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Garrie Concepcion says Congressman Iggy Arroyo was like a real father to her; denies mom Grace Ibuna only wants money

by Rose Garcia posted on March 5, 2012  STATS: 1081 Views | 57 Comments

 

Garrie Concepcion recalls her family's last Christmas and New Year with Congressman Iggy Arroyo: "Nakakatuwa nga po kasi, last Christmas, when my sibling and I got to London, set up na pong laha—may Christmas tree, Christmas balls na may glitters pa, 'tapos may angel. 'Tapos, I heard from my mom that Dada [Iggy] really prepared for that. It was so funny, he even bought this Santa Claus costume. And my mom said... he was really, really bizarre or... hindi naman po strange, pero parang kakaiba na parang sobrang excited niya for Christmas na, 'Tara na, bili tayo ng Christmas trees. Gusto ko fresh Christmas tree. At saka, gusto ko, pagdating ng mga bata dito, okay na lahat.'"

 

Photo By: Jocelyn Dimaculangan

Sa pagkamatay ni Congressman Iggy Arroyo sa London noong January 26, 2012, nagkaroon ng malaking kontrobersiya sa pagitan ng dalawang babae sa buhay niya—sina Aleli Arroyo at Grace Ibuna.

Si Aleli ang legal wife ni Iggy, samantalang si Grace naman ang longtime girlfriend ng kongresista.

Dahil sa kontrobersiyang ito ay nadawit din ang iba pang mga taong may kaugnayan kay Iggy, tulad ni Garrie Concepcion.

HER BIOLOGICAL FATHER. Si Garrie ay anak ni Grace sa aktor na si Gabby Concepcion at kapatid sa ama ni KC Concepcion.

Live na nag-guest si Garrie sa The Buzz kahapon, March 4.

Bagamat si Gabby ang tunay na ama ni Garrie, si Iggy ang halos nakagisnan niyang ama kung kaya't naging malapit siya rito.

Ang unang tanong ni Boy Abunda kay Garrie ay kung kailan niya huling nakita ang amang si Gabby at kapatid na si KC.

"Last time ko pong nakita si Ate was before I left. Noong nandito po si Cloie. That was January po," sagot niya.

Si Cloie Syquia Skarne ay ang isa pa niyang kapatid sa ama; anak ni Gabby sa dating aktres na si Jenny Syquia.

What about Gabby?

"Si Papa, I saw... I think before Christmas.

Pero nagte-text at nagkakausap naman daw sila nito.

Pahabol ni Garrie, "Yes, even when I was in London, my Papa was texting me."

Kinumusta rin ni Boy ang pagkikita nila ni Cloie.

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  • 57  bhengot

    03/12/2012 | 03:16 PM
    kaya nga may will eh, ano ba kayo, de pwedeng i contest yung supposedly.
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  • 56  fujiko77

    03/11/2012 | 01:47 PM
    eh di naman pala pera habol ni Grace kay Iggy, bat umeepal pa sya sa legality nya as heir sa properties ni Iggy? Mahal daw nya si Iggy, and he should be dignified and lulunukin nya lahat for Iggy, ngayong naka libing na, so wala na yung taong mahal nya, anu pa ineepal nila na ang naka sulat daw sa last will ni Iggy eh sya lahat ang magmamana, at dinisinherit ni Iggy lahat ng anak nya, di naman bops si Iggy, alam nya ang batas! whether he likes it or not compulsory na heir nya ang mga anak nya kung na-annul sya kay aleli, unless may banta ang mga anak nyang papatayin sya just to get their share of from his money. at yung pinresent nilang last will, kaloka, nag iisang pirma lang ni Iggy ang nandun, walang witness, eh kailangan pala ng at least may 3 witnesses, minadali naman ni Grace ilabas ang last will, di sila nag isip ng abogags nila. hahahaha!hanap ka na ng kakabitan mo ulit.
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  • 55  totoysipa

    03/10/2012 | 05:43 PM
    54lauren. Si Charles Harner ba ang husband ni Jam Morales?
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  • 54  lauren3b3

