Aired (August 17, 2024): As a single mom, to what extent can you do to support your children? Are you ready to face the challenges life will bring? Follow the story of Star (Pokwang), a makeup artist and a single mom who is willing to sacrifice everything for her kids, in "Liwanag ng Bituin." #GMANetwork #GMADrama #Kapuso
Watch ‘Magpakailanman,’ every Saturday evening on GMA Network, hosted by Ms. Mel Tiangco. Included in the cast for this episode “Liwanag ng bituin” are Pokwang, Jon Lucas, Royce Cabrera, Dave Bornea. #MPK #Magpakailanman
Watch ‘Magpakailanman,’ every Saturday evening on GMA Network, hosted by Ms. Mel Tiangco. Included in the cast for this episode “Liwanag ng bituin” are Pokwang, Jon Lucas, Royce Cabrera, Dave Bornea. #MPK #Magpakailanman
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00:00I need you
00:05I need you
00:10I need to shout
00:14I can't take it anymore
00:17I can't take it anymore
00:20When have you ever been concerned about me?
00:22You're always busy with your work.
00:25Me, Midsan, I never felt your love.
00:28I can endure all kinds of hardships.
00:32Just don't make it hard for yourselves.
00:38According to the World Health Organization,
00:41of the 15 million single parents in the Philippines,
00:4595% are women.
00:47More than 14 million of them are women,
00:50or what we call, single mothers.
00:55This is where our true story begins.
00:58It's about a make-up artist,
01:01who left her two-year-old daughters
01:03to two mysterious people.
01:07They were both left behind by the stars.
01:11Let's watch the full tribute episode
01:15for our single moms,
01:18who were left behind by the stars.
01:22The Estrella Star Bestseller Story.
01:28♪♪♪
01:30♪♪♪
01:37Hello?
01:39Oh, oh.
01:41The taping's tomorrow?
01:43Who's the make-up artist?
01:46Huh?
01:48Madam?
01:50Oh, I don't like that.
01:52That's too much.
01:53Her mom might yell at me.
01:55Oh.
01:57Yaira, are you okay?
01:58Yes, I'm okay.
01:59Osha, let's go to the left, okay?
02:03You know, I need to go to the bathroom.
02:05Your grandma's busy.
02:06It's my favorite baby boy's birthday.
02:09Okay, okay.
02:11Okay.
02:14Jinky!
02:15Son!
02:19Oh, look at this.
02:21Isn't your birthday set-up gorgeous?
02:24Of course.
02:25It's my favorite baby boy's birthday.
02:30You're right.
02:31It's my birthday,
02:32but you're still busy with work.
02:35Son,
02:37you're wasting the racket.
02:39You know,
02:40your mom's the most in-demand make-up artist
02:42among all the artists.
02:44Just promise me,
02:45you'll call me Papa.
02:48Oh.
02:49I'm sorry.
02:50You know,
02:51Dad's very busy in America.
02:53But,
02:54for you,
02:55no matter what request,
02:57your mom will carry it.
02:59Of course,
03:00you're the most important person in my life.
03:03Really?
03:04Yes.
03:05Mom,
03:06I smell something in the kitchen.
03:08I think it's on fire.
03:11Oh, wait.
03:12Wait, wait.
03:13Mom,
03:14I expect you to keep your promise.
03:17Sons!
03:21Dad?
03:24Dad?
03:28What is it?
03:29You're crazy.
03:36Son,
03:38I just want you to fulfill your wish.
03:43That's why I did something.
03:46I'm sorry.
03:48Dad had an emergency.
03:52His father is in America.
03:54That's why he couldn't call.
03:58But,
03:59I'd love to be your mom and dad.
04:02Where's the catering, Mom?
04:04The guests will be here soon.
04:06Oh, right.
04:08Catering's on the way.
04:11Mom,
04:12who are you?
04:13Oh,
04:14son.
04:17Who else?
04:18I'm your birthday caterer.
04:21Mom,
04:22why did you have to do all that?
04:24I thought Dad left the budget for Jinky's birthday.
04:29Huh?
04:30Son,
04:31don't ask too many questions.
04:33The important thing is,
04:35we're going to host your brother's birthday, right?
