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Mark Bautista obliges at mom's request for a dance in midst of his father's wake

By Felix Ilaya
Published January 26, 2020 5:05 PM PHT

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Mark Bautista on giving in to his mom's request: "She said she wants to celebrate it while my papa's body is still here for the last time 'coz starting next year it will be just her." Read more:

Singer Mark Bautista shared the news of his father's passing on Instagram.

READ: Mark Bautista's father passes away

In a new post, Mark posted an update and shared a photo of him and his mother locked in a slow dance as his brother sings on the side.

According to Mark's mother, their wedding anniversary just passed and she wanted to commemorate the date with music and dancing.

"Just wanna share what moved me last night. It's my parent's wedding anniversary yesterday and that night, Mama wants to celebrate it with more singing and dancing. I asked her why and she said she wants to celebrate it while my papa's body is still here for the last time 'coz starting next year it will be just her. In this photo I'm Papa's proxy while my bro is singing 'Dance With My Father.' Mama said she's happy--at least for that moment and I'm sure papa is happy too."

Just wanna share what moved me last night.It's my parent's wedding anniversary yesterday and that night,Mama wants to celebrate it with more singing and dancing..I asked her why and she said she wants to celebrate it while my papa's body is still here for the last time coz starting next year it will be just her.💔 in this photo I'm papa's proxy while my bro is singing Dance With My Father.Mama said she's happy...at least for that moment and I'm sure papa is happy too. 📷 @hannajvv

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Mark's friends in the industry sent their condolences to his family.