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00:00Igan, Lin, and Andrew, first welcome to GME Integrated News Interview.
00:06Thank you, Nelson. Thank you very much.
00:09You know, I don't know if I can say this, but you two were my alarm clocks before.
00:18You were still young.
00:19No, not really. We're the same age.
00:22But of course, like me, most of those who go to school and work
00:29were my alarm clocks.
00:31And up until now, right?
00:32First quarter of a century.
00:35Do you have a longer one?
00:37I don't think I've thought of a morning show that long.
00:41Longest running morning show in the Philippines, yes.
00:45I'm really grateful to our viewers.
00:48What was the secret to us lasting this long?
00:53I always say that the fans on our air,
00:58the so-called friends,
01:00we would compare and compare.
01:04So maybe they relate to that.
01:08You know, you're with them early in the morning.
01:10And through the years, that's what they really get to watch.
01:13It really became a family.
01:14Yes, there's no secret to us.
01:16We're all each other's nannies and nannies.
01:20So we're all interconnected, no matter what happens.
01:22And up until now, I still drink.
01:27I still drink.
01:29But I'm sure, like every family,
01:33of course, you love each other,
01:35but you also fight sometimes.
01:37Is there something like that?
01:38Yes, there is.
01:39Maybe before the interview starts,
01:41Sir Nelson, because I'm late.
01:43No, it's different when you're angry.
01:45It's different when you're angry.
01:48But yes, of course.
01:49Actually, we support each other.
01:51Especially when I'm the one who's considered the father of the family.
01:57So I really don't allow that to happen.
02:03The time has come.
02:04Before, we used to play bowling and badminton.
02:07But as we're aging,
02:09we have each other.
02:12But you know what?
02:13After the show, we don't really separate.
02:15We still talk to each other.
02:17I know that.
02:18Because we still hang out sometimes.
02:20Around 10 or 11 o'clock,
02:23you're still outside the studio.
02:25We still chat,
02:26we still have coffee.
02:27Although, like you said,
02:28of course, it's a family.
02:30So there are times when we're off on the side,
02:33but it never gets big.
02:35It never becomes an issue.
02:36We talk.
02:37After a while, it's like,
02:38okay.
02:39It's just okay.
02:41It's just like that.
02:42We're really a family.
02:43We've known each other for 25 years.
02:45More than half of my life,
02:47Igan is my friend.
02:48It's like that.
02:49He has become a brother to me.
02:51He's not a father.
02:54It's like that.
02:55It's a family.
02:56Andrew, of course,
02:57what time is the morning show?
03:00It's 5 o'clock.
03:01Yes, sir.
03:02Of course, our call time is a bit early.
03:05And like most of us,
03:06when we wake up early in the morning,
03:08it's hard for you.
03:10It's so hard, sir.
03:11I'm not a morning person myself.
03:13I remember my first two weeks of the show,
03:15I couldn't sleep.
03:17Because usually,
03:19before the first hit,
03:20I sleep at 1 a.m.
03:22So to make sure that I could pass on time,
03:24I couldn't sleep for the first two weeks.
03:26So my makeup artist at that time,
03:28Anthony Kawawa,
03:29because the concealer he uses for my eye bags
03:31is really thick.
03:32So that I can hide it.
03:33Until here, you have eye bags.
03:34Yes.
03:35But later on,
03:37I learned how to balance sleep.
03:40How to adjust.
03:41It's 5 o'clock already.
03:42So you don't have a social life anymore?
03:44No, not anymore.
03:45At all.
03:46I can't go out.
03:47I barely see my friends.
03:49But it's a good thing.
03:51Because I was disciplined again.
03:53It's very interesting.
03:55Like when someone asks me,
03:57are there people with nightlife?
04:02None.
04:03Like for the last 25 years?
04:04None.
04:05Rarely do I go out.
04:06And when I do,
04:07I make sure that I sleep in the afternoon.
04:09Then I go out at night.
04:11So that I can last until midnight.
04:13But after midnight,
04:14it's like a pump.
04:15You know, it's like a pump.
04:16You need to go back to sleep.
04:17You don't have energy anymore.
04:18It's a good thing that you were able to play golf.
04:20I did.
04:21I had a nightlife back then.
04:2220 years.
04:26That's still work.
04:28But it's okay now.
04:29But what they say,
04:31you should go out.
04:33I don't drink.
04:35I'm not into parties.
04:38So,
04:39you might as well just relax.
04:43Just rest.
04:44Just sleep.
04:45I was still able to watch the premier nights.
04:48We were still watching.
04:49I was able to sleep that afternoon.
04:51That's it.
04:52I was able to conserve my energy
04:53so that I can still go out.
04:54Because otherwise,
04:55in the premier nights,
04:56you'll just be like this.
04:57You won't have anything to do.
04:58But you're not going out for dinner after that.
05:01No.
05:02I really went out.
05:03You need to be fresh the next morning.
05:05You have sacrifices to make.
05:07You need to be good at your job.
05:09If you're lazy,
05:10you might even fumble.
05:12That's why I was surprised by Maris Umali.
