In his Facebook account, the proud father to a first baby boy, Ogie posted, “Thank you everyone! Mommy and Baby are fine! Praise God”! This was in response to congratulatory messages from friends and colleagues.

Ogie Alcasid has two daughters from his first marriage with Australian beauty queen, Michelle van Eimeren. The two remained very good friends.

The actor, fondly called Goma, was charged of tax evasion in 2005 for failing to pay his tax liabilities for the years 2000 through 2003. He filed a tax amnesty in 2010.

Richard filed his certificate of candidacy on November 30, 2009 for the 2010 May elections, but was disqualified to run as representative of the 4^th District of Leyte after the Commission on Elections granted the petition for disqualification filed by Buenaventura Juntilla against the actor on the ground that the he did not meet the legal residency requirement of at least one year.  He was replaced by wife, Lucy Torres, who won in the elections and is now the current congresswoman of the 4^th District of Leyte. Husband Richard is the Chief of Staff.

Richard, whose real name is Richard Frank, was discovered while working at McDonalds.

Among Richard’s films are:

• Iisa pa Lamang
• Dahas
• Kapag Langit ang Humatol
• Walang Kapalit

He started his acting career with ABS-CBN in 1986 where he played the role of Goma in Palibhasa Lalaki. During his acting career, Richard was known to have been involved with women. His relationship with mega star Sharon Cuneta was highly publicized as well as his relationships with former girlfriends Dawn Zulueta and Snooky Serna. He was also involved with model Patricia Borromeo who passed away in 2002 due Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He married his wife Lucy Torres in 1998.

As an athlete, Richard Gomez is pretty active in sports. He won a Gold Medal during the 2005 Southeast Asian Games for Fencing. He also garnered various awards and nominations for his movie roles like Dahas at Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin.

Richard co-owned a restaurant in Greenbelt 5 Makati called “FELIX.” He is currently with TV5 in Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak where he plays the role of Apollo Ortega. Richard, who keeps his Pinoy celebrity status, is also set to do a reunion movie with mega star Sharon Cuneta, former wife of Gabby Concepcion now wife of Senator Francis Pangilinan.

It can be recalled that TV5 was the network that jump-started Gelli’s career as an actress. Back in 1994, Gelli was part of a popular gag show of TV5, Tropang Trumpo, alongside Michael V., Ogie Alcasid, Earl Ignacio, and Carmina Villaroel. The comedy show was aired for almost 5 years. Ogie Alcasid and Michael V. are now with GMA-7. Gelli stayed in the show for four years after moving to ABS-CBN to join the noontime musical variety show “Sang Linggo nAPO Sila.”

In the Paparazzi Showbiz Exposed, Gelli shared that “Tropang Trumpo was 1993, ’94, ’95, I think. Yes, but I was only six [years old] then!” “Six years old lang ako nun, so medyo okay lang. Okay lang naman, no. Pero ang tagal na rin talagang hindi ako nakakalabas sa Channel 5. And I am happy and excited to be back.” “I am excited to meet new people and, of course, to work also with familiar faces.” Gelli jokingly added that she is set to do 78 shows in the coming days.

Gelli explained that GMA-7 will always remain in her heart and that talent fee is not the main reason why she is moving to TV5. “We did not take this decision lightly. Siyempre, pinag-isipan naming mabuti,” Gelli explained. The actress further states that she did talk to her manager [Boy Abunda] first and to her husband, Ariel Rivera. It was Boy Abunda who negotiated with both networks. According to Gelli, the talks started in August of this year and GMA7 countered the offer of TV5, but the lineup of programs from the latter pushed her to sign with the Kapatid Network. She explained that “I felt that it’s just time for my career, in my life, na parang a change maybe good for me… A gusto ko ring magtrabaho sa ibang environment. Not na ayoko sa GMA-7…I’ve been with GMA for, what,10 years-straight!” Besides the  Gellicious, the actress is also set to work on a sitcom with Vic Sotto.

Gelli de Belen is the younger sister of actress Janice de Belen. She is married to actor/singer Ariel Rivera for 14 years. The celebrity couple are blessed with two wonderful kids – Joaqui 12 and Julio 10. Driving the kids to school and fetching them are the bonding moments of the couple besides watching DVDs, work out at home, eating out, watching cinemas and going to Tagaytay.

Late last year, it was reported that the feud between Mariel Rodriguez and Toni Gonzaga started when Mariel, who has long been a friend to Toni, was said to have referred the latter as “duling” or “cross-eyed.” A confrontation allegedly ensued when Toni heard about the alleged badmouthing, which allegedly came from a Kapamilya star Anne Curtis, who supposedly told Toni about what Mariel said.

Just recently the two was rumored to have been in conflict with each other again.

