Daniel Padilla clarifies 'mag-anak' joke

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MANILA - "It was a joke," remarked Daniel Padilla about the comments he made during the grand finals night of ABS-CBN's Himig Handog songwriting competition where he said that he is ready to become a father.

On Sunday, the 21-year-old Padilla surprised everyone when he answered a question from host Robi Domingo with: "Ngayong 21 na ako, puwede na akong mag-anak!" He was beside rumored girlfriend Kathryn Bernardo when he said it.

"Gusto ko lang makuha ang mga tao na nanonood [kaya nagsabi ako] ng ibang sagot. Kasi nakakasawa rin. So bigyan natin sila ng ikaka-shock nila," he said in an interview with Push Tuesday evening. "Pero gusto kong mag-anak, pero hindi pa ngayon."

Padilla was speaking at his birthday party organized by her mother, Karla Estrada. It was attended by some of his closest friends, Bernardo, and his father, Rommel Padilla.

Asked for her birthday wish for Padilla, Bernardo said: "Marami kapag para sa kanya, siguro kulang ang isang papel. Pero ang number one siguro, parati siyang masaya sa ginagawa niya."

"Iba kasi kapag pure happiness eh. Alam mo si DJ kapag masaya siya sa ginagawa niya or napipilitan siya. Basta sana ganon, gusto ko happy lang siya," she added.

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