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Donny pens birthday message for his dad Anthony: 'Thank you for all that you do'

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Reyma Deveza

<p>MANILA -- Donny Pangilinan turned to social media to share his birthday message for his father, Anthony Pangilinan.</p><p>On Instagram, Donny greeted his father a happy birthday as he uploaded photos of his dad, their family photo and a snap of him attending to his dad at the hospital.</p><p>In the caption, Donny expressed his gratitude to his father, whom he described as the strongest man he knows.</p><p>&quot;Father, you’re 60. To the strongest man I know, thank you for all that you do. We love you tremendously. Bigger and brighter days are ahead!!! ❤️,&quot; Donny wrote.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDMrJkLSOxz/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A5608321.900000095%2C%22ls%22%3A449461.80000019073%2C%22le%22%3A449853%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="875" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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>Also on Instagram, Donny&#x27;s mother Maricel Laxa shared her birthday greeting for her husband.</p><p>&quot;60 na pero may Asim pa.😆Happy birthday Chief! ❤️,&quot; Maricel wrote.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDM5AkbzjtF/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A5655866.099999905%2C%22ls%22%3A449461.80000019073%2C%22le%22%3A449853%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1005" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" 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>Just last October, Anthony confirmed that he had a successful open-heart surgery after he was diagnosed with a &quot;heart valve issue.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/10/17/anthony-pangilinan-now-recovering-after-heart-operation-914" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthony Pangilinan recovering after heart operation</a></div><p>In a previous interview with veteran TV host Boy Abunda, Maricel said her husband was recovering from his surgery. </p><p>&quot;We didn&#x27;t want to make it public. We just wanted a private time para sa pamilya so that we could heal properly, all of us. Kasi kapag dumadaan sa ganitong challenge sa buhay, kailangan ng suporta ng bawat isa. And so we went through it quietly and it&#x27;s the most beautiful thing to go through together,&quot; she said.</p><p>Pangilinan and Laxa got married on December 19, 1993. Aside from Donny, the couple have other four kids -- Ella, Hannah, Benj and Solana.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/01/03/17/maricel-laxa-anthony-pangilinan-share-secret-to-happy-marriage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maricel Laxa, Anthony Pangilinan share secret to happy marriage</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rh8d9R98KWQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Donny Pangilinan turned to social media to share his birthday message for his father, Anthony Pangilinan.</p>

Donny Pangilinan turned to social media to share his birthday message for his father, Anthony Pangilinan.