JANNO GIBBS REMEMBERS LATE DAD RONALDO VALDEZ

TALKING ABOUT HIS late dad Ronaldo Valdez through interviews has helped Janno Gibbs to somehow cope with the loss of his father.

- By CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG

Janno recently shared in a chat with this paper and another media outlet that most members of his family are still not OK after the demise of the veteran actor in December 2023.

"It's the same with me. I still have episodes (where I suddenly remember him). I'd forget na, 'Ay wala na pala.' Sometimes, for example, we have (family) occasions, a party, it's like, 'I'm gonna see my dad again. Ah, wala na pala.'"

But it helped that he was able to grant interviews and had spoken about his dad. "Ako ang pinakamaagang naging OK. Because of my interviews like with Karen Davila, Boy Abunda, nailabas ko. Naiyak ko na. So it's a great help. It's like therapy. My family doesn't get to do that."

He also remembered Ronaldo as someone who piqued his interest in showbiz early on. When he was a teenager, he would ask his dad to bring him to film production outfits and sets. "Kinukulit ko siya (he would tell his dad), 'Sama mo ko kahit extra lang.' He didn't want me to be an actor because of him. But what he did was, he brought me to Regal (Entertainment), to Mother (Lily Monteverde).