Online flower shop nina BENJAMIN at CHELSEA, dagsa na ang orders dahil sa Valentine’s Day

SUNUD-SUNOD na raw ang flower orders ng online flower shop ni Benjamin Alves dahil malapit na ang Valentine’s Day.

Happy ang bida ng teleserye na Owe My Love dahil naging sulit ang naging investment nila ng kanyang girlfriend na si Chelsea Robato sa kanilang House of Roses flower business.

August 2020 nang i-launch ni Benjamin ang online flower business sa kalagitnaan ng COVID-19 pandemic. Para may ginagawa siya habang wala pang taping or guestings sa TV.

“I think the need to create something was there kasi you’re stagnant for a few months taping-wise. We found that there’s a market for it. Even if we’re in this situation, there’s still a market for it.

“We forecast that Valentine’s is gonna come around and we still might be in this situation so there’s still a need or a longing to connect loved ones, to send a message to them, and to make them feel appreciated and loved. We found that we can work around it as tight as the economy is now.”

Wala raw experience ang aktor sa paghawak ng negosyo kaya thankful siya sa tulong ng kanyang ina at ilang kaibigan sa trabaho.

“I never had any money to start a business. But again, it comes with that need to create something. Siguro as far as flowers, my mom used to work wholesale distribution of flowers in Guam. I don’t know if it came from that. The opportunity came that we can partner up with somebody that has a background on this locally and who will be able to source us really good, quality roses so it was hard to pass up.

“I realize that we’re very blessed to be able to start a company and have that help which normally would cost us thousands of pesos in marketing.I’m very grateful to my fellow Kapuso artists who are more than willing to help us on that end.”

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SUPER in love ang Kapuso hunk na si Phytos Ramirez sa Kapamilya actress na si Cherry Lou.

Si Cherry Lou ay dating misis ng kapatid ni Carlos Agassi na si Michael Agassi at tatlo ang anak nila. Naghiwalay sila noong 2019.

Pero hindi raw iyon magiging hadlang sa pag-iibigan nila Phytos at Cherry Lou ngayon.

Sa IG post ni Phytos: “I date to marry. Not to date for one or three years and breakup. I’m willing to fight for anything to keep the relationship going.”

13 years ang agwat ng edad nila Phytos at Cherry Lou. 25 si Phytos at 38 si Cherry Lou. Una raw silang nagkakilala sa teleserye na Mula sa Puso ng ABS-CBN in 2010.

September 2020 noong magkaroon ng relasyon ang dalawa. Noong nasa lock-in taping for 15 days si Phytos para sa The Lost Recipe, panay ang video call nila sa isa’t isa.

Post ni Cherry Lou: “Welcome back to the real world namiss kita Thanks for doing this every night.”

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BUMALIK sa recording pagkatapos ng maraming taon ang ‘70s and ‘80s singing sweetheart na si Olivia Newton-John.

Kasalukuyang nagpo-promote si Olivia ng song na “Window in the Wall” kasama ang daughter na si Chloe Lattanzi.

Sa show na Extra, tinanong si Olivia kung ano nakapagbago ng isipan niya at muli siyang bumalik sa pag-awit?

Sagot ng singer-actress: “I was so moved by it and compelled to record it, and asked Chloe if she would sing with me.”

Ayon naman kay Chloe, ang song ay may reference sa nangyayari ngayon sa buong mundo dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic: “There’s just so much pain and misunderstanding and miscommunication. I think being isolated doesn’t help the situation.”

Pinapanatiling healthy ni Olivia ang kanyang pangangatawan pagkatapos itong lumaban ng ilang beses sa sakit na cancer. Malaking tulong daw rito ang cannabis or hemp na isang cultivated plant for non-drug use.

“Cannabis has been such a healing thing for me. I’m thriving,” sey pa ni Olivia. (RUEL J. MENDOZA)