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Philippine Showbiz Today
April 8 - 21, 2019
Kris Aquino clarifies ties with Claudine Barretto
Kris Aquino clarified that she
remains on good terms with her
“Etiquette for Mistresses” co-star and
long-time friend Claudine Barretto,
after she appeared to have un-
followed her account on Instagram.
“We have never been not okay,”
Aquino said in response to a follower
who asked about her relationship
with Barretto. “I believe she answered
that very clearly.”
“And I am happy for her that this
bridge has been rebuilt because the
truth will always be — ‘How could we
not talk about family when family’s
all that we got?’ Sincerely, I am happy
for Clau-Clau,” she added.
Aquino was referring to
Barretto’s reconciliation with her
eldest sister, Gretchen, with whom
she had had a high-profile feud that
even reached the court at one point.
Barretto previously replied in
the affirmative in an Instagram live
video, when asked whether she is
still friends with Aquino, in light of
the “Mula sa Puso” star’s renewed
closeness with Gretchen.
Gretchen courted headlines in
recent months with her vocal support
of businessman Nicko Falcis, with
whom Aquino is locking horns in
court over allegations of theft and
threats.
In the wake of Claudine’s
reconciliation
with
Gretchen,
chronicled through Instagram posts,
Aquino appeared to have stopped
following the younger Barretto on
Vilma Santos’ mother
dies at 93
Mrs. Milagros Santos, the mother
of veteran actress Vilma Santos, has
passed away.
According to a report published
on the ABS-CBN entertainment
website PUSH, Mrs. Santos died at a
hospital in Batangas. She was 93.
Both the actress-politician and
her son, TV host Luis Manzano, took
to social media to mourn the death
of their family matriarch Milagros
Santos, who passed away on Monday,
April 1.
“MARAMING SALAMAT PO SA
INYONG LAHAT. WE LOVE YOU
MAMA [sic],” wrote the 65-year-
old star on Instagram, along with
a throwback group photo joined
by herself, her mother, and four
siblings.
Vilma’s son, TV host Luis
Manzano, also mourned the death
of his ‘Lola Ganda’ in a post on his
official Facebook page on Tuesday
midnight, April 2.
It was in 2011 when the Star
For All Seasons first revealed her
mother’s ordeal with Alzheimer’s
Disease. However, the family has yet
to release information regarding the
official cause of her death as of this
writing.
According to website PEP, the
public viewing for the wake will be
held on Wednesday, April 3, at the
Loyola Memorial Chapels in Sucat,
Paranaque City. (pep/abs-cbn)
the social media platform.
She did not deny this in response
to another follower who called her
“bitter,” saying, “Sir, if I continued
to follow, ang sasabihin niyo naman
plastic ako. Habang democracy pa
ang [Pilipinas] pabayaan niyo na po
ako.”
“We can remain friends in real
life… Following a person on social
media isn’t proof of affection. Keeping
a respectful silence is actually a more
sincere gesture,” she said. (abs-cbn)