Julius Babao and Yao Ming are related, family tree shows

ABS-CBN newscaster Julius Babao is related to international basketball sensation Yao Ming, giving credence to observations that the two bear an “uncanny resemblance” to each other, Good Times Manila found Tuesday.



A study of Babao’s family tree by the genealogical research unit of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints found the blood connection between Yao, who plays for the Houston Rockets, and Babao, one of the anchors of TV Patrol.

Babao, husband of fellow TV personality Cristine Bersola-Babao, did not immediately return calls for comment, and it is not yet clear if the two men have any plans to meet.

It was found that on the paternal side of Babao’s family tree, Babao’s great-grandmother was a sister of Yao’s great-grandmother, making them distant cousins.

Yao Bing, Babao’s great-grandmother, it was learned, is pure Chinese who became a naturalized Filipino after migrating to the Philippines and marrying his great-grandfather, Juliano Babao.

GTM also discovered that Babao himself has a Chinese name: Yao Ning.


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Piolo Pascual now an entrepreneur, opens sausage stand

Top ABS-CBN actor Piolo Pascual has ventured into the food business by launching his own snack stand featuring various sausages on its menu, according to reports.

The food stand, which is open to franchising, will have its flagship outlet at Trinoma mall in Quezon City. It will be simply called “Papa P.’s Sausage Stand.”

In a statement, Pascual, star of the upcoming Korean soap remake “Lovers in Paris” with KC Concepcion, said the food stand will offer many different kinds of imported sausages, such as bratwurst, kielbasa, cervelat, Italian sausages, and regular American hotdogs.

Since the actor has stopped eating pork and beef, he said they will also offer sausages made with pure chicken meat for the health-conscious.

Pascual said each sausage type comes in different sizes: the 6-incher, also called the “Love Banana,” the 7-incher, or the “Meat Truncheon,” the 8-incher, or the “Jackhammer,” the 9-incher, or the “Bottom Pounder,” the 10-incher, or the “The Deepthroat,” and the “12-incher,” or “The Gagger.”

Each sausage is served hot in a bun or solo with a choice of sidings like fries and chips, and condiments like mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup.

The actor said his favorite condiment is “thick, white and creamy mayonnaise.” “Yum yum! So delicious!” he said in an interview.

“I’ve always loved sausages even as a child,” Pascual said, his eyes twinkling.

“It always feels great to wrap my lips around a thick, long piece of meat, and the way its juices run down my throat is so wonderful. I just looooove having a thick hard sausage in my mouth.”

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Texversation Between Jake and Gerald

Good Times Manila has obtained a transcript of what highly reliable sources said is an SMS conversation between ABS-CBN actors Gerald Anderson and Jake Cuenca, stars of the primetime soap “Tayong Dalawa.”


But when contacted, both men denied they were the ones who sent the text messages to each other.

“Definitely not true. It’s obviously just a joke,” Anderson said in an interview.

Then he added: “Even if it’s true, what’s wrong with that? It’s just an innocent conversation between two male friends.”

Cuenca, on the other hand, said: “Ger and I are just very good friends. That’s the end of it. I don’t want to make any more comments. Thank you.”

GTM is publishing the alleged exchange of messages in full, as follows:

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Jake: d2 na me. wer na u?
Gerald: On my way na
Jake: 0k! pan0 c Kim?
Gerald: Sbi ko punta me sa parents
Jake: guD!
Gerald: Bakit good?
Jake: pra ma$oL0 kita! haha! jk
Gerald: Ikaw yang mga biro mo
Jake: jk lang!
Gerald: Whatever dude
Jake: did u mi$ me?
Gerald: Araw araw kaya tayo nagkikita…
Jake: uy, d cnag0t an tan0nG!
Gerald: Hehe! wag kang mkulit!
Jake: ano… did u… Mi$ me? ;)
Gerald: Hindi yata
Jake: deny pa t0. upakan kiTa dyAn eh!!!
Gerald: E di sbukan mo
Jake: hahaha! lambing laNg y0n!!!
Gerald: lambingin mo ang lelong mo
Jake: pakip0t ka pa..
Gerald: Hindi ah…
Jake: indi rAw paki$s nga!
Gerald: ano ba?! pag me makabasa sa mga tnetxt m sakin
Jake: wen0 ngy0n? jk lang nman e…
Gerald: Bat hilig mo mgjoke na ganyan? prang ttoong bading ka e..
Jake: hahaha. eto naman, hndi na mabiro
Gerald: Whatever dude
Jake: 0 wag na magtamp0! s0ri na
Gerald: Ok, lapit na ako, q.Ave na
Jake: yeHey! xCited na k0. paki$$ naman ger
Gerald: (no reply)
Jake: aY, napik0n?
Gerald: (no reply)
Jake: s0ri na! jk laNg nMan un t0L
Gerald: Sige na nga… haha
Jake: hahaha! 0h, i’m wAiting. san Na anG ki$ k0??
Gerald: chup
Jake: chup!!! yeHeY!!!! mahAl na ata kiTa!
Gerald: Haha. tumigil ka na dyan bok

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Kim Chiu reveals secret ‘MWF diet’ to keep trim

Young actress Kim Chiu revealed Monday her secret to keep her “model-like” body trim and fit, which has made her the envy of girls everywhere.

The female lead of the ABS-CBN primetime soap “Tayong Dalawa” said a combination of eating only healthy food and exercising helps her keep her weight at 50 pounds (roughly the weight of a young Labrador retriever).

“Ang diet ko is actually based on a diet book I found at National (bookstore),” she told Good Times Manila in an interview.

“It’s called the ‘MWF diet,’” the young actress, who is paired with young actor Gerald Anderson, said.

“Ibig sabihin, kumakain lang ako tuwing Monday, Wednesday and Friday.”

Chiu said: “For example, Monday ngayon, and according sa schedule ko, I will have to eat something today.” This morning, she said she took a bite of a French toast, which she spit out after 15 seconds.

“Twenty calories na yun,” she said.

For lunch, she said she dipped a spoon into a bowl of mushroom soup and licked the spoon. “That’s another 12 calories.” she explained. For dinner, Chiu said she plans to eat a French fry and a melon ball, amounting to 30 calories.

“Medyo mapaparami ata ako ng kain ngayon. Hahaha! Hindi na lang ako mag-didinner sa Wednesday,” she said.

For her exercise regimen, Chiu said she uses the treadmill and lifts two coffee mugs that serve as her dumbbells.

She said she used to jump rope but she had to stop after an incident in which she ended up flying in the air and got stuck in an acacia tree for three hours.

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