What are you willing to do? 🎶 Hey Siri, play “Kiss It Better” by Rihanna! This seaman went all in in performing a flashmob wedding proposal for his girlfriend last December 17, 2024! 31-year-old Charlo Samocino said that he started planning for the wedding proposal while on board the ship for his girlfriend, Cherry Casia. “Three months before akong bumaba, na naisipan ko na talagang mag-propose na, kasi bakit ko pa, sa isip ko, bakit ko pa patatagalin na talagang swerte na ako dito sa babae na ‘to. Aside na maganda, napakabait. Tapos napaka-caring niya,” Charlo told the Philippine STAR/LatestCHika.com…
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Janelle Lorzano
Janelle Lorzano likes long walks on the seaside and listening to people about their lives. When she isn't writing, she travels and discover new places.
A father turned emotional while taking a video message for his family after a life-threatening health emergency last April 30, 2024. In the video, Daddy Richie James Kalingasan can be seen crying while saying his “last few words” for his family after suffering brain aneurysm. “Kailangan ko sabihin magpaalam sa anak, sa pamilya ko, sa nanay ko, sa kapatid ko. Pero after nun, madami nang moments na nabura, hindi ko na maalala.From that time na nasa CR ako hanggang na hospital, hindi ko na matandaan,” Daddy Richie recalled. “Umiiyak din ako habang nagvi-video. Ayoko siya actually gawin niya, pero siya…
Moms are the best especially in giving love advice! Mommy Edhel Marcelo talked to her daughter, Jamea, as she gave a piece of love advice over dinner. “If the guy is choosing between you and the other woman, narrow down his option. Remove yourself from the equation because you are not an option and you will never be an option,” Edhel can be heard saying in the now-viral video. To their surprise, the uploaded TikTok video went viral on social media, capturing the hearts of many women, including Jamea, who’s been through the same situation. In an interview with The…
Travel goals indeed! A three-year-old baby girl wowed netizens after she was able to visit Philippines’ 82 provinces and eight Asian countries together with her traveler parents! On social media, proud parents, Mommy Roma and Daddy Paulo Aguirre, shared their daughter’s milestone, garnering thousands of likes and positive feedback from the netizens. “At a very young age, na-visit niya na all of the provinces ng Philippines. Hindi man nga siguro nga maalala, pero at least may mga memories naman. Mahirap po, pero worth it naman,” Mommy Roma told The Philippine STAR. Daddy Paulo added, “Masaya po, kasi napa-experience ko sa…
Love is in the air! 32-year-old Arianne June Reid, a blind Filipina, shared how she found “the one” in an online dating app in 2021. “We met online sa isang Christian dating app. It took me three days to give him my WhatsApp number. And after that, we just started talking and chatting every day,” Arianne told The Philippine STAR in an exclusive interview. For Elliott Reid, it was love at first sight. “Oh I think right from the start I knew she was a special person and very wonderful. On her profile, I saw that we shared a lot…
UPDATE: Rona passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, after 8 months of battle with cancer. This mother from Bulacan faced the biggest battle in her life— but despite all the pain and difficulties, she found her strength to fight the disease for her two minor children. Since cancer patient Rona was too sick to tell her own story, her sister-in-law, Irene Barcenas, shared her tough battle against cancer. “Sabi niya sa mga anak niya po, gusto niya po makitang lumaki pa ‘yung mga bata. Makasama pa po ng matagal. Kaya po, pilit pa po siyang lumalaban. Meron po…
“Magti-25 years na po siya sa rehab. Ibig sabihin po no’n buong buhay ko nandoon na po siya sa loob.” A son shared his experience of having a father who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia, a serious mental illness that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. They may seem as though they have lost touch with reality. Gen Z Ruslan Torrano Kulikov looked back on how their family found out his father’s mental illness. “Only child po ako, ng father po.Lumaki po ako nang walang father figure. Nung saktong-saktong araw po na naghiwalay po ‘yung mother and father [ko]…
From USA, this LGBTQIA+ couple decided to settle down in the Philippines with their little family! Couple Jeffrey Roy Fernandez-Williams and Mack Nel Fernandez-Williams along with their two daughters are currently living their probinsya life in Pinili, Ilocos Norte. “We always wanted to raise our children here because of the way that the children are brought up, better and safer. It’s an environment that we really admire that they take care of their elders. It’s just really crazy, in the US with the guns these days and so we’re a little afraid. Plus here, you know, we have our ,my…
This story yet again proves that our teachers and professors are indeed our second parents! In a viral TikTok video, nursing student Angelo Acosta Yutuc shared how his teachers joined him on stage during the capping and pinning ceremony last August 6, 2024, after his parents couldn’t make it to the event. “Maraming parents na nandun. Tapos ‘yung mga student nasa harap. Tapos nung tumingin po ako sa likod, parang sana nando’n po ‘yung mga parents ko. Nung papasok na po sa capping and pinning, tinanong po nila, asan ‘yung parents ko nakakalungkot na, ano, nakakaiyak,” Angelo told The Philippine…
A mother couldn’t help but become emotional when she recalled the moment her daughter cried after missing her grandmother who passed away last October 2024. “Noong nakaburol po ang mama ko, hindi ko po nakitang umiyak si Micai. Dumungaw siya, sinilip niya ‘yung lola niya, pinakita niya pa ‘yung laruan na naglalaro lang talaga sila.Nilibing ‘yung nanay ko, hindi ko nakitang umiyak si Micai,” Mommy Melgert Atienza told The Philippine STAR/LatestChika.com. “Lumipas ‘yung 40 days ni mama, wala, hindi talaga umiyak si Micai noon. Siguro nga hindi pa talaga nila alam ‘yung meaning ng death, ‘yung na-miss niya na lang…