Joyce Pring talks about the 'father she never knew' in an online Fil-Am magazine

"The Clash" host and Kapuso actor Joyce Pring was recently featured on The FilAm, a Filipino American magazine based in New York, where she revealed what she knew about her father, the legendary police officer Joe Pring.

“Honestly, I did not know him," Joyce said. “All I know is that he was a very valiant man, a man of honor and of great courage.” 

The magazine revealed that her father had a "mercurial track record" as a law enforcer. On his way to work in 1994, he was assassinated. Joyce was only 2 years old then.

According to The FilAm, Joe had been linked to kidnap-for-ransom groups. A movie about him, "Joe Pring" was released in 1989. It was topbilled by Philip Salvador.

Joyce shared with The FilAm that she grew up with her stepfather, a Filipino with Indian ethnicity Chandro Uttamchandani. "He and my mom got together when I was 5 [years old]. My step dad is my hero," Joyce said. 

A scholar in Quezon City High School, Joyce took up Fine Arts in the University of the Philippines in college.

She recently took a vacation in New York after the season ending of "The Clash" where she was host, she flew back to Manila and has hosted The Color Run on Sunday.

 

 

 

 

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It’s 6C out here in Manhattan but my heart is all warmed up for this trip. ???? Thankful to God for a panic attack - free long haul flight, the provision for this trip that almost didnt happen (excited for all our tours with @klooktravel_ph) and my bestie @tinlucas_ who agreed to take this adventure with me! Hope you’ll have a wonderful week ahead, too! It’s 6:45AM here in NYC and I’m starting a new day, a new season. ???? #joythtotheworld #manhattan #newyork #timessquare

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Oct 30, 2018 at 3:47am PDT

Read the feature on Joyce here. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News