Here are the top stories that made it to the Trendrod Summary on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
Philippines lands at 5th spot overall in 2023 SEA Games
The 32nd edition of the South East Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia has come to an end today. The Philippines peformed strongly and was able to land at the 5th spot in the final medal tally.
Filipino athletes were able to garner 58 gold medals, 86 silver medals, and 116 bronze medals, for a grand total of 260 medals in this edition.
The host country Cambodia, which finished fourth overalll, has passed the torch to Thailand, who will be the host of 33rd Southeast Asian Games. It is scheduled to take place in Bangkok, Thailand for two weeks in December 2025.
Mabuhay ang mga Atletang Pinoy!
Philippine air space shut for hours on Wednesday morning
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines temporarily shut down the Philippine air space for a few hours to conduct a corrective maintenance at the Air Traffic Management Center or ATMC.
The maintenance will cover the replacement of the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR), and upgrade the power supply.
Temporary air space shutdown on May 3 and 17, 2023
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Half of ‘Pinoy Big Brother’ house in Quezon City, demolished
In social media posts over the past few days, several ABS-CBN staff and executives reminisced their memories of the ‘Pinoy Big Brother’ house, particularly the extension beside the famed house with the yellow and blue facade.
According to ABS-CBN Entertainment chief Laurenti M. Dyogi, who was also once part of the production team behind ‘PBB,’ the part that is being dismantled is the one that they utilized for the other franchised reality show ‘Pinoy Dream Academy,’ which aired for two seasons in the mid-2000s. Both the ‘PBB’ house and its extension building are located right across the street of ABS-CBN’s ELJ Building in Quezon City.
Later on, the site had been used for ‘PBB’ as a studio space and later on, ‘Star Hunt’ and even as quarters during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The upper floor, meanwhile, had been designated a pantry, a meeting area, and dressing rooms for ‘PBB’ hosts.
LMD also said that the decision to tear down the building was due to the expiration of the lease, with the ABS-CBN management finding it ‘impractical’ to continue renting the lot where it sits on. However, he clairified that the space due to be demolished is only half of the ‘PBB’ house, with the original house beside it being kept.
Half of ‘Pinoy Big Brother’ house in Quezon City, demolished
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Anne Curtis meets several artists in South Korean fashion event
Filipina actress and TV host Anne Curtis-Smith surely had a great time recently, as she went to Seoul, South Korea for a fashion event staged by a luxury brand.
During the said event, Curtis was able to meet sevetal big names in the entertainment industry. On her Instagram account, she shared snaps with some of these celebrities.
First, she shared her meeting with Dakota Johnson, the actress that portrayed the character of Anastasia Steele in the ‘Fifty Shades’ franchise. In the same Instagram slide, she also posted the picture of her and NewJeans member Hanni. Curtis also shared a frame with actress Mai Davika Hoorne, along with the ‘Ninang of TikTok’ Bryanboy Yambao.
In a separate post, Curtis also uploaded her snap with Korean actress-singer superstar IU. “Was so so lovely to finally meet you,” Anne added as a caption for the photo.
Belle Mariano to stage first solo concert
Teen actress Belle Mariano of the ‘new gen phenomenal love team’ DonBelle, is set to hit the stage soon. This, as a head in ABS-CBN confirmed this news in a post on Twitter.
Other details are still kept under wraps as of the moment.
BGYO Gelo features in Maris Racal’s ‘Carelessly’ music video
BGYO leader Gelo Rivera is the leading man of Maris Racal in the music video of her song ‘Carelessly.’ The 2022 single of Racal was written by her, and was arranged and produced by her real-life boyfriend Rico Blanco.
Music video ng kantang ‘Carelessly’ ni Maris Racal, tampok si BGYO Gelo
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