00:00 To all the women out there,
00:02 to all the mothers out there,
00:06 who want to be Casey's mother,
00:08 or to all the trolls,
00:10 who are just useless,
00:12 or fans of other people,
00:14 or fans of her, who don't understand,
00:16 don't be so stupid.
00:18 I'm repeating everything,
00:26 actually, even before coming here,
00:28 I was so happy yesterday,
00:30 not only the netizens,
00:32 the press,
00:34 all the fans of Gabby.
00:36 Because yesterday,
00:38 of course, we all know,
00:40 Chauy posted
00:42 that she watched
00:44 Casey's movie,
00:46 that there will be a
00:48 Soho Film Festival,
00:50 Asian Persuasion.
00:52 And Casey replied,
00:54 "Everything felt good, I'm so happy."
00:56 I was crying.
00:58 We were showing yesterday,
01:00 the topic, she said, "Why are you crying?"
01:02 It felt good,
01:04 after the others were intrigued,
01:06 after Casey's words
01:08 were given a different meaning.
01:10 But this,
01:12 Nancy always says,
01:14 "Mommy, she won't be able to take it."
01:16 "She can't be social,
01:18 anything against Casey."
01:20 And I was very quiet, right?
01:22 Even during the interview.
01:24 But she was very intrigued,
01:26 she was very happy.
01:28 First of all,
01:30 you know what, in the Bible,
01:32 it says that the husband should come first.
01:34 But even my husband knows,
01:36 naturally,
01:38 all my four children know,
01:40 I am a mother first.
01:42 I always say that.
01:44 I am a mother first.
01:46 Because,
01:48 based on experience,
01:52 a husband can be gone,
01:54 but your blood and flesh,
01:56 even if the world turns,
01:58 it's still your blood and flesh.
02:00 You know what,
02:02 I don't play favorites.
02:04 Some people seem to think
02:06 that my favorite daughter is Frankie.
02:08 No.
02:10 I love all my children equally.
02:12 It's just that,
02:14 let's be honest,
02:16 whoever you're always with,
02:18 always by your side,
02:20 always by your side.
02:22 And among all my children,
02:24 my favorite is Frankie.
02:26 And Miguel is my buddy.
02:28 Miguel is very,
02:30 he's such a gentleman.
02:32 The one I don't see is Casey.
02:34 So,
02:36 I will just say this,
02:38 when she mentions that she's alone,
02:40 I feel bad because
02:42 it was her choice.
02:44 When she left home at 18,
02:46 because she went to school,
02:48 of course,
02:50 her thinking is not Filipino.
02:52 My thinking doesn't fit here
02:54 because it looks European.
02:56 But, since she was 18,
02:58 she was already showing us
03:00 where she would buy a condo,
03:02 Kiko and I.
03:04 And I couldn't stop her
03:06 because I also wanted her to fly,
03:08 to learn how to live on her own.
03:10 And from the time I raised her,
03:12 when Gabriela and I separated,
03:14 she was 2 and a half,
03:16 and until she was 18,
03:18 my only help was to raise my mom and dad.
03:20 But I never asked
03:22 for a single peso from my parents.
03:24 Because I wanted to set an example
03:26 to Casey,
03:28 that a woman doesn't need
03:30 a man to live.
03:32 You have to work for your own savings
03:34 and so that you have a livelihood
03:36 in case you can't get married,
03:38 or in case,
03:40 in case the husband
03:42 becomes a fake,
03:44 so,
03:46 being alone
03:48 was her choice.
03:50 Our house, our home
03:52 has always included her.
03:54 Kiko raised her
03:58 since she was 9 years old.
04:00 And they've been very close.
04:02 She's already an absorber,
04:04 she's already a runner,
04:06 she's her sounding board.
04:08 Even when we have a fight,
04:10 Kiko's the one she talks to.
04:12 I know you're all curious about that.
04:14 This is what I'll say.
04:16 Like I said in my post,
04:18 I'll just repeat it,
04:20 because that's all.
04:22 She said that we're not really perfect.
04:24 There's nothing like that.
04:26 We're just perfect.
04:28 If I didn't have
04:30 my parents,
04:32 and my brother,
04:34 and my best friends,
04:36 and people like Ate Baby in my life,
04:38 and Mama Mina,
04:40 who cared about me when I was growing up,
04:42 especially in the business,
04:44 I probably would've turned out
04:46 to be a very horrible, arrogant
04:48 person.
04:50 Because you're an impressionable kid.
04:52 You're famous.
04:54 You're the best of all.
04:56 So,
04:58 maybe I just had a little...
05:00 Okay, first of all,
05:06 among my children,
05:08 KC is the one that is
05:10 the most...
05:12 Yes, she's the opposite
05:14 of me.
05:16 Her dad's blood is strong.
05:18 That's why they're the same.
05:20 For better or worse,
05:22 they're the same.
