MANILA, Philippines - It's final. Television host and actress Kris Aquino has asked her lawyers to initiate the appropriate proceedings to end her marriage with basketball player James Yap.

In a statement read by Boy Abunda on "The Buzz" on Sunday, Marcos Ochoa Serapio and Tan (the law firm retained by Kris Aquino) said it will take the "necessary steps at the soonest possible time."

"Ms. Kris Aquino has recently announced that she has decided to end her marriage to Mr. James Yap and asked us to initiate the appropriate proceedings for the purpose she believes that it is for the best interest of all that's concerned, especially her children," the law firm said.

Meanwhile, the law firm asked the public to "respect the privacy of the parties and let the legal process take its course."

On Friday, a source from Marcos Ochoa Serapio and Tan revealed that Aquino is firm in her decision not to reunite anymore with Yap, who earlier said that he will try to save their marriage.

The TV host quietly left on Thursday for the US with sons Joshua and Baby James for a 3-week vacation in Orlando, Florida.

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View the full statement of Kris Aquino's lawyers here.