1ON1: VICE GANDA On Leaving Showtime For Surrogacy? | Karen Davila Ep235

Hello!

Hello!

Here it is!

What?

Merry Christmas!

Is Karen here?

We're talking about Christmas.

What's this?

We're talking about Christmas.

What's the topic? You're so beautiful! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!

How is it? The outfit, I can't do this.

When you sleep, you get this dress.

It's here. It's so beautiful, my gosh!

Sarah, Sarah, this is for you.

No, really.

You're such a lady. Thank you. Wait, this is for you. Oh wow, I thought someone gave it to you. I'm just showing it to you. Thank you very much, Karen. I love you. Finally, finally! Long overdue.

Here it is. The long overdue. It's such a privilege to have her here with me, the un-kabogable, a Philippine icon, I'd have to say the one and only Vice Ganda.

Hello, Vice. Wow. Hello, Vice!

Wow! Hi, Karen! Vice is so beautiful! Wow! Is that really a hoax? No, it's true! Think about it. You had a hard life back then. You started a comedy bar.

You were so simple. And now, you're a billionaire. No, I'm not. You're just a barang puto. I'm just a bit loose. What makes you happy is that your heart is still there, your heart is still aching for the suffering of the average Filipino.

There are many artists that they might forget. They wanted to forget that because that might not be a happy part of their lives. They don't want to worry. They can't forget that. They force themselves want to worry. They can't forget that they're forced to not look, not to worry,

not to feel. But for me, my hardship is difficult. It's difficult. It's not a comfortable part of my life, but it's beautiful. It's beautiful that it was given to me. It gave me an education. An education that I don't He taught me something beautiful. He gave me an education.

An education that I don't teach my teachers. He taught me something beautiful about myself. How he made me who I am today. You're not ashamed. I am not ashamed. I have been poor.

Our family has been poor. But I am not ashamed of it because I have learned a lot of things from that situation, from that condition of our life. And at the same time, that's also my connection to a lot of people. We have the same experience.

That's why I understand them because I've been through it. I know that because I've been there before. That's why I want to share with them how it feels to be lost. I also want them to get that, so that we can all go up together. What if they're not there? I want them to be there for me. It's nice to be together, right?

I feel like I wouldn't be this upright if I didn't come from that background. I wouldn't be able to face what I'm facing now, and I wouldn't be this upright if I didn't go through those things. It's a big thing. That's why I love it. I love my origin. Some of you mentioned the Filipino word Noche Buena during the showtime.

The 500 people, can this word be mentioned? Why is it so close to you, in the midst of the celebration of Papatawa Vice, to make these comments? I grew up in a poor community. I've seen a lot of things happen in that community. I was young and I saw a lot of things happening in that community. My parents raised me to be free. I was free to give my opinion, my interpretation.

I was free to use my voice. I was young and our TV was on until the news ended. Really? You were very young. I was aware of what was happening. My parents were watching the news. It was Channel 9 back then, the one with the time under it.

And also at school, every day, we had news reporting. We had to read on the radio or watch the news, and then we had to report it to the school. That's why I said I grew aware because at home and at school, we do it normally. I said, why aren't kids doing this anymore?

Are they doing news reports or daily basis in school? Not just to give news, but to practice public speaking. You were actually taking a political science and you wanted to be a lawyer. I wanted to be a lawyer. So, my exposure in politics, I was still studying. You were really passionate.

Yes, I was part of the Student Council. I was always an officer in organizations. Governance and leadership, I experienced it when I was young. That's why I was able to learn from different leaders in our country, up to the Philippines,, to the President. I am the person who cannot express my feelings.

I feel that I should know what other people feel. I am given the platform, the opportunity, the responsibility to use my voice, not just for myself. If he will pass, I might not be able to speak. responsibility to use my voice, not just for myself. I'm happy with the house I'm living in, my family is okay with it. But my conscience can't handle it.

Because what about those around me? And my conscience can't handle it. The daily Filipino people I talk to on Showtime, I don't care about them. Because they care about me, so I care about them too. Because I developed an affinity with my audience,

with the Madlang people, that they are my family. So they are also my family. My love life, my relationship with my mom, the experiences I've had in life, my career journey, they accompanied me, they didn't leave me behind,

they supported me. So I'm the same with them. I have to give it back. The love that they have given me, I have to give it back to them.

What's up, Patampico!

