ABS-CBN official statement on new noontime show 'It’s Showtime!' 1/30/2012 1:37 PM

After much speculation that the “unkabogable” show is being axed,It’s Showtime! is returning to the airwaves this February 6 as ABS-CBN’s newest noontime show. As of this report, the hosts are on board the “Unkabogable Party Party Bus,” touring the metro and asking fans on the road to join them in celebrating the good news.

 Below is ABS-CBN’s official statement on the show.

 After two years of being a morning kapamilya favorite, "It's Showtime" will be ABS-CBN's newest noontime program effective Monday, February 6, 2012.

The new show will be hosted by Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis, Billy Crawford, Karylle, ‘Kuya’ Kim Atienza, Teddy Corpuz, Jugs Jugueta and Vice Ganda, whose camaraderie, spontaneity, talents, and shared sense of humor have brought joy to kapamilyas.  Joining them in "It's Showtime" are dance master Jhong Hilario, and favorite "ex hurados" Ryan Bang, and Coleen Garcia.

 Together, they will be bringing a new and  more exciting show filled with surprises and engaging segments that will  make viewers experience MORE FUN IN SHOWTIME.   
ABS-CBN thanks the "madlang people, " here in the Philippines and in The Filipino Channel (TFC) markets worldwide, for being with Showtime and its hosts in their journey of bringing joy and hope every morning the past two years. ABS-CBN  invites the viewers to continue their unwavering support for Showtime as it moves to noontime, from Monday to Saturday starting February 6.    

Nadia Montenegro denies theft charges

Nadia Montenegro denies theft charges against her; Annabelle Rama to face oral defamation raps

Muling nauwi sa sigawan ang paghaharap nina Annabelle Rama at Nadia Montenegro sa piskal ng San Juan kahapon, Enero 30, para sa preliminary investigation ng kasong pagnanakaw na isinampa ng talent manager laban sa dating aktres.
Ayon kay Annabelle, walang paalam na kinuha umano ni Nadia ang ilang kagamitan mula sa kanyang warehouse na nagkakahalaga ng Php 500,000—kasama dito ang 10 antique chairs, Sony TV set, three beds at mga mamahaling cooking ware.
Ngunit mariing pinabulaanan naman ito ni Nadia, na sinasabing binili niya ang naturang hospital bed mula kay Annabelle. “There were even some things in her storage that I was able to help her sell. Nabenta ko yung mga hospital bed niya, and I paid her [P15,000 worth of] cash for that.”
Ikinagalit naman ito ng husto ng talent manager at saka nagsisisigaw na wala siyang natatanggap na ano mang pera mula sa aktres. “Hindi mo gamit ibinenta mo? Ang kapal ng mukha mo, day! Binili niya yung hospital bed? Kinuha niya ng walang paalam sa akin! Hindi ko ipasasauli, may mga germs na yun! Wala akong kinuha ni piso sa’yo! Ikaw ang may utang sa akin, magbayad ka,” nanggagalaiting sambit ni Annabelle.
Inabangan ni Annabelle si Nadia sa parking lot ng San Juan Justice Hall upang doon sila magtuos, “Lumabas ka dyan, sinungaling ka, halika rito, duwag! Nadia Montenegro, bumaba ka diyan, magnanakaw!” Pero hindi lumabas ng opisina ang aktres hanggang sa makaalis ito. 
Ngayon ay planong sampahan ni Nadia ng kasong grave oral defamation si Annabelle dahil sa ginawa nitong pageeskandalo at pagbabanta sa kanya sa meeting nila sa piskal. “We will file the necessary action. If she can do this here in court, I don’t know what she can do if I see her outside. I’m not scared of her, but I am not like her. And I just intend to continue protecting my kids and fight for what is true,” mahinahong pahayag ni Nadia.
Umapila si Nadia na ibasura ang isinampang theft case laban sa kanya dahil hindi umano sakop ng piskal ng San Juan ang insidenteng ibinibintang sa kanya na naganap sa Quezon City. Umaasa din siya na matapos na agad ang pagdinig ng kasong child abuse na isinampa niya laban naman kay Annabelle sa Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office. 

