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Arci Muñoz

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<p>MANILA — Actress Arci Muñoz said she is considering freezing her eggs as she expressed her desire to have children in the future, even without a partner.</p><p>Appearing in the vlog of broadcast journalist Karen Davila,  Muñoz, who is still single at 37 years old, admitted that she is not praying for a partner anymore.</p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t actually pray for that anymore. Parang pinagdarasal ko na lang &#x27;Lord, kung &#x27;di ako meant to have someone like a partner in my life, that&#x27;s fine.&#x27; I kinda like accepted it with my age right now, I&#x27;m 37. Hindi ko naman kino-close ang doors ko -- of course it&#x27;s really nice to have someone by your side as you grow old,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Pero kung wala talaga ayaw kong i-force. I don&#x27;t really chase, I attract. Right now hindi &#x27;yan ang priority ko,&quot; the actress added.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:655px;display:block" width="655"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177977834722918f50243-1c36-4144-b40a-12987175d244.jpg" style="width:655px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="655"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screen grab: YouTube/Karen Davila</em></span></span></span></div><p>Asked if she&#x27;s willing to be a mother even without partner, Muñoz replied: &quot;Yeah. I do. I always think na magpaanak na lang kaya ako. My mom said, &#x27;Hindi kita ganyan pinalaki.&#x27; Kasi my mom is always righteous and religious. So sabi ko &#x27;paano yan Ma?&#x27; I don&#x27;t want to die alone. I want to see like how my kids are going to look like if ever.&quot;</p><p>She continued: &quot;Parang mag-anak na lang kaya ako. So I&#x27;m thinking of getting my eggs freeze na.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I want to have kids. Kasi seeing my niece and my nephews at home they are my happiness. That&#x27;s why right now I spend more time at home because they&#x27;re there especially during weekends. Kasi all my siblings we always spend time tuwing weekend,&quot; she added.</p><p>In the interview, Muñoz also recalled her biggest heartbreak, when she chose career over love.  </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:655px;display:block" width="655"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17797783628632196e2ed-e53e-408a-88ed-dbf92b736a83.jpg" style="width:655px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="655"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screen grab: YouTube/Karen Davila</em><em style="text-align:left"></em></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Personal hero </strong></div><p>In the vlog, Muñoz turned emotional when she talked about her father, whom she described as her personal hero.</p><p>Her father, Manuel Ramon Muñoz, passed away in 2016.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/15/16/arci-munozs-father-passes-away" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arci Munoz&#x27;s father passes away</a></div><p>&quot;When I lost him I kinda like I told myself na parang I want to enjoy life, I realized life is really, really short. Kasi when he was present, parang he was invincible parang I will never lose such a man who&#x27;s really strong, who has so many wisdom parang impossible naman mawala, kunin ni Lord. Pero in a snap nawala. So doon ko na appreciate more na instead of focusing like more on career, sabi ko why try not to enjoy life more. That&#x27;s why I travel,&quot; she said.</p><p>The actress said her standards when it comes to partner is high because of her father.</p><p>&quot;My dad he taught me everything I know, everything that I am right now,&quot; she said. &quot;He is the love of my life, my father. Our bond is so tight it&#x27;s because of them, parang my parents made that happen.&quot; </p><p>In the vlog, the actress also talked about enhancement, her love for cooking, and her love for South Korean group BTS, whom she hopes to meet in person.</p><p>In a previous interview, the actress revealed how BTS helped her moved on from a breakup.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/10/19/20/watch-arci-muozs-new-property-is-named-after-bts-member" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WATCH: Arci Muñoz&#x27;s new property is named after BTS member</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/29/19/arci-muoz-goes-on-bts-fangirling-trip-to-seoul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arci Muñoz goes on BTS fangirling trip to Seoul</a></div>

<p>Actress Arci Muñoz said she is considering freezing her eggs as she expressed her desire to have children in the future, even without a partner.</p>

Actress Arci Muñoz said she is considering freezing her eggs as she expressed her desire to have children in the future, even without a partner.

Arci Muñoz says she is thinking of freezing her eggs, wants to have kids

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Arci Muñoz says she is thinking of freezing her eggs, wants to have kids

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Published May 26, 2026 03:15 PM PHT

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