Kahit sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic, naglakas-loob ang host ng GMA infotainment show Ang Pinaka na si Rovilson Fernandez na bumiyahe sa US para makapiling ang kanyang pamilya ngayong Pasko.

Lumipad siya patungong San Jose, California last December 5 dahil naging tradisyon na raw ng kanilang pamilya na magkakasama silang lahat tuwing Pasko.

Kaya sa pag-travel ni Rovilson to the US, sinigurado niya na magiging safe siya sa mga airport na papasukan at lalabasan niya. Pinalakas nga raw ni Rovilson ang kanyang sarili, physically and mentally. Siniguro rin niya na matibay din ang resistensya ng katawan niya sa anumang sakit.

“Well, I’m taking more (natural) Vitamin C more than ever. Getting a lot of sun, like running outside.

“I also do lots of reading, caring for my plants, watching stand-up comedy, podcasts and zoom calls with family cause’ mental health is just as important as physical health.

Sa kanyang Facebook page, inamin ng TV host na lumaki silang magkakapatid na hindi masyadong close sa kanilang ama. Kaya wala raw silang masyadong alam tungkol sa buhay nito.

Dahil nagkaroon ng maraming time si Rovilson to bond with family, perfect moment daw ang pagkakataong ito to get to know his father.

Heto ang pinost niya sa Facebook last December 9:

“I’ll remember 2020 as the time I got to spend, hang, learn and just bond with my dad. We were never close, he was always the “strong, silent” type. A military man. I’m amazed at all his incredible stories of hardship, growth, sacrifice and pure luck; from scavenging for scraps of food as a child during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines and eluding soldiers, to supporting the family at a young age (grandfather died in the Bataan Death March) sending/paying for his sisters to attend college and running the household, to fighting the relentless North Vietnamese Army in the Mekong River Delta, to almost missing his wedding in Dagupan cause he was quarantined for days in Manila for Agent Orange exposure and had no way of calling my mom to let her know he was alive! (But he made it, just hours before the wedding. That’s another incredible story 😳) to the great American cliché of “arriving in America with just $10 in his pocket” (he had $10 but sleeping in the YMCA took $2 his first night). I swear my dad’s life is Forrest Gump. But replace shrimp boat captain with Electrical Engineer(in a fledgling town full of dreams and cherry orchards later to be known as “Silicon Valley”), replace ping pong champ with Chess champion and making an incredibly fortuitous windfall from @apple stocks. Just like Forrest Gump. And just like Forrest Gump, my dad has the biggest heart and is the most generous man I’ve ever known. So many people have gone to school/college because of my dad(and I don’t just mean his four spoiled sons). You know when you always say to yourself, “I swear my life is a movie,” well my dad’s life story is definitely my favorite adventure film. Oh, and next year he’ll be celebrating his 50th Wedding anniversary with my mom. They don’t make guys like him like they used to anymore(he still rolls his sleeves up like a Navy man). So ya, that’s my dad. What a bad ass. ❤️🎥 🍿🍎”

Maraming raw natutunan si Rovilson sa buhay ng kanyang ama na ngayon lang niya nalaman. Kaya thankful siya na nagkaroon ng chance para ma-appreciate ang mga naging sakrpisyo nito.

For 2021, wish ni Rovilson “to be more brave” and “for the Philippines to be the great country it is destined to be and its citizens to realize that.”

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Ramdam pa rin daw ni StarStruck season 5 First Princess Diva Montelaba ang trauma nang ma-infect siya with COVID-19 noong nakaraang September.

Sa pamamagitan ng kanyang YouTube vlog, inamin ng 29-year old Cebuana na na-diagnose siya with COVID-19. Hinala niya na nakuha niya ang virus sa pagpunta niya sa grocery store para mamili ng mga essential goods.

Tulad ng nakakarami, isa raw sa nilalabanan niya ay ang anxiety.

“The whole experience was very traumatic. It seems like any asymptomatic with strong personality such as myself can handle it very well but its really mental torture than physical.

“Having to fight my anxiety is an everyday struggle. I can’t sleep, can’t function well, it’s just horrifying.

“Even after the experience, it was so hard to go back to the normal routine.

“As I’ve said, trauma is still there and it’s hard to fight. With the help of family and friends, day by day, I try to overcome it and try to move on.

“My family has been very supportive. They’re the reasons why I got through it. If anything, they were more supportive than ever. I am very grateful.”

Kaya pinapayuhan at pinakikiusapan ni Diva ang maraming kabataan ngayon na mag-ingat sa sakit na COVID-19. Marami pa rin daw ang hindi sumusunod sa pagsuot ng face mask at face shield. Yung iba ay isinasawalang-bahala ang social distancing sa public places.

“This pandemic has to be taken seriously. Because it’s not all about you, it’s our family and friends that we need to think about especially their safety and wellness.”

Tulad ng marami, wish ni Diva ang pagbaba ng COVID-19 cases sa buong mundo at maging maganda ang pagpasok ng 2021 para sa lahat.

“May 2021 be a better year for everyone and for our COVID-19 cases to at least go down especially here in the Philippines. Stopping it is a bit hard as of the moment, so at least lessening down the cases would still be better.

“Maybe if the situation is already okay and we will be given the vaccine, I would love to travel again, spend more time with my family and friends and just explore life again but with the new norm and new lessons that we’ve learned during this pandemic.”

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Na-touch ang maraming netizens sa pa-throwback photo ng Hollywood actress na si Michelle Pfeiffer on Instagram bilang pag-celebrate niya ng pagiging isang mother.

Pinost ni Michelle ang photo niya habang hinahalikan ang kanyang adopted daughter na si Claudia Rose noong baby pa ito.

“#TBT. 1993. This little nugget started our family and rocked my world,” caption pa ng 62-year old actress.

Bago nakilala ni Michelle ang kanyang husband na si David E. Kelley, in the process na siya sa pag-ampon kay Claudia Rose. Nagkaroon din ng anak sina Michelle at David na si John Henry.

Ngayon ay 27-years old na si Claudia at 26 naman si John.

Proud si Michelle sa kanyang mga anak na ginabayan niya ang paglaki at pag-aaral ng mga ito kaya nagawa niyang iwan pansamantala ang acting for four years (2004-2007).

Ngayon at mga professionals na ang mga anak niya, nag-full blast ulit si Michelle sa kanyang acting career. Kasalukuyang ginagawa niya ang pelikulang French Exit at sisimulan niya next year ang Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania for Marvel Studios. (RUEL MENDOZA)