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'I cried non-stop': Recovering Gary V steps into spotlight with 'I Will Be Here'

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<p>Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, the wife of Gary Valenciano, &quot;cried non-stop&quot; as she watched the music veteran perform for the first time since he was diagnosed with, and subsequently overcame cancer.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlW5ADgnDwq/" data-instgrm-version="9" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlW5ADgnDwq/" 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 Angeli Pangilinan Valenciano (@angelipv)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-07-18T03:19:12+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 17, 2018 at 8:19pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In a series of Instagram posts Wednesday, Angeli shared clips of Gary finally resuming work after having undergone medical procedures in recent months, including an open-heart surgery, and an operation to remove a malignant tumor from his kidney.</p><p>The 53-year-old Gary performed, among others, his enduring hit &quot;I Will Be Here,&quot; at an event organized by an electronics brand which he endorses.</p><p>&quot;First time to sing since May 3,&quot; Angeli captioned the video, referring to the last time Gary was on stage. &quot;The intimate crowd cheered. I cried non-stop.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVcB2tnZpx/" data-instgrm-version="9" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVcB2tnZpx/" 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 Angeli Pangilinan Valenciano (@angelipv)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-07-17T13:46:48+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 17, 2018 at 6:46am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Now cancer-free, Gary nonetheless continues to recover from the operations he had undergone, Angeli shared in another post.</p><p>She wrote: &quot;My husband is back, slowly, with a long chest wound inside his sternum, inner wounds from two holes on his stomach for two drain tubes for the bypass, a long slice on his right side for the kidney surgery and another side hole from a drain procedure.</p><p>&quot;Here he is not quite there, but on his way back, and truly a living, breathing miracle. His outer wounds healed so fast but his doctors said, &#x27;Don&#x27;t rush, Gary,&#x27; and yet he wanted to sing this second song to make everyone happy.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVat-Gjqff/" data-instgrm-version="9" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVat-Gjqff/" 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 Angeli Pangilinan Valenciano (@angelipv)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-07-17T13:37:13+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 17, 2018 at 6:37am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Angeli was referring to Gary&#x27;s pop hit &quot;&#x27;Di Bale Na Lang,&quot; which had the singer dubbed &quot;Mr. Pure Energy&quot; grooving — a sign that he was indeed on his way to a full recovery.</p><p>Gary on Friday also resumed taping for upcoming episodes of ABS-CBN&#x27;s &quot;Your Face Sounds Familiar,&quot; where is a judge alongside Sharon Cuneta and Ogie Alcasid. It remains to be seen if he will also return Sunday to the live concert show &quot;ASAP,&quot; where he is a mainstay.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVmffFHVtd/" data-instgrm-version="9" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVmffFHVtd/" 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 Angeli Pangilinan Valenciano (@angelipv)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-07-17T15:18:14+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 17, 2018 at 8:18am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Thank you Jesus! Thank you for your faithfulness!&quot; Angeli wrote on Instagram.</p><p>She added: &quot;And to all of you out there who prayed non-stop for Gary, thank you so much! We can&#x27;t stop praising the Lord for his kindness to Gary and our family. We are deeply grateful for all your love, your prayers, your cards and letters, your posts and messages, the flowers, the fruits, the gifts and for making us feel so loved.</p><p>&quot;What a journey it was and continues to be. Apart from Christ we could do nothing. The Valenciano family is deeply grateful... God bless us all.&quot;<br/> </p>

<p>Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, the wife of Gary Valenciano, "cried non-stop" as she watched the music veteran perform for the first time since he was diagnosed with, and subsequently overcame cancer.</p>

Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, the wife of Gary Valenciano, "cried non-stop" as she watched the music veteran perform for the first time since he was diagnosed with, and subsequently overcame cancer.