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Maris Racal

Reyma Deveza

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<p>MANILA -- Actress-recording artist Maris Racal has turned her &quot;pain, regret and courage to seek forgiveness&quot; into music.</p><p>Racal made the announcement following her controversy involving her onscreen partner Anthony Jennings as she released her newest single titled &quot;Perpektong Tao,&quot; a song about someone  who made a mistake.</p><p>The actress opened her song with how her secrets were revealed while she was unable to do anything to stop it.</p><p>Below are some of the lines from the song &quot;Perpektong Tao.&quot; </p><div><em>&quot;Dumating ang takipsilim<br/>Ang lamig bigla padilim na nga<br/>Nabuking ang mga lihim<br/>Ngiti nawala na parang bula</em></div><div><em>Ganoon kapag lumabas ang katotohanan <br/>Ang bilis hindi mo na mapipigilan<br/>Nagising sa panaginip, nakatulala, nakakatanga<br/>Hindi ka naniniwala sa mga bali-balita,<br/>Kung ika&#x27;y nagduda, aba nagkakamali ka</em></div><div><em>O, Diyos ko po, mapapatawad Mo pa ba ako?<br/>Binabago na ang buong pagkatao ko<br/>Ang hirap maging, ang hirap maging<br/>Ang hirap maging perpektong tao&quot;</em></div><p>In her Instagram account on Thursday, Racal, promoted to her fans and followers her newest song.</p><p>&quot;Writing this song healed me in ways I never thought possible. It was born from a journey through pain, regret, and the courage to seek forgiveness, a reminder that even in our darkest moments, we can find light. I’m sharing this with the world, hoping it resonates with those who need it most,&quot; she told her 7.7 million Instagram followers.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DE4Wr_Tzw0J/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4588837.6000003815%2C%22ls%22%3A4588249.1000003815%2C%22le%22%3A4588831.800000191%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1058" 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><div><br/></div><p>As of writing, Racal was the top trending topic on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>Racal and Jennings are two of the stars of the newest series &quot;Incognito.&quot;</p><p>In December, the pair apologized publicly after screenshots of their intimate conversation were uploaded on social media by Jennings&#x27; ex-girlfriend Jamela Villanueva.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/16/trump-names-mel-gibson-sylvester-stallone-jon-voight-as-hollywood-ambassadors-0711" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maris Racal says sorry amid leaked messages with Anthony Jennings</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/8/maris-racal-anthony-jennings-make-first-public-appearance-together-after-controversy-1341" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maris Racal, Anthony Jennings make first public appearance together after controversy</a></div><div><br/></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/-h7y-c36ZyI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/VYXTcNELuAQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/lnx-TAdducY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/F-HfXr2KeIM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Actress-recording artist Maris Racal has turned her "pain, regret and courage to seek forgiveness" into music.</p>

Actress-recording artist Maris Racal has turned her "pain, regret and courage to seek forgiveness" into music.

Maris Racal turns pain, regret into music; drops new single 'Perpektong Tao'

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Maris Racal turns pain, regret into music; drops new single 'Perpektong Tao'

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 17, 2025 08:54 AM PHT

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Updated January 17, 2025 09:01 AM PHT

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