05:14She was able to have dinner until 1 AM.
05:18That woman's hard work is different.
05:21When you're young, maybe.
05:23And Maris' energy level is also different.
05:25She's different.
05:26Her devotion also to her job.
05:28It's amazing.
05:29I agree.
05:30You, Andrew,
05:31of course,
05:32you're a newbie.
05:33I'm sure you're full of gimmicks.
05:35I'm not full of gimmicks, sir.
05:37I was an athlete before.
05:38Six times a week?
05:40No, sir.
05:41Of course,
05:42I still need discipline.
05:43Maybe I go out after championships.
05:46But I don't drink or anything.
05:49But is it hard?
05:50I mean, somebody your age,
05:51is it hard to forgo of that?
05:53I mean,
05:54it depends on your point of view in life
05:56and what you want to do.
05:58And of course,
05:59it depends on your circle.
06:00But in my circle,
06:01most of them are athletes.
06:02So,
06:03the discipline is there.
06:04So,
06:05when we go out,
06:06it's not with us.
06:07We barely do that.
06:08Maybe,
06:09we just celebrate.
06:10But,
06:11for example,
06:12on a weekly basis,
06:13we don't do that,
06:14sir.
06:15How do you…
06:16This is what I'm trying to say.
06:18Because every time
06:19I go to the first heat set,
06:22I can really see
06:23your dynamics.
06:25And it really…
06:26It's like,
06:27you're not just saying
06:28that you're just coworkers.
06:30Like,
06:31the way you share food,
06:32and the way you talk,
06:33you can actually finish
06:35each other's sentences.
06:37Has it always been this way
06:39or has it just developed
06:40all these years?
06:42Through time.
06:43Maybe.
06:46We both love to travel.
06:49We both do.
06:50In terms of food,
06:51awatan.
06:52But,
06:53you know…
06:54No, no.
06:55Awatan too.
06:56We always invite him
06:57to eat chicken with rice
06:58in the morning.
06:59How many weeks
07:00is that?
07:01Three weeks.
07:02Three weeks?
07:03We thought he might
07:04have already had his period.
07:05He doesn't even notice
07:06that he's like that
07:07when he gets ready.
07:08But, sir Nelson,
07:09I can attest to that.
07:10I was the newest
07:11in the first heat.
07:12The bond was different
07:13when I got there.
07:14The host,
07:15the anchors,
07:16it was different.
07:17So,
07:18when I jelled with them,
07:19it was that easy.
07:20Did you know that
07:21in his first week,
07:22he was hiding from us?
07:25Yes, because…
07:26He was intimidated.
07:27Yes, he was intimidated.
07:28Because,
07:29imagine, sir Nelson,
07:30he's been in the first heat
07:31for 25 years.
07:32Next year,
07:33he'll be turning 29.
07:34So, imagine,
07:35three-fourths
07:36or more than
07:37will be in the first heat.
07:38So,
07:39I was just a kid.
07:40I was just a small kid
07:41when my parents
07:42asked me
07:43when I woke up.
07:44They asked me
07:45to iron my polo
07:46for school.
07:47They're the ones
07:48who watch it.
07:49So, this is the sentence
07:50that I've been watching
07:51since I was a kid.
07:52This is what I did
07:53to blend it.
07:54It's like a mole.
07:55I operated on it
07:56with a pandesal.
07:57Give it to me right away.
08:00Of course,
08:01he said right away,
08:02there's something
08:03that's okay here.
08:05Come back,
08:06you can get another one.
08:08Sure.
08:09So, you'll always see
08:10Andrew near the food?
08:11Do you have food?
08:12Yes, I see
08:13Egan's post.
08:14We have a lot of
08:15posts like that.
08:16I call him
08:17a growing boy.
08:20But,
08:21that's probably
08:22the beginning
08:23so that
08:24he won't be intimidated.
08:26We're not like,
08:27we're not like,
08:28you're a new kid,
08:29you're there,
08:30we're here.
08:31No.
08:32Even if they're shy,
08:33they're shy.
08:34Because,
08:35we need to adapt
08:36to them.
08:37We don't know.
08:38Maybe there will be
08:39a generation gap.
08:40Right?
08:41We can't.
08:42We need to know
08:43what's on their mind.
08:45Way of life.
08:46So,
08:47our audience
08:48are also kids.
08:49Yes.
08:50We're not the last.
08:51What's good
08:52with them
08:53joining us
08:54is that there's
08:55a new life.
08:56There's a new blood.
08:57The first line.
08:58And they,
08:59as much as we are
09:00teaching them
09:01the ways of,
09:02the way it works,
09:03they're teaching us also
09:04what makes them tick.
09:06Like,
09:07the dance videos
09:08that we're taught.
09:09Sometimes,
09:10we join them.
09:11Things that would,
09:12I guess,
09:13endear to the younger audience.
09:15So that we can
09:16hold on to them.
09:17We're even
09:18doing TikTok
09:19because of them.
09:20And to add on that,
09:21there are more
09:22cute people in the studio,
09:23Sir Nelson.
