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Is she really mine? : Assunta de Rossi celebrates miracle baby s 2nd birthday
Actress Assunta de Rossi still couldn't believe that she has now a daughter with husband Jules Ledesma. .....»»
Andrea Brillantes celebrates 21st birthday in a yacht
Actress Andrea Brillantes celebrated her 21st birthday aboard a yacht......»»
Maine ‘sinita’ ni Art: Where’s the baby? Ano bang ginagawa n’yo ni Arjo?
RAMDAM na ramdam ng mga Dabarkads ang matinding pagmamahal ng pamilya ni Arjo Atayde kay Maine Mendoza. Sa espesyal na episode kahapon ng “Eat Bulaga” sa TV5, nag-celebrate si Maine ng kanyang 29th birthday kung saan sinorpresa siya ng asawang aktor at kongresista. Binati rin ang TV host-actress ng mga magulang at kapatid ni Arjo.....»»
Triple-double party: Doncic, Jokic all-around threats in big wins
Luka Doncic celebrates his 25th birthday with his 67th career triple-double with the Mavs as Nikola Jokic continues to make another MVP case, tallying his fourth straight and 19th overall triple-double for the Nuggets this season.....»»
Liza Soberano celebrates Kathryn Newton s birthday in Universal Studios
"Lisa Frankenstein" co-stars Liza Soberano and Kathryn Newton celebrated the latter's birthday by visiting Universal Studios Hollywood......»»
Beauty Gonzalez gusto ulit magka-baby: ‘I want another one, please!’
NGAYONG lumalaki na ang panganay ni Beauty Gonzalez na si Olivia Ines, mukhang may balak nang magkaroon ulit ng baby ang aktres. Inihayag niya ito mismo sa kanyang latest Instagram post kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng birthday ng kanyang anak. Ibinandera ni Beauty ang ilang throwback pictures ni Olivia noong baby pa ito hanggang sa mag-eight.....»»
Antonette Gail umalma sa fake account na gumagamit sa kanya
PINALAGAN ng social media personality na si Antonette Gail ang isang Facebook page na gumagamit ng kanyang pangalan. Isang screenshot ang ibinahagi niya sa kanyang official Facebook account kung saan makikita ang photocard ng diumanomy statement niya ukol sa isyu ng nagdaang birthday party ng anak nila ni Whamos Cruz na si Baby Meteor. “E.....»»
Kathryn Bernardo celebrates Johnny Manahan s birthday with other stars amid network transfer rumors
Former Star Magic head and now Sparkle consultant Johnny Manahan celebrated his birthday with a simple but star-studded celebration. .....»»
Antonette Gail pumalag sa bashers: Make sure mas magaling kayong sumayaw sa ‘kin
LALONG pinag-initan ng bashers at haters ang social media star na si Antonette Gail! ‘Yan ay matapos siyang pumalag dahil sa ibinandera niyang practice video sa Facebook pagkatapos ng bonggang performance niya sa birthday ng anak nila ni Whamos Cruz na si Baby Meteor. Caption niya sa post, “WALANG MUNTIK MASUBSOB VERSION.” Tulad sa viral.....»»
Antonette Gail nag-sexy dance sa birthday ng anak, binatikos ng netizens
MARAMI ang napataas ang kilay matapos mapanood ang ginawang sexy dance ng social media personality na si Antonette Gail. Kamakailan ay nag-celebrate ang kanilang anak ng partner na si Whamos Cruz na si Baby Meteor ng ika-first birthday na talaga namang pinaghandaan nila nang sobrang bongga. Bukod pa rito ay punung-puno rin ng mga content.....»»
Felipe Gozon’s family celebrates his ‘greatest legacy’ on 84th birthday
Lawyer Felipe L. Gozon chose his 84th birthday celebration to announce his decision to step down as chief executive officer (CEO) of GMA Network, a position he held for over two decades......»»
Heaven Peralejo celebrates 24th birthday with degree
Actress Heaven Peralejo celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday with an important milestone — by earning a business degree. .....»»
