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Actress Julia Montes on Wednesday turned to social media to share the early birthday surprise she received from her long-time partner Coco Martin.

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Reyma Deveza

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<p>MANILA -- Actress Julia Montes on Wednesday turned to social media to share the early birthday surprise she received from her long-time partner Coco Martin.</p><p>On Facebook, Montes, who is turning a year older on March 19, uploaded a reel, which shows her receiving a birthday cake from the &quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo&quot; actor.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773286376870CocoJul.JPG" style="width:633px;display:block" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screen grab: Facebook/Julia Montes</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Early birthday surprise from my Palagi. ❤️&quot; Montes captioned her post.</p><p>Just last Sunday, the couple treated their fans with kilig moments as they graced ASAP where they also performed the hit song &quot;Palagi.&quot;</p><p>The same reel of Montes receiving a surprise from Martin was also uploaded by Cornerstone Entertainment.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVvljCjDq2y/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A16865229%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1113" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Martin is set to do a series titled &quot;Sigabo&quot; with Montes, who is one of the executive producers of &quot;Batang Quiapo.&quot;</p><p>Montes has long been rumored to be Martin’s girlfriend before they finally confirmed their relationship in May 2023.</p><p>They were first paired onscreen in 2012, in the phenomenal series “Walang Hanggan,” and went on to co-star in “A Moment In Time” in 2013, “Ikaw Lamang” in 2014, “Wanasapanataym” in 2015.</p><p>She was also the last leading lady of Martin &quot;Ang Probinsyano.”</p>

<p>Actress Julia Montes on Wednesday turned to social media to share the early birthday surprise she received from her long-time partner Coco Martin.</p>

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Julia Montes gets early birthday surprise from Coco Martin

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 12, 2026 12:00 PM PHT

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