Ipakulumbok lahat ng maglanakaw! During the rally, you were a central figure. Hindi ka ba natatakot? May mga artista, they don't speak out the way you do. They're afraid of losing endorsements, they're afraid of being bashed by fans.

But do you get scared? Of course I do. Of course I do. I get scared. My family feels scared for me. I'm also afraid, but I am very passionate about these things.

I take these things personally. My heart is fighting. It's scary but it's not. My heart will explode. It's not just about me. I'm fighting for the people who are fighting for me

so I can get to this position. I'm just doing what people who are fighting for me to get to this position. I'm just doing what I believe is right. I'm in a position where I can use my choice. I'm blessed that I'm in a position where I can remove my endorsement and I won't have a hard time because I have saved up. So I won't be afraid of that.

But it's a good thing, you know, I don't get removed by endorsements. Praise God! And then, the Readers Digest, every year, for several consecutive years, I'm the most trusted brand.

My endorsements have increased. They're different. Why do you think? I was able to feel the strength and power of the voice and I believed in them. They were able to see that the things they didn't believe in, would not come out of their mouths.

Whatever I said to the microphone, when it wasn't put on, it came from my heart. That's why they believed in me. I feel like that will help their brand. That's why we have a partnership.

That's why I'm blessed to be in that position. I won't blame others. You'll see some artists who are arrogant, but not everyone is really saving. Not everyone has the strength of a heart like me, and I won't blame them.

I won't force them to speak, because I'm not sure if they understand what they want to say. And that is very dangerous when you allow someone to speak up when they don't understand what they want to say. And that is very dangerous when you allow someone to speak up when they don't understand what they're saying. So if they don't understand what's happening,

don't talk, just listen. There are entertainers who entered public office. A lot. But if you look at Tito Soto, comedian, Itbulaga, now Senate President, right? You're a very smart vice.

You can do it. You were taking political science. You were willing to be a lawyer at one point. Sa totoo lang, would you consider running for the Senate? No.

Why not?

Hindi sya bukal sa kalooban ko. Hindi sya ang gusto ng puso ko. Hindi sya ang gusto kong gawin. Gusto kong magpatawa. I don't want to do it. I want to have fun. If I were to choose public service, I would devote my whole life to public service. What is that?

You would devote your whole life to public service. You want to be a public servant, but you also want to be a businessman. You want to be a public servant, but you also want to be a businessman too. You're a public servant but you want to own a construction company. You're a public servant but you want to be an engineer and a contractor. That's not possible. I'm like, I want to play the guitar in a concert.

I want to make people laugh on TV. I want to make a movie. If I say, okay, I'll do public service, I need to do the production behind the scenes. And that's what disappoints you, with this whole flood of people. And I think that's what's so sad. I think that's what's so sad.

I think that's what's so sad. I think that's what's so sad. I think that's what's so sad. You have to take care of the country and your needs before you take care of your family and your family's needs. And that's what disappoints you with this whole flood control situation. It's a business. Yeah, it's a business. They prioritize their business, they prioritize their family's needs over the needs of the Filipino people that they should be serving.

But have you been asked? I'm sure you've been asked. But have you been asked? Yes. I'm sure you've been asked. How did you say no? Instantly and honestly and simply, no. So at this point, even if we give you 500 million just to run away.

I have 500 million.

I love it!

Just kidding!

That's the best! That is freedom. And one more thing, what I'm saying, I've been working for a long time, but I've been working hard here in Showbiz to earn money. And I'll run out of money if I become a candidate. In the Philippines, they run out of money.

I'll just throw my money away. If I throw it away, I'll be embarrassed. So the tendency is that I need to get back at them. I won't finish it and then get back at them. I'm curious, are you satisfied with the hearings? No! We need more. We don't just want more, we need more. We deserve more. We deserve the absolute truth.

Not just a piece of the truth, a part of the truth, the absolute truth. That's what we need. Not just a part of the truth. a part of the truth, the absolute truth. That's what we need, not just a part of the truth. We need to get the whole truth. That's what we deserve. That's why you can't be convinced. But I'm convinced of one thing.

They're fooling us. They're confusing our minds. I'm convinced of the truth that they're not telling the truth. They're just confusing us, they're just tiring us so that we'll give up on thinking about that and let it go. And we'll go back to,

whatever, we don't care anymore, you're just tiring us. Now, you are a role model in one, Philippine Television, in entertainment, but you're also considered a mother in the industry. Hence, call me mother, but you're really a mother to many. So many people thanked you for helping. Aura, Kaladkarin, that's just a few, right?

