MANILA, Philippines - He used to think he was his father?s biggest failure, said Mark Anthony Fernandez. In his eulogy for his dad, action star Rudy Fernandez, Mark, who?s been in drug rehab several times, said ?Daboy? himself said the opposite.
?Sabi n?ya, ako raw ang pinaka-success n?ya. Sobrang sarap ng pakiramdam [no?n],? said Mark, Rudy?s son with Alma Moreno, in a three-hour program on Wednesday night at the Heritage Memorial Park and Crematorium in Taguig City. ?He was my inspiration ... my idol.?
Other bittersweet goodbyes:
??Babantayan namin si Lorna (Tolentino, Rudy?s wife) para hindi na maligawan ng iba,? said Sen. Bong Revilla.
Bong said Rudy paved the way for him and old friend Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to reconcile after Edsa 2. ?He did everything to save our barkada.?
?Jinggoy himself said Rudy was the keeper of his secrets, ?especially secrets that I could not tell my wife.? Then he addressed Bong and Phillip Salvador: ?Sori mga pare, delikado kasi ako sa inyo.?
He asked one thing of Rudy: ??Wag mo akong dadalawin. Kung dadalaw ka naman, sa umaga lang, ?wag sa gabi.?
?The most spontaneous outpouring, of course, came from LT: ?Babe, I love you so much ... wait for me ... till we meet again.?
At the funeral the next day, the guys were, understandably, less given to jesting. We have here some snaps from Thursday.
Erap statement
From our e-mail, this statement by former President Joseph Estrada, Daboy?s personal idol: ?He was not only a fellow actor but a true friend of the family, especially my son Jinggoy.? Estrada said it was fitting that Fernandez was buried on Independence Day because, ?to his family, friends and fans, he was a hero.?
Front act
Closeted Hunk has the habit of wooing girls who will gladly act as front to hide his escapades of the third kind.
Conspiracy theorists, brace yourselves. There?s idle chatter that CH?s supposed love child is not his, but a sibling?s. He?s only pretending to be a dad to bolster his macho image. Now, that?s a Happy Father?s Day thought.
Something in common
Semi-Retired Actress acts as if she?s doting tita to Young Actress. After all, they?re
related?by affinity. SRA is married to an in-law of YA?s mom.
Unknown to the public, though, SRA has something in common with YA?s mom.
After YA?s parents separated, SRA was among the many girls linked to YA?s playboy-dad.
In family gatherings, of course, SRA acts as if nothing happened between her and YA?s dad. SRA can give seminars on the art of dead-ma.
Hunky makeup artist
A witness was shocked to overhear her Dream Papa utter words that are less than dreamy.
Thinking that he was just surrounded by friends in the dressing room, DP joked with a colleague: ?If you want, I can retouch your makeup.?
Two-week fling
Legal Wife was going through her husband?s papers when she noticed several unsent love letters from him, addressed to Sexy Co-Star.
Turned out, SCS had a two-week affair with hubby, said our spy. LW suffered in silence. Next time they met in public, however, LW gave SCS the cold treatment. Arctic cold, our mole said, shivering.
Judai-Mega in Europe
Seems there?s a concerted campaign to discredit Judy Ann Santos because of her Meralco TV ad.
An anonymous texter claims that, contrary to Judai?s text message to brother Jeffrey that she is ?devastated? by the controversy, she and beau Ryan Agoncillo are having a ball in Europe.
Judai?s camp refuses to respond to this scuttlebutt. Rushes confirmed, however, that Judai and Ryan met up with friend Sharon Cuneta in London.
The couple?s planned interview with Mega didn?t push through, but the three got to talk ? did they chat about the much-ballyhooed engagement ring?
Mama Monster?s choices
Annabelle Rama intimated to friends her choices for son Richard Gutierrez?s leading lady?in reel and real life: In order of preference?KC Concepcion and Heart
Evangelista in a close fight for the top slot and Rhian Ramos as backup. Incidentally, Rhian plays the young Annabelle in ?My Monster Mom.?
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Top of the tabloids
The top show biz stories in local tabloids this week. (And why we are moved, if we are moved.)
Values education
?Dumarami ang nakakatikim ng kagaspangan ng ugali ni Marian Rivera! (Ayan na.)
?Lovi Poe, inilayo ng ina kay Jolo Revilla! (Good luck.)
?Para malayo nang tuluyan kay Jolo, Lovi, tinapon sa Thailand! (Of course, shops galore!)
?Tama na ang 9 na taong pananahimik ni Sunshine Cruz! (Kami naman ang patahimikin, please.)
?Cesar Montano kay Sunshine: Sinisira mo ang pamilya natin! (Will she take this sitting down?)
Science and health
?Annabelle Rama, dinugo!
?Mariel Rodriguez, natatawa na lang sa chikang nagpa-abort siya! (Kami, hindi naman.)
Social graces
?Jericho Rosales, ginawang ?pa-birthday? kay Pinky Webb! (How, when and where?)
?Regine, hihingi ng wedding ring kay Ogie Alcasid!
Anatomy lessons
?Boobs ni Rufa Mae Quinto, pinaglaruan ni Rico J. Puno! (Anuvayan!)
?Katawan ni Angel Locsin, ibabandera sa US! (Ho-hum.)
?Alessandra de Rossi, matitikman na si Piolo Pascual! (Zzzz...)
?Dennis Trillo at Katrina Halili, nagmamatamisan! (Toothache ang dulot n?yan.)
?Dennis, tinablan sa halikan nila ni Ana Capri? (Is this rare?)
?Sarah Geronimo, di pa aprubado ang halikan nila ni John Lloyd Cruz?! (Ng mother o ng GF?)
?John Lloyd, napapanot na?(Pati ba naman hair ng may hair?)
Daboy in peace
?LT, pinabago ang makeup at ayos ng buhok ni Daboy! (Ganda nga, come to think of it.)
?Sharon Cuneta, di namasyal sa Europe dahil kay Daboy! (?Di naman daw aalis ang Europe do?n.)
?Daboy, hihilahin ang paa nina Jinggoy Estrada, Bong Revilla at Phillip Salvador! (In that order?)
?Alang-alang daw kay Daboy, Annabelle Rama, Lolit Solis, Bong Revilla at Lani Mercado, bati na!
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