Alma Moreno on separation rumors: ‘Sorry ho… kami pa rin po’

source: mb.com.ph

MANILA, Philippines – With persistent rumors saying she has split up with her husband—the mayor of Islamic City of Marawi, Sultan Fahad Salic—showbiz veteran and current Parañaque District 1 councilor Alma Moreno appears on “The Buzz,” April 16, to set the record straight.

“Sorry ho, sorry sa lahat ho ng nagsasabing hiwalay kami… sa Internet, at sino ‘yung nagkakalat no’n. Hindi po kami hiwalay ng aking asawa. Kami pa rin po, sa awa ng Diyos. At nagpapasalamat ako sa kanya, sa suporta niya sa akin,” she told host Boy Abunda.

She also noted, “Kaya siguro nasasabing nilang hiwalay kami, dahil nasa Marawi City siya. Ako ho, nandito ako sa Parañaque. Wala man ako sa Parañaque, umiikot ako sa iba-ibang lugar.”

Explaining this set-up further, she added, “’Yun naman kasi ang pinagkasunduan namin eh. Kasi hindi naman niya pwede akong patigilan bilang konsehal na maging asawa na lang niya at sumama sa Marawi. Hindi ho pwede eh.”

“Lalo na po ang Marawi City,” she related, “’Pag may nangyayari po dun at wala siya, sagutin ng mayor eh. So napakahirap ng responsibilidad ng isang mayor. ‘Yun po.”

This is actually not the only time a split-up rumor has hounded Moreno and Salic. Back in 2009, curiously less than a year since they married, a similar rumor already brewed. This was addressed and explained by Moreno then in pretty much a similar manner as she had the current rumors.

The couple married last March 21, 2009 at the Vistamar Resort in Cebu City. It was both Moreno's and Salic's second marriage.

Aside from the break-up gossip, Moreno also addressed her inactivity in show business.

“Hindi, nandiyan pa rin ako sa showbiz, kaya lang nagkataon na naging konsehal ako ng Parañaque; and then sa awa ng Diyos, naging National President ako ngayon sa Philippine Councilor’s League… Last March 10 ‘yon, ang election namin.”

Should she decide to resume acting in front of the camera, Moreno said she would prefer to do a soap. “Kaya lang ‘yung kalahati ng buhay mo nandiyan eh. So kung ‘yung offer sa akin, siguro once a week lang ang taping, pwede ako.”

“Kasi po ‘yun ang priority ko eh,” she said of her councilor duties. “Tapos ngayon po, nanay ako ngayon, kasi first time na nagkaroon ng babae na presidente sa Philippine Councilor’s League. So nanay ako ng mga konehal sa buong Pilipinas,” she said proudly.

Aside from her political responsibilities, Moreno is very busy with her one-year-old baby with Salic. “Hindi ko alam ng lahat na may baby ako… nagugulat ho sila, akala nga nila apo ko. Sabi ko hindi,” she laughed.

Moreno reiterated that she is very happy and thanked her co-councilors and other officers for their support. And then Abunda asked her this one question the host said he could not ask her in 2009 when he married Salic: “Nes, ikaw lang ba ang babae sa buhay ni Mayor Fahad, oo o hindi?”

“Ako po, oo. Ang alam ko ho, ako lang at ako lang ang mahal ng aking asawa,” she replied.

Prior to Moreno’s appearance on “The Buzz,” her son Vandolph (with Comedy King, Dolphy) insisted in an interview on “Showbiz News Ngayon” as published on abs-cbnNEWS.com on April 15 that there is no truth to reports of Moreno and Salic splitting up.

“Okay naman sila kasi kung hiwalay sila, malalaman at malalaman ko,” he told the show.

Aside from her past relationship with Dolphy, Moreno was once the girlfriend of action star Rudy Fernandez (with whom she has a son, actor Mark Anthony Fernandez); and was once married to Joey Marquez. Her 12-year union with the former Paranaque mayor bore four children: Yeoj, VJ, Winwyn and Em Em.

Moreno and Salic reportedly met at the Philippine Councilor’s League, where she used to serve as national secretary general.

source: mb.com.ph