Top 30 Most Popular Twitter Users in the Philippines (July 2012)!

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Written by Miles Zee

1. Anne Curtis ( annecurtissmith ) – 3,155,394 followers
2. Angel Locsin ( 143redange ) – l2,128,470 followers
3. Jose Marie Viceral ( vicegandako ) – 1,897,359 followers
4. Kris Aquino ( itsmekrisaquino ) – 1,811,907 followers [INACTIVE; New Twitter: @aquinokristina]
5. Angelica Panganiban ( iamAngelicaP ) – 1,743,357 followers
6. Sam Milby ( samuelmilby ) – 1,733,964 followers
7. Kc Concepcion ( kc_concepcion ) – 1,710,009 followers
8. Bianca Gonzalez ( iamsuperbianca ) – 1,656,006 followers
9. Luis Manzano ( luckymanzano ) – 1,515,172 followers
10. Iya Villania ( iyavillania ) – 1,491,102 followers
11. Sarah Geronimo ( SGeronimo25 ) – 1,421,993 followers [INACTIVE]
12. Cristine Reyes ( BadGirlQueenAA ) – 1,365,771 followers
13. Kim Atienza ( kuyakim_atienza ) – 1,300,792 followers
14. Nikki Gil ( nikkigil ) – 1,276,479 followers
15. Maja Salvador ( dprincessmaja ) – 1,220,183 followers
16. Marietta Subong ( pokwang27 ) – 1,175,305 followers
17. Ruffa Gutierrez ( iloveruffag ) – 1,096,905 followers
18. Lea Salonga ( MsLeaSalonga ) – 1,093,059 followers
19. Noynoy Aquino ( noynoyaquino ) – 957,401 followers
20. Xian Lim ( XianLimm ) – 922,781 followers
21. Tim Yap ( officialTIMYAP ) – 908,893 followers
22. Mariel Rodriguez ( marieltpadilla ) – 909,867 followers
23. Charice ( OfficialCharice ) – 876,384 followers
24. Julia Montes ( montesjulia ) – 848,865 followers
25. Kathryn Bernardo ( bernardokath ) – 828,353 followers
26. Karylle ( anakarylle ) – 791,665 followers
27. Maxene Magalona ( maxenemagalona ) – 784,997 followers
28. Jasmine Curtis-Smith ( jascurtissmith ) – 770,718 followers
29. Liz Uy ( lizzzuy ) – 768,373 followers
30. John Prats ( iamjohnprats ) – 756,734 followers

List, Info, Photo courtesy: http://pinoywall.com/top-30-popular-twitter-users/

TECH: Twitter now available in Filipino! Mabuhay!

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http://twitter.com/#!/translator/status/95918036044886016

According to a report by comScore, the Philippines ranks sixth worldwide as having the most twitter users, trailing only Japan and Indonesia in the Asia Pacific region. Indonesia and Brazil rank first and second worldwide, followed by Venezuela, Netherlands and Japan. The US ranks 11th as having the most Twitter users, according to comScore.

“Twitter.com has experienced an explosion in global traffic over the past year, establishing itself as one of the most-visited social networking sites across each of the five worldwide regions,” said Graham Mudd, comScore vice president, search & media. “Today nearly 3 out of 4 global Internet users access social networking sites each month, making it one of the most ubiquitous activities across the web. As more users around the world have become acquainted with connecting and expressing themselves through social media, it has created an environment where new media like Twitter can emerge globally in a relatively short period of time.”

Translating Filipino

Given Filipinos penchant for texting, it’s no surprise that twitter has become a popular website in the country and for many Filipinos around the world.

Being able to translate to Filipino can only be seen as a way for Twitter to continue its presence in the Filipino community.

The website relies on more than 200,000 volunteer translators across all languages to help translate a “tweet” into a certain language.

Called crowdsourced voluntary translations, popularized by Facebook, it’s a simple system that allows users to translate and submit a certain word or phrase. Other volunteer translators will then vote on which translations are best and most accurate to use on Twitter.