There are so many more. You know, I'm happy because I'm the one who's been through it all. Before, I was just a member of my circle of friends. I was just called by my fellow volleyball players. But now, I've expanded. Everyone calls me Meme now.

And it makes me so happy. I feel like I've a meme of everyone. I'm a meme of everyone. It's like we have a... A meme of the country. Yes.

It's like we have a common understanding. We have a relationship. It's like we have a connection. It's like when they call me Meme, we're connected to each other. I connect to her. For that person to call me Meme,

it means she's connected to me. So I'm flattered by Meme. And Madam's mother, she's like a real gay to us. Because part of our lives, we feel like we're women.

So part of our lives, we feel like we're mothers. So when we have little, when we're mothers. So when we have little backlets, when we have kids, we call them,

Nak.

We start with the sound of a knock. Nak, nak, nak, nak. That's why you became a mother. Sometimes, even if you're not that young, I feel like I'm becoming a mother to them because they look up to me.

They listen to me. What is your advice to those you help? Like, what do you tell them? The most important thing is to be rich. That's what I say, especially to gay people. Be rich, save money, we need to be rich.

In the Philippines, it's even harder to be gay. And you're even harder. It's even harder to be gay. And you're even harder. It's even harder to be gay. A gay person shouldn't be negative. But he becomes negative because of how he's treated and looked at by society.

That's why he becomes hard. It's hard to be gay because it's hard to fight for yourself. It's hard to see. It's hard to hear. It's hard to count. You it's hard to fight yourself. It's hard to see, it's hard to hear, it's hard to count. You're not being counted, right? So that's where you're proving that

if you have money, let's be frank, if you have money, you're being counted. It hurts, but that's the reality of life. If you have money, you're being counted. If you have money, you'll be seen. If you have money, you'll be heard. So, while we're fighting for money, we should have a number.

Let's take it together. So, if something good happens in their life, they heard my advice, but that's them. You changed, your life got better because of you. You made a decision to change your life. And you're lucky because when you made a decision,

you got an opportunity. A lot of people made decisions, like, I'm going to be rich, I'm going to fix my life. But it's like fate's hands are not giving you the opportunity. That's why I said you're lucky because when you asked for the opportunity, it was given to you.

What's good about being a friend is that you're frank. Because other friends, they won't even go that far in terms of advising. But that can also hurt, right? Yeah. Because we're all different. There are people who will pass through with good words, sugarcoating,

but no one will punch you. There are times when you really need to get up to get your point. And if you're a true friend, you can accept that it's okay for me even if he gets mad. I have to make that point. You know what surprised me was when I interviewed Coco Martin, he talked about how you met.

That you were on stage, he was a waiter. I watched that. He also had a lot of jokes there. So when I watched it, I said, Okay, then tell me about it.

It's funny.

But is that true? He has a lot of true stories. He has a lot of stories that are like, like, lacking. But I want to ask about your friendship with Coco Martin. Now, think of that destiny.

He's a waiter, starting comedian, more or less. And now you are two, I'm not kidding, two Filipino icons.

I mean, did you think of that?

Until now, when we talk, he's surreal to us. It's always the same. When we're quiet, he's like, we're so famous, right? We're like that, right? And then he's like, we have a lot of money, right?

Like that. And then we laugh. We didn't think of it. I'm not sure if I can say this, but I think that's the most important thing. I think that's the most important thing. I think that's the most important thing. I think that's the most important thing. I think that's the most important thing. I was a racket, but he didn't have one. Coco? Yes, because when he was in the indie scene,

the racket wasn't that strong. I had a following in a comedy bar, and I was able to get a following in TV because I was making people laugh on Wawawee, on Singing Bee. So I was able to get a racket, but he didn't have one. So I said, I have a racket, but it was empty.

I said, I have a racket, I'll give it to you. I sold it to the owner. I asked, can you get Coco Martin? We don't have a budget. He said, just get her and split my budget. We split the budget.

How much was it? Do you remember? I asked, how much was the budget? He said, it was only 10k. We split it. It was only 10k, we were sharing. We were eating in a cute Vietnamese restaurant. We were crying. Really?

We were eating from the racket. We were judging a contest. We were eating and sharing stories. We were crying. We just wanted to earn. We were just like the other TV series, we don't have a tent.

