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32 PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY May 16 - 31 , 2018
Kasal , the drama film starring Bea Alonzo , Derek Ramsay , and Paulo Avelino , has grossed P100 million in the Philippine box office .
According to Star Cinema , the movie was able to earn this amount in a span of 13 days . Directed by Ruel Bayani , Kasal opened in cinemas last May 16 .
The romance film was released as part of Star Cinema ’ s 25th anniversary
celebration .
Kasal tells the story of public school teacher Lia Marquez ( Bea ) who is about to marry eligible bachelor Philip Cordero ( Paulo ).
Her ex-boyfriend Wado dela Costa ( Derek ) re-enters her life and tries to expose Philip ’ s secret . Wado ’ s arrival rekindles his romance with Lia , which makes her doubt her feelings for Philip .
As the wedding day approaches , Lia becomes

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same period .
The Rockets , actually , missed an NBA playoff record 27 consecutive 3- pointers from the second quarter on to the fourth quarter , which went into the books as new NBA record .
That the Rockets , indeed , fell to he Warriors ’ stonewall defense was evident in their 7-of-44 performance from the 3-point line , or nearly 16 percent . They just Me 1-of-30 from beyond the arc to close out the game .
And to think that coach Mike D ’ Antoni ’ s boys before Game 7 were averaging more than 42 attempts per game this season . They average just more than 15 made 3-pointers per game , too , an average of nearly 36 percent .
Trevor Ariza went 0-for-12 overall , and 0-for-9 from beyond the arc James Harden wasn ’ t much better , missing 11 of his 13 threes ( 32 points , six rebounds , six assists in all ) while Gordon missed 10 of 12 .
The Warriors had no such problems , hitting 16 of their 39 threes . Klay Thompson , survived serious foul trouble early , hit three from long range and finished with 19 points .
The Warriors went 16-of-39 from the parking lot with Curry , who finished with 27 points , going 7-
unsure if she is choosing the right man to marry – torn between the man from her past and the man she ’ s about to build a future with .
During a recent bloggers ’ conference , Bea was asked to describe her dream wedding .
She revealed , “ Definitely , I will have a very , very simple wedding , very intimate . I see myself as a classic bride and I will have a classic gown .
“ Siguro 60 to 100 [ guests ] para mura lang !” she said with

A gem of a mother of-15 from behind the arc himself — matching the entire Rockets team total .

Besides the three-point failure , there were other factors , too , like the Rockets fell the absence of playmaker Chris Paul more that defense specialist Ander Igoudola on the Warriors ’ side .
The Warriors , of course , have the advantage , experience-wise . Golden State has been playing in the NBA Finals the past three years in a row , bringing home the bacon twice -- in 2016 and last year .
The Rockets haven ’ t tasted disputing the strike since the Hakeem Olajuwon era 23 years ago in 1995 .
Playing before home crowd looked to favor though the Rockets , who are , historically at home in Game 7s . According to Vegas Insider , the NBA has had 131 Game 7s in playoff history . The away from home teams have only won 27 of them , or a little more than 20 percent .
In the Western Conference Finals , the last team to win an away from home game in Game 7 were the Los Angeles Lakers of 2002 . A feat duplicated by the Warriors and the Cavaliers Sunday night at TD Garden in Boston .

Kasal hits PHP100 million box-office gross !

a laugh .
She added : “ Yung mga close ko lang talaga . Mahirap rin ang malaking wedding . Ako kasi , personally , hindi ako social butterfly . In my wedding , gusto ko yung mga close ko lang na tao na hindi ko kailangan i-entertain and they will also have a good time without me going over there .”
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Charo Santos is the epitome of a successful career woman who is also a devoted working mom and wife - a true gem , like a diamond . For many years until her retirement as CEO of ABS-CBN , she led a busy life as corporate
executive , movie producer
was non-negotiable for me ,”
together every Sunday .
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Santos says .
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raising two boys .
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also
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spent with her children , memories
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that she looks back on
cals were always part of our
that her role as a mother
with fondness .
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was first and foremost .
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preschool , reading bedtime
and life in a different perspective
success in career can compensate
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for failure at home ,”
ment ,” Santos reminisces .
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Santos says . “ I had to make
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“ I paid attention to what
heavy my workload was .”
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about the story and what they
observed and sensed in our
school activities was a must .
learned .”
conversations what they really
She dropped anything and
As a family , travelling was
wanted . I wanted them
everything to be there . “ I attended
something that they all looked
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all school activities
forward to , along with attend-
I cared and would support
and PTA ( Parents , Teachers
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them to become the best they
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Santos is grateful her loving husband , a retired corporate executive himself , is there every step of the way . “ I ’ m thankful for a supportive husband who would always fill the gap .”
As a mother , Santos has proven to be selfless , understanding , and devoted .
“ There is no greater treasure than family ,” she says . “ It deserves our investment in time , attention and heart . We can always achieve balance because we can always make time for important things .( Malaya )