Paul Christian Ocampo

Jake Cuenca on being spotted dating: ‘I’m not gonna hide’

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Kapamilya actor Jake Cuenca maintains that he’s not one to shy away when it comes to dating. In an interview with entertainment reporter Nathalie Tomada of The Philippine Star, the <em>What Lies Beneath</em> star shared how he’s finding himself again and how he&#x27;s fortunate enough to meet “amazing people.”</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWObyhkExVI/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A9629998.799999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="763" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Recently, Jake was spotted hanging out with Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo at a restaurant in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/3/25/rabiya-mateo-on-the-status-of-her-heart-i-m-in-a-happy-place-0832" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Rabiya Mateo on the status of her heart: ‘I’m in a happy place’</strong></a></div><p>“I’m finding myself again in that way and I’m lucky to be meeting amazing people at the same time. Really fortunate to be meeting, you know, amazing people, who are great company as well,” Jake expressed.</p><p>The Kapamilya star added that he doesn’t like the “energy” of hiding the person he’s dating as he isn’t one to do something like that, whether it’s his partner or someone he’s getting to know.</p><p>“I don’t necessarily hide –– I don’t like that energy yung you hide her. For me, I feel like I should be proud of the woman. If I’m with a woman –– regardless if I’m just dating her or my partner –– responsibilidad ko siya eh. I’m gonna treat her to the best of my capability,” he explained.</p><p>“I’m never gonna be that type of person who’s hiding. I like to move… Ang dami ko ng binibigay sa trabaho ko in terms of committing and dedicating myself to roles. When it comes to my personal life, I’m gonna live it the way I want to live it –– I’m not gonna hide,” he added.</p><p>For Jake, he’s simply moving on his “own time.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/10/7/jake-cuenca-on-alleged-breakup-with-chie-filomeno-that-chapter-of-my-life-is-over-now-1347" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Jake Cuenca on alleged breakup with Chie Filomeno: ‘That chapter of my life is over now’</strong></a></div><p>“Parang feeling ko everything that happened to me, matutuldukan ko na in the same way na tinuldukan ko ang <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/batangquiapo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>Batang Quiapo</strong></em></a> and <a href="https://whatliesbeneath.abs-cbn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>What Lies Beneath</strong></em></a> –– it is behind me now. For me, all my actions or everything I do, decisions that I make now, it’s for me. It’s not based on someone’s opinions or my past or my history,” he asserted.</p><p>The Kapamilya actor maintained that it’s not important if the girl he’s dating is someone from the showbiz industry or not.</p><p>“Kung may gusto ako, gusto ko talaga so whether showbiz or non-showbiz, I can’t really promise that. For me, I like what I like. Pag gusto ko ang isang babae, it doesn’t really matter to me if she’s from showbiz or non-showbiz. What matters is how I feel towards the person,” he clarified. </p>