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TJ Monterde fulfills promise to wife KZ Tandingan with iuxury gift

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Reyma Deveza

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<p>MANILA --  Singer-songwriter TJ Monterde gifted his wife and fellow music artist KZ Tandingan a luxury bag as he recalled the unconditional love and trust that she has given him when he was down. </p><p>On Instagram, Monterde uploaded a reel before receiving a gift from him.</p><p>&quot;A few years ago, when my bank account only had a few thousands, she would smile and say, &#x27;Darating din tayo dyan — maaabot mo rin yan. Bibilhan mo pa nga ako ng bag, di ba?&#x27; 😊 Back when it felt impossible, you already saw it done. — and Im not even talking about the bag. Thank you for believing in me, babi. Since day one. Je t’aime ❤️,&quot; Monterde said.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXwZSsCN2r5/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5987428.799999982%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1203" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p> Monterde and Tandingan tied the knot in Batangas in August 2020 after being in a relationship for five years.</p><p>Ten years after their meeting, he wrote his massive hit &quot;Palagi&quot; for his wife.</p><p>In a previous vlog of broadcaster Karen Davila, Monterde shared how Tandingan supported him when he was not yet successful in the music biz.</p><p>&quot;Minsan humihingi ako ng pasensiya. Kasi bumili kami ng bahay, wala akong masyadong ambag sa binili naming bahay. &#x27;Yung sa akin lang minsan kuryente, tubig, magkano lang ba &#x27;yon? So parang lagi kong inaano, &#x27;Lord, paano ba ito pang-kuryente tubig na lang ba ako rito? Paano kaya Lord? Paano ko kaya maabot na ako naman &#x27;yung magbabayad namin na monthly na malalaki o magbabayad ng kotse?&#x27; Pero she never made me feel that way. Lagi niyang sinasabi sa akin, &#x27;okay lang&#x27; parang &#x27;darating &#x27;yung time.&#x27; May tiwala talaga siya sa akin. &#x27;Darating &#x27;yung time, sure ako maaano mo &#x27;yan, bibili mo ako ng bag, bibili mo ako ng Chanel,&quot; Monterde recalled at the time.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/4/3/kz-tandingan-tj-monterde-bag-new-endorsement-1415" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KZ Tandingan, TJ Monterde bag new endorsement</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><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/WySDskvbccs?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/HxXVbi2UQL8?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable fr-active" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uc83PBeddP0?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Singer-songwriter TJ Monterde gifted his wife and fellow music artist KZ Tandingan a luxury bag as he recalled the unconditional love and trust that she has given him when he was down.</p>

Singer-songwriter TJ Monterde gifted his wife and fellow music artist KZ Tandingan a luxury bag as he recalled the unconditional love and trust that she has given him when he was down.

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TJ Monterde fulfills promise to wife KZ Tandingan with luxury gift

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 01, 2026 11:34 AM PHT

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Updated May 01, 2026 11:48 AM PHT

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