SHOWBIZ KONEK
ni Maricris Valdez Nicasio
NANGANAK na matapos ang kulang-kulang na isang buwang pamamalagi sa ospital ang asawa ni Konsehal Alfred Vargas na si Yasmine Espritu. Babae ang iniluwal at ikaapat na anak ni Yas noong December 26,
Pinangalanan nina Alfred at Yas ang kanilang bagong baby bilang Aurora Sofia.
Ibinahagi kapwa nina Alfred at Yas sa kanilang Instagram ang pagsilang ni Baby Aurora. Ipinakita ang picture ni Yasmine na nasa ospital bed na karga-karga ang bagong silang na anak.
May caption iyong, “Aurora Sofia E. Vargas #wearefinallyhome #dec26.”
Kulang-kulang isang buwan nanatili si Yasmine sa ospital dahil delikado ang pagbubuntis nito. Kinailangan niya ng total bed rest sa sa loob ng 30 weeks dahil sa kanyang “high risk pregnancy due to premature contractions.” Kaya naman nakatutok din araw-araw si Alfred habang nasa ospital ang kanyang misis.
Samantala, nagbigay ng mensahe si Alfred sa pagpasok ng 2024. Ito’y ukol sa ilang mahahalagang kaganapan sa buhay niya nitong nagdaang taon.
“My 2023 was a year of LOVE: love for service, love for God and country, love for the arts, love for nature, love for my family.
“It was a year of faith, of that enduring loyalty to the people I have committed my life to: my wife and four kids, my fellow Novaleños and Filipinos, those who watch me on tv and on the big screen, those who share the same aspirations with me for a better tomorrow for our children.
“In many ways, the year that passed had been marked with among the most difficult challenges I’ve faced as a husband, father and servant.
“But love and faith conquered, closing the year to reveal a 2024 already full of beauty and promise.
“Thank you, Lord Jesus, for everything. Ad majorem dei gloriam! All for the greater glory of God.”