James Yap pens open letter to son Bimby

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhv3wqBH5Gi/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:43.550051599587206% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhv3wqBH5Gi/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by James Yap (@jamesyap18)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-04-19T10:03:48+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 19, 2018 at 3:03am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Rain or Shine star James Yap, whose relationship with his ex-wife Kris Aquino appears to remain strained, took to social media Thursday to reach out to their son, Bimby, on the occasion of the child&#x27;s 11th birthday.</p><p>In an open letter on Instagram, attached to a photo of him and Bimby, Yap wrote: &quot;Happy birthday Bimb! I miss you and think about you everyday.</p><p>&quot;Alam ko na ang tagal na natin di nakapagspend ng time together, at &#x27;di nagkikita, but I want you to know that I&#x27;m always here for you. I will always be your papa. I hope you enjoy your birthday!&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BEWQIhhJ64h/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BEWQIhhJ64h/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by James Yap (@jamesyap18)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-04-18T16:06:05+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 18, 2016 at 9:06am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Yap&#x27;s message is an apparent indication that he was unable to spend time with Bimby for the special occasion. It is also unclear when they last met personally, following Yap&#x27;s revelation in August 2017 that hadn&#x27;t seen his son for eight months at the time.</p><p>In that interview, Yap was also candid in saying that he feels Bimby doesn&#x27;t like spending time with him. A subsequent revelation of Yap that same month was that Bimby, who is in Aquino&#x27;s custody, transferred schools without his knowledge, citing that he was responsible for child support in that aspect.</p><p>Yap, who was opening a bar he co-owns at the time, was then accused by Aquino of using their son of &quot;publicity.&quot; Three months later in November 2017, the actress-host said she has waived, legally, Yap&#x27;s child support for Bimby.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfF6q0cHNpD/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:55.78703703703704% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfF6q0cHNpD/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by James Yap (@jamesyap18)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-12T09:58:19+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 12, 2018 at 1:58am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Rain or Shine player has one child with his long-time girlfriend, Michela Cazzola, with another on the way.</p><p>Meanwhile, Aquino has been sharing updates on Bimby&#x27;s birthday on her widely follow social media accounts. One video, for instance, showed how her household surprised the child upon waking up an 11-year-old.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/krisaquino/videos/2016768555308536" data-width="auto"> </div><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></div>

<p>PBA star James Yap, whose relationship with his ex-wife Kris Aquino appears to remain strained, took to social media Thursday to reach out to their son, Bimby, on the occasion of the child's 11th birthday.</p>

PBA star James Yap, whose relationship with his ex-wife Kris Aquino appears to remain strained, took to social media Thursday to reach out to their son, Bimby, on the occasion of the child's 11th birthday.