Double gold medalist Olympian Carlos Yulo, his mother Angelica Yulo, his Fil-Australian girlfriend Chloe Anjeleigh San Jose, stories about the kindness and generosity of the late film producer “Mother Lily” Monteverde are still major articles that hog the headlines of broadsheet entertainment sections and showbiz websites.

No more news items and features on actor Sandro’s alleged sexual harassment in the hands of two GMA7 independent contractors. That’s because the Kapuso network decided not to publish details about their findings of their investigation. The National Bureau of Investigation also decided not to publish details of Muhlach’s statement to them about what the two contractors allegedly did to him after he lost consciousness when he was served some drinks in the contractors’ hotel room after the GMA Gala 2024 ball. 

But pep.ph website reporter Jojo Gabinete posted a “blind” story (meaning, no names mentioned) about a male talent sexually abused by a TV executive just a few weeks ago. 

It was a cluster of blind items that prodded GMA-7 to disclose that the two executives being referred to in the harassment of the son of a famous comedian actor were connected with the Kapuso network. If not for those blind items, Sandro’s case would have not seen light.

Gabinete seems to be baiting public confessions from people in showbiz who may have tolerated unwanted touches, kisses and hugs and beyond to further their career.  However, Gabinete revealed that the young man he was talking about aborted his ambition after he got drunk with the TV executive one night which was meant to be a mentoring session. The young man woke up feeling he had been physically violated.

Juicy talks about Yulo, his mom and his girlfriend would die down as they’ve all spewed out their mouthfuls, and in one huddle with the media, even Yulo’s father had his turn by revealing that money is not the contention between the son and the mother but the girlfriend who gets to stay in the champ’s quarters wherever.

The furor over the double gold medalists would fire up again when he comes home to the Philippines for a hero’s welcome. But the fire will surely smolder and reach its flying heat if Yulo comes home with San Jose and hangs on to him in the motorcade and everywhere else to the exclusion of his family.

But there were also cute and very enviable new items recently about the Yulo boy, such as the gift offerings to him of a vacation house in Nasugbu, Batangas and a lifetime subscription to Vivamax. Who knows, he might also get a gift offering of a lifetime free manicure, pedicure and foot spa.

What are you watching?

Do Pinoys who love film festivals bother with the Carlos Yulo mystique? Maybe not. The Cinemalaya goes on and nobody seems to care about the Olympics and the Pinoy glories in that global turf.