In their younger years as Regal Babies, Mother Lily, their producer referred to them as her ‘triplets.’
We are of course, referring to Sheryl Cruz, Kristina Paner at Manilyn Reynes na halos magkakaedad lang at pare-parehong marunong kumanta at sumayaw.
No wonder, they became good friends, too.
Except for Manilyn, both Sheryl at Kristina have celebrity parents. Sheryl had for parents Rosemarie Sonora and the late Ricky Belmonte. Auntie niya si Susan Roces, the widow of the King of Philippine Movies, Fernando Poe Jr., and mother ni Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares.
Kristina’s mother, of course, is former actress Daisy Romualdez at ang kanyang ama naman ay ang former top cager Manny Paner.
Kapatid niya ang dating nag-aartista ring si Danita Paner.
All three married young. Sheryl to Filipino-American Norman Bustos, with whom she now has a grown daughter, Ashley Nicole.
Iisa rin lang ang naging anak ni Kristina sa kanyang former Spanish husband.
For a while, Kristina lived in Spain, her husband’s home country.
They have an only daughter, Shane, na ngayon ay dalagang-dalaga na.
Only Manilyn’s marriage to fellow former Regal Baby Aljohn Jimenez have remained intact.
The couple has three children, all boys.
Bagama’t napapanood pa rin sina Sheryl at Kristina sa mga shows ng Kapuso (yes, ‘di na sila mga taga-Regal), pinaka-busy sa kanila si Manilyn, who has a regular weekly sitcom na Pepito Manaloto, with top comedian and TV producer, Michael V.
John Lloyd naalala sa Dubai...
Balitang-balita sa barangay sa Cebu, kung saan nakatira si John Lloyd Cruz, ang pagiging matulungin ng actor lalo na lately.
Namudmod daw ito ng relief goods sa kanyang mga ka-barangay. At sa mga frontliner naman, may kung anu-ano rin siyang regalo.
As we all know, John Lloyd, who has been inactive sa showbiz for a time now, is now based in Cebu, where his former partner, si Ellen Adarna, and her family are prominently known, where the Adarnas reportedly owned hotels, resorts, condominium buildings, well even universities.
John Lloyd has a son with Ellen, Elias, na magtu-two years old.
Well, Salve A., John Lloyd was last seen in the sitcom, Home Sweetie Home, as husband ni Toni Gonzaga.
John Lloyd came to mind, Salve A., dahil kapapanood lang namin ng kanyang first and only movie with Aga Muhlach, Dubai, directed by Rory Quintos and released in 2005, na ipinalabas sa Cinema One ng ABS-CBN.
Dubai, a Star Cinema Productions, also starred Claudine Barretto.
Very relevant pa rin ang theme ng Dubai, written by Ricky Lee, as it tells of two brothers, both playing Overseas Filipino Workers in the United Emirates.
Pamilya Revilla humihingi pa rin ng dasal
As of this writing, balitang medyo nakaka-recover na si former Senator Ramon Revilla, who was rushed to the hospital dahil nahihirapan daw itong makahinga.
His family, led of course, by Senator Bong Revilla and Antipolo Mayor Andeng Yñares, continue to request for prayers para sa kanyang patuloy na recovery.