Everyone was truly shocked by the story shared by Nora Aunor’s former love team partner and close friend, Tirso Cruz. This came after he admitted that he recently felt Nora Aunor’s presence—as if it was a sign that he needed to visit his departed friend one last time.

“I didn’t know that she used to watch my shows when I was just starting out as a comedian. She said some things about my performances. I heard it straight from her—that I had a strong voice, and that I was good. That really stuck with me.”

“I will never forget that time she guested on ‘Magpakailanman’ when I was the host. That happened because of Mari Jas, her manager back then. She supported me through all the big moments in my life—like when I had a concert at MOA, she was there. And the ‘Magpakailanman’ episode—she really supported that. Thank you so much. Thank you.”

“Of course, we want to thank everyone who has expressed sympathy and love for Mommy. We truly appreciate it. We know how deeply you all loved our mother, even if you couldn’t be here physically. Thank you to everyone.”

“When all the visitors are gone at night, it really feels different. We’re the ones who stay with her through the night, all of us are here. So when you’re all gone, it’s just us… and we have no one to talk to. That’s when the grief hits harder.”

“You know, our mom was the one who held us all together. She was our mother. No matter what people say, no matter the issues—she was our mother.”

“I remember during her 70th birthday celebration—we were all complete. That was the moment you ended the conflict. I don’t want to talk about the past issues anymore because that moment was just filled with happiness.”

“Now, we have no one to hold on to but each other. The five of us—because Mommy left us before we were truly ready. She never wanted us siblings to fight. She really didn’t like us fighting. She always told us to talk through our problems.”

“What Mommy wanted was unity among the five of us. She wanted us to hold each other tightly, to be close. You—you were wearing blue, I saw you. One by one we were falling apart during the National Artist awarding—but you, you stood strong.”

“Back then, we would draw strength from each other. We were giving each other emotional support. We took turns watching over her. Our eldest sister was already drained, so was our brother. Kiko and Ken too. And we also had our kids with us. We had to take care of them.”

“Yes, we all had our own responsibilities. Even the children of our older sister were there—Janine, Jessica, Diego, and Max. So, as siblings, we really came together.”

“She made her presence felt. We even called her name. ‘Hey, don’t ask like that,’ I said. We were just calling her name softly—maybe hoping… but it’s as if everything left our minds. It was like the world stopped for us on Wednesday.”