09:24That's one of the
09:25things you mentioned.
09:26And sometimes,
09:27the personal life.
09:28Even if it's out of work,
09:30I can receive messages
09:32from them
09:33that they seek
09:35my advice,
09:36what they can do,
09:38and that's when I feel
09:40that I can share
09:42my experience.
09:44Especially since
09:45I don't have kids now.
09:46So,
09:47they're like
09:48my children.
09:49They became a family.
09:50Anjo,
09:51Shaira,
09:52Kaloy,
09:53Lynn,
09:55At least,
09:56you're still a kid, right?
09:57But it's not obvious.
09:58I accept that.
09:59It's not obvious
10:00how old they are.
10:01When I found out
10:02how old they are,
10:03I apologize
10:04even if it's late.
10:05When I found out
10:06how old they are,
10:07I was surprised.
10:08You're already 50.
10:09It's not obvious.
10:10I'm 51.
10:11What's your parents' age?
10:12Right?
10:13You're already 50.
10:14We're the same age, right?
10:16I'm 55.
10:18See?
10:19It's not obvious.
10:20It's the age of you.
10:21We'll talk about that later.
10:23Wow!
10:25It means we're happy.
10:26When you hear 25 years,
10:27it's like
10:28half of my life.
10:29Yes.
10:30Right?
10:31In my first year.
10:32It's like my second family.
10:33So,
10:34it's nice
10:35to feel
10:36because
10:37this is what you invested.
10:38Right?
10:39You wake up in the morning.
10:41Sometimes,
10:42you don't even think about it.
10:43Why are you doing this?
10:45Why?
10:46You're really trying
10:48to get in
10:50in your first year.
10:51I told you
10:52that was my motivation
10:53when it happened to me.
10:55I was sidelined
10:56for almost 3 months.
10:59I was forced.
11:00My rehabilitation
11:01wasn't supposed to be 6 months.
11:03I did it for 3 months.
11:05You really did it.
11:06I called them
11:07and told them I wanted to go back.
11:08That was in August.
11:09That's when it happened.
11:10In August.
11:11It's like
11:12he's going to give me
11:13a different energy
11:15so that
11:16I can go back
11:17to my old self.
11:18Did it help?
11:19Yes,
11:20it helped.
11:21Because
11:22your blood is flowing again.
11:23Your service
11:24to the media is there again.
11:27Even them,
11:29their stories
11:30are inspiring.
11:32That's why I'm watching them now.
11:35We even did
11:36a blood pressure check.
11:38But can you imagine also,
11:39especially the seniors,
11:42when the show started.
11:43It hurts.
11:44The seniors.
11:45When the show started,
11:46I didn't know
11:47my husband yet.
11:48Yes.
11:49All of us got married
11:50and had children
11:51during the show.
11:52So we went through
11:53a lot of things.
11:54Half of my life
11:55was spent in Unang Hirit.
11:56And more than half of my life
11:57has been in GMA.
11:59I don't remember
12:00my life before I went to GMA.
12:02Our connection
12:03was that strong.
12:05Not just in Unang Hirit,
12:06but also with each other
12:07as friends.
12:08So it's different.
12:09I mean,
12:10from the start,
12:11we went through
12:12a lot of phases
12:13in Unang Hirit.
12:15Some came,
12:16some left,
12:17some changed.
12:19How does it feel
12:20letting go of people
12:22that became your family?
12:25Well,
12:26it's a continuous communication.
12:28So we made a lot of friends.
12:30With Rhea.
12:31Yes.
12:32With Luan.
12:33But some really left.
12:35Miriam Kembao came to us,
12:38one of the original hosts.
12:40Regine came.
12:42So a lot of people
12:43became part of Unang Hirit.
12:45And it's nice
12:46that when you text
12:50or message,
12:51nothing changes.
12:52Nothing really changes.
12:54And we're still in the same thread.
12:55Like Rhea,
12:56Connie,
12:57they're all in the same thread.
12:59When it's their birthday,
13:00we greet them.
13:01Pia,
13:02we zoom in.
13:03Or for example,
13:04there's a get-together
13:05at Lin's house.
13:07They're really
13:08part of the invitation.
13:10They don't leave.
13:11As in,
13:12Pia is one of my best friends
13:13in real life.
13:14So you know,
13:15it's like,
13:16it's always about
13:17being friends,
13:18being role models.
13:19It's always about that.
13:20We're still family.
13:21Do you have anything
13:22to be thankful for?
13:23I mean,
13:24of course,
13:2525 years.
13:26That's not a joke.
13:27And as she said,
13:28longest running
13:29morning show
13:30in the Philippines.
13:32Maybe first,
13:33the viewers.
13:34They're able to watch
13:35in the early morning.
13:36We wake up together.
13:40Second,
13:41of course,
13:42the management of GMA
13:43for trusting us.
13:44It's not a joke
13:45the work they gave us.
13:46But,
13:47when you're there,
13:48you don't feel like
13:49you're working.
13:52You're there because
13:53you're serving.
13:54You're enjoying.
13:55It's not heavy.
