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General Santos City, Philippines—Kapuso Primetime King and Queen Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera recently staged yet another record-breaking and crowd-drawing fete during the city’s annual celebration of the Tuna Festival.

General Santos City, Philippines—Kapuso Primetime King and Queen Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera recently staged yet another record-breaking and crowd-drawing fete during the city’s annual celebration of the Tuna Festival.

In the fully-packed Events and Convention Center of the KCC Mall of GenSan, the audience, estimated at 6,000, just wouldn’t stop screaming and applauding as the celebrity couple exchanged sweet and romantic gestures on top of their engaging performances in the Kapuso Fans’ Day held on September 5.

“This is the third and the last regional tour we are making together this year and I can say that it was really memorable,” said award-winning actor Dingdong.

“Our first regional trip together was in Batangas for the celebration of the Sublian Festival and the second one was in Tagbilaran, Bohol for the Sandugo Festival,” he went on, adding that it has always been a pleasure for him to share the stage with her long-time girlfriend.

Dong-Yan fans, however, need not worry because they can still catch Marian in several upcoming mall shows prepared by GMA Regional TV. The actress is scheduled to fly to Naga City this month for the feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia. Dingdong, on the other hand, will be devoting most of his time for his upcoming primetime soap Genesis­, which will air on October 7 replacing GMA’s pioneering series My Husband’s Lover.

“Talagang nakakataba ng puso ang mainit na pagtanggap nila sa aming dalawa ni Dingdong. Umaasa kami na patuloy nila kaming susuportahan sa future projects namin,” shared Marian.

Earlier that day, thousands of local and foreign tourists flocked the major streets of the city to catch a glimpse of the colorful Tuna Float Parade, with a special coverage from GMA Regional TV that aired on September 15.

Meanwhile, host-comedian Mike “Pekto” Nacua also became part of the celebration the following day, September 6, via the Fish Fest that took place at the GenSan Fish Port from 6am to 12 noon.

The cast members of primetime soaps Anna KareNina and My Husband’s Lover—Joyce Ching, Krystal Reyes, Julian Trono, Hiro Peralta, Rodjun Cruz, and Bettina Carlos—also added fun to the revelry in a Kapuso Mall Show held at the Event Center of the SM City GenSan on September 7 at 4pm.