Vice Ganda and Ion Perez: All they want for Christmas is ...
Unkabogable Star Vice Ganda and partner Ion Perez are genuinely content with their lives. They thrive in a remarkable career, surrounded by a supportive family and dedicated fans, embracing a joyful existence. With gratitude in their hearts, they know they couldn’t ask for more.
Unkabogable Star Vice Ganda, Rhea Tan, President of Beautederm, and Ion Perez
During this enchanting holiday season, the beloved celebrity couple revealed that they share a heartwarming Christmas wish.
"Ang Christmas wish ko ay maging mapayapa na ang bansang ito. Hindi kasi usapang pangkasalukuyan ito kundi usapan patra sa future ng mga kabataan. So sana maging maayos na ang bansa natin para sa kabataan. (My Christmas wish is for this country to be peaceful. This is not a current issue, but a matter for the future of the youth. So I hope our country will be well-off for the youth)," said Ion when asked about his Christmas wish, during the launch of his endorsement for Belle Dolls, a brand under Beautederm Corporation helmed by businesswoman Rhea Tan, held at Solaire North.
Vice Ganda remarked, "Ako din I share the same wish. Kung ano ang wish niya ganun din sa akin. Siguradong may noche buena kami sa Pasko. Siguradong may ibibigay kaming regalo sa isa't isa. Pero ngayon ang babaw na nun eh. (I also share the same wish. Whatever he wishes, it's the same for me. We'll definitely have a noche buena on Christmas. We'll definitely give each other gifts. But now that's just the surface.)"
"Sa position namin ngayon, hindi na namin iniisip yung para sa sarili namin. We look at pictures bigger than us. So feeling ko lahat tayo, we share the same sentiments. So siguro isang magandang regalo ito para sa ating lahat kung magkakaroon tayo ng kapayapaan bago dumating ang Pasko. (In our current position, we no longer think of gifts for ourselves. We look at pictures bigger than us. So we all share the same sentiments. So maybe it would be a good gift for all of us if we could have peace before Christmas)," the comedian added.
Rei also shared the same holiday wish with the celebrity couple. "I am so grateful to the Lord. Mas lalo kong naappreciate ang life. So sana nga magkaroon na ng solusyon ang malaking problema sa bansa natin. We all want a merry Christmas. (I appreciate life even more. So hopefully there will be a solution to the big problem in our country. We all want a merry Christmas.)"
Vice fondly reflected on how his deep bond with Ion has profoundly transformed his life over the past seven years.
"I was unhealthy when I was younger. I sleep so late, I eat unhealthy food, and I used to overwork myself and stress myself," Vice started. "So noong dumating siya, nakikita niya kung ano ang ginagawa ko. So kinausap niya ako. (So when he came, he saw what I was doing. So he talked to me.)
"Tapos nakikita ko siyang kumakain. Noong una, pinapanood ko lang siya. But since then, I admired him. Hanggang one time, sinabihan niya talaga ako, na kailangan itigil mo na yang ginagawa mong pagkain ng unhealthy. (Then I see him eating. At first, I just watched him. But since then, I have admired him. Until one time, he actually told me that I need to stop eating unhealthy food.)"
"He brought me to the gym. Hindi naman kailangan na talagang mag-lift ng weights. Habang nagbubuhat siya, naglalakad lang ako sa treadmill. So noong pandemic, bumili siya ng treadmill. (He brought me to the gym. It wasn't really necessary to lift weights. While he was lifting, I just walked on the treadmill. So during the pandemic, he bought a treadmill.)"
"May treadmill na sa bahay kaso sabi niya dapat tig-isa kami para sabay raw kaming mag treadmill. Na-encourage niya talaga ako. Hindi lang talaga niya ako na-encourage mag-bike. I remember nasa Angeles kami, nag-bike kami pero wala pang 10 minutes, paakyat, hindi ko talaga kaya. (There's a treadmill at home, but he said we should buy another one so we can do it together. He really encouraged me. He didn't just encourage me to bike. I remember we were in Angeles, we biked. We were moving uphill, but in less than 10 minutes, I really couldn't do it.)"
"But he always reminds me to take care of myself. Every single day, tumatanda tayo. So dapat nating alagaan ang mga sarili natin. Malinis siya sa katawan at malusog siya. Mas matanda ako sa kanya ng slight lang. (Every single day, we grow older. So we should take care of ourselves. He is clean and he is healthy. I am only slightly older than him.)"
"So ayoko naman na nakikita ninyo kaming magkasama at mukha niya akong tiyahin. So iba talaga yung malusog ang panlabas at panloob mo at masaya ang puso mo. At yun ang nakakapag pataba sa akin. (So I don't want you to see us together, and I'd look like his aunt.) So it's really different when you're healthy on the outside and inside, and your heart is happy. And that's what makes me happy)," Vice added.
When accepting endorsements, Vice said he would continually assess the brand's legitimacy.
"As brands ourselves, pinipili namin kung kanino kami maaa-associate kais that would make or break us. It will have an effect sa pagkatao namin. So inaaral ko talaga. Like sino ba ito? Ano ang ginagawa niya? Ano ang husay niya at ano ang buti nito? Kaya pag napatunayan ko na yun, hindi na ako nagdadalawang isip," said the host of "It's Showtime."