"Sila ay highly trained sa baril [at] martial arts. Palagay ko kaya nilang depensahan ang sarili nila. Nakapag-aral sila sa matitinding eskuwelahan.
"Walang dahilan para maloko sila."
Kylie has always been a good daughter to his father, Robin says.
"Good daughter naman talaga 'yun. Hindi ako binigyan ng suliranin 'nun."
The same goes for his eldest, Queenie, who recently gave up her showbiz career for religious reasons.
"Si Queenie, lalo na ngayon. Kinausap ko lang siya nang masinsinan din patungkol doon.
"Siyempre ang pananampalataya ni Queenie, hindi natin kinukuwestiyon yun, e. Ako gusto ko yun.
"Kami ni Leizel, ang pangarap namin sa mga anak namin ang mabuhay nang isang muslim.
"Kung merong masaya doon sa pagbabalik loob ni Queenie sa Islam, e kami yun ng nanay niya.
Robin made it clear that it was his first-born's own decision to leave the entertainment circuit after her Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca— a religious duty that muslims must accomplish at least once in their lives.
"Desisyon niya yun nung nag-Hajji siya." Robin emphasizes that he had no hand in Queenie's actions.
"Wala, wala. Napanood ko lang 'yun sa interview niya. E, ilang taon naman na siya? 20 years old!
"Sinabi ko lang sa kanya na napakagandang medium ng show business sa Islam. Mas makikita ng tao kung ano yung Islam kung nag-aartista ka, hindi ba?
"Gusto niya [rin] mag-aral."
Being raised by one action star-Dad perhaps has its own pros. For one, Kylie and Queenie are growing up to become women— headstrong, tough, and made of something else.




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