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Celebrities spread kilig vibes online by sharing Valentine’s Day 2023 celebrations, presents

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Mary Ann Bardinas

<p>Valentine’s Day. It’s the time of the year again when we find ourselves surrounded with colorful flowers, cute stuffed toys, heart-shaped balloons, sweet chocolates, and poignant lovesongs. Lovey-dovey couples, families, even friends also swarm at restaurants, malls, and parks to celebrate their love.</p><p>Let’s find out how our some of our favorite Kapamilya celebrities showed their love for their significant others in this Kapamilya Snaps feature!</p><div><strong>Donny Pangilinan</strong></div><p>Ardent shippers of DonBelle were surely thrilled when Donny posted on his Instagram stories a candid snap of Belle during what seemed to be their date in a Japanese restaurant and wrote “happy balentymes” on it.</p><div><strong>Lovi Poe</strong></div><p>The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/batangquiapo"><em><strong><u>FPJ’s Batang Quiapo</u></strong></em></a> actress took a break from the action and her boyish character Mokang as she went on a date with her British boyfriend Monty Blencowe. Lovi shared a lovely photo of them spending a romantic day on a boat with a view of the calm seas.</p><div><strong>Maymay Entrata</strong></div><p>Just like in 2022, Maymay once again dedicated a sweet post to her boyfriend Aaron Haskell, who was also celebrating his birthday. Maymay posted a collage of their lovely moments together and attached a lengthy caption, in which she wrote: “I thank God for blessing me through you. Our journey together in faith is a beautiful blessing, and experiencing true love, peace, and joy with you is more precious than any material wealth. Thank you for being my partner, and true love.”</p><div><strong>Angelica Panganiban</strong></div><p>Amidst their busyness in taking good care of Baby Amila, Angelica and fiancé Gregg Homan still made sure to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Angelica shared on IG that he gifted a bouquet of flowers to their adorable daughter.</p><div><strong>Ogie Alcasid</strong></div><p>Both of them may be busy with their respective gigs during the Valentine’s season, but the OPM icons made sure to still make each other feel special. As he left to Switzerland for a series of shows that he’s about to do with Ian Veneracion, Ogie posted a photo of them together inside a car and wrote: “I will miss you so much my love”. Meanwhile, his wife, Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez uploaded a barefaced selfie of her with a rose and captioned it: “I miss you already”.</p><div><strong>Catriona Gray</strong></div><p>She may not have posted a snap of them together, but we’re certain that the Miss Universe 2018 and her boyfriend, Sam Milby, surely had a great time together during their “quiet little Valentines lunch at home” with their beloved furbabies.</p><div><strong>RK Bagatsing</strong></div><p>It seems that RK hasn’t completely moved on yet from his and girlfriend Jane Oineza’s dreamy and memorable trip in Switzerland last year, as he posted one of their beautiful pictures together taken at the Rhine River. RK also made her extra <em>kilig </em>through a bouquet of sunflowers.</p><div><strong>John Prats</strong></div><p>He may have to spend a portion of Valentine’s Day, which is also his birthday, at work as he showed up as one of the mentor-judges of <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/itsshowtime"><em><strong><u>It’s Showtime</u></strong></em></a> “Girl On Fire”, yet John didn’t forget to profess his love for wife Isabel Oli through an IG post. He posted a cute photo of them and captioned it: “Happy Valentine’s day sa akin kasama habang buhay! Maraming salamat sa support mo sakin lagi! Ikaw ang lakas ko! Mahal na mahal kita!!!”</p><div><strong>Jolina Magdangal </strong></div><p>The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/magandangbuhay"><em><strong><u>Magandang Buhay</u></strong></em></a> host and her beloved husband Mark Escueta seemingly had a simple coffee date last February 14, based on the cartooned video of them that she posted along with their lovely family picture with kids Pele and Vika. Jolina captioned it: “Happy hearts day to everyone. Enjoy loving the people who deserves your love.”</p><div><strong>Melai Cantiveros</strong></div><p>Melai spent the Valentine’s Day at home with her family. She posted two candid photos of them while still in bed and her husband Jason Francisco was sleeping, and invited the Kapamilya viewers to watch that day’s <strong>Magandang Buhay</strong> episode, wherein their respective spouses were their guests.</p><div><strong>Luis Manzano</strong></div><p>They may already have Baby Peanut with them, but Luis and wife Jessy Mendiola still made sure to make the day special for each other. He posted a photo of them taken from one of their shoots and captioned it; “Before Peanut, it will always be the howhow’s (red heart emoji) happy valentines Wowow, love you!”</p><p>Jessy, on the other hand, shared a black and white candid shot of Luis holding their daughter in his arms and wrote in the caption: “Happy Valentine’s day, my love. Thank you for being such an amazing father and husband to us. I love you.”</p><div><strong>Joross Gamboa</strong></div><p>Joross was in New Zealand with his wife Katz and their sons Kody and Kyler for V-Day. Based on the carousel of photos that he posted, they had fun goofing and going around the “Lord of the Rings” museum located at Sky City. Of course, he didn’t let the day pass by without treating his gorgeous wife to a cozy date.