04:38Food is ready.
04:39Where are your friends?
04:40Where are your guests?
04:41They'll be here soon.
04:42Yes.
04:43Let's go.
04:44Let's fix the food.
04:45Let's get it ready.
04:46Star,
04:47Star,
04:48how old were your children
04:49when your husband went abroad?
04:51My eldest
04:54was 11 months old.
04:56My second child
04:59was just one month old.
05:00He wasn't even one month old yet.
05:02You were doing well.
05:04Yes,
05:05I was doing well.
05:06But,
05:07then,
05:08he passed away.
05:17What?
05:35Gany, my love,
05:38what really happened to you in America?
05:42I'm looking for your children.
05:44You've been there for years.
05:47Even if it's just a letter,
05:48you won't feel it.
05:49I don't know what I'm going to say
05:51to your children when they ask.
05:53But, don't worry.
05:55I promise,
05:56I won't leave our children.
05:59I miss you so much.
06:02Do you know that I miss you?
06:09I just took a bath.
06:13I'm sexy.
06:14Look at me.
06:18Hey,
06:19don't look at me like that.
06:20I'm nervous.
06:21I'm excited.
06:24You look good in that color.
06:29Excuse me.
06:30Excuse me.
06:39Auntie Star,
06:41I've been here before.
06:43Did you see that?
06:44The ghost's tantrums were gone.
06:46You know,
06:47this is totally life of the party.
06:49As in.
06:50You know,
06:51if there are tantrums,
06:52you always have me with you.
06:53Tantrums?
06:54Tantrums?
06:55Yes.
06:56Don't you have enough tantrums?
06:57You have so many shows.
06:58Your shows are every night.
07:00Let it go.
07:01I need a lot of money.
07:03As my children grow up,
07:04my expenses also grow.
07:07You know, auntie,
07:08I'm not complaining.
07:10Why don't you tell your children
07:12that your husband doesn't have feelings anymore?
07:14He doesn't give them sustenance anymore.
07:16That's why they think
07:17the government of America is giving them sustenance.
07:20So what?
07:21They don't need it anymore.
07:22I can live with them
07:23even if I'm the only one.
07:25And one more thing,
07:26I don't want to bother my children's minds.
07:28And I don't want them to think
07:29bad things about their father.
07:33You said it.
07:35Our next scene is...
07:37Star?
07:38Star?
07:39Michelle,
07:40come here.
07:41Why?
07:43Brother Gany sent you a letter.
07:45Oh,
07:46it's from Gany, my love.
08:06It's been a long time since you knew
08:08that Gany is a different woman in America.
08:12And here it is.
08:14Just read it.
08:17I'll go ahead.
08:29Divorce paper?
08:31She's divorcing me.
08:35But there's no divorce here.
08:38Star didn't sign the divorce papers.
08:42But she didn't stop her husband
08:45from marrying another woman in America.
08:48She chose this.
08:50And she continues to buy
08:52gifts from her husband
08:54for their children.
09:00Children,
09:02here's a package from your father.
09:05I think it's shoes.
09:07And a T-shirt.
09:09Let's open it.
09:12I'm sure it's beautiful.
09:18Erwin,
09:19why did your father send you this?
09:24We're not kids anymore, Mom.
09:27You can't fool us anymore.
09:31We know that Gany and your father
09:33don't have a lot of money.
09:36You're the only one who can afford it.
09:39What?
09:41What's with your reaction?
09:44Even though you know that we know the truth
09:46that your father has another wife in America?
10:04It's been a long time since your father left.
10:07Aren't you going to chase him?
10:10Mom, maybe you can talk to him.
10:13Maybe you two can get back together.
10:18Mom,
10:19if he doesn't want to be with us,
10:21just call him for us.
10:24Because we want to be with him.
10:27Even if he brings us to America.
10:29Even if he brings us to America.
10:34Mom, what?
10:36What? Is that all?
11:00That's the makeup artist.
11:01I haven't seen you for five minutes.
11:03You look like a mess.
11:05This is a classic makeup.
11:07It's ugly.
11:10You know,
11:11I'm just a makeup artist, not a magician.
11:16You're really my award.
11:17You're really crazy.
