Philippine Showbiz Today Vol 13 No 8 | Page 21

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April 22 - May 7 , 2018
It was a joy for the family when actress and comedian Pokwang safely delivered her baby girl Malia last January with American partner William Lee O ’ Brian . Since Malia ’ s arrival , many have doted on her . Stars such as Coney Reyes , Piolo Pascual , and Enchong Dee , among others , paid Pokwang ’ s abode a visit just to have a glimpse of baby Malia .
So as she was christened yesterday , April 15 , in Antipolo , Rizal , it was only natural that familiar faces in showbiz gathered once again to witness her special day . Baby Malia ’ s baptism was held in the Antipolo Cathedral where the wooden image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage is enshrined . Among the guests were Pokwang ’ s fellow comedians K

Pokwang ’ s baby girl Malia gets baptized

Brosas , Jonathan “ Chokoleit ” Garcia and Reynold “ Pooh ” Garcia .
Last night , Chokoleit took to his Instagram to dote on Malia , writing in jest , “ Hangkyot kyooot talaga ng inaanak kong si Malia na napakaganda . Mabuti na lang talaga nagmana sa kanyang ama at walang bahid ng kanyang ina .# BinyagNiTis ayMalia .” ( My godchild Malia is really so cute and most beautiful . Good thing she really took after her father and has no trace of her mother .)
Godmother K Brosas also expressed her love for baby Malia on her own Instagram account last night , saying , “ Welcome to the Christian world Malia !! We love you !! # BinyagNiTisayMalia .”
Pokwang too shared a series of photos and a video on her Instagram last night to thank all those who attended Malia ’ s baptism . “ To all my ninongs and ninangs , may the force be with you ….” wrote Pokwang , speaking for baby Malia . “# binyagnitisaymalia salamat po sa inyong lahat mga pangalawa kong magulang .“
( To all my godfathers and godmothers , may the force be with you . Thank you all , my second parents .)
In one of Pokwang ’ s videos , actress Angel Locsin can be seen fussing over baby Malia as she , too , couldn ’ t help but be charmed by

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her cuteness . “ Hello baby Malia . You had a good sleep ?” cooed Locsin . “ Aw it ’ s okay , it ’ s okay you ’ re so pretty and you look so adorable . Hi , I ’ m sorry I ’ m so makulit ( pesky ) because you ’ re so cute .”
Netizens were overjoyed with baby Malia ’ s baptism as well , as they offered their support and love in Pokwang ’ s Instagram account . “@ itspokwang27 Malia is so pretty , cute , and adorable !” wrote follower russcat930 . “ Like to pinch those cheeks ! Welcome to the Christian World , Malia ! God bless ! ●
- C . Cepeda , Inq