As reported, the appellate court recently ruled in favor of Vhong Navarro his petition for annulment of his marriage to Bianca Lapuz (mag-ibang Lapuz naman tayo, ’no!). After three years in court, napawalang bisa na rin ang kanilang kasal.
If I could put words in Bianca’s mouth, the decision was relieving; but Vhong’s grounds were deceiving. Naibaba rin ang decision without Bianca’s cooperation. So how did the case prosper?
Butch Francisco, who has admittedly developed “allergy” to most lawyer subjects. Blames the judicial system in the country. Bakit nga ba sa pagsasampa ng annulment case, ang kinakailangang grounds nito ay mas matindi to hasten the court decision even if such grounds are far from being real?
Ito tuloy ang ipinagsisintir ni Bianca, grounds like psychological incapacity, unfaithfulness, among others. I-set aside natin ang sasabihin ng mga tao, people will always have something to say after all.
Ang hindi nga lang nakalkula ni Vhong is the psychological effect that the case has on their 10-year-old child. As it is now, tinutukso na ang kanilang anak sa paaralan, ang batang nito na lang daw nabibigyan ng regular na sustento ng komedyante.
And it’s not funny.
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Not only has Kris Aquino found a “fellow eagle” in Dingdong Dantes (they were both from Ateneo de Manila), but she has also found a man with a sense of history. Abut-abot kasi ang pasasalamat ni Kris noong tanungin daw ang aktor what he’d choose to be if he were to go back in time. Ang sagot ni Dingdong (which Kris read herself): Sana raw ay naging close-in security siya ng ama nitong si Ninoy Aquino.
Paliwanag ni Dingdong, he could have prevented Ninoy’s assassination on August 21, 1983. Pagkabasa raw ni Kris sa interbyung ’yon ng aktor, agad daw niyang ipinaabot ang kanyang pasasalamat through his manager.
Ricky Lo in his The Ricky Lo Exclusives in QTV 11 tonight features an in-depth interview with Kris and husband James Yap. Nagpapasalamat din si Kris kay Mr. Ben Chan (of Bench) sa ilalabas nitong commemorative Ninoy shirts first week of August bilang paggunita sa 25th death anniversary ng kanyang ama.
Back then, Kris was already 12, while James was one year old. Inamin ni James sa interview ni Tito Ricky that marrying Ninoy’s bunso didn’t cross his mind, although isa pala si Kris sa tatlong crushes ng basketeer back in his native Iloilo.
Call it destiny.