Watch Boy's exclusive interview, where he talks about how the love of his new adoptive family changed his life.
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00:00 Boy, how old were you when your parents adopted you?
00:04 As far as I remember, I was 4 to 5 years old.
00:10 4 to 5 years old.
00:12 Do you have any memories of your parents, of your siblings?
00:18 What do you remember before you were given a house?
00:24 I remember that I had an older brother.
00:26 Oh, you had an older brother.
00:28 Yes, that was the time.
00:30 I was given a house to two boys.
00:36 That was the time we were already in the village.
00:44 The two boys went to your house?
00:46 Yes.
00:48 Who reached you and the two boys?
00:50 But you were already 5 years old.
00:53 Who gave you to the two boys?
00:55 My parents.
00:57 Who both of them? Your father and your mother?
00:59 Yes.
01:01 That's just my memory.
01:03 What memories do you have of your brother?
01:12 He was already 15 years old.
01:17 He was already old?
01:19 Your brother, the one you remember?
01:21 Yes.
01:23 What memories do you have of him?
01:28 I don't remember the image of my parents.
01:35 I don't know why that happened to me at that time.
01:39 I can't remember them.
01:42 When you were given a house to two mothers, did you know where you were going?
01:53 No, I didn't.
01:55 You just joined them without any worries?
01:57 Yes.
01:58 You didn't fight?
01:59 No.
02:00 You just gave it to them?
02:01 Yes.
02:02 Maybe because you were so cute when you were a child.
02:05 You were so cute.
02:09 You were given a house to two mothers and they brought you to the house of Ampunan.
02:13 What do you remember inside the house of Ampunan?
02:17 First, I was happy.
02:19 You were happy there?
02:21 Yes, because we had activities there.
02:25 We had dances.
02:28 After a while, I started to think that my friends were bullying me when I was young.
02:38 I was the one who was bullied.
02:41 I was the one who was angry with the person who was taking care of us.
02:47 Then, I made a friend.
02:52 His name was Butchok.
02:54 Butchok?
02:55 Yes, he was the one I called Kuya.
02:58 Butchok was inside the house of Ampunan?
03:00 Yes.
03:01 You met him?
03:02 Yes.
03:03 What happened to you and Butchok?
03:05 We planned to leave the house of Ampunan.
03:09 Why?
03:10 Because I couldn't take it anymore.
03:14 Why?
03:15 Did you have an argument?
03:19 We argued over food.
03:21 Over food?
03:22 Yes, because we had little food.
03:26 We were asked to sleep early.
03:29 The activities that were happening there were also disappearing.
03:34 I was very angry.
03:38 When I was young, I was very naughty.
03:41 You were naughty?
03:42 Yes.
03:43 You admitted it?
03:44 Yes, I admitted it.
03:45 You were naughty or naughty?
03:46 That's it?
03:47 Yes.
03:48 That's it?
03:49 Okay.
03:50 Butchok and you left.
03:52 Yes.
03:53 Where did you go?
03:54 We went to a place called Keapo.
03:57 How old were you when Butchok and you left?
04:03 I was 5 or 6 years old.
04:06 So, you were inside Ampunan for a short period of time?
04:11 Yes.
04:12 You left?
04:13 Yes.
04:14 How did you leave?
04:15 We were locked up.
04:16 We were in a bagancia.
04:17 We were doing something.
04:18 Maybe, time passed.
04:19 We were stealing food to survive.
04:20 We were sleeping on the street.
04:21 What were the children doing?
04:22 That's it.
04:23 That's when we became...
04:24 You were both Butchok's?
04:25 Yes.
04:26 You were both Butchok's?
04:27 Yes.
04:28 Okay.
04:29 You were both Butchok's?
04:30 Yes.
04:31 Okay.
04:32 You were both Butchok's?
04:33 Yes.
04:34 Okay.
04:35 You were both Butchok's?
04:36 Yes.
04:37 Okay.
04:38 You were both Butchok's?
04:39 Yes.
04:40 Okay.
04:41 So, what happened?
04:42 What happened to Butchok?
04:43 When we had a conversation, we walked until we reached the top of Libertad.
04:44 Libertad in Pasay?
04:45 Yes.
04:46 We were very hungry.
04:47 He talked to me and he told me that he was going to get some food.
04:48 He was going to get some food.
04:49 He was going to get some food.
04:50 He was going to get some food.
04:51 He was going to get some food.
04:52 He was going to get some food.
04:53 He was going to get some food.
04:54 He was going to get some food.
04:55 He was going to get some food.
04:56 He was going to get some food.
04:57 He was going to get some food.
04:58 He was going to get some food.
04:59 He was going to get some food.
05:00 He was going to get some food.
05:01 He was going to get some food.