13:56It's not heavy.
13:58Although,
13:59of course,
14:00when there's a calamity,
14:01there are special events,
14:03you see our staff
14:04being harassed,
14:06there's pressure.
14:08So,
14:09of course,
14:10you're there to help.
14:11Even if there's a calamity,
14:13there's still enjoyment.
14:16Actually,
14:17when there's a calamity,
14:19like a storm,
14:20an earthquake,
14:21or a volcano eruption,
14:23that's our highest ratings.
14:26So,
14:27the trust
14:29of the Filipinos
14:30when it comes to
14:31newsworthiness,
14:33credibility,
14:35GMA maintained that
14:36through the first series.
14:37And enjoyment,
14:38maybe in terms of
14:40giving service
14:41to those who need it.
14:42You, right?
14:43You're sending it home.
14:45When you witness
14:46things like that
14:47firsthand,
14:49it's very humbling
14:50because
14:51for us,
14:52we just complain
14:53a little bit.
14:54We complain right away.
14:55But for other people
14:56in other parts of the Philippines,
14:57the house didn't collapse
14:58for a whole year.
14:59So,
15:00it's very humbling
15:01to experience.
15:02You know,
15:03to see things like that
15:04where there are more people
15:05who are suffering
15:06than what you're
15:07complaining about.
15:08Can you imagine
15:09the faith of everyone
15:10that before they even
15:11go to work,
15:12before they bring
15:13their kids to school,
15:14they'll turn on
15:15the TV first.
15:16They'll watch you
15:17in the first episode.
15:18They'll listen to what
15:19you want to say
15:20and what they should know.
15:21That trust,
15:22that faith,
15:23that still exists
15:24in the first episode
15:25with our loyal viewers,
15:27it doesn't develop
15:28right away.
15:29It really takes years.
15:30So,
15:31it warms the heart
15:32to know that they
15:33trust us very much
15:34even now.
15:35More so now.
15:36That's the word,
15:37trust.
15:38Trust.
15:40But in the end,
15:41you're still there
15:42watching
15:43what you've been
15:44trusting for so long.
15:45So, the fact that
15:46they still do that,
15:47they still turn on the TV,
15:48they still watch us,
15:49they still wait for Arnold
15:50to tell them,
15:51this one has an entrance,
15:52this one doesn't.
15:53Be careful here.
15:55But you've built that
15:56through 25 years.
15:57It's really strong.
15:58It's true.
15:59It's true.
16:00I agree.
16:01What are you looking
16:02forward to?
16:03I mean,
16:04knowing that you've
16:05reached the 25th
16:06anniversary.
16:08For me,
16:09I want to reach
16:10100 years.
16:12You're pitiful,
16:13Sham.
16:15No,
16:16it's like I'm visualizing.
16:17It's like you're alive
16:18until you want to.
16:21I'm visualizing
16:22because there was a time
16:23when Egan was in Tungkod.
16:24Miss Linden
16:25was also in Tungkod
16:26the other week.
16:27I was in an accident.
16:28Maybe if 25 more years.
16:29But he still shoots like that.
16:30Sorry.
16:31Face card.
16:32Maybe if 25 more years
16:33they go together
16:34to Tungkod,
16:35we'll remember them,
16:36the kids.
16:37You're too much.
16:39It's really good
16:40to imagine.
16:41It's really good
16:42to imagine.
16:43But yeah,
16:44it's a different kind
16:45of brand
16:46that was built
16:47by Unang Hirit
16:48from production.
16:49Everyone
16:50was a part of
16:51Unang Hirit.
16:52But I'm sure
16:53you'll be careful
16:54because they said
16:55they built it
16:56for 25 years
16:57in trust.
16:58Of course.
16:59Don't destroy it.
17:00Of course.
17:01Of course.
17:02Of course.
17:03Don't worry.
17:04Don't worry.
17:05You'll have
17:06Anju's kids.
17:07Yes.
17:08Right?
17:09Maybe not grandkids
17:10but kids.
17:11Kids.
17:12Adopted kids.
17:13No more.
17:14Even grandkids.
17:15What if I'm immortal?
17:16We don't know.
17:17We're not sure.
17:18We're not sure.
17:19But let's see.
17:20Let's see.
17:2125 years.
17:22What else did he say?
17:23He said
17:24more years to come.
17:25Right?
17:26More years to come.
17:27But right?
17:28As long as
17:29we can serve
17:30the country,
17:31we'll do it.
17:32As long as
17:33they accept us
17:34as their family.
17:35Because we've
17:36become a part.
17:37We're like
17:38aunties.
17:39They see us
17:40and say,
17:41it's been a long time
17:42since we saw you.
17:43We're like aunties.
17:44Uncle, auntie.
17:45Not just
17:46grandparents.
17:47But the way
17:48they look at us
17:49as if we're
17:50family.
17:51Because they
17:52let us enter
17:53their house.
17:54The door is
17:55wide open
17:56for us to enter
17:57every single morning.
17:58So the way
17:59they treat us,
18:00it's as if
18:01the older ones
18:02treat us
18:03as if we're
18:04family.
