Man of the hour Mark Herras caused a stir when he appeared unannounced, well, seemingly, at the song launch of businessman-singer Jojo Mendrez.

In a Facebook video shared by writer Jobert Sucaldito, Herras came with a bouquet of flowers, which he gave to Mendrez, who was performing his Jonathan Manalo-penned song. He also gave him a hug.

After that, Herras immediately left the venue.

Mendrez reportedly felt unwell after entertaining four questions from the press and politely excused himself from the media huddle.

Pambansang Marites Xian Gaza initially started the controversy between Herras and Mendrez when he posted a photo of the two while inside a hotel.

In an interview, Herras said he was there to make a reaction video of Mendrez’s latest song.

He also admitted he was with the singer in the casino, as shown in some photos.

Mendrez has already denied with seeming vehemence that there’s something romantic between him and Herras. He stressed that friendship is all there is between them.

Sharon Cuneta and Janice de Belen on motherhood

Celebrity moms Sharon Cuneta and Janice de Belen believe motherhood is not about many things.

This, after this writer asked them what motherhood is not all about during the mediacon for Saving Grace.

“Motherhood is not about possession. It’s about mutual respect between you and your kids. It’s about a very difficult balance between being a friend and an authority figure. It’s not purely possession over them. It’s not expecting them to be like you when they grow up. It’s not about insisting to them to do what you want,” Cuneta explained.

“Motherhood is not about a puppet show.  Your parents are supposed to guide them, guide them as they grow up pero hindi mo sila puwedeng i-control (but you can’t control them).  At some point, you need to set them free and hope and pray that you did a good job,” De Belen said.

Prepare for the ultimate cry fest with never-before-seen scenes for the TV airing of Saving Grace: The Untold Story starring Julia Montes, Zia Grace and Sharon Cuneta. The extended version premieres on 3 March (Monday) at 9:30 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and TV5.

Saving Grace: The Untold Story delves into the lives of four different mothers, played by Jennica Garcia, Janice de Belen, Julia and Sharon and the emotional struggles they encounter when secrets from their past unravel. Viewers will also get to know more about the compelling journey of Anna (Julia), a teacher who kidnaps her student named Grace (Zia) when she learns about the latter’s sufferings from her abusive mother.

Why Baron Geisler is likened to Eddie Garcia and Johnny Depp?

Netizens lavished Baron Geisler with praises after watching a recent episode of him in Incognito.

The scene involved Geisler’s character being confronted by Ian Veneracion’s.  In that scene, Geisler swiftly switched emotions from anger to regret, something which viewers admired.

On X (formerly Twitter), netizens articulated their admiration for Geisler.

“Nangangamoy best actor. can see Johnny Depp in him...@baron_geisler ...galing.”

“Noon pa man magaling na talaga di baron.ganda talaga ng incognito.lahat sila magaling (Even before, Baron has been really good. Incognito is beautiful.  All of them are good).”

“He’s like the late great Eddie Garcia. excellent both as bida and kontrabida.”

“Galing talaga ni baron. Sya pinakagusto kong character s incognito. Tsaka yun character nya dito n redeem nya yun sarili nya s mga bad boy image nya s ibang palabas nya at s mga issue nya in real life. May natutunan k s character nya sa Incognito (Baron is really good. I like his character in Incognito the most. And besides his character here, he’s able to redeem his bad boy image from his other shows and his issues in real life. You will learn from his character in Incognito).”