Magdangal still positive despite split with fiance

MANILA, Philippines – "Totoo po [It's true]." Singer-actress Jolina Magdangal made the simple confirmation of her breakup with lawyer Bebong Muñoz, her boyfriend of eight years, in Sunday's "Showbiz Central." She did not elaborate as what caused the breakup. But she stressed that she wanted to remain positive despite this new challenge in her life. "Totoo po yun. Totoo po na wala na kami [It’s true. It’s over between us]," she said in an interview with the GMA weekly showbiz program. Earlier on Sunday, Magdangal's father, Jun Magdangal, was quoted by reports as confirming the breakup. During the interview, Magdangal said her father's statement had her blessing. She added that she decided to break her silence to finally put an end into the issue. "Yung pagkakakwento ni Daddy, ano naman yun eh, hindi naman siya nag kwento agd agad nung tinanong siya," Magdangal said. "Tinanong niya muna ako kung dapat bang sabihin. Sabi ko, sige na po para nalang matapos na yung kasi yun naman yung pinaka tanong nila eh: Totoo bang nag break? Ako na po yung nagsasabi: Totoo po." ["My father’s statements had my blessings. He asked me before talking to the media. I gave him my go signal to finally put an end to the issue."] "Siguro naman kahit sinong tao na dumaan sa ganito ay gusto maging positive [I guess anybody who through the same thing would want to remain postive]," she said. According to Magdangal, being an extrovert helped her a lot in handling the breakup. When she feels lonely, she added, she would stay home and pray. "Siguro yung pagiging extrovert ko, doon nakikita ng mga tao na pag marami akong kasama," she said. "Parang bigla na lang naiisip ko na kung malungkot ako bakit ko sila ihahawa, bakit ko sila isasama ko sa lungkot ko? Kung hindi ko talaga kaya yung bigat sa loob ko aalis nalang ako. Hindi kasi ako ganong tipo ng tao." ["My being extrovert helped me. I asked myself, why should I drag other people down with my own sadness? If I can no longer handle it, I’d rather stay home and pray instead of whining."] The singer-actress revealed that she decided to keep the issue to herself as a sign of respect to herself, her family, and Muñoz’s family. "Kapag nasa unang hirit, sa totoo lang nagulat yung mga tao dahil hindi nila ako nakitaan ni katiting," she said. "Yung friends ko, yung family ko talagang tinago ko ng ako lang. Ang kasama ko talaga kwarto tsaka nagpi-pray ako." ["When I’m hosting in 'Unang Hirit' people never saw a hint. They were surprised, including my family and friends. This is because I really kept the issue to myself. And when I feel bad I would stay inside my room and pray."] Her family and friends were surprised to find out that they have parted ways, she said. Still Magdangal thanked her family and friends for respecting her decision to remain tight-lipped on the issue. She still gets hit by the reality of the breakup, but despite the pain, Magdangal said she would rather remain positive. "Inisip ko nalang mag 2009, yung 2009 difficult sa akin," she said. "Pero ayokong dalin yung ng 2009 siyempre kahit masakit yung kalooban ko kailangan kong maging positive eh para dalin ko na rin yung sarili ko, dahil down ka na nga lalo mo pang ida-down yung sarili mo." ["I just thought it’s already 2009. The year 2008 have been very difficult for me this is why I should take things postively."]. - Aie Balagtas See, GMANews.TV