11:20What can I do if you look like that?
11:23Look, don't overdo it.
11:25Five minutes.
11:26The other one is just five minutes.
11:27Just five minutes.
11:29And the other artist,
11:30I hope we can get five minutes to fix it.
11:38Oh,
11:39you're crying.
11:40Hey, why are you crying all of a sudden, auntie?
11:44Because maybe he'll complain.
11:46Maybe I'll lose my job.
11:48I need to earn money.
11:50I need to support my children.
11:52Because maybe,
11:53maybe if they leave me,
11:55if they join their father,
11:58I won't be able to take care of my children.
12:02You're their mother.
12:04You've been with them since you gave birth to them.
12:07That's why they should love you too.
12:09That's it.
12:10That's what you lack.
12:12Right?
12:13As long as your ex has someone else.
12:15Right?
12:16You should be able to find a guy
12:18that you can date and love.
12:21Right?
12:23Find a boyfriend.
12:24Your ex already has someone else.
12:25Right?
12:27You're the one who's crazy.
12:30Do you think that
12:31I'm that old?
12:33That I can still make mistakes?
12:36I'm just kidding.
12:42After you forgot your experience with your husband,
12:46your heart beat again.
12:48Right?
12:52This is for you.
12:53I'll give it to you.
12:57Thank you, uncle.
13:00But don't give it to me.
13:01My children might see it.
13:04It's okay.
13:06I'll tell them the truth.
13:09That I'm confused with their mother.
13:11That their mother
13:13is the most beautiful woman on earth.
13:16You're so showbiz.
13:17You're so good at fooling around.
13:19Not me.
13:20This is also showbiz.
13:24Star learned to love again
13:26for the second time.
13:28Her happiness didn't fade
13:31during those times.
13:32Especially when she saw
13:34Dindo flirting with his children.
13:39Until...
13:41Who's that?
13:46Wait, wait, wait.
13:49Why?
13:50It's different.
13:51It's really different when you wash it.
13:54Don't be nervous.
13:57Of course, I'm not just happy for myself.
14:01I'm also happy for my children.
14:03And...
14:05They're getting closer to Dindo.
14:08They're not bothering me about their father.
14:11Auntie, speaking.
14:12Speaking, auntie, speaking.
14:13Let's get closer.
14:15I'm really impressed with you.
14:17The way you look at women.
14:18You're the only one who's weak.
14:20What if Star really likes me?
14:23That's impossible.
14:24My husband is in Visayas.
14:27Auntie, auntie.
14:28You're really different.
14:31Are you okay, auntie?
14:36Let's go, auntie.
14:37I'll go with you.
14:38Let's go.
14:41I'm not afraid, Wendy.
14:44I'm not afraid.
14:46I'm not afraid.
14:50He made me look stupid.
14:55Don't worry.
14:57This is not the first time I've been fooled.
15:03I can do this.
15:07I can do this.
15:09Wendy!
15:13Auntie, wait.
15:14Yes, director.
15:33Auntie.
15:34Auntie, what happened to you?
15:36Drink this first.
15:38Auntie, what happened to you?
15:40You're always like this.
15:41Do you want us to do a check-up without taping?
15:43I'll go with you.
15:47I went to the doctor.
15:49What I feel is normal.
15:52It's normal for me to be pregnant.
15:55You're pregnant?
15:57Why are you pregnant that day?
16:00Does that animal know that you're pregnant?
16:03So what?
16:04It doesn't need to know.
16:07My ex-husband left me and my children.
16:10I don't know if Dinto has a husband yet.
16:25But I was thinking,
16:32what is waiting for me tomorrow when I have my child?
16:40I can't avoid not being afraid.
16:47I thought I was weak.
16:50I thought I was stupid.
16:52I thought I was old.
16:53Why?
16:54Why did I lie?
17:04So what?
17:05You already have three children.
17:07What else did you put in?
17:09Other than makeup?
17:15There.
17:17See?
17:18Your feelings are working.
17:20You're young.
17:22If I don't have taping,
17:23I'll get a manicure,
17:24and you'll get a pedicure.
17:26I can live with that.
17:35Oh.
17:37My son is crying.
17:39It's because they're expecting me.
