He has been around since I was a kid, his smile and antics I can still remember, he makes me smile whenever i imagine his face and he reminds me that im from Olongapo city.
I remember his famous line “maya? balik?” which he would say every time he doesn’t get any change (money) from people he ask for.
In the growing and fast phase changes in Olongapo City, Daddy daddy’s popularity seemed to lose its ground in some point. For some time his buddy, Tyson took over.
Just like any tandem or group, Tyson chose to go solo, bring his struts in front of any speaker with music he can find along Magsaysay Ave and Rizal Ave. If there was a grand opening he was there. He even had his own boom box as back up.
With his shorts tucked in and pulled up near his chest he would dance and make his moves to the sound of the beat.
(If you don’t recognize his face or know his name, you ain’t from Olongapo City, The most recent photo of Daddy daddy taken yesterday (January 11, 2010), his smile never fade, jolly as ever. Photo by David Bayarong)
Last week I saw Daddy daddy again, he was chasing some Columban students along 1st street and Jungle.
And I saw him again in one of the most popular networking site, facebook, he even has a video that is spreading trough the internet, a nice one too.
He even had a picture and was even posting some status in his FB account, well it was obvious that it wasn’t really Daddy daddy who created that account.
But hey his FB made me smile, and made me write this story, he has more than a hundred fans now in just a couple of days.
I don’t know his age, nor were he goes home after his ruff day in the streets.
Despite his metal illness I don’t know if that’s the right term (sorry for that in advance) I never heard a report that he was involve in any violence, well maybe I saw him sometime ago chasing some kids with his toy gun but thats all.
He is kind, saying ‘Tengku’ when ever you give him food or ‘barya’, if you had a car he would even act as your parking attendant but hey you know you wont follow his ‘chege, chege, alayo pa’ instructions or you will be ending up in a garage or in front of a blue boy explaining that it was Daddy daddy fault you bumped the vehicle in front of you or at the back.
Im now 32, maybe his older than me, but he is still up to his old self to date. His former job as a parking attendant has been taken over by parking attendant from the city hall. Dati piso lang kay Daddy daddy ok na sa kanya, may Tengku ka pa, kung wala naman sasabihin niya lang maya? pabalik? Sabay muwestra ng daliri nya paikot.
If your really from Olongapo you must know him, or else your not really from the city.
The City hall is new, the Americans left, we had Subic, we have plenty of fast food chains, we have a mall, tons of changes in the city, we have a son of Olongapo who was elected as Senator and two presidential candidate for the 2010 election, but Daddy daddy you cannot forget, to me he is part of our history, part of my life, part of your life and part of the city.
He is Daddy daddy, a kind kid inside an old mans body.
Oh and lets not forget the ‘Ayabyu’ line of Daddy daddy, pilyong bata talaga.
You can follow Daddy daddy in his facebook account please click here
Thanks for sharing this to us, yes indeed “he” is a reminder of us of being someone from Gapo. I spent my high school in columban college and its a daily scene for us to see him on way to school and back home along magsaysay drive. We use to get irritated to him back them, but now seeing his pictures, video in FB makes me smile, maybe it because his the only thing that among the changes on us not been “corrupted” or stained. I wish for his long, healthy life! and to see him again this year during our family holiday in July (wanted to take photo of him with me and my dutch family for remembrance…)
lovely and more power, hope you have more “inspirational” stories like this to write/share with the public.
yep yep yep..lets not forget the ‘Ayabyu’ line of Daddy daddy..
buti pasi daddydaddy hindi hirap magsabi ng i love you…
thanks for sharing your story, daddydaddy is an orig from gapo and you ain’t from gapo if you dont know him
we love noel!! He comes to our church.. Its so funny when pastor says good evening, noel always answers “morning” cause its easier for him to say.. He claps out of time and he always looks for piso after church but i love him.. He makes me smile..
I saw him in the night market the other night and i saw a brat hitting him on the head.. I chased the little guy till i caught him and told him if i ever saw him lay a hand on daddy daddy again i’d subong him to the police! The people where watching me threatening this kid and no doubt feeling sorry for the kid but i knew i did the right thing.. we should always defend those who cannot defend themselves.. Daddy daddy is kind.. he deserves our kindness..
Noong high school ako dati tatlo iyan. Si daddy-daddy, si tyson, at saka yung isang hindi gaanong popular pero kamukha niya si Miyong ng Super laff-in dati. Si Daddy-daddy ang pinakasikat kasi nag-iloveyou + flying kiss. PEro bulol man si Daddy-daddy buong buo at malutong kung magmura ng PI. Promise!
i just remember wayback when i was still in college, dadidadi lend me his cellphone!hahaha..i don’t even know how he got one. and yes, he never fails to make me smile..
