Heart now living independently in QC home

Actress Heart Evangelista. File photo MANILA – More than three months since her parents expressed their disapproval of her relationship with Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, actress Heart Evangelista revealed she has yet to talk to her mom and dad. In an interview with entertainment website Pep.com.ph, Evangelista admitted she still has some down moments since she misses her parents, especially her dad. “I miss my dad very much, and I still have my moments na siyempre umiiyak pa rin ako. Eventually, time will heal everything na maayos din lahat. Everything will just fall into place. Si Lord na siguro ang bahala kung ano ang gusto niyang mangyari talaga,” she said. According to Evangelista, she already moved out of her condominium unit in the same building where her parents also live. “Nakapaglipat na ako ng sariling bahay ko sa Quezon City, malapit sa trabaho ko. Naayos ko na lahat. Minsan mahirap talaga, pero madami akong natutunan,” she said. The actress said she is learning a lot from living alone, adding that this will also help her prepare in case she finally decides to settle down. “Kaya ko na siguro, pero hindi pa ngayon. May mga times na nagbi-breakdown pa ako. Siyempre, kasi-settle ko pa lang sa bahay ko and sobrang biglang may nangyari or something, biglang may nawawalang mga gamit… naiiyak pa ako kasi naguguluhan pa ako, so adjusting pa ako. Pero I guess that’s part of growing,” she said. Asked if Escudero is already the person she wants to spend the rest of her life with, Evangelista said: “Oo naman. Sana naman, pinagpi-pray ko 'yan na sana siya na talaga. Ayaw ko na talaga ng iba pa, siya na lang talaga.” Evangelista said she and Escudero have already gone through a lot such that she believes they can deal with anything that may come their way. “Ngayon ko lang din natutunan na you know in a relationship you really work hard. Nalampasan na kasi namin 'yun so kahit ano pang dumating after that madali-dali na lang. Pero kung meron pa kaming mga adjustment with each other, you really work on it,” she said. She added: “It’s nice to be in a relationship with someone, and you work on it because you love each other. So sana siya na nga talaga.” It was October of last year when Escudero admitted his relationship with Evangelista.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/07/01/13/heart-now-living-independently-qc-home

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Chiz, Heart answer accusations point by point

MANILA – A month after Heart Evangelista’s parents Cecille and Rey Ongpauco called for a press conference to express their disapproval of their daughter’s relationship with Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, the lawmaker finally took time to answer the accusations point by point. In an exclusive interview with YES magazine for its May 2013 issue, Escudero, together with Evangelista, directly shot down allegations that he is an alcoholic. “I drink. But do I like it? I’d rather drink Coke Zero. Mas masarap. Bigyan niyo ako ng alkohol na masarap. May masarap ba na alkohol? Nagpapanggap lang tayo na pag sinabi nating masarap yung wine, masarap yung whiskey, masarap yung cognac, sa totoo lang, ang sama. Masama eh... I have yet to taste an alcoholic beverage that actually tastes good,” he said. Evangelista also defended Escudero regarding a rumor that he got so drunk and angry that he shouted at her. “We’ve never really fought about anything. We are so happy, it should be contagious,” she said. 'Done that' Escudero said he also does not see the need to court Evangelista’s parents anew the old-fashioned way because it has already been done. It was Senator Miriam Defensor-Santigao’s advice to Escudero that he pursue Evangelista’s parents again to iron things out. Santiago is close to the Ongpaucos and she considers the actress her "surrogate daughter." “It was done already. Yung sinasabi ni Miriam na pag-iipon ng tubig, pag-iipon ng kahoy – figuratively, not literally. Really there was nothing to be done. To begin with, again, we didn’t see this coming. There was no problem, no issue,” Escudero said. With regards to the issue of not being well-mannered every time Escudero is around the Ongpaucos, the actress said she does not know where this came from. The actress described her boyfriend’s relationship with her parents before as “good” and “fine.” Evangelista stressed she also makes her own decisions, contrary to her parents’ claim that Escudero is manipulating her. “I can express myself. And that’s what I want. I always want to express myself. I always want to just to just stop proving that I’m like this. Or that I have to be like this. Or I have to follow this person—if I don’t, I’ll get in trouble. Now it’s like I’ve claimed the field. I can run as far as I can, and I can do cartwheels and do whatever I want without getting into trouble,” Evangelista said. Distancing self After all that’s been said and done, Evangelista told YES magazine that she has chosen to distance herself from her parents for now, in the hope that they will come to realize that she and Escudero did not do anything wrong. “Ayaw kong madala sa sitwasyon dahil natakot ako o nami-miss ko sila. I also need to figure out stuff. Even with Chiz, I think that I need this peace first to enjoy what we have,” she said. Escudero said he is willing to make amends with Evangelista’s parents but he doesn’t know how and where to start. “I would want that, if I know what to do. But you tell me, after everything said, after everything that has been done, how do you go about it? Again, you’re caught flat-footed, completely by surprise, about the things that are being said. You can’t even answer and defend yourself sufficiently because you don’t want to hurt them or other people. What would you do?” Escudero said. Despite finding herself in a collision course with her parents, Evangelista said she still loves her mom and dad dearly and will never get mad at them. “I’m not angry at them. And if I live my life, I continue with what I’m doing, I’m sure naman one day—if they are not ready to see me even from afar—one day they’ll be proud of me. I’ll make sure of that,” she said.