Aside from Filipino and Malay, Twitter also offers the site to be translated in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Indonesian, Dutch, Russian and Turkish.

Courtesy: Asian Journal (AJPress Los Angeles) LA Midweek Aug 3-5, 2011 Sec A pg.4



To volunteer and help translating just log on here: http://translate.twttr.com/welcome

Heart Evangelista's (@heart021485) Twitter Account HACKED; Calling Marian Rivera Bobita!

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Kanina lang ng umaga July 5, 2011 (MNL time), Heart Evangelista's twitter account (username: @heart021485) was said HACKED. Heart's fans club na 'Heart World' on Twitter (username: @HeartWorld) first confirmed sa kanilang mga twitter followers at sa amin na talagang na hacked daw ang account ni Heart. Ito ang sabi nila: "We would like inform you guys that Heart Evangelista's twitter account has been hacked. Any tweets from @heart021485 is not basically from her... Please RT." may kasunod na: "Heart (@heart021485) Twitter got hacked.We called her and she's in the mall right now shopping..Please beware.."

UPDATE 7/6/11: Ang Twitter account ni Heart ay now 'protected'. People she 'accepted the request' can only view and read her tweets publicly. If you're not following her yet, you have to send her request. If you're following her already before, you can still and view her account publicly.

At sa mga curious kung ano ang mga nilalaman tweets na yon, @STARtrigaBlog able to first captured it:

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After 30 minutes or so, tinanggal na ang mga tweets na galing daw sa hacker. 

OUR THOUGHTS: Kung napapansin ninyo ang gamit sa pag tweet ay via Twitter for iPhone. So pwedeng si Heart ang nag tweet niyon. Pero ang sabi naman ng Heart World: "One more thing Heart is not using iPhone to tweet coz her twitter doesn't work there.If you will notice the recent tweets were posted using iPhone..Heart uses web to tweet..FYI!" Okay nag gets namin sila dyan. Pero, we searched Heart's old tweets at na discovered namin na si Heart are using BOTH 'web' and 'Twitter for iPhone'. Pwedeng ginagamit ni Heart ang 'web' pag nasa bahay siya or sa taping at 'Twitter for iPhone' naman pag nasa labas siya at hindi niya madadala ang laptop niya or whatever she use.Take note, na kapag send pa nga mga ilang tweets at photos sa Twitter si Heart gamit ang' Twitter for iPhone' niya so paanong naging hindi gumagana ang Twitter niya? At paanong hindi gumagana ang Twitter niya daw sa kanyang iPhone eh kung halos millions of people have an iPhone can use it efficiently?! We do have an iPhone at alam namin kung paano at ito ay gumagana sa amin. Kung app naman ang paguusapan. Heart is using official application ng Twitter sa iPhone. It should work fine. diba?! Sabi naman ng Heart World nasa mall daw si Heart that time. So, pwede ngang gamit ni Heart ang iPhone niya sa pag tweet via 'Twitter for iPhone'. About sa Jejemon issue, pag nag type ka sa iPhone mo hindi mo maiiwasan ang mag short ka ng mga words kasi mahirap din mag type lalo na may auto correction ang lahat ng iPhone at lalo na pag tagalog ang salita na tinatype mo kaya hindi maiiwasan ang pag short ng words or pag ka Jejemon. Kung si Heart or hacker daw ba yun, bahala na siya. :) Take note, soyal ang hacker na yan dahil may iPhone heheh :) At eto pa sabi ng boyfriend ni Heart na si Daniel Matsunaga na nasa bahay daw sila all day pero sabi naman ng Heart World ay nasa mall si Heart?!?! At paano natawagan ng Heart World si Heart eh kung hindi nga daw naka roaming ang iPhone ni Heart?! Pwedeng makagamit si Heart ng wireless internet or wifi sa kanyang hotel sa Brazil. Gulo noh!

Well, as of now wala paring official 'tweet' si Heart tungkol dito. Maybe they just want to cover up the issue. :)

Twitter: 200 million tweets per day; TOP 10 Trending Topics for first half of 2011- report

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200 MILLION TWEETS PER DAY?! CRAZY!

