Zaijian Jaranilla remained committed to ABS-CBN as he signed a new contract with the Kapamilya network last November 15 at the Dolphy Theater in Quezon City. The talented actor was all smiles as he renewed with his home network for over a decade now.

The Senior High actor was accompanied by ABS-CBN chairman Mark L. Lopez, ABS-CBN president and CEO Carlo L. Katigbak, COO of Broadcast Cory V. Vidanes, ABS-CBN head of TV Production and Star Magic head Laurenti M. Dyogi, and ABS-CBN head of finance Rick Tan.

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Zaijian admitted how nervous he was about the contract signing as he still couldn’t believe it was happening to him. During the media conference after the event, the Kapamilya star was all smiles as he answered questions from the press.

“Sa totoo lang po medyo sobrang kabado po talaga ako yung puso ko grabe yung kaba…Di pa nag sisink in sa akin na nandito ako ngayon sa contract signing. Habang naglalakad ako nakita ko yung mga boss––ang ganda ng view at ng set-up. Feel na feel ko yung welcome na welcome ako sa ABS-CBN,” he shared.

He also said that even if he had gone through an awkward phase wherein a child star transitions into young adulthood, he was given several roles in different series such as Maalaala Mo Kaya and Ipaglaban Mo.

Zaijian believed that this helped him get past that awkward stage immediately as it gave him opportunities to explore his skill set as an actor.

“Naisip ko nga doon ako nahasa ng husto kasi every week iba’t-ibang roles yung ginagampanan ko. Sobrang thankful din ako sa ABS-CBN kasi kahit wala akong teleserye, every month nasa MMK ako,” he added.

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“Yung awkward stage, thankful ako nalampasan ko siya agad,” he continued.

Now that he’s doing more mature roles such as his character in Senior High, Zaijian admitted that things changed already when it comes to his mindset while taping the series.

“Habang tumatagal, naiisip ko na ‘ay trabaho pala ito kailangan ko makisama.’ Yung respesto na binibigay sa akin, kailangan ko rin siya ibalik… Iba yung naging experience ko––thankful ako dahil sa kanila ganito ako ngayon,” he said.

Zaijian is the latest ABS-CBN star to renew with the network following JM de Guzman, Janine Gutierrez, Regine Velasquez, and Kyle Echarri.