MANILA, Philippines — Actress Janice de Belen subtly dodged confirmation that her daughter and fellow actress Kaila Estrada is in a relationship with another actor Daniel Padilla, but still expressed support for her happiness.
Janice appeared on the May 29, 2026 episode of “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” ahead of her appearances on two other GMA shows “Magpakailanman” and “Wish Ko Lang.”
Halfway through the episode, Boy and Janice were the latter’s children when the host brought up Daniel Padilla, who is rumored to be dating Kaila.
The actress feigned surprise after hearing Boy’s question, prompting the host to apologize to Daniel who might be watching.
“I am just happy that Kaila is happy, ‘yun lang. Para sa isang parent, ang gusto mo lang ay maging masaya [mga anak mo],” Janice said. “When you see your child’s happy, anong karapatan mong makialam at gumitna sa happiness? Basta happy ka, ‘yun lang gusto ko.”
After Boy praised Kaila as a very good actress, Janice added that she always tells her children there will be misgivings from her end when it comes to their relationships, out of concern for their feelings and safety.
Janice acknowledged she was rebellious when she was her children’s age and always asked her own parents to trust her, and she reminds herself of that whenever she feels annoyed about her kids and their partners.
“I have to trust my children, na kaya nila, na kaya nila panindigan, and whatever happens they’ll come out of it okay,” the actress ended.
Kaila and siblings Inah, Moira and Yuan are Janice’s children with ex-husband John Estrada. Janice also has son Luigi from her relationship with Aga Muhlach. — Video from GMA Network’s YouTube channel
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