Aired (September 30, 2023): Abdul Raman is known as one of the rising actors of this generation, but behind his success lies a story of hardships he endured with his mother. Watch his life story in "My Mother and I: The Abdul Raman Story" #MPKMyMother #GMANetwork #GMADrama #Kapuso
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01:20 >> My mother and I, the Abdul Roman story.
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02:21 >> Abdul, tell us first, how do you describe your childhood?
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07:03 >> Sorry, sorry, sorry.
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07:16 >> Ma,
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19:34 Mmm.
19:36 Son, it's already late. Come, eat.
19:40 Eat here, quickly.
19:48 Mom, the food is already dry.
19:50 Son, I'm sorry. I just had to make do.
19:54 Eat.
19:56 Mom, I'm not complaining, but I'm probably making a lot of money, right?
20:11 Actually, I made 30,000 pesos in my last commercial.
20:17 Where did the money go, Mom?
20:19 Are you trying to sell me off if I took your money?
20:29 You're talking to me like I didn't do anything right.
20:33 Do you think it's easy to budget money?
20:37 Mom, I'm just...
20:39 Do you think it's easy to be a mother?
20:40 Mom, I'm not questioning your being a mother.
20:44 What's next? Are you going to tell me that I'm just like you, Engie?
20:49 That I'm weak? That I'm useless?
20:52 Even if you don't say it, that's what your eyes are saying.
20:57 That I'm worthless, Mom.
20:59 Mom, that's not true.
21:01 That no one wants to accept me in their job because I'm worthless?
21:05 I told you, right?
21:08 I can't support you alone, but you forced me to do it.
21:13 I'm a coward.
21:14 And now, you're the one who made me look like a fool.
21:20 I hope they won't fire us.
21:23 Because even if they look at me like I'm worthless,
21:26 you won't get fed up.
21:28 Mom, I'm sorry.
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21:40 How much do you earn?
21:44 My first commercial, my first paycheck was 25,000.
21:49 One day taping.
21:51 Who's holding your money? You were still a kid.
21:55 Of course, I was 14. It was all my mom.
21:57 All your mom?
21:59 Yes.
22:00 She's the one who's going to all the money you earn?
22:01 Yes.
22:03 She's the one who decides how you're going to spend your money?
22:06 Yes.
22:07 And actually, during that time,
22:09 I was the only one who brought money.
22:12 My mom was struggling to find work because of her age.
22:16 In the Philippines, it's hard to find work when you're old.
22:20 Companies favor newbies.
22:24 What about when you got rich?
22:27 It was 2016, right?
22:31 2017, 2018. And when 2019 came,
22:34 we were about to go into the pandemic.
22:36 Life was really hard.
22:38 Yes.
22:40 What did you do?
22:41 In 2019, I was already in a starstruck.
22:44 In order to give his mother and brother a stable life,
22:53 Abdul stopped studying
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23:00 Until the program "Starstruck" opened for him.
23:06 Many supported Abdul
23:09 and many said that he could be part of the contest.
23:14 Until Abdul reached the top three.
23:17 But unfortunately, he wasn't the ultimate male survivor of starstruck.
23:24 Thank you very much.
23:27 Mom, why is it so dark?
23:36 It's like an outdoor.
23:38 Let's go inside.
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23:49 Ziad, help me here.
24:15 Turn on the light.
24:17 Oh no.
24:32 It's okay if you lose.
24:42 What's important is that you need to learn to accept your defeat.
24:47 Faster.
24:49 It's not painful anymore.
24:52 Lose?
24:53 Is that what you think of me, Mom?
24:58 Loser.
25:00 Son, that's not what I meant.
25:03 Then what do you mean, Mom?
25:05 Congratulations, Abdul.
25:09 You're eliminated from the contest.
25:12 Is that it?
25:15 But I won't give up, Mom.
25:20 I won't be quiet and I won't stop auditioning
25:24 until I give you the life that I promised you.
25:29 Even if it means all the pain and fear that I feel until now, Mom.
25:37 You know who the real loser is?
25:39 The people who don't believe in themselves.
25:43 The people who only give up after a few rejections.
25:46 The so-called mothers.
25:49 But what?
25:50 They just depend on their children.
