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Liza Soberano (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Tears flowed when Liza Soberano left San Francisco to return to the Philippines recently as she had to leave behind her siblings and her American mother Jacqulyn Elizabeth Hanley, whom she had not seen for more than seven years. According to Enrique Gil, Soberano and her mother shared an emotional moment at the San Francisco International Airport when they were about to leave. The actor also shared what Soberano’s mother told him right before they went inside the airport. “Nagkausap kami nung umalis na kami, nauna na si [Liza]. Umiiyak [‘yung mommy niya] tapos niyakap ako. Sabi niya, ‘Take care of her ha?’ Sabi ko, ‘I will tita.’ Sabi ko, come back here sa Manila, pumunta sila dito sa Philippines to visit next year. Ita-try daw nila. Kung hindi, kami ang bibili ng ticket para sa kanila,” he said. Nontheless, Soberano said she and her mother were able to make up for lost time. Enrique Gil (MNS Photo) “Masaya po [ako na nakasama ko ‘yung mommy ko]. Marami kaming time para mag-bonding. Sumama siya sa premiere tapos nag-Great America kami and nag-shopping pa kami,” she said. Soberano and Gil were in San Francisco for the North America premiere of their film, “Just the Way You Are.” Asked how her mother found the movie, Soberano said: “Naiyak siya. Umiiyak siya sa tuwa. She said she was happy and proud of me.” Soberano was born in California. She was raised by her maternal grandparents when Read More …

As millions of Filipinos join the celebration of their adopted country’s 239th year of Declaration of Independence, many will share the spirit of national thanksgiving in the welcoming arms of a country that had made a difference in their lives in many aspects. Lured by the promise of a better life the and the prospect of achieving  the American dream, we join six other ethnicities in the chase for a better tomorrow. The American dream still lures people from all over the world to the U.S. shores and with those gifted with the grit and daring and the ability to work hard, achieving the dream is still a reality. Although realities like record debt, persistent joblessness, and millions of underwater mortgages had dampened and slowed down its realization many have only become more determined in their quest and their experiences had only made them better pursuers of the dream.. Just what is American Dream that many people would do anything to achieve in a lifetime? “American Dream” a Great Depression term used by historian James T. Adams in 1931 to describe the American complex beliefs, religious promises and social expectations. It rang of hope with a capital “H” and traces its beginnings  in the Declaration of Independence and the first European settlers with its basic idea that “every man and every woman shall, regardless of their birth, achieve what they are able to do. Everybody shall be treated and seen equally and be recognized by others for what they are Read More …

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