Recap: How Filipino Celebrities Celebrated The Holidays
With the new year in full swing, here's a look back on how these stars spent the merry-making season with their significant others and loved ones!
Be it laid-back or adventuresome, the most-awaited holiday season is a chance for these celebrities to snuggle into hibernation or leave for a bucket list goal. Going on a trip with their loved ones or significant others has long been overdue and the best time to tail their R&R dreams is during this long break.
While it lasts in a brief turn of the clock, Christmastime and New Year is nothing short of a social and spiritual break from all the busy calendars that we confront year-round. We are stuck in routines, and the yearly observance gives us an opportune period to attend to our personal matters and even more so, spend days or weeks with our dearest families and friends.
Take a look at how these celebrities celebrated the holiday season and said hello to 2023:
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Alexa Ilacad
Alexa Ilacad posted a series of snaps on her Instagram page showing how she honored the season. She was surrounded by her family, and a simple celebration was lit to commemorate the observance.
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Alexa and family
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Anne Curtis
What better way to wrap up 2022 than by trekking with your family to the mountains! Anne Curtis and Erwan Heussaff finished the year by hiking in Tasmania, Australia. At the young age of 2, their daughter Dahlia also tagged along. On Anne’s Instagram account, she posted a photo of them three. “Wrapping up 2022 surrounded by nature and love with a very, very grateful heart.”
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Anne, Erwan, and Dahlia in Australia
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Belle Mariano
It was a simple and silent Yuletide season for “An Inconvenient Love” leading lady Belle Mariano as she summed up her year with a casual and easy celebration. Feasting with her family is the star’s love language, so she decided to welcome 2023 with her dear mother and siblings.
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Belle, mom, and sisters
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Catriona Gray and family in Australia
Miss Universe titleholder Catriona Gray flew to Australia to take some time off and spend the holidays with her family. It was home indeed, as she was only inches away from her loved ones. On Instagram, Catriona also opened up about what she learned in 2022. “It took me a while to think of a caption ‘cause being together with my mum and dad for Christmas this year hits different. It seems I’ve taken time for granted, always talking about ‘next time’—‘the next Christmas’—like it was guaranteed.” Catriona thanked the Almighty then, saying that the time that she still has with her parents is the “greatest gift” that she could pray for.
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Catriona and her dad
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Chesca Garcia and Doug Kramer's family
It was a traditional Filipino family gathering for the Garcias and the Kramers as they got together with their relatives for a holiday reunion. Chesca Garcia and Doug Kramer were seen celebrating with their clan, as shown in the photo series that Doug posted. Chesca’s brother Patrick Garcia was part of the big party, and their mom, too.
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Patrick Garcia, their mom, and Chesca
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Donny Pangilinan
Donny’s idea of a holiday is an intimate get-together with Team Pangilinan. His White Christmas and winter getaway to Japan with the family gladdened him to the fullest, as it was a “5/5” presence this time—his parents and two sibs were there to spend some ski sessions and snowball fights with him for the festive season.
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Donny and family in Japan
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Heart Evangelista, Chiz Escudero, and kids
After all the split rumors that surrounded her and Chiz Escudero, Heart Evangelista has proven that there is no problem too big that time cannot troubleshoot. She greeted 2023 with a good old family shot, observing the festive season happily and heartily—all complete with the Escuderos alongside her.
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Heart and Chiz
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Heaven Peralejo
Heaven Peralejo’s Christmas Eve lunch was made with love as it is spent with her family. The “Nanahimik ang Gabi” star hosted the food fest at the comfort of her own home in commemoration and observance of the sharing and gift-giving season.
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Heaven and family
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James Reid
James Reid enjoyed the company of his entire family in France for the holiday festivities. On IG, her sister Lauren Reid shared a series of vacation snapshots of their recent trip. James spent some time skiing with them, sharing meals together, and making it to a wedding ceremony with Lauren.
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James and family in France
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Jane De Leon
Jane De Leon chose to spend her Christmas simply by being with her mother, Maricor De Leon. On her social media, Jane shared a picture with them on it, putting her well wishes on the caption. “May your days be merry and bright!” says the “Darna” celebrity.
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Jane and her mom
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Janella Salvador
This time, there is no hissing, no shedding of skin, or serpent superpowers involved. Valentina actress Janella Salvador had an intimate Christmastime celebration with her son Jude and mom Jenine Desiderio. On IG, she was seen posing with two of her most treasured people and of course, her pet.
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Janella's mom Jenine Desiderio and son Jude
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JC De Vera and family
A theme park trip and a wine-tasting tour at a winery combined was JC De Vera’s game for Christmastime 2022. He traveled to the United States with his family, taking a break from the usual busy schedule that he is normally swamped with.
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JC and family in the U.S.