    03/10/2012 | 01:32 PM
    i remember during the time of grace and gabby, sharon was so incensed because the former was giving interviews to the effect that kc was not being cared for much by sharon because she spoke and acted like her yaya. after gabby, grace got married to joseph javier and bore 2 more kids. so how can garie say that iggy was the only father figure she had. in one inquirer interview jenny was so mad that she said gabby never admitted to her about the existence.but now we see that garie and gabby have similar jawlines. according to jenny, gabby said that he wasn't the father but suspected singer charles harner as the culprit. check this out in inquirer archives. grace did not earn points with us during this whole iggy brouhaha because she was so presumptuous. she really doesn't have a legal personality since by her own admission she was the mistress. she didn't think of its effects on her own kids particularly garie.
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  • 53  prettylittleliar

    03/09/2012 | 11:29 PM
    so sad, at this day and age, we still live in a society as hypocrite and judgmental as ours.. we all make mistakes. the two have loved each other and still love each other till death. the legal wife, yes how legal? it was iggy who filed for an annulment not her. parang so plastic naman yata to act grieving wife when she knew the truth that she had never been there in times of iggys pain, and sorrow. if she call herself the wife, where was she ng kasagsagan ng joese pidal case na nilalait lait ng taumbayan ang bayaw nya at asawa.. she never stood by their side. nagpainterview pa cya na greedy daw ung mga arroyo. u dont do that to humiliate ur husband if u love him unconditionally.
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  • 52  hooney

    03/09/2012 | 11:05 PM
    tumayong ama daw sa kanya eh kesa kay Gabby eh 3 years lang naman nagsama si nanay at si Iggy, at mabait talaga yun considering na malapit na mamatay, kung talagang disente at mabait na asawa yan bakit ang dami naging asawa?
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  • 51  ohmychika

    03/07/2012 | 02:00 PM
    legal wife?? in papers na lang... kaya nga nagfile ng annulment.... so dumbass aleli and alelu part to blame always the wife of husband's misbehaving... hope this will serve as lesson to everybody.. my condolence to to your family Garrie...
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  • 50  gardenia

    03/07/2012 | 06:57 AM
    aiveec i won't argue with you. yun ang alam mo at iba ang alam ko. as far as i can remember, Sharon and Gabby were still living as husband and wife but was already seeing Grace. hindi ako bulag o ipokrita. if i'm wrong about it, so be it. basta yun ang alam ko. about dun sa sinabi ng isang peep na si Grace ang childhood sweetheart ni Gabby, hindi yun ang pagkakaalam ko. it's Pia Arroyo Magalona who was Gabby's childhood sweetheart, as far as I know. sorry off topic.
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  • 49  gibraltar

    03/07/2012 | 05:10 AM
    The Arroyos are filthy rich even before Mike Arroyo married GMA. Unlike the Marcoses their wealth came from old money. Maaaring nadagdagan pa during GMA's term which has to be proven pa.
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  • 48  lawrenzo

    03/06/2012 | 07:15 PM
    I think dapat wag ng umeksena si Aleli. After all, matagal na silang hiwalay at walang pakialaman ni Iggy. If she cared for Iggy, dapat siya ang kasama sa London di si Grace. Meron naman yatang share ang anak nila, besides, bakit mas close ang mga anak ni Iggy kina Grace at Garrie? At hindi kay Aleli. Something must be wrong with Aleli?
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  • 47  ayen88

    03/06/2012 | 06:39 PM
    May questionable asset yan si iggy yung sa jose pidal account, pinag aagawan nyo, kung tutuusin pera ng taong bayan yan. Tama si lacson dapat mabuksan ule yung kaso re: jose pidal
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  • 46  halabira

    03/06/2012 | 05:00 PM
    grabe ang mag number 2 ngayon...ang ka ka pal na...ibang breed na!sana makasuhan ito at makulong para hindi tularan ng ibang ambisyosa!
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  • 45  ClawClown

    03/06/2012 | 04:13 PM
    Inagaw pala ni Mega si Gabo kay Grace? Teka, di ba ang GF ni Gabo noon si Janice De Belen bago nagpakasal kay Sharon? Ewan, kalito kayo, hahaha! Basta, ibalik sa bayan ang laman ng 'Jose Pidal' account.
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  • 44  prettyme4sure

