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Tippy Dos Santos pens birthday message for mom who passed away

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Actress and singer Tippy Dos Santos wrote a birthday message for her late mom who died in a vehicular accident last December 30 in Seoul, South Korea.</p><p>In her recent Instagram post, the 29-year-old &quot;Dati&quot; hitmaker shared some family photos with her sister Jacqueline Dos Santos Siapno and dad John Dos Santos as she celebrated her late mom’s birthday.</p><p>“Happy birthday, Mom. I will miss your beautiful smile every single day,” she penned.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-13" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1r8og1v1EN/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A13%2C%22os%22%3A11401762.199999988%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="908" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-13" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Tippy then noted how her mother always reminded her of taking pictures together with loved ones.</p><p>“Thank you for reminding us to capture photos of every special moment in our lives. I will always be grateful for these photos we have as a family,” Tippy said.</p><p>She ended her message with heartfelt words to her mom.</p><p>“I miss you so much already. I love you.” she expressed.</p><p>Tippy also took to her Instagram story a video where she showed a number of photos of her mom displayed at her wake.</p><p>“Happy birthday, Mom. I love you,” she wrote in her Instagram story.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Tippy-delossantos.jpg" style="width:300px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Fellow celebrities and friends also sent their greetings and condolences to the bereaved family. </p><p>“Yakap na mahigpit,” <em>Five Breakups and A Romance</em> star Julia Montes wrote.</p><p>Actress and singer Emmanuelle Vera also commented, “Happy birthday in heaven, Tita Happy 🤍.”</p><p>News personality Christine Bersola Babao also expressed, “Hugs Tippy.😢🙏🏻🖤.”</p><p>Other friends such as <em>Can’t Buy Me Love</em> actor and singer Darren Espanto, theater actress Gab Pangilinan, MYX VJ Ai Dela Cruz, and singer Liezel Garcia sent their white heart emojis to the grieving family.</p><p>On December 29, Tippy shared on her Instagram what happened to her parents during their short holiday trip to Seoul, South Korea.</p><p>“PRAYERS FOR HAPPY ESQUIVIAS-DOS SANTOS. On Wednesday, 27 December, upon their arrival in Seoul for a short holiday, HAPPY and JOHN figured in a horrific vehicular accident,” the family wrote.</p><div><strong>READ: <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/12/29/ina-ni-tippy-dos-santos-nasa-kritikal-na-kalagayan-matapos-maaksidente-sa-south-korea-1157">Ina ni Tippy Dos Santos, nasa kritikal na kalagayan matapos maaksidente sa South Korea</a></strong></div><p><strong> </strong>She also asked everyone to include their family in their prayers as her mom was then fighting for her life after the horrific accident.</p><p>“We are calling on everyone to please offer prayers that the Lord will grant HAPPY healing and recovery. We believe in the powers of collective prayers and look forward to all our friends and loved ones joining us in this petition,” they added.</p><p>However, on December 30, the family confirmed the death of their 58-year-old mom after being in a coma for days.</p><div><strong>READ: </strong><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/12/31/mom-of-tippy-dos-santos-passes-away-following-accident-in-south-korea-1421"><strong>Mother of Tippy Dos Santos passes away after accident in South Korea</strong></a></div><p>Tippy then released a statement on January 1 thanking her friends and family who reached out to them and offered love and prayers.</p><p>“Dear family and friends, I would like to thank everyone who has reached out to my family and I during this time. Although we are unable to respond to each and every one of you, please know that we are grateful. There are really no words to express the devastation and heartbreak the loss of my mom has caused us,” she wrote. </p><p>The 29-year-old celebrity and lawyer added that their family is still processing the sudden passing of their mother and hopes everyone will include them in their prayers.</p><div><strong>READ: </strong><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/1/1/tippy-dos-santos-releases-statement-after-mom-s-passing-1233"><strong>Tippy Dos Santos releases statement after mom’s passing</strong></a></div><p>“We hope for your understanding during our time of grief, as we are still trying to process the tragedy that has taken mama from us.” she said.</p><p>She continued, “Please keep mama in your prayers. Please always keep my mama in your memories. The care, love, light, and happiness she shared with all of us deserves to always be remembered.”</p>

<p><i>Tippy Dos Santos' mom, Happy Esquivas Dos Santos, died after getting involved in a vehicular accident in South Korea.</i></p>

Tippy Dos Santos' mom, Happy Esquivas Dos Santos, died after getting involved in a vehicular accident in South Korea.

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Tippy Dos Santos pens birthday message for mom who passed away

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Published Jan 05, 2024 10:11 PM PHT

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