POKWANG just celebrated her 48th birthday and shared on her vlog how she misses her daughter Malia’s nanny, Yaya Gina, who went home to their province and decided not to return to Manila anymore due to the pandemic.
“As a mom, I can understand, nag-aalala yung family niya sa kanya,” says Pokey. “Sayang kasi we really like her, she can be trusted as a good yaya, but then may anak din siyang naiwan sa probinsiya, so naiintindihan ko.
"Andaming naging epekto nitong pandemic sa’ting lahat and we have to learn how to let go sa mga tao o bagay for their own good.”
Pokey remains busy hosting two shows on TV5, “Chika, BESH” and “Fill in the Bank”.
What can she say to the criticism that she, Pauleen Luna and Ria Atayde are just imitating the former talk show on ABS-CBN, ‘Magandang Buhay’, and they don’t have good chemistry yet.
“Marami namang ibang morning shows in the past hosted by women, nauna na yung ‘Sis’ sa GMA, so hindi naman basta gayahan lang ito,” she says.
“As for the chemistry, darating naman yan. Maski yung ‘Magandang Buhay’, nangapa rin sila noong una (Jolina Magdangal, Melai Cantiveros and Karla Estrada).
"Nade-develop naman yung chemistry as the show goes along. Ang importante, kami nina Pauleen and Ria, we really like each other and we all want to improve as hosts para mapaganda ang show namin.”
No doubt that among them, she has the most life experiences, having worked as a dancer in Japan, having a child there with a Japanese guy, making it in the Philippines, and now having another kid with an American.
Since she is the most senior and the natural comedienne among them, she can also be considered the “bangka” or team leader.
When she had her recent birthday presentation in “Chika, BESH”, she couldn’t help but cry tears of joy when her inamorato, Lee, suddenly popped up to greet her and praised her for being such a good and generous mother and partner to him.
She said she’s very lucky to have a partner in Lee who’s very considerate and even cooks for her.
“Yun nga lang, nahihirapan talaga ako sa English kaya kapag nagsasagutan kami, tumatalikod na lang ako kasi nauubusan ako ng sasabihin,” she says. “Pero later, siya pa ang susuyo sa akin at tatawagin ako, halika na, kumain na tayo, in Tagalog ha.
"Puro pasasalamat talaga ako kay Lord. Very powerful ang dasal, e. Kasi ayan, andaming walang trabaho, pero ako dala-dalawa pa ang bagong shows ko. Hindi talaga ako puedeng magreklamo.”