17:41I'm just a kid.
17:43I'm not like my father.
17:44Right, Jinky?
17:47Even if you're different from your father,
17:50you're still siblings.
17:52And siblings help each other.
17:55That's why he's getting bigger.
17:58He's the one who's giving birth.
18:00Me.
18:02That's why nothing happened to me
18:04because of what happened to our family.
18:07We're stuck here, Mom.
18:11Jinky!
18:18Mom.
18:23Mom,
18:25Cherry and I have something to tell you.
18:31You're going to be grandmothers, Mom.
18:33Cherry is pregnant.
18:35If it's okay with you,
18:38we'll stay here for now.
18:47What else?
18:50What else do you want to tell me?
18:53Maybe there's more.
18:54Tell me now.
18:57Is it not enough?
19:00God, can I still do it?
19:05I just want to go through all the trials
19:08so I can choose the color I want!
19:13The happy one!
19:20My Lord!
19:23Mom,
19:25thank you so much.
19:28I thought you wouldn't accept us.
19:30It's okay.
19:32How about this, Mom?
19:33I'll take Cherry home first.
19:34I'll go home right away.
19:36Okay, Mom.
19:39Thank you, Cherry,
19:40for accepting us as your grandchildren, Mom.
19:44Take care.
19:53Mom,
19:55I have something to confess to you.
19:58What is it?
19:59Do you remember me as your boyfriend?
20:01No, Mom.
20:05Mom,
20:06you know that
20:08I have a woman's heart.
20:10From all the gays I've met in the showbiz,
20:14I can already smell you.
20:16My red lipstick was always gone when I was a kid.
20:18I know you're the one who took it.
20:19Hey, that's not true.
20:21Mom, actually,
20:23that's not what I want to confess to you.
20:26What is it?
20:27Well,
20:28I'm pregnant.
20:33You're pregnant?
20:34Yes.
20:35You're pregnant?
20:36I'm not.
20:37You're pregnant?
20:38I'm not.
20:39What?
20:40There are so many people who know this.
20:43Mom,
20:44thank you, Mom.
20:45I thought you'd be mad at me.
20:49Mothers
20:50are not supposed to be mad at their children.
20:54No matter what,
20:56we're not supposed to be mad.
21:02Hey,
21:04wait.
21:05Where did you come from?
21:07You know what?
21:08You're still drinking.
21:09You have alcohol.
21:12Why are you so nervous, Mom?
21:14I don't think you're ready
21:16to get married yet.
21:17I don't think you're ready.
21:19You just said it.
21:21You can't be mad at your children.
21:36Let's just have some fun.
21:38Just be happy.
21:39Don't be stressed.
21:41We have a lot of problems.
21:43I'm not accepting jobs.
21:45You're not trying to find a job.
21:47What do you mean?
21:49I'm trying to find a job every day.
21:51But I'm not accepting it.
21:53You know what?
21:54If you just stop,
21:55this won't happen.
21:57Really?
21:58Then let's just break up.
22:00Go back to your mom.
22:02I'm so tired.
22:12Son,
22:13the problem
22:15won't be solved
22:16by breaking up.
22:18Talk to your wife.
22:20What about your son?
22:23Do you want him to grow up like you?
22:25Without a father?
22:29Come here.
22:32I'll talk to you.
22:33Come here.
22:34I'll talk to you.
22:35Come here.
22:37I'll talk to you.
22:39My grandson is so pitiful.
22:41Talk to him.
22:44Now,
22:46your problems,
22:47the expenses in this house,
22:51I'll take care of it.
22:52I'll find a way.
22:55Just like your brother,
22:56he's getting old.
22:57He doesn't know how to take care of his own mess.
22:59Here.
23:12Use this for drugs.
23:22When?
23:23Huh?
23:25When will you stop taking drugs?
23:27Don't lie to me.
23:29I'm sick of you.
23:32Just get out of there, Ma.
23:34I'll tell you the truth.
23:36I'm talking to you, Jinky.
23:38What?
23:40What do you mean I'm taking drugs?
23:42I'm happy there.
23:44That's where I forget the problem.
23:47So why?
23:48Are you concerned?
23:50I'm asking you.
23:52Huh?
