Dennis Padilla seeks to mend ties with Marjorie Barretto’s kids anew

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December 26, 2025 | 10:49am

MANILA, Philippines — Months after ending his relationship with Marjorie Barretto's children, Dennis Padilla reached out again to them with a Christmas greeting.

In his Instagram account, Dennis posted a photo of Julia, Claudia and Leon Barretto with their half sibling Gavin and Maddie.

“Love you All mga anak… God bless you more,” he captioned the post.

Meanwhile, Marjorie, Julia, Claudia and Leon celebrated the holidays together with Dani Barretto and Claudia’s husband Basti Lorenzo.

Last April, Dennis said that he is deeply hurt by what happened to him during the wedding of his daughter Claudia Barretto with Basti Lorenzo.

In his new interview with Ogie Diaz, Dennis said that it had been better if he was not invited to the wedding.

“One of the most painful part ng buhay ko na naranasan. Wala ito sa kalahati ng mga naranasan ko sa kanila sa mga nakaraan, pati nu'ng mga debut. Wala,” he said.

“Kasi even hindi ka nila pinansin, problema mo ‘yun. Hindi ka invited, pumunta ka e. Hindi ka pinansin, wala kang magagawa. Pwedeng iwanan mo na lang ‘yung gift mo sa organizer, pabigay mo… Wala kang ie-expect. So I’d rather hindi ako na-invite,” he added.

Dennis said that he has already given up trying to fix things with his children.

"Ayoko na. Surrender na. I’m finished… Tatay na lang nila ako pero bringing back the relationship, wala na siguro. Maybe we can just play around with the memories pero that’s it, finished,” he said.

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