Robi Domingo mourned the passing of his grandmother, who died on his wedding day on January 6. On Instagram, he shared the heartbreaking news and paid tribute to his beloved “ina” (mother).
The host-actor posted an old photo with his grandmother and a photo of him and his wife, Maiqui Pineda, at her wake.
“Bittersweet. January 6 was the happiest day of my life. My heart was filled with immense gratitude from preps in the morning, to the ceremony, to the reception, which lasted until dawn,” he wrote.
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Domingo said his mother told him the news when he was about to leave the reception, revealing his grandmother passed away the same morning of his wedding day.
“Apparently, my family didn’t tell us so that our focus was our magical day.”
He went on by recalling his grandmother making ube halaya and leche flan, “‘Ina‘, as I fondly called her, took care of me especially when I was a toddler. I loved how she made her ube halaya and Leche flan sa llanera.”
“Rest in peace, ina. Please look after us together with ama [father]. Thank you, and we love you.”
In the comments section, he emphasized that the past few days had been a “rollercoaster ride” for them.
“We wanted to thank a lot of people during the wedding but it has been a rollercoaster ride for us these past few days. Our hearts are happy, but we apologize for the delay. We’ll just take a breather from all the happenings.”
Fans and celebrities Vina Morales, Martin Nievera, Darren Espanto, and John Prats sent condolences.
Domingo and Pineda tied the knot on January 6 at the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Isidro Labrador in Bulacan.
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