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Karylle's dad Modesto Tatlonghari passes away

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1723359240876Snapinsta.app_454508907_416336860877247_7418649947892767062_n_1080.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><em>Photo from Karylle&#x27;s Instagram account</em></span></span></span>MANILA — Singer and &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; host Karylle announced Sunday the death of her father Modesto Tatlonghari.</div><p>The announcement was made through an Instagram post, where the singer also shared photos from the wake at the Santuario de San Jose Parish in Mandaluyong City.</p><p>&quot;It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of my dad, Papa M, Doc, Dr. ‘M,’ Moy, Tito M,&quot; Karylle wrote in the post&#x27;s caption without stating the cause of death and when he passed away.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-go9EJTm46/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A6944831.6%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1330" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In the lengthy caption, Karylle described her father as a &quot;great guy&quot; who &quot;always [brightened] up people’s days.&quot;</p><p>&quot;A Baguio boy (and Laguna lad!) at heart and topnotcher at the dental board, he loved basketball and his no-look shot. He loved picnics and always had a neon pink frisbee and a basketball in the trunk of a lift back,&quot; she said.</p><p>Karylle also praised her father for being &quot;truly present in school events,&quot; adding that he was &quot;everyone’s dream dad.&quot;</p><p>She added that it meant &quot;so much&quot; for her that her father saw her latest theater outing, &quot;Little Shop of Horrors,&quot; four times.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Little Shop of Horrors&#x27; was our favorite movie and, like him, a happy part of my childhood. It breaks my heart that I couldn&#x27;t have spent more time with him,&quot; she said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/7/19/karylle-on-portraying-audrey-in-little-shop-of-horrors-and-maturing-as-a-woman-1151"><strong>READ: Karylle on portraying Audrey in &#x27;Little Shop of Horrors&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>Several celebrities expressed their condolences on the post&#x27;s comments section, including Lea Salonga, Sharon Cuneta, Pops Fernandez, and fellow &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; host Amy Perez, among others.</p><p>Karylle is the daughter of Tatlonghari and veteran singer ZsaZsa Padilla. The two separated in 1987.</p>

<p>Singer and 'It's Showtime' host Karylle announced Sunday the death of her father Modesto Tatlonghari.</p>

Singer and 'It's Showtime' host Karylle announced Sunday the death of her father Modesto Tatlonghari.

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'Everyone's dream dad': Karylle's pa Modesto Tatlonghari passes away

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Published August 11, 2024 03:32 PM PHT

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