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Jodi Sta. Maria
Christmastime is a special celebration for Jodi Sta. Maria as her one and only child was born on the 23rd of December. The award-winning actress and “The Broken Marriage Vow” leading lady celebrated her break with her loved ones in the Land of the Rising Sun. To round it up, she tried out tea ceremonies, went to cultural hotspots, and headed to Mt. Fuji to enjoy a mountainside experience.
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Jodi Sta. Maria and family in Japan
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Joshua Garcia
“Darna” leading man Joshua Garcia traveled in time for the holidays. The actor headed to Japan this year to celebrate the Yuletide season and take a sweet pause from work. On Instagram, he posted a series of solo shots of himself with the bustling city as backdrop.
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Joshua Garcia in Japan
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Judy Ann Santos, Ryan Agoncillo, and kids
Exactly a day after Christmas, Judy Ann Santos shared on her IG account how delighted she was for experiencing an offline mass once again. “Our annual Christmas mass after more than 2 years of online masses—we were able to finally celebrate it face-to-face with family and friends,” the seasoned actress says. Together with her husband Ryan Agoncillo, their children, and a few great friends, Juday’s holiday was complete with “the gift of love and friendship and health.”
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Ryan Agoncillo with family and friends
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Kathryn Bernardo and parents
Kathryn Bernardo sure knows how to stand still and just savor the solitude as she sneaks into “hibernation mode.” The “holiday calories don’t count” as well for Kathryn during this wonderful time of the year, as she takes whatever good that she can get from her worthwhile escape. The “2 Good 2 Be True” actress enjoyed the chilly weather up North, celebrating with her whole family, friends, and long-time love, Daniel Padilla.
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Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla
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KD Estrada
KD Estrada posted a set of pictures on his Instagram account. He was enjoying wintertime in Seoul with his father and siblings. The actor also shared a shot of his feet in the snow with a “KD <3 ALX” text that seems to have be finger-written by him. Whoa!
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KD's dad and brothers
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Kim Chiu in Switzerland
Kim Chiu’s romantic and fun-filled Euro-escapade with real-life beau Xian Lim is loaded with a series of tourist-spot-hopping. She first honored Christmas while she was above the clouds, followed it with a theme park trip in the City of Love and Lights, and a mountaintop adventure in the middle of the Swiss Alps. Before 2022 brings to a close, the “It’s Showtime” host also headed for a classic Winter Wonderland sport that is cross-country skiing.
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Kim Chiu and Xian Lim in Paris
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Liza Soberano
On her Christmas dump on IG, Liza Soberano captioned her post with the following: “Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope all of you are happy celebrating with your loved ones. I know I definitely did. Christmas really hits different in the PH! Stay safe and healthy, everyone.” Liza’s Philippine celebration of Christmas was definitely a blast as she declared it herself. Having spent it with her family, she sure looks happy and love-high.
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Liza and family
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Maymay Entrata in Japan
Since Maymay Entrata’s mom has been staying in Japan for work for a while now, the new-age actress-singer decided to swing by the country to be with her family even for a few days before dealing with work commitments and a wild 2023 calendar.
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Maymay and her brother
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Pia Wurtzbach and Jeremy Jauncey in the U.K.
Miss Universe 2015 grand winner Pia Wurtzbach got her sweet share of Christmas celebrations by spending it with her boyfriend, Jeremy Jauncey, and his family in the United Kingdom. Now Jeremy’s fiancée, Pia marked the merry-making season by decorating a real Christmas tree.
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Pia Wurtzbach and the Jaunceys
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Robi Domingo and family
It was a time for Christmas reunions and dinner sprees and Robi just lived up to that joyful and happy Yuletide spirit this year. His holidays seemed well-spent, as he shared the season with his family, relatives, and fiancée Maiqui Pineda.
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Robi and his fiancée Maiqui Pineda
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Ryan Bang
Ryan Bang’s recent trip to Singapore rounded up his 2022. The “It’s Showtime” mainstay marked his 2023 with a big bang in the Asian city and appears to be fulfilled as he celebrated the festivities with “special people,” as said on his post.
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Solenn Heussaff, Nico Bolzico, and Thylane
Solenn recently gave birth to her newborn baby girl, and the Bolzicos were in a roller coaster kind of Christmas as it was mostly a marathon of sleepless nights and silly jokes by Nico, but the joy was in that same ride itself. Summarizing their 2022 with a traditional group photo, Solenn and her adorable pack is a great example of a family to emulate.
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Solenn, Nico, Thylane, and baby Maëlys
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Vice Ganda
Vice Ganda and Ion Perez chose to celebrate the holidays without the hassle. The two were laid-back-lovin’ this 2022, so they spent a simple yet special time together.
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Vice and Ion
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