MARIAN Rivera must be in Cloud 9 by this time. After a series of shows in Dubai and Qatar together with Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid and of course Dingdong Dantes, the couple flew to Spain.

As of press time, Marian and Dong must be in Spain. The actress will be meeting her biological father (who's a full-blooded Spanish) with Dong on her side. Marian said before she left, she was very excited to meet her real father. But above all, aside from Dong being on the trip, she'll meet her lolo and lola from her father's side. According to Marian, she's the first granddaughter of her father's parents.

The two will be celebrating Valentine's Day on board. People are asking if Dong has already prepared her present for Marian and vice versa. Dong was quoted as saying, "Naibigay ko na ang Valentine’s present ko for Marian. Mga estatwa sila na replica ng mga roles na ginampanan niya sa GMA. So, talagang it's something unique and special. Gusto ko kasi yun talagang magugustuhan niya. At nung ibigay ko ang mga yun, talagang kitang kita ko sa mga mata niya na talagang in-appreciate niya ang gift ko para sa kanya."

On the other hand, Marian was also asked what Valentine's present she had prepared for Dong. "Naku, hindi materialistic si Dong. Kahit simpleng card lang, masaya na yan. Hindi ko kailangan paghandaan ang mga ganung bagay. Or, siguro kapag nasa Spain na kami baka dun ko na lang siya ibili ng gift."

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The statements of Heart Evangelista are tantamount to saying that she is romantically linked to Ian Dy (who comes from a political clan in Isabela). You could even see stars twinkling in the eyes of the actress.

A source told us that Heart and Ian are constantly dating. Heart will be dating Ian and her family on Valentine's Day, which also falls on her birthday.

In a recent interview, Heart says, “Well, it's nice to see something new for me. Yung mapagsama ko ang Daddy ko at ang taong dine-date ko. So, ine-enjoy na lang namin kung anuman meron kami ngayon. I'm dating him and he's the only one I'm dating. So, hindi ko alam kung ano ang ibig sabihin nun.

It's been months since Heart started dating Ian. And up to now, both consider each other very, very close friends.

"Alam ninyo kapag minamadali, nauusog. Even when we were not dating, I'm already close to his mom. Sobrang parang nanay ko na rin siya. Kahit may iba pa siyang dine-date nuon, kapag wala siya sa bahay nila andun ako with his mom. So, ganun ang relationship ko sa family, kahit nuon pa. Besides, 17 pa lang ako kilala ko na si Ian. Talagang close na kami kahit nuon pa. Kaya lang, may karelasyon pa siya nun. So, parang destiny, if I would consider it that way. Basta sa ngayon, magkasama kami with our family on Valentine's Day. Hindi naman kasi kailangan na one-on -one kapag ganun di ba?

"Basta sa Valentine's Day, I will be with my family lang tapos mag-i-invite ako ng handful of friends tapos andin din syempre si Ian. Parang get together party lang. Nothing really extravagant,” she said.