IN HIS vlog titled “The Bitter Truth,” actor Ian de Leon shared the story behind his non-appearance at the birthday party organized by his mom Nora Aunor with whom he had been estranged for the past few years.

The 45-year-old actor couldn’t help but get emotional when sharing how happy he felt when Nora first reached out to him.

“Unang una sa lahat, tumawag ang mommy ko. Tuwang-tuwang tuwa ako kasi ilang taon kaming hindi nag-usap. Tuwang-tuwang tuwa ako dahil nag-I love you-han kami, nag-I miss you-han kami. Nagkuwentuhan kami. Plano niya nitong birthday ko maghahanda siya which ilang taong hindi nangyari ‘yon. Nung nangyari siguro ‘yun huli bata pa ako. I was overfilled with joy. Nagbago ihip ng hangin. Lahat ng problema ko, lahat ng pinagdadaanan ng pamilya ko, lahat ‘yun nawala,” he explained.

In the 38-minute vlog, Ian shared that his mom also apologized for all her shortcomings to him.

The only child of Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon shared how deeply hurt he was by his mom’s request after their heart-to-heart talk.

“Mommy, sobrang mahal na mahal kita. Hindi ko ipagpapalit ang buong mundo para sa ‘yo. Alam mo ‘yan. Lahat ng mga tiniis namin buong buhay namin, mga kinikimkim namin, dahil mahal ka naming. Ibibigay ko ang buong buhay ko para sa ‘yo. Bitter truth: ‘Yung phone call mo, nasaktan ako dahil kinabukasan tinext mo ako ng, ‘Anak, puwede ko bang gawing vlog ang pinag-usapan natin?’ Sumunod dun mayroon siyang gustong ipapunta na tao. Sagot ko, ‘Sorry, Ma. I don’t think na magiging comfortable kami,’” he added.

Ian said that he is aware and ready for the backlash he might get from netizens because of his vlog and why he chose to not meet his mom.

“This has to end. This hypocrisy has to end. We don’t like to live like this anymore. We don’t want to live a lie anymore,” he said.