The contentious subject of Bobby Bonifacio, Jr.’s film is this.

“Huwag nating gawing puhunan ang ating mga anak sa kabuhayan, sa kinabukasan. Hindi nila problema ang naging problema ng magulang.

“It is the responsibility of the mother or the parents to take care of their children, not the other way around, kasi bata pa ang mga ‘yan.

“Dapat ‘yan inaaruga mo pa. Inaalagaan mo pa at tinutulungan,” Jaclyn said.

“But I’m sorry to say this, pero hindi lang sa Pilipinas, sa buong mundo, ginagawang puhunan ang ating mga anak para sa ating magandang buhay, pageant, kung anu-anong reality (show) whatever, ipino-post yung mga bata. Younger age ito, ha?

“So, parang prostitution na rin yun, di ba? That is so sad. Siguro sa kahirapan ng buhay,” katwiran pa ng aktres na napapanood din sa Kapuso series na “Bolera.” She added

She expected that, “Through this movie, mabigyan natin ng lesson yung mga nanay na ito ang mangyayari sa anak mo kapag nagpatuloy ka na gawin ‘yan.

“Higit sa lahat, hindi sila ang kailangang maging puhunan o itulak sa kapahamakan para ka umangat,” she said.

At the press conference, Jaclyn was also questioned about the difficult circumstances that caused her to sob aloud.

“Longing, missing my children. Missing Andi and my son. Kapag nanay ka kasi, hindi ka tatahan. You just have to control and keep loving. Yun ang nagpapaiyak sa akin, ang mga anak ko.”

“Anak ang laging iniiyakan ko. Yung kanilang well-being, yung kanilang safety. Kahit malayo sila, may narinig ka, nasugatan ang apo, iiyakan mo ‘yan.

“May sakit ang anak, nasa malayong lugar, iiyakan mo ‘yan. It will always be a love of a mother to her children. ‘Yan ang palaging iniiyakan ng isang nanay.

“Si Andi, nasa Siargao. And my son is studying in the U.S. So, ‘yan ang palaging, once in a while, umaatake sa ‘yo.

“But sa trabaho, extended family ko ang co-workers ko, sa taping o sa movie. I always treat them as my family. So, yun naman ang nakakapag-divert ng lahat-lahat. So, happy rin, everything is well,” lahad ng aktres.

When Jaclyn appeared in front of the media for “Tahan”‘s mediacon, she was in America. He supposedly traveled to the US to see his daughter Gwen when she was there for school.

“I get to see my son, spend time with him. Siguro naman, sa hinaba-haba ng tinrabaho ko sa buong buhay ko, deserve ko naman to take a little rest.

“But I will be coming home soon and I will be working again. Nobody can take that away from me, portraying a character.

“Habambuhay ko na ‘yang dadalhin, to portray a character. That is what I love most. Pag-uwi ko, work ulit. I’m excited to do an indie, a teleserye or whatever work that will make me happy and comfortable,” jaclyn siad.

“Tahan” is scheduled to open on July 22 at Vivamax, so abang-abang na!