We've experienced being pitiful. And you know, when an artist is in a tent, they have their own seats, and they're lying down. We don't have that. So we just sit on the monoblock provided by the company. And we'll sleep there.

You put a monoblock in front of you, and'll just sit there. And we'll just sleep there. You'll put a monoblock in front of you. Sometimes we're embarrassed because we're not artists. So we'll just sit in the car or outside. We're embarrassed. So when we feel the perks of being in a position, the world turns. It's so nice.

But what amazes me is the fact that you are both icons. You can be the icon, the other one can't. And at the same time. That kind of destiny. At the same time. We verbalize our condition at the same time.

We verbalize our dreams at the same time. We say at the same time to the universe what we hoped would happen to us. So we were able to hear it at the same time. We were given the same. Because we are the ones who talk. You have to put it out there.

You have to throw it to the universe. Maybe you'll hear it. Now I found out that in a way, you and Coco are both in the work ethic. You're very strict, I heard. In the showtime, you ask for ideas,

you want to know how it's executed. You are completely involved. Coco and I don't work together if we're not that effective. If you just give us a job, we'll just be told what our job is.

We're not effective in that. We really need to understand first. Every minute detail is important to us, we need to know. But is that hard in showtime? In a way, you are the main host, right?

You're the one leading the show, but it's a great team. Everybody has a role to play, but you're also the leader. It's very difficult because your personal relationship will be affected because of how you handle things professionally.

Or your vision for the show. Yeah, that's how it is. And as a leader, you will have to embrace that. For a leader to be great, you will have to sacrifice some relationships and you will have to accept the fact that once in a while you will be hated. Do you explain to people what you do? What's your style?

Yes, I explain to them. Good thing, I can prove that I'm right. And the good thing is they realize that, it's good that you thought of it, it's good that you did it. And it's good to feel that they acknowledge what you're going to help.

The two of us, we acknowledge that. We both do the banging. I do the banging for the show, they do the banging for me. Like, this is missing something, this is too much. And you're not a picky person. No, no.

It's normal that you're picky because you normal to fight each other, but at the end of the day, you need to understand each other. What's important is that everyone should know where we come from. Where do we come from? Do we come from loving ourselves or loving this family? Right? It's like, I'm doing this not just for myself, okay?

I'm doing this for everyone. For the show. We always put it like that. For the show. We always say that, for the show. For the show, for the show, for the show, for the show. I know you love everyone in the show, you're a whole family.

But who is your best friend in the show? The type that if you're heartbroken, he's the first person you'll say it to. Actually, all of them. If I'm heartbroken, anyone. Even Vong, Jong, Billy, I can run to all of them. But Ann and I have a different closeness.

We talk a lot and we're the only ones who enjoy it. We have a different understanding. We're open to each other, we support each other so much. But my love for Ann is different. She's very special to me. I miss her, I long for her, I care for her so much, I love her so much.

I will fight for her. I can be very brutally honest to her. She's also like that to me. I'm not afraid to offend her. And she's also not afraid to offend me. Because at the end of the day, we will still choose each other and we will still choose to understand each other. That's beautiful. Our relationship is beautiful.

I cry for her, she cries for me. We hurt each other. Wow. I mean, I didn't think it was that deep, but I'm happy you shared it. And there was even a point that it was so hard for me to keep doing Showtime without her.

I would cry and say, I'm having a hard time without you. I need you. You need to come back. I would ask her to come with me. I need you. I need your support. It was very hard for me to carry Showtime without her. With her in the show, it was so easy. It's a walk in the park, it's playtime, it's bardagulan, it's harutan, it's landian.

It's that easy for us. We just meet and the show has material. I just visit her and I see her face. We can do something. Or she just cries if there's something fun. And some people think, sometimes,

that you might have hurt her. But there are times like that. If he hurts me, I'll hurt him. But it's not a big deal for us. For example, if you got bit or touched by a wrong nerve, it's just a commercial break. Bad zone, okay?

That's too much. Oh, sorry. The longest fight we've ever had was about the watermelon shake. It was so low. It's like we're siblings.

He threw my watermelon shake, and instead of saying sorry, he got mad. You have that kind of friend, right? When someone does something bad to you, what you'll say is, Oh, sorry!

