AZ Martinez, Vince Maristela bring joy, Christmas gifts to young cancer patients

AZ Martinez and Vince Maristela visited young cancer patients at Bahay Aruga, where they spent time with the children and handed out Christmas gifts.

According to Nelson Canlas’ report on “24 Oras,” Tuesday, the two Sparkle stars were also with Kira Balinger during the activity.

“Sa family kasi namin, mero’n na kaming nagkaroon ng cancer. And I think isa ‘yon sa mga tumatak sa puso ko no’ng first time ko pumunta dito. Tapos, alam mo ‘yun, sa sobrang daming blessings,” Vince said.

“It’s something close to my heart din. Kami ni River [Joseph], we advocated for cancer patients. Na-remember ko ‘yung duo ko and dad ko,” AZ said.

As Christmas approaches, Vince and AZ said that they are looking forward to spending the holidays with their families.

“Kaming family talaga, close talaga kami. And nagbibigay talaga kami ng time para sa isa’t-isa. Kain, games, and—ewan ko, sa family namin, sobrang laki talaga,” Vince said.

“We go travel for Christmas talaga pero this time, maybe we’ll just stay home with family. Mixed talaga ‘yung nasa noche buena namin and depende din kung anong dalhin ng relatives namin. Sometimes nag-f-food-sharing kami sa bahay,” AZ said.

AZ and Vince were both part of “Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition.”

The show concluded on July 5 with the duo of Brent Manalo and Mika Salamanca being held as the first-ever big winner duo.

The collab edition is now on its second season, which airs weeknights at 9:40 PM, Saturdays at 6:15 PM, and Sundays at 10:05 PM on GMA Network. 

—Carby Rose Basina/CDC, GMA Integrated News