📷Angelica Poquiz Yulo
Angelica Poquiz Yulo, mother of Paris Olympics two time gold medalist Carlos Yulo, has apologized to her son in a solo mediacon today, August 7.
This came right on the heels of Carlos’ rant on Tiktok about his spat with his family.
In his rant, Carlos delved on his mom’s feud with his girlfriend Chloe San Jose. He also revealed the rift was caused by unreported financial spending made by his mom.
Yulo’s mom, realizing that the gap between her and her son has gotten out of hand, decided to apologize to his son.
“Patawad, anak. Naiintindihan ko na maaaring tingnan ng iba na kaya lamang ako nagsasalita ngayon ay dahil sa iyong tagumpay at kasaganaan. Ako ay nagsasalita para ilagay na sa katahimikan ang issue,” she said in the mediacon.
The elder Yulo full understand where her son is coming from.
“Hindi ko naman siya masisisi kung nagpa-flashback talaga kasi siyempre, words are ano talaga, painful talaga pag naisabi mo yan. Yung genuine po yung pagbati ko sa kanya, oo naman po, genuine po yun,” she further said.
Angelica felt hurt by what her son said in the Tiktok video, stressing that she only had pure intentions on Carlos.
“Ako ay isang ina na nasaktan dahil ang mabait na anak na pinalaki ko nang maayos at mabuting tao ay hindi na nakikinig sa mga paggabay ng magulang. Kung mali na naging mapagpuna ako sa nobya mo, humihingi ako ng patawad, dahil nanay lang ako na nag-aalala,” she explained.
Angelica was apologetic as she said about a mouthful against her son during previews interview, putting him in a bad light in the process.
“Hindi na pwedeng bawiin ang nasabi na. Ang amin lang, handa ako at ang papa mo mag-usap tayo ng bukas ang loob, na may pag-unawa anumang oras na handa ka, pag-uwi mo upang maayos ito. Hindi kailangan ng ibang tao na malaman ang mga alitan dahil hindi nila alam ang buong kwento at hindi nila ito lubos na nauunawan,” she said.
In the end, she asked the public to concentrate on her son’s latest achievement in the Paris Olympics where he bagged two gold medals.
“Sana ay ipagdiwang na lang natin ang tagumpay ng anak ko. Gumawa ang anak ko ng kasaysayan para sa ating bansa. Lahat tayo ay magpapasalamat kay Caloy para sa karangalang iuuwi para sa bayan,” she said.
During the media huddle, Angelica answer queries about Carlos’ girlfriend and financial matters.
“Sa bagay na yan, kami nalang po ang magdi-discuss niyan with our family po, in private po. Sana po respetuhin ninyo,” she explained.
Angelica also revealed in the mediacob that she was able to speak with her son’s former coach, Munehiro Kugimiya, who got alarmed when the issue got blown up out of proportion.
“Nagpapasalamat ako kasi tinawagan niya ako na nag-aalala siya sa akin sa mga nababasa niya sa Facebook. Although kahit hindi niya raw naiintindihan, nagkalat daw kasi mukha ko sa internet. Alam niya na kung ano ibig sabihin. Ang sabi niya sa akin is ‘you are a great mom’ sabi niya. ‘You’re a responsible mom I know you. You’re doing a great job.’ So parang ang sabi ko ‘thank you for the kind words it means a lot to me coach. Don’t worry,'” she related.
While she admitted that her younger children Karl Eldrew and Elaiza Andriel are still in good terms with Carlos, the issue eventually took its toll on them.
“Malaki ang naging effect. Hindi makatulog, yung eldest ko hindi nakakapasok, yung mga anak ko na parang hindi mapakali kasi lagi nilang hawak yung phone nila. Pag may nababasa silang bad comment ko, mga anak ko nasasaktan sila for me. Sa mama ko at sa papa ko, sila yung mga nagagalit sa mga gumagawa ng fake accounts,” she revealed.
On Carlos’ plea for her to move on and heal from the painful issues, this was Angelica’s reply: “Sana pagkatapos ng panayam na ito, titigil na ang lahat at mananahimik na ang bawat partido. Ang mga sugat ay kusa namang maghihilom sa paglipas ng panahon. Pero piliin naming humilom kami sa pribado at mapayapang pamamaraan.”
While she’s open to reaching out to her son, Angelica cannot say with finality that she has forgiven Carlos.
“As of now po, yun ang kinakapa ko sa puso ko. Masyadong malalim kasi yung pain eh. Parang sa ngayon, yun yung pinagpe-pray ko na mawala yung pain and afterwards ang kasunod nun is pagpapatawad,” she explained.
Carlos’ dad, Mark Andrew, hopes that reconciliation between his wife and his son will happen soon.
“Gusto ko po sila mag-ayos para matapos na lahat. Wala naman po kasing bilang yung galit ng anak ko. Pero mas maganda yung mag-usap sila ng maayos. Yung mga naninira po hindi po totoo yun. Nahihirapan din ako sa asawa ko. Walang tulog yan. Pinagpapasa Diyos ko po lahat. Sana mag-ayos silang dalawa,” he said when the press conference was over.
Recall that in a previous interview, Angelica revealed that her spat with Carlos escalated because of her son’s girlfriend. (NIGEL CHAVEZ DE ESTRADA)