You shouldn't say sorry like that! We're both high. It's not like you're saying sorry. If you're going to say sorry. If you're going to say sorry, you should say sorry. That's why I'm saying sorry. I'll just buy you a watermelon shake.

I won't let you buy me one. How many watermelon shakes do you want? I can buy you a watermelon shake. It's not like that.

That's how we are.

We're like that. We're like idiots. Like they eat us. Really? Yes. Oh my God. Okay. Yes. I am scary, not because I'm scary. I am scared because they find me scary. If you're scared of me, it's not my fault. You're the one who feels it.

Right? There are people who have an intimidating aura, even without doing anything. If you're not moving, you're intimidating. I have that aura because I exude something. I'm not at fault for that.

I can be intimidating, but I am never unfair. But you're loving too. Yeah, I am loving, I am caring. I may not always be nice. I am not always nice, but I am not unkind.

Lovely.

Before I go to sleep, when I pray, I think, am I unkind today? They say, no, you were just unnice earlier. That's okay. I cannot promise to be nice all the time, but I promise to be kind every day of my life. I will never be unkind. I will never be unjust and unfair to people. I'm always fair. If you're stupid, I'm stupid too.

If you're kind, I'm kind. I won't be a fool if you're kind to me. This is where you became teary-eyed. In this part. Really?

Yes.

Maybe it's my contact lenses.

I have a feeling that... you you're with me.

You'll be one of the best reasons for all of my achievements. And I promise that you'll be one of the reasons why I want to live again tomorrow and the days to come. Now, you work with Ayon.

Yeah.

How is that? I mean, you're together at Now, you work with Ayon. Yeah. How is that? I mean, you're together at home, you work on the show. Some people might think it's too much to be working with your husband. You know, you see each other in the morning, noontime, work, and at home.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. People think it may be too much. But my question is, why do you think of us? Why is it a problem for you if we're too much? Why is it a problem for you if they're already together at home, and they're still working together? Why is that the biggest problem?

Then we're the only ones with a problem, right? If we're too much, right? We're so into each other. We miss each other so much, all the time. Every day. For example, we're together during showtime.

And I'll be left behind during showtime. Because I'm always the last person to leave among the hosts. And there's a post mortem. They'll be home at 2.30. I'm not home until the showtime because I'm preparing for the next day, segment, everything. Brainstorming, even contestants, even the contestants, even the music,

I'm the one who's doing everything, everything! And I love doing that for the show. When I'm about to text her or video call her, she's like, what are you doing? We're already together at home and at work. We're really happy there.

Ayon is a big part of that. When I'm really stressed, Ayon's one word is enough to say, I'm okay. Or when the showtime is really stressful, she just hugs me and I'm okay.

You've been together since 2018, but you've been married four years. At one point, you shared, you nearly separated. You were a little bit. And yet now,

you are in this phase that you're so into each other. How did you do that? Many married people would want that. It's a mutual decision. We talked about whatever happens, we'll choose each other.

We'll talk about whatever problem we have and we'll choose each other. And it's happening now, that what's happening to us is good, because I pray for it every night. Lord, here it is. I'm old, I don't want it anymore.

I can't even go to the Reveil, and then, boy-watching, right? I can't do it anymore. And I'm afraid of watching UAAP. I don't want that anymore.

Yes, I can't want that anymore. Yes, I can't take it anymore. I said, Lord, this is it. Because it's so good. It's so good when I feel it in him. It's so good when he makes me feel it. When he gives me something, it's so good.

This is it, Lord. Don't take it away from me. Because he gave, he will also take it back. So Lord, don't get pregnant, please. This is okay, we'll work on this. Moving your marriage forward, do you want to have children? Yeah, we want to.

Wow.

We both want to. Did you think of it? Is it surrogacy? Both your own genes? For me.

Okay.

He said, it's up to you. I said, it, the dance is better. He said, the dance is smart. He always does that. Then we really wanted to, I consulted a doctor. I was already planning. But when I was told, but you will have to rest for three months.

Why? At my age, I need to be healthy. How old are you? I'm 55. I'm 12 years old now. But a leap year times 4.

Just kidding.

You didn't know that time? I'm 50. Actually 49 but they don't say it. So it's 58. If I'm stressed, my sperm isn't healthy. So to make sure that you're healthy, I'm not sure if I can do it. I'm not sure if I can do it. I'm not sure if I can do it.

