Albie Casiño is now a dad. The new father personally confirmed the happy news on his official Instagram page.
The 31-year-old actor surprised the Internet with a very candid announcement about his newborn son. In fact, he revealed that it was the ~first time~ that he got to meet his son, Roman Andrew. This is because Albie has been booked and busy lately in terms of his career. ICYDK, he just finished filming for the teleserye Can't Buy Me Love.
Now that most of his work commitments have been completed, Albie seems to be taking a break with his son and his non-showbiz partner in Massachusetts, USA, as geo-tagged in one of his IG posts.
In the video he uploaded, Albie was seen welcoming his baby with so much joy and excitement. He almost even jumped as soon as he laid eyes on his little family. He captioned his post with, "A great man told me "being a dad has no days off and retirement" I wouldn’t have it any other way. I finally got to meet my son. Hello Roman Andrew the world is yours, little man."
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Celebrities cheer for Albie Casiño's fatherhood journey
Since the secret is now out, congratulatory remarks poured in for Albie, who seems to be a very enthusiastic father. His Can't Buy Me Love family were the first ones to celebrate with him on his post.
Darren Espanto commented, "WE CAN FINALLY TALK ABOUT IT IN PUBLIC." He even uploaded an Instagram story stating that "Baby Ahia is coming!" Ahia refers to Albie's character in CBML. He played the eldest son of a Chinese family, hence he was called Ahia.
Other cast members like Ruffa Gutierrez also left a message for Albie. She said, "Congratulations! Not a secret anymore, ahia!"
Agot Isidro, who portrayed the role of Albie's mother in Can't Buy Me Love, happily commented, "Can't wait to meet my apo!" complete with some crying emojis, which are obviously happy tears.
Speculations about Albie's son first broke the internet when showbiz insider Ogie Diaz reported about it in one of his vlogs. News sites picked up Ogie's report—and although he did not initially reveal that it was Albie, he mentioned that it was a "young actor" from Can't Buy Me Love—which later on his co-hosts said was Albie.
In his vlog, Ogie mentioned that the young actor went to the United States to personally be with his family and see his son for the first time. "Tumulak na papuntang US ang young actor para makita, mahawakan, at makarga ang kanyang unang anak. Ang kanyang baby boy kasi, ang kanyang jowa na isang foreigner ay nanganak noong April 30... After ng kanyang palabas, tumulak na siyang US para maramdaman niya ang pagiging tatay niya. First time niyang makikita ang kanyang anak," Ogie detailed.
Now, it's clear that Albie will be celebrating Father's Day this year with much pride and happiness. Congratulations, Albie!