Here are the top Trending Topics for the first half of 2011, divided into the two most popular categories:

World events/News

1. AH1N1 - Swine Flu
2. Mubarak - former Egyptian President
3. Easter - Christian holiday
4. Cairo - capital of Egypt
5. #prayforjapan - sentiment following the March earthquake and tsunami
6. Chernobyl - site of nuclear disaster in 1986
7. Libia/Libya - site of an ongoing civil war
8. Fukushima - Japanese nuclear power plant
9. William & Kate - Newly-named Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
10. Gadafi - Libyan political leader

Pop culture

1. Rebecca Black - pop singer
2. Femme Fatale - newly-released Britney Spears album
3. Charlie Sheen - actor
4. #tigerblood - hashtag popularized by Charlie Sheen
5. Nate Dogg - rapper
6. Anderson Silva - Brazilian mixed martial artist
7. Tom & Jerry - famous cartoon
8. Mumford & Sons - British rock band
9. Bieber alert - referring to artist Justin Bieber
10. Queen Gaga - referring to artist Lady Gaga

You can also always follow us for our entertainment tweets @STARtrigaBlog

Courtesy: Twitter Blog

FIRST HERE: Justin Bieber trash talk Jamie Laou via DM on Twitter?! (EVIDENCE PHOTOS)

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EXCLUSIVE FIRST ONLY HERE: Justin Bieber fight backs via DM (Direct Message) in twitter  to @iJever aka Jamie Laou who lives in Australia. Jamie Laou is actually a 'look a like' of Justin Bieber.

 These are what Justin allegedly DM to Jamie.... (Some say it's fake, some says it's real)

You can watch Jamie's video here about the issue:

Anyhow, Justin Bieber manager Scooter Braun (REAL) DM via Twitter Jamie and said.....

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UNCENSORED: GMA News website, twitter, and facebook na HACKED!!! (PHOTOS)

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Don't worry dahil na agapan at na resolved na ito ng GMA News...

'100 DAYS TO HEAVEN' Pilot Episode #1 Trending Worldwide sa Twitter! #100daystoheaven

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'100 DAYS TO HEAVEN' Pilot Episode #1 Trending Worldwide sa Twitter! #100daystoheaven

Wala na talagang makakapigil pa! Ang Pilot episode ng '100 DAYS TO HEAVEN' just this Monday May 9, 2011 sa ABS-CBN Primetimebida ay talagang pinaguusapan na talaga ng buong mundo. Kuha mo?

#1 trending topic ang #100daystoheaven sa twitter worldwide and even in Philippines location only.

If you missed the Pilot episode of "100 DAYS TO HEAVEN", just click the link below and watch:

WATCH HERE: '100 DAYS TO HEAVEN' PILOT EPISODE (5/9/11 VIDEO REPLAY)

Congratulations!!! :)

'Happy Yipee Yehey' & 'Eat Bulaga' trending topics sa Pilipinas on Twitter!

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'Happy Yipee Yehey' & 'Eat Bulaga' trending topics sa Pilipinas on Twitter just yesterday Friday May 6. 2011 during the lunch hours.

#HYY

Eat Bulaga

Anne Curtis is the first Pinoy in the Philippines to reach 1 million followers on Twitter!

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Anne Curtis is the first Pinoy in the Philippines to reach 1 million followers on Twitter!

*Startriga Update: 5/1/11

Television host and actress Anne Curtis is the first Filipino celebrity who has garnered 1 million followers on Twitter.

In her official Twitter account, Curtis thanked everyone who has been following her in the social networking site.

“1 million followers! Wooooow! Thank you to everyone for the follow here on Twitter! Thanks for wanting to follow and read all the nonsense, craziness and random thoughts I like to share,” she posted. 

Curtis said she is grateful that Twitter has become a way to bridge the gap between her and her supporters. She noted that it has also become a way for her to reach the people she looks up to.

