After much speculation, celebrity couple Bea Alonzo and Dominic Roque announced that they have decided to call off their engagement.
In a joint Instagram post, Bea and Dominic said that it was a "mutual decision" to end their engagement.
The statement read, "After much thought, consideration, and care, we have mutually decided to amicably end our engagement. It was not an easy decision. We wanted to have more time to carefully deliberate and pray about it, but there have been many speculations, questions, and insults."
"Unfortunately, some even confirmed our break-up without our consent, and some created ridiculous stories that had no basis and were utterly false, so we felt the need to share their announcement with great sadness, for our peace of mind and our families.
"Please understand that this is an extremely painful yet united decision, and we sincerely request for everyone to kindly spare us from more cruel and very hurtful words thrown on social media."
In the end, Bea and Dominic requested privacy as they looked forward to a new chapter in their lives.
"We kindly request to give us the privacy we need as we navigate our future lives with respect, kindness, compassion, and dignity. Thank you for your understanding and support."
Aside from Bea and Dominic, other celebrities and personalities have also called off their engagement.
Celebrity couple Bea Alonzo and Dominic Roque got engaged after Dominic proposed to Bea while in a photo shoot at Las Casas on July 18, 2023.
Unfortunately, Bea and Dominic have decided to "mutually" end their engagement in a statement posted on February 2, 2024.
It was unknown to the public that actress Yassi Pressman got engaged to her then-boyfriend, Jon Semira. According to a report by pep.ph, it is a possibility that the engagement happened in 2022, the same year the couple confirmed their relationship to the public.
After the two confirmed their breakup in 2023, their 10-minute engagement video surfaced online, confirming that the two had been engaged. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Yassi and Jon clarified that "no third party" was involved in their separation.
In 2022, lifestyle vlogger Nicole Andersson, daughter of actress Jean Saburit, announced that she was engaged to her boyfriend named Chris, a triathlete based in Guam.
Unfortunately, in September 2022, Nicole revealed that she and Chris would no longer get married.
In October 2021, Kris Aquino announced her engagement to former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Mel Sarmiento. On Instagram, Kris wrote a heartfelt message as she shared a one-minute video that showed the two of them being with each other.
In January 2022, Kris revealed that she and Mel had ended their engagement as she posted a text he received from the former secretary. In the text message, Mel said he refused to compromise Kris' health during the time of the pandemic after she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.