Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez to Tie the Knot This Year

Singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid has announced that he and his girlfriend, Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez, will tie the knot before the year ends

Last Sunday, August 8, during their noontime variety show Party Pilipinas, Alcasid said that his petition for annulment with his first wife, beauty queen Michelle Van Eimeren, was granted on June 21, 2010. Furthermore, this will finally allow him to marry Regine who has been his girlfriend for almost seven years.

After the said announcement, Ogie thanked the Velasquez family, her fans, his own family, and their friends in the industry for supporting the decision and being with them throughout the years. After, the Asia's Songbird said that their wedding would be a celebration of what they already have.

In an interview after his announcement, Ogie said that some of his principal sponsors include TV5 owner Manny Pangilinan, GMA-7 Chairman and President Atty. Felipe Gozon, GMA Executive Wilma Galvante, Belo Medical Group owner Dra. Vicky Belo, Megastar Sharon Cuneta, and Cebuana Lhuillier owners Michel and Amparito Lhuillier.

Ogie added that he will be getting President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III as his groomsman. During the recent presidential election, both Regine and Ogie campaigned for President Aquino.

Prior to the singer-songwriter's formal announcement, Sharon Cuneta preempted Alcasid's revelation during her recent concert in Araneta Coliseum. She said that she will be one of the principal sponsors during the couple's wedding due this year.

Although the couple has not yet divulged the wedding date, reports state that they will exchange vows on December 22, 2010 in either a garden or a beach wedding ceremony.

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Krista Ranillo Weds Childhood Sweetheart in US

Actress and businesswoman Krista Ranillo (real name Cristalle Lauren Ranillo) exchanged vows with childhood sweetheart, Filipino-American businessman Nino Jefferson Lim last Sunday, August 8, in a Jewish interfaith wedding ceremony held at Hotel Maya in Long Beach, California, USA.

Based on the report posted by ABC-CBN News, the wedding ceremony and reception were held on a yacht, with the area surrounded by walls to ensure privacy The media were not allowed in for this purpose. Furthermore, the US destination wedding included a karaoke after-party for the family, friends, and guests of the couple.

In the same report, a spokesperson for the couple said the newlyweds wished for privacy and would address the media as well as release official photos and videos when they are ready.

In earlier reports, the two were set to tie the knot by 2011. However, they decided to move their wedding to an earlier date.

Krista's husband is a CEO of a supermarket in California. She met him again when she flew to the States to escape the controversy that surrounded her and now Saranggani Congresman Manny Pacquiao.

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Rust and Corrosion Threatens San Sebastian Church

San Sebastian Church, one of the most popular Philippine church wedding venues, is slowly falling apart as rust and corrosion creep into the foundation of this all-steel church.

In an interview, Ms. Tina Paterno, project director of the San Sebastian Conservation Development Foundation (SSCDF), said that the Basilica Minore de San Sebastián at Plaza del Carmen in Quiapo, Manila, is in dire need of restoration as rust has gotten into this popular Philippine church wedding venue She said that at least 36 kilos of steel have fallen from the ceiling and other parts of the basilica.

To save the structure, the Foundation intends to look at the church, determine and remove the unstable parts to make the church safe for the those hearing Mass and holding their Philippine weddings here.

Fr. Rene Paglinawan, Board member of SSCDF, has appealed to the community to help them preserve the neo-gothic and only all-steel church in Asia.

Completed in 1891, the San Sebastian Church was declared as a National Cultural Treasure by former President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree No. 260, signed in August 1, 1873. On May 16, 2006, San Sebastián Church was included in the Tentative List for possible designation as a World Heritage Site, on account of its architectural and historical heritage.

According to local historian Ambeth Ocampo, Gustave Eiffel, the French engineer behind the Eiffel Tower and the steel structure within the Statue of Liberty, was involved in the design and construction of the church. With its outstanding architecture and accessible location, Basilica Minore de San Sebastián has become one of the most sought-after Philippine church wedding venues.

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Mark Lapid and Tanya Garcia Tied the Knot in Pampanga

Showbiz couple Mark Lapid and Tanya Garcia (real name Tanya Katherine Rosales Lyttle) exchanged vows last July 30, 2010 at the Marissa Hall in Porac, Pampanga in a Philippine civil wedding ceremony.

In attendance were Mr. Patrick and Mrs. Cristina Lyttle, the bride's parents, Senator Manuel 'Lito' Lapid and wife Marrissa, the groom's parents, and other members of the Lyttle and Lapid family.

In an interview with Philippine Entertainment Portal, the couple said that they already planned out their Philippine church wedding this year. But when they found out that Tanya was pregnant, they decided to move the date of their church wedding and opt to have a Philippine civil wedding ceremomy first.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lapid also shared that they were somewhat nervous as they said their 'I do's' in front of Porac Mayor Condralito "Carling" Balatbat Dela Cruz who solemnized their wedding. The new Mrs. Lapid felt like it was a church wedding because of the number of guests present during the event.

The former Pampanga governor admired his new wife for enduring all the controversies that hounded their relationship in the past. News broke out during the 2007 elections that Mr. Lapid was actually married a Korean national named Yuri Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA last March 2005, with whom he has a daughter. His certificate of candidacy given to the Commission on Election stated that his civil status is 'single.' He kept mum about the issue until the marriage was annulled on September 8, 2009.

Mark and Tanya Lapid have a two-year old daughter, Mischa Amidala. Tanya is due to give birth to their second child by November 2010.

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