‘We pay tribute to the men in show business who we think can be considered fine fathers.’
As a post-Father’s Day feature, we pay tribute to the men in show business who we think can be considered fine fathers.
Edu Manzano
The charming actor-host is father to Luis or Lucky, and to Addie and Enzo, and to Diego.
Luis is Edu’s son with Star for All Seasons, Vilma Santos. Addie and Enzo are the actor’s daughter and son with former model Rina Samson; and Diego is his son with a culinary advocate.
Edu, who has managed to keep his personal life out of prying eyes, usually fills his Instagram account with funny videos as his way of bringing cheer to his IG followers. But once in a while, he does post about his children. During these moments, we see how proud he is of his now that they are all grown up. “You can only wish the best for your children and your family,” Edu wrote on IG. “Dahil sa totoong buhay, wala naman talagang script.
So wherever you go, go with all your heart,” he advised.
Ricky Davao
If a dad’s love can be measured by the way his children regard him, then Ricky Davao has passes the fatherhood test with flying colors.
Ricky’s kids with ex-wife Jackie Lou Blanco Ara, Rikki Mae and Kenneth are already adults.
During Ricky’s birthday this year, his kids made sure that the occasion would be marked by way of a post-dinner get-together for him and a few of his friends. Rikki Mae, posted a series of photos of Ricky on IG with this caption: “Things dads do — be weird, text with one hand, and love you unconditionally.
Happy birthday to my twin… Thank you for everything you do for us, and for showing me how to work hard, be humble and never let go of the microphone. I hope you stay as young and energetic…”
Dingdong Avanzado
Dingdong Avanzado and his wife Jessa Zaragoza are pleased that their only child Jayda has inherited their musical genes. In 2012, the young lady’s natural knack was evident when she sang with Dingdong on the track “Daddy’s Day” and even appeared on the music video with him.
Today, Jayda is now 21 years old and carving her own path as a singer-songwriter with her own style and hit songs. Yet, Jayda remains a daddy’s girl who relishes every opportunity to perform with him. In fact, Jayda is one of Dingdong’s featured guests at his July 19 concert at The Theatre at Solaire. “It’s always a joy and a blessing for me to share the stage with an incredible and very talented artist,” Dingdong said of his daughter
Jhong Hilario
One of the most popular father-daughter tandems on social media today is Jhong Hilario and his English-speaking daughter Sarina Oceania Azores Hilario. At only three years old, Jhong’s daughter with Maia Azores is a certified social media star with 2.1 million followers on Facebook, and one million followers on TikTok. Dad Jhong is likewise a major force on Instagram as he has captured the attention of 2.7 million followers.
Jhong doesn’t have to say a lot to announce how much he enjoys being a dad. His dance and song videos and “kulitan” vlogs with Sari are more than enough proof. In one video where Jhong informs Sari that he is going to work, the little girl tells him, with pleading eyes “I need to be with you.” You can see from Jhong’s facial expression that his heart was melting. Ah, the joys of fatherhood!
Hayden Kho
In an Instagram post, Scarlet Snow, the nine-year old daughter of celebrity doctors Hayden Kho and Vicki Belo, describes her father as “the best dad in the world.” Traveling together keeps this family close, so do leisure activities like watching movies. As for Hayden, he enjoys taking Scarlet to her voice lessons and watching her recitals. (Scarlet is a student of soprano Jade Riccio’s music school RNA.)
“He said he’s not a stage dad, but he is. And I want him to be,” Scarlet said of Hayden on IG.
On the occasion of Hayden’s 44th birthday, Scarlet took to IG to express her gratitude to her dad. “Thank you for teaching me how to be cool and kind, just like you! I love you more than you’ll ever know from then until forever more!”
