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Acclaimed actor John Arcilla announced the passing of his father, Dominador Alemania Arcilla, yesterday evening, April 5.

John clarified that his late father did not die of coronavirus but shared that he is saddened by the fact that he cannot give him a proper burial due to the mandated enhanced community quarantine.

He wrote, “Dear friends, my father is gone not because of COVID.

“If not for the Quarantine which I believe is necessary, and this painful circumstance which understandably need not to favor with our grieving family, I would not express anything about my Father's fate.

“I do not feel good announcing the passing of someone very dear to me. But the feeling of not seeing even his body for the last time while we're just here 5 hours away from him, isn't easy to handle.”

According to John, his father's body is currently in Baler while his whole family is in Metro Manila.

“Our family wishes to cremate him and pray together with his urn after this lockdown but we don't have crematoriums in Baler and travel permits are complicated.

“The Funeral services can not send their services with my father's remains in Cabanatuan or Manila.

"They can get a travel permit from the origin, but their staff has to be quarantined for two weeks or more in their second destination and has to settle another set of travel permits.

“So, my father's body will just stay in a funeral chapel for two days without the wake and will be buried with restricted attendance of people the next day,” he added.

The grieving actor then requested for everyone's prayers for his late father.

“I do not blame anyone for the situation. My sense of judgment and reasons fully understood the consequences. I just need to express something that is too much to bear.

“Please pray for our family most especially for my beloved father Dominador Alemania Arcilla. Thank you for reading this. God bless you all,” he concluded.

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Dear friends, my father is gone not because of COVID. If not for the Quarantine which I believe is necessary, and this painful circumstance which understandably need not to favor with our grieving family, I would not express anything about my Father's fate. I do not feel good announcing the passing of someone very Dear to me. But the feeling of not seeing even his body for the last time while we're just here 5 hours away from him, isn't easy to handle. His body is in Baler and due to this situation, wakes and calebrations of mass are not allowed. Our family wishes to Cremate him and pray together with his URN after this LOCKDOWN but we don't have crematoriums in Baler and travel permits are complicated. The Funeral services can not send their services with my father's remains in Cabanatuan or Manila. They can get a travel permit from the origin, but their staff has to be quarantined for 2 weeks or more in their second destination, and has to settle another set of travel permit. So my father's body will just stay in a Funeral Chapel for two days without the wake and will be burried with restricted attendance of people the next day. Half the numbers of my siblings are here in Manila and all the grand childrens are based here. We also need to settle travel permits but they can not guarantee if the checkpoints will allow us to travel back to Manila after 2-3 days. Most probably, they will send us back to Baler or we have to be quarantined for 14 days or so in Baler or in between towns. I do not blame anyone for the situation. My sense of judgement and reasons fully understood the consequences. I just need to express something that is too much to bear. Please pray for our family most specially for my beloved father Dominador Alemania Arcilla. Thank you for reading this. God bless you all.

A post shared by JOHN ARCILLA Official (@johnarcilla) on Apr 5, 2020 at 6:03am PDT

Celebrity friends of John, including Rodjun Cruz, Mark Bautista, Janno Gibbs, and Troy Montero, shared their deepest sympathies to the actor.

Queen of all media, Kris Aquino, did not just share her sympathies but also encouraging words to John.

She wrote, “Losing a parent, especially not being able to see his remains, is a pain I do not wish upon anybody. My heart breaks for you and your siblings.

“These may seem like hollow words now but maybe when you re-read them in a few months they shall resonate more- your dad got to see some of your career's greatest triumphs, I believe he saw the brilliance of your acting.

“I don't know the dynamics of your family if he was the expressive or reserved type, but no doubt he must have been so proud of you!

“Please find comfort in all the beautiful memories you shared and all the 'bragging rights' you gave your father. My sympathy, prayers, and deepest condolences to your entire family.”

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