Fiancé recounts tearful reunion with missing bride-to-be after 19 days

• Mark Arjay Reyes shared how he reunited with missing fiancée Sherra De Juan, after 19 days of search
• She called using a borrowed phone and cried heavily when she heard his voice
• The fiancé rushed to Pangasinan after confirming it was her
• Sherra arrived home safely on December 30 in Quezon City

Mark Arjay Reyes, the fiancé of missing bride-to-be Sherra De Juan, talked about their reunion. It happened after 19 long days of worry and search.

Sherra called Mark using her own phone, which she left at home. She remembered his number.

Mark said, "Parang nabosesan ko na siya. Tapos tinawagan ko siya ulit. Doon na siya nag-start na siya. Umiyak talaga nang iyak."

Sherra cried nonstop. She sounded confused about where she was.

Mark kept her old phone charged and open. He hoped she would call one day. When it rang, he made sure it was really her.

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A civilian found Sherra and let her borrow a phone. The person described her as "gusgusin, tuliro, at sobrang nanghihina."

Sherra looked disheveled and weak. She struggled to walk.

They met in person soon after. Mark felt relief and joy. But he focused on her recovery first. Sherra looked weak and blurry in thinking.

The family thanked the police and helpers. Mark said God made a way for the call. Everyone felt grateful for her safe return.

Netizens sent support online. Many prayed during the search. Now they celebrate her being home.

Mark asked for privacy as Sherra rests. The couple looks forward to better days.

Watch the full interview on ABS-CBN News and go around 1:00 timestamp.

Police assured the public that updates will be provided as soon as more details become available.

In an earlier local report by KAMI, a family of three was brutally shot and killed inside their own store in Barangay Mallorca, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. CCTV footage reportedly showed three men entering the shop, pulling down the roll-up door, and then shooting all the family members until they died. Before fleeing the scene, one of the suspects was also seen taking a bag and a cellphone belonging to the victims. According to TV5 Frontline Pilipinas correspondent Gary De Leon, the family had allegedly been receiving threats after lending ₱1 million to a resident of their barangay, who was said to have used the money for a business venture.

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In another local story that went viral, a 51-year-old public school teacher in Las Piñas City was stabbed multiple times by her own husband. Based on a report by EJ Gomez on Unang Balita, the 38-year-old suspect carried out the attack inside the school’s faculty room. Police said the campus had a security guard on duty, but because the suspect was a familiar figure, he was able to enter and leave the premises without difficulty. The suspect claimed that he went to the school to talk to his wife and settle their issues, but the discussion allegedly escalated into a heated argument that ended in violence.

Source: KAMI.com.gh