“I love Twitter for making it possible for me to have instant communication and feedback from you guys and also a way for me to follow the people I admire,” she said.

Being the first celebrity to reach this huge number of followers, Curtis said: “Cheers guys and thank you again for the love and support! Waaaaaah. You all made my day! Love you all!!!”

“I wish I could thank everyone that congratulated me kaya lang baka next month na ako matapos! Hahaha,” she added. 

As of posting time, Curtis has 1,024,355 followers on Twitter.

Other local celebrities who have a big following on Twitter are Angel Locsin (625,889), Kris Aquino (617,209), Sam Milby (492,869), Bianca Gonzalez (486,225), and KC Concepcion (475,922). The figures are all as of posting time. *Startriga Update: 5/1/11

Just last month, a study released by comScore, Inc. revealed that the Philippines is among the top 10 users of the social networking site Twitter in the world.


Article Courtesy: ABS-CBNnews.com
Photo Courtesy: Startriga.blogspot.com

AJ Perez's MMK Episode trends in Twitter! WE LOVE YOU!

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The hashtag #ajperezmmk, referring to the Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) episode that starred late teen actor AJ Perez's life, trended worldwide on Twitter on Saturday night. 

It takes 50,000 tweets and 5,000 contributors for a tag to trend. 

Fans of Perez saw his curtain call on Saturday. 

MMK, ABS-CBN’s longest drama anthology, featured Perez’s last television project, which he top billed along with child star Bugoy Cariño.

Before he died, Perez had been tweeting about this MMK episode and was genuinely excited about the April 30 showing.

In the episode, Perez portrays the role of a homeless teenager who decides to walk from Manila all the way to Samar to search for his relatives.

Cariño, on the other hand, plays the role of Perez’s brother, who develops a deeper love for him during their long walk-adventure.

Perez died in a car accident last April 17.

Courtesy: www.abs-cbnnews.com 

Artists from different networks nagluluksa on AJ Perez death via Twitter!

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AJ Perez- one of the nicest, promising, and charming young actor in today's generation. He can dance, act, and even sing. Ang first impression mo sa kanya ay mahiyain, mabait, masayahin, at may napaka gandang personality. He's smile can simply make your day beautiful. Sa napaka murang edad siya ay kinuha na ni Lord. :( (we know it's for good and he's in God's hand right now). He sure will be miss lalo na sa paglabas sa television, big screen and sa mga concert shows everywhere. He even have an upcoming movie project with the Mara Clara stars soon this 2011.

Sa mga oras na siya ay nagpaalam siya sa atin, ang mga kasahaman niya sa entertainment industry ay hindi rin makapaniwala na siya ay pumanaw na from ABS-CBN, GMA-7 and TV5 artists mourned on Twitter... Even ang mga hosts ng Party Pilipinas na katapat ng ASAP ROCKS also sent their sincere messages.

Artists sent their beloved messages, expressions and condolences via twitter to AJ and his love ones:
Check @STARtrigaBlog exclusive compilation:

More updates to follow.

Meet Twitter new homepage design (PICTURE)!

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Twitter has started rolling out a new version of its homepage, simplifying the interface and refining its pitch to potential new users.

The social media service has changed the color scheme from its traditional shades of light blue in favor of a metallic chrome look. The new homepage also no longer features top tweets or trending topics. Instead, Twitter has opted for a simple bar halfway down the screen that features the avatars of its most popular users.

There are a couple of other changes to the interface that focuses on how users interact with the homepage. The search box has been moved down, but a bigger change is that Twitter has made it easier for users to sign up or log in to its website. The “New to Twitter?” section lets users kick start the process of signing up, right from the homepage. The “sign in” area has been expanded as well.

The biggest change, though, may be the homepage’s new language. The old Twitter.com led with “Discover what’s happening right now, anywhere in the world.” The new homepage has a different pitch to prospective users: “Follow your interests: Instant updates from your friends, industry experts, favorite celebrities, and what’s happening around the world.”

