Heart Evangelista Receives P.5-million Diamond Necklace from Echo

Jericho Rosales is delighted that he finally set foot on the “territory” of Heart Evangelista’s family during her birthday held at the Ongpauco Bldg.

It was the first time that Heart’s boyfriend, Jericho Rosales, was able to enter the premises since they became a couple two-and-a-half years ago. Heart, whose real name is Love Marie Ongpauco, had a falling out with her father Reynaldo and it took them almost three years to fix the rift between them. She revealed that she has reconciled with her father, bringing much happiness for the 23-year-old actress.

Did she wear the necklace?….

On February 13, the day before her 23rd birthday, Heart hosted an intimate dinner for her close friends and select members of the press at the Ongpauco building in Greenhills, San Juan.

What did Echo give Heart? “This one,” she says, playing with the diamond-studded necklace around her neck that more or less worth half a million pesos.

Later that night, Echo surprised Heart by arranging for a fireworks display that was visible from the fourth floor veranda of the Ongpauco building. When Heart blew out her candles at around 11 pm, the multi-colored pyrotechnics lit up the sky.

Heart is also one of the newest endorsers of Sunsilk shampoo, along with Maja Salvador and Marian Rivera. They are paired with other global icons such as Madonna and Marilyn Monroe. “When I heard about it, sobrang na-flatter ako na I’m part of the global icons,” she recounts happily.