Our Favorite comedienne receives a much-deserved award!

Pokwang just received a Working Mom Magazine’s Balance Award for the Triumph Over Tragedy category last night! Congratulations! According to the editor-in-chief of the said magazine, they chose Pokwang because when they read Pokwang's story they started crying because they never knew she has a sad life.

Working Mom Editor-in-Chief Dedet Panabi said, "She's a comedienne and she's always making people happy and yet she went through all of this (sufferings) but she didn't give up. She didn't lose her sense of humor, never stopped wanting to make other people happy and I think the reason why we gave her an award is that I'm sure there's no one in this room who has not gone through any tragedy and what Pokwang reminds us is that there's always a reason to laugh, there's always an opportunity to make others laugh and the real triumph here is the human spirit that nothing can bring a good mother down."

Pokwang said on abs-cbn.com, "Thank you very much. Hindi po ako makapaniwala na nandito po ako. Ang idolo ko po sa pagiging ina ay si Mama Mary po, kasi pareho kaming nag-suffer sa anak. Ako, sa kabila po ng nawala 'yung anak ko sakin hindi ko po ito ginawa na mawalan pag-asa bagkus ginawa ko po itong inspiration para sa ibang tao. Sobra pong saya nararamdaman ko ngayon, ito po ang pinakamagandang award na na-receive ko talaga, galing sa puso ng mga totoong tao. Naa-amaze ako hindi pa din ako makapaniwala para sa akin napaka-prestigious ng award na ito, very bongga sa lahat ng mga natanggap kong award kasi hindi lang bilang Pokwang as comedian kundi as nanay para maging inspiration ka sa mga ina na katulad ko sobrang sarap ng pakiramdam."

She made the audience laugh when she said, "Thank you po sa Working Mom, sa mga bumubuo sa lahat lahat, Sir Ernie Lopez , maraming maraming salamat sa iyo, crush kita alam mo 'yun. Salamat po may kabigatan po pala ito (trophy). Gusto ko sanang gawing headdress sa Wowowee."

And this is what touched our hearts: Pokwang added, "Minsan lang tayo mabubuhay sa mundo, minsan lang tayo magsasama-sama so hangga't meron tayong pagkakataon na maipadama na mahal natin sila ibigay natin sa kanila 'yun kasi ang pera madaling kitain pero ang pamilya mahirap mawala sayo, 'pag nangyari 'yun ikaw na talaga ang pinaka-kawawang taong nabuhay sa mundo so 'yun ang iniisip ko, mahal ko ang pamilya ko at mahal nila ako at dun ako humuhugot ng lakas."

photo courtesy of abs-cbn.com