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RK Bagatsing, Jane Oineza dedicate ‘Love Child’ to Mother Lily

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Anna Cerezo

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<div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9O0jPjy733/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=620&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4617094.100000024%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="678" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>MANILA — Reel and real life couple RK Bagatsing and Jane Oineza dedicated the Cinemalaya 20 entry “Love Child”  they top-billed, which is meant to be a letter to parents, to the “Showbiz Mother,” the late Lily Monteverde.</p><p>Like most in the industry, the pair simply refers to the matriarch of Regal Entertainment as “Mother Lily.”</p><p>“We dedicate this to parents out there— especially mother Lily We really thank Regal for this opportunity. especially ‘Love Child.’ We dedicate it to them, Bagatsing said in an interview during the premiere of the alternative romcom in Paranaque City, Monday evening.</p><p>And according to Oineza, Monteverde lived up to her moniker as beyond nurturing her career, the Regal founder treated her like family.</p><p>“Grabe naranasan ko yun ‘Regal baby’ myself. Ilang beses sa alaga, sa pagiging present niya. Grabe yung character and liveliness niya,” Oineza recalled.</p><p>The couple revealed that &quot;Love Child&quot; will honor the highs and pay tribute to the lows of parenthood.</p><p>“The ultimate goal of the movie is for parents to feel seen and heard. not just the struggles but empower and highlight  their unconditional love, sacrifices nila, yung strength nila in the middle of adversities. nakakatuwa,” Bagatsing explained.</p><p>“This is a love letter to all the parents out there. This is for their voices to be heard, their stories marinig ng mas marami. At malaman, bukod sa struggle — malaman yung unconditional love na meron sila,” Oineza added.</p><p>The premier comes just a day after Mother Lily passed away. Her bereaved daughter Roselle, however, insisted the “show must go on” as it is likely what her mother would have wanted.</p><p>“Kakaiba nasa loob niya. She is not just a businesswoman, she was passionate. If you love something, if may anak ka, bibigay mo lahat. Ito turnin niya. Mundo niya ‘to eh,” she explained.</p><p>According to Roselle, even as the Philippine cinemas was reeling in recent years  the Regal Entertainment matriarch always pushed her to continue making quality films.</p><p>“Yung kanyang vision, sigurado ka kahit di malakas cinema. ‘oo basta gawa ka lang ng gawa. Kailangan natin. She does not realy think all the time dapat kumita, it is more pano ma-improve and contribute to the industry,” she said.</p><p>Roselle also encouraged those who wish to honor the memory of the late mother Lily to donate to advocacies close to the industry icon, such as the MOWELFUND.</p><p>“Every year she gives to MOWELFUND. In liue of flowers donate it. Napagusapan din namin magkakapatid to give to cancer society because she had cancer. Also to the church,” she reasoned.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/8/4/movie-mogul-mother-lily-monteverde-passes-away-1529" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Movie mogul &#x27;Mother Lily&#x27; Monteverde passes away</a><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/8/5/maricel-soriano-reminisces-moments-with-mother-lily-monteverde-1752" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/8/5/maricel-soriano-reminisces-moments-with-mother-lily-monteverde-1752" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maricel Soriano reminisces moments with &#x27;Mother Lily&#x27; Monteverde</a></div><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HE9Pd1LUjso?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3065018"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3065069"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div>