In a rare moment, Yen Santos mustered more than enough guts to address rumors of her past relationship.

Without mentioning Paolo Contis, Santos seemingly felt a great sigh of relief that she was able to wiggle out from her last relationship.Adressing the question: “What happened to your last relationship?” Santos unabashedly said: “Napakalaking blessing na natapos na ‘yun. Malaking blessing na nagising na ako du’n sa nightmare na ‘yun and I walked away kasi hindi talaga worth it. It wasn’t worth wasting my time, my energy, sa someone na kino-control ka [and] mina-manipulate ka(It was a big blessing that it ended. It’s a big blessing that I woke up from that nightmare and walk away because it’s not worth it. It wasn’t worth wasting my time, my energy to someone who’s controlling and manipulating you).”

For Santos, being in that kind of romantic scenario is a “kind of life (that) drains you” and “you lose yourself in the process.”

“So hindi mo gugustuhin talaga ‘yung ganu’ng klaseng buhay (So, you wouldn’t like that kind of life) and minsan the most powerful thing you can do is walk away and set yourself free,” she said. 

Santos said it’s important to choose oneself when thrown in that scenario and be more discerning.

“Piliin mo ‘yung sarili mo talaga. Sa una kasi, hindi naman ‘yan magpapakilala eh. (You choose yourself. At first, he will not introduce himself). The person I met in the beginning? That wasn’t really him. The one I saw in the end? ‘Yun talaga siya (That’s really him),” she said. 

Santos believe that initially, a person will not show off his real self and that he will do everything just to get you. Then, it will be an all together a different scenario in the end.

“Siyempre ako din sa part ko, nahulog ako du’n e. Naniwala ako sa lahat ng mga pinakita nu’ng una kahit gaano ko jinu-justify dati na, ‘Okay naman kami. Masaya naman kami,’ pero you know deep down, may mga taong nasaktan du’n sa maling choices mo and it was wrong (Of course, on my part, I fell for it. I believed all those that were shown to me at first even how much I justify before, ‘We’re okay. We’re happy,’ but you know deep down, there are people who were hurt by your wrong choices and it was wrong),” she said.

Maris Racal braves rain for movie promo

The heavy rains and flood did not deter Maris Racal to promote her movie, Sunshine, on It’s Showtime.

The actress felt like she was on pins and needles these days as her movie which opened on a rainy Wednesday.

“May mga role na dumarating sa buhay natin na nagpapamulat sa realidad, mga papel na nagpapalapag sa atin sa lupa. Ito ‘yun. Si Sunshine. Ang karakter na halos tatlong taon kong bitbit at buong puso kong minahal (There are roles that come in our lives that open our eyes on reality; roles that make us grounded. This is it. It’s Sunshine. The character I took for nearly three years and the one I loved wholeheartedly),” she wrote in a post on Facebook.

Sunshine is showing in SM Cinemas all over the country.  It casts Racal as an aspiring gymnast who found herself in a quandary as she realized that she is pregnant when she was about to join a try-out for a national team.

Lola Jinkee

Jinkee Pacquiao, wife of “Pambansang Kamao” Manny Pacquiao, casually admitted in a short video that she will soon be a grandmother.

“Magiging lola na ako,” Jinkee told businessman and political legend Luis “Chavit” Singson.

In photos that surfaced on social media, it showed the Pacquiaos in a dinner with their would-be daughter-in-law and her family.

Jimuel was seen holding hands with his girlfriend in the Pacquiaos’ dinner in Los Angeles.

Jinkee, in an Instagram post, wrote : “Tonight deserves something special. Family dinner time. Cherishing family moments.” 

Jimuel is the eldest in a brood of five that includes Michael Stephen, Mary Divine Grace, Queen Elizabeth and Israel.