I'm not sure if I can do it. I'm not sure if I can do it. I'm not sure if I can do it. I'm not sure if leave Showtime. It's not because of my income. It's not because of my arrogance, but it's because of my love for Showtime. What's going to happen to Showtime if I'm not there for 3 months?

I was absent for a week. I understand why the management is calling me. I understand why people are tweeting about me. I understand why people are saying, I understand why the management calls me. I understand why people tweet, asking where I am, they don't want to watch me when I'm not around.

I appreciate that. But I love that family so much. It's hard to leave them. It's not their fault, it's my fault. I love them so much. I get stressed. When I'm not at work, I'm monitoring.

Even when I'm shooting a movie, while I'm shooting, I'm monitoring. I'll ask, why are you like this? I can't do it. But if you're gonna choose surrogacy

at some point with your own gene, you have to do it. But if you're gonna choose surrogacy at some point with your own gene, you have to do it at some point. I really need to make a decision and convince myself that I have to let go of showtime. Don't do it. For three months.

Maybe you don't need three months. I don't know. Before I do that, I need 3 months of rest. Then they will take me. For me to be healthy. Then every now and then, I need to go back there.

That's why I need to discover... I'm discovering things that I can do. I can join the showtime. Even if I'm not there. Because it's nice to have kids too. I mean, you're happy without it, but clearly, you want.

I want kids. It's nice to have little Vice Gandas there. I want to love a child. I want to hug a child. I want to love a child. I also want to accept loving a child.

And adoption, it's not yet in your heart. That's not there. No. It's okay. I just like mine better. Guys, I'm gonna give you a word. Just tell me what you associate the word with.

Okay? Just immediately. Okay, sex. You're giving me a quiz Just immediately. Okay, sex. You have a quiz.

Sex.

Sex.

Sarap. Sarap.

Right?

It's so sad.

It's so sad when you hear the word sex and then you think it's not delicious.

Sex.

Right? Sarap. Right? Okay, love. Love. There you Right? Okay, love. Okay, luxury. Luxury, recently. That's what I'm thinking.

Because recently, I've been spending a lot lately. What did you spend? I spent a lot on that corruption. I said, instead of getting it back, I'll spend it on my money. Right?

Because I feel like if they stole this from me, I'll be like, I have so many bags now, and I'll always think, I deserve this, I worked for it, instead of just getting it stolen. So, luxury recently, I've been very luxurious recently.

Revenge? Revenge, no. Cheap? Cheap? Me.

Okay, dream? Dream, cheap. Cheap? Me. Okay, dream.

Dream, big. Okay, regret. A lot. Oh, like? Education. That's one frustration of my mom that I really didn't give her.

My mom, all of my siblings, she studied. She finished. I'm the only one who didn't finish. My mom, all of my siblings finished their studies. I'm the only one who didn't finish, so I always make my mom cry. Mom, I idolize you, right? Did you graduate? No. That's why I don't really graduate.

Because I really follow your steps. I just let her do it. I didn't give her the graduation. But I can still take pictures. I told her, don't act anymore. I didn't get to give my graduation. But I can still get a picture taken. They told me not to act anymore, I'm not graduating. But I became the best actor, I became the phenomenal star,

and I have long hair now.

Okay, fruit.

Uhm, peach.

Why?

In the emoji of peach, it's a puet.

Oh my God!

You don't know? I'm so wholesome, I don't know. I promise! That's a Pwet, right? I know what it is. Okay, this one. Biggest heartbreak. Biggest heartbreak?

Chumenilin. There is? Yes, there is. This is not Ayon. Biggest heartbreakyon, it's someone else. Yes, it's someone else. Biggest heartbreak, but also my biggest blessing. I'm glad I was heartbroken because if not, Ayon wouldn't have been able to enter the scene.

Beautiful!

I'm beautiful, right? What is Christmas to you? How's Christmas? Aside from it's a tradition, our culture, moment with the family, it's a given. But for me, Christmas is an opportunity and a great privilege to bring the Filipino audience closer to the film. Every day, I make them laugh on TV. I'm always laughing, but I don't act

because I don't do TV series. So, once a year, they see me acting or making people laugh in the film. Every Christmas, that's my opportunity to make them happy in a different way aside from what I say in Showtime and everything. Aside from doing comedy concerts,

it's a different platform of comedy. So, my movies are only once a year. That's why Christmas is the biggest opportunity that I can give them.

I'm so happy, mom! But it's like a dream.

