GOOD SHOT KAY SOL MERCADO

SA panahon ngayon na ang basketbol ay pinakasikat o top sport sa bansa, celebrity rin ang dating ng isang caging star. Mas sumikat si KRIS AQUINO nang mapangasawa si JAMES ‘Big Game’ YAP. Mas markado rin ang iba pang nakakuha ng showbiz partners tulad nina MARC PINGRIS, hubby ni actress-singer DANICA SOTTO, DOUG KRAMER kay actress CHESKA GARCIA, ANTHONY SEMERAD kay actress SAM PINTO, DAVID SEMERAD-actress GWEN ZAMORA, actress GWEN ZAMORA, wife of CHRIS ROSS-actress GWEN ZAMORA, DON ALLADO- actress MARICAR DE MESA, JEFF CARIASO-TV Host/Actress ERIKA PADILLA, at SOLOMON ‘SOL’ MERCADO- DENISE –LAUREL, although may mga nagkahiwalay sa ending.

Speaking of SOL MERCADO, engaged to be married ito kay former beauty queen SANDRA LEMONON na as per announcement, preggy sa kanilang baby boy. Sa Instagram post ni SANDRA, agaw-pansin ang engagement ring captioned, ” “Infinity with you, I love you”. Last March 13, 5:00 pm. officially engaged sila at ipinagmalaki naman si SOL, “SANDRA is all I ever needed.’ .

Nakilala si SANDRA sa Miss World Philippines 2016 na tumapos ng 4th place. 2018, semi-finalist sa Bb.Pilipinas at semi-finalist sa 2020 Miss Universe pageant bago nag-anunsiyo ng retirement sa pageantry. Isa sa top players si SOL sa PHILIPPINE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION na naglaro sa RAIN OR SHINE, MERALCO, SAN MIGUEL, BARAKO BULL. BARANGAY GINEBRA at nasa NORTH PORT ngayon.

Sa pamamayagpag ng PBA games prior to pandemic period, si DENISE ang tumatak sa amin sa sports world pati sa fans, bilang partner ni SOL. Umabot sila sa 3-year engagement at takda sanang magpakasal year 2017 pero kahit very vocal si DENISE sa interviews about their live-in set up, kung gaano siya ka-in love at kung gaano kabuting tao si SOL,walang naganap na kasalan.

ANYARE? Year 2016, nag-post si DENISE sabay pa sa victory party ng crowd favorite BARANGAY GINEBRA noon ni SOL. “ just want to ask all of you for prayers right now and support. From now on SOL and I are just friends. I am very happy for him and I learned so much from him, we both tried our best. Please respect SOL, he did not cheat on me, he didn’t do anything wrong. God has something planned for us both.” Alam naman ng celebrity followers na isang model at mahusay na artista si DENISE na nagpapahalaga sa career dahil na rin may isang anak na itinataguyod bago pa nagkarelasyon kay SOL, pero ayon na rin sa kanya, SOL was such a nice guy.

Sa paningin ng Bayang Basketbolista, good shot ang bagong chapter na pinapasok ni SOL MERCADO, to think na hindi siya katulad ng ibang cager na may bad image sa unfair treatment sa babae. Veteran cager na rin siyang maituturing at nananatiling suportado ng fans. Well then, bilang ka-isport, Kudos for the good shot!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to KAREN S. GATBONTON, XIJIAN EZRAEL G. CLEMENTE and NADIE S. FRANCISCO of Bataan, to CHRISTINE FAICOL of Arellano Faculty, JENNY NATANAUAN of Dubai and MYRA N. SANTOS of General Trias, Cavite and Teacher EDNA F. SANTOS, HAPPY READING!