Things that made Ice Seguerra realize he’s more like his father
The more that Ice Seguerra thinks of the past, the more that he realizes that he takes after his father, in more ways than one.
For starters, he got his love for music from his father, the late Decoroso “Dick” Seguerra, who died in 2020 at age 77. Daddy Dick, Ice said, shared his love for videoke even when he was still young, belting out songs by Matt Monroe and Frank Sinatra.
“Tatay ko talaga, simpleng mamamayan lang. Sa kanya ko nakuha yung sense of humor ko at saka hilig sa pagkanta. Kasi kung mahilig ako sa videoke, mas malala yan,” Ice said.
While it was the OPM hitmaker’s mother, Caring, who was more known to the public between his parents, his dad was no less supportive of his career, not missing any of his shows, whether big or small, but always staying out of the limelight.
“I think my dad, he has always been that quiet supporter. Kase mommy ko ma-PR. So feeling ko namana ko sa kanya (father) yung hindi ko pagiging ma-PR na nasa isang gilid lang. Pero andyan naka-support, ganyan si daddy ko,” Ice said.
“Quiet sya. Feeling ko maraming ugali nya na nakuha ko, na di ko alam na ugali pala ito ng tatay ko,” he added.
One recent realization that made him realize how so much alike they were was when he unwittingly acquired Daddy Dick’s penchant for displaying trinkets near the bed.
“Oh my gosh, ngayon ko lang narealize. Yung daddy ko noon, asar na asar ako sa kanya kasi pag papasok ako sa kwarto niya, ang daming mga nakapatong na mga bagay-bagay sa kama. Oh my God! Ayun ako ngayon,” he said.
His wife Liza Diño said their headboard is now filed with plushies and tiny gewgaws and sometimes medicines.
Ice also said that while his dad kept just a small circle of friends, he was very loyal to them, and they were similar in that respect. Recalling these little things about his father made him appreciate and miss Daddy Dick even more.
Ice as a father
As for his being a father to Diño’s daughter, Amara, she only has good words for the music icon. Diño said Ice was not just a good provider as a father, but also as a husband and son.
“Hindi lang provider financially, but also provider ng care, security. He is always present. He will make you feel na nandyan sya para makinig sayo, iniisip mo pa lang, andyan na. Hindi lang halata pero he loves surprises. Pero ang nagugustuhan ko sa kanya ay yung sa parang siya,” she said.
She further said that Ice’s relationship with Amara was something that she truly cherished in their relationship.
“Amara knows exactly whats she needs from Ice. Kumbaga, pag meron syang pinagdadaanan, si Ice ang una nyang tatawagan at hindi ako. Ganun ka-specific yung alam nyang makukuha nya from Ice because of that relationship they have already build,” Diño said of her husband and Amara, who is her daughter from a previous relationship.
Another thing that Diño said she appreciated about Ice was the balance that he provides in their household, and sometimes in acting as mediator between mother and daughter. She noted their understanding at the start of their relationship that she is not looking for a stepfather for Amara, but a co-parent, somebody who will be a father to her daughter.
“Ice did not change himself while being a provider or a father or a husband. What you see is what you get and you love that constance and consistency sa kanya,” she said.
“Umpisa pa lang, ang usapan namin ni Ice, ‘Kailangan ko katuwang. Kailangan ko parent. I don’t want you to come in as a stepdad, or an uncle, a friend, no. I want you to be my partner and I want us to co-parent,’ and Amara found her own journey in a way to call her from ate Aiza… to baba, to finally dad. It was such a beautiful journey that I was a witness of sa kanilang dalawa,” she added.