It’s a subtle but potentially big difference, as millions of people visit Twitter.com every day. It’s an adjustment to Twitter’s philosophy that it hopes will help it register and retain new users. Twitter is known for constantlyupdating its homepage in an attempt to refine its message and draw in new users.

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Text Courtesy: Mashable.com

Lea Salonga, Aiza Seguerra & others tweet @ twitter against Willie Revillame!

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UPDATED!!! Check below the 'some names of artist' that tweet against Willie!!!

To the technology now a days, halos lahat na ng mga tao ay my mga social networking accounts.

Sa controversy na inihaharap ni Willie Revillame ngayon about the Child Abuse case and other complaints about Jan-Jan Willing Willie episode.. hindi rin maiiwasan na mag react ang mga ibang tao lalo na ang mga Artista sa iba't ibang industriya!

May mga singers, artists, actor, and different artists ang nag tweet their voice and opinion allegedly against Willie Revillame misbehavior.

Binantaan pa nga niya ang mga unamed artists na mag stop tweet against him.
He said:

“At doon sa mga artista na nagti-tweet (laban) sa akin, tumulong na lang kayo sa inyong mga kababayan. Huwag na kayong magsasalita sa tweet ninyo. Hindi ko na babanggitin ang mga pangalan ninyo kasi kapag binanggit ko ang mga pangalan ninyo, marami ang magagalit sa inyo.

“Maniwala kayo sa akin, marami ang magagalit sa inyo kapag binanggit ko ang pangalan ninyo. Huwag na kayong mag-tweet, pare-pareho tayong nasa industriya.

“Mag-concert ka, kung sino ka man, ng libre at ‘yung pera na kikitain mo, ibigay mo, okey? ‘Yun ang dapat mong gawin, huwag kang mag-ti-tweet.

“Sa ibang mga artista, magkakasama tayo dito. Saka alamin n’yo muna ang ginagawa ng programa. Hindi namin kailangan na ipakita na on air o off air ‘yan. Marami kaming ginagawang kabutihan para sa ating mga kababayan.”

Pero, ang mga artista na pala na binabanggit ni Willie ay sina Lea Salonga and Aiza Seguerra.
Startriga confirmed that it's Lea Salonga and Aiza Seguerra ang pinariringgan ni Willie Revillame.
Startriga also got a proof that it's them that who Willie Revillame talking about.
These are some tweets of @MsLeaSalonga:

 These are some tweets of @AizaSeguerra

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APRIL 8, 2011 FRIDAY: Bago magtapos ang Programa ni Willie Revillame 'Willing Willie' 4/8/11 Friday, He made an announcement. He also finally named some artists that tweet against him on twitter at binantaan na sasampahan ito ng kaso.
These are some names that he named that allegedly accused and against him on twitter:

1. Jim Paredes
2. Lea Salonga
3. Aiza Segurra
4. Mylene Dizon
5. Bianca Gonzales
6. Tuesday Vargas
7. Agot Isidro
8. K-Brosas
9. Leah Navarro
10. 
    

More updates of names! :)

Willie Revillame binantaan ang mga Aritstang nag tweet sa twitter against him!

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“At doon sa mga artista na nagti-tweet (laban) sa akin, tumulong na lang kayo sa inyong mga kababayan. Huwag na kayong magsasalita sa tweet ninyo. Hindi ko na babanggitin ang mga pangalan ninyo kasi kapag binanggit ko ang mga pangalan ninyo, marami ang magagalit sa inyo.

“Maniwala kayo sa akin, marami ang magagalit sa inyo kapag binanggit ko ang pangalan ninyo. Huwag na kayong mag-tweet, pare-pareho tayong nasa industriya.

“Mag-concert ka, kung sino ka man, ng libre at ‘yung pera na kikitain mo, ibigay mo, okey? ‘Yun ang dapat mong gawin, huwag kang mag-ti-tweet.

“Sa ibang mga artista, magkakasama tayo dito. Saka alamin n’yo muna ang ginagawa ng programa. Hindi namin kailangan na ipakita na on air o off air ‘yan. Marami kaming ginagawang kabutihan para sa ating mga kababayan.”

