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Ryan Bang says Angelica Panganiban gave him his first phone early in his career

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Ryan Bang looked back on his early years in show business and shared a fond memory involving his long-time friend Angelica Panganiban.In his YouTube vlog featuring Angelica, Ryan recalled joining Banana Split in 2010 without owning a mobile phone yet.&quot;Alam niyo ba nung nag-umpisa ako sa Banana Split [in] 2010, wala pa akong cellphone eh. Sabi ni ate Angel, &#x27;So Ryan paano kayo usap ng mommy mo?&#x27;&quot; he recounted.The television host shared that Angelica ended up giving him his first iPhone, which allowed him to stay connected with his mother abroad.&quot;Alam mo nung uso pa lang Facetime, binigyan niya ako ng first iPhone,&quot; Ryan relayed. &quot;Meron [si mommy] so nag-usap kami sa Facetime lagi dahil sa&#x27;yo ate Angel.&quot;<div> </div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-24" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEpOGROh2BZ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=620&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A24%2C%22os%22%3A3057764.5%2C%22ls%22%3A622057.3999999762%2C%22le%22%3A622066.1999999881%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="826" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-24" 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>Ryan also mentioned that Angelica helped him get into his first movie.&quot;Unang cellphone ko galing sa&#x27;yo. Unang pelikula ko, Every Breath U Take, pinasok niya ako sa movie niya,&quot; he recalled. &quot;Hindi pa ako marunong mag-Tagalog nun.&quot;Later in the vlog, Ryan asked Angelica how she felt when she found out he was engaged to his girlfriend, Paola Huyong.&quot;Nagka-girlfriend ka pa lang, happy na ako,” Angelica remarked. The actress highlighted that even before meeting Paola, she already had a feeling that Paola was someone Ryan would bring home to meet his family. &quot;May ganun siyang vibe. Hindi siya mukhang short-term relationship,&quot; Angelica stated. Ryan also shared that he and Angelica has been friends for more than 15 years.Angelica started in Banana Split in 2008 while Ryan joined the show in 2010. Banana Split was a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcasted by ABS-CBN. The show was later rebranded to Banana Sundae.Meanwhile, Every Breath U Take was released in 2012. It was headlined by Angelica with Piolo Pascual.According to its IMDb, the film follows the story of &quot;a handsome playboy who doesn&#x27;t believe in love begins to question his outlook when he meets a young woman who has been praying to find her one true love.&quot;Angelica portrayed the role of Majoy. Meanwhile, Ryan for his supporting role, played the role of Ji Sun.

Ryan Bang and Angelica Panganiban first worked together on ‘Banana Split.’