Valerie Concepcion may baby boy na, nanganak sa birthday ng kanyang panganay
ISINILANG na ng celebrity mom na si Valerie Concepcion ang baby boy nila ng non-showbiz husband na si Francis Sunga! At mukhang super special ang kaarawan ng bago nilang anak na October 25. Alam niyo kung bakit? ‘Yan din kasi ang birthday ng panganay na anak ni Valerie sa dating partner na si Heather na.....»»
From Bogo to Broadway: The story of Vina Morales’ Here Lies Love journey
Vina Morales — she with that distinct and powerful voice — celebrates her birthday on Oct. 17, like she has never celebrated her birthday before: on Broadway playing Aurora Aquino in the celebrated musical Here Lies Love......»»
Angelica emosyonal sa unang kaarawan ni Baby Amila: ‘1 taon na ‘kong baliw sa ‘yo, mahal na mahal kita nang wagas!’
“SA kabila ng lahat ng kaba, ikaw ang naggabay sakin kung pano maging isang ina!” ang bahagi ng mensahe ni Angelica Panganiban para sa first birthday ng kanyang anak. Nagse-celebrate ngayong araw, September 20, ng kanyang unang taong kaarawan ang panganay nina Angelica at Gregg Homan na si Baby Amila Sabine Homan. Sa kanyang Instagram.....»»
‘Drug pusher’ celebrates birthday behind bars
A high-value individual was arrested a day before his birthday in a buy-bust operation carried out by the personnel from the Parañaque City Police SDEU last 16 September along Filipinas Ave, UPS 5 in Barangay San Isidro, Parañaque City. The suspect was identified as Nasrudin Ayob Libas, alias Camsa, who was nabbed in a sting operation conducted by authorities. Southern Police District director P/Brig. Gen Roderick D. Mariano also disclosed that seized from the suspect were one heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu, four heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu, with an estimated combined weight of more or less 100 grams, valued at P680,000 one genuine P1000 bill utilized as buy-bust money and one blue coin purse. The seized illegal drug items will be handed over to the Southern Police District Forensic Unit for quantitative and qualitative analysis. The suspect was transported to the Parañaque City Police Station for proper documentation and disposition. Complaint for Violation of Section 5 and Section 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, was filed against the suspect through inquest proceedings before the Office of the City Prosecutor in Parañaque City. The post ‘Drug pusher’ celebrates birthday behind bars appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Sweden throws royal bash for king’s golden jubilee
Sweden celebrates the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf's reign with pomp and circumstance on Friday and Saturday, with a gala banquet, street parties and a procession through central Stockholm. The 77-year-old king was the world's youngest monarch when he came to the throne aged 27 in 1973 after the death of his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf. The two days of festivities will be attended by foreign dignitaries as well as hundreds of thousands of people who are expected to line the capital's streets to catch a glimpse of the king and Queen Silvia in a cortege on Saturday. Several of the festivities will be broadcast live on television to Sweden's 10 million inhabitants. "It's an intense week," palace spokeswoman Margareta Thorgren told AFP, adding that preparations have been underway for several years. On Friday, a Te Deum church service will be held at the Royal Chapel attended by the royal family, other Nordic royals and heads of state, as well as Swedish political leaders, followed by a gala banquet hosted by the king at the palace. The highlight of the celebrations will be Saturday's afternoon cortege, when the royal couple will wave to the public from a horse-drawn carriage escorted by 3,000 troops from the army, navy and air force and military bands. The final leg of the procession will see the royal couple being rowed across the water in the royal barge to the steps below the palace in the Old Town. That will be followed by an outdoor concert nearby featuring several popular Swedish acts. Dancing in the streets As afternoon heads into evening, the city center will transform into a giant public dance floor, with DJs playing everything from boogie woogie to Cuban salsa, rock 'n' roll, disco and Swedish hits, and food trucks serving food and drinks. Several hundred thousand people are expected to turn out for Saturday's festivities, police spokeswoman Rebecca Landberg told AFP, comparing the event to the massive crowds that lined the streets for Crown Princess Victoria's 2010 wedding. "It feels really exciting," said Jenny Schannong, a 53-year-old medical secretary who plans to be in place