Sa February 6 nakatakdang magharap muli sa korte sina Annabelle at Nadia. –Report from TV Patrol

Clinton vowed US military support to Philippines

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in her recent visit to Manila last month, gave an emphatic message of support from the US government to all its allies, including the Philippines as the country 'move to improve our territorial defense and interdiction capability.'

This message is timely while the archipelago is facing a territorial dispute with China. Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said that the US government is seriously considering granting the Philippines' request for a squadron or a 12-fighter jets fleet of F-16s. The US has been providing the Philippines $53 million for coast watch since 2007.

De Lima, Marquez among 18 prosecution witnesses in Corona trial

MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima will be among the 18 witnesses for the prosecution to testify against Chief Justice Renato Corona’s alleged betrayal of public trust over an aborted overseas medical travel of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband.

De Lima will testify along with two associate justices of the Supreme Court and its spokesman and court administrator Midas Marquez, a copy of the list of witnesses and documents e-mailed to INQUIRER.net by the office of Bayan Muna partylist Representative Neri Colmenares showed.

Colmenares is among the prosecution team members in charge of Article 7, which accuses Corona of betrayal of public trust when the high tribunal granted the temporary restraining order against a travel ban issued by the Department of Justice on the Arroyo couple.

De Lima will testify on the various criminal charges filed against Arroyo and her husband, that the Arroyos had reasons other than health in trying to leave the country; and that the serving of the TRO to the DOJ was made ahead of submitting the requirements for it last November 15.

Also on the list of witnesses are members of the broadcast and print media, like Raissa Robles of South China Morning Post, Marites Vitug of Rappler.com, and Criselda Yabes who will testify on the alleged close relationship of Corona with Arroyo. ABS-CBN news reporter Ina Reformina and another unidentified journalist will testify that the TRO allowing the Arroyos to leave was issued shortly before 6 p.m. last November 15 while the compliance with the TRO requirements were made only after 6 p.m. of the same day.

The Supreme Court associate justices who will be called to testify are Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and Justice Presibetero J. Velasco, Jr.  The two, along with Marquez, will testify on the alleged rushed issuance of the TRO by Corona “in order to give the Arroyos an opportunity to escape prosecution and to frustrate the ends of justice…”

Cordillera’s favorite food awaiting patent

BAGUIO CITY—Sagada, the most popular tourist destination in Mt. Province, wants to patent its homegrown etag, an indigenous salted meat dish that is the favorite in almost every ritual feast (cañao) of the Cordillera.Residents who mount the Etag Festival every February have started the process to acquire the patent for the native way of preparing the delicacy, given the interest it has drawn from people outside the region.Etag is called kinuday by the Ibaloi and kiniing by the Kankanaey in Benguet, but these tribes have almost similar ways for smoking and curing pork meat in time for their clan festivals.Some provinces cure their etag by hanging the meat over a raging fire. Other provinces store the meat in earthen jars to stew in its own juice for weeks.Etag is then boiled in a broth containing vegetables and pinikpikan (native chicken that is killed slowly from the blows of a stick before its skin and feathers are burned in open flame). A slab of etag is sold for P150 per 250 grams in the local markets.The Highland Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (Harrdec) in La Trinidad, Benguet, believes there are ways to popularize the delicacy by improving its quality.Dr. Sonwright Maddul, consortium director, said researchers had drawn up a paper detailing how to make etag palatable as cuisine for non-Igorots.“When you see a piece of etag, what do you usually think of? It has a foul smell. It is rotten. It is not appealing and it is kadiri (gross) because it has maggots. Even the packaging is not appealing,” he said.In 2009, Harrdec undertook the project, “Value adding of pork based ethnic delicacy (etag) for commercialization,” which was jointly financed by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development and Benguet State University.

Maddul said even the family-cultured meat did not follow a strict code that was handed down by elders. “The procedures, such as salting, smoking, curing and preserving, were just estimations. The quality [of each set of etag] was not consistent,” he said.

“We were motivated to standardize the process of etag preparation [that would pass sanitation rules and culinary taste],” he said. With a report from Vincent Cabreza, Inquirer Northern Luzon

Police recover 21 vintage bombs at Binondo warehouse

Manila, Philippines—Twenty one (21) vintage bombs were recovered by police at a warehouse in Binondo, Manila, Monday afternoon, a Philippine National Police official said.

