Nakaratay si Ricky Davao sa ospital nang bawian ng buhay ang kanyang mother-in-law na si Asia’s Queen of Songs Pilita Corrales noong Abril 12, 2025.
Pero minabuti ni Jackie Lou Blanco na huwag nang sabihin sa estranged husband ang balita tungkol sa pagkamatay ng biyenan ng aktor.
Si Jackie Lou ay anak ni Pilita.
Read: Pilita Corrales dies at 87
Sa panayam kay Jackie Lou sa Fast Talk With Boy Abunda nitong Martes ng hapon, Mayo 13, ikinuwento nito ang desisyong ilihim kay Ricky ang pagpanaw ni Pilita.
Lahad ng aktres: “In the beginning, I was thinking, 'Should we tell him?'
"But my kids were saying, ‘Mom, no na lang. He will feel bad pa. Huwag na lang.'
"So we didn’t. We opted not to. I think it would have been too much, also for him.
“Sabi ko nga, e, when Ricky and I got separated, yun ang hindi nawala — my mom’s love to Ricky and Ricky’s love to my mom.
"It was always there. That’s such a blessing to have that.”
PILITA AND RICKY SINGING IN HEAVEN
Makalipas lamang ang halos tatlong linggo matapos pumanaw ni Pilita, si Ricky naman ang binawian ng buhay dahil sa cancer noong May 1.
Read: Ricky Davao dies at 63
May biro nga raw si Jackie Lou na kapag nagkita sina Pilita at Ricky sa langit ay yayayain pa rin ni Ricky si Pilita na kumanta.
Kilala kasi si Ricky bilang mahilig kumanta sa mga pagtitipon.
Saad ni Jackie Lou: “Ang joke ko nga, since nauna si Mom, pagdating ni Ricky sa langit, sasabihin ni Ricky, ‘O, Mamita, nandito ka?’
“Sabi ni Mamita, ‘O!’
“Tapos sasabihin ni Ricky, 'Kanta tayo!'
“Sasabihin ng mommy ko, ‘Hanggang dito ba naman Ricky, magdu-duet pa tayo?'”
JACKIE LOU MISSES MOM PILITA
Tuluyan nang napaluha si Jackie Lou nang ilahad nito ang matinding pangungulila sa inang si Pilita, kasunod ang pangakong ibabahagi niya ang mga natututunan mula sa kanyang ina.
“I know you're happy, Mom, where you are," sabi ni Jackie Lou.
"I know you’re singing with Ricky there. I know you’re singing songs with her there.
“I wanna tell her that I miss her so much, but I will continue to honor her by sharing what she taught and I wanna tell her to hug my dad for me.
“I just want to tell her how much I love her and we’re going to honor her by doing the best we can.
“By living our best life.
"Because that’s what I know my mom would want, and Ricky at the same time, is for us to continue to live.
“It doesn’t mean it’s gonna be an easy journey, but we get up and we do what we need to do.”
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