MANILA, Philippines – Actress Arci Muñoz confirmed that she and boyfriend Badi del Rosario had broken up before Christmas.
In an interview with reporters during the blog conference for the movie Extra Service on Friday, January 6, she said the two separated due to a lack of time for each other.
"Una sa dinami-dami nangyari sa life ko, so maybe I need to focus muna sa isang bagay. Ito malaking... napakaganda opportunity dumarating. Siyempre, I don't wanna miss out on that. Pero ang tagal ko din naman kaya pagsabayin both [relationship and work] pero ayon, we'll see," she said.
(First of all, there's so manythings going on in my life, so maybe I need to focus first on one thing. This is big...the opportunites coming are really good. So of course i don't want to miss out on that. But even before, I've always been able to balance both [relationship and work] but we'll see.)
"Now I'm more excited to spend more time with my family kasi parang hindi ko sila nakasama. Puro work, work, work palagi. This year, sabi ko na I'll make sure na I will have more time for them."
(Now, I'm more excited to spend more time with my family because I haven't really been able to be with them. It was all work, work, work. This year, I told myself I'll make sure that I have will have more time for them.)
Last year, Arci lost her father while doing the movie Always Be My Maybe, thus she said she wants to be with her family as much as she can.
Arci said that she and Badi tried to fix the relationship. When asked if she's happy at this point of her life, she said: "Siyempre ano ba dapat gawin ng isang tao pag nag-separate? You got to move on with your life. So I'm just looking on the positive side of everything right now. Isipin ko na lang na it's God's way of telling me na that I should focus talaga muna sa mga mas importateng bagay.
(Of course what does one do after they separate? You got to move on with your life. So I'm just looking on the positive side of everything right noe. I'm just thinking it's God's way of telling me so that I can focus on important things.)
"And if we're really meant to be...eh di siguro kami (thenit will be us). Ang bait nga ni Lord kasi kung sa ibang way iyon paparamdam, masasaktan ako sobra pero iyon guinaguide naman niya ako. Lagi akong nag-pepray."
(God is good because if he made me feel it in any other way, I'll get hurt more but he guides me. I always pray to him.)
Arci said that with all the work she has, she does not want to be unfair with her ex-boyfriend despite his support towards her career. She clarified though that she and Badi are still good friends.
Extra Service
Meanwhile, Arci is currently busy promoting her new movie Extra Service, where she plays Aw, a masseuse by day but a spy at night.
On the movie, Arci said that while the film is a sexy-comedy, it is film that she has not yet seen much in Philippine cinema.
"I'm really glad na the concept of the movie is about women empowerment. It's 3 girls na very independent. I haven't seen like na Filipino movies. Sinasabi nga nila na it's like yung mga nabanggit mo mga spy movies.
"But you know, what makes it different kasi it's funny at the same time. Mas madami yung comedy part eh na bago. Kasi 3 girls ang nagpapatawa na hindi ko pa siya nakikita before. So when they offered me the project I was really excited to do it, aside from the action, na excite ako kasi it's comedy, its light and different," she said in a mixture of English and Filipino.
Extra Service also stars Coleen Garcia, Jessy Mendiola, Ejay Falcon, Vin Abrenica, and Enzo Pineda. The movie is directed by Chris Martinez and opens on January 11. – Rappler.com
