'Badjao Girl' Rita Gaviola announces engagement to non-showbiz partner


At a glance

  • Rita and her brother went viral in 2016 after a photo of them begging during the Pahiyas Festival circulated online.


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Rita Gaviola (Instagram) 

Wedding bells are ringing for Rita Gaviola!

The viral star, more popularly known as Badjao Girl, is now engaged.

Rita announced the news on Instagram, as she shared a photo of her partner Jeric Ong kneeling and holding an engagement ring.

"This is it," Rita wrote in the caption.

In August 2022, Rita announced on social media that she and her boyfriend had a child.

Rita and her brother went viral in 2016 after a photo of them begging during the Pahiyas Festival circulated online.

The same year she entered the Big Brother house in "Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7" where she was dubbed the "Badjao Girl of Lucena." She also previously joined the segment "Sexy Babe" of "It's Showtime."