Raymart Santiago Back In 'Hanggang Makita Kang Muli And Talks About Being Traumatized By Failed Marriage To Claudine Barretto

RAYMART SANTIAGO is glad that he now gets the chance to see kids Santino and Sabina regularly. “For two years, I didn’t get to see them kaya kahit paano, naapektuhan yung closeness namin,” he says. “Now, it’s like I’m starting again. But when I’m with them, okay naman, kahit you can feel na may distance. Dapat noong New Year, they’ll sleep over sa akin. Kaso, gusto ng mga batang matulog kasama mommy nila, so hindi nangyari. Hindi pa sila handa. Parang naiilang sila. E hindi naman minamadali yan. We’ll work on it. At least, natatawagan ko na sila at puede ko na silang pasyalan anytime. Even with Claudine, I can call her anytime. Civil naman kami. So okay na. Para kong nabunutan ng tinik.”

So they’re not pushing through with their annulment case anymore? “Stop muna kasi aayusin muna namin yung separation of properties, yung custody case, at saka na yung iba. We need more time. Hindi rin kasi biro ang pinagdaanan namin. It takes time to heal kasi nasaktan namin ang mga damdamin namin. But at least, pagdating sa mga bata, nakakapag-usap na talaga kami ngayon. And I’m happy for her kasi nagka-movie siya and now, nagkaroon siya ng comeback project sa TV5. Sana magtuloy-tuloy uli ang career niya.”

So is he courting anyone again? “Naku, huwag muna. Let’s say na na-trauma ako, e. Ayoko na ring magkaanak. Hindi rin biro ang naranasan ko nang mawala yung mga anak ko. Yung mag-asawa uli, wala sa isip ko. Basta sa ngayon, enjoy lang ako.”

Is it true Claudine has adopted a new baby? “Ayokong sagutin yan. Siya na lang ang tanunging nyo.”
In “Hanggang Makita Kang Muli”, he plays the husband of Angelika de la Cruz and father of Bea Binene. Ina Feleo gets obsessed with him and when he chose to marry Angelika, Ina becomes a woman scorned who steals their child and raises her like a feral or wild child. “Hanggang Makita Kang Muli” will replace “Buena Familia” starting March 7.