Rep. Toto Mangudadatu and beauty queen Sharifa Akeel are now married

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Second District Maguindanao Representative Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu and Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 Sharifa Akeel got married on August 25.

It was said that Akeel and Mangudadatu got married at the Alnor Convention Center in Cotabato City, adding that guests were limited as a safety protocol amid the #COVID19 pandemic. 

The controversial relationship of Akeel and Mangudadatu ended up in marriage. Akeel last year denied being Mangudadatu's mistress. 

In June of last year, Mangudadatu's wife Mylene -- also a former beauty queen who was in the same Bb. Pilipinas batch as Boholana and formerly Cebu-based model Anna Maris Igpit -- complained to the program "Raffy Tulfo in Action" that Akeel and the politician have been carrying on an affair since 2019.

Ito yung vice mayor dati na namatayan ng asawa sa Ampatuan Massacre. Ngayon ay traditional politician na ba o matino naman? He surely has come a long way...and by the looks of it, puro beauty queen ang hilig.

"The road that led me to you was not easy. No matter how hard I tried to fight it, no matter how much others wanted to fight it, fate wanted us to be together. 

When I realized and then accepted that, love and happiness filled my life, and I realized that YOU, who has been there for the past 6 years, was all that I was missing.

I am excited to take on this new adventure, this new phase in my life, because I will be going on it with you, Husband."

For Sharifa, it is better to be married than to be seen as a kerida (kabit) or mistress...at least if she is married she has all the rights and her children are legally recognized.

A Muslim man can marry up to 4 wives as long as kaya nila and well provided ang apat na asawa. That’s their culture. Respeto lang. 

Huwag masyadong judgemental mga besh. You don't know their story. Mabait yang si Sharifa, very humble. And so is Congressman Toto, mabuting tao yan. Daming natulungan na mga kababayan niya. Why not be happy for them, respect their culture and wish them well?

Muslim kaya pwede naman yan sa kanila. Nag deny lang kasi si Sharifa noong una. As Bea Alonzo had said "Time is indeed the ultimate truth teller."- Sharifa Akeel

"PS

Editing for those who are asking.. 

Yes, it was 6 years ago when we first met and yes, nanligaw siya saakin nun. No, wala pa po kaming relasyon noon. No, hindi ko pa siya sinagot. And yes, hindi sya tumigil ng pagpapakita ng love niya saakin. He has been there for me without asking for anything in return. I did not return his affection then. But this year, we were brought closer together by circumstances that were out of our control and this year has taught me, na siya na lang pala ang kulang sa buhay ko. Hindi kami hahantong dito kung hindi siya nagtyagang maghintay na ibalik ko ang pagmamahal na binibigay niya sa akin noon pa man. Kahit inabot na ng ilang taon bago ko pa marealize ito." - Sharifa Akeel

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