PNP spokesman Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr. said the 21 pieces of 155-millimeter Howitzer vintage bombs were recovered inside Great Way Ventures Warehouse at 205 Jaboneros Street in Binondo, Manila around 12 noon.

In a separate interview with Police Officer 2 Allan Pancho, an official from the Manila Police District Explosive Ordnance Disposal department, he said the bombs were recovered in an elevator by workers who are renovating the building for its new owner.

“Hindi namin ito hinukay. Nakita ito sa elevator at ini-report sa amin (We didn’t dig this. We saw this at the elevator and it was reported to us),” Pancho said.

Pancho said the bombs will be turned over to the National Capital Region Police Office for proper disposal.

E-Live will be replaced by Showbiz Inside Report

E-Live will be replaced by Showbiz Inside Report, to be hosted by Carmina Villarroel, Janice de Belen, Ogie Diaz and Joey Marquez

Noong August 4, 2007 unang napanood sa ABS-CBN ang Saturday talk show naEntertainment Live. Natunghayan natin ang pagpapalit palit ng mga hosts tulad nina Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzales at Mariel Rodriguez kasama nina si Luis Manzano na nagsimula ng naturang talk show. Naging host din sina Cesca Litton at K Brosas. At recently naging hosts rin sina Nikki Gil, Ogie Diaz, Luis Manzano at bumalik rin si Bianca Gonzales. Natunghayan ng PEP.ph ang madamdaming pagtatapos ng E-Live noong Sabado, January 28. Nagkaroon ang PEP.ph ng pagkakataon na makausap si Ogie Diaz kung ano ang pakiramdam niya sa pagtatapos ng kanilang talk show at kung ano ang papalit na show, at ito ang kanyang ilang pahayag.

Marissa arrested in Las Vegas

Marissa Lapid, wife of Senator Lito Lapid, was arrested at the Las Vegas International Airport last January 15, following dollar-smuggling charges filed against her last November 2011. Last year, Marissa was caught carrying into the U.S. a bag and socks filled with a total of $50,000 in cash, when she had declared that she only had $10,000 with her.

Senator Lito Lapid's wife Marissa arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly smuggling $50,000 

Inaresto si Marissa Lapid ng ilang agents ng United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pagkalapag ng kinalulunanan nitong eroplano sa Las Vegas International Airport dahil sa kasong dollar smuggling.

 Ang kaso ay isinampa laban sa kanya noon pang Nobyembre ng 2011.

 Kinumpirma mismo ni Senator Lito Lapid na inaresto ang asawa niya sa Las Vegas noong Enero 15.

 Pero ayon kay Senator Lapid, nakalaya rin ang kanyang maybahay pagkatapos nitong magpiyansa.

 Ayon sa report ni Ding Cervantes para sa ABS-CBN News, mananatili sa Las Vegas si Marissa habang hinihintay ang resolution ng kaso kaugnay ng pagpupuslit diumano nito ng $50,000 noong Nobyembre.

 Isang American lawyer daw ang tumutulong ngayon kay Marissa.

 Humingi na rin ng tulong si Senador Lapid sa Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs upang alamin ang tunay na pangyayari.

 Inaresto si Marissa dahil sa US federal warrant na isinampa laban sa kanya noong January 5, 2012.

 Ito ay kaugnay ng una niyang pagkaaresto noong November 27, 2011, dahil sa tangkang pagpupuslit ng dolyares.

 Nagsumite ng affidavit ang US authorities na nahuli si Marissa pagkatapos nitong ideklara sa Customs personnel sa Las Vegas International Airport na meron lamang siyang dalang $10,000.

 Pero nang halughugin ang kanyang bagahe, natagpuan ang dalawang medyas na naglalaman ng tigte-$10,000.

 May natagpuan ding $20,000 sa loob ng kanyang bag.

 Sa ilalim ng batas ng U.S., ang sinumang nagdadala ng higit sa $10,000 cash ay kailangang mag-fill out ng Customs Form 4790, at isumite ito sa mga awtoridad ng Customs sa airport.