05:02 He was going to get some food.
05:09 He was going to get some food.
05:10 He was going to get some food.
05:11 He was going to get some food.
05:12 He was going to get some food.
05:13 He was going to get some food.
05:14 He was going to get some food.
05:15 He was going to get some food.
05:16 He was going to get some food.
05:17 He was going to get some food.
05:18 He was going to get some food.
05:19 He was going to get some food.
05:20 He was going to get some food.
05:21 He was going to get some food.
05:22 He was going to get some food.
05:23 He was going to get some food.
05:24 He was going to get some food.
05:25 He was going to get some food.
05:26 He was going to get some food.
05:27 He was going to get some food.
05:28 He was going to get some food.
05:29 He was going to get some food.
05:31 My clothes are big.
05:33 My clothes are big.
05:35 Maybe it's because of this.
05:38 You're wearing a kid's clothes?
05:39 Yes.
05:40 Those are your clothes?
05:41 Yes.
05:42 I don't have any more.
05:43 You don't have any more?
05:44 Yes.
05:45 You're so smelly.
05:46 Yes.
05:47 Where did you go?
05:48 You went to number one and number two.
05:49 You know what I mean.
05:51 Yes.
05:52 Where are you going?
05:53 How are you?
05:54 I just take a bath.
05:57 I just take off my clothes.
05:58 I just take a bath where I can see the river.
06:01 You're wearing that again?
06:03 Yes.
06:04 You're so smelly.
06:05 You're so smelly.
06:06 You're so smelly.
06:07 Wait a minute.
06:08 Wait a minute.
06:09 Wait a minute.
06:10 Who's Asuncion?
06:11 Who's Asuncion?
06:12 Who's Asuncion?
06:13 Who's Asuncion?
06:14 It's Mama.
06:15 Who's that?
06:16 How did you meet?
06:17 How did you meet?
06:18 When we separated,
06:19 When we separated,
06:20 I met him here at BLTV.
06:21 I met him here at BLTV.
06:22 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:23 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:24 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:25 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:26 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:28 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:29 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:30 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:31 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:32 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
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06:34 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:35 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:36 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:37 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:38 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:39 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:40 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:41 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:42 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
06:43 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
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07:15 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
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07:26 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
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07:32 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
07:35 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
07:38 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
07:41 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
07:44 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
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07:53 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
07:56 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
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08:02 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
08:05 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
08:08 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
08:11 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
08:14 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
08:17 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
08:20 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
08:23 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
08:26 BLTV in Pasay was burned down in 2005.
08:29 You said that it was not good at first.
08:32 What happened?
08:34 What happened to you?
08:36 When we were helping,
08:38 especially when the house was burned down,
08:41 especially when the house was burned down,
08:44 Yes, it was burned down.
08:46 BLTV was burned down.
08:48 We were in the squatter.
08:50 BLTV was burned down.
08:52 BLTV was burned down.
08:54 What did Mama Sean do to you?
08:57 While you were growing up?
08:59 She taught me.
09:01 She taught you?
09:03 Yes, since I was 6 years old in kindergarten.
09:07 You were 6 years old in kindergarten?
09:09 Yes.
09:10 What was that?
09:11 Jesus Christ.
09:12 Yes.
09:13 That's why I was the best in attendance.
09:16 Best in attendance?
09:17 Yes.
09:18 Why did that happen?
09:20 My role was being fixed.
09:23 Regarding my virtual certificate.
09:26 Virtual certificate?
09:27 My virtual certificate is a founding certificate.
09:30 That's what PSA is now calling it.
09:36 Founding.
09:38 Did you finish your college?
09:41 High school.
09:42 You finished high school?
09:43 Yes.
09:44 What jobs did you get?
09:47 I got a job as a veneto aristocrat.
09:51 As a waiter?
09:53 First, I was a cleaner in a restaurant.
09:58 Now, as I was growing older, I was looking at people who were cooking.
10:02 I became an assistant cook.
10:04 Oh, really?
10:05 Then, in pizza, I was looking at the process.
10:09 I became an assistant pizza cook.
10:11 Oh, so you know how to make pizza.
10:12 Yes.
10:13 You know how to cook.
10:15 Yes.
10:16 After that?
10:17 After that, I also tried to be a deliveryman for a gay person.
10:22 I was one of the people who was carrying and delivering.
10:25 You were the one who was selling bags.
10:28 Yes, I was a bag seller.
10:29 What else?
10:30 I was also a car wash boy.
10:32 I was giving all of that to my mother when I was earning money.
10:36 To your mother.
10:37 Yes.
10:38 That's why you were so dear to her.
10:39 Yes.
10:40 Right?
10:41 How did you get in?
10:43 You were a stuntman.
