Filipino two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo’s mother, Angelica Yulo, answered some questions regarding the chances of reconciling with her son and Carlos’s partner, Chloe San Jose.

In a press conference held on August 7, Angelika reacted to Carlos’s previous statement asking everyone involved in their feud to move forward and heal, as he had already forgiven his mother.

“Sa kalagayan, okay lang naman po kami… Sa pagheal actually, ayan yung pinagdarasal ko rin na malessen yung pain, sana mabawasan… Gusto ko mawala yung pain na matagal na nandito sa dibdib ko,” she told the press.

“It’s time na rin naman para magmove forward na rin kami pare-parehas para kalimutan na lang lahat ng nangyari,” she remarked.

Although she did not answer directly if she also forgives Carlos, Angelica expressed that the time for them to reconcile will come.

“As of now po, ayon yung kinakapa ko sa puso ko,” she said. “Masyadong malalim kasi yung pain para sa ngayon. Sabi ko nga, ayon yung pinagpepray ko na mawala, yung pain and afterward, ang kasunod noon ay pagpapatawad.”

She also answered what Carlos and Chloe can do to patch things up in their relationship with her.

“Ayoko sabihin kung ano yung (kailangan) nilang gawin,” she reacted. “Matatanda na sila so alam nila ang dapat nilang gawin. Hindi ko pwedeng sabihin kasi siyempre kapag sinabi ko, gagawin nila, for sure.”

She then insisted that she wants the couple to take the initiative to reunite with their family.

“Gusto ko manggaling sa kanila mismo yung initiative kung papaano sila, kung papaano ma-e-ease yung pain, kung paano sila lalapit. Gusto ko sa kanila mismo manggaling,” she said.

Angelica also said she is not closing her doors on accepting Chloe as her son’s partner.

Besides her dissatisfaction with Carlos’s relationship, Angelica clarified a previous post of hers where she seemingly cheered for another representative in the Olympics instead of her very own son.

“Nabigyan ng meaning ng ibang tao. Parang natuwa lang po ako kasi nakasama po siya ni Eldrew (heryoungest son) sa Japan noong nagtraining po siya,” she addressed.

“Wala po. Honestly, wala po. Nagulat din ako na 19 years old and first time niya mag-Olympics and yet nakuha niya yung individual all-around (category). Ayun lang po iyon and wala po para sabihin dinegrade ko si Kaloy dahil siya yung pinost ko,” she added.

She also said that she never thought that the particular post might hurt her son, who was also competing in the international sports competition.

“Honestly, hindi po talaga. Wala po talaga akong idea na bibigyan ng malicious ano yung post ko. Honestly, hindi ko naisip ko,” she said.

Before ending the presscon, Angelica then confirmed that she had already unfriended and blocked her son on social media at the time when their misunderstanding started.

“Yes kasi noong nangyari yung hindi naman pagkakaunawaan, honestly, hindi na ako nagpopost about him,” she said. “Matagal na po ako, even yung last trainings niya po, hindi na po ako nagpopost.”

“Sa Messenger ko siya nakablock. Inunfriend ko siya para, for my peace of mind na rin. Ayaw ko muna kasi siya makita during that time dahil nga sa hindi namin pagkakaunawaan,” she added.

She was also asked if she would unblock Carlos on her social media accounts to give them a chance to patch things up.

“We’ll see,” she said shortly.

Prior to her addressing the issues about their family, Angelica read her “liham ng isang ina (message of a mother)” to Carlos to apologize to him and to put an end to their public feud.

“Sa paraan ng marahas, maingay, sana ay maunawaan mo na ang intensyon ko ay malinis. Ako ay isang ina na nasaktan dahil ang mabait na anak na pinalaki ko ng maayos at mabuting tao ay hindi na nakikinig sa mga paggabay ng magulang,” she said.

“Kung mali man ang naging pagpuna ko sa nobya mo, humihingi ako ng patawad dahil nanay lang ako na nagaalaala,” she added.

She also expressed her apologies to Carlos and to everyone who had watched her previous interview where she focused on Carlos and Chloe’s relationship instead of giving full support to her son.

“Humihingi ako ng patawad sa iyo, sa sambayanan sa mga nasabi ko sa interview. Pagod at puyat ako sa kapapanood sa iyo ng mga panahon na iyon. Hindi makatulog sa tuwa kahit tapos na ang iyong laban. Hindi ako makapagisip ng mabuti ng nirapido ako ng tanong ng mga reporter tungkol sa bagay na dapat tayo lamang ang nagayos. Patawad anak,” she remarked.

Yesterday, August 6, Carlos finally addressed the controversies involving his relationship with his mother, including her objection to Carlos and Chloe’s relationship.

“Mas nagkalabuan po kami noong naglagay po ako ng boundaries sa relationship ko dahil pinaglaban ko po si Chloe,” Carlos said.

Carlos then ended the video giving a message to his Mom, whom he said he had already forgiven.

“May recent interview po kayo na kinocongratulate niyo po ako, kung genuine po talaga kayo, Ma, maraming salamat po. Inaacknowledge ko po pagcongratulate niyo sa akin,” he told his Mom. “Pero Ma nagflashback pa rin po talaga yung masasakit na sinabi niya sa akin at hindi niyo pagwish well sa akin.”

“Magheal kayo. Magmove on. Napatawad ko na kayo long time ago and pinagpray ko na maging safe kayo palagi and nasa maayos kayong kalagayan diyan lahat,” he extended.