05:24 And sometimes,
05:26 when a person
05:28 is being cared for,
05:30 by
05:32 a father,
05:34 a son,
05:36 a sister, a mom,
05:38 there are people
05:42 who don't want to...
05:44 I have to be careful.
05:48 That's how it is.
05:52 That's how it is.
05:54 And it hurt me when there were unfollows.
05:56 Unfollows, but we're family.
05:58 This is a family matter.
06:00 And
06:02 she's close
06:04 to her papa now, and that makes me
06:06 happy because they lost
06:08 so many years together.
06:10 But I want to remind the whole world,
06:12 all of you, that since
06:14 Gab and I separated,
06:16 there was never, not once,
06:18 never a time
06:20 that she couldn't
06:22 go to her son.
06:24 I never prevented
06:26 them seeing each other.
06:28 In fact, the press cons
06:30 that I had over the decades, I would always say
06:32 if I wanted to have
06:34 a relationship, I don't want to think
06:36 that I'm her half.
06:38 That's not right.
06:40 So, I've been through a lot.
06:42 I've done a lot
06:44 before,
06:46 but I didn't do it
06:48 because of Casey.
06:50 All of my decisions
06:52 in life,
06:54 because of Casey.
06:56 Because of Casey.
06:58 She was my whole world.
07:00 And
07:02 I'm happy they're together now.
07:06 But I hope that no one
07:08 forgets, least of all Casey,
07:10 all the sacrifices
07:14 I made when I was
07:16 raising her. Because it wasn't
07:18 easy.
07:20 I had her at 19, and I was
07:22 practically still finding my way
07:24 in the world as a new adult.
07:26 And I had to raise
07:28 her, and I made my work my therapy.
07:30 And so I became
07:32 a workaholic. So,
07:34 I have to
07:36 trust in the way
07:38 that I raised my daughter.
07:40 That's all.
07:42 Yes.
07:44 And no,
07:46 since I'm a mother first,
07:48 I love Casey
07:50 very, very much. I would
07:52 die for her, for Frankie,
07:54 for Mia and Miguel,
07:56 if I had to.
07:58 They're the only four
08:00 I would die for.
08:02 Remember when she was small,
08:04 I said, "If there's a time
08:06 when Casey grows up,
08:08 and she's faced with
08:10 her own problems,
08:12 if she's
08:14 going to be an adult,
08:16 I hope she'll give it to me."
08:18 Do you remember that? Because I know
08:20 my strengths,
08:22 I know my capacity, I know I can do it.
08:24 But I don't know if she'll be able to do it.
08:26 So, I don't want to hurt
08:28 my daughter. That's all.
08:30 But I'm happy they're close, but
08:32 I love her very, very much
08:34 from the bottom of my heart.
08:36 And those who bash us,
08:38 those who want to be
08:42 Casey's mother,
08:44 or those trolls who can't do anything,
08:46 or fans of others,
08:48 or fans of her who don't understand,
08:50 don't question us,
08:52 we're not a family.
08:54 We're a showbiz job.
08:56 We're not a family showbiz.
08:58 When we go home, we're very decent and private.
09:00 And some things have to
09:02 stay within the family.
09:04 So, you can't
09:06 expect me to hurt my daughter.
09:08 I will never do that.
09:10 And whatever
09:12 people do wrong,
09:14 as long as
09:16 an apology is sincere,
09:18 and you take
09:20 accountability for it,
09:22 whatever it is, this is for all my children,
09:24 I will always forgive,
09:26 and I will always embrace you
09:28 with open arms.
09:30 And she said goodbye to me
09:32 because I'm leaving for New York tonight.
09:34 So, there was a time I only saw her
09:36 on Instagram.
09:38 So, there were
09:40 times
09:42 when
09:44 she couldn't communicate
09:46 because maybe that's how it is
09:48 when you're young, you have your own life,
09:50 sometimes you forget.
09:52 And I miss that, of course.
09:54 And I will always remember
09:56 what I taught her.
09:58 And I am praying that she remembers
10:00 everything she learned from me
10:02 and my mom.
10:04 She's a big grandma,
10:06 she needs to honor her.
10:08 Because she raised me, she's a grandma.
10:10 So, we can't be different.
10:12 Because I raised
10:14 my children equally.
10:16 I want to apologize to Kiko
10:18 and the Pangilinan clan
10:20 because
10:22 it was caused
10:24 by the public
10:26 of the Alfalo.
10:28 It's really just a small thing that got a bit out of hand
10:30 and it's a family matter.
10:32 So, whatever it is,
10:34 I will always support my daughter,
10:36 I will always love her.
10:38 And I will always be her mom
10:40 and tell her what she's doing right
10:42 and tell her what she's doing wrong
10:44 until she is 80 and I'm still alive.
10:46 I will always be her mom.
10:48 Yes!
10:50 Very well said, Shalu.
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