Gloria Romero–‘in excelsis’
By Nestor U. Torre
Manay Ichu Maceda sure knows how to throw a surprise birthday bash—especially if the clueless honoree is her best friend for decades, Gloria Romero.

Manay Ichu Maceda sure knows how to throw a surprise birthday bash—especially if the clueless honoree is her best friend for decades, Gloria Romero.
Today Britney Spears turns 31; Nelly Furtado, 34; Lucy Liu, 44; Julie Harris, 87; Cathy Lee Crosby, 68. Tomorrow: Daryl Hannah turns 52; Julianne Moore, 52; Brendan Fraser, 44; Amanda Seyfried, 27.

On November 1, Coco Martin turned 31. Nov. 3: Vilma Santos, 59. Nov. 4: Armida Siguion-Reyna, 79; Angelica Panganiban, 26. Nov. 5: Gabby Concepcion, 48. Nov. 6: Shaina Magdayao, 23. Nov. 8: Gardo Versoza turns 43. Nov. 9: Janice de Belen, 44. Nov. 10: Pauleen Luna, 24. Nov. 11: Ai Ai delas Alas, 48. Nov. [...]

Yesterday: Ariel Rivera turned 46; Louise delos Reyes, 20. Sept 5: Arnel Pineda turns 45. Sept. 9: Frencheska Farr turns 20. Sept. 14: Edu Manzano turns 57; Patrick Garcia, 31. Sept. 22: Jericho Rosales turns 33; Ellen Adarna, 24; Sept. 25: Bong Revilla, Jr., 46. Jodee Agoncillo
LOS ANGELES—Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis have accepted YouTube invitations from two US Marines, one serving in Afghanistan, to accompany them to military balls. Singer-turned-actor Timberlake and “Black Swan” star Kunis are having fun with the invitations by a male and female Marine, which went viral on the video-sharing site. “Marines have a lot of [...]