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'Maalaala Mo Kaya' to feature life story of Karen Bordador

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<p>MANILA -- In celebration of Women&#x27;s Month, ABS-CBN&#x27;s long-running drama anthology &quot;Maalaala Mo Kaya&quot; will feature the empowering and inspiring life story of former &quot;Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity&quot; celebrity housemate Karen Bordador, who was jailed over a drug-related case for five years.</p><p>In a digital media conference on Tuesday, Bordador turned emotional as she finally gets the chance to share her story.</p><p>&quot;Earlier nung nag-briefing kami at nakita namin &#x27;yung video for the first time, I really cried. I can&#x27;t believe na my story will be shared finally. Para sa kaalaman po niyo, I am a big fan of &#x27;MMK.&#x27; Sa loob ng kulungan, pinapanood ko &#x27;yan every Saturday and we would talk aboout how we would dream be part of this. 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style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Karen Bordador (@karen_bordador)</a></div></div></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;This sharing is not to set me free but it&#x27;s to set a lot of people free and to make them realize that life is great,&quot; she added.</p><p>In August 2016, Bordador and her then-boyfriend Emilio Lim were arrested and charged with possession and sale of illegal drugs.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/04/21/pbb-tearful-karen-bordador-recalls-time-in-prison">&#x27;PBB&#x27;: Tearful Karen Bordador recalls time in prison</a></li></ul><p>Both were acquitted and released in June 2021, after a Pasig City court found “questions of credibility” in the witness statements and that testimonies contradicted CCTV footage presented as evidence.</p><p>After her release, Bordador sought to resume her career, first by re-introducing herself and chronicling her experience through a vlog.</p><p>She joined the celebrity edition of “PBB” in mid-October.</p><p>Playing Bordador in the &quot;MMK&quot; episode is &quot;Viral Scandal&quot; actress Kaila Estrada. </p><p>&quot;Honestly, I am so overwhelmed. You know watching the trailer and seeing it come to life, I am so, so grateful and excited for everybody to see it. Karen&#x27;s story is a story of strong woman who is met with a difficult situation pero pinili niyang lumaban para sa katotohanan ng buong tapang at hindi sumuko. It inspired me so much and I&#x27;m sure it will inspire everybody,&quot; said Estrada, who is starring in her first-ever &quot;MMK&quot; episode.</p><p>&quot;Karen, it was an honor to portray you. You are the epitome of a strong woman for me. And I am just so grateful and it was truly and honor even meet you. So thank you so much for trusting me,&quot; she added.</p><p>The 2-part special will also show the &quot;unconditional love&quot; of Bordador&#x27;s mother Norie, who will be played by screen veteran Shamaine Buencamino.</p><p>&quot;Norie&#x27;s love for Karen is beyond words. She almost gave up her own life just to make sure that Karen is supported and she&#x27;s safe inside the jail. Ang hirap po talaga nang pinagdaanan nila. Pero the strength of a mother&#x27;s love ay buhay na buhay sa kuwento po nila,&quot; Buencamino said.</p><p>Also part of the upcoming &quot;MMK&quot; episode helmed by Raz dela Torre and and written by Maribel Ilag and Arah Jell Badayos is former &quot;PBB&quot; housemate Lou Yanong.</p><p>&quot;MMK&quot; featuring the life story of Bordador will air on March 12 and 19. </p><p>&quot;MMK&quot; is available on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live YouTube channel, ABS-CBN Entertainment Facebook page, and iWantTFC. It&#x27;s also available on The Filipino Channel and IPTV. </p>

'Maalaala Mo Kaya' will feature the empowering and inspiring life story of former 'Pinoy Big Brother' celebrity housemate Karen Bordador, who was jailed over a drug-related case for five years.