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Actor Jake Ejercito maintains a healthy relationship with his daughter Ellie Eigenmann. He acknowledges the challenges of raising a teenage daughter and opens up about co-parenting with Andi Eigenmann.

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00:00Do you have a girlfriend now?
00:01We are reserved. We are not reserved.
00:05She learns how to live by making mistakes.
00:08On your part, are you going to meet your brother or are you okay?
00:19Do you have a baby?
00:23Every day is a new experience.
00:25Of course, my only daughter.
00:27It's exciting and, should I say, scary at the same time.
00:34Siyempre, she has her own mind.
00:36She has started going out with her friends.
00:38So, it's a balance of holding on to her
00:42and at the same time, slowly letting go
00:44and letting her experience life by herself.
00:48What do you feel about your father?
00:50Do you think I should be able to leave
00:52for her friends?
00:53How many months have you been married?
00:55How many years have you been married?
00:59Well, fortunately for me, from the very beginning, I was there.
01:06Even while Andy was pregnant, I was there.
01:08So, I'm not able to leave.
01:12Because I've been there ever since.
01:15So, yeah.
01:17My feeling now is joy and pride.
01:20Because she's already in junior high school in Ateneo.
01:24And she's doing really well.
01:26So, yeah.
01:27Really proud of her.
01:28Since he's a teenager, how did you do that?
01:32Um, like I said, I don't want to be too strict.
01:39I would say, I'm a disciplinarian.
01:43But at the same time,
01:46I would like her to experience life by herself,
01:50to experience life by herself with her friends.
01:51I want her to learn how to live by making mistakes
01:56and learning from those mistakes.
01:58Importante yun eh, for her to experience it.
02:00How is she open?
02:04Because she's a woman, right?
02:06How is her?
02:07Not as open as I'd want her to be.
02:11Fortunately, my mom was there.
02:13My sister was there.
02:14So, the girl bonding was there.
02:20We're close, but of course,
02:22she's not able to say anything.
02:24And that's understandable,
02:25and that's part of it.
02:26Did you talk about the crushes?
02:30Um, to be honest, no.
02:35But she's 14.
02:37I mean,
02:38when I was 14,
02:39I knew that, right?
02:40I had a crush on that time.
02:42So, I won't be surprised.
02:44I don't want her to stop.
02:46But of course,
02:47there are boundaries.
02:48At her school,
02:49she's also asked for you.
02:51In terms of academic?
02:52Oo.
02:53Mga gano'y.
02:54She's very reserved.
02:56Hindi siya mauna magsalita.
02:58So, usually it's me.
02:59Ako yung magtatanong,
03:01mag-offer ng health kung kailangan.
03:03Yeah.
03:04But she's very independent also.
03:08Picture ko na yung dalawa.
03:13Napagkasapan yun na yung course.
03:14Saan yung mga businga na?
03:15Pag-college?
03:16Um, yes.
03:18Meron siyang mga namimension.
03:20Pero,
03:20siyempre at that age,
03:21hindi pa naman set in stone.
03:23Diba?
03:23So, pabago-bago.
03:25And ako naman,
03:26kahayaan ko siya.
03:27I'll let her discover,
03:29um,
03:30herself,
03:30and yung mga gusto niya.
03:32Masyado pang maaga.
03:34Jake, parang mas madalas ka siya sayo ngayon?
03:37Yes.
03:37Um, mas madalas kasi she's based in Manila.
03:40She's studying here.
03:41So,
03:42baliktad na,
03:43compared to before na,
03:44so,
03:44she was based in Charlotte.
03:47Spoiler ka, no?
03:49Um,
03:50I guess.
03:50Kasi, siyempre,
03:51only child, only girl pa.
03:53Diba?
03:53Yeah.
03:55So, medyo.
03:55Paano ka?
03:56Paano ka bilang spoiler?
03:59Saan ko alamanyari?
04:02Siyempre, kung anong kailangan niya.
04:03You want to give her
04:05her needs and wants
04:07as much as possible.
04:08Kung gusto mo higitan pa, diba?
04:11So,
04:11as much as possible.
04:13Kung anong kaya.
04:14So, paano nang natakot mo sa kanya bilang
04:16babae siya,
04:17nandagadala niya siya.
04:19Ano yung mga fears?
04:20So, yung isip mo na,
04:21buong nang magdaanan.
04:23There are a lot.
04:23I mean,
04:25considering the kind of world we live in,
04:28diba?
04:28And the age of social media
04:30and AI.
04:32Nakakatakot.
04:33I'm not gonna say na hindi.
04:35Um,
04:36but,
04:37um,
04:37I'm just thankful na
04:38I have a supportive family
04:40who helps me
04:41and siyempre
04:42laging na ring
04:43nagkatasal
04:45for her
04:45safety,
04:46her guidance.
04:48May naalala ka ba isang request na
04:50regalo or bagay
04:52o bakasyon
04:53na
04:55video na tanggihad mo ba?
04:57Alam mo ba yun?
04:58Nag-away na ba kayo?
04:59Nagkatampuhan na ba kayo?
05:00Mayroon na rin.
05:01Mayroon na rin.
05:02Paano yun?
05:03Paano yun?
05:04Paano yun?
05:04Paano yun?
05:04Paano yun?
05:04Paano yun?
05:04Paano yung pa nagkabuhang kayo?
05:05Very tricky kasi
05:08pareho kaming reserved eh.
05:09Pareho kaming hindi...
05:11Hindi showy.
05:13Hindi showy.
05:14Hindi kami masyadong nag...
05:16lalabas ng feelings.
05:18So, if we were to misunderstand, it's hard.
05:23Because there's no...
05:24There's no words.
05:25There's no silent treatment.
05:27So, at the end of the day, I'll give you...
05:29You?
05:30Me.
05:32You're not in contact, right?
05:34At this age, it's part and parcel of being a dad and having a teenager.
05:41Will you fight, man?
05:42You're going to fight with your brother or you're okay?
05:47I mean, it would be nice.
05:48It would be nice, yeah.
05:51It would be nice.
05:52It would be nice.
05:52Do you have a girlfriend now?
05:53Who are you?
05:54Traveled?
05:55Hahaha!
05:56I'm just going to die.
05:58Why do you have solo travel?
06:02Well, all of them are not solo travel.
06:04Sometimes, with friends.
06:05Yeah, yeah.
06:06Okay, Ellie, I just want you to know that you're doing well.
06:11And I'm always proud of you.
06:12And as I always tell you, I'm here for you 101%.
06:18So, keep doing you.
06:20Keep exploring things, making mistakes, and learning from them.
06:25Just enjoy!
06:42Take care!
06:43Take care!

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