    03/06/2012 | 03:33 PM
    gardenia--i beg to disagree sa comment mo. childhood sweetheart po si GC at GI, inagaw ni SC si GC kay GI, ask Lolit solis, alm nya un katotohanan, kaya wag kang mag FYI dyan...
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  • 43  prettyme4sure

    03/06/2012 | 03:25 PM
    parang GMA at Vicky toh lang yan, pag na dedo ang the real jose pidal
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  • 42  fANNEatic

    03/06/2012 | 03:06 PM
    personally i dont like grace kasi parang she's always being linked to married men hehehe
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  • 41  fANNEatic

    03/06/2012 | 02:57 PM
    sa annulment kasi isa lng ang malaking tanong on the first place LEGAL BA ANG KASAL? it doesnt matter kasehodang sino ang nagfile ng annulment kaya nga para mapawalang bisa ang kasal more on technicalities like hindi totoong pari ang nagkasal etc.. di mo maririnig sa annulment ang mga tanong kung mahal ni lalake si babae and vice versa.
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  • 40  fANNEatic

    03/06/2012 | 02:45 PM
    glaringly MALAKI talaga ang makukuha ni aleli pagnagkataon kaya ang pwedeng gawin ni GRACE at ng mga naunang anak ni iggy ay ipawalang bisa ang kasali ni iggy kay aleli through annulment kasi pag sinabi nating annulment ibig sabihin on the first place walang legal na kasal na nagyari so ibig sabihin on the first place di legal wife si aleli. bahala na ang mga lawyers nila maghanap ng butas para mapawalang bisa ang kasal. sa mga nagsasabing di na legal wife si aleli kasi nagfile nga sya ng annulment before pa namatay si iggy sa tingin ko wala din yung impact sa kaso kasi kahit si aleli pa ang nagfile ng annulment ang korte kasi ang may last say kun invalid ang naging kasal.. yan ang mahirap sa annulment kasi kahit pa both nagkasundo ang babae at ang lalake na ipa-annul ang marriage nila that doesnt guarantee na the court will grant them that their marriage be annulled unlike sa divorce mas madali.
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  • 39  fANNEatic

    03/06/2012 | 02:27 PM
    kahit pa my legal will yung free portion lng ang pwedeng ibigay ky grace which is maliit kung ikumpara sa paghahatian ng compulsory heirs.. ang compulsory heirs in this case ay yung legal wife at ang tatlong anak ni iggy.. kundi ako nagkakamali ang magiging hatian dyan is unang-una ang kalahati ng estate ay mapupunta sa legal wife bilang parte nya sa conjugal property. yung natitirang kalahati naman paghahatian ng mga anak,ng legal wife and since may will mapupunta sa kung sino man ang gustong bigyan ni iggy. when i say paghahatian di ibig sabihin equal sharing may certain rule yan sa batas natin. sa mga nagtataka kung bakit may share pa din ang legal wife sa other half ng estate ganun talaga nakasaad yun sa batas. in short kung susumahin sa TOTAL estate ni iggy half nyan mapupunta sa legal wife, one fourth nyan mapupunta sa MGA anak, one twelfth nyan mapupunta AGAIN sa legal wife at ang one sixth nyan mapupunta sa sinuman ang gustong bigyan ni iggy ayon sa kanyang last will.
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  • 38  aiveec

    03/06/2012 | 11:36 AM
    gardenia, inamin noon pang araw ni Sharon na kaya sila naghiwalay ni Gabby ay dahil nalaman daw niya na kasal si Gabby sa isang US citizen at hindi pala valid ang kasal nila... Noong mag-hiwalay sila, nag-girlfriend si Gabby at si Grace nga iyon, then later si Dindi Gallardo at si Dyan Castillejo at naging boyfriend naman ni Sharon si Charlie Cojuangco, Jude Aguilar at si Richard Gomez... Fan ako ni Sharon mula pa noong teenager ako hanggang ngayon pero hindi ako bulag o ipokrita.
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