Couple Raquel Montesa and Jun Soler couldn’t pass off Christmas without, at least, paying a visit to their beach resort in Batangas.
In my casual talk with Raquel when she attended the Christmas party of Dolphy’s Angel Liza Alindogan—as a thanksgiving event after she recuperated from COVID-19 malady—Montesa happily announced that the Calimbahin family (Jun Soler’s real surname from his dad, erstwhile TV actor and TV producer Virgilio Garcia) has a beach resort in Batangas and one of these days during the holiday season, the whole Calimbahin caboodle would take a breather by the sea.
“Masyadong maingay at matao sa Maynila (Manila is too noisy and populated),” quipped Raquel who isn’t only a TV and film actress but an announcer in DZRH.
“Kailangang makalanghap ng sariwang hangin (Needed to breathe fresh air),” Montesa chuckled.
Raquel said they have to prepare themselves for a hectic 2022 schedule not only in showbiz but in politics as well because her eldest son Ryan Soler is running for a city council seat in Makati in the May elections.
“Tinutulungan namin si Ryan sa preparasyon (We are assisting Ryan in the preparation of his council bid),” she said.