Ten years into their married life and Dingdong Dantes is firm that what keeps his relationship with Marian Rivera exciting is communication — and a stable internet connection is key.
“Pag malayo ako sa kanila, gusto ko palagi ko sila nakikita. Gusto ko nakikita ko ‘yung mga anak ko at syempre ang aking misis, kapag nag re-report,” Dingdong said while beside Marian at the backstage during DITO’s Thanksgiving event. The power couple are the ambassadors of the country’s fastest broadband provider.
Marian replied to her husband’s comment with a smirk. She agrees that in their grueling schedules, while her husband is out of town for a shoot for example, uninterrupted video call is almost as good as being beside each other.
“Walang patayan ito ng internet. Especially kasi ang bonding talaga namin is panonood talaga,” Marian for her part shared how she and her kids maximize their quality time.
This is the same observance of intimate, simple but quality time that made Dingdong plan how he should celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. “Nothing grand. Simpleng pagtitipon lang with family and some friends. Di namin kailangan mag renewal ng vows kasi naaalala pa naman namin,” he said. He added that what is important is spending more time with their kids and make them see the significance of their 10-year happy marriage as a milestone.
Another milestone is the completion of their first anniversary as DITO endorsers. “We love the energy. So nice to be with a family and a brand na we use in our day to day lives and with whom we share values with,” Dingdong said. The Dantes couple is on their way to be the face of DITO for its second year.
For the brand, the 2024 has been a banner year on being judged as the fastest broadband connection despite being the youngest of the three TelCo brands in the country. They’re awarded as the Fastest Mobile Network in the Philippines by independent mobile analytics company, OpenSignal.
In terms of speed, DITO sweeps all four speed awards across overall and 5G, confirming its superiority in 5G download speed of 287.2 mbps, nearly twice Smart’s figure of 147.5 mbps, and easily surpassing Globe’s 95.2 mbps.
This performance has to be carried out with consistency, however, DongYan highlights. “Trust is something that we really take seriously. Alam mo ‘yung trust, hindi naman ‘yan na nagi-gain overnight.” He added, “This is what we treat every partner na talaga ng may magandang relationship kami. Hindi siya transactional. We support each other,” Dingdong remarked.
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