Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna with their youngest daughter Thia Marceline. Image: Instagram/@niceprintphoto via @pauleenlunasotto
Amid recent controversies that have affected their family, Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna are overwhelmed with gratitude as they celebrate the first birthday of their youngest child Thia Marceline.
The celebrity mom made a birthday greeting to Thia, also fondly called Mochi, while also showing photos from their family shoot via her Instagram page on Thursday, Jan. 23.
“Happy 1st birthday our sweet and spicy Mochi! Our foodie baby who eats just about anything, strong-willed, outgoing, smart and oh so lovable,” Luna wrote.
Luna regarded Mochi as a “testimony of God’s love and favor.”
“I thank God for blessing us with your life,” she added. “I pray for protection over you today and all the days of your life. We love you soooooo much Mochichi!”
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Vic’s elder daughters Danica Sotto and Paulina Sotto, and his niece Ciara Sotto also wished Thia a happy birthday via the comments section and their respective Instagram pages.
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Image: Instagram/@pauleenlunasotto
Image: Instagram/@pauleenlunasotto
Aside from Thia, Vic and Luna also have an older daughter named Tali. Tali turned seven last November.
Vic has been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle with filmmaker Darryl Yap, whom the veteran TV host sued for cyber libel. Vic lodged the complaint after his name was mentioned as an alleged rapist of the late 1980s sexy star Pepsi Paloma in the teaser of Yap’s upcoming film.
Vic also filed a petition for the writ of habeas data, seeking for the removal of any information about him used in the promotion of the movie.
Vic and Yap faced each other in the court for the first time last Jan. 17 during the hearing of the former’s petition for the writ of habeas data.