On Aiko Melendez’s vlog uploaded on Saturday, August 13, Andre Yllana advised his dad Jomari Yllana to stop repeating his mistake to his siblings.
He said, “Sana ‘yung mistake mo dati sa akin, ‘wag mo nang ulitin sa mga kapatid ko dahil bata pa sila.”
His mother and his father separated while he was still young. Yllana has two children with ex-partner Joy Reyes. Currently, he is in a relationship with Priscilla Almeda.
Andre said he is now used to living without his father by his side.
“Siguro yung thirst ko for a father dati, hindi na ganon ka-(tindi). Sa totoo lang ah. Kung dati, grabe ako mag-habol kay Dad. Pero siguro nasanay na rin ako na parang wala siya.”
He also appreciated his mother for raising him and making him feel complete.
“‘Di ko kailanman naramdaman na incomplete ako dahil yung missing pieces na hinahanap ko, tumayo ka ro’n tapos binuo mo kung sino ako ngayon,” he told Aiko.
“Kahit ikaw lang mag-isa, ginawa mo talaga yung best mo para makuha yung mga needs namin. Kahit ‘di needs, gusto lang namin, nabibigay mo pa kaya proud talaga ako sa’yo, Mom.”
In 2000, Melendez and Yllana tied the knot; and they got separated a year later. Their marriage got annulled in 2004. Melendez is dating Zambales’s 1st district representative Jefferson “Jay” Khonghun.