early Saturday to get a good viewing spot for the cortege. "It'll be cool to experience this in my lifetime... I was just a little baby when he became king, I was three years old so I don't really remember that," she said. However, the celebrations are taking place under heightened security, after Sweden last month raised its terror alert level following a spate of Koran burnings that have angered the Muslim world. Carl Gustaf XVI is the longest reigning monarch in Sweden's history. Born on April 30, 1946, Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte was only nine months old when his father, Prince Gustaf Adolf, died in a plane crash in Denmark. He grew up with four older sisters and an often-absent mother -- Princess Sibylla of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha -- before becoming king in 1973. He is the European monarch with the second-longest reign, behind his cousin Queen Margrethe of Denmark who took the throne in 1972. Popular despite sex scandals Despite occasional scandals -- the biggest when a 2010 book alleged he frequented sex clubs and had numerous affairs -- the king still enjoys broad support. A poll this month in Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter said 62 percent of Swedes were in favor of the monarchy, a level that has remained stable over two decades. The king's role has been purely ceremonial since constitutional reform in 1974. The palace has remained tightlipped on the cost of the weekend festivities. "It's a public celebration and the costs will be detailed in a report to be published in April," palace spokeswoman Margareta Thorgren said. This year also marks the 500th anniversary of the reign of Gustav Vasa, Sweden's first king elected in 1523, ending the Kalmar Union that joined the three Scandinavian kingdoms under a single monarchy from 1397. The post Sweden throws royal bash for king’s golden jubilee appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Nurturing agri growth: Marcos’ birthday wish
More people wish a head of State a happy birthday than typical, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will find as he celebrates his 66th birthday today. Wishes for good health and happiness and the success and accomplishment of all his commitments and obligations throughout his administration have flooded in. Before he spends his birthday in Singapore today, attending a summit and the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, Marcos expressed his wish for an improved agriculture sector. In an interview with reporters, Marcos said he wants the sector to be more productive and resilient to climate change. He also expressed his wish for the government to understand the weather better so it could better help farmers. “(My birthday wish is) for (the) agriculture (sector) to improve and for us to know the real weather, whether it’s the wet season or dry season, so that we can help our farmers. That’s still my prayer up to now,” Marcos said. Marcos issued Executive Order 39, imposing a price cap on rice to control the soaring prices. He also gave the responsible government agencies the job of reducing the number of agricultural hoarders and smugglers. But he considers the “best” birthday gift the issuance of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 11953, or the New Agrarian Reform Emancipation Act. “As we chart a path towards a more self-sufficient and equitable Philippines, this administration reaffirms its commitment to enrich the lives of our farmers, ensure the rapid industrialization of our farmlands, and promote sustainable and inclusive growth in the countryside,” he said. He visited the Department of Agrarian Reform office in Quezon City to attend the release of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act and to sign the Executive Order extending the moratorium on the repayment of agricultural debts of farmer-beneficiaries. At the event, Daily Tribune asked government officials to present their birthday wishes for Marcos, who concurrently heads the Department of Agriculture. “May God give President Marcos Jr. good health and more wisdom as he leads our country to a brighter future,” said one senior presidential protocol officer. Amid the good wishes, others turned the President’s birthday celebration into a platform to remind him of the pressing matters he must address as the land’s highest official. “I am hoping for more fruitful years to come with Marcos’s administration, especially in easing the plight of the poor people and our (economic) situation,” one DAR employee said. Economic vision for the future As Marcos celebrates another year of life, he continues to chart his vision for the future of the Philippines. One key aspect of this vision is