Ricky Lo
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Ricardo F. Lo, more popularly known as Ricky Lo, is an entertainment writer, showbiz commentator from the Philippines. He is of Chinese
descent.
He was born on April 17. He is a native of Las Navas, Northern Samar
, where he finished grade school. He finished high school at the bilingual Tabaco Pei Ching School in Tabaco, Albay
, and took up AB English at the University of the East
.
From 1969 to 1972, Ricky worked as editorial assistant of Variety magazine, the Sunday supplement of the old Manila Times
where he started his Funfare column. After this, he joined the Daily Express
first as staff writer of its Express Week magazine and then as deskman of The Evening Express and eventually its main broadsheet. He later went on to work as editorial assistant for its Sunday magazine, Weekend, until 1986.
Lo did stint as entertainment editor- first at The Manila Times and then at The Manila Chronicle and currently at The Philippine Star
where he also writes his revived FunFare column and his regular Sunday feature, Conversations with Ricky Lo.
Ricky is the author of Star-Studded, the first compilation of his articles on movie stars, which he released in 1995. Another book, Conversations with Ricky Lo was released in 2001. The book bear Lo’s trademark sensitive, intelligent and penetrating style of handling interviews.
Lo is the first to explode the Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez break up. Then, in 2008, the Karylle and Dingdong Dantes break up.
In an interview with GMA 7 Network, he was asked who among the articles that you have written which one is the most memorable? He said, “Ah marami through the years, but isa na dun ‘yung Martin and Pops (split up). Ako ang unang nag break ng story. Nag-deny si Pops, nag-deny din si Martin. Nilagay ko ‘yung side nila pati ‘yung denials nila, kumpleto. Pero sa ending nilagay ko lang ‘I stand by my story, it’s up to you to make conclusions.’ Di ko naman sinabi na nagsinungaling sila; Hindi ko rin sinabi na totoo ‘yung sinulat ko.”
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
descent.
He was born on April 17. He is a native of Las Navas, Northern Samar
Northern Samar
Northern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catarman and is located at the northern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the south are the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar...
, where he finished grade school. He finished high school at the bilingual Tabaco Pei Ching School in Tabaco, Albay
Albay
Albay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Legazpi City and the province borders Camarines Sur to the north and Sorsogon to the south. Also to the northeast is Lagonoy Gulf....
, and took up AB English at the University of the East
University of the East
The University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution...
.
From 1969 to 1972, Ricky worked as editorial assistant of Variety magazine, the Sunday supplement of the old Manila Times
Manila Times
The Manila Times is the oldest existing English language newspaper in the Philippines. It is published daily by The Manila Times Publishing Corp. with editorial and administrative offices at 371 A...
where he started his Funfare column. After this, he joined the Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
first as staff writer of its Express Week magazine and then as deskman of The Evening Express and eventually its main broadsheet. He later went on to work as editorial assistant for its Sunday magazine, Weekend, until 1986.
Lo did stint as entertainment editor- first at The Manila Times and then at The Manila Chronicle and currently at The Philippine Star
The Philippine Star
The Philippine Star is a daily English-language broadsheet newspaper based in Manila and circulated nationwide in the Philippines. Owned and published by PhilSTAR Daily, Inc, it was founded on July 28, 1986 by veteran journalists Max Soliven, Betty Go-Belmonte and Art Borjal...
where he also writes his revived FunFare column and his regular Sunday feature, Conversations with Ricky Lo.
Ricky is the author of Star-Studded, the first compilation of his articles on movie stars, which he released in 1995. Another book, Conversations with Ricky Lo was released in 2001. The book bear Lo’s trademark sensitive, intelligent and penetrating style of handling interviews.
Lo is the first to explode the Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez break up. Then, in 2008, the Karylle and Dingdong Dantes break up.
In an interview with GMA 7 Network, he was asked who among the articles that you have written which one is the most memorable? He said, “Ah marami through the years, but isa na dun ‘yung Martin and Pops (split up). Ako ang unang nag break ng story. Nag-deny si Pops, nag-deny din si Martin. Nilagay ko ‘yung side nila pati ‘yung denials nila, kumpleto. Pero sa ending nilagay ko lang ‘I stand by my story, it’s up to you to make conclusions.’ Di ko naman sinabi na nagsinungaling sila; Hindi ko rin sinabi na totoo ‘yung sinulat ko.”
TV shows
- The BuzzThe BuzzThe Buzz may refer to:*The Buzz , a fictional character in the Marvel Comics' series Spider-Girl*The Buzz , a television show on the UK channel Eat Cinema...
, ABS-CBNABS-CBNABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
(1999-2003) - Showbiz Stripped, GMA 7
- The Ricky Lo Exclusives, QTV 11
- StartalkStartalkStartalk TX is a long-running showbiz-oriented television talk show in the Philippines aired every Saturday afternoons by GMA Network and simulcast over Super Radyo DZBB. It is hosted by Butch Francisco, Joey de Leon, Ricky Lo and Lolit Solis.-History:...
, GMA 7 (2009)
Sources
- http://www.philstar.com
- http://www.igma.tv
- http://www.pep.ph
- http://www.pep.ph/news/19826/Ricky-Lo-tells-what-he-knows-about-the-Dingdong-Karylle-breakup