Fire Quinito rounds up the... oh who am I kidding? The issue involving Manny Pacquiao, his wife Jinkee, and Wapakman co-star Krista Ranillo is turning out to be a tougher hurdle for the pound-for-pound champ than his fight with Miguel Cotto.

Lolit Solis, Pilipino Star Ngayon: “Walang big news sa showbiz kaya naka­sentro ang aten­siyon ng mga intrigero at intrigera sa Manny –Jinkee Pacquiao-Krista Ranillo controversy. Nauungkat ang naka­raan gaya ng pagde-deny ni Krista na na-sight sila na magkasama ni Manny sa Hong Kong. Todo-deny si Krista dahil nagkasabay lang daw sila ni Manny sa flight. Ang ending, true naman pala ang balita dahil nasundan ang maraming sighting kina Manny at Krista. Walang care na sumama si Krista sa pamimigay ni Manny ng relief goods sa mga biktima ni Ondoy. Naging obvious na may itinatago sila dahil nakiusap ang mga kasama ni Manny na huwag kunan si Krista ng mga TV reporter na nag-cover.”

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Oh shut up. You know you’re going to click and read every link in this post. Kunyari ka pa.



Lolit Solis claims that the Carla Abellana-JC Intal breakup is just a gimmick, so fans would be fooled into thinking that Carla is available to fall in love with her Rosalinda leading man Geoff Eigenmann. Manay Lolit posts as proof pictures of the couple together.

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Fighting recently broke out again in Mindanao’s Basilan province, with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo asking the military to crush the rebel group Abu Sayyaf. Opposition senators, however, came up with an alternative: Let boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighter, Manny Pacquiao, negotiate with rebels in Mindanao.

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WWE Raw's latest desperate gimmick has been getting different celebrities to host their struggling flagship program each week. This past Monday, it was the Big Sidekick, Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal. He was a natural for the part.

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Fire Quinito is back with the best of Pinoy boxing news on the web, so you can get back to being excited for Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2.

Noel Orsal, Philippine Entertainment Portal: “Tinanong din si Aling Dionisia kung totoo ba na ang gusto niyang makapareha ay si Piolo Pascual kung sakali na gagawa siya ng pelikula. ‘Oo,’ sagot ni Mommy Dionisia. Maliban kay Piolo, sino pa ang gusto niyang makapareha? Si Jericho Rosales daw na gumanap sa life story ni Manny Pacquiao ang gusto niya. Pero kung papipiliin siya, sino kina Piolo at Jericho ang gusto niyang makapareha sa pelikula? ‘Piolo Pascual,’ nakangiting sagot ni Mommy Dionisia.

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On the heels of his remake of the “Isang platitong mani” commercial for San Miguel, Manny Pacquiao stars in a new commercial for Ginebra alongside Mark “The Spark” Caguioa. This time, however, Mommy Dionisia Pacquiao is along for the ride, which explains why she's been watching the games live.

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Figured some of you might be interested, so I'm passing this along. Aling Dionisia, pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao's mom, will be the subject of Jay Taruc's i-Witness episode tonight:

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