10:44 Now, you're a stuntman.
10:45 Yes.
10:46 You're a big time.
10:47 How did you get in as a stuntman?
10:49 We were already together when I was in Calipin.
10:56 We moved to San Mateo, Rizal.
11:00 The problem was that I was new to the place because of the job application.
11:08 At that time, I was able to enter the hypermarket, Cubau.
11:12 When the pandemic happened, my last work was as a tapaking.
11:20 I was a tapaking.
11:22 During the pandemic?
11:23 Yes.
11:24 Who was the artist you worked with when you were a stuntman?
11:28 Sir Roco Nacino.
11:30 Sir Roco Nacino.
11:31 Yes.
11:32 What films and programs did you work as a stuntman?
11:40 Maria Clara.
11:42 You were in Maria Clara?
11:43 Yes.
11:44 What did you do there?
11:45 I was Sir Roco's double.
11:49 We were in the Philippines.
11:57 Buaya?
11:58 Yes.
11:59 Was that you?
12:00 Yes.
12:01 We were in the Philippines.
12:02 We were going back and forth.
12:03 But Sir Roco was the one.
12:06 Who?
12:07 Sir Roco was the one who was in the Philippines.
12:11 So he was the one but you were in the Philippines?
12:14 Yes.
12:15 You were the only one who was in Buaya?
12:19 Yes.
12:20 Where else?
12:21 In Harness.
12:24 Where?
12:25 In the place where we did the film.
12:30 Oh, the film.
12:31 Yes.
12:32 And in the television, here in GMA?
12:34 In the goons.
12:38 And the characters, I was also in the lines.
12:42 You were in the lines?
12:43 Yes.
12:44 Really?
12:45 Where were you in the lines?
12:46 Here in Mayabotkamay.
12:47 I was the one who was the guardian of the gun.
12:50 Oh, you were.
12:51 Yes.
12:52 Tell me, what was the most delicate stunt you did?
12:58 The most delicate stunt I did was the one where I was in the car.
13:04 What was that?
13:06 What TV program or film?
13:09 A film.
13:10 A film?
13:11 Yes.
13:12 What was the title?
13:13 Tupac.
13:14 Tupac?
13:15 Yes.
13:16 Now?
13:17 Now, I was looking for a main character.
13:23 Suddenly, I was the one who was chosen.
13:25 You were the one who was going to act as the double in the film.
13:30 You were the one who was going to be the main character.
13:32 I went up to the top of the car and fell.
13:36 You fell?
13:38 You were inside the car?
13:40 Yes.
13:41 No, I was in the car.
13:44 When the car hit me, I turned around.
13:48 Did you learn how to do that?
13:52 Yes.
13:53 We practiced before we did it.
13:56 Oh, you practiced before you did it.
14:00 Yes, and when we practiced the stunt work, that's what we did.
14:05 Okay.
14:06 But you haven't experienced an accident yet?
14:10 Not yet.
14:11 I hope not.
14:13 But it's normal for us to have body aches.
14:15 Of course, if you work like that, your body will really hurt.
14:18 Wait a minute, you and Mama Sean didn't fight, right?
14:22 Yes.
14:23 When someone was looking for a woman, was that the case?
14:26 Yes.
14:27 Tell us why you two fought.
14:29 At that time, someone told him that a woman was looking for a man.
14:36 What happened was, he didn't tell me that a woman was looking for a man.
14:44 What about you?
14:45 Me?
14:46 Of course, your heart was beating fast.
14:48 Of course, when I was young, I was like, "Is this the real parent?"
14:54 Maybe that's the real parent who was looking for you and didn't tell you.
14:58 Yes.
14:59 What was the reason Mama Sean gave you?
15:02 Why didn't he tell you?
15:05 Did you talk to Mama Sean about that?
15:08 No, because when I was away from her, she felt like a mother.
15:16 Yes.
15:17 You were afraid of losing her.
15:19 Yes.
15:20 Because you were already very close.
15:23 Yes.
15:24 How is your life now?
15:26 Now, I'm just waiting for a project in Stuntman.
15:31 Yes.
15:32 I'm happy. I visit Mama Sean. I take her to Cavite.
15:38 Mama Sean is the only one who is alone at home, taking care of the dogs and cats.
15:43 My siblings go there every week.
15:47 Until now, you were still looking for your real parents.
15:52 Yes.
15:53 Until now?
15:54 Yes, until now.
15:55 But how will you find them if you don't have any memories of them?
15:59 Yes, Auntie Mel.
16:00 Where will you find them?
16:01 Where did you get your name, Boyzobel?
16:03 I wrote it on a piece of paper when I was still young.
16:07 I didn't know if it was real.
16:11 I just wrote it down.
16:18 Were you inside the house or in the school?
