Sunday, February 22, 2026

FB Scoop: Erik Santos Appreciation Post for Regine Velasquez Alcasid



Images courtesy of Facebook: Erik Santos


21 comments:

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    1. Grabe ka naman mih. Di ba pwedeng show of support as a friend talaga?

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    2. Makasipsip siya uy. They've been friends since 2005 ata. Sobrang strong ng friendship nila.

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  2. Low key and kalma voice is better. Hehe

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  3. Napanuod ko sa youtube yung performance ni Regine ng All I Ask of You with Josh Groban. Parang amateur singer kumanta si Regine at parang pangkaraoke lang kumpara kay Josh Groban na pang world class kumanta. Mas okey yung duet ni Lea Salonga at Josh Groban ng All I Ask of You ang galing ni Lea dun at ang taas ng boses nya.

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    1. Hahahaha! Says an obvious Regine hater. Every word you said shows your hateful intentions.

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    2. Huh?! Mukang need mo ng magpatingin sa ENT 😆

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    3. Mejo agree ako kay 1048 naging amatuer ang dating. Pero this is the reason siguro why some artist na super sikat nagpapahinga para mamiss sila ng tao

      And now na mejo tumatanda na ako, age has an effect sa kung saan ka magaling dati. Be it sports, hosting, acting and kahit ako na accountant. Dati when you give me financial numbers alam ko na agad kung anong sagot be it % of mark ip na kailangan para makaarrive sa isang decision. Now need to pause and compute manually.

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  4. Heartbeat of OPM daw si Regine eh wala namang ibang ginawa yan kundi ang magrevive ng kanta ng foreign singers. Mga cover singers na tulad ni Regine ang dahilan bakit napag iwanan ang OPM.

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    1. Love her "And I Love You So" cover....

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    2. Yes, I agree. Kasi ito lang ang ilan sa mga pinasikat niya na original songs niya:

      Dadalhin
      You’ve Made Me Stronger
      Sa Aking Pagiisa
      You are My Song
      Kailangan koy ikaw
      Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka
      Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang
      Isang Lahi
      Urong Sulong
      Please be Careful with my Heart (with Jose Mari Chan)
      Promdi
      In Love with You (duet with Jacky Cheung)
      Reason Enough
      It’s Hard to Say Goodbye (with Paul Anka)
      Babalikang Muli
      Damdamin ko sa Iyo
      Flow the Sun
      How Could Youl Leave
      To Reach you
      More than Words Can Say (duet with David Hasselhoff)
      Paano Kita Iibigin (with Piolo Pascual)

      And she is the best-selling artist of all time in the Philippines with 7 million certified albums locally and 1.5 million certified albums in Asia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_Philippines#:~:text=Regine%20Velasquez%20is%20considered%20as,million%20certified%20albums%20in%20Asia.

      And of course, yung mga covers nya eh mas pibakilala nya yung songs s mas maraming audience:

      Narito Ako
      You Were There
      Ikaw
      On the Wings of Love
      I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing
      Araw Gabi
      What Kind of Fool Am I
      Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka
      Pangako
      Sana maulit Muli
      And many more!

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    3. totoo actually napag iwanan na sila talaga. kahit baguhan mas madami pang original songs kaysa sa kailang mga nasa asap na puros basa basa lang ng lyrics sa screen

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    4. Sure ka wala? Haaha

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    5. 10:52 Karamihan ng kanta na yan na nilista mo na kesyo original eh hindi naman hit songs si Regine nga mismo hindi kinakanta ang mga yan. Yung mga covers na yan matagal ng sikat bago pa kantahin ni Chona. Hirap magpasikat ng original si Chona kaya hanggang ngayon at tumanda na puro covers parin ang Lola nyo.

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    6. @10:52 Una hindi original ni Regine ang Dadalhin at Please Be Careful. Pangalawa hindi naghit ang Sa Aking Pag Iisa, Promdi, Reason Enough, Babalik Kang Muli, Damsamin ko Sayo, Follow The Sun, To Reach You, How Could You Leave, At More Than Words Can Say. Mga flop yang mga kanta na yan kaya si Regine mismo hindi na kinakanta ang mga yan.

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    7. kulang ang 2 hours para kantahan lahat ng original hits nya. sinong kayang makipagparamihan ng hits sa kanya?

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  5. Fan ako ni Regine dati pero aminin natin magaling lang siya noon. Sobrang boring din niya as an artist. Wala siyang ginawa kundi bumirit ng high notes at magcover. As a performer binabasa pa niya lagi ang lyrics sa teleprompter kahit sa concerts hindi siya marunong mag emote. Yun high notes lang talaga ambag niya.

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    1. Naging fan ka pa sa lagay na yan ah? Jusku ka...makapanghusga kala mo naman di mo inenjoy ang prime nya, kung totoo ngang naging fan ka, kasi parang hindi naman biiih.

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  6. Meron na bang gf si Erik?.

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    1. Ewan ko lang now pero naging ex nya ata si Ruffa Mae Quinto

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  7. Kahit mga ka batch ni regine internationally struggling na rin dahil sa aging. Normal yan. Si celine, mariah, kahit si tita barbra. Buti nga si ate mo reg di pa nag lilipsync sa mga engagements nya

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