Although there were some rumors that Sarah Geronimo’s parents still don’t approve of her relationship with actor Matteo Guidicelli, it seems that the Popstar Princess’ lovelife is blooming.
In fact, in the July 18 episode of The Voice Kids 2 (where Sarah serves as one of the coaches), the Popstar Princess commented on one of the contestants’ performance of Marry You.
“Ang linis ng pagkanta mo. Kulang pa sa puso siguro kasi hindi ka pa handang magpakasal,” she said and then added, “Ako lang ang handang magpakasal. Joke!”
This was why during the semi-finals press conference of the show, members of the media asked the singer/actress if she was serious about her comment about settling down.
“Opo,” she said, laughing. “Opo talaga.”
In a separate interview, Matteo said that he just needs to “fix a few things” before he can settle down.
Let’s wait and see if we are going to hear wedding bells soon.
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We are praying for the peace of mind and heart of Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla and husband, action star Robin Padilla. The actress has suffered another miscarriage last August 13.
Mariel was reportedly seven weeks pregnant and were earlier ecstatic to announce that they were expecting triplets. In fact, Robin backed out from his 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival entry, Nilalang (opposite Japanese adult film star Maria Ozawa), due to his wife’s delicate pregnancy. It is still unknown whether he will return to filming.
Another sad news is that comedienne Pokwang also recently had a miscarriage, as confirmed by her boyfriend, Lee O’Brien in an interview in Celebrity Aksyon last week.
Although both saddened by the loss, Lee said that they are both trying to move on.
“You just have to accept that it hasn’t happened yet,” he said. “It wasn’t timed and it’s something that you definitely have to cope with, deal with. But at the same time it’s not something to stop your life over.”
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The United Pangasinanes of America, Inc. (UPA) celebrated its 50th anniversary – Golden Jubiliee recently at the Grand Ballroom of the South San Francisco Conference Center.
Let by its 16th President and former Fil-Am Star Publisher Mario Cendana Panoringan and first lady Norma Camarao-Panoringan, the event was attended by state and local officials, community leaders, members of the media, as well as guests from all over California and the Philipppines.
Now being dubbed as the event of the year in the Filipino-American community, the gala banquet and ball was attended by over 550 guests, highlighting the organization’s Annual Pangasinanes Day with past President and Director Emeritus Zosimo de Veas as Executive Chair and past President (now serving as Vice President) Ernesto Abalos as Executive Vice Chair.
Highlights of the celebration included the presentation of the Urduja Award, named after a 14th century heroine, Princess Urduja, the woman ruler of the ancient kingdom of Tawalisi in Pangasinan; a vast area lying along the shores of Lingayen Gulf and the China Sea. It is the highest honor given by the organization and are awarded to individuals who have distinguished themselves and contributed immensely to the existence and successes of the UPA.
Those who received the Urduja Award are past presidents Franklin Aquino, Fred Almeron, Alvin Padilla, Ernesto Abalos and Chris Torres. Also recognized with Life Membership Certificates are current and former queens and participants of the Miss Pangasinan Talent and Beauty Pageant, and Mrs. Pangasinan Pageant.
Immediate past President Chris Torrest was presented with his Presidential Plaque in recognition of his leadership from 2011-2015. Milpitas Mayor Jose Estevez was the featured Guest Speaker.
Panoringan, who hails from Pangasinan’s capital town of Lingayen, delivered what many described as a stirring and moving speech, a fitting tribute in celebrating a golden jubilee – paying homage to the founding fathers and enjoined everyone to continue to reflect on how faithful we have been to their vision and ideals.