Script courtesy: Stirdotph

'The Price Is Right' ni Kris Aquino, will show every Saturday dahil sa low ratings at walang pwesto sa daily time slot!?

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From its daily broadcast, ABS-CBN's hit game show "The Price is Right" will now be televised once a week starting April 2.

According to host Queen of All Media Kris Aquino, the game show will be aired live every Saturday.

Aquino on Wednesday explained that majority of the show's audience are from the working class. She said they appealed to change the timeslot so that they can watch the TV program.

On Twitter, however, the presidential sister opted to keep silent as her followers asked her about the timeslot changes.

She said: "Thank u for the concern, the support & for caring about me. This is 1 instance where being honest will just cause more problems. So pls allow me my silence regarding Price is Right. I'm also realistic enough to know when it's time to think not just about today but tomorrow, not just where I am now but where I should be going. Mahirap mag decision pag mabigat ang kalooban.”

The remake of hit classic teleserye, "Mula Sa Puso," will take over the game show’s original timeslot starting March 28.

The teleserye features Lauren Young, JM De Guzman, Enrique Gil, Dawn Zulueta, Ariel Rivera and Eula Valdez.

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Happy Birthday @Twitter! #5yrs! - @Startrigablog

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Today (March 21, 2011) Monday, is Twitter 5th Birthday! We would like to thank twitter for creating this social media site. World is tweeting since March 21, 2006!. Beyond to that, we would like to extend our greetings and applause to our over 2,000 twitter followers at @STARtrigaBlog. As of today, we have over 2,058 followers, 251 following, and 32 listed. (we created our twitter account like last year 2010)

We are proud of updating our thousands of followers almost every hour of every single day of issues and gossips from our blog.

In addition, we are also honored to say that our twitter account is followed by celebrities here in Philippines, fan clubs from different celebrities, and lastly from different countries of the world.

One of that is @Pokwang27. We also tweeted by different celebrities like @Pokwang27, @OfficialCharice, @rrenriquez88, and many more.

We would like to thank our followers! Tweet! Tweet!

Follow us @STARtrigaBlog!

Charice finally reacted and breaks her silence regarding on Ogie Diaz's Tweets!

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MANILA, Philippines – Filipina international singing sensation Charice finally reacted to the negative tweets spewed by host-columnist Ogie Diaz last week regarding her style and tight security.

"For me 'di naman maiiwasan yung mga ganyan. You can't please everyone. Sinasabi nila, huwag na lang pansinin. Part na iyon talaga ng life," she said on Sunday.

Charice, who just arrived in the country from the US, said she respects Diaz's opinions about her.

"Kanya-kanyang opinyon. Hindi naman na po nawala noon pa yung mga comments na ganyan. For me, sanay na po ako," the 18-year-old said.

The young star, who became a YouTube sensation before treading Hollywood glamor, said she didn't really consider the tweets in a negative way.

"Sa lahat ng tao ng nagbigay ng negative sakin at first nasaktan ako kasi siyempre tao rin naman ako. Ngayon for me, tina-take ko na rin as advice, comments from them," she said.

"Lahat ng intriga, nagbibigay sakin ng strength na ipakita sa kanila na kaya kong gawin ang mga bagay na sinasabi nilang 'di ko kaya," she added.

Charice was earlier criticized on Twitter by Diaz– who said that the singer did not look best with her "nerdy" fashion statement. The look, meanwhile, was claimed to personify her character from the American TV show "Glee", as foreign student "Sunshine Corazon".

The "Pyramid" singer was also hit by Diaz in his column for “acting like a foreign artist” in the Philippines, when she reportedly snubbed the press after her “1@11” concert at SM Mall of Asia recently.

Diaz's reactions later enraged Charice's fans, also known as the "Chasters." The host-columnist, however, then apologized to Charice, her family and her fans, to attempt to shut the issue down.

Meantime, Diaz has already deleted all his tweets regarding the singer.

