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MAYOR VI, VICE MAYOR EDU AND THEIR SON LUCKY

Lipa City, Oct. 21, 1998 - Lipa City Mayor Vilma Santos-Recto denies reports that she is having problems with her 17-year-old son Luis, the boy TV fans remember as Lucky, who is the offspring of Vilma and her first husband, actor Edu Manzano, now Vice Mayor of Makati City.

Luis, who is a high school student at the San Agustin College in Makati, lives with Edu in the Vice Mayor's Ecology Village residence during weekdays while Vilma stays in Lipa City attending to her constituents.

On weekends, both Vilma and Lucky move to her Green Meadows residence where the actress- politician relaxes and plays Mom before going back to Lipa on Monday.

Luis was reported to be so in love with his Filipino-American girl friend Nicole that he is allegedly neglecting his studies.

Vilma, who is married to Batangas Congressman Ralph Recto, reacted sharply to these reports.

"Luis knows his limitations," Vilma is quoted by Malaya's Ethel Ramos. "While Edu and I do not stop him from falling in love, for that is but natural among boys his age, we keep reminding him that he is too young to get involved seriously. Edu an I want him to finish his studies first before he becomes involved seriously with any girl."

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