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Diego Loyzaga admits he longed for dad Cesar Montano growing up

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Leah Bueno 

<p>&quot;Any son will always look for their father.&quot;</p><p>This is what Diego Loyzaga said as he admitted to his father Cesar Montano that he longed for his presence growing up. </p><p>Diego made the admission in a video uploaded by Viva Films in which he and Cesar asked each other personal questions regarding their relationship as father and son. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/ChCfI6ND11z/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"> </div><div 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</div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"> </div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"> </div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"> </div></div><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/ChCfI6ND11z/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by VIVA Films (@viva_films)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>&quot;Oo naman hinahanap kita. Maniwala ka man o hindi, laging maganda &#x27;yung sinasabi ni Mama. &#x27;&#x27;Yang daddy mo, nagtatrabaho &#x27;yan. He&#x27;s working hard, he&#x27;s working for you, for the family,&#x27;&quot; said Diego.</p><p>&quot;Any son will always look for their father,&quot; he then pointed out. &quot;Hahanapin mo &#x27;yung father figure mo. So oo, parati kitang hinahanap.&quot;</p><p>Diego, 27, grew up in Australia under the care of his mother, actress Teresa Loyzaga. </p><p>Due to the long distance and some personal issues — <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/2/7/fresh-scoops/diego-loyzaga-calls-out-his-dad-cesar-montano-on-s-53103"><strong><u>which led to their infamous public rift in 2017</u></strong></a> — Diego didn&#x27;t have a close relationship with his dad. That is, until recently, when he and Cesar finally reunited and patched things up. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/3/4/fresh-scoops/diego-loyzaga-reconciles-with-dad-cesar-montano-198875"><u><strong>READ: Diego Loyzaga reconciles with dad Cesar Montano</strong></u></a></div><p>In the video, Cesar said it was also his wish that he would have been around more when Diego was growing up.</p><p>&quot;Siguro kung meron akong mga na-miss eh &#x27;yung nakasama kita noong lumalaki ka. Gusto ko &#x27;yung habang lumalaki ka sana kasama kita, eh kaso nasa Australia ka,&quot; he said. &quot;But it is not a regret. It is something that I missed doing with you, bonding and everything while you were growing up.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, another highlight of the video was when Diego dished his thoughts about living under the shadow of his father, with whom he shares the same facial features.</p><p>&quot;Hindi natin pwedeng sabihin na hindi &#x27;yan totoo. Kasi &#x27;pag pasok ko pa lang dito eh, &#x27;Ay anak ni Cesar.&#x27; No matter what, since I was a kid, until now, people will always recognize me. Even though if they know my name, &#x27;Ah, anak &#x27;yan ni Cesar.&#x27; I will always be anak ni Cesar,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;And I&#x27;m proud. Is it hard? No, it&#x27;s not hard. Kumbaga, you gave me shoes to fill eh. You gave me an objective that I need to do, &#x27;di ba. And I&#x27;m proud to be your son.&quot;</p><p>Diego said he would die a happy man if he was &quot;half the man&quot; Cesar is, both in terms of his acting career and life as a father. </p><p>&quot;When I say that, I mean the way you took care of your children, the awards and the places you&#x27;ve been to because of your acting. If I reach kahit kalahati lang nun, it will make me a proud man the day I die,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/6/25/fresh-scoops/cesar-montano-aminadong-mas-close-na-ngayon-sa-ka-200904"><u><strong>READ: Cesar Montano, aminadong mas close na ngayon sa kaniyang mga anak: ‘I’ve been praying about this to happen’</strong></u></a></div><p>Asked what is the greatest lesson that he has learned from his dad, Diego said: &quot;It&#x27;s that there isn&#x27;t a single thing that makes a man. It&#x27;s a compilation of so many things, so many phases, so many things that you go through.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve seen you campaigning in Bohol and the stress that you&#x27;ve been going through, day in, day out. I see now a glimpse of what really makes a man, and that&#x27;s all through you, watching you. Sabi ko, kailangan ko maging ganyan. Kailangan ko maging kasing tibay ng tatay ko.&quot;</p><p>Diego and Cesar are first time co-stars in the controversial film Maid in Malacañang, which has faced heavy backlash over its portrayal of events that transpired during Martial Law.</p>

‘Any son will always look for their father,’ Diego Loyzaga told his father Cesar Montano.