PBA Legend James Yap To Seek Second Term as San Juan Councilor
JAMES YAP – The PBA basketball player revealed that he was not able to see his son with Kris Aquino, Bimby, for 10 years now.
Several celebrities in the different industries in the Philippines are now in politics. Undeniably, many of them are personalities coming from the Philippine showbiz industry. There are also those who are known in the field of sports and have decided to be in public service through politics.
James Yap is one of the popular Filipino athletes who decided to join the political arena. He is under the Philippine Basketball Association or PBA but he is focused now as councilor in the 1st District of San Juan City.
James gained more prominence when he got linked to and married Kris Aquino who recent flew home with their son, Bimby, after two years in the United States. She had her treatment abroad for multiple autoimmune diseases and she was accompanied by their son.
After the separation of Kris and James in 2010, Bimby stayed with his mother. Their marriage was eventually annulled as they did not fulfill certain conditions required by the law.
However, not only James and Kris went separate ways but as well as the PBA Legend and their son. It is no secret to the public that there are some issues between the professional basketball star and his son.
Recently, James Yap filed his candidacy for another term as councilor of the First District of San Juan City. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the PBA Legend was not with any family member when he filed his Certificate of Candidacy for councilor in the city.
According to James, his sister has given birth while the kids already have school. According to him, his partner, Michela Cazzola, was not with him during the filing of his CoC as she will be the one who will fetch their kids from school.
When asked about his son with Kris Aquino, James Yap claimed that he has not seen Bimby for 10 years already. During the interview, visibly, the PBA Legend is hesitant on answering questions about his son.
“Wala na, 10 years na,” he said.
James refused to give a message for Bimby. Previously, there were rumors that James and Michela have broken up and the couple reacted to the rumors.