Forgiven

When asked if Charice has accepted Diaz's earlier apology, the star said: "Lagi ko namang pinapatawad lahat ng tao na nagsasabi ng against sa akin eh."

On the other hand, she also asked an apology from the host-columnist in behalf of the upset Chasters.

"Apologize ako kay Ogie Diaz na may nasabi ang fans na hindi maganda sa kanya," she said.

"Hindi rin maiiwasan ng fans na magsabi ng mga ganung salita," she added.

However, Charice pointed out that her real fans will never say harsh words.

"Sa lahat ng mga fans ko iyong tunay na Chaster, hindi magsasabi ng masasakit na salita," she said.

Just doing her job

Amid detractors and critics, Charice said she is just trying to do her job both as her family's breadwinner and the country's ambassador.

"Basta ginagawa ko lang ang trabaho ko at ang kailangan kong gawin para maging successful," she said.

"'Pag nasa ibang bansa po ako ako ginagawa ko lahat nang makakaya ko na ipakitang Filipino ako. Pero 'di ko naman po pinaparamdam sa americans na kailangan very Filipino ang gagawin ko kasi kailangan ko rin silang sundin para maging successful ako," she said.

Meanwhile, Charice said she will be in the country for 2 days to fulfill previous commitments including a television special in another network.

She will head next to Japan late February for a concert tour.

Courtesy: ABS-CBNNews.com

Charice Pempengco and her mom snubbed & Ignored Ogie Diaz's Apology!

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Entertainment journalist-host-talent manager Ogie Diaz who expressed his disgusto on Charice' fashion sense and behavior towards local press, sends his apology to the Pinay international singing sensation.

Ogie said he is sorry if Charice, her family and her fans, got offended by his opinions, "Kung naka-offend ang opinion ko marapat lang na mag-sorry ako," he said.

Ogie also said that he recognizes the fact that he cannot please everybody. He asked all the fans of Charice, though, to spare his own mother from criticisms since the latter has nothing to do with his personal opinions on Twitter.

“Kaya lang hindi ko talaga mapi-please ang lahat eh. Mayroon talagang mga galit. Kasabay ng kanilang galit ay pati ang sarili kong ina ay sasabihin nilang pokpok...Naiintindihan ko ang galit nila pero kung hindi niyo pa rin ako mapatawad at patuloy niyo pa rin akong gustong isumpa, ako na lang ang isumpa ninyo. Huwag na ‘yong pamilya ko. Huwag na ‘yong aking ina na nananahimik,” he appealed.

“Ang akin lang, okay na ho ako. Kung para sa inyo napakabastos kong tao, napaka-walang kwenta ang aking mga tweets, at kung para sa inyo wala akong pinag-aralan, kayo na lang po ang magparamdam sa akin na mas may pinag-aralan kayo kaysa sa akin,” he added.

However, Ms. Raquel Pempengco, mother Charice, said the she cannot do anything if the "Chasters" get mad at him because of what he said against Charice.

“You cannot blame all Charice fans, especially ‘Chasters’, to speak out what’s in their mind against you Ogie D....You cannot blame them if they won’t accept your apology because of what you did to their idol.

"Because as you said ‘Ogie Diaz,’ they have their own opinion and that’s their opinion too...," she explained.

On “E-Live” yesterday, Ogie acknowledged that he cannot do anything if Raquel Pempengco could not accept his apology because he understands where she is coming from.

“Gusto kong intindihin si Mommy kung saan siya nanggagaling. Kung siya ay galit sa akin, wala rin naman akong magagawa,” he said.

Ogie made a remarks on his Twitter last January 25 that Charice’s nerdy eyeglasses “looks so ugly on her.” He also slammed Charice in his column for “acting like a foreign artist” in the Philippines to the extent of snubbing the press after her “1@11” concert at SM Mall of Asia.

Ogie's negative comments has drawn blast from Charice' die-hard fans, collectively known as the Chasters. They lashed back at Ogie and vowed to boycott all his projects.

Diaz already deleted all his tweets regarding the singer. He has more than 94,000 followers on Twitter.

