Why Alma cried...

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Syempre tao lang naman ako na normal na nasasaktan. Iniyak ko din ‘yon.” (At first, I felt hurt. I’m just a human who gets hurt. I cried over it.)

“Pero after no’n wala na— kailangan maging matibay ako e,” she added. “Sa lahat ng ayaw ko kahit nung araw—ayokong magself-pity.” (Then after that, I moved on because I needed to be strong. I hate wallowing in selfpity even before.)

Diaz brought up Moreno’s interview with Davila, which the actress then regarded as a “lesson” for her.

“Hangga’t maaari nga hind ko na inoopen ‘yon e. Hindi na namin pinag-uusapan,” she said, noting how she came to a point when she thought of finishing her studies because of the criticisms thrown at her. “Kaya lang, hindi ko para patunayan ‘yung sarili ko sa lahat. Hindi ako ‘yun.” (As much as possible I don’t open up about it. We don’t talk about it… I do not need to prove myself to everyone. It’s not me.) Moreno then stressed that even if she wasn’t able to finish her studies, she is content that her children did, and that they will not experience what their mom had been through. “Kung ano ‘yung dinanas ko, ayokong madanas ng mga anak mo…kasi mahirap, masakit,” she stated. “Pero at least ngayon—tingnan mo ko— nandito pa rin ako. Lumalaban pa rin.”

(I do not want my kids to experience what I had been through because it was hard and painful… At least now—look at me—I’m still here, fighting.) g