(UPDATE 9:18pm) Inquirer.net reported this noon that Rapper, TV Host and GMA 7 talent Francis Magalona has succumbed to leukemia at The Medical City . . . .. He was 44.”

Vic Sotto confirmed the death of co-host Francis Magalona on their noontime TV show, Eat Bulaga. Fans and supporters can have a last glimpse of his remains at the Christ the King Chapel in Greenmeadows, Quezon City. His wife, Pia Arroyo announced on GMA Network’s primetime news program, 24 Oras the schedule of her husband’s wake. The public viewing of the rapper’s remains will start tomorrow, March 7, 2009 until Tuesday, March 10 from 6am to 6pm. Furthermore, Pia encouraged everyone to send in cash or blood donations to the Philippine National Red Cross instead of sending in flowers and Mass cards.

Francis Magalona is also known as the “King of Pinoy Rap”. It was in August 2008 that he was diagnosed with leukemia and appealed for privacy saying that he doesn’t want a “media circus”.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the late Francis Magalona.

For months, there have been talks about the alleged break-up of Jomari Yllana and Pops Fernandez but the two kept mum about the issue. In an interview with Philippine Entertainment Portal via phone patch last Mar. 2, 2009, Jomari Yllana admitted that it’s been two weeks that they haven’t talk with each other since their break-up.

Jomari clarified that he didn’t initiate the break-up with Pops. Yllana thinks that their “irreconcilable indifference” is one the reasons of their break-up. With their almost three-year relationship, it is only the past two weeks that their fights and arguments become more often and uncontrollable.

“Never kaming nag-away ni Pops.

“Nagtatalo kami, pero pagkatapos nun, okey na uli. Yung pagtatalo namin, mga mababaw lang. Pero ito, iba,” said Yllana.

He also explained that there was no “third party” involved in this break-up.

“First time itong nangyari sa amin, e. Yung una, cool off lang. Sandali lang yun, nagkaayos uli kami. Pero ito kasi, may usapan na,” he recalled.

Aside from acting, Jomari is keeping himself busy by producing concerts. He is now working on the nationwide tour of Missing You and the upcoming Philippine concert of American Idol 2008 winner, David Cook on May 16, 2009.

Pops Fernandez is yet to speak regarding their break-up with Jomari Yllana.

Photo from Chismisan.com. Via Philippine Entertainment Portal, Rey Pumaloy

Bruce is still the snail messenger but he is not allowed to deliver his own message.

To end their non-stop talking, Pinoy Big Brother commanded G-ann and Kian to memorize some of the lines of Bodie and Nel. They will deliver the message through actions only.

Bruce was so happy to see Wendy when he entered the ladies room. He will deliver the sweet message of Kian to G-Ann. Hanna also delivered the message of Saicy to Robert. After she acts Mickey says that she is fat. She was offended by Mickey and she cried.

Big Brother gave Hanna a personal task. She will cook “Ginataang Kohol” for their dinner for her to conquer her fears. She is afraid of snails. At first she cried a lot and so the girls helped her get the meat out of the shells. It took 3 hours for her to cook “Ginataang Kohol”.

Wendy and Bea had a task to cook another recipe. They are not allowed to eat dinner with the other housemates. They are permitted to eat altogether in a limited time and so they are so happy talking with each other. Upon completing Hanna’s task they can use the plates, fork and spoon the normal way.

Big Brother requested the boys to write the 10 commandments of breaking-up. The girls will do the 10 commandments of love. After that, the girls read and explained to Big Brother without knowing that the boys also heard what they said. Same thing happened to the boys.

Finally, Toni Gonzaga announced that Yen is the 6th evictee. The housemates will never forget her for being a good adviser to them. She is happy because she will be with her family now after 2 weeks staying in the Pinoy Big Brother House.

The boys and the girls are still not permitted to talk to and interact with each other.

Big Brother prepared a game for all the housemates entitled “Snail Raise”. The housemates will whistle so that their assigned snail will move and be able to reach the finish line. Bruce is the winner for the boys and Pooh is the winner for the girls.

The girls were so happy eating their dinner, the special prize from Pinoy Big Brother for winning the Esmyuskee task.

On day 89… Big Brother first made a wake-up call for the girls.

Big Brother is not happy of what the boys did to the girls of making “parinig”. He punished the boys first by using a mask to cover their mouths. He also gave the same punishment to the girls. They are not allowed to talk for awhile unless Big Brother permits them to talk.

The boys were given a task to sew their clothes. Pinoy Big Brother wanted them to learn sewing like the girls did.

As the special prize for Pooh for winning the “Snail Raise”. She will be the messenger of their group. She will crawl like a snail if she will deliver the message by acting it out.

Big Brother prepared a game entitled “Save the King” for the boys, and “Save the Queen” for the girls. The boys chose Kian as their King, and the girls also choose Pooh as their “Queen”. The King and Queen will be in the chamber and they will save them for not getting into the pool. Gee-an was the puzzle expert for the girls and Mickey for the boys. They will complete a puzzle as fast as they can.

After the game, Nel went to the confession room to tell Big Brother that he is thinking of his father. He is afraid of his father because he is so strict and a perfectionist.

We all know we watched this episode not because of the story or its technicla aspects but because we want to know how the four Pinoy Big Brother Teens fared.

Olyn did ok except for her voice. She was too shrill and whiny.

Matt gave the best performance. He seemed like a professional.

Brenda was also good but she did not fit her role well. Pero ang ganda niya kanina ha.

Joaqui surprised me. Not because he was good but because he exceeded my low expectations. He was not bad but it was obvious that he is not used to acting he seemed like he was only spurting out memorized lines.

All in all the episode was ok, not bad but forgettable.

Carlo Aquino played well the role of a torpe, hesistant bestfriend about to court his bestfriend. I really love the Omar-Dorina dynamics here. I became an instant fan of their tandem.

Not to be outdone, Sarah Geronimo was very, very, very convincing as the obssessed pesky fan of Lavinia. And of course, Angelika dela Cruz gave a textured performance as a grateful but annoyed idol. And as usual, Amy Austria was scary as hell.

In my opinion, he should be punished for what he did. He did not actually cheat but he intended to. However, I don’t think he was given the proper punishment. OA naman yata. Feeling ko may binabalak nanamang di mabuti si Big Bro.

The other Big 4 housemates are currently appealing Big Bro’s decision.

GANUN?! Di masaya si Kim na makita si Mikee??? Wawa naman si torpe kid.

Will the reunion among the big four be sweet or sour???