What’s Sheena’s birthday gift to him? “Maganda, pero sa akin na lang yun.” Are they ready to admit they’re on? “Wala namang aaaminin. Ganun pa rin. There’s no label to our relationship. Basta close kami and at ease sa isa’t isa. We’re both the eldest and we’re both family-centered. I have the best of intentions for her, but it’s clear to both of us na career ang priority namin.”
For Rocco, his best birthday gifts are the acting awards he got for “Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa”. “It means a lot for a newcomer like me, an affirmation na tama yung ginagawa ko. Dahil nga rito, I’m encouraged to go on acting at excited ako to start my new movie, ‘Lam-ang’. It starts shooting in Ilocos Sur in April. Nakakatuwa nga. Di pa man kami nagsu-shoot, ang dami ng publicity so may pressure na pagandahin talaga namin ito.”
How is it working with Kylie Padilla in “The Good Daughter”? “Bilib ako sa kanya. You can see how her acting developed from ‘Blusang Itim’ to ‘Good Daughter’. Even our director praises her a lot.”
Rocco celebrated his birthday on March 21 by donating supplies and entertaining the patients at the cancer ward of the Philippine Children’s Medical Center. “Nagkaroon ako ng isang batang fan with cancer at lagi ko siyang binabalik-balikan. I really want to help ailing children para mabawasan ang pain nila at such an early age.”