{"id":33638,"date":"2014-12-04T11:58:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T03:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=33638"},"modified":"2014-12-04T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T03:58:22","slug":"aiko-melendez-talks-about-her-kids-jomari-and-why-she-doesnt-have-suitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/04\/aiko-melendez-talks-about-her-kids-jomari-and-why-she-doesnt-have-suitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Aiko Melendez talks about her kids, Jomari, and why she doesn\u2019t have suitors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aiko Melendez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I\u2019d like to have another child, but [not] with a different man,\u201d says 38-yearAiko Melendez, who at some point after their separation, suggested to ex-husband Jomari Yllana that they should get back together if they found themselves still single at the age of 40.<\/p>\n

Aiko has a 16-year-old son, Andrei, with Jomari; and an 8-year-old daughter, Marteena, with former model Martin Jickain.<\/p>\n

“When I broached the idea to Jom, he just looked at me and smiled sexily,\u201d she added, in reference to Yllana\u2019s reaction to her suggestion.<\/p>\n

Aiko denied rumours that she is currently dating an athlete who is years her junior, saying that she does not \u201cwant to assume anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe probably just wants to be my friend,\u201d the actress said.<\/p>\n

As for Jomari, she said that they are still good friends, and that he is probably the reason she is still single.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Jom is the reason I don\u2019t have suitors\u2014guys seem to believe I\u2019m reconciling with him. Meanwhile, I go out, but often with friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aiko emphasized, however, that at this point, her children are her priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cAndrei is a teenager now and asks questions that I wish he\u2019d ask his father. I\u2019m trying to learn as much as I can about teenagers. I also pray a lot. I\u2019m lucky because Andrei is a respectful kid; he understands that I want only what\u2019s best for him,\u201d she said of her son with Yllana.<\/p>\n

She described Marteena as a spirited and feisty girl, who is quite possibly her \u201ckarmic reward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s so much like me, an actress-politician in the making. I am sure she will give me headaches. It\u2019s good that I still have my mom to help raise my kids,\u201d she said<\/p>\n

The actress admits that 2014 was a rough year for her, and that she was \u201ctested emotionally, financially, spiritually,\u201d but that it turned around when she yielded to a Higher Power.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings improved when I surrendered myself to God. Now, I\u2019m back to acting and I\u2019m super-excited,\u201d she shared<\/p>\n

These days, Aiko keeps busy with her role in the ABS-CBN morning drama series \u201cThe Gift Giver,\u201d which also stars Dimples Romana, Carlo Aquino, Louise Abuel, Gerald Madrid and Nadine Samonte J; under the direction of Jerome Pobocan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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