Carlos Yulo’s mom, Angelica, has apologized to her Olympian gymnast son after their publicized rift amid the latter’s historic win in the Paris Olympics 2024.
On Wednesday, the Yulo matriarch decided to hold a press conference as the controversy involving her, Carlos, and his girlfriend Chloe San Jose has already reached an “alarming” state since it has gone public.
Angelica, who said that their family affairs are meant to be kept away from the public eye and settled privately, spoke up after Carlos addressed the issues in TikTok video with Chloe and asked his mom to “heal” and “move on.”
The younger Yulo also stressed in the said video that he has long forgiven his mom.
In a letter she read in front of press members, Angelica became emotional as she apologized to Yulo for criticizing his girlfriend.
“Sa paraan mang marahas, maingay, sana’y maintindihan mo na ang intensiyon ko ay malinis,” said Angelica.
“Kung mali na naging mapagpuna ako sa nobya mo, huminingi ako ng patawad, dahil nanay lang ako na nag-aalala,” added Carlos’ mom.
Angelica told Carlos that he’s welcome to come home anytime he wishes to and hoped things will be ironed out between them.
“Bukas ang aming pintuan sa tahanan, may pera o wala, kung nanaisin mong bumalik sa amin. 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,” she said.
Angelica also offered her apologies for the things she said in her previous media interviews where she admitted that her strained ties with Carlos stemmed from Chloe.
“Pagod at puyat ako sa kapapanood sa iyo nung mga panahon na yon, di makatulog sa tuwa kahit tapos na ang iyong laban. Hindi ako nakapag-isip ng mabuti nung nirapido ako ng mga tanong ng mga reporter tungkol sa mga bagay na dapat ay tayo na lamang ang nag-ayos. Patawad, anak,”stated Angelica.
She went on to ask the public to stop from making their family conflict a big deal and celebrate Carlos’ triumph instead.
“At sa sambayanan, 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 karangalan, iuuwin para sa bayan,” she added.
Angelica then sent her well-wishes to her son: “Caloy, congratulations sa iyong tagumpay. Mahal kita, mahal ka naming lahat.”