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Heart mulls marrying without parents

MANILA -- Heart Evangelista said she has considered marrying without the permission of her parents, whose disapproval of the actress' romantic relationships has made headlines time and again. The 28-year-old former Kapamilya star, who is currently in a relationship with 43-year-old Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero, admitted that she has envisioned her wedding without the presence of her father Rey Ongpauco and mother Cecile. "I always ano, e, I always thought of that," Evangelista, whose real name is Love Marie Ongpauco, was quoted as saying by entertainment news site Phlippine Entertainment Portal. "I never really thought of… siguro moment lang 'yun na naisip ko that I will have my parents at my wedding. I always thought that they will never be there because they will not be able to accept… no one talaga will be good enough for them," she said. She added: "So I always… that wasn’t a problem for me. That’s why I always say I wanted a small wedding." Escudero, who is now engaged in his re-election campaign for the May 13 polls, earlier expressed his intentions of marrying Evangelista within five years. In March, Evangelista's parents held a press conference and publicly asked Escudero to leave their daughter. The couple also accused the lawmaker of being arrogant, disrespectful, and an alcoholic. In another press conference, Cecile blamed Escudero for the worsening health condition of Rey, who she said is distressed over the defiance of their daughter. Cecile also accused the senator of "manipulating" her daughter, who has repeatedly expressed that she intends to "fight for" her relationship with Escudero. This isn't the first time Evangelista's parents disapproved of the actress' relationship. The former "Hiram" star said the reason for her separation from actor Jericho Rosales, her former boyfriend who she once referred to as her "one true love," was the objection of her parents to the relationship. The two broke up in 2008. The Ongpaucos also reportedly disapproved of Evangelista's relationship with Japanese-Brazilian model Daniel Matsunaga, with whom she broke up last year. Asked if she regrets not fighting for her past relationships, the actress said, "No… I think it comes with age, e. It really comes with age. You cannot compare before." "The situation is the same but the person is different, the character, so it’s not the same," she said. Unlike before, however, Evangelista said she is now willing to stand by the man she loves. The actress has even chosen to live apart from her parents, to the point of estrangement, according to Cecile -- a move that was lamented by the Ongpauco couple in an earlier interview. Evangelista confidently said that Escudero, likewise, is ready to stand by their relationship despite intrigues. "Yeah, oo naman, in fairness naman sa kanya," she said. According to the actress, her boyfriend expressed confidence that she will eventually reconcile with her parents. "He just said that, ‘You know this too shall pass.’ And ‘Magulang mo ‘yan, kahit ano pa ang mangyari, ‘ganyan, ‘One day mami-miss ka din nila.' My dad especially will miss me one day," she said. "And, you know, parang sinabi lang niya sa akin na, ‘No matter what you do, you always think many times before you decide on something because even from afar, you would want them to be proud of you.’ "So that’s what I plan to do," she said.

source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/04/11/13/heart-mulls-marrying-without-parents

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Health of Heart's dad in danger amid family feud

