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Nadine Lustre explains absence at MMFF Parade

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MJ Felipe

ABS-CBN News

<p>Nadine Lustre explained Monday why she has been absent from recent promotions of her Metro Manila Film Festival (MMMF) entry, &quot;Call Me Mother,&quot; especially during the festival&#x27;s Parade of Stars.</p><p>&quot;I had to take my yearly sabbatical, it&#x27;s very important for me to take care of my health and nagpaalam naman ako kay Ate Vice [Ganda],&quot; she said, referring to the comedy superstar whom she stars with in the film.</p><p>Vice also explained that the actress filmed a string of promotional content prior to her leave.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Mallgoers went into frenzy when the cast of &#x27;Call me Mother&#x27; had an unannounced mall tour in Quezon City. Vice Ganda, Nadine Lustre, Esnyr, River Joseph, Brent Manalo and Shuvee were greeted with cheers and selfies from the massive crowd.<br/><br/>📸 Joseph Lena, ABS-CBN News <a href="https://t.co/dZmHH7rMz5">pic.twitter.com/dZmHH7rMz5</a></p>— MJ Felipe (@mjfelipe) <a href="https://twitter.com/mjfelipe/status/2003032059720380695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2025</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Lustre said: &quot;I&#x27;d like to thank Ate Vice but now that I&#x27;m back, bawi -bawi rin!&quot;.</p><p>On Monday, the cast of &quot;Call Me Mother&quot; were supposed to have an outdoor event in Marikina as part of their promotional activities, but cancelled due to unpredictable weather.</p><p>&quot;Meron kaming dapat na ganap sa Marikina pero because of the weather, hindi matantsa eh outdoor siya kaya cancel, eh ayoko ng cancel, nag-isip kami ng ganap para makapaglako!&quot; said Vice.</p><p>Instead, they all went on an unannounced mall visit to three big malls in Quezon City. Mallgoers were surprised to see Vice and Lustre together with former &quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; housemates Esnyr, Brent Manalo, River Joseph and Shuvee handing out posters and taking selfies.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</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/esOw_rIr6MM?&amp;pp=ygUbY2FsbCBtZSBtb3RoZXIgYWJzLWNibiBuZXdz&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Nadine Lustre explained Monday why she has been absent from recent promotions of her Metro Manila Film Festival (MMMF) entry, 'Call Me Mother,' especially during the festival's Parade of Stars.</p>

Nadine Lustre explained Monday why she has been absent from recent promotions of her Metro Manila Film Festival (MMMF) entry, 'Call Me Mother,' especially during the festival's Parade of Stars.