economic development. He has advocated for policies to spur economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. His focus on economic issues resonates with many Filipinos who prioritize financial stability and opportunities for their families. In October last year, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that Marcos’s performance in his first 100 days in office was commendable. Zubiri lauded the President’s choice of Cabinet members, particularly his economic team. He also noted the frequent Cabinet meetings called by the President, which he deemed a positive practice. Best Phl salesman The President, he said, is the “best salesman” for the Philippines, sending signals to investors that the Philippines is open for business and investment. For context, the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that approved foreign investment pledges grew by 27.8 percent in the year’s second quarter. The PSA data released on Tuesday showed that total foreign investments approved by investment promotion agencies during the period amounted to P59.09 billion from P46.26 billion FI in the same quarter of 2022. Vision for agriculture Marcos has made agriculture one of the top priorities of his administration. His extension of the moratorium on farmers’ repayment of their agrarian debts by two years has benefited them as they don’t have to make payments until 13 September 2025. “I have just signed an Executive Order for the two-year extension of EO 4, 2023, because other beneficiaries were not covered when the IRR was introduced and when we implemented the original EO’s moratorium,” Marcos said. While acknowledging these achievements, engaging in a broader discussion of his presidency is essential, recognizing both the positive strides and the challenges faced during his time in office. As with any political figure, President Marcos’ legacy is complex and multifaceted. The post Nurturing agri growth: Marcos’ birthday wish appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Restored ‘Home Along Da Riles’ kicks off celebration of Phl film industry month
The cast of the popular ‘90s sitcom Home Along Da Riles came together to celebrate the opening of Philippine Film Industry Month last 1 September with a free screening of the restored and remastered version of its 1993 movie adaptation. Present during the premiere were the kids of Dolphy’s iconic character Kevin Cosme, starting with Claudine Barretto (Bing), Vandolph Quizon (Baldo), Boy 2 Quizon (Estong), Smokey Manaloto (Bill) and Gio Alvarez (Bob). They were also joined by Maybelyn dela Cruz (Maybe Madamba), Dang Cruz (Yaya Roxanne) and Nova Villa (Aling Ason). Nova Villa highlighted the significant role that laughter and comedy play in Philippine culture, saying “Ngayon ay ating sariwain ang 13 years na pinasaya tayo ng Cosme family. Sariwang-sariwa pa rin po ang Home Along da Riles sa mga kwentuhan sa bahay bahay, ayan po ang nagagawa ng comedy, kultura ng Pinoy yan, nakakatulong po ang comedy sa atin, napapagaan natin ang mabibigat na problema at mga hinaing sa buhay.” With the theme “Tuloy pa rin ang Tawanan,” the FDCP’s month-long showcase is dedicated to paying tribute to iconic Filipino comedians, such as Dolphy, TVJ (Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon), Eugene Domingo, Ai-ai Delas Alas, Michael V, Vice Ganda and many others who have played pivotal roles in shaping and enriching local film and TV culture. Film lovers can enjoy more ABS-CBN restored comedy classics for free at the Rizal Open Air Auditorium and all Cinematheques for the whole month of September. The lineup includes Here Comes the Bride (13 September), Ang Tanging Ina (26 September) and Daddy O, Baby O! (28 September). The post Restored ‘Home Along Da Riles’ kicks off celebration of Phl film industry month appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Menchu Katigbak: The splendid life of a society swan
Hers is a story anyone would love to tell and retell, or hear and hear again. Chances are, as in the book of Menchu, so many things are left unsaid because if these were all said, a single book would not be enough. Carmencita “Menchu” Katigbak’s story is one of love, passion, hurts and disappointments, social triumphs and power in its subtle workings, but mostly the good life and the people who live it and make it happen. She is a woman of the world in the sense of one who has lived in, explored and enjoyed New York, Bangkok, Lausanne, Paris and, her current love, Singapore. Of course, her turf is in Manila with a Capital S and Capital P (as in Power), and Lipa the hometown of her roots. [caption id="attachment_180060" align="aligncenter" width="958"] MENCHU with best friend Susie and her daughter Marivic.