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Ryan Bang, Paola Huyong share story of their first meeting

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<p>Ryan Bang and his fiancée Paola Huyong recounted how they first met.  </p><p>In Ryan&#x27;s recent YouTube vlog, the couple shared that their paths crossed for the first time during a football game on April 24, 2023.</p><p>&quot;The first time I saw you, nakita ko &#x27;yung likod mo, ang ganda naman ng likod niya,&quot; Paola recalled. &quot;Kasi wide &#x27;yung likod ni Ryan.&quot;</p><p>Ryan shared that when he first saw Paola, everything seemed to be in slow motion.</p><p>&quot;First time ko nakita &#x27;yung football field parang nag-slo-slow motion sa akin. Totoo pala &#x27;yung mga pelikula na alam mo na &#x27;yung instinct talaga, &#x27;yung &#x27;pag nakita mo &#x27;yung the one,&quot; he relayed.</p><p>The <em>It&#x27;s Showtime</em> host recalled that it was on May 18, 2023 when they had their picture taken together for the first time.</p><p>&quot;Tapos May 18 doon &#x27;yung first picture natin. After game, nag-picture tayo. Tapos &#x27;yung mga kaibigan mo sabi sa akin ay gusto ni Paola hingi ng video kasi naka-score ka first time daw na may video na may goal ka sabi ko I will send you na lang,&quot; Ryan shared.</p><div><iframe width="670" height="377" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fs2YPZxpioI" title="First Interview with Paola about How We Met at Siesta Horchata Cafe | Ryan Bang" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>At that time, Paola was single and was looking for someone who is a Christian for a partner. Coincidentally, Ryan is a Christian.</p><p>&quot;I think at the end of the day naman when you are looking for someone, you want your person to have the same values. You want to be on the same page kasi you can be very different but at the end of the day you want the same foundation so iyon naman &#x27;yung where I&#x27;m coming from,&quot; Paola highlighted.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-9" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C--IAQFB5W4/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A9%2C%22os%22%3A2123108.899999991%2C%22ls%22%3A828420.8999999911%2C%22le%22%3A829419%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="699" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-9" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>It was on June 29, 2024 when Ryan and Paola announced their engagement. &quot;God is good,&quot; Paola posted on Instagram announcing their engagement.</p><p>Ryan said he hopes to hold their wedding in the Philippines and in Korea.</p><p>&quot;Paguusapan pa lang namin [ang wedding]. Gusto ko dito. Dito talaga buhay ko. Sa Korea kami, small wedding. Sa Pilipinas gusto ko main wedding,&quot; Ryan shared in a previous interview.</p>

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Published January 14, 2025 05:56 PM PHT

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