OUR Q&A this week:
Who among our stars are engineers or engineering graduates??Christopher Cayabyab, Pangasinan
Singer-songwriter Jeffrey Hidalgo is a licensed chemical engineer, who placed number 11 in the board exams. He?s never worked in manufacturing, but he puts his impressive credentials to good use in his own business, Cutting Edge Asia Products Corp., which makes cleaning products and provides technical assistance and product orientation to its clients.
Celebrity engineering graduates include Ricky Davao (Industrial, Mapua), Rez Cortez (Electronics and Communications, UE) and Jason Abalos (Civil, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology).
Jason shares that he was preparing for the board exams when he joined the reality talent show, ?Star Circle Quest.? He has since become one of the busiest young actors around, with projects like ?Agua Bendita,? ?Your Song: Love Me, Love You? and ?Agimat Presents Bianong Bulag.?
Any update on the cousins Cruz?Sheryl, Sunshine, Geneva and Donna??Atty. Sheila Callar-Paloma, Marikina City
Since returning home in 2004 after eight years of living in the US, Sheryl Cruz has been playing contravida roles in teleseryes like ?Bakekang? and ?Sinasamba Kita.? For a change, she turns comic in the sitcom and reality-show hybrid, ?Ang Yaman ni Lola.?
Concerts
Geneva also lived in the US, but only for a few years because, as she shared in an interview, she couldn?t live without her music. She has since resumed performing in concerts, on TV and in the local staging of the Broadway musical, ?Legally Blonde,? last July.
Sunshine, on the other hand, has semi-retired from acting since marrying Cesar Montano in 2000?she has three daughters with the acclaimed actor. She recently did a cameo on the primetime series, ?Ilumina,? which her husband topbills.
Donna has likewise prioritized her family life since settling down in 1998 with a Cebu-based eye doctor, with whom she has three kids. She hasn?t totally left the limelight, though?she still gets endorsement deals.
For instance, the actress-singer has been tapped by Nature Valley to promote its combined advocacy on running and the reforestation of Ipo Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan.
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