During their relationship as a couple, actors John Lloyd Cruz and Ellen Adarna remained low-key which included keeping mum about their son Elias Modesto.
Born around June 2018, Elias Modesto first made an appearance to the public when a photo of his silhouette was posted by John Lloyd in August 2019.
For her part, it took Ellen almost two years before posting photos of her son on Instagram.
While they might have broken up, the sexy actress said that she's been co-parenting her son with John Lloyd by giving them their father-son time at least twice a week.
Take a look at a few of Elias's adorable snaps in this gallery.
The earliest glimpse the public had of John Lloyd Cruz and Ellen Adarna's son Elias Modesto was the actor's post uploaded in August 2019.
For Elias Modesto's second birthday, Ellen Adarna felt more generous to share photos of their baby to the world.
Ellen Adarna has exposed Elias Modesto to music at a very tender age.
Ellen Adarna has taken Elias Modesto to little adventures to pique her child's interest and curiosity.
Elias Modesto has become Ellen Adarna's favorite beach buddy!
Elias Modesto is a water baby! This cute little boy enjoys taking a swim.
Just take a look at Elias Modesto, taking charge of his floater and drifting like a boss!
Elias Modesto shares the enigmatic charms of his dad John Lloyd Cruz.
Elias Modesto spent his early years with his mom but Ellen Adarna recently revealed that she is co-parenting with John Lloyd Cruz.
Elias Modesto was once spotted in public with his dad John Lloyd Cruz in Cebu.This photo was taken by Father Tito Caluag in a chance encounter.
Elias Modesto has met Scarlet Snow Belo, too!
We bet no one can beat Ellen Adarna and Elias Modesto in their cute Christmas costume! After all, Elias is Ellen's greatest gift!
With that sweet smile, there's no denying Elias Modesto will grow up to be the next heartthrob!
Ellen Adarna and Elias Modesto enjoy playing around.
After spending time abroad, Ellen Adarna is making sure that Elias Modesto is connected to his roots.
John Lloyd Cruz makes sure to be present in his son Elias Modesto's life.
After the community quarantine has been lifted in Cebu, Ellen Adarna took her son Elias Modesto out for some mother-son bonding time. Here she is teaching him how to jet ski.
Does Elias Modesto look like his mom Ellen or his dad John Lloyd?
Just look at Elias's adorable smile. He looks so happy to be out of the house.
With most of their days spent together, no wonder Elias is close to his mom!
Daddy John Lloyd will be anything Elias says, even if it breaks his back.
A true lover of nature, John Lloyd makes sure Elias gets the picture of the simple life.
He may grow up and big but Mommy Ellen will always have her baby in Elias.
Elias is growing up so fast in his latest photos from his mom's Instagram page.
This little boss is clearly one of the cutest celebrity kids in the Philippines.
Ellen has captured fun moments with her son.
Elias is a well-traveled kid and enjoys different activities abroad.
Elias knows how to make his mama smile with his antics.