Ricardo “Jojo” Salomon Jr. was sitting in the audience as his daughter Rica was competing in a beauty pageant. Holding the mic, Rica, a proud trans woman, thanked her dad for being there to support her.
“Everyone turned to look at me na parang, ‘Sino ‘tong tatay na ‘to?'” Jojo told Lifestyle. “But I’m always there to support my kids in all their activities, whether it’s volleyball or pageants.”
Jojo, a lawyer, entrepreneur and dad of three, recalled how he used to be at home all the time for his kids, since his law office was in the same building where they lived. “When they came home from school, I’d be there, I’d help with their assignments, I’d go to the PTA meetin…
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