The Ongpauco family feud because of Heart's relationship with Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero is taking a toll on the health of Rey Ongpauco, the actress’ 70-year-old father. In a press statement sent to Yahoo! Philippines OMG! Cecille Ongpauco, Heart’s mom, said Rey has been having chest pains since the family feud broke out. “Rey is so devastated by Heart’s defense of Chiz that although he has taken refuge in their summer house in Nasugbu, Batangas, he now refuses to be hospitalized,” her statement said. ‘State of panic’ Cecile is in a “state of panic” after her close relative, former health secretary Alberto “Quasi” Romualdez, advised her to bring her husband to the hospital at once. She added that Heart should visit her father at once before his health worsens. “If she wants to discard us, we accept her decision. But she knows about her dad’s precarious medical condition,” Cecille said. She added that her husband was already feeling bad after he appeared for the first time on TV to talk about his disapproval of Heart’s relationship with Chiz. The next day, he left for the family’s beach house in Nasugbu to relax. Cecile said her husband has varied health problems such as heart pains, "prostate ailment, diabetes, and hypertension.” “He is a walking time bomb. For many years, our family has protected him from stress. He just arrived from an American holiday with her other daughter. But he was met with this scandal. His heart could not take it.” Now, Cecile wants him to follow the doctor’s advice and get a thorough check-up in the hospital. “If my husband suddenly dies from the stress, I know whom to blame and I will be very bitter against those responsible,” she said. Cecile claimed that Chiz’s camp wants to destroy the Ongpaucos' name. “First, Chiz’s PR team said that the Ongpaucos are destitute, and that he is doing Heart a favor. Now Chiz himself is saying that we are rich. He has different sides, depending on his political convenience. Our family is face-to-face with a dangerous politician.” Cecille stressed that she won’t grant media interviews anymore.

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Escudero admits to being fish out of water in spat with Heart’s parents

MANILA, Philippines—Had this been a political squabble, the glib-tongued Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero would easily demolish the opponent with his charm and effusive language. But the reelectionist senator has admitted that his hands (and tongue) are tied in the case of a possible face-off with Heart Evangelista’s parents, Rey and Cecile Ongpauco. Evangelista, 28, is Escudero’s girlfriend for eight months now. Known as Love Marie Ongpauco in real life, she is the sixth and youngest child of the couple. Evangelista’s parents have announced in a press conference last week their displeasure over Escudero’s behavior and their fear that the senator, hardly a middle class dude, would be unable to support their daughter’s material whims in case they end up legally bound to each other. “Iba sana kung labang pulitika ito na may bumabatikos sa akin at kung ano-anong kasinungalingan ang sinasabi, napakadaling sagutin. Napakadaling ilagay sa lugar niya,” Escudero complained in an interview over dwIZ on Tuesday. But arguing with the parents of one’s ladylove is definitely a taboo. Not that the senator plans to. Escudero insists there should really be no quarrel with Evangelista’s folks at all as he had paid the proper respect to the couple. “Hindi ko ba ginawa ‘yan? (Didn’t I do that?)” he asked, referring to efforts to get close with the parents. “Gaya ng sabi nga ni Heart sa isang interview, lahat naman ginawa ‘yan at sino ba naman ang gagawa ng mga sinasabi nila na paninira. Lahat naman ginawa namin (As Heart said in an interview, we did everything, and who would do what they said I did which had besmirched me…We did everything),” Escudero added. At one point, the senator was reminded of their matchmaker Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago’s advice for him to woo Evangelista’s parents as suitors would usually do. “Ang kulang na lang hindi ako nag-igib ng tubig, pero may tubig naman ang kanilang (condominium) unit (I did not fetch water because their condominium unit had water),” the senator said jokingly. At one point, the senator who is often introduced as a native of Sorsogon, was also asked whether he tried his hand at cutting firewood like rural men courting women. “Hindi ako nagsibak ng kahoy dahil may kuryente naman (I did not cut firewood because they have electricity),” he replied.

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Evangelista says sorry to Escudero, denies parents’ allegations

MANILA, Philippines—“Why? Why are you doing this?” an emotional Heart Evangelista asked her mom, Cecile, in a television interview on Sunday. “Mahal na mahal naman kita at hindi naman kita iiwan. Wala naman sa usapan na iiwanan kita. Anak mo ako, pamilya tayo. Tama na, tama na, mom (I love you very much and I will not leave you. There’s no discussion that I’m going to leave you. I’m your daughter. Stop, please stop mom),” said Evangelista in between sobs. “Walang mananalo dito. Lahat tayo masasaktan. Lahat tayo talo dahil nawala tayo sa isa’t-isa. Walang mananalo. Tama na (No one is gonna win here. We will all get hurt. We will all lose because we lost each other. No one is gonna win. Please stop),” she said. It was the first time that the actress gave an interview and broke down on television since the controversy between her parents and her 43-year-old boyfriend, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, erupted last week. Evangelista reiterated that her parents’ allegations against Escudero—disrespectful of them, always appearing drunk in their own house, seducing their daughter with false promises, among others—were all lies. She became emotional again when she addressed her 70-year-old ailing father, Rey, : “I love you very much. I know you’re watching me now. Ok naman tayo. Please, please relax and feel better kasi yun lang ang magagawa nating lahat, ikalma ang sarili natin (that’s all we can do, let’s be calm).”