18:05They even
18:06grew up
18:07with social
18:08media.
18:09It's yet
18:10global.
18:11Right?
18:12That's also
18:13a platform
18:14we're taking
18:15care of.
18:16So it's part
18:17of the interaction.
18:18We read
18:19the comments
18:20because
18:21some people
18:22have gadgets
18:23when they
18:24leave the house.
18:25Or on
18:26the bus
18:27there's a monitor.
18:28You'll
18:29notice that
18:30they're still
18:31watching us
18:32My family in the U.S. is really watching you
18:36because they want to see what's happening in the Philippines.
18:39My mom is actually more updated than I am.
18:43She knows that there's a flood in the Philippines.
18:48I asked her, why are you telling me this?
18:50She's more updated than Nelson Ricanas.
18:53It's a big responsibility.
18:55Even if you're 25 years old, you're just getting started
18:59because of that responsibility.
19:01Let's get personal.
19:04This video is so repetitive.
19:06I was just about to say that.
19:08I was just commenting. It's so cute.
19:10It's hard to watch.
19:12You've been through a lot.
19:14Admit it, you're more handsome now.
19:16Thank you so much.
19:18Some things improve with age.
19:20But chubby cheeks suit you.
19:21That's not cheap.
19:23His waistline is smaller than mine.
19:26He insulted me.
19:28Can't do that.
19:30This year, you had a health scare.
19:34How are you now?
19:36It's not 100%.
19:38Just like before.
19:40I have problems with my steps and stairs.
19:45I'm always stuck on the wall.
19:48I used to be able to sit up straight.
19:50I just left it.
19:52Maybe there's a psychological effect
19:54that I won't be able to improve
19:56You have a lot of talents.
19:58Thank you to the prayers
20:00of my first-year family.
20:02It really inspired me.
20:04I really felt their prayers.
20:08I watch them in the hospital.
20:10I miss them.
20:12You can really feel that I'm not there.
20:14Andrew doesn't know what he'll do
20:16when I watch him.
20:18No, no, no.
20:20I'm glad that
20:22I'm back
20:24with open arms.
20:26They can feel that
20:28I'm not there.
20:30They feel good
20:32that I'm getting better.
20:34Actually, it's not just my health.
20:36It's also my thoughts.
20:38It's also my emotions.
20:40My health scare helped a lot.
20:44Now, I'm really
20:46with them.
20:48I can see a little.
20:50Andrew, I see him often.
20:52Sometimes, he eats chicken.
20:54He eats chicken every day.
20:56He said that.
20:58He used to call me
21:00D.
21:02I want to show him
21:04that I'm still healthy.
21:06I don't know.
21:08When he reaches my age,
21:10he'll eat what he eats now.
21:12He'll get fat.
21:14He'll get fat.
21:16That's one of the things you learned.
21:18Yes, to take care of others.
21:20That's a priority.
21:22Right?
21:24You have to think about it.
21:26Is my work
21:28and dedication
21:30too much
21:32to forget yourself?
21:34Now, you have to balance it.
21:36Enjoy life.
21:38At least, I'm not lacking
21:40in the work I'm given.
21:42At the same time,
21:44I'm careful of myself.
21:46Are you able to play golf now?
21:48Yes, I'm able to play golf now.
21:50It's like therapy.
21:52If you like what you're doing,
21:54at least, the air, the sun,
21:56the walk,
21:58the greenery,
22:00it's refreshing.
22:02Because there was a time,
22:04he was the first person I saw
22:06and the last person I saw in GMA.
22:08I'm a security guard here.
22:10I close and he opens.
22:12He's so hardworking
22:14that he forgot his health.
22:16That's how he lives his life.
22:18We all see that.
22:20In terms of health,
22:22he's telling us to be careful
22:24with our sugar,
22:26with our food,
22:28with our chicken.
22:30It's good to see.
22:32In the past,
22:34there was a person
22:36who cooks food.
22:38There was a person who cooks.
22:40We were waiting for that.
22:42After the segment,
22:44the food was so good.
22:46Now,
22:48you can choose.
22:50He boiled eggs.
22:52We were still waiting for him.
22:54His discipline is amazing.
22:56I saved a lot.
22:58Why?
23:00I won't buy
23:02unhealthy food anymore.
23:04When Sir Nelson said
23:06that Sir Egan is not here,
23:08I was shocked.
23:10Our table is vacant outside.
23:12He's still praying.
23:14He even texted me.
23:16He said, I miss you.
23:18Why? There's no food.
23:20Especially when he wins a golf game.
23:22The next thing,
23:24we have a lot to pray for.
23:26He always shares.
23:28That's sad.
23:30That's the secret.
23:32Our bonding
23:34is off-camera.
23:36If it's on-camera,
23:38it's more fun.
23:40That's what I want.
23:42To hear it unplugged.
23:44That's right.
23:46You were there.
23:48I know that.
23:50It's good to watch the viewers.
23:52Sometimes, when you have early coverage.
23:54You'll see.
23:56Lin, recently,
23:58you had some health care.
