Dingdong Dantes on back-to-back milestones of Zia and Sixto: 'Proud is an understatement'

Dingdong Dantes is one proud dad as he attended back-to-back milestones of kids Zia and Sixto over the weekend.

Zia had her singing recital, while Sixto took the stage to play drums. Sharing snaps of the kids in a shared Instagram post with Marian Rivera on Monday morning, the Kapuso Primetime King admitted he's had to miss a number of their milestones due to work so "being able to keep this weekend free meant a lot to me."

"Proud is an understatement," Dingdong continued as he expressed just how amazed he was by his children.

The "Remember" actor also shared an observation about the two, saying in Filipino how, "a few nights before the recital, Zia kept telling us how nervous she felt. Sixto meanwhile kept chill."

They may handle their big moments differently but Dingdong said they both took the stage bravely.

"And the thing that really struck me, was the happiness in their eyes," he said. "I got to sit there and watch our kids do what they love, and I didn’t want to miss a thing."

Dingdong closed his caption by paying attention to Marian whom he says "has been there for them every step of the way, including so many moments I’ve only heard about afterward (with pictures and videos, of course)."

"I'm so grateful for her," he said.

According to Dingdong Zia and Sixto "wouldn’t have been able to do any of this without their mom."

Zia sang Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" as her recital piece. Sixto played the drums to the same song as well.

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— LA, GMA News