[/caption] At a time when the term “socialite” can come cheap, trite or even undeserved, Menchu gives the appellation dignity, respect and the awe it once inspired. Her social credentials are, of course, impeccable. For starters, she attended the Chateau Mont-Choisi, a Swiss finishing school for debutantes and pre-debs belonging to royalty and the world’s upper crust. A socialite today, in loose modern parlance, is perceived as being frivolous, one who attends parties because these men and women are party animals, or party people, as one columnist has named her weekly jottings about the social events of the day. The enjoyment of life is what defines this breed and set, and yet, while Menchu, too, knows how to enjoy, and enjoy life with gusto, there is more to her and that differentiates her from the herd. No, she does not top her charmed life with an icing of well-publicized good deeds and philanthropic beneficence, even if she actually shares her bounty with those in need. Menchu is of a different mold. She is a society swan in the manner of Truman Capote’s chums — Babe Paley, Gloria Guinness, Lee Radziwill. In our part of the world, think Chona, think Minnie, think Chito. She may well be cast in the same crème de la creme mold, glamorous denizens of the inner circles of society, at the same time, ladies who have transcended the vagaries of time. Just recently, Menchu was referred to by a diplomat friend as a global influencer, a 21st-century appellation that only a few are accorded. This one is applied to one who was once a señorita, colegiala and, yes, society girl, again in the tradition of Chona, Baby, Nelly, Chito and Ising. ‘The Katigbaks talk only to the Kalaws’ They don’t need family names, each as important as the other and of the same significance in society. Still, it’s one thing to say that she is Baby Fores, and another if she is Baby Arenas. There were two Vickys, one of national import and memory being the lovely teenager who stood as her father’s First Lady in the early 1950s, and there was the Madrigal matron, Vicky nee Abad Santos, who was low-key and the daughter of the World War II patriot, Jose Abad Santos, who refused to pledge allegiance to the flag of the enemies. Menchu shares first name distinction with Menchu delas Alas Concepcion, also of Batangueña parentage, being the daughter of banker and finance guy and public servant Don Antonio de las Alas. Both aristocrats from Batangas, the two Menchus share many distinctions beauty for one, pedigree, for the other—but that’s as far as I would say, the aforementioned traits being obvious. But to drive his point, Joe Guevarra, the humorous and well-placed columnist known for his tongue-in-cheek pronouncements, once said of the olden times, when the genealogical boundaries were well-defined, “In Lipa, the Katigbaks talk only to the Kalaws, and the Kalaws talk only to the Katigbaks.” [caption id="attachment_180057" align="aligncenter" width="998"] DINNER in Pili with Fernando and Zobel, Tessie Sy-Coson, Guilly Luchangco, Federico ‘Piki’ Lopez | photograph courtesy of MENCHU KATIGBAK[/caption] This self-confessed social climber, as his 8-to-5-and-beyond job would require him to be, admits to not having met (okay, having been introduced to…) the ebullient society hostess, traveler, culinary maven and friend-to-the-powerful Menchu Katigbak. Everything that I am writing here, I learned from the lady’s biography, Menchu, authored by lifestyle journalism icon Thelma Sioson San Juan, the two being decades-old friends. Menchu, one finds out toward the end of the book, is the inspiration for her granddaughter Isabelle’s first tome, Abu, the Sad Princess. I look back on the pages I have read, the memories of Menchu’s lifetime so far, in all its seven glorious and electrifying decades, and I dare say, the description is most apt and is true as well in real life as Menchu today is “living happily ever after” having come to terms with the many issues that confronted her at various times, but more importantly, she is today a fulfilled mother and grandmother and a believer in Jesus Christ. But that is getting ahead of the story. ‘White Matter’ by Lao Lianben Jaime Ponce de Leon, dear Jaime, the man of the hour of Philippine arts for as long as Juan Luna’s missing masterpiece, remains ensconced at the Ayala Museum – gaining for the discoverer more than a foothold in our cultural history – asked me if I was interested in writing about the socially formidable Menchu Katigbak, and I readily said yes, having seen her photographs in the select and more discriminating society pages and columns. I thought to myself it would be an opportunity to meet the lady face to face and add her to my glossary of so-called newfound friends, but