Alden gives hometown’s new product a big boost
THE week that was saw the ever popular and ever busy Alden schedule to give a product proudly made in his hometown Biñan, Laguna a star-powered boost.
Originally a homemade, healthy treat from the kitchen of Richards’ friend Joy Abalos-Yatco—sister-inlaw of incumbent Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie nchie Abalos— as well as the e family’s hit Christmas gift to friends, the all-natural, preservative-free eservative-free peanut butter recipe found its way to commercial mmercial shelves with the he label Cookie Peanut Butter.
“They named ed the product after Joy’s husband Cookie okie Yatco, and the couple decided d to make a business ness out of her specialty eciale to provide the mainstream market a healthy option on to peanut butter, while giving many people eople jobs in Biñan,” Richaid Richards’ proudly said of his friends’ endeavor. eavor.
“Besides the peanut butter, they also developed d Curand’s Currently, the brand’s flagship products odt include Cookie ’s Peanut But- t e r , Cookie’s Cashew ew Butter, and Cookie’s Peanut Butter Pangluto as well as Mani Ni Cookie and Kasuy Ni Cookie, and I really hope Filipino families will support the company,” the top endorser added. Meanwhile, the Yatcos who brought their entire family to the launch were all praises for their famous kababayan, citing his honesty and wholesome image as his best traits. “This partnership is worth every centavo,” the Yatcos agreed. Asked how he remains humble despite his success, Richards meanwhile said, sai “Talagangang nagpapa- hum humble langsaakin isyun gd asayun gd as alatp ag ling on ko sam gatko sam ga ta on gt u mu long saak ins as isaak ins a simula na hindi ko kin akkok in a kali mu tan hang gang gangn nam namannatinatsa hin hindi,yungibapo tal talagaminsan, pag na nararatingyung certain ce status dito sa showbiz, minsan san yung yungmgatumulong sakan sa kan ila. Sig uroyun yungiyung is as am ga ba gay na nag ban an ag ba bali ks a a kins a dating Richar Richard Faulkerson Jr.” Looking forward fo to spending ing the Holy Week with his family in Dap Dapitan for a few days, Richard Richards will be busy as ever after E Easter to prepare for a new pri prime time series with GMA Ne Network. He will also join fellow Kapuso artists in a couple of shows for the Filipino comm community in the US early April, afte after which he will take a short actin acting workshop in New York.
“I’m just grateful for all the opportunities that keep coming my way hanggang ngayon,” he ended.