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Heart Evangelista on her parents' disapproval of Chiz Escudero: “Kung gusto n'yong magkahiwalay kami, hayaan n'yo na lang akong makapagdesisyon nun, please!”

Live na nag-guest si Heart Evangelista sa H.O.T. TV ng GMA-7 kaninang hapon, March 24, upang sagutin ang mga katanungan hinggil sa isyu sa pagitan nila ng kanyang mga magulang na sina Cecilia at Rey Ongpauco bunga ng pagpapatawag ng mga ito ng presscon upang isapubliko ang pagtutol ng mga ito sa kasintahan niyang si Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Unang tinanong ng H.O.T. TV host na si Raymond Gutierrez kung bakit nagdesisyon na sa wakas si Heart na magsalita tungkol sa eskandalo. “Siguro dahil masyadong madami nang nasasaktan, aside from me siguro. "Nahihiya na rin ako sa ibang mga taong nadadamay kaya I decided to speak today,” ang umpisang pahayag ni Heart. Matapos nito ay ipinalabas ang videos ng interviews kay Mrs. Ongpauco, at kitang-kita sa kamera na panay ang iling at iyak ni Heart habang pinapanood ang interview sa kanyang ina. Paano nakakaapekto sa kanila ni Senator Chiz ang kontrobersiya? Sagot ni Heart, “I think si Chiz, siyempre nai-stress siya, it’s election pero mas concerned siya sa akin kasi pamilya ko yung nasa TV ngayon, so… “Hindi naman kami masyadong nagpapadala siyempre, kailangang matatag pero mahirap lang talaga para sa akin.” Sa Twitter account ni Heart ay nag-post ang aktres ng mensaheng ito: “Today, tomorrow and the next will bring me heartaches. Why try to take away my happiness.” Sa tingin ba niya ay pilit na inaalis ng kanyang mga magulang ang kanyang kaligayahan? “Sa tingin ko, dahil magulang ko sila, gusto nilang mapunta ako sa mabuti at gusto nilang maging masaya ako. “Sa umpisa okay lang po iyon dahil siyempre hinahanap mo pa yung sarili mo, kung sino ka talaga sa mundong ito. “You grow and you learn but there comes a time when you have to choose what makes you happy,” umiiyak nang sabi ni Heart. “So medyo mahirap, actually mahirap na nandito ako ngayon dahil mahal na mahal ko sila, mahal na mahal ko yung magulang ko at ginagawa ko ang lahat-lahat. “Pero sana, hayaan na lang nila akong maging masaya, yung walang kokontra at walang pipigil kung anong nagpapatawa sa akin.

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Heart Evangelista’s parents break down: ‘Escudero is an opportunist’

Cecile Ongpauco, mother of actress Heart Evangelista, is demanding an apology from Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero for being supposedly disrespectful and arrogant and for “manipulating” her daughter into “going against the family.” Evangelista was a “victim,” she said, and appealed to Escudero again to “leave my daughter alone.” In a phone interview with the Inquirer Wednesday afternoon, Ongpauco said Evangelista, the youngest of her six children, had moved out of her (the actress’) condominium unit in Makati City. The Ongpaucos have their own unit in the same building. “We don’t know where she is,” the actress’ mother said, adding that before the misunderstanding, she had a “beautiful relationship” with her daughter. “We were together almost every day. She would cook breakfast for me and her dad (Rey Ongpauco). We were OK,” she said. Mother and daughter were last seen together when the actress renewed her talent contract with GMA 7 early this month. Evangelista playfully refers to Ongpauco as her “mommyger,” or short for mommy and manager. During the contract signing, Ongpauco told the media: “Heart is 28 (years old now) and very capable of making her own decisions … She’s a woman now; I’ve had to adjust [to this].” Still ‘innocent’ But on Wednesday, Ongpauco was saying something to the contrary, expressing grave concern for her daughter, whom she said was “still young and innocent, overprotected as a child.” Evangelista “does not have a mature mind and still thinks like a young girl,” the mother said. “She is easily swayed by people who prey on her insecurities and lack of confidence.” Ongpauco added