25:53 Is that it?
25:55 I thought we could handle it.
25:58 But why is it that I'm the only one who can handle all of this, Mom?
26:06 Maybe, Mom, I'm the real loser.
26:10 Do you know why?
26:11 Because I can't finish it.
26:15 Because even if I smile at the camera, Mom,
26:21 inside my heart, it's so sad.
26:24 Because when I was with you, Mom, I loved you.
26:30 Take care of me, Mom.
26:34 Even if it's just that.
26:36 Even if it's just that.
26:38 Despite the defeat in Starstruck,
26:43 Abdul did not lose a good opportunity in television.
26:48 But unfortunately, because of the pandemic,
26:52 the tapings temporarily stopped.
26:55 That's why the artist Abdul also lost money
26:58 and he lost all of his savings.
27:03 Until...
27:04 Good thing, son, your swab test is negative.
27:07 How many days are you shooting?
27:10 About a month, Mom.
27:12 They said it's a lock-in taping, so I can't go home.
27:15 A month?
27:17 That's not tiring at all.
27:19 Are you tired, son?
27:26 Mom,
27:31 I'll be spending your expenses while I'm away.
27:33 Take care, brother.
27:38 When you come back,
27:39 you can ask me to buy you food from the store.
27:42 I won't be afraid.
27:43 Here, brother.
27:45 Eat this so you won't miss Mom.
27:49 I love you.
27:54 I love you, too.
27:55 Take care, Ziad.
28:02 Take care of Mom.
28:03 Of course.
28:04 Take care, son.
28:06 We'll miss you when you come back.
28:10 I'll go ahead, brother.
28:11 I love you, Mom.
28:20 I love you, son.
28:22 Take care.
28:23 I'll miss you.
28:24 Me, too.
28:25 Take care.
28:27 I will.
28:30 I'll go ahead.
28:33 I'll help you.
28:34 I'll help you.
28:35 Ziad.
29:03 I hope you'll believe that you're not weak, Mom.
29:07 No one is weak, Mom.
29:31 Joyette tried again to find a job.
29:35 And finally,
29:36 she was accepted as a marketing assistant
29:39 in a construction company.
29:42 Until...
29:43 Ziad, son.
29:45 Son.
29:47 You take care of this.
29:48 I'll go ahead.
30:00 You're being called.
30:01 I'm going to the office.
30:03 Don't go on.
30:05 The company can't operate because of the pandemic.
30:08 So, we're with the people who were fired.
30:11 What?
30:13 Mom.
30:23 Mom.
30:24 Mom.
30:25 Mom.
30:26 Abdul, how's your mom?
30:28 How old is she, may I ask?
30:30 She's 46.
30:31 She's so young!
30:33 She's very young.
30:34 Because we were already in the middle of hypertension.
30:37 Yes.
30:38 It was like 10 years ago.
30:42 She was already prescribed a prescription.
30:44 We were still in the U.E.
30:45 She was prescribed meds.
30:47 Maintenance.
30:48 Maintenance.
30:49 For high blood pressure, maybe.
30:50 She didn't follow that.
30:51 Maybe because she wanted to save money financially.
30:55 Yes.
30:57 You know our moms.
30:59 They're very stubborn.
31:01 They want their children to be the first.
31:04 Yes.
31:05 And that's really it.
31:07 Really.
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33:35 Hi, guys.
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39:06 There were so many moments there that I almost shed a tear in your stories.
39:15 For such a young boy at 20.
39:19 It's so beautiful to accept the challenges in your life.
39:26 It's so beautiful. And there were no small challenges, mind you.
39:31 The challenges you went through, the heavy burdens you went through tonight here in Magpakailanman.
39:39 And I admire you for that.
39:44 But the truth is, you pushed the good into the bad.
39:50 You replaced it, right?
39:53 That is what will bring you happiness in your life.
40:00 And I will pray to God for you.
40:04 That He will really give it to you because you deserve it.
40:09 Thank you very, very much.
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40:21 Thank you very much.
40:23 As a son and as a brother,
40:26 Abdul left his responsibilities to his family early
40:31 and rose again to face whatever challenges may come.
40:37 Now, tomorrow, and forever.
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