His mother is one of the reasons Roderick Paulate stayed with showbiz, and is blessed with longevity. But after his mom passed away, he now felt that he should do something else to prevent falling out of love with acting that has been almost four decades. The actor turned to public service by running on the 2nd District of Quezon City as Councilor!

He said that his mom is his audience, as long as she is happy he kept working. But now she’s gone, he is hoping that he won’t get the feeling of getting tired of what he is doing. In line with that, he always took breaks on every project and declined another soap opera offer on GMA-7 teleserye after “Rosalinda.”