Comedy Queen Ai-Ai delas Alas couldn’t hold her emotions after she received a surprise visit from former child star Jiro Manio.
Ai-Ai was the special guest of Boy Abunda’s program, My Mother My Story, where they discussed her life as a mom.
The comedian, who was set to celebrate her birthday on November 11, was visited by her son, Sancho.
But what Ai-Ai surprised the most was the visit of Jiro, who became one of her co-stars in the movie Ang Tanging Ina.
“Nakakatuwa naman ang mga anak ko.. Si Jiro grabe iba na siya ngayun at may gift pa,” said Ai-Ai.
It can be recalled that Ai-Ai helped Jiro recover from his vices in 2015, but the condition of the former child actor only worsened.
Ai-Ai ended her connections with Jiro at that time and only reappeared again in 2020 after the latter was put under the custody of the authorities after he faced a frustrated homicide charge.
She revealed that Jiro was unwilling to change himself then, so she decided not to pursue helping him.
“Yung isinumbong sa akin na iyon, siguro after ilang days o ilang weeks, nagsabi na siya sa akin ng ‘Mama, lalabas na ako ng rehab’. So ako, wala na. Nawalan na ako ng pag-asa. ‘Wala na, hindi na magbabago si Jiro,'” she said.