Barbie Forteza spotted at David Licauco's reunion dinner with Dustin Yu
In Nelson Canlas' report on '24 Oras Weekend' on Saturday, David said that the dinner took place at a restaurant in Tomas Morato.
'Kasi galing kami sa GMA kasi we had a shoot for the Station ID and then, 'yun, after that, I invited Dustin na magkita nga kami,' David said.
'And 'yun, to my surprise, andun din si Barbie. Nagkataon lang na nando'n siya,' he added.
David celebrated his 31st birthday last month.
Barbie greeted him with a short message posted on X (formerly Twitter).
"Happy birthday, Alexander @davidlicauco," she wrote. "Sana palagi kang happy & healthy. Always proud of you."
Barbie and David became a love team when they starred together as Fidel and Klay in "Maria Clara at Ibarra." They later starred in several more projects, including "Maging Sino Ka Man," "Pulang Araw," and the film "That Kind of Love." —Carby Rose Basina/JCB, GMA Integrated News
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