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‘Be happy with Papa’: Remains of Claire dela Fuente cremated, says son Gigo

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<p>MANILA — The remains of OPM icon Claire dela Fuente have been cremated, according to her son Gigo de Guzman in an emotional post bidding farewell to his mother.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/04/01/gigo1.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Instagram: @gigodg86</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>“My mom is being cremated tonight,” Gigo said in an Instagram Stories update on Wednesday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/01/21/opm-icon-claire-de-la-fuente-i-was-there-at-the-right-place-at-the-right-time">OPM icon Claire De la Fuente: &#x27;I was there at the right place at the right time&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>Gigo’s younger brother Mick “had to go there alone to witness it as he’s the only one of us negative for COVID,” he wrote.</p><p>Dela Fuente died of cardiac arrest while battling COVID-19 on Tuesday, March 30. At the time, Gigo was on his <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/30/21/claire-de-la-fuentes-son-gigo-rues-her-sudden-passing-ang-last-thought-niya-ayaw-niya-akong-iwanan">seventh day of home quarantine</a>, and “could not be beside her in the hospital,” he earlier told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>Sharing a photo of his late parents, Gigo wrote: “At least now our mom is with our dad after so many years apart. Be happy with papa, ma.”</p><p>Dela Fuente’s husband, Moises de Guzman, passed away in December 2006.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/04/01/gigo2.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Instagram: @gigodg86</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>In a separate post, Gigo assured his brother he will take care of him, now that “it’s just us now.”</p><p>“I am so sorry I cannot be there with you as you take care of mama,” he told Mick. “I know we are both adults now but I am still your kuya, and I’m supposed to protect you and look out for you. I wish I could hug you and keep you safe.”</p><p>“Know that I am so proud of you for still doing what needs to be done. It’s just us now, and I’ll always be there for you, bro. I love you very much.”</p><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1651407" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1650390" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1650430" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>“At least now our mom is with our dad after so many years apart. Be happy with papa, ma.”</p>

“At least now our mom is with our dad after so many years apart. Be happy with papa, ma.”