“Dad said, ‘You better take care of them.’ He didn’t want to go because he was scared. I told him, ‘Dad, don’t worry. Go to sleep. I’ll take care of them’,” Diego recalls at the tribute family and friends gave to Angelo on Tuesday, April 10 at Dolphy Theatre in the ABS-CBN compound in Quezon City.
Diego and his mother, June Keithley were overwhelmed by the outpour of support and love they saw from the late news anchor’s peers in the industry.
Now that his dad is gone, Diego knows life will never be the same again. Diego will miss their family bonding, especially on Sundays when he and his dad would cook together.
“I think the hardest for me is every Sunday because Sundays are reserved for the family. Starting this Sunday, ako na ang mag-isang magluluto. Wala na siya. It’s going to be hard,” Diego explains.
He shared that his father never failed to give him pieces of advice on career and family.
“As everyone else remembers him, he’s a perfectionist. No matter how good I am in my craft, it wasn’t good enough. He’s always ‘push, push and keep on pushing’,” Diego reveals.
He vowed to continue family traditions Angelo observed when he was still alive.
Angelo, who succumbed to lung cancer on Maundy Thursday, anchored "The World Tonight" for more than 20 years. He also created “TV Patrol,” which is celebrating its 25th anniversary and is the longest Filipino newscast to date. He also became ABS-CBN's Senior Vice President for News and Current Affairs.
By Karen Valeza | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
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