I have one condition. You cannot approach Angelo.

This is my last chance to get to know my son.

I think as we head towards Christmas, call me mother. Do you ever feel the need to up yourself? Every time there's an MMFF, you hit 300 million more and more. Do you feel pressured, Vyce? I feel pressured to earn.

I'm not the only one. I feel pressured to earn because I need the company. We're all in danger. This is my responsibility to the company. The company needs to survive. The company needs to earn.

And everyone is aware of that. So, this movie is what they're making a lot of money from. So, it's not just the hope. No, we have to make sure that the movie makes money because the company needs it. But before, the price I had to pay for myself,

I would feel sad because I need the company. But before, I used to think that I need to surpass my own price. I used to feel sad because I thought that last year's price was higher. I used to think that but now, I don't. I don't have my own record anymore. We just need to earn. And I need to keep my brand

that I will make you happy during Christmas.

I want our relationship you happy during Christmas.

I want our relationship to be like that. I need to give what they expect. Because life is so hard in the Philippines. That's what they always say. They expect us to watch your content, watch past episodes of Showtime,

watch your old movies, your content. So we're expecting you. I want to give them that. Especially now, the movie we made is so good. I'm proud. What do you love about it? It is heartwarming. It is so real.

It talks about the real stories of a lot of Filipino people. It's true. It resonates. That's what I like the most. Especially when we were writing the script, I had a monologue. I like writing monologues.

Because the scriptwriter feels different from the real actor. So they ask, what do you want to say?

You really have a thick face.

I still gave birth to Angelo.

I'm still his real mother. You only brought him to your womb for a month. But I've been raising him every day for 10 years. I'm not a mother, because I don't love him. But I'm not going to be a mother anymore. I'm not going to be a mother because I don't love her.

But I'm a mother! I'm a mother, Mara!

I'm her mother! Like in Breadwinner last year, what I'm saying here is not just what the character is saying, it should be what the audience wants to say. What the audience said is me. I said it. That's what happened here in Call Me Mother. I'm very grateful to all the directors and directors I've worked with before.

But now, it's a different era. I like comedy dramas because it's heart-warming. You have social realism. Yes. That's what I like. I like it.

I like it. I like it. I like it. I like era. I like the comedy-drama genre because it's heart-to-heart. And you have social realism.

Yes.

That's your style. You have it. It's heart-to-heart. And June Robles Lana, my director, is critically acclaimed. Nadine Lustre is also critically acclaimed. Why did you choose Nadine? First, I lovelaimed. Why did you choose Nadine?

First, I love her. I personally love her. I want us to be together, to be the same person. Nadine is already a star. I'm excited to be with her again. People will like our collab. Vice, you are an inspiration and it's not cliche.

To so many Filipinos, what do you want to say to them as the year is ending? What I want to say to the Filipinos is, good luck, God bless you. At this point, what's happening around us, what else can we say? Those who I want you to hear, you've probably heard already, right? I just don't know if you've understood, if you've felt the anger, like, good luck.

Because our enemy is their conscience. I'm like, good luck!

Because our enemy is still their conscience. If they don't have a conscience, even if we do something, nothing will happen. So, good luck!

I love you, thank you, bye!

God bless you! I hope you have a happy Christmas. I hope you can afford the 500 pesos in your Noche Buena. If you can't afford the 500 pesos in your Noche Buena. If the 500 doesn't fit your Noche Buena, knock on the door of DTI. Is he the secretary?

Knock on the door. Ma'am, it doesn't fit. Did you fit? Let us see your Noche Buena if it really fits. If it's too much, we can share it. God bless us all. Yes. God bless us all.

Yes, God bless us all. And even if it's hard to go out, there are many people who cry, let's still look for happiness. We need to survive, to be sane,

to live. In the midst of all the bad, let's look for joy, love, and hope. That's like our Christmas special song! I suddenly realized that it's true. How can you live if you're always angry?

You'll fight your anger if... What I'm laughing at is that you're just being serious. There are so are laughing around. Let's just find joy, love, hope! Coco Martin said, love, joy, hope. Love, joy, hope!

That's true. It's just funny but it's true. Let's still find love, joy, hope. We don't smile because it's funny. We smile because we're happy. We're happy because we know that we have a hope in our hearts. So, Kapitlang Pinoy, all of this will end.

And I'm sure that all of this will return to normal. And I'm sure that all of this will return to normal. Why?