Last September 30 at the Araneta Coliseum, during Toni Gonzaga’s 10th year in showbiz anniversary concert, Toni’s former Pinoy Big Brother co-host Mariel Rodriguez showed up along with Toni’s family and other celebrity friends. Mariel’s presence dispels the rumor that that there is a feud between the two actresses. It was Toni herself who declared, “tigilan na natin ang tsismis, wala talagang ganun.”

Toni admits that the recent malicious rumors is hard for her not to get affected. Toni would look to her family for comfort and solace each time she is faced with a challenge and her dad would always say,”you can do all things when Christ strengthens you.”

Mariel, who is now in a relationship with Robin Padilla, was seated beside Bianca Gonzalez during the show.

Maria Venus Raj, who hails from the Bicol Region, was among the top 15 candidates selected to be the Miss Universe 2010. As the candidates were narrowed down to 10, Ms. Philippines still came in at the top of the list. When it came down to the top 5 candidates, Ms. Philippines came in 3rd.

The final stage of the Miss Universe 2010 selection process was the question and answer portion. The last that was called was Maria Venus Raj of the Philippines. The question was both simple and hard that demands a quick answer of about 30 seconds. When asked as to what is the major mistake she has done in her life and what she did to correct it,  Miss Philippines was quick to say that she has not done any “major major” mistake in her life because of the love she gets from her family and also because she is confident.

The top 5 finalist of the Miss Universe 2010 Pageant are:

4th runner up: Miss Philippines

3rd runner up: Miss Ukraine

2nd runner up: Miss Australia

1st runner up: Miss Jamaica

Miss Universe 2010: Miss Mexico

The 2010 Miss Universe Hosts are Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales. Bret Michaels is a multi-platinum superstar singer, songwriter, producer, director and actor that has been in the entertainment business for over 20 years. He was recently named the winner of NBC’s season three “Celebrity Apprentice.” Michaels’ new album, “Custom Built,” is currently the # 1 independent and hard rock album. Natalie Morales, on the other hand, joined the “Today” show as a national correspondent in February 2006 and was named co-host of the third hour in March 2008. Morales also serves as a national correspondent for all NBC News platforms including “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,” “Dateline NBC” and MSNBC.

Miss Philippines candidate for the Miss Universe 2009 Pageant was Miss Bianca Manalo.

In a phone patch interview in “The Buzz“, Kris assured fans that she is doing okay and that she has no brain damage. She said that her ordeal is a lesson for everyone, especially women who is fond of making bubbles while taking shower. According to Kris, it is a lesson she will definitely remember. She advises everyone that it is very important to place a rubber mat in a shower room to avoid an accident like hers.

Kris narrates her story that she slipped in the bathroom floor while taking a bath. She also informed viewers that the reason why her husband James was not around when she was rushed to the hospital was because the later was scheduled to play that day.

If all goes well, Kris hopes to be back on television by Wednesday.

Mommy Dionisia Pacquiao has a brand new mansion worth P7 million courtesy of her multi-millionnaire son, Manny Pacquiao.

Mommy Dionisia Pacquaio’s new mansion has now become a new added attraction in General Santos City in addition to her boxing champ son, Manny Pacquiao, who has continued to draw fans.

The mansion which has four huge bedrooms is seated in a 300-square-meter lot in General Santos City. It is furnished with expensive furniture that includes a dining set imported straight from Italy. It has a staggering price of P700,000. There is also a separate prayer room and a grotto outside of the house.

“Ang saya ko. Bata pa ako, ito na ang dream house ko,” Mommy Dionisia said.

Truly, Mommy Dionisia is so blessed to have a son so generous like Manny Pacquiao.

Willie Revillame is getting richer every second of the day.  With the success of ABS-CBN’s afternoon show, Wowowee, so does the success of its host, Willie Revillame.

Willie’s success in hosting the ABS-CBN’s Wowewee show made him a fortune. Indeed, a lot. Willie got a P70M 94-footer luxury yacht, which he named M/Y Wow Cruiser. It boosts of 4 rooms in the lower deck including a master’s bedroom, elegant comfort room and shower room and a living room complete with entertainment amenities. And, what’s amazing is that it runs in auto-pilot.

Willie is reported to have a P3M a month talent fee. It is great fortune to many but Willie has more in mind.

Just recently in Wowowee’s shows, Willie will never miss to promote his new “Will Tower Mall”  building project located just across the ABS-CBN headquarters in Quezon City. It’s Willie’s latest real estate investment so far. And a building, in fact. It is a 2 Tower Mall 38-storey inner city style building built on a 3,000 sq. m. property. It has 4 levels parking, 4 levels commercial spaces and amenities, including swimming pool, spa and gym.

The Will building, of course, is in partnership with no other than one of Philippines real estate magnet, Sen. Manny Villar. Hardwork coupled with luck made Willie what he is now. Hopefully, Willie will keep in mind to always keep his feet on the ground.