Arjo on Maine, Ria on Zanjoe: 'It just fits'


At a glance

  • Arjo Atayde, award-winning character actor and now QC District 1 congressman, talks about dreaming about being a public servant since he was a child; about learning to take the cue from the heart when acting as advised by Mom Sylvia; about his love for dogs; and about how he knows Maine Mendoza is the one for him.


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Korina Sanchez-Roxas and Rep. Arjo Atayde (Quezon City, District 1)


IT’S super official: Arjo Atayde is marrying Maine Mendoza. Sister Ria Atayde is happily in love with actor Zanjoe Marudo.

“They’re both so obviosuly so in love, hayyyy, nakakahawa,” says host and producer Korina Sanchez-Roxas on her interview with the Atayde siblings on the latest Korina Interviews episode.

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Korina with Ria Atayde (right)

It’s a “Sunday Love Day” with Arjo and Ria Atayde in their home in White Plains — complete with Mom Sylvia Sanchez’s recipe for tacos and bonding with pet dogs and a cat while talking about love!

Arjo Atayde, award-winning character actor and now QC District 1 congressman, talks about dreaming about being a public servant since he was a child; about learning to take the cue from the heart when acting as advised by Mom Sylvia; about his love for dogs; and about how he knows Maine Mendoza is the one for him.

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Korina (left) with Ria and Arjo

Actress Ria Atayde admits to being an alpha woman like her Mom Sylvia. She talks about deciding to leave home and live apart as a responsible adult; about how she lost her dogs so now has turned to loving cats; about being the organizer and planner for family trips; about her advocacy for self love and body-love vs body shaming; and about why she and actor Zanjoe Marudo “feels righ.”

An episode not to be missed! Korina Interviews this Sunday, April 30, at 5 pm on NET 25.