“Whatever it is, it’s between us na lang, not with the media,” he says. “That’s all I can say na lang. Sorry but I don’t wanna answer questions about her anymore. Anything that happened is between us na lang. I don’t even Tweet about her anymore.”
He and Kobe are much closer to their stepmom, Lyzen Diomampo. “We grew up with her. We consider her our mom.”
At 18, he stands 6’4” and has the looks of a heartthrob. He’s majoring in Film at UP, where he’s part of the varsity team. People tend to compare him with his dad, who also played for UP, but he said they are two different people. “People also compare me with Kobe but we’re also different from each other so it’s unfair to make comparisons.”
He claims to be a loner and has never had a girlfriend. “Nobody minds me in school. Wala ngang pumapansin sa akin. Kahit sino, when I say, ‘Hi, kamusta ang araw n’yo?’ hindi ako pinapansin.
So, I’m always alone in school. I have more friends in high school. Now, I just read my school stuff and go to training, that’s all. I do get lonely and I want to have a relationship. Pero naiisip ko rin ‘yung schedule ko sa school, sa basketball, now, I signed up with Viva and VJ pa ako! So, no time. School at work muna ako. I’ll give my best to all the things I get into: film, basketball, being a VJ.”
