Regine Velasquez slams fake news on breakup with Ogie Alcasid: 'Gusto ko lang semplangin yung nagsasabi na hiwalay na kami'

BY ROBERT REQUINTINA

Aug 25, 2024 08:13 AM

  

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• Regine shared her feelings about the report during an appearanceon the popular noontime program "It's Showtime" on Saturday.

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 Regine Velasquez-Alcasid (Facebook)

Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid slammed a report saying that she and her husband, Ogie Alcasid, have separated.

Regine shared her feelings about the report during an appearance on the popular noontime program "It's Showtime" on Saturday. Her full reaction:

"Gusto ko lang semplangin yung nagsasabi na hiwalay na kami. Maghintay ka dyan ha! Maghintay ka! 

"Marriage is difficult. Marriage is difficult the way it is. Pero may mga tao na who's trying to make it more difficult for us, hindi po maganda. Parang ipinapanalangin ninyo na magkahiwalay kami.

"Hindi po kami maghihiwalay ever because we love each other. Our marriage is not perfect. Siyempre ganun talaga may mga issue, issue (sa marriage).

"Pero wala akong issue (sa kanya). Gusto ko lang sabihin na napakabait ng asawa ko. Alam n'yo kung paano ko alam na mabait siya? He is God-centered.

"Ang focus niya kay God. Marami siyang ginagawa pero ang focus niya na kay God pa rin. Hence, ako po yung nagbe-benefit doon. Dahil mahal na maha niya ang Panginoon, Mabait at mabuti siyang asawa at tatay sa aming mga anak. 

"So please! Kung may makita kayong mga write-up or anything (about hiwalayan sa amin), huwag ninyong paniwalaan. Nakikita naman ninyo kami sa social media.

"He's my best friend. I hope he's my best friend, too! Aside from Ryan Bang. Yan lang ang gusto kong sabihin. Kaya maghanda ka dyan ha! Tinitignan kita," Regine said.

After expressing her feelings, Regine kissed Ogie.

Regine Velasquez: 'It’s no longer my time'

BY STEPHANIE BERNARDINO

  

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Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez has accepted that it's no longer her "time."

Despite this, the seasoned singer-actress is grateful for the success she enjoyed the last four decades.

“I know that it’s no longer my time. But, I’m still here. And I’m still doing what I love to do most, which is performing, singing, recording, doing 'ASAP,'” Regine said in an interview on "Tao Po."

According to her, she's "very blessed" that she is still able to do her passion.

"But ako naman, parang alam ko naman na meron ng mas magagaling... mas magagaling na yung singers ngayon," she said.

More than anything, Regine is content that she is able to share and impart lessons to a younger generation of artists.

"You know lahat ng singers, those kids in 'ASAP,' kapag humihingi ng advice, yun talagang I would just really give it to them. I am happy that I'm able to inspire other artists," was how she put it.

Regine then turned emotional, declaring: "Habang may makikinig sa akin, siguro, I'll keep singing."

She added: "Kasi parang kaya mo bang iwan yun? When you love something, di ba you fight for it? You work so hard to be able to be successful at it and then just one day you decide: 'I don't wanna to this anymore.' Parang, mahirap gawin."

"God gave you this wonderful talent, and you should share it with everyone."

Regine said that the way she sees it now, she is not just a singer.

"We entertain people. We inspire people. Hopefully, we inspire other artists, also. So that's how I look at it now.”

Regine was just five years old when she started singing, sharing her realization even then: "I wanna do this for the rest of my life."

She joined different amateur singing contests to fulfill her dreams.

"Ito yung dream mo e. You do whatever you can to make your dreams come true,” she related.

Apparently her beginning in showbiz wasn't smooth.

When she won in "Ang Bagong Kampeon" in 1984, someone told her then-manager: "Naku, hindi yan sisikat kasi, oo, magaling siya kumanta pero hindi siya kagandahan."

But rather than feel insecure, Regine proved herself.

"Lagi kong sinasabi, wait until you hear me sing. Pinapatunayan ko naman yung sarili ko sa kanila na I also deserve to be part of this industry."

This is not the first time Regine opened up about her mindset regarding her career.

Last year, she echoed the same sentiments, relating: "I’m very aware that it’s no longer my time, kasi we all are given naman our own time in the industry and in life in general."

“So, natutuwa ako na nandito ako ngayon to mentor. And more than the fame right now, at this time of my life, I love that part (mentoring) because they listen to everything that I say. And they think they learn from me, and I hope they are.”

Because she experienced so many things being in the business for that long, she feels like it's her duty to pass down what she has learned."