MANILA, Philippines – Gary Valenciano is one excited and happy grandpa.
His eldest son Paolo is expecting a child with wife Samantha Godinez.
“I'm looking forward to it. It's the chapter of my life that I look forward to it,” said Gary about being a grandfather, in an interview with the group of press on Thursday at the launch of Cebu Pacific and UNICEF’s partnership.
The singer-actor, who wants to be called “Papi” by his grandchild, said he’s happy that this happened in a time in his life when “I'm still young enough to run around with my grandchild.”
He even changed a bit the arrangement of their home, so it’ll be safe for the child to play around.
Mr. Pure Energy also thinks that through his grandchild, he’ll be able to “practice on that child what I wasn't able to practice with my sons.”
He became a father at the age of 19, a time when he’s still occupied with the things he wanted to do with his life, Gary said.
“There were a lot of things I wanted to do,” he said. “There are things like sitting down, talking more to the child, more meaningful moments with the child.”
Now that he sees how excited his son Paolo is about being a dad, Gary would rather not give him some advice now about fatherhood.
“I think we will cross the bridge when we get there,” he explained. “Kasi there might be challenges that he will face that I have never faced. So I'll just have to remember everything that I've learned as a young dad.”
Gary will soon work on an album, inspired by his works with UNICEF as its national ambassador. He also invited UNICEF celebrity advocate for children, Anne Curtis to participate in the said album.