16:25 I was in a barangay. I was being asked to write down my name.
16:31 You wrote Boyzobel.
16:33 Yes, Boyzobel.
16:34 They wrote my birthday and when they were born.
16:39 That's why they were able to find you.
16:42 Yes.
16:43 As soon as you thought of Boyzobel,
16:47 Yes.
16:48 did you have a basis on why you wrote it?
16:52 I don't remember, Auntie Mel.
16:54 You don't remember?
16:55 Yes.
16:56 I really wanted to know what my real name was.
17:00 Yes.
17:01 Age.
17:02 How will you know your real name?
17:04 You don't know anyone.
17:06 No one.
17:07 Yes.
17:08 Because it will come from you, of course.
17:11 What is the basis to find out?
17:15 You can just call someone, it's not like that.
17:20 You don't know the situations.
17:23 If you know the situations that you can tell,
17:27 for example, when you were young, your parents divorced you.
17:31 Do you remember anything like that?
17:33 No.
17:34 When you were young, did you remember anyone in your family?
17:40 The names of people you heard about?
17:43 Friends, siblings, your father, your mother, none of that?
17:47 None.
17:48 Yes, I'm so stupid to think about that.
17:50 That's why I really wanted to know them.
17:53 I already have two children.
17:55 I just wanted to introduce them to my beautiful life, my children.
18:00 Yes.
18:01 I also wanted to know if my last name is really my last name.
18:05 Because my children will bring my last name.
18:08 What is your children's last name now?
18:10 Sobel, too.
18:11 Sobel, too?
18:12 Yes.
18:13 Oh, yes.
18:14 They are also, Marcus and Blake.
18:17 Yes.
18:18 You know, what you went through was like a hole in a carriage.
18:23 You were so young, you didn't have any money yet.
18:27 Yes.
18:28 And you were going to disappear to a place where you didn't know anyone.
18:34 What lessons did you want our televiewers to learn from your experiences?
18:42 For me, Auntie Mel, one of my lessons is to not lose hope.
18:47 Always strive for life.
18:50 One day, they will be able to sing what they want or smile in life.
18:56 Yes.
18:58 Instead of doing bad things.
19:00 Instead of doing bad things.
19:02 Because bad things, no matter what you do, karma will come to you.
19:07 That's what I learned.
19:10 It's so beautiful that even in the beginning, you can't blame yourself.
19:16 You're still young, you don't know what to do.
19:21 But people grow old and so does the mind.
19:26 Yes.
19:27 So, in short, you grow old and you learn what is right and wrong.
19:31 Yes.
19:32 So, when you learn that, just like you, you have a good mind.
19:37 Yes.
19:38 That's why you changed your life.
19:40 Yes.
19:41 And for that, we congratulate you.
19:43 Thank you, Auntie Mel.
19:44 Congratulations, boy.
19:45 Yes.
19:46 And you changed the wind in your life.
19:48 Yes.
19:49 And I want to say, I hope you find your parents.
19:53 But I think it's very hard.
19:55 But I will say it, right?
19:57 Yes.
19:58 I hope so.
19:59 I really hope so.
20:01 I really want to meet them.
20:04 Yes.
20:05 Join in the prayer.
20:06 I always do.
20:07 Join in the prayer.
20:09 So that you know.
20:12 Do you believe in miracles?
20:15 That's what I want to give you.
20:19 I hope you find a miracle for you and you meet your parents.
20:25 Thank you very much, boy.
20:26 Thank you very much.
20:27 God bless you and your family.
20:29 Yes.
20:30 It's true.
20:32 You can only do miracles.
20:34 You don't know anything.
20:36 You really don't know anything.
20:39 You really don't know anything.
20:42 But you are also taught to act.
20:44 Yes.
20:45 By Director Ramil Rojas.
20:47 He is the one who guides us.
20:50 Yes.
20:51 And now, I am an eagle.
20:55 What?
20:56 Eagles.
20:57 Eagles?
20:58 Yes.
20:59 We joined a community service.
21:02 We have a community service.
21:05 We help the kids.
21:06 Really?
21:07 We clean.
21:08 Yes.
21:09 That's so nice.
21:10 Do you have a group?
21:14 Yes.
21:15 It's like an NGO.
21:16 It's the Eagle's Elite Association.
21:18 That's nice.
21:19 Where do you live?
21:20 In San Mateo.
21:21 You didn't leave San Mateo?
21:24 No.
21:25 It's in my village.
21:28 That's where we live.
21:32 My village is up there.
21:34 That's nice.
21:35 At least you are separated.
21:37 Yes.
21:38 Yes, Mothita Venk.
21:39 OK.
21:39 Thank you so much.
21:40 Thank you, Mothita Venk.
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