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Sixty spectacular years in show business ­ — and more

She may always be Batangas province's brightest star, but the rest of the nation had her first. Such is reason why no one can fault Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto — multi-awarded three-term mayor of Lipa, three-term governor of Batangas and three-term representative of the province's second district — if, after 24 consecutive years in public service, she decides to linger longer and revel in the bright lights of show business anew rather than heed a rousing call to run for the senate or perhaps even higher office.

A year since becoming Citizen Vilma again, Philippine Entertainment's one and only Star for All Seasons is dazzling in the spotlight again as she celebrates 60 triumphant years as the consummate actress and celebrity that she is — and indefinitely staying put for now.