Iloilo crowd takes Alden by surprise

MANILA, Philippines - The Kapuso Fans’ Day with Alden Richards in Iloilo turned out to be a record-breaking success with approximately 50,000 Kapusong Ilonggo in attendance at the Paseo de Iloilo of Robinsons Place Iloilo last Nov. 6.

The Pambansang Bae was left in awe after seeing the number of people who came to the show. “Totoo po bang ganito karami? I did not expect this, I’m still so overwhelmed. To each and every one of you, thank you po!”

The undeniable success of Eat, Bulaga’s Kalyeserye has been an inspiration to many, and with high hopes of seeing in the flesh the other half of the AlDub love team with Maine “Yaya Dub” Mendoza, the Ilonggo crowd occupied the venue as early as 8 a.m.

Despite the show being pushed a bit later in the evening, the energy of the audience kept the show at its peak. Alden performed some of the songs from his latest album Wish I May.

Massive crowd at Robinsons Place Iloilo —Photo courtesy of Robinsons Place Iloilo

GMA’s head for Regional Strategy and Business Development Division Oliver Amoroso said, “The number of people present during Alden Richards’ Kapuso Fans’ Day in Iloilo was really unprecedented. But it was definitely a pleasant surprise. We sincerely thank them for their love and support not only to Alden but to the whole GMA Network.”