Ai Ai delas Alas’ children reveal efforts to save her marriage to Gerald Sibayan

MANILA — Siblings Sancho Vito delas Alas and Sophia delas Alas revealed that they tried to fix the marriage of their mother Ai Ai delas with Gerald Sibayan.

In Fast Talk with Boy Abunda, Sancho and Sophia opened up about their mom’s relationship with her former husband and how they tried to save the marriage.

“Pinoproblema namin paano na nga si Mama ngayon?,” said Sancho, who admitted that he was really affected and got stressed to the point that his psoriasis was triggered.

But when the marriage ended, Sancho said: “To be honest ang feeling ko tumatanda lang si mama na tinotopak lang kasi when we heard about it parang walang ibang solusyon kung hindi maghiwalay. Eh kami, wala na kami sa edad na umoo lang sa kung ano ang sinasabi ni Mama. So tinry namin to fix. We tried fixing it. Tapos tinry namin to figure out kung ano ba ang nangyayari between them na pwede bang ‘Soph, kausapin mo si Gerald, alamin mo kung ano ang nangyayari at kung ano ang gustong gawin and kakausapin ko si mama, papalamigin muna natin, iintindihin natin kung ano ang gusto niyang mangyari.’ Kasi ngayon ang usapan lang, ang naririnig ko lang ay hiwalay-hiwalay na for me Tito Boy kasal kayo sa simbahan. May nagkasal sa iyo na limang bishop, na parang hindi pa ba enough ‘yon para maging strong ang marriage niyo.” 

“Hanggang sa dumating ‘yung point na, ito kasi si mama hindi niya sinasabi lahat, hanggang kaya niyang akuin, tiisin na ako lang at hindi ko na kayo idadamay. Eh kaso shaky na kami, kami dapat ang magkakampi. Parang nagkakaroon kami ng doubts noong una kay mama na baka tinotopak lang si mama,” he added.

Ai Ai delas Alas with children Sancho and Sophia. YouTube/GMA NetworkDelas Alas admitted that there were times she felt her children were siding with Sibayan, admitting that she and Sohphia did not talk for almost a year.  

“Magwa-one year kaming hindi nag-usap ni Sophia. Feeling ko ‘anak kita, ako ‘yung iniwan. Bakit parang kumakampi ka kay Gerald?’ So one year kaming hindi nag-usap, kailan lang kaming nag-usap. Kaya itinatago ko lahat, pain, lahat ng sakit kasi ayaw kong saktan ang mga anak ko. ‘Yung kung kaya kong tiisiin lahat ng sakit para hindi sila maapektuhan dahil sobra ko silang mahal, sila ang buhay ko. Sabi ko nga mas magaling akong nanay kaysa sa magaling akong asawa kasi may pinoproteksyunan ko ang mga anak ko kaysa doon sa nararamdaman ko para magkaroon ako ng jowa o asawa. So ‘yun talaga ang reason,” delas Alas said.

Delas Alas eventually realized that her children only wanted to fix the marriage that the option is not instantly to end it.

“Yes. Pero noong sinasabi ko sa kanila ‘yung totoong dahilan doon na sila nag-decide na ‘ah kaya pala gusto ito ni Mama,'” Ai Ai said.

“Naintindihan namin at saka wala naman kaming ibang iintindihin kung hindi ang nanay namin. Eh nanay namin ito, kakampi namin ito,'” Sancho said.

Delas Alas and Sibayan had been together since 2014 and got married in 2017.  

In 2024, they separated with the actress saying that he wanted to have children and was no longer happy in their relationship. 

Early this year, delas Alas confirmed that she is officially divorced from Sibayan.