Meanwhile, in her official Twitter account, Charice thanked all her supporters who backed her despite the negative things that were said about her.

“Maraming salamat sa lahat ng taong nagtatanggol sa akin sa lahat ng negative na lumalabas. :) God bless you all and love you,” she posted.

Courtesy: Showbiznest

Ogie Diaz reacts to Charice’s mom’s statement!

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MANILA, Philippines – Entertainment journalist Ogie Diaz apologized to the mother of international singing sensation Charice for his tweets concerning her daughter.

On “E-Live” on Saturday, Diaz acknowledged that he cannot do anything if Raquel Pempengco could not accept his apology because he understands where she is coming from.

“Gusto kong intindihin si Mommy kung saan siya nanggagaling. Kung siya ay galit sa akin, wala rin naman akong magagawa,” he said.

He, however, emphasized that he has already done his part by saying sorry if people got offended with his opinions that he posted on Twitter last January 25.

“Basta ako, humingi na po ako ng paumanhin. Kung hindi niyo nagustuhan ang aking mga opinyon, ako po ay humihingi ng sorry,” Diaz said.

Diaz said he recognizes the fact that he cannot please everybody. He asked all the fans of Charice, though, to spare his own mother from criticisms since the latter has nothing to do with his personal opinions on Twitter.

“Kaya lang hindi ko talaga mapi-please ang lahat eh. Mayroon talagang mga galit. Kasabay ng kanilang galit ay pati ang sarili kong ina ay sasabihin nilang pokpok...Naiintindihan ko ang galit nila pero kung hindi niyo pa rin ako mapatawad at patuloy niyo pa rin akong gustong isumpa, ako na lang ang isumpa ninyo. Huwag na ‘yong pamilya ko. Huwag na ‘yong aking ina na nananahimik,” he appealed.

“Ang akin lang, okay na ho ako. Kung para sa inyo napakabastos kong tao, napaka-walang kwenta ang aking mga tweets, at kung para sa inyo wala akong pinag-aralan, kayo na lang po ang magparamdam sa akin na mas may pinag-aralan kayo kaysa sa akin,” Diaz added.

According to Diaz, what matters now is that he has already expressed his sincere apology to Charice, her mom and her fans.

“Kung ayaw tanggapin ni Charice at kung ayaw tanggapin ni Mommy Raquel, ang importante sa akin ay narinig niyo, nabasa niyo na ako po ay humihingi ng tawad sa inyo,” he said.

In an earlier interview, Diaz acknowledged that his public apology is not enough. He said he will personally apologize to Charice once they see each other.

Meanwhile, in her official Twitter account, Charice thanked all her supporters who backed her despite the negative things that were said about her.

“Maraming salamat sa lahat ng taong nagtatanggol sa akin sa lahat ng negative na lumalabas. :) God bless you all and love you,” she posted.

 Courtesy: ABS-CBNNews.com

Angel Locsin nominated again for 'Best Actress on Twitter' in Shorty Awards!

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Angel Locsin is once again nominated in an international award-giving body, the Shorty Awards (a competition for real-time, short-form content) dubbed as the Oscars for Twitter writers. The Kapamilya star is nominated in the Best Twitter Celebrity category (Best Actress on Twitter).

Angel is competing against Ivete Sangalo @ivetesangalo (Brazilian singer/songwriter), Nathan Fillion @NathanFillion (Canadian actor), Claudia Leitte @ClaudiaLeitte (Brazilian singer), Stephen Fry @stephenfry (British actor, writer, director) and David Hewlett @dhewlett (Canadian actor).

Angel is not the only Filipino who got a nomination from Shorty Awards. Daniel Razon (@DanielRazon) was nominated in the Best Journalist category. The 2010 Shorty Awards will be on March 3 at the Times Center in the New York Times Building.

There are 26 official categories for the Shorty Awards, six nominees for each category. Some of the categories include Advertising, Apps, Customer Service, Design, Music, Entertainment, Health, News, Politics, Humor, Literature, etc.