Jennylyn Mercado drove herself to the hospital while in labor with Jazz 😔
Jennylyn Mercado’s longtime friend and Aguila Entertainment CEO Kat Aguila has shared another little-known story about the actress, recalling how Mercado drove herself to the hospital while already in labor with her first child, Jazz.
“Kahit tumatama na ang tiyan niya sa manibela, she still drove herself,” Aguila told radar Entertainment.
When Mercado arrived at the emergency entrance of St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City, she left her car at the ER entrance, took her baby bag and walked into the hospital by herself.
Two hours later, she had given birth. “Lahat kami nagulat na nanganak na siya,” Aguila recalled.
When they asked Mercado why she had not told anyone, particularly her mother Lydia, Aguila said Mercado did not want her mother to worry or become more anxious.
For Aguila, the story reflected a trait that defined much of Mercado’s life. She said the actress had a tendency to carry things quietly, figure things out on her own and keep moving without asking others to carry the weight for her.
“She never wanted anyone to feel that she was a burden,” Aguila said.
The story comes as renewed attention has been drawn to Mercado’s past following Patrick Garcia’s recent tell-all interview with Ogie Diaz.
Garcia said he decided to speak publicly after his daughter Michelle, whom he shares with another partner, became the target of online bashing amid renewed discussion of his past with Mercado. He said he wanted to protect his daughter by telling his side of the story.
The interview, however, instead reignited public discussion surrounding Mercado and Garcia’s relationship and her experience as a young mother, bringing old issues back into the spotlight.
“There are still so many stories that people don’t know,” she said. “Stories that have never made it into the headlines, never been shared publicly, and perhaps never will.”
Aguila said these untold stories show a side of Mercado that often remained away from cameras and headlines: someone who could face difficult circumstances without wanting others to worry about her.
“She would carry things quietly, figure things out on her own, and somehow find the strength to keep going without asking anyone to carry the weight for her,” Aguila said.
Aguila described her longtime friend as someone who lived a “colorful life,” marked by strength, courage, imperfections, laughter and struggles. “There was so much more to her than what people saw,” Aguila said.
✍️ Marinel Cruz, Radar PH
From pregnancy and birth to raising a child, ang dami nang pinagdaanan ni Jennylyn. She went through it with so much strength. After everything she’s been through, I hope life becomes gentler from here on. She deserves a life filled with genuine happiness and peace. 😭