Kuya Kim shares message of kindness after announcing daughter Emman Atienza's death

Kuya Kim of Friday afternoon shared a message about kindness, after announcing the death of her youngest daughter Emman Atienza.

"Compassion, courage, and a little extra kindness in your everyday life," he simply wrote on Facebook.

It has been shared 23K times as of writing, and has generated nearly 5K comments and more than 130K comments.

Together with wife Felicia and children Jose and Eliana, Kuya Kim announced the unfortunate news of Emman's "unexpected passing." 

They described the 19-year-old content creator as someone who "wasn't afraid to share her own journey with mental health."

"Her authenticity helped so many feel less alone," they said, as they asked their followers to "carry forward the qualities she lived by: compassion, courage and a little extra kindness in your everyday life."

In what would be her last message on her Instagram broadcast channel, posted on September 1, Emman opened up about the pressures of social media.

According to the Status by Sparkle talent, she decided to deactivate her TikTok account after struggling to maintain authenticity online.

“I feel like the hate has piled up in my head subconsciously. every time i post, i feel excited but also anxious and dreadful knowing there's going to be some hate i'll have to force myself to ignore. i catch myself checking my notifications every few minutes, hyper aware of every little thing about me," she added.

“So today i finally decided to deactivate my account :) i'm not sure when ill come back. maybe in a few days, maybe a few months. just until i can recollect my thoughts, reset my values, & clear my head of the dread. just need to breath a bit & take a break," Emman said.

As of writing, Emman’s TikTok account remains active.

Emman is the youngest of Kuya Kim and Felicia's children. Their collaborative announcement of Emman's death included their two other children, Jose and Eliana. 

We sending our thoughts and prayers to Kuya Kim and the rest of the Atienza family.

— LA, GMA Integrated News