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Luis Manzano shares the simple moments that make him a proud dad to Peanut

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Liezel Dela Cruz

<p>Luis Manzano has carved a successful career out of making people smile. If he&#x27;s this funny on television, he&#x27;s definitely twice as entertaining at home, with his favorite audience, his daughter Isabella Rose a.k.a. Peanut.  </p><p>And he doesn&#x27;t hide the receipts on social media, as he shares adorable glimpses of life with Peanut, from their playful moments together to the times Peanut turns the tables and shows her inner &#x27;comedienne&#x27; by making fun of her dad. Who could forget Peanut calling Luis &quot;mango&quot; because of his face shape? Sorry, Luis, but that one was hilarious!  </p><div style="text-align:center"><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz8gWM8iRADsJr&amp;cid=AB7PJb3p3B_he1fp"></script></div><p>The apple doesn&#x27;t fall far from the tree, indeed. Peanut has certainly taken after her dad&#x27;s charm and gift of gab. The chatty three-year-old loves talking about things she finds fascinating, such as dinosaurs, and that&#x27;s not really a surprise coming from the daughter of the country&#x27;s &#x27;Pambansang Host.&#x27; In fact, according to Luis, Peanut calls herself his mini-me. Ask her why she&#x27;s being so silly or funny, Peanut would surely reply, &quot;I&#x27;m little Papa.&quot;  </p><p>While Luis does most of the talking on TV, at home, he&#x27;s more than happy to just sit back and listen to Peanut&#x27;s endless stories. &quot;Those are the best moments,&quot; he told ABS-CBN Studios when asked their go-to father-daughter bonding activity. For him, nothing beats slowing down and spending quality time with Peanut and, of course, his wife Jessy Mendiola.  </p><p>Even just the ordinary moments with Peanut make Luis feel like the luckiest and proudest dad in the world. &quot;Every single day, even if it&#x27;s a bad day na sinasabi nating may sumpong, I think it&#x27;s still a very proud day because I still get to see the biggest blessing that was given to me,&quot; he shared. &quot;Every time she laughs, every time she has stories. Kahit anong gawin ni Peanut makes me a proud father,&quot; said the &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/kapamilya-deal-or-no-deal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Kapamilya Deal or No Deal</strong></a>&quot; host.  </p><p>Happy Father&#x27;s Day, Luis! </p><p>Catch Luis on &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/kapamilya-deal-or-no-deal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Kapamilya Deal or No Deal</strong></a>,&quot; every Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 pm on ABS-CBN sa AllTV2, Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), A2Z and <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/dFR6MWHAcVb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>iWant.</strong></a> </p><div><br/></div><div><em>*Photo credit to Isabella Rose Manzano IG </em></div><div> </div><div><strong>More on this story: </strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/5/24/this-throwback-minute-to-win-it-episode-will-make-you-reminisce-luis-and-jessy-s-friendship-era-0026" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>This throwback &quot;Minute To Win It&quot; episode will make you reminisce Luis Manzano and Jessy Mendiola&#x27;s friendship era</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/4/23/luis-manzano-names-the-competition-shows-he-s-hosted-that-he-d-likely-ace-0015" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Luis Manzano names the competition shows he’s hosted that he’d likely ace</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/4/25/luis-nakatanggap-ng-sweetest-birthday-gift-mula-kay-peanut-kapamilya-deal-or-no-deal-2134" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Luis, nakatanggap ng sweetest birthday gift mula kay Peanut | Kapamilya Deal Or No Deal</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/4/25/in-photos-jessy-vilma-join-luis-birthday-bash-on-kapamilya-deal-or-no-deal-pilot-episode-2133" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>IN PHOTOS: Jessy, Vilma join Luis’ birthday bash on “Kapamilya Deal or No Deal” pilot episode</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/luis-and-jessy-share-precious-moments-from-baby-peanuts-enchanting-first-birthday-bash-21192" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Luis and Jessy share precious moments from Baby Peanut’s enchanting first birthday bash</strong></a></div>

<p>Luis Manzano opens up about the everyday moments with daughter Peanut that make him feel like the luckiest dad in the world.</p>

Luis Manzano opens up about the everyday moments with daughter Peanut that make him feel like the luckiest dad in the world.

“She calls herself Little Papa:” Luis Manzano shares the simple moments that make him a proud dad to Peanut | Father’s Day 2026

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“She calls herself Little Papa:” Luis Manzano shares the simple moments that make him a proud dad to Peanut | Father’s Day 2026

Liezel Dela Cruz

Published June 20, 2026 12:20 AM PHT

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