Watch more in iWantv or TFC.tv

He is used to asking difficult questions, some which have driven his guests to tears. This Tuesday, as he celebrated his birthday, TV host Boy Abunda found himself the one answering them.

He was prodded about the one thing he would like his mother Lesing, who has dementia, to remember about him.

He began by recalling the time he was a student and he was about to compete in a declamation contest.

"I forgot my piece," he told Vice Ganda, who was standing in for him as the interviewer for a special episode of "Tonight With Boy Abunda."

He explained that he would not want his mother to forget what she told him that day, which he said has helped him survive in the highly competitive showbiz industry.

"Even before a contest begins, you're my winner," he remembered hearing from his mom. "I will be forever grateful to my mother."

"I'm able to say I'm OK because nanay made me believe that I'm OK. And I am OK, because I am nanay's winner even after a contest begins," he said.