24:00How's your foot?
24:02It's okay.
24:04I had a fall in Singapore.
24:06I was in the middle of work.
24:08I was so excited.
24:10You jumped.
24:12I jumped.
24:14They always know
24:16that I've always been clumsy.
24:18But that was at the height of my clumsiness.
24:20I overreacted.
24:22I got worried when I heard about it.
24:24I was like, oh my God.
24:26You went home.
24:28I was on my knees.
24:30My foot was wrapped.
24:32I was in a wheelchair.
24:34There's always something positive
24:36in every negative.
24:38I learned a lesson.
24:40I still did my job.
24:42In the end, I was able to do my job.
24:44I did it well.
24:46I completed my story.
24:48You learn something new every day.
24:50I think I just have to really
24:52now be more careful.
24:54Because I'm already going up there
24:56in age as well.
24:58My bones are starting to hurt.
25:00I'm not as strong
25:02as when I was 27, I suppose.
25:04Sometimes, you feel so young
25:06and you just go, go, go.
25:08You need to learn
25:10to just step back.
25:12Let everybody else run ahead of you.
25:14They can do it.
25:16They're strong-spirited.
25:18I'm always happy.
25:20I'm always like, I did something
25:22that wasn't good.
25:24But it's okay.
25:26Positive in every negative.
25:28That's all I have to think about every time.
25:30So now, I'm healing really well.
25:32My shoes are over there.
25:34My slippers are over there.
25:36After the show, I take them off.
25:38But of course, you were in Singapore
25:40and you were covering international stars.
25:42Yes.
25:44How does that heal?
25:46How does that heal?
25:48For me, the biggest perk
25:50really is to meet
25:52people that
25:54practically 99%
25:56of people in the world
25:58will never be able to really
26:00do that.
26:02I've been obsessed with Hollywood for a long time.
26:04I've always loved Hollywood artists.
26:06I've always loved movies, international movies.
26:08The fact that I see them,
26:10I get to talk to them and see them
26:12and see the movies ahead of everybody else.
26:14It's a privilege for me.
26:16It's an honor.
26:18So I really take that job seriously.
26:20And that's our advantage in the first year.
26:22Right?
26:24She does live reports sometimes.
26:26You did a live in Singapore.
26:28The first year really becomes international.
26:32I get to interview people like that.
26:34I get to take pictures with them
26:36that not everybody gets to do.
26:38Even when, let's say,
26:40I have a lot of people there from different nations.
26:42In the end, sometimes,
26:44I'm the only one who gets a picture with these people.
26:46Because I'm the one who encourages them.
26:48We're Filipinos.
26:50We push because it's in our nature.
26:52We're compassionate.
26:54Can I just?
26:56And it's not a photo.
26:58She even smelled Brad Pitt.
27:00I smelled Brad Pitt.
27:02I hugged and kissed Hugh Jackman.
27:04Things like that.
27:06It's fun.
27:08Sometimes, I do this.
27:10It's really tiring.
27:12Don't you get tired?
27:14I do.
27:16But you think about it.
27:18You get tired for three days
27:20and then all the fun comes in after.
27:22Actually, I find fun in everything.
27:24It's like you're running
27:26but there's always something new.
27:28I'm always happy.
27:30I appreciate every moment.
27:32As we all should.
27:34For me, at this age,
27:36whatever I see positive
27:38and whatever I go through that's good,
27:40I appreciate it.
27:42Job well done, Lin.
27:46That's why there are no wrinkles in school.
27:48Smile wrinkles.
27:50That's the secret.
27:52Adjo,
27:54as a host of Unang Hiritan,
27:56recently,
27:58I saw your episode
28:00where you were kicked
28:02and you were
28:04doing a live in your room.
28:06How was that?
28:08You're opening up your life already
28:10to the viewers.
28:12I know millennials,
28:14like Gen Z, they don't like it.
28:16Is it hard for you?
28:18Partly, it's hard.
28:20It's part of your job as a weatherman
28:22to show them what you're going through.
28:24To be transparent
28:26about what you're going through in life.
28:28For me, nothing is bad.
28:30But those things,
28:32I feel like they appreciate me more.
28:34And I appreciate
28:36the people close to me.
28:38Most likely,
28:40special mention, Sir Igan,
28:42Mamisoo, Sir Ivan, everyone,
28:44Anchor's Host, Shira Kaloy,
28:46even the production team of Unang Hiritan
28:48because they helped me a lot.
28:50That day, when I was being carried to Marikina,
28:52the first person I called was Daddy Igan.
28:54I said,
28:56maybe I can be rescued.
28:58Because the water level was so high.
29:00And my room, since it's a basement,
29:02it was filled to the ceiling.
29:04So I couldn't save anything.
29:06So Igan replied.
29:08I called Mamisoo, production team,
29:10our PMs of Unang Hiritan.
29:12So it was so traumatizing for me,
29:14that I need to let it out.
29:16Because I don't have a way
29:18to share that story
29:20to a different person.
29:22Because I don't want to be a burden.
29:24Especially to my parents,
29:26because they are important people to me.