</p><div><strong>Jhong Hilario</strong></div><p>We may not know how he and partner Maia celebrated, but what we know is that Jhong adores her and their firstborn Baby Sarina so much. The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/itsshowtime"><em><strong><u>It’s Showtime</u></strong></em></a> host marked the love-filled occasion by uploading a carousel of photos of the two and captioned it: “To my Queen and Princess, Happy Valentine&#x27;s Day! I love you so much!”</p><div><strong>Gerald Anderson</strong></div><p>They may not be together last February 14, but Gerald made sure to make his girlfriend Julia Barretto extra happy by giving her a bouquet of pink roses. The actress thanked the Gerald on social media by writing, “Even from a thousand miles away… I love you.”</p><div><strong>Sarah Geronimo</strong></div><p>The Popstar Royalty and her husband Matteo Guidicelli went on a romantic getaway to the United States for a quiet, relaxed, and lowkey Valentine’s Day celebration. Prior to having their date night, to which the actor gave us a glimpse through a reel that he posted, the two hiked along the snowy tracks of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias at Yosemite National Park in California.</p><div><strong>Yeng Constantino</strong></div><p>For Valentine’s Day this year, which is also their eighth wedding anniversary, Yeng received a bouquet of beautiful flowers from her beloved husband Yan Asuncion. In a separate post, the Pop Rock Royalty paid tribute to him by sharing a few clips and snaps of him that she probably loved the most.</p><div><strong>Morissette Amon</strong></div><p>On their second Happy Hearts Day as a married couple, the Asia’s Phoenix and her husband Dave Lamar seemingly went out on a simple date. Based on her post, he gave her a unique bouquet of fruits and chocolates and went on a stroll while enjoying their milk teas. She captioned it: “and after all this time, I&#x27;m still into you”, which is taken from the Paramore hit “Still Into You”.</p><div><strong>Loisa Andalio</strong></div><p>As they marked their seventh Valentine’s Day as a couple, Loisa and boyfriend Ronnie Alonte treated their fervent supporters and followers by posting cool, aesthetic photos of them together in their respective IG accounts.</p><div><strong>Sue Ramirez</strong></div><p>She may be busy shooting for <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/THEIRoNHEART"><em><strong><u>The Iron Heart</u></strong></em></a>, as what she disclosed in an interview with <em>TV Patrol</em>, but Sue and actor-politician “palangga” Javi Benitez were still able to celebrate the love-filled occasion together.</p><p>The Kapamilya actress captioned her post: “Thank you for the flowers and for visiting me in Cebu to have an early Valentines dinner date. So simple. Just you and me. All I need. Always grateful for all that you do for me. Hope you know how much I love you.”</p><div><strong>Riva Quenery</strong></div><p>While we were surrounded with anything red here in the Philippines, Riva and her family enjoyed their white Valentine’s Day in Japan. She and her partner Vern brought their Baby Athena to her first-ever snow experience during their vacation. Riva and her daughter received a bouquet of vibrant pink flowers.</p><div><strong>Amy Perez</strong></div><p>The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/itsshowtime"><em><strong><u>It’s Showtime</u></strong></em></a> host received a fantastic surprise from her husband Carlo Castillo, who didn’t just gave her a bouquet of roses, but also an adorable puppy named Winter. Amy also thanked the staff of their barbershop for giving her another bouquet of assorted flowers.</p><div><strong>Dimples Romana</strong></div><p>While others got real flowers for Valentine’s Day, Dimples was thrilled to receive a unique crocheted bouquet of tulips from her husband Boyet Ahmee. It came with a handwritten note, which she described as is his “sweetest message to date”. Prior to that, she also posted a set of cute snaps of his “little heartthrob”, their <em>bunso</em> Elio Juan Manolo, to greet everyone “Happy Hearts Day”.</p><div><strong>Ryza Cenon</strong></div><p>The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/batangquiapo"><em><strong><u>FPJ’s Batang Quiapo</u></strong></em></a> actress greeted her followers on Instagram by posting snaps of her adorable Valentine, her son Night, while holding a stem of pink rose.</p><div><strong>Kim Chiu</strong></div><p>A lot of us have surely uttered “sana all” upon seeing the post of Kim being surprised by her boyfriend Xian Lim a few hours after Valentine’s Day with a huge bouquet of pink and white flowers with fairy lights. Kim documented the <em>kilig</em> moment through a reel and wrote in the caption: “Xi, you never fail to surprise me and make me feel special and loved. THANK YOU!”</p><div><strong>Alexa Ilacad</strong></div><p>Avid shippers of Alexa and KD Estrada surely got ecstatic when she posted a photo of their cute matching beaded rings with a heart. She also shared their first magazine cover together via Metro Magazine, along with some of their creative shots taken during their photoshoot.</p><div><strong>Kobie Brown</strong></div><p>They may be working on different projects at the moment, but that didn’t hinder Kobie and loveteam partner Andi Abaya from going on a date last February 14. Aside from spending time with her, Koby also prepared a bouquet of flowers, box of chocolates, and a cute stuffed toy for her.</p><p>How about you, Kapamilya? How did you celebrate Valentine’s Day?</p>

Find out how some of our favorite celebrities celebrated Valentine’s Day this year in this Kapamilya Snaps feature.