Richard Gutierrez and Jake Cuenca are taking viewers to Japan where the final mission of Apollo (Richard) will transpire in the highly anticipated culmination of the hit primetime series The Iron Heart.

Gutierrez expressed his gratitude to viewers who appreciate their hard work and effort in the hit series.

"Nakakatuwa [na] nako-compare tayo sa international, pero ang objective namin talaga dito is to tell our own story and create a different flavor of action for Filipinos all over the world, to show we can be proud of, na kaya rin ng Pinoy gumawa ng ganitong klase," he said.

"I can consider this my best action project. Through the years, 'yung mga past action series ko built me up to where I am now and to know what I know," he added.

Since The Iron Heart started, it has broken its live viewership record multiple times, accumulating more than 600 million views on various social media sites and gripping the attention of netizens with its viral action scenes and plot twists.

For his last mission, watch Apollo as he strives to put an end to Priam's (Albert Martinez) and Eros' (Jake Cuenca) evil plans.

Painful memories

Singer Erik Santos is planning to sell his house, his way of veering away from the memories of his departed parents, Renato Santos and Angelita Santos.

Renato, 72, died of cancer last 10 August 2023 while Angelita, 66, passed away on 25 November 2022.

"Mahal na mahal kita, Tay."

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. — 2 Timothy 4:7-8."

That was the singer's Instagram post to announce the death of his father.

Speaking to close friends, the singer intimated his desire to sell his house in Quezon City and plans to buy a new condo unit at BGC.

Currently, Santos is living with his sister and her family in their house. His other sibling is working abroad. Santos said he is pained by memories of his parents while inside their house.

Santos reportedly spent millions when his mom Angelita was hospitalized.

Obedience, your honor

Not all celebrity breakups are caused by a third party or love gone with the wind.

Well, at least for these two female celebrities.

The A-lister female singer once got embroiled in a clandestine romance with a male actor-dancer. Theirs started from a mutual friend introducing them until it blossomed into more than friendship.  In no time at all, they were a couple to the eyes of a few, but not to the parents of the A-lister who seemingly didn't find the guy fit for their daughter.

The secret lovers would spend time talking via social media and apps where they were able to see each other.

In one of their midnight talks, the father of the A-lister discovered that his daughter's room was all lit when it was way past her bedtime. So he quietly sneaked in. To his great disbelief, he saw his daughter chatting with the male actor-dancer. He was left with no choice but to make his presence known to his daughter.

Thus, the A-lister, heeding her parents' advice, opted to cut her romantic ties with the actor-dancer.

Another female celebrity of lesser stature also broke up with her boyfriend because of obedience to her parents.

The female celebrity once had an ephemeral romance with an actor-businessman. They became serious enough that the female celebrity introduced the actor to her parents.

Nothing wrong at first, but when the actor's presence in the female celebrity's abode became frequent, the parents of the female celebrity were aghast to discover the actor's seeming audacity to display his romantic over gestures even when they were present.

The actor became seemingly too comfy that he would kiss the female celebrity even in the presence of her parents, or would cuddle her and be lovey-dovey with each other.

That scenario was too much for the parents to handle, so they asked their daughter to cut her ties with the actor pronto.

She did what she was told, and is now married to a comedian.