JK Labajo and singer-beauty queen Dia Mate. Image: Instagram/@juankarlos, @moiradelatorre, @diaxmate
JK Labajo appears to have gone public and Instagram official with his relationship with singer-beauty queen Dia Mate, whom he fondly called “baby” in a recent post.
As he turned a year older on Monday, Feb. 5, the “Ere” singer received a birthday greeting from Mate, who is this year’s Miss Universe Philippines-Cavite. Labajo reposted her birthday greeting via his Instagram Stories.
“To my light and my happiness, happy birthday, love. May you receive everything you deserve in this lifetime. I love you!” Mate’s message read.
In response, Labajo said, “Love you, bb!”, which is a shorter version of the endearment term “baby.”
Image: Instagram/@diaxmate, @juankarlos
Meanwhile, Labajo and Mate were also seen bonding with fellow celebrities Moira Dela Torre and Kyle Echarri in the photos shared by the “Paubaya” singer on her Instagram page.
“Happy birthday, Jekjek. We’ve all definitely started laughing more since you came around,” Dela Torre addressed Labajo.
Dating speculations about Labajo and Mate surfaced as early as April last year after she shared a TikTok video of them together.
@diaxmate Hahaha #fyp #idk #lol ♬ PRETTY BOY FLOW – Sturdyyoungin
@diaxmate Minsan lang ‘to #fyp #foryou #cupid #lol ♬ Cupid – Twin Ver. (FIFTY FIFTY) – Sped Up Version – sped up 8282
Labajo, who was previously in a relationship with model Maureen Wroblewitz, then confirmed in December last year that he was indeed in a relationship. He, however, opted to keep the identity of his girlfriend.