Bong Revilla and Lani Mercado | Image: Instagram/@lanirevilla
Actor-politician Bong Revilla revealed that he has more illegitimate children outside his marriage with Lani Mercado, saying the public will soon know about the kids’ identities.
During the media conference for the third season of his show, “Tolome: Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis,” on Saturday, Dec. 14, Revilla confessed that his wife knows about his other illegitimate children after he was asked a hypothetical question regarding his character, who was dealing with a child he fathered outside his marriage.
“Alam ni Lani kung ano ‘yung totoo (Lani knows the truth). Meron [anak sa labas]. But I’m not going to. Pero meron (But there are). Makikilala niyo rin kung sino siya, kung sino sila (You soon will know about them),” he admitted.
The senator stressed that he is not ashamed to admit about having other kids outside his marriage.
“Hindi naman pwede itago ‘yan, unfair ‘yon sa mga bata. Kapag anak mo, anak mo. Dugo mo ‘yon. Mahalin mo ‘yon. At hindi ko ikinahihiya ‘yon,” he said.
(You can’t hide that; it’s unfair to the children. When it’s your child, it’s your child. That’s your blood. You should love them. And I’m not ashamed of that.)
Aside from sharing that he was referring to two other daughters, Revilla did not disclose the names of the children or their mothers.
Revilla previously had an affair with Lovely Guzman, a non-showbiz personality whom he had dated before marrying Mercado. Together, they have one son named Luigi.
Meanwhile, after tying the knot in a civil wedding in 1986, Revilla and Mercado were blessed with seven children: Bryan, Jolo, Inah, Alexandra, Gianna, Franzel and Ramboy.