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Tatay Efren Labus and his daughter, Niña Marie. Photo courtesy of the Labus family.

Tatay Efren Labus and his daughter, Niña Marie

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<p>MANILA -- Even after reaching retirement age, a 70-year-old father has tickled netizens&#x27; hearts on TikTok, where he creates content with his daughter including all-out viral dances.</p><p>Efren Labus from Cebu City, known as the &quot;Viral Dancing Tatay,&quot; shares a TikTok account with his 25-year-old daughter, Niña Marie, a licensed civil engineer. Their content has garnered millions of views on the platform.</p><p>Their dance cover of BINI&#x27;s &quot;Pantropiko&quot; has reached 26.3 million views, with almost three million likes. </p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@runningbang22/video/7334215789010029829" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7334215789010029829" id="v68398655765403110" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v68398655765403110" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7334215789010029829?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-06-15T10%3A55%3A01.311146%3A7ab8b20e-8fd6-4224-8b9f-e9e66a4a4926%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:740px;display:block;visibility:unset"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><p>As they gain fame, Tatay Efren and Niña Marie have also developed a tighter bond and strengthened their relationship, with the online community dubbing them the ideal &quot;father and daughter tandem.&quot;</p><div><strong>-- Beyond &#x27;Dad duties&#x27; --</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1718445454552IMG20240423135856.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Tatay Efren Labus and his daughter, Niña Marie. Photo courtesy of the Labus family."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Tatay Efren Labus and his daughter, Niña Marie. <em>Photo courtesy of the Labus family.</em></span></span></span></strong></div><p>Choosing to spend time on social media and make content is not everyone&#x27;s cup of tea. But for Tatay Efren, it&#x27;s a way to express his support to his child, and ensure that he is always visible in Niña&#x27;s life -- both online and offline.</p><p>&quot;Since elementary hanggang sa high school, college, at nung nakapagtrabaho na ako, hatid-sundo pa rin ako,&quot; Niña said. </p><p>&quot;Kasi sa akin lumaki ito. Kasi maliit pa ito, yung sanggol pa, ako na ang nag alaga rito. Hanggang sa makapag aral, hinahatid ko palagi, araw-araw. Hanggang sa nakapag trabaho siya, hatid ko pa rin at sundo,&quot; Tatay Efren said.</p><p>Tatay Efren says he is not worried about tiredness, as he chooses to fetch his daughter all the time, for as long as he can.</p><div><strong>-- Fatherhood as his own dance floor --</strong></div><p>Tatay Efren redefines being a &#x27;father figure&#x27; by also being his daughter&#x27;s best friend and TikTok tandem, noting that fatherhood is his ultimate arena.</p><p>&quot;Pero, Ma&#x27;am, hindi ako dancer, Ma&#x27;am. Passion po talaga,&quot; Tatay Efren said.</p><p>While he is not a professional dancer, Tatay Efren is fueled by his passion for dancing and shows off his graceful moves and flexibility not only in their TikTok videos, but also in fulfilling his duties as a father.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Pag mayroong Christmas party, palagi akong isasali, pagsasayawin [ako]. Ako palagi. [Tuwing] birthday ng may-ari, birthday ng mga anak,&quot; Tatay Efren said.</p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@runningbang22/video/7220051970256669957" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7220051970256669957" id="v15570535357055792" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v15570535357055792" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7220051970256669957?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-06-15T10%3A55%3A01.311146%3A7ab8b20e-8fd6-4224-8b9f-e9e66a4a4926%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:740px;display:block;visibility:unset"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong>-- Father&#x27;s love algorithm --</strong></div><p>Tatay Efren never fails to make Niña feel loved as the &#x27;coolest tatay,&#x27; while keeping in step with Gen Z through content creation and vlogging.</p><p>&quot;Hindi ko siya talaga pababayaan kahit may asawa na siya. Palagi ko &#x27;yang babantayan. Kasi mahal ko po ito eh. Mahal ko po lahat ng anak ko, pero itong bunso na ito mahal ko po rin,&quot; Tatay Efren said.</p><p>&quot;Sa lahat ng mga tatay, ang masasabi ko sa inyo, mahalin niyo ang mga anak ninyo para yung pamilya [ay] maganda, maaliwalas. Kasi nandoon ang pagmamahal. Huwag kayong maging istrikto sa mga anak ninyo,&quot; Tatay Efren said.</p><p>Niña, for her part, also looks up to her father and sees their shared TikTok account as a way for them to grow closer.</p><p>&quot;Halos araw-araw po, nagsasayaw kami. Tapos, dagdag na rin po sa exercise,&quot; she said. &quot;Simula noon po, actually mas napatibay din po yung bonding namin.&quot;</p><p>The Labus&#x27; TikTok account was created before the COVID-19 pandemic, though they only became active this year. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Even after reaching retirement age, a 70-year-old father has tickled netizens' hearts on TikTok, where he creates content with his daughter including all-out viral dances.</p>

Even after reaching retirement age, a 70-year-old father has tickled netizens' hearts on TikTok, where he creates content with his daughter including all-out viral dances.

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'Viral Dancing Tatay' never misses a beat on TikTok

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Published Jun 16, 2024 07:00 AM PHT

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