After two years of the pandemic, together with some members of showbiz media, we went to Ormoc City once again for the 2022 Piña Festival in celebration and promotion of the city's sweet pineapples and the feast day of their patron saints Peter and Paul.
In an interview in between fiesta events, Leyte 4th District Representative and actor Richard Gomez shared some updates about his daughter Juliana Gomez. "Basta ang sabi ko lang, basta kapag nagka-boyfriend ka, huwag kang sasaktan. Kasi, kapag sinaktan ka, gugulpihin ko kung sino mang lalaki 'yun. Di ba, kasi ako hindi ko sila sinasaktan. Hindi ko sinasaktan si Juliana, hindi ko sinasaktan si Lucy," Richard said.
“Kung magbo-boyfriend ka, huwag kang hahanap ng katulad ni Richard Gomez. Pero kung mag-aasawa ka, humanap ka ng katulad ni Richard Gomez. Yung difference kasi ng boyfriend at ng asawa. Kasi, kung boyfriend ka, siyempre, hindi ka pa naman kasal, you're free as a bird. Tapos bata pa ako noon, artista pa, hindi naman maiiwasan na, siyempre, may mga chicks na lumalapit. Alam mo naman ako, mapagbigay ako. I'm a very sharing person, I share what I have. Ha-ha! Pero noong nag-asawa na ako, si Lucy lang, she can have me all the way," he revealed.
The actor politician said that he and Lucy trust their daughter so much when it comes to making choices. "Sabi ko kay Juliana, she's of age already, nasa age of responsibility na siya, ikaw na ang mag-isip para sa sarili mo--alagaan mo ang sarili mo at piliin mo talaga kung sino yung gusto mo. Pero hindi ka namin sasabihan na ayaw namin 'yan o ito ang gusto namin. It's really up to her," he added.
The celebrity couple (Richard and Lucy) openly welcomes Juliana's boyfriend, Miggy Bonnevie-Bautista. "Ako naman, hindi ko naman pinagbabawalan si Juliana. Talagang darating yung time na may manliligaw siya, darating talaga ang time na magkakaroon siya ng boyfriend. Sino ba naman ako para pumigil? Napagdaanan ko rin yun. So, imbes na pagbawalan mo, let them be lang. Basta ang importante, nirerespeto niya si Juliana at saka inaalagaan si Juliana, hindi sinasaktan, sa akin ganun lang," Richard said.
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Former beauty queen, actress and now Pola, Oriental Mindoro's beautiful and hardworking Mayor Jennifer Cruz, aka Ina Alegre, can't get over the huge success of the recent “Sab-Uyan Festival” which is their trademark festivity for their patron Saint John the Baptist.
“Salamat po Poleño sa siyam na araw na nagdaan na binigyan n'yo ng oras at ng bawa't pamilya na makisaya sa pagdiriwang ng Sab-Uyan Festival at Atin Patron St. San Juan Bautista. Isang kakaibang pakikiisa ang binigay nyo. Muling pinatunayan nyo na ang eleksyon ay isang araw lang sa ating bayan. Isang taos pusong pasasalamat po inyong lahat. God bless po Poleño. God bless Pola… untian na namin maabot ang langit ni Cesar Montano sa pagtalon sa Pier hehehehe… salamat sa lahat ng artists special mention bff Ynez Veneracion….. i love u sis…” said the mayor.
Celebrities Cesar Montano, Daiana Meneses, Teri Onor and others also graced the special feast day of Pola, which is also Mayora Jennifer's thanksgiving for the very successful results of the last elections.