that was not meant to be. I was, oh, I was treated to the next best thing – a copy of Menchu which, to someone who aspires to be a bibliophile, is all that matters in the world, except that I am first a social climber. And since I have not been allowed an audience, I take solace in the book and, as my honeyed revenge, will tell you what I feel about the lady who, I understand, could be frank and outspoken. Abrasive is too strong a word, and unfair for I am not sure if I will ever meet her in my lifetime, but I am told the lady will never mince words, that’s probably why she has legions of true friends who probably can give as much as take, or so I am imagining. [caption id="attachment_180055" align="aligncenter" width="1475"] Lunch in the kitchen in Pili with Patty Araneta (left) and Monet Recio-Schem.[/caption] A painting that Menchu has kept all these years, “White Matter” by Lao Lianben, signed and dated 1997, has been featured as one of the rare pieces to be auctioned in Leon Gallery’s forthcoming magnificent September auction, with the starting bid of P2,600,000. So, there, if you’re wondering what Jaime, who moves around the best circles, has got to do with this enigmatic swan. ‘We are not rich’ But let’s stick to what the book says. While she intersperses in her narrative personal encounters with her subject, TSJ, for the most part, devotes the pages of this book to Menchu alone, and with our cosmopolitan lady, the many friends in the upper echelons whose lives she has touched and who have touched hers in turn. Menchu, once she was ready to be told, heard it straight from her mother, “Tandaan mo, baka akala mo mayaman tayo. Hindi tayo mayaman. Kung napadala ka namin sa Switzerland at si Tita at si Tony napadala naming sa America, kasi nagpawis ako ng dugo (Remember, you may think we are rich, we are not rich. If we sent you to Switzerland and Tita and Tony to America, it was because I sweated blood). If you think you’re going to inherit something from us, banish the thought. So if you don’t study well, bahala ka sa sarili mo (you’re on your own).” The perfect words for the Asuncionista (Assumptionista) who much preferred to bake food for the gods, brownies and upside-down cakes and do naughty things like hiding the bell used to signal the start and end of class periods. Her mother, the former Charing Roxas Dimayuga, who attended Assumption Convent, dealt in buying, developing and selling homes in the gated Makati villages. She also developed horizontal and vertical commercial spaces as well as imported retazos from abroad. [caption id="attachment_180056" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Wearing the Van Cleef earrings purchased before their public launch.[/caption] Her father, Enrique Luz Katigbak, on the other hand, was a top certified public accountant, an alumnus of the Northwestern University and a director on the boards of Monte de Piedad and Philtrust banks. Of his connections, none is more eminent than his friendship with His Eminence, Rufino Cardinal Santos, archbishop of Manila and the first Filipino Cardinal of the Catholic Church. It was not a happenstance that Menchu received the sacrament of confirmation from the Cardinal himself right in the Katigbak home, the first ever that was held in a private home if any other followed at all. Like most children, Menchu recalls in the book how she detested being “slapped” by the pious prelate. If she was any pleased about her family’s closeness to the holy man, it was that the Assumption sisters did not expel her for her not-too-infrequent infractions because they went to her father if they needed something from the Cardinal. Dona Aurora Recto for a ‘guardian’ Hers was a lonely childhood since her older siblings were away. They were the triple seven, which alluded to their being born seven years apart, with Menchu as the youngest. On certain days, her parents, both busy, would deposit her in the home of the statesman Claro M. Recto where she would play with his favorite granddaughter, Techie, who had all these toys, Menchu could not help realizing her parents did not buy her a toy. She played with her jackstones while Techie had a closetful of toys, including a toy “cash register.” Techie was so generous she was giving this fancy plaything to her, but Menchu refused knowing her mother would not approve. What she remembers best of that time was the sight of Dona Aurora, the first beautiful woman she beheld in her young mind and eyes, and from her, she learned her first lessons in etiquette, because the family ate with a full complement of silverware and flatware. (To be continued) The post Menchu Katigbak: The splendid life of a society swan appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»