MANILA, Philippines -- James Yap on Friday sought to remind his son
Bimby of his love on the occasion of the latter's 6th birthday, as the
star cager remains barred from visiting his only child with former
partner Kris Aquino.
The 31-year-old basketball player took to image-sharing service