Local celebrities took time off their busy schedules and spent the holidays with their families as they welcomed the New Year.
See how they celebrated New Year’s Eve in and out of the country.
Richard Gutierrez and Sarah Lahbati rang in 2017 in Boracay with son Zion.
Happy new year to everyone!!! 2017 here we come!!!🎆
A photo posted by Richard Gutierrez (@richardgutz) on Dec 31, 2016 at 9:29am PST
Vice Ganda brought his mother and relatives to Paris.
Kahit ang buong mundo ay di ko na mapatawa mapangiti lang kita sapat na. Kahit na bitawan ako ng mundo basta hawak lang kita sapat na. Pandirihan man ako ng mundo yakapin mo lang ako sapat na. Sabi nila wala daw lalaking magmamahal sakin. Anu naman! E ikaw lang sapat na. Nanay kita e. Ikaw ang mundong pinili ko. Ikaw lang sapat na. Sayo pa lng buo na ang Bagong taon ko. Kasi mahal na mahal kita. At ikaw lang sapat na. A photo posted by Jose Marie Viceral (@praybeytbenjamin) on Dec 31, 2016 at 7:37pm PST
Marjorie Barretto and her children spent the first day of the year in Japan.
Broadcaster Karen Davila’s family also happened to be in Niseko.
Feeling maganda 😂 at nagmamaganda LOL!! 😂 Hard to have a pic w the #BarrettoGirls 😂 @marjbarretto @claudiabarretto @juliabarretto @danibarretto #davidandlucas #jan12017 #karentrips2016 #iloveniseko #happynewyear2017
A photo posted by Karen Davila (@iamkarendavila) on Jan 1, 2017 at 2:24am PST
Coco Martin had a simple celebration with his family at home.
Happy new year!!! A photo posted by Coco Martin (@mr.cocomartin) on Dec 31, 2016 at 7:47am PST
Sen. Francis Escudero joined wife Heart Evangelista’s family for the New Year.
A happy happy new year from my family to yours🎉God bless us all! Here we come 2017!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
A photo posted by Love Marie Ongpauco Escudero (@iamhearte) on Dec 31, 2016 at 6:36am PST
Baby Zia and parents Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera spent the holidays in Indonesia.
Dantes family ❤️ #aroundZworld A photo posted by Marian Rivera Gracia Dantes (@therealmarian) on Dec 30, 2016 at 8:50pm PST
Erwan Heussaff spent Christmas and New Year in the hometown of fiancé Anne Curtis in Australia.
After the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and some Eastern parts or Russia, Australian cities are next on the list to ring in the new year. I just wanted to wish everyone here a 2017 filled with positivity, a proactive capacity for change and with hope that everything can and will get better for our world. I’m going to have a crazy one with zee fiancee right here @annecurtissmith and we can’t wait to have a year bursting at the seams with electric energy, growth and love.
A photo posted by Erwan Heussaff (@erwanheussaff) on Dec 31, 2016 at 6:17am PST
Another newly engaged couple, Billy Crawford and Coleen Garcia, celebrated the New Year in Spain.
There is no better way to end the year than with both you and my family by my side, @billyjoecrawford 😘 You’ve given me more reasons to be excited for the next year and all the years to come, knowing that I’ll get to spend the rest of my life with you. Like any other year, 2016 came with its own set of trials and obstacles, but we always found a way to make it out stronger and wiser. At the end of every year, when we realize how blessed we are that things didn’t go as we wanted, we are reminded of how beautifully mysterious and amazing God’s plan truly is, and how it is much larger than anything we could ever hope for ourselves. It gives me peace and comfort, knowing that He is in control. 🙏 I look forward to learning, loving, and growing even more with you this 2017. Cheers to all the amazing adventures ahead, and to turning all our wildest dreams into reality! One step at a time ❤ #GARCIASenESPAÑA A photo posted by Coleen Garcia 💋 (@coleengarcia) on Dec 31, 2016 at 4:01am PST
Bangs Garcia and Filipino-British fiancé Lloydi Birchmore welcomed 2017 in London.
Wishing you all the best everybody! Happy New Year!🎉 XoxoxoX #ValLoydi #ValLoydi2017 #London PS. 23 days ’til #ValLoydiWedding ❤
A photo posted by Bangs Garcia (@valeriebangsgarcia) on Dec 31, 2016 at 5:00pm PST
The Magalona family was also in Japan for the holidays.
Because family is everything ❤ Happy New Year from our family! Missing @saabmagalona, @jimbacarro, @lu.sbl and @unniesushi! 😭😘 A photo posted by Maxene Magalona (@maxenemagalona) on Jan 1, 2017 at 1:26am PST
While Albert Martinez and his kids vacationed in Las Vegas.
