On December 11, David Chua revealed the warm welcome received from the Kapuso Network in his upcoming series, Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune.
During the media conference for the Kapuso series, Chua described his project with GMA Network as fortunate, happy, exciting, and filled with mixed emotions.
“Mapalad, masaya, masigla at dahil nga po Mano Po lahat M eh. Para sa akin, mixed emotions kasi halos lahat po hindi ko pa nakatrabaho ngayon sa GMA. Pero ang sarap naman ng pakiramdam kasi wala kaming masyadong wall. Parang very warm sila sila akin.”
He then recalled how Chua returned in front of the camera with the Kapuso project after working behind the scenes as a director for Rated Korina.
“‘Yung unang ambition ko eh talagang nasa harap ng camera. Pero dahil nag-pandemic na, walang show sa akin, walang oportunidad kailangan ko pong maghanap ng trabaho. Kaya mapalad naman po tayo na nakuha natin ‘yung Mano Po.
“So ang pakiramdam ngayon is parang nakabalik ako sa aking oxygen, nakabalik ako sa aking parang mahal sa buhay. Kung may girlfriend ka, naghiwalay kayo, nagkita kayo ulit ganon ‘yung feeling, ganon ‘yung pakiramdam sa akin na nakabalik ako on-cam.”
Chua then shared how he asked permission from his boss, Korina Sanchez-Roxas, for the project under the Kapuso Network.
“Nagpaalam po muna ako sa aking boss na si Ate Korina Sanchez-Roxas na kung pupwede mag on-cam po muna ako. Kasi director po nila ako doon, isa po ako sa mga director nila sa Rated Korina, kaya pinayagan naman ako na sige habang may oportunidad ka gawin mo muna ‘yung show na Mano Po.”
He also revealed he could work between the sets of ‘Rated Korina’ and ‘Mano Po Legacy.’
“Anytime naman po na walang taping, nakakapagshoot naman po ako ng segment ng kabila po.”
‘Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune’ premieres on GMA Network in January 2022. The cast includes Boots Anson Roa, Sunshine Cruz, Barbie Forteza, Maricel Laxa, Rob Gomez, David Licauco, Darwin Yu. Dustin Yu, Cassie Banks, Nikki Co, and Rob Gomez.
