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After 8 years, Robin Padilla finally meets Mariel Rodriguez’ father
“Sa ngalan ng Allah ang pinakamapagpala at ang pinakamahabagin. Sa nag iisang Panginoong maylikha lamang ang pagpupuri.
Isang napakahalagang tagpo sa aking buhay ang naganap at natupad nitong kapaskuhan. God is great!” (Photo: @robinhoodpadilla/Instagram)
Christmas Day was special for television host Mariel Rodriguez, as her husband Robin Padilla finally met her her dad, Abelardo Termulo after eight years of the couple’s marriage.
In an Instagram post, Robin elaborates how happy he was meeting his father-in-law, “after more than eight years of waiting and more than three visa applications to the US embassy,” saying in Filipino, “A very important scene in my life took place and fulfilled this holiday season. God is great!”
He adds, “We have so many dreams in life but sometimes He does not give it to us even when we have done everything to get it, but we know that we have the things we ask for him.”
In a separate post, Mariel describes how “[her] heart is so full,” expressing gratitude by saying, “Thank you so much to everyone in my family for being so supportive of this moment. It means so much to me.” She concludes, “My 2018 is complete. I have been waiting for this day for 8 years… thank you, God for giving it to me.”
Robin and Mariel got married in 2010 at the Taj Mahal in India without Aberlardo present because he was based in the United States. This was also the first time he met his granddaughter, the couple’s two-year-old Isabella.
The day before redirecting their followers to the joyous affair, Robin was under fire for ‘celebrating Christmas’ as a Muslim. This was after his wife’s post of the family’s “first Christmas together,” explaining how Isabella’s first Christmas last year was in the United States while Robin was in Marawi. The photo received 47,000 likes as of writing, however, many netizens were quick to comment on how a Muslim should know what is ‘forbidden’ and ‘permissible’ in Islamic law.
Mariel was quick to disable viewers from commenting on the photo, while Robin defended himself stating that “Christmas is love and sharing.” In his words, “Christmas in the Philippines is more of culture and traditions not of religious extremism.
We all believe in the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ (PBUH) let us focus [our] energy and conversation on things that we are the same God-willing.” Mariel agrees, saying, “As parents, it is our duty to teach our children how to respect ALL religions. It is also our responsibility to guide them but never to dictate to them.”