23:54When?
23:57When have you ever been concerned about me?
23:59Jinky.
24:01You're always busy with your work.
24:04It's all your brother's doing.
24:05He's the only one you care about.
24:09Me?
24:12Sometimes,
24:13I don't feel your love.
24:16So can you, Ma?
24:18Huh?
24:19Don't be a plastic.
24:28Son,
24:29I'm sorry.
24:34I didn't mean to hurt you.
24:48I'm sorry
24:49if I had to lie
24:52about your father.
24:55Because
24:57I don't want to see you hurt.
25:04I can bear
25:05all the hardships.
25:08Just don't see how hard it is for you.
25:17If I did something wrong to you,
25:19that's why I wasted my time on you.
25:24Is it my fault
25:25that your father left me?
25:29Is it my fault
25:31that my body is all I have
25:34just to hide you?
25:38Is it my fault
25:39that I almost died at work
25:43just to feed you?
25:49Is it my fault that you left me?
25:52Is it my fault that you killed me
25:54when I jumped off the roof?
26:05Because Star was too busy
26:07taking care of the kids
26:09and her grandchild,
26:11Star found out
26:13that Jinky has been
26:14addicted to drugs for a long time.
26:17She's not the same anymore.
26:19She's addicted to drugs.
26:20She's always drunk
26:22and doesn't care about herself.
26:24I didn't know that.
26:26I didn't do anything.
26:28I was just here.
26:29I was afraid that it would be bad.
26:31That it would be bad.
26:33That it would be bad.
26:35I don't want it to be bad.
26:36I want to see my father.
26:38My father.
26:39I miss my father.
26:41I want to see my father.
26:44I want to see him.
26:45I want to talk to him.
26:49Huh?
26:51He's handsome.
26:52He looks like me.
26:53I look like my father.
26:56I miss my father.
26:57I want to hug him.
26:59I want to hug him.
27:03I want to hug him.
27:05Come with me, Erwin.
27:07Come with me.
27:09We'll go there.
27:11It's cold there.
27:13There's a lot of snow.
27:15There's a lot of snow there.
27:17Come with me.
27:18I want to hug him.
27:20I want to hug him.
27:21I want to hug him.
27:27You take care of your brother.
27:40Son, go ahead.
27:41You should rest too.
27:42Look at yourself.
27:43You're getting fatter.
27:45That's enough.
27:46We've done a lot of shows.
27:48I can still do this.
27:50I remember this.
27:52Remember this.
27:53But you're still getting fatter.
28:02Son,
28:04why don't you try
28:06to get closer to your father?
28:09Maybe he'll help you.
28:11Maybe
28:13when your father sees you,
28:15he'll come back to you.
28:18You know,
28:20he really wants to help me.
28:24And
28:25I can still do this.
28:27As long as God gives me strength.
28:30So that
28:32even when I grow old,
28:33I can still take care of you.
28:38At least for a while,
28:39they'll be with their father.
28:43I can't believe
28:44I still don't know my father.
28:49I'm sorry.
28:59You should rest too.
29:00You should rest too.
29:01Look at yourself.
29:02You should rest too.
29:03We've done a lot of shows.
29:04I can still do this.
29:05I can still do this.
29:10Lucky!
29:11Lucky, son!
29:12Erwin!
29:13Lucky!
29:14Son!
29:15Lucky!
29:16Son!
29:17He's been in the hospital
29:18for a long time.
29:19He's been there for 15 days.
29:20Oh, wow.
29:21Then the doctor told us
29:23that you can go out
29:25because
29:26there's COVID here.
29:28He might get sick.
29:30You should go home
29:31because he's okay now.
29:33Son,
29:34eat again tomorrow.
29:37And if you feel anything,
29:39just tell us.
29:40We'll take you to the hospital.
29:42Okay?
29:43Okay, Mom.
29:45I have something to show you.
29:48What is it, Mom?
29:55Who is that?
29:59Your father.
30:13Mom, thank you.
30:23You didn't show it to me.
30:33Mom,
30:35can I make a request?
30:38What is it?
30:40Can I get a lipstick?
30:43The red one.
30:45Lipstick?
30:46Why?
30:48You know,
30:49I might get a rash.
