LOOK: Dani Barretto’s emotional message for her late best friend Ryan Santiago

Joan Leary

<p> </p><p>Randy Santiago’s 24-year old son Ryan shocked the online world yesterday after it was reported that he has already passed away. Ryan’s best friend Dani Barretto couldn’t help but give tribute to him on social media.</p><p><a href='http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/8/15/fresh-scoops/randy-santiago-sa-pagpanaw-ng-anak-na-si-ryan-ta-166968'><strong>Read: Randy Santiago sa pagpanaw ng anak na si Ryan: 'Tanggap...pero masakit'</strong></a></p><p>“What I would give just to see your beautiful smile and feel your warm embrace again. Rest in Peace, Ry.. Words cannot express the pain I am feeling right now, but what comforts me is that I know you're in a better place now and you're not hurting anymore. I love you with all my heart. Batukan mo ko pag tatanga tanga ako ha. Mahal na mahal kita. Until we meet again,” she wrote.</p><blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BXw5qgdham0/' style=' color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>What I would give just to see your beautiful smile and feel your warm embrace again. Rest in Peace, Ry.. Words cannot express the pain I am feeling right now, but what comforts me is that I know you're in a better place now and you're not hurting anymore. I love you with all my heart. Batukan mo ko pag tatanga tanga ako ha. Mahal na mahal kita. Until we meet again. ------------------ We have loved Ryan in life, let us not forget him after death. Urn viewing will be from August 14 to 16, 2017 at 5pm until 12 midnight at the La Salle Greenhills Chapel.</a></p><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by Dani Barretto (@danibarretto) on <time datetime='2017-08-14T06:25:44+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Aug 13, 2017 at 11:25pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src='~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p>Dani’s sister Julia Barretto also gave a message for him.</p><p> </p><blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BXxX-3vg1Fh/' style=' color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>Rest In Peace Ryan You were a ray of sunshine. Thank you for all the laughter growing up...</a></p><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by Julia Barretto (@juliabarretto) on <time datetime='2017-08-14T10:50:39+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Aug 14, 2017 at 3:50am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src='~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p>Ryan is Randy’s son with wife Marilou Coronel. Randy has two other sons Raphael and Raiko.</p>

<p>“What I would give just to see your beautiful smile and feel your warm embrace again. Rest in Peace, Ry.. Words cannot express the pain I am feeling right now, but what comforts me is that I know you're in a better place now and you're not hurting anymore. I love you with all my heart. Batukan mo ko pag tatanga tanga ako ha. Mahal na mahal kita. Until we meet again,” she wrote.<blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BXw5qgdham0/' style=' color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>What I would give just to see your beautiful smile and feel your warm embrace again. Rest in Peace, Ry.. Words cannot express the pain I am feeling right now, but what comforts me is that I know you're in a better place now and you're not hurting anymore. I love you with all my heart. Batukan mo ko pag tatanga tanga ako ha. Mahal na mahal kita. Until we meet again. ------------------ We have loved Ryan in life, let us not forget him after death. Urn viewing will be from August 14 to 16, 2017 at 5pm until 12 midnight at the La Salle Greenhills Chapel.</a><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by Dani Barretto (@danibarretto) on <time datetime='2017-08-14T06:25:44+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Aug 13, 2017 at 11:25pm PDT</time></div></blockquote><script async defer src='~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p>Dani’s sister Julia Barretto also gave a message for him.<p> <blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BXxX-3vg1Fh/' style=' color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>Rest In Peace Ryan You were a ray of sunshine. Thank you for all the laughter growing up...</a><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by Julia Barretto (@juliabarretto) on <time datetime='2017-08-14T10:50:39+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Aug 14, 2017 at 3:50am PDT</time></div></blockquote><script async defer src='~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p>Ryan is Randy’s son with wife Marilou Coronel. Randy has two other sons Raphael and Raiko.

<p> <p>Randy Santiago’s 24-year old son Ryan shocked the online world yesterday after it was reported that he has already passed away. Ryan’s best friend Dani Barretto couldn’t help but give tribute to him on social media.<p><a href='http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/8/15/fresh-scoops/randy-santiago-sa-pagpanaw-ng-anak-na-si-ryan-ta-166968'><strong>Read: Randy Santiago sa pagpanaw ng anak na si Ryan: 'Tanggap...pero masakit'</strong></a>

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