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Ogie Alcasid celebrates birthday on 'Showtime'

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Reyma Deveza

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1787810930462OA.JPG" style="width:655px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="655"/>YouTube/ABS-CBN Entertainment</div>MANILA -- OPM veteran Ogie Alcasid celebrated his birthday on &#x27;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; on Thursday, August 27. He turned 59.The singer-songwriter opened ABS-CBN&#x27;s noontime program with Moi<s></s>ra dela Torre, performing his hit &quot;Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang&quot; and their newest collaboration &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/7/30/ogie-alcasid-moira-dela-torre-team-up-for-duet-version-of-hanggang-dito-na-lang-ba-tayo-1146" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hanggang Dito Na Lang Ba Tayo</a>.&quot; &quot;Thank you Lord for the gift of life. Alam niyo &#x27;yung panahon noong bata pa tayo tapos nakakarinig tayo &#x27;oh my gosh 40 years old ka na ang tanda mo na.&#x27; Eh 59 na ako. Ang sarap maging matanda. Thank  you, Lord,&quot; Alcasid said.The hitmaker also expressed his gratitude to his &quot;Showtime&quot; family for the love.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178781097386077edda5c-ccd8-419b-8c12-b046290fcac3.jpg" style="width:655px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="655"/>YouTube/ABS-CBN Entertainment</div>For his special day, Alcasid&#x27;s wife, Asia&#x27;s Songbird Regine Velasquez, also graced the Kapamilya program.Alcasid said his wish for his birthday is actually for his wife. &quot;Ang wish ko ay para sa asawa ko. Ang gusto ko lang talaga &#x27;yung health ko ay maging okay para lagi kitang maalagaan, alam mo &#x27;yan,&quot; he said.Velasquez also shared her wish for her husband&#x27;s special day. &quot;That he will always be blessed abundantly. Sa gabi pinagdarasal ko siya lagi. Para sa mga misis, sa mga mag-asawa, it&#x27;s very important to pray for your spouse, very important. ...I pray for him for protection, for blessings. It&#x27;s very important that you do.&quot; Alcasid is known for his hits such as &quot;Mahal Kita Walang Iba,&quot; &quot;Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang,&quot; and &quot;Nandito Ako.&quot; He and Velasquez are also mainstays of the ABS-CBN variety show &quot;ASAP Natin &#x27;To.&quot;  <div> </div>

OPM veteran Ogie Alcasid celebrated his birthday on 'It's Showtime" on Thursday, August 27. He turned 59.

OPM veteran Ogie Alcasid celebrated his birthday on 'It's Showtime" on Thursday, August 27. He turned 59.