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Iya Villania and Drew Arellano visit Hakone, Japan for 12th wedding anniversary

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Iya Villania took to social media to pen a message for her husband, Drew Arellano, as they marked their 12th wedding anniversary.</p><p>On her Instagram, Iya posted a montage of their recent Hakone, Japan, adventures for their anniversary trip.</p><p>According to hakone-japan.com, Hakone is &quot;in the heart of a national park with some of the best onsen in Japan.&quot; Hakone&#x27;s mountains &quot;have hot springs, museums, and activities to discover and experience.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Anywhere and everywhere with this one ❤️ celebrating 12yrs was the perfect occasion to enjoy this one on one time together ❤️,&quot; Iya wrote in the caption of her post.  </p><p>She quipped: &quot;With the chaos of 5 kids back home - oh how we needed this 😂.&quot;</p><p>Looking back on their journey together as a couple, Iya recounted: &quot;10yrs bf/gf, 12yrs married, 5 kids, and some major grown up decisions we’ve had to make together… Haaay, l love us so much ❤️ Happy Anniversary, bub ❤️.&quot;</p><p>Fans online were quick to react to Iya&#x27;s post.</p><p>&quot;Happy Anniversary forever faves!!!&quot; one fan commented.</p><p>&quot;May this kind of love find me❤️❤️❤️❤️ happy anniversary!!!&quot; another fan wrote.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVJGJtzkfVl/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A5289735.700000048%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="882" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Drew and Iya got married on January 31, 2014 at Meditation Point, Kawayan Cove in Nasugbu, Batangas after being in a relationship for ten years.</p><p>They have five kids: Primo, Leon, Alana, Astro, and Anya.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/14/iya-villania-shares-her-birth-stories-for-each-of-her-five-children-1749" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Iya Villania shares her birth stories for each of her five children</strong></a></div><p>In an interview with <em>Smart Parenting</em> in May 2025, Iya reflected on how motherhood molded her character. </p><p>&quot;Motherhood has been the most humbling teacher for me. And it&#x27;s true that it really exposes a lot about yourself and it exposes a lot of the things that we need to fix within ourselves, so that for me is what motherhood has been,&quot; she remarked.</p><p>The television host shared that while parenting can be overwhelming, her faith and trust in God have helped her navigate even the toughest days.</p><p>&quot;It can get very overwhelming, it can get overstimulating, it can get challenging, but if you take the time to just be still and talk to God, there&#x27;s a lot that He can expose and help you through,&quot; she stated.</p>