JANUARY 2021 President Manny Pacquiao It can and It may Happen, as Pacquiao takes over as president of Duterte’s PDP-Laban MANILA - For now, president of Duterte. Boxer-turned-senator Pacquiao of the Party to one with new, ‘mod- PDP-Laban. The oathtaking ceremony took replaced Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pi- ern’ ideas and one who has the time, As the 2022 elections draw nearer, place December 2, 2019, with House mentel III, who will now serve as the energy, and boldness to prepare the Sen. Manny Pacquiao was sworn in as Speaker Lord Allan Velasco also party’s executive vice chairman. the new president of PDP-Laban, the taking his oath as the party’s new “Senator Koko Pimentel has passed PRESIDENT PACQUIAO political party of President Rodrigo executive president. on the practical day-to-day leadership continued on page 21 Look Back Real Session Road, Baguio 1960’S Fan Girl beats veterans for Best Filipino health workers in the frontline of Actress vaccine history Award TORONTO - On the showing “light at the end opposite sides of the of the tunnel.” Atlantic, one was admin- Filipino nurse May istering it, the other was Parsons delivered Pfiz- for role in receiving it. er-BioNTech’s coronavirus ‘Now it feels like there vaccine to 90-year-old is light at the end of the Margaret Keenan at a tunnel,’ says Filipino local hospital in Coventry. Fan Girl nurse May Parsons, who Keenan is the first person has been working with in world to get the vac- the UK’s National Health cine, approved just a week Service for 24 years ago in Britain. A Filipino nurse in the “I’m just glad that I’m UK administered the able to play a part in this world’s first approved and historic day,” Parsons said fully tested COVID-19 in a statement released by CHARLIE vaccine Tuesday, Decem- the UK’s National Health ber 8, in what she de- FILIPINO HEALTH scribed as a “historic day” Dizon on page 26 Set your Alarm “cocks” “OOOPS” tweet ang TV5 star ukol sa pilot episode ng pinag- Humingi ng dispensa si bibidahang weekly show Maris Racal sa kanyang sa Kapatid network na typographical error sa pag- Stay-in Love. pu-promote ng kanyang Saad niya sa kanyang bagong palabas sa TV5. COCKS November 23, nag- continued on page 22 1 1 Pia Wurtzbach graces cover of LA magazine Pia Wurtzbach banners the front page scene.” Honey Shot of Los Angeles-based publication Now Among her quotes: “I’m glad I live in magazine for December. a day and age where women have more Chloe has lots of talents. She can sing, dance, and act. She does modeling too. She also does makeup The magazine described freedom to do what they tutorials and design outfits. She admits, “I’m not the the former Miss Universe want.” most athletic type but I do enjoy long walks with titleholder as a “world-re- Early this year, Pia had my family.” She is currently in grade 7 in the nowned model.” four covers with British extended French program at All Saints school. Inside, the 31-year-old Thoughts. Someday, Chloe wants to be a model. She is the daughter of Fredrick Sabatin and Filipina-German beauty She also graced the Michelle Agius. Her awards are: Philcan is seen wearing different covers of magazines from mosaic kids champion 2019, 2nd place sparkly outfits. Vietnam and Malaysia. at the Ontario music fest competition, She also talked about Last year, she made it finalist in open mic Canada, and currently Miss Teen Ipen beauty being a woman and what to New York-based luxury 2018. We wish her all the it is like “inside and out- magazine The Hedonist. luck in her endeavours. side the beauty pageant Way to go, Pia! Cherie gusto nang totohanan ang atake niya sa kanyang karakter. Kaya maging ilang artista at mag-retire dahil kay direktor ay nagpahayag din ng kanilang paghanga at Charlie Dizon suporta sa young actress. CHARLIE Dizon is now the Sa Face- actress of the hour. book post ng Chloe This after winning the Best award-win- Actress award in the recent- ning director Sabatin ly-concluded Metro Manila at writer na Film Festival 2020. Nagpanalo si Joey Reyes, PHOTO BY NEIL GARCIA OF VNTG PHOTOGRAPHY sa kanya ang mahusay ni- “Charlie (is yang pagganap sa pelikulang an ample ‘Fan Girl’ na nanalo ring best proof) that the picture. Sa pelikula ni An- pandemic has toinette Jadaone, siya si Jane, created major sure has broken the mold of performanc- mga breakthrough star ng 2020. Pero ang number one fan ni Paulo changes in the es from the new breed and took it to mas magningning pa kaya ang bituin ng Avelino. Iba’t-ibang emosyon ‘star system’ another level. (An amazing level). Makes aktres ngayong 2021? O magiging “one ang ipinakita niya sa nasabing pelikula. in this country.” Maging si Cherie Gil me want to retire… from acting.” Napah- time, big time” lang ang pagkapanalo Mula sa kanyang kahibangan bilang fan ay nagpahayag sa kanyang social media anga rin niya ang kanyang kaibigan na si niya bilang filmfest best actress? Just girl hanggang sa pagkakatuklas niya sa post. 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And my bid reached $70K – for sick children naman na charity It all started with Julia inviting Gerald ‘PakBoys’ star Dennis Padilla kasi. Then for days I didn’t check my to watch their film “Between Maybes” on reiterates respect for LGBTQ+ e-mail. Netflix with a short and sweet: “Tara?” “When I did, there was one from Gerald replied simply: “Tara.” community the organizers pala saying that the It could’ve ended there if not for some winner couldn’t pay, after all! And if I fans with lots of time on their hand. Comedian Dennis Padilla maintained still wanted to bid and get it! “Di na talaga mapakali si ate, di na niya he will never mock the LGBTQ+ com- “Waaaaaaaaaahhhh! I missed it kaya itago ang lahat,” said one. munity, citing his own daughter as children’s hospital because I didn’t open my dang e-mail! “The beach is in heat,” mocked another. among them. charity which is also being supported Oh well…Lord, sana may ganon “Halata talaga si Julia,” added yet “My daughter is married to a by Reeves recently. pa po uli. Pero isip ko ayaw ni Lord another. woman in the States. My eldest Sharon confessed that she secretly makilala ko sya. Of course, there were those who daughter Dianne, who is 30 bid US$70,000 (roughly P3.5 mil- “Kasi baka makalimutan ko lahat were only too eager to defend the years old, is married to Katx lion) for charity.