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Leave our daughter, Heart's parents tell Chiz

On Tuesday, Cecile and Rey Ongpauco, the parents of the actress whose real name is Love Marie Ongpauco, held a press conference to formally appeal to their daughter and Escudero to reconsider their relationship. The move of the Ongpaucos comes after Escudero's statement last month that he intends to marry Evangelista in five years. In an interview with ABS-CBN News' Mario Dumaual, Cecile expressed "concern about the future of our daughter." "She has not thought about this sufficiently or properly. We think she should think about this for a longer period of time. Nag-aalala lang kami sa anak namin," she said. Cecile went on to enumerate their reasons for opposing their daughter's relationship with the lawmaker. One reason she cited is that Evangelista and Escudero may not be able to marry as Catholics. 7 reasons Referring to the annulment of Escudero's marriage with his former wife Christine Flores last year, Cecile said: "He was married with two children and he got an annulment in court, but not in the Catholic church. That means he can only marry our daughter outside the Catholic church." "Our family, including Heart, is Catholic, so we do not wish for Heart not to marry in the Catholic church," she said. Cecile also cited the age difference between her 28-year-old daughter and the 42-year-old Escudero, and Evangelista's supposed lack of preparedness for a domestic life. "Natatakot lang kami para kay Heart, dahil para sa amin hindi pa siya handa maging isang asawa ng isang politician na napakatanda sa kanya, nang 16 years," she said. "Parati naman naming sinusuportahan si Heart. Hindi naman sanay si Heart sa gawaing bahay, o pagpapatakbo ng bahay, kasi masyado namin na-baby 'yan, overprotected, na-sheltered masyado," she said. The third reason for their objection, Cecile said, is Escudero's alleged "fondness" for alcohol. Recalling their first meeting with the senator, the Ongpauco couple said they felt disrespected by Escudero, who Rey even referred to as "lasinggero." "Sa aming experience kay Mr. Escudero,

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Heart renews exclusive pact with GMA

MANILA, Philippines - Heart Evangelista (photo, center) remains a Kapuso after she renewed her ties with GMA Network. The contract signing was held recently at the GMA Network Center and attended by top officers. Present were GMA chairman and CEO, lawyer Felipe Gozon, GMA president and COO Gilberto Duavit Jr., GMA Films president Annette Gozon-Abrogar, GMA Entertainment TV OIC Lilybeth Rasonable, VP for Entertainment TV Marivin Arayata, AVP for Drama Redgie Acuña Magno, AVP for Alternative Productions Gigi Santiago-Lara, program manager Hazel Abonita and Cecile Ongpauco (Heart’s mom and manager). Aside from headlining the Afternoon Prime series Forever and her regular stint in Party Pilipinas, Heart is also part of iBilib where she showcases her hosting skills opposite Chris Tiu. She looks forward to be working with more Kapuso stars in the future including Alden Richards and Aljur Abrenica.

Source: http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/03/11/918170/heart-renews-exclusive-pact-gma

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Heart Evangelista on marrying Sen. Chiz Escudero: 'Yeah, I think of that'

Humiling ang PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) kay Heart Evangelista ng sandaling interview sa backstage ng Party Pilipinas last Sunday, February 24. Matapos ang appearance niya sa musical show ng GMA-7, nagpaunlak naman ang aktres kahit ito’y nagmamadali. Agad naming tinanong si Heart tungkol sa naging bakasyon nito sa San Francisco, California, kasama ang nobyong si Senator Chiz Escudero. Sabi ng Kapuso actress, “Okay naman, although medyo napagod lang kami dahil four days lang kami sa States. “Oo, kasi two days siya [Chiz]... two days siya doon… but it was nice kasi I got to spend time with my sister. Ganyan. “Nakapag-ikot-ikot ng konti. Tapos, yun." Bakit four days lang ang bakasyon nila? “Actually, parang three days in a half lang, ganoon lang yung time. “Kasi kailangang magtrabaho and it's campaign time also. "He needs to do what he needs to do, ako rin naman I need to do what I need to do." Parang bitin yata ang bakasyon? “Hindi naman. Kasi yung sister ko, yung brother-in-law ko, we’re all together kaya masaya naman." CHIZ’S GIFT.

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