29:28So that was my outlet at that time.
29:30I want to share it to the world.
29:32Not to get sympathy over it,
29:34but to just let it out.
29:36Because if I hide my hardship
29:38to myself at that time,
29:40it will be a burden for me.
29:42So it's traumatizing.
29:44I'm so thankful to Ms. Lynn,
29:46Sir Igan, Mamisusan, everyone
29:48at Unang Hiritan, because they helped me a lot.
29:50I even went to Abukasan at Unang Hiritan.
29:52I even went to Jumuti.
29:54My clothes at that time,
29:56to Sir Ivan,
29:58I even wore my shoes to Sir Ivan.
30:00They helped me a lot.
30:02So I really
30:04appreciate all of them.
30:06So that's when you'll know
30:08that we'll last for a long time.
30:10Igan,
30:12you even sent a text asking for a rescue
30:14with a camera.
30:16You know what I mean?
30:18No, when I called them,
30:20the rescuers were the first ones to come
30:22to rescue me.
30:24We moved everything that could be moved.
30:26Because at that time,
30:28when I gave them his address,
30:30the rescuers couldn't get in.
30:34So he kept texting me,
30:36I told him to just wait there.
30:38That's why I gave them all the numbers
30:40so that they'll know
30:42that I haven't been rescued yet.
30:46It's been a long time,
30:48since he was rescued.
30:50So I was in the water
30:52for 6 hours or more.
30:56When it comes to clothes,
30:58I can't give him anything.
31:00Maybe he'll give it to Yulo first.
31:02I'm just here.
31:04I just gave him a different help.
31:06Sorry, Andrew.
31:08It's okay.
31:10My pants are just short.
31:12It's a good thing we have twin towers.
31:14Him and Ivan.
31:16So basically,
31:18almost the same height.
31:20Difference of 2 inches.
31:22So it's perfect.
31:24But Andrew,
31:26he's a college heartthrob.
31:28Not really, Sir Nelson.
31:30We know how Igan feels.
31:34We've been through that.
31:36What's your transition
31:38from that?
31:40Because the attention
31:42of a college heartthrob is different.
31:44Then you suddenly became a weather presenter.
31:46And now, you're the host of a morning show.
31:48Actually,
31:50in my first month,
31:52a lot of people were chatting to me
31:54congratulating me.
31:56But in the latter part,
31:58they were like,
32:00you've changed.
32:02I mean, it's not a bad change.
32:04Like I said before, I was an athlete.
32:06I used to do acting then.
32:08So you know,
32:10the dynamic has changed a lot.
32:12But the discipline is still there.
32:14I'm more disciplined now
32:16since it's a morning show.
32:18We can see the public.
32:20We don't want to do anything scandalous.
32:22We don't want to ruin the brand of GMA.
32:24So now, you're more careful
32:26in everything you do.
32:28So now, I'm protecting
32:30not only myself,
32:32but also the people around me.
32:34They feel young
32:36when they're with me.
32:38It's true.
32:40My last question is,
32:42in 25 years,
32:44what's the most memorable
32:46moment
32:48that happened
32:50in a show?
32:54I'll start with you.
32:56It's still a short memory.
32:5825 years.
33:00Yes, 25 years.
33:02That's a long time.
33:04You go first.
33:06Okay, I'll go first.
33:08For me, Sir Nelson,
33:10of course, the first day.
33:12It was memorable.
33:14I was like a kid going on a film trip.
33:16I was excited and nervous.
33:18Then,
33:20there's this feeling of pride
33:22being a part of this group of Unang Hirit.
33:24It's different.
33:26Like I said before,
33:28you're the center.
33:30But you know what?
33:32He'll hide in his room
33:34to release
33:36his happiness.
33:38That's what I used to do.
33:40Because I was with them.
33:42I've been watching them for 3 years.
33:44I'll just say this.
33:46The people in the weather team,
33:48the weather is different.
33:50I can't tell them upfront
33:52because I was shy and intimidated at that time.
33:54Now, you're not shy anymore.
33:56Not with us.
33:58For me,
34:00about the same
34:02as Angel,
34:04when I was able to enter Unang Hirit.
34:06I said at that time, it was a transition for me.
34:08But more than that,
34:10waking up in the morning.
34:12We were backtracked a few years before that.
34:14Before Unang Hirit,
34:16we were the first.
34:18We were the newscast in the morning.
34:20I don't know if you're aware of GMA Balita.
34:22They were with Alex Tinsay.
34:24We were the news in the morning.
34:26So I was used to
34:28waking up early and then suddenly, it's gone.
34:30So when I finally entered Unang Hirit again,
34:32it's like
34:34a new home.
34:36It's another experience for me.
34:38We've done so many
34:40interviews on and out of the studio.
34:42Local and
34:44otherwise. But in the end,
34:46you go back to that first
34:48moment that you entered the studio
34:50and you thought,
34:52this is my new home.
34:54Yeah.
34:56For me,
34:58every day since
35:001999, it's memorable for me.
35:02Treasure it.
