Dennis Padilla speaks up about seeing daughter Julia Barretto after a year

Joan Leary

<img src='' alt='072116-dennis_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Comedian Dennis Padilla turned a little bit serious when he recalled what he and Julia Barretto did when they met at the gym by accident. Julia is Dennis’ daughter with actress Marjorie Barretto.“Nag pa-picture lang kami, nagyakap kami saglit tapos alam mo hindi ako nakapagsalita, nung yumakap ako ang nasabi ko lang ‘I love you anak’ ‘yun lang maikli lang,” he shared on <a href='http://MagandangBuhay.abs-cbn.com'>Magandang Buhay</a>He added that he stayed away from his daughter for a while because he was holding back his tears. Dennis said that they haven’t seen each other for a year before their encounter at the gym.“Mahirap masakit mahiwalay sa asawa pero mas masakit mahiwalay sa mga anak,” he stated.He also shared that he already gave up with the legal battle he has with his daughter. “Nung una kasi pinaglalaban ko ‘yung family name sabi ko ‘wag nang tanggalin tapos naglaban kami sa korte so nung umabot na ng 18 na siya sabi ko iwi-withdraw ko na po kasi kahit na manalo po ako sa kaso kapag ang bata eh 18 years old na, meron na siyang choice na piliin kung anong family name ang gusto niyang gamitin,” he said.WATCH FULL VIDEO <a href='http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/magandangbuhay/videos/2016/07/21/1072116-kamusta-ang-relasyon-ni-dennis-ang-anak-niyang-si-julia'>HERE</a>

“Mahirap masakit mahiwalay sa asawa pero mas masakit mahiwalay sa mga anak,” he stated.He also shared that he already gave up with the legal battle he has with his daughter. “Nung una kasi pinaglalaban ko ‘yung family name sabi ko ‘wag nang tanggalin tapos naglaban kami sa korte so nung umabot na ng 18 na siya sabi ko iwi-withdraw ko na po kasi kahit na manalo po ako sa kaso kapag ang bata eh 18 years old na, meron na siyang choice na piliin kung anong family name ang gusto niyang gamitin,” he said.WATCH FULL VIDEO <a href='http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/magandangbuhay/videos/2016/07/21/1072116-kamusta-ang-relasyon-ni-dennis-ang-anak-niyang-si-julia'>HERE</a>

<img src='' alt='072116-dennis_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Comedian Dennis Padilla turned a little bit serious when he recalled what he and Julia Barretto did when they met at the gym by accident. Julia is Dennis’ daughter with actress Marjorie Barretto.“Nag pa-picture lang kami, nagyakap kami saglit tapos alam mo hindi ako nakapagsalita, nung yumakap ako ang nasabi ko lang ‘I love you anak’ ‘yun lang maikli lang,” he shared on <a href='http://MagandangBuhay.abs-cbn.com'>Magandang Buhay</a>He added that he stayed away from his daughter for a while because he was holding back his tears. Dennis said that they haven’t seen each other for a year before their encounter at the gym.

Dennis Padilla also said he already gave up his legal battle with Julia Barretto.

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