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‘Mawar’ intensifies to Super Typhoon category: PAGASA
The Tropical Cyclone east of the Philippines has intensified to a Super Typhoon on Tuesday, based on PAGASA’s monitoring. Super Typhoon ‘Mawar,’ as it is called outside of the Philippine Area of the Responsibility, was located 2,285 km East of Visayas, Philippines on Tuesday, May 23, at 4:00 pm (Manila time). At that time, ‘Mawar’ was packing winds of up to 185 kph, and gustiness of 230 kph.
Based on its last known location, ‘Mawar’ is headed towards the island of Guam, which is now bracing for the strongest storm that the territory had in two decades. Evacuations have also been ordered in low-lying, flood-prone, and coastal areas in Guam. Based on their own local monitoring as of 11:00 pm (Manila time), ‘Mawar’ now has maximum sustained winds of up to 250 kilometers per hour and is moving northwestward at about 10 kilometers per hour.
STY ‘Mawar’ is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday evening. It will then be called locally as ‘Betty’ once it enters PAR. Landfall is less likely to happen in the Philippines, but it is estimated to make a “close approach” to the northern provinces of Luzon, such as Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Cagayan. In other areas in the Philippines, rains brought by the Southwest Monsoon or ‘Hanging Habagat’ is expected this weekend.
TeleRadyo to close down after 16 years
On Tuesday, May 23, ABS-CBN announced the closure of TeleRadyo, one of the corporation’s news channels. According to the company, the channel that led the tele-radio revolution, “has been incurring losses since 2020” and “ABS-CBN is left with no choice to cease the operations of TeleRadyo on June 30, 2023,” their statement read.
The Kapamilya network also express sadness by the closure, as they will have to “part ways with the many passionate and committed people who have made TeleRadyo an important source of news and information for many Filipinos.”
After the bad news, comes the good as the corporation also announced that they will enter a new joint venture with Prime Media Holdings, Inc. Under this new partnership, news programs will be produced and “supplied to broadcasters and other third-party platforms, including Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC),” part of the statement read. ABS-CBN is expected to be a minority stakeholder in the new joint venture, with Prime Media taking the majority stake.
ABS-CBN TeleRadyo channel to cease operations on June 30
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Coco Martin, Julia Montes admit relationship
In an exclusive interview by ABS-CBN’s MJ Felipe, Coco Martin publicly confirmed and revealed his 12-year-long relationship with Julia Montes.
It was exactly 12 years ago, in 2011, when speculations of him courting Julia floated. The two actors then co-starred in the 2012 series ‘Walang Hanggan.’ Their latest on-screen project together was the final book of ‘FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,’ that ran from 2021 to 2022. Julia Montes played the role of Mara, the last love interest of Coco Martin’s Cardo Dalisay in the series.
Bela Padilla takes a selfie with Song Joong Ki
Filipina actress-writer-director Bela Padilla proudly shared on social media her selfie with South Korean actor Song Joong Ki, taken during the 76th Cannes Film Festival in France.
Denver Nuggets win Western Conference; to make first finals appearance in NBA history
Over at the National Basketball Association, the Denver Nuggets successfully finished the Western Conference Finals, after defeating rival Los Angeles Lakers in the Game 4 in the Best of 7 series today.
Nuggets ended the match at 113, narrowly winning over the Los Angeles Lakers that scored 111 points. Nuggets ended the series, 4-0. After their Western Conference win, the Denver Nuggets will advance to the NBA Finals, which is set to begin this June.