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Some artists rescued after 'Ondoy' onslaught

Before rescue came, some celebrities have been stranded on rooftops for hours when tropical storm Ondoy (international code name Ketsana) hit the country Saturday. In a phone interview with ABS-CBN News on Saturday, a very frightened Cristine Reyes tearfully appealed for rescue teams to help her and her family. “Sana may dumating na rescue kasi kanina pa kami dito ng 1 p.m. Kapag hindi pa tumigil ang ulan aabutin na kami sa roof. Hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin namin,” Reyes said. Hou...

ABS-CBN telethon raises over P20M for 'Ondoy' victims

ABS-CBN telethon has raised at least P20 million in cash pledges and P25-million worth of goods for the victims of tropical storm Ondoy (international code name Ketsana). As of 6 p.m., Sagip Kapamilya program head Tina Monzon-Palma announced that a total of P22 million in cash pledges have been raised since the telethon began at 8:30 a.m. “[The] products and services are either already delivered to our warehouse or still in transit. [Some] cash is already at our Sagip Kapamilya warehouse,” she...

Cristine Reyes, other stars, not spared by 'Ondoy'

Even some celebrities felt the wrath of tropical storm 'Ondoy' as rising flood waters entered and ravaged their plush homes in Metro Manila. Perhaps one of the most visible celebrities pleading for help is Cristine Reyes, who has been stranded along with her mother and younger brother on top of their two-storey home in Provident Village in Marikina City for almost nine hours as of 8 p.m. Saturday. In a phone interview with GMA News' 24 Oras special coverage, Reyes pleaded for authorities to r...

Katrina Halili still on warpath

MANILA, Philippines – Still on the warpath, actress Katrina Halili yesterday charged Doctors Hayden Kho Jr. and Vicki Belo with medical malpractice at the Professional Regulation Commission. In her complaint, Halili said that Kho, even without proper training, performed a liposuction on her at the Belo Medical Clinic in August 2007, according to lawyer Pharson Mamalo, head of the PRC legal division. Belo was included in the complaint because Kho, who used to work at the Belo Medical Clini...

Angel Locsin’s formula for great bikini line

TV soap star Angel Locsin says she’s pretty low-maintenance, but is particular about one thing — stubbles. “I have a simple beauty regimen. I make sure I thoroughly clean my face, remove all traces of makeup and moisturize. I get body scrubs and massages with my therapist ‘kasi gusto ko may kausap ako, ayoko nang matagal na treatments kasi nakakaiinip’ [I want to have someone to talk with, I don’t like long treatments because they’re a long wait],” she says. “But I make sure I am hair-free in t...