Meet Tates Gana, the woman Kris Aquino is replacing in Herbert Bautista’s heart

We’re all familiar with the men in Kris Aquino’s life post-James Yap – like Daniel Matusnaga and Derek Ramsay. These two hunks were recently linked to Kristeta but the truth is that there was really nothing going on between Kris and any of the guys. She’s been dating Herbert Bautista, mayor of Quezon City, pala.

Read: Transcript of Kris Aquino’s statement on Herbert Bautista, ‘we are a work in progress’

On the other hand, not a lot of people are familiar with Ma. Teresa “Tates” Gana, the common law wife of Herbert.

So who is she?

Tates is the mother of two of Herbert’s kids: 10-year old Harvey, who is part of Goin Bulilit, and 17-year old Athena, who is the Joel Lamangan film Sitio Camcam.

According to Rey Pumaloy of Pep.ph, Tates may not be from showbiz but she has a lot of celeb friends. After all, she used to organize a lot of Herbert’s events and also entertained his guests. A lot of the press people call her Mayora.

Tates is also the founder of iHelp Foundation, which she started “to show gratitude for the many blessings she has received” and that “she is very fond of children.” At the same time, she is the president and CEO of iLearn Center, which, according to its site, is “a fast-growing training center that offers TESDA-accredited programs.”

Tates has chosen to not talk to anyone about the Herbert-Kris relationship, although when a friend of hers asked her about it, before Kris’ announcement, Tates supposedly said, “hindi ko pinoproblema. Hayaan mo lang sila,” reports Mario Bautista in Showbiz Portal. “Talagang dedma lang siya at hindi niya sineryoso,” said the friend.

Kris, on the other hand, read her (and Herbert’s) statement, and informed that she will not talk about this new relationship again.



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  1. Parang magdududa ka sa mga pangyayari. The common law wife has no reaction at all? The article did not gave any info why Herbert and Tates are no longer together. Parang may mga balak itong mga ito. Pakasalan ni Herbert c Kris tapos patakbuhin itong si Herbert as President of the Pilippines on 2016 at c Kris ang asawa so kakampanya siya… siempre sikat c Kris boboto ang mga tao kay Herbert na asawa kuno ni Kris… mala pelikulang idea ang mangyayari… Imagine may basbas c PNOY sa relasyon nila…brilliant idea! Abangan ang susunod na kabanata…

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