LUCKY CHRISTMAS BABY- Kyro Zhyne Mariano Estoque is this year’s Lucky Christmas Baby. Proud mother Charlize Nicolle cradles her lucky son Kyro,while father Gibriel looks on. Photo by Primo Agatep.
BAGUIO CITY- Kyro Zhyne Mariano Estoque is this year’s Lucky Christmas Baby.
Baby boy Kyro was born at 3:04 a.m. December 25 (2025) through normal delivery at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) to parents Charlize Nicolie Dizon Mariano and Gibriel Malupeng Estoque,both 21 years-old of Aurora Hill ,Baguio City.
The baby boy is the first child of Charlize Nicolie , from Mangaldan ,Pangasinan and Gibriel , both working as cashiers in a food establishment in the city.
” Kyro is God’s blessing to us. Thank you Lord, ‘ the mother Charlize Nicolie told mediamen , just seven hours after giving birth.
‘Maraming..maraming salamat po sa mga taong tumulong—sa doctor ,mga nursing staff ng BGHMC,” added Charlize while cradling her son, and who looked exhausted -lack of sleep yet filled with love and joy.
The parents also expressed gratitude to the organizer of the project.
The lucky one and parent received Christmas gifts ,the package include cash and assorted goodies.
This annual lucky Christmas Baby , is a special Yuletide project -a tradition of the National Correspondents Club of Baguio (NCCB), aimed at sharing joy to less privileged.
NCCB officers together with a team of social workers led by Mariete Mae Yapyap ,representing Liza Bulayungan ,head of the City Social and Welfare Development Office (CSWDO) presented the gifts to the lucky one and to the parent.
It was learned that around 9:45 when the mother was rushed to BGHMC by Gibriel. And five hours after , amid chilly weather , Kyro was born.
Joyce Bayeng, the duty supervising nurse told this writer that Charlize Nicolie was the first to give birth among seven mothers on the line to deliver.
The project is in cooperation with City Social and Welfare Development Office (CSWDO) and BGHMC ,and supported by Suyoc Taneg Indigenous Livelihood Ass’n (STILA) of Mankayan, Nay-en Tuluan Smal Scale Miners Ass’n-BFSSMI, Lower Gomok Multipurpose Cooperative (LGMC) of Itogon, John Hay Management Corp. , SM-Baguio, Amianan Balita Ngayon (ABN), the leading community newspaper in the Cordilleras-Pangasinan-Ilocos,and Marie Krystal Uy.