Inday Ruping is in our hearts

Clockwise from top-left: Your VRS with Rizalino Torralba, aka Inday Ruping in 2007, and with Kien Alphe Garsuta, Stella Ranario-Marquez, Clement Ingking, Dr. Grace Ramada and friends, Arnel Libot and friends and Fiel Angeli Araoarao-Gabin. Contributed Photos

Comedian Inday Ruping, whose real names was Rizalino Torralba, drifted into an eternal sleep last Saturday night (March 27). He was 45. 

Simply Titon to his the family, friends and the entertainment industry, the famous DJ loved for his hearty laughter. 

In 2006, when a radio program "Bisaya" was vacated in by Inday Cristala (who's in Taiwan now), Titon tried to apply just for fun. He chose the screen name DJ Ruffa, but the name wasn't a click and was changed into Inday Rufing/Ruping.  As manghuhula would say, he was destined to become a star who carved a name in the airwaves; it was written in the stars.

And the rest was history. Inday Ruping became an household name who tickled our funny bones. 

Titon was fun to be with...witty, well-read and without any air or superiority complex.

In the entertainment industry, he was the real "Mother." With his passion and knowledge, he made sure that the industry was constantly improving. He made sure other talents were given an oportunity to shine and earn. He was admired and respected in the industry. As a person, he was very thoughtful, generous and compassionate.

My most unforgettable interview with Titon was in May 2008 while writing for the defunct Bohol Sunday Post. Among the biggest bombshells: He was raped by a woman, and, he had a son! And that explosive revelations that shocked the world are still the talk of the town 13 years later. 

Titon was an open book, an exciting interviewee who fielded every question you threw at him, even the most personal ones, and did it with wit and humor. Maybe that’s one thing the new breed of entertainers can learn from Titon — not to be over-protective of themselves, not to be onion-skinned and not to flaunt any symptoms of star complex. Until the very end, Titon remained accessible, humble and lovable.

Titon will be greatly missed.

Deo Guden- Rest well our dearest Inday. You are a great loss to Bohol and its people. You'll be missed by so many. Boholanos will never have another Inday Rufing, yet you succumbed to sudden death hence, so heartbreaking.  Working with you for various Panglao events were all good memories and fun-filled stories.  True to your nifty vlog intro spiel "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow", yes! You were-are-will always be loved and remembered. Rest in peace my dear, rest well with the Lord. 

Arnel Libot-Salamat kaayo Sir/Inday Ruping....Sa imong Suporta sa Bohol Stars....Sa mga shows nga ikaw ang nag host..dili malimtan,..You gave smile and joy kanamong tanan....Rest in Peace....

Kien Alphe Garsuta- Rest in Eternal Peace Inday Ruping! Nanghina ko nakadungog sa news today. Makahuot sa dughan.  Nag message pako nimo last March 19 for event hosting karong May puhon.  Daghang Salamat Inday sa mga katawa, kalipay, ug kalingawan nga imong gipabati nimo kanamo!  You will always be remembered Inday. 

Pier Giorgio Salamat- Rest in peace, Inday Ruping! Mingawon jud mi nimo. Ikaw ang tigtabang pod og wagtang sa among stress karong pandemic.

JP Maslog- You are in our hearts forever Titon.  Daghang Salamat sa tabang ug suporta. 

Fiel Angeli Araoarao-Gabin- March 28, 2021... My final tribute to one of the very talented graduates of Bohol National High School (Class of 1993)... Because I want to remember you this way... Inday Ruffing, as I like to call you, I am truly saddened with the news. Let me thank YOU for the friendship, for the many times you catered to my requests for public service announcements for the promotion of our activities in your Kiss FM radio program, and most of all, for the laughters and cheers you have given to the Boholano people.... Truly, you will be greatly missed... Requiescat in pace (RIP), Rizalino “Inday Ruffing” Torralba.  So unbelievable. So sudden. So tragic for someone who has brought so much laughter to so many people. 

Clement Ingking-There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the lights remains. Farewell, my friend, till we meet again someday, somewhere. 

Stella Ranario-Marquez- Inday Ruping Torralba Rest easy…you will be missed dearly..wla nay moshout out nko sa kissaw sa kiss

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