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It’s definite: Ogie Alcasid will be one of the groomsmen at the wedding of his ex-wife Michelle van Eimeren to her Australian fiancé Mark Morrow sometime in November later this year. The ex-couple’s daughter Leila and Sarah will surely be the flower girls.

Yes, Ogie’s beloved Regine Velasquez is also attending the wedding where she will sing a song (not sure yet what) during the ceremony which is expected to be emotional. Michelle, who has two daughters by Ogie, Leila and Sarah, is a cry baby.

But before that wedding in Australia, what Regine (who is mum on when and where she and Ogie will have their own) is preparing for is the opening of the Viva Concerts & Events series with Most Requested as the kick-off show, a two-night event slated at the Skydome in SM North EDSA for Aug. 1 and 8.

The series marks Regine’s return to the Viva fold. Vic del Rosario, chief executive officer of Viva Communications, Inc., is elated over the fact that Regine is headlining a Viva event.

“Regine is a Viva star,” Boss Vic told Funfare. “She started her recording career with us right after she won Hamon sa Kampeon in the ’80s. It was also at Viva where she made her successful movies. We are very happy that she is getting the series off to a big start.”

Wowowee host Willie Revillame joined the festivities at the US embassy in Manila in celebration of American Independence Day and Filipino-American Friendship Day.

US ambassador Kristie Kenney invited Revillame to join a host of political personalities and celebrities who attended the event.

Singer-actor Nikki Gil sang the Philippine National anthem on behalf of the Filipino guests.

The occasion nearly turned into a noon-time show when Revillame took over the hosting job after the program.

The Wowowee host said Kenney graced one of their episodes and even danced to the tune of his hit song. “She was in Wowowee last December and she danced the ‘Giling-Giling,'” said Revillame.

Two down, one more coming up. Oops! I don’t mean knocking down those “un-knockdownable” big guys who are coming to Manila on July 10 for the WWE SmackDown and ECW Live Tour at the Araneta Coliseum. I mean, Funfare has pinned down two of the dozen or so wrestlers participating in the showdown, namely Mark Henry and CM Punk, for a “body talk” on the phone.

Now, it’s Tommy Dreamer’s turn, the last of three put on the spot because the others (including Jeff Hardy, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Kane, Christian, Shelton Benjamin, The Great Khali, Michelle McCool, Melina and Gail Kim) are now too busy on the road to sit down for a phone chit-chat.

MANILA - Activist-singer Susan Fernandez passed away Thursday afternoon after battling ovarian cancer for more than a year. She was 52.

Surrounded by her family and friends, Fernandez, who was known for her socially-oriented songs including “Babae Ka,” died at 1:50 p.m. at The Medical City in Pasig.

“Susan just passed away. It’s a sad day. We just lost an important institution in the cultural and mass movement,” Malu Maniquis, Fernandez’s friend, told ABS-CBN News.

The singer’s 46-year-old brother, Edgardo, said 15 people were with her during her last moments. She passed away while her guitarist-singer-friend, Lester Demetillo, was in the middle of playing her favorite song, “Both Sides Now,” Edgardo added.

“In the middle of the song, bumaba ang pulse rate niya hanggang mag-flat line,” he told abs-cbnNEWS.com in a phone interview.