YEAREND SPECIAL: Here are some of the showbiz newsmakers of 2024. (Image: INQUIRER.net/Lance Uy) Spectators can attest to the roller coaster the Philippine showbiz was in 2024.
From dating speculations, public outbursts, controversial takes, criminal cases, to confirmation of over-a-decade-long rumors—name it, each has an entry. As we are set to close this chapter, let’s have a recap not just of the 2024 “kalats”—which we have already compiled earlier—but of other more stories that stirred buzz and earned the most page views in the past 12 months. Daniel Padilla and Karla Estrada.
Image: Instagram/@karlaestrada1121, The two-story family home of Karla Estrada and her son Daniel Padilla in Quezon City was put up for sale with an asking price of P50 million. As the selling of the house came in the wake of the actor’s breakup with Kathryn Bernardo in November 2023 and just after he sold one of his luxury sports cats, it was hounded by rumors, with some curious netizens speculating if the family was having financial problems. Months later in June, Estrada announced that their house is no longer on the market .
She also clarified at the time that the property had been for sale for three years. “Kasama ba sa requirements ng mga broker ang sabihin ang dahilan ‘pag nagpapabenta ng properties namin? Kailangan naghihirap na sa buhay agad kaya nagbebenta ng ari-arian? Medyo malayo ata sa katotohanan yun kasi masisipag kami sa buhay,” the celebrity mom stressed. (Is it.
