Mar Roxas and wife Korina Sanchez hosted a simple and heartfelt thanksgiving Christmas party for the members of the entertainment press at Novotel Hotel in Cubao, Quezon City.
The entertainment press was delighted and amused to see the lighter and fun side of the couple. For years, Mar has been known as one of the most honest and hard-working public servants of the country while Korina gained popularity as a hard-hitting broadcast journalist. So, it came as a pleasant surprise to the press to see the two letting their hair down and having fun with them.
Politics took a back seat that night as Mar and Korina thanked the press for the love and support they gave the couple for many years. Some members of the press joined the parlor games the couple prepared for them.
An impromptu performance by Mar and Korina was one of the highlights of the gathering. Mar first gave a short Christmas message and expressed his gratitude and love to the members of the entertainment press and Regal Films’ matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde who braved the traffic to join the revelers. He then surprised the guests with an impromptu song number as he sang the Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody” with Congressmen and former actors Dan Fernandez and Alfred Vargas. Likewise, Korina gamely obliged to sing a song on the spot, right after Mar’s performance, with the request of the entertainment press. Korina, on the other hand, was very nervous at first, but eventually got the hang of her singing as she performed the OPM classic “Kahit Maputi Na Ang Buhok Ko.”
Mar, Korina, and the entertainment press had an enjoyable evening.