30:51I want to look good
30:52when I get a rash, right?
30:56Oh, my.
31:10There.
31:13You look good.
31:19Come on.
31:22Go to sleep.
31:23Get some rest.
31:39Okay.
32:10Jinky's thoughts
32:11are getting worse.
32:12He can't sleep
32:14because Lucky's illness
32:15is getting worse.
32:18Until...
32:39Until...
33:09Until...
33:24Son,
33:29you should be the one
33:30to love me.
33:35You shouldn't be
33:36the only mother
33:37who will love your son.
33:50Mom!
33:51Jinky's gone!
33:54Jinky!
33:56Jinky!
33:57Jinky!
33:59Jinky!
34:02Star still doesn't fully accept
34:05the death of her youngest son.
34:08She added to her burden
34:11of losing Jinky.
34:13No matter where they looked for her,
34:16they called
34:17and reported to the police.
34:20But after a few months,
34:22they still couldn't find anything
34:25about Jinky's whereabouts.
34:28Star is almost gone
34:30from the sight
34:32of the loss of her son.
34:33Until...
34:38Hello?
34:40Yes, this is Erwin.
34:46Mom,
34:48they found a missing man
34:49in Parañaque.
34:51Based on their description,
34:52this is Jinky.
35:03Jinky!
35:12Ma'am, is this the missing child?
35:33Mom?
35:55Mom, it's okay.
35:58It's okay.
36:00It's okay.
36:01I'm sorry.
36:02I'm so sorry.
36:04I didn't know
36:05you were going through this.
36:08Thank God,
36:09you're safe.
36:15Sorry.
36:16Sorry, Mom.
36:20Sorry.
36:31HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SON!
36:41Happy birthday, son.
36:44I'm sorry.
36:46I didn't get to prepare you.
36:57Mom.
36:58Here.
37:00Dad.
37:02It's for you. Mom, sit down.
37:05Why do I have a cake? I don't have a birthday.
37:09Your brother.
37:12That's our thank you cake for you, mom.
37:15We also know that it's his birthday today.
37:19Because, mom,
37:22we always celebrate the birthdays of that day.
37:28For us,
37:30we should celebrate and honor the mothers
37:35who worked hard to give birth to their children.
37:39So,
37:41it's your birthday too, mom.
37:44And,
37:46thank you so much
37:49for your sacrifice for us.
37:56Mom,
37:59thank you.
38:13Son,
38:16thank you
38:18because
38:20ever since
38:22I gave birth to you,
38:23you have become a part of my life.
38:29I told you,
38:31you are the star of my life.
38:35No, mom.
38:37Because you, our mother,
38:40are the biggest and brightest star
38:44that God gives to our lives.
38:46It's okay, mom.
38:52My children.
39:02God gave you challenges.
39:05But,
39:07you are still alive and strong.
39:10Are you preparing for something?
39:11No, mom.
39:12Nothing?
39:13Yes.
39:14How can you
39:16leave a message to our countrymen?
39:19To the parents,
39:21I hope you love your children.
39:24If you notice something,
39:26notice it.
39:28Because, don't worry.
39:30I don't regret my job
39:33because
39:35we need to live.
39:37Thank you so much.
39:39But, I will add to that.
39:40But, in our love for our children,
39:44don't forget
39:46that you should also love yourself.
39:50Don't forget that.
39:52Because, no one will love you
39:55more than yourself.
39:57Thank you so much, Star.
39:59God bless you.
40:01God bless you, Ate Elle.
40:05I'm sure that many of our countrymen
40:07relate to the experiences of Star
40:11as a single parent.
40:13Being a mother is never-ending.
40:16They don't give up
40:18and they don't give up.
40:20And, from the moment she gives birth
40:23until her last breath,
40:26her motherhood will live on in their hearts and souls.
40:34I am your Kamilenyal, Mel Tiangco.
40:37I pray that
40:39we will always make our mothers feel
40:43our gratitude and love.
40:47Now, tomorrow, and forevermore.
41:07I am your Kamilenyal, Mel Tiangco.
41:10I pray that we will always make our mothers feel
41:13our gratitude and love.
41:16Now, tomorrow, and forevermore.