Catriona Gray clinch the country’s fourth Miss Universe crown. → Read More
Boyet, Gina and Joanna members of MMFF jury
Three new members are added to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) jury, namely Christopher “Boyet” de Leon, Gina Alajar and Joanna Ampil. They are highly qualified, all of them being well-respected award-winners (Joanna won Best Actress in last year’s MMFF for Ang Larawan, which won Best Picture). → Read More
Au revoir, Kamuning Bakery; till you rise again!
I miss the eggpie which also happens to be the favorite of Susan Roces. → Read More
More showbiz lights up the political trail and why Sen. Grace is running again!
Until last Monday when she (finally, finally!) filed her COC (Certificate Of Candidacy) accompanied by her mom, Susan “Lola Flora” Roces, Sen. Grace Poe kept people guessing if she would run or not. → Read More
Fil-Italian ‘whistleblower’ says she has ‘no regrets’
Three years after she broke open a Pandora’s Box of “sexual harassment,” Fil-Italian model Ambra Battilana Gutierrez said that she has no regrets even if her landmark revelation left her jobless and depressed. → Read More
Film gives a glimpse of Thais’ ‘other side’
Close on the heels of the surprise hit Thai thriller Bad Genius comes Brother of The Year, another Thai movie which opens nationwide on Oct. 10. by Ricky Lo → Read More
Kris puts her money to good use
Kris Bernal uses her head. → Read More
Will Willie give up Wowowin for politics?
To run or not to run. → Read More
Nathalie a mom by December
Unlike most expecting actresses, Nathalie Hart didn’t try to keep her being four months pregnant a secret. → Read More
Why Janella & Jameson are so connected
This article is not about the netizens who unreasonably bash Jameson Blake for the simple reason that in his next movie, Regal Entertainment’s So Connected (opening nationwide on Wednesday, May 23), he is paired with Janella Salvador whose fans are possessive about her team-up with Elmo Magalona. Bless Jameson for shrugging off the bashers. → Read More