35:04But if you can say
35:06it was challenging,
35:08the time of the pandemic was different.
35:10Because
35:12I was left alone.
35:14Even here, when I entered,
35:16it was just a no man's land.
35:18You can't
35:20talk to people nearby.
35:22There's no vaccine.
35:24You don't know what will happen to you.
35:26But you need to do your job.
35:28You need to inform the audience
35:30what's happening.
35:32It took a few weeks
35:34before your co-hosts
35:36started coming in.
35:38Then the
35:40protection
35:42for the
35:44virus. For me, that's the most
35:46challenging and one of the
35:48difficult things you did.
35:50Because
35:52the audience
35:54needs to feel that
35:56you don't know
35:58about this virus.
36:00That's the report of people dying.
36:02And you're like,
36:04this is dangerous and you're still letting people in.
36:06So maybe that's
36:08what I can't
36:10forget through the years.
36:12Maybe
36:14it's the same for the whole world.
36:16Our lives just stopped.
36:18That's true.
36:20What legacy
36:22will you leave through Unang Hirit?
36:26This is a legacy.
36:28It's been 25 years.
36:32I mean,
36:34I'll just tell you
36:36that you left a legacy
36:38by being
36:40there for 25 years.
36:42You know,
36:44there were small people before
36:46and now there are children watching.
36:48But for me,
36:50the legacy is not for me
36:52to expound
36:54or to say it.
36:56I'll leave it to the viewers.
36:58Because
37:00we're here to
37:02enjoy it and share
37:04the joy we feel
37:06and to inform them.
37:08Now, I can't think of
37:10a better legacy.
37:12Maybe that's all I can share.
37:14They often say that
37:16you became our alarm clock.
37:18You woke us up.
37:20And you let us stay in their homes.
37:22For me,
37:24thank you so much.
37:26I'm forever grateful to them.
37:28Do you think your hard work is all worth it?
37:30What?
37:32Do you think it's all worth it?
37:34For 25 years,
37:36all that hard work will be gone.
37:38I don't stop counting.
37:40We don't count.
37:42And
37:44here,
37:46I'm not yet 25 years old.
37:48I just need
37:50an interview like this
37:52to share my experiences.
37:54But for us,
37:56we just did the task
37:58given to us by the GMA
38:00management.
38:02Until now,
38:04it's still a job in our minds
38:06that at the same time, we enjoy.
38:08For me,
38:10we made you happy.
38:12I'm happy.
38:14We informed you what you needed to hear,
38:16what you needed to learn for that day.
38:18I'm happy because you learned something from us.
38:20We don't just exist
38:22in our...
38:24And we owe you a lot.
38:26We, well,
38:28it's a family.
38:30We are a family.
38:32Because
38:34earlier,
38:36I pinched it for one week.
38:38I couldn't do it.
38:40You woke up, right?
38:42I'm not built for that.
38:44Maybe another thing is
38:46we set the tone
38:48of what your life will be that day.
38:50That's true.
38:52They need to know
38:54what will happen when they leave the house.
38:56And
38:58you have bad news.
39:00At the same time,
39:02we mix surprises
39:04so that when you leave the house,
39:06you'll feel good.
39:08Isn't that hard?
39:10Because you're going through
39:12your own life.
39:14But when you're in front of the camera,
39:16you need to smile.
39:18You need to smile, in a way.
39:20You need to turn that off.
39:22If you're crying behind the camera,
39:24when you're in front of the camera,
39:26you'll be like that.
39:28Take a deep breath.
39:30And the fact that you're with family,
39:32family that you've been with for many, many years,
39:34it's hard,
39:36no matter what you're going through.
39:38When we share our hurts
39:40and pains with each other,
39:42they help
39:44in making things lighter.
39:46Their advice also matters.
39:48You get to use it
39:50in your life.
39:52It evens out.
39:54It makes you feel lighter.
39:56Whatever it is that you're going through,
39:58people don't need to know
40:00that you're feeling bad.
40:02Your job is to make them happy.
40:04So do your job.
40:06Do it. Do your job.
40:08And then turn around.
40:10When you're with your friends,
40:12you tell them.
40:14And you share the burden.
40:16They will share it with you.
40:18That's beautiful.
40:20Because you know,
40:22you can lean on someone
40:24in the UH family.
40:26I don't feel anything anymore.
40:28I mean,
40:30what I went through wasn't a joke.
40:32And what's more,
40:36I was counting the barongs
40:38because of the Independence Day coverage.
40:42So I finished the barong.
40:44I even said,
40:46I have a big announcement tomorrow.
40:48I was joking like that.
40:50That's a big announcement.
40:52It's too big.
40:54And
40:56for the second day,
40:58the first-generation people
41:00came to me.
41:02And
41:04they wanted to show me
41:06that I'm okay.
41:08They don't have to worry.
41:10I'm really proud of you guys.
41:14More than my idols,
41:16I can say that
41:18you've been
41:20a part of my life
41:22for so many years.
41:24Because like what Egan said,
41:26you set the tone of how I start my day.
41:28Thank you very much.
41:30Thank you, Nelson.
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