Hanep sikat na si daddy sarap balikan ng HS & College life s CC kasama namin tambay yan sa harap ng church way back 99! mga frnd ko d2 sa LA 2wang 2wa… thanks ky Anthony Bayarong you made us to reminisce those naughty & happy teenage life!!! Basta tga GAPO ASTIG!!!
hahahahaha… i missed gapo really…. i was out of the country for nearly 2 years… i must have say, i miss gapo so much…
thanks for sharing this story… love it
Thanks for sharing dadi dadi story…bcoz of him we reminisce the good old gapo days..! I used to rmember him when i was a kid way back 80’s when i used to visit my dad doing some gig w/ his old band in mgsaysay drive..seeing him in front of the old hot city and rock trax disco dancing full of joy.Isa na tlaga cya institusyon at parte ng bwat buhay ng mga tga-gapo wlang cnumang d na nkakilala ke dadi na tga-gapo na ilang henerasyon na dn ang dumaan..mabuhay ka dadi..gapo rocks!! Mraming slamat brod sa pgppaala mo sa min mga tga-gapo..! B-)
Thank you for reading the article and your welcome to ad you own experience with Daddy Daddy that i failed to mention in the article.
Anthony Bayarong
HELLO KMUSTA ,SIKAT NA TALAGA SI DADDY,DADDY
NATUWA LANG AKO NOONG MAKITA KO SI DADDY,DADDY .
I JUST REMEMBER DADDY DADDY TUWING PUPUNTA AKO SA
S.B.M.A KAYA I MESS SO MUCH ANG OLONGAPO.
hahaha. yeah! dadi dadi rocks!. na alala ko dati pag pasko he always wear Barong pag nag sisimbang gabi siya. haha.
tapos he always dance in public making everyone laugh. awesome guy!
saya naman.. pag naaalala ko si daddy daddy talagang napapangiti ako. I remember na kahit kunin nya lahat ng security hat at makipaghabulan sa mga guard na nakuhanan nya ng sumbrero, ndi magawang magalit ng guard kasi kahit ganun alam nilang mabait si daddy daddy… sino kaya ang makakasagot sa greatest mystery about sa life nya?
daddy daddy is the best…an daming PISO ang nakulimbat n’yan sa amin ng kuya ko…my bro is a jeepney driver of red route jeepney…we always give him when we see him,sabay “APIR” and he would always smile & say “TENGKU”(THANK YOU)…and wnenever i saw him outside of CINDY’s I always invite him to eat w/ me..He would say ” ate/tuya penge ako HAMBOLGEL at taka PLENS PIES(FRENCH FRIES)pati coke”..Pati sa MABUHAY KAIN DITO fast food…kasama ko ‘yan!!!…i was so happy to see him on the web,thanks for making this article!!!…SAPOL mo lahat ng mga taong nagkaroon ng memorable experience w/ daddy2 like me!!!GODBLESS from ISRAEL!!!
yes, I was born in Olongapo and ever since I started to go to school I’ve known him hanggang sa paglaki ko na, nakakatuwa na may facebook nga sya, kahit alam nating hindi sya pero dahil sa kanya magiging proud ka na taga Olongapo ka nga talaga. Thanks for making this post.
wow si daddy may facebook na! kakatuwa naman…. pwede bang si Daddy na lang ang tumakbong MAYOR ng Olongapo? kesa naman kay Magsaysay! at least si daddy, papiso-piso lang at nanghihingi… si Magsaysay, milyones kinukurakot niyan! kaya mag-isip-isip mga taga Olongapo. kung galit kayo kay Gordon at gusto niyo iba naman ang mamuno, piliin niyo na ang IBA wag lang ang MAGSAYSAY!
i know this guy,he is a nice guy,kahit may kapansanan sya sa pagiisip,mauutusan mo sya,i remember when i was in high school sa olongapo city national high school,kapag lalabas kami ng mga tropa sa school,minsan nakaistambay sya don at sasabihin sa iyo”daddy penge peya”.even non nagtratrabaho ako sa cindys fastfood.palagi sya don sa may pinto at nagsasayaw,i cannot forget him….
musta na sir? wow! how nice! tenk u sir, ngayon ko lang nabasa toh..miss na miss ko na gapo.yah, kulang ang gapo pag wala si daddy daddy, i remember hinabol din kami niyan dati at naabutan niya yung isa kong kaibigan..hehe
Hello! ecgkcge interesting ecgkcge site!
Thank you for sharing Daddy Daddy’s story. It is so nice to reminisce Olongapo moments. Tunay ka ngang batang gapo….More articles, pls.
i know daddy daddy long time ago, they live near to us in silahis st. in banicain, i remember when i was young then we call him “lumpo”,….
he and his family live there too…..
i remember this guy everytime my ship make port visit in olonggapo. always smilling dont have any worry in the world. god bless you daddy2.
tirador ng bisikleta yan nahuli ko mismo pumasok s loob ng gate at kinuha ang bike
isa ako sa biktima ng Ayabyu ni Daddy Daddy! hahaha! kasama ko pa ung bf ko that time tapos bigla syang humarang samin sabay “Hoy, ayabyu” hahaha!
Si Daddy Daddy talaga ang tatak ng Gapo, di ka certified batang Gapo if hindi mo sya kilala!
thanks for posting this article mr. bayarong. so much memories in olongapo and daddy daddy is one of the people youll remember if we talk about how fun it was back in the days, people learned to love and accept him, one thing that i love about gapo is that we never see them special people differently and how that genuine smile comes out whenever we give them our food or pennies… this guy lives in 3rd street near silahis i had the chance to talk to his parents and siblings some of his brothers are tricycle drivers and i think one of his sister is working abroad i remember his dad wearing this thick gold chain on his neck and a funny guy too.