Dingdong Dantes announces son's birth

18 Apr – Kapuso star Dingdong Dantes recently announced the birth of his second child.

The actor shared the good news on the evening of 16 April with a photo of wife Marian Rivera and their newborn son, writing, "Yahoo! After around 10 hours of labor, Marian finally gave birth to our baby boy at 1:35pm today. Thank you very much for praying with us."

He also revealed that their son shares his birth name, writing, "Welcome to the world, Jose Sixto G. Dantes IV!"

Though this is their second child, Jose is the first son for the couple, who tied the knot in 2014.

Dantes and Rivera are also parents to three-year-old daughter Zia.

(Photo Source: Dingdong Dantes Instagram)