I just want to say this—Ma, thank you.
Thank you for choosing to raise me even when you didn’t have to.
Thank you for every meal, for every reminder, for every quiet act of love that helped shape the man I am today.
You were my strength.
Even when you were tired, you were my mother in every way that mattered.
Ma, it hurts to let go, but I know you’re finally at rest now.
I will carry you with me in how I live, in how I love, and in how I move forward.

Ma’am, rest easy now. We will always love you. I love you.
Thank you all so much for coming. We deeply feel your love. Thank you. [Applause]

Next is Kiko, my brother who comes after King.
Where are you? Actually, this brother of mine is always late.
Has anyone seen my brother Kiko?
Please, I’m calling out to everyone—tell him his family is looking for him. It’s time to come home.
Kiko, yes, Mommy—that’s how Kiko is.
Okay, and when Mommy gets a little annoyed with us, she calls us by our full names.
Ian, she wants to talk to you. She said she wants to talk. Just kidding.
I’m just trying to lighten the mood.

Where’s Kiko? M is here too. Oh hello, sis.
He’s on the way. Kiko—maybe in 100 years, we’ll still be here waiting for him.
Anyway, while we’re waiting for my brother, later on, after the family eulogy, there’s a special AVP (audio-visual presentation) prepared by our dear Senator Robin Padilla.
We hope you can stay and watch what he has lovingly put together for our mom. He wants to share it with all of you.
So yes, let’s continue. Is he coming? He might already be in Cubao.

Tito Sel, please scold my brother.
Once again, I’m very grateful to all of you for being here. Thank you so, so much.
We six siblings couldn’t have gotten through this alone.
Later on, I’ll be thanking the many true friends who have been our pillars these past few days.
You’ll know who they are—those with good hearts who never left us.

Where is Kiko now? He’s just entering the gate at Heritage.
Okay, let’s have Madet go next. Thank you.

Here comes our brother. He’s here now.

Actually, I’d like to thank everyone who came, all of you here—
We feel and we know just how deeply you all loved Mommy.
We know how much you all truly loved our mother.

I actually didn’t want to speak in front of all of you because—
as some of you may already know, my relationship with Mommy had its issues.
According to her good friends who cared for her,
she would always talk about me and call me her “difficult child.”
Yes, I was that child.
We had misunderstandings.
There were many times we weren’t able to talk.
My siblings got to speak with her, but I didn’t.
That’s why I didn’t want to say anything—
because I am still full of regret.

But they say, the last thing to go is your hearing.
So I hope she heard me.
I hope she heard me.
I was there.
You know what I told you, Ma.