 Kailangan ding maging handa ang sinumang may hawak ng ganung halaga na patunayan na sa kanya nga ang naturang pera.

 Ayon pa sa report ng ABS-CBN, noong ding panahong nakita sa Las Vegas airport ang dollars, binawi ng U.S. Customs officials kay Marissa ang kaniyang $50,000 na cash, habang iniimbestigahan ang kaso.

 Pero pinalaya raw noon si Marissa nang walang piyansa at walang reklamong isinampa laban sa kanya.

 Ayon kay Atty. Filmer Abrajano, chief of staff ni Senator Lapid, hindi malinaw ang impormasyong nakuha nila tungkol kay Marissa.

 Hindi rin niya masabi kung bakit pinakawalan si Marissa noong Nobyembre 2011.

 Sabi pa ni Atty. Abrajano, hinuli si Marissa nang bumalik ito sa Las Vegas nitong January 15, 2012.

 Pero wala raw kaalam-alam ang maybahay ni Senator Lapid na may isinampang kaso laban sa kanya.

Sam Milby on lessons learned from his relationship

"Even if nothing happens, itong year na 'to, itong pilot season, I'm not gonna give up because, you know, if nothing happens, I'll gonna go back naman. I have an agency, one of the best agencies. At yun ang ano... that alone is something hard to get," says Sam Milby about trying his luck in Hollywood.

Sa Miyerkules, February 1, ay lilipad na si Sam Milby patungong Amerika para subukan ang kanyang kapalaran sa Hollywood.

 Sa The Buzz noong Linggo, January 29, live na nag-guest ang Fil-Am actor-singer para magpaalam pansamantala sa mga sumusuporta sa kanya.

 Pero ang unang inusisa kay Sam ng mga hosts ng programa na sina Boy Abunda at Charlene Gonzalez ay ang VTR message ni Anne Curtis para sa kanya.

 Si Anne ang dating girlfriend ni Sam.

 Ayon kasi kay Anne, may "special part" parati sa kanyang puso si Sam. 

Inamin din ng aktres na si Sam ang kanyang "last and most painful breakup."

 Ano ang reaksiyon ni Sam sa mga naging pahayag ni Anne?

 "For the both of us, I would say, yeah," nakangiting pag-amin din ni Sam.

 Sa interview naman ni Sam kay Kris Aquino sa Kris TV, sinabi ng actor-singer na ang "deepest love" niya ay si Anne. 

 Kaya kung tatanungin si Sam ngayon, ano ang masasabi niyang biggest regret as far as his relationship with Anne is concerned?

 "Biggest regret, I think, I said this naman sa Bandila... In my past relationship, I feel I'm not mature and man enough to be a leader, I guess," sagot niya.

 Masasabi kaya ni Sam na ang nangyari sa kanila ni Anne ay "right love at the wrong time"?

 Natawa muna si Sam saka sinabing, "No, I think whoever you meant to be with, I think, it would happen pa rin. You know what I mean?"

 Pero ano ang natutunan niya sa relasyon na yun na puwedeng baunin sa kanyang susunod na pakikipagrelasyon?

 "Yun nga, to really step up and be a man. And I think, if you really love someone, you have to fight for it," sagot ni Sam.

 Sa concert ni Anne sa Araneta Coliseum noong Sabado, January 28, isa si Sam sa naging special guests.

 Nag-duet sila ng "Always Be My Baby."

 How was it performing with Anne at the concert?

 Sagot ni Sam, "It was nice.

 "You know, it's been a while. We've both moved on, of course. 

Showtime bids farewell to madlang pipol?

"Dear Lord God, we just wanna thank you, for this journey. We thank you, Lord, for Showtime. We thank you for all the challenges, the triumphs, the laughter," said Anne Curtis (center) in her prayer during the "last episode" of the talent-search program on January 28. 

Other thankful co-hosts in the "last episode" included: Vice Ganda, Vhong Navarro (left), Billy Crawford, Karylle, Kim Atienza (right), Teddy Corpuz, and Juggy Jugueta.

Nagpaalam na nga ba ang programang Showtime sa mga manonood ngayong Sabado, Enero 28?

Mahigit dalawang taon din ang tinagal ng talent-search show na ito, na nagsimula noong October 2009.

Matatandaan na nagsilbi ding filler ang show nang mawalan sandali ng noontime show ang ABS-CBN.

At nang mabalita kamakailan ang pagtatapos ng Happy Yipee Yehey! may mga espekulasyon na muling i-e-extend ang Showtime para punan ang noontime slot ng Kapamilya network.

Kaya naman marami ang nagulat dahil tila biglaan ang sinasabing last episode ngShowtime.

Bilang kapalit, ibabalik ng ABS-CBN ang Kapamilya Blockbuster sa
time slot na maiiwan ng nasabang programa.

Susundan ito ng panibagong teleserye na Mundo Man ay Magunaw.

Ang dalawang programa ay sabay na magsisimula sa Lunes, Enero 30.

LAST EPISODE? Sa umpisa ng show, bumati ang mga host nito na sina Anne Curtis, Vice Ganda, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Karylle, Kim Atienza, Teddy Corpuz, and Juggy Jugueta.

Angel Locsin on "scorching-hot love scenes"

Angel Locsin on John Lloyd Cruz: "Hindi niya kailangan ipangalandakan, pero mahahalata mo sa kanya kung paano siya mag-care, kung paano siya magmahal, kung paano siya magprotekta. And that's why siguro si John Lloyd ay isang crush ng bayan at maraming nali-link sa kanya dahil napaka-ano niya... napaka-pure ng puso niya. Napaka-romantic."

Angel Locsin on "scorching-hot love scenes" with John Lloyd Cruz in Unofficially Yours: "Namomroblema na nga ako. Kasi, hindi na ako nahihiya!"

Mula sa kanilang pagsasama sa ABS-CBN primetime series na Imortal, mapapanood naman ngayon sina Angel Locsin at John Lloyd Cruz sa pelikula.

 Sila ang tampok sa Valentine offering ng Star Cinema, angUnofficially Yours.

 Marami na ring naging leading men si Angel, pero sa VTR interview sa kanya ng The Buzz noong Linggo, January 28, sinabi nito na sa lahat ng nakatambal niya, palaging "one step ahead" si John Lloyd.

 Saad ni Angel, "Wala na siguro akong masasabi kung paano niya mahalin ang trabaho niya. Parang lagi siyang one step ahead.

 "Iba... iba si Lloydie."

 Sa huling araw nga raw ng shooting nila ng Unofficially Yours, sumabak talaga sila sa "scorching hot" na love scenes. Kamusta naman ang pakiramdam sa paggawa ng mga ganitong eksena?

 Natatawang sabi ni Angel, "Wala na, ibinigay na naming lahat do'n.

 "Namomroblema na nga ako. Kasi, hindi na ako nahihiya!"

 Pero thankful daw si Angel na si John Lloyd ang leading man niya dahil gentleman daw ito.

 "Ano naman, nagpapasalamat naman ako kay John Lloyd at kay Direk Cathy [Garcia-Molina], kasi wala akong chance para maka-feel ng awkwardness. 

"Kasi, si Lloydie napaka-gentleman. Siya pa ang nagko-cover sa akin minsan.

 "Napaka-gentleman ng lolo mo."

 Pero hindi lang daw sa aspetong yun bilib si Angel kay John Lloyd. 

 Aniya, "Si Lloydie kasi, parang... napag-usapan nga namin minsan, sabi niya kasi... Naku, patay ako dito!

 "Sabi niya kasi, sa mga weddings, nahihirapan siyang pumunta kasi hindi niya mapigilan ang umiyak.    

 "Sa mga weddings... So, parang naisip ko, siguro iniisip niya yun every day. Siguro, napaka-romantic niyang tao.

 "Hindi niya kailangan ipangalandakan, pero mahahalata mo sa kanya kung paano siya mag-care, kung paano siya magmahal, kung paano siya magprotekta.

 "And that's why siguro si John Lloyd ay isang crush ng bayan at maraming nali-link sa kanya dahil napaka-ano niya... napaka-pure ng puso niya. Napaka-romantic."

iggy arroyo dead

Iggy arroyo dead

                      (UPDATED) Negros Occidental Congressman Iggy Arroyo is dead

Tuluyan nang sumakabilang-buhay si Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio “Iggy" Arroyo Jr.

 Ayon sa report ng 24 Oras ng GMA-7, pumanaw ang kongresista matapos tanggalin ang kanyang life support ngayong araw, Enero 26.

Sa mga naunang ulat na lumabas sa Internet, pumanaw si Iggy, nakababatang kapatid ng dating    First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo, dahil sa cardiac arrest.

 Nasa London si Iggy dahil sa ipinapagamot nito ang matagal na niyang karamdaman sa atay.

 Sinabi ni Mike na na-cardiac arrest ang kanyang kapatid kagabi, January 25, ngunit nagawa pa raw i-revive si Iggy sa ospital, kaya lang ay na-comatose pa rin ito.

 Sa ulat naman ng GMA News kaninang hapon, January 26, binawi ni former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo ang unang pahayag tungkol sa kapatid.

 Sa halip, sinabi niyang "clinically" dead ang status ni Iggy, at kasalukuyang naka-life support ito.

 Kinumpirma rin ito ng chief staff ni Rep. Iggy na si Edgar Ruado sa phone interview ng TV5 News kaninang tanghali.

 Sabi pa ni Ruado, "Maybe there was confusion, because when you say one is clinically dead, it would seem that the person is already dead."

 Nakausap din daw ni Ruado ang partner ni Iggy na si Grace Ibuna tungkol sa kalagayan ng kongresista.

 Sinabi raw ni Grace na hanggang ngayon ay "unresponsive" pa rin si Iggy.

 Nakilala ang 60-year-old na kongresista noong kasagsagan ng paglilitis ng Senado noong 2003 ng kontrobersyal na "Jose Pidal" account.

 Inako ni Iggy na kanya ang account sa kabila ng mga suspetsang pag-aari ito ng kanyang kuyang si Mike Arroyo, na noon ay First Gentleman ng bansa.

 Muling naging laman ng balita si Iggy noong 2011 nang sinubukan niyang pagtakpan muli si Mike sa akusasyong nagbenta ang huli noong 2009 ng second-hand helicopters sa Philippine National Police.

 Ayon mismo sa kumpanyang pinagkuhanan ng mga helicopter, ang dating First Gentleman ang bumili at gumamit ng mga helicopter bago ito ipinagbili sa PNP.

 Ang partner ni Iggy na si Grace Ibuna ay ina ng showbiz newcomer na si Garie Concepcion—anak ni Gabby Concepcion at half-sister ni KC Concepcion.  

Corona impeachment trial resumes

MANILA, Philippines—The Senate has resumed its impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona with Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares set to continue her testimony.
Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile opened the proceeding at around 2  p.m. on Thursday, the seventh day of the trial.
Henares was called back to the witness  stand  by the prosecution to testify on the income tax returns of Corona and his family.
Henares appeared  at Wednesday’s trial and testified on  the  income tax returns filed by the Coronas.
The Chief Justice has been accused of amassing ill-gotten wealth which the prosecutors said could be proven by the discrepancies in income tax returns he filed with the Bureau of Investigation and the properties he declared and did not disclose in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth.
Corona’s alleged failure to disclose his SALN was one of eight articles of impeachment contained in the complaint filed against him.

Shalani Soledad Wedding Proves That Age Doesn’t Matter

Shalani Soledad Wedding Proves That Age Doesn’t Matter

 

Shalani Soledad, 31-years-old, got married to Roman Romulo, 44, on January 22, 2012. The wedding is proof that when it comes to love, age doesn’t really matter.

Soledad and Romulo sealed their relationship through marital rites held at the St. Benedict Church in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, at sunset.

Romulo, who wrote his own wedding vow, told Soledad at the altar:

It took me 44 years to find you. I have found you, Shalani. I have found happiness. I will love you forever.

The bride replied:

I knew when I met you that you were the one for me. And I promise to love you from now on until forever.

Councilor Soledad in an earlier interview said she finds “home and happiness” in Congressman Romulo.

Media dub the simple yet elegant ceremony as the ‘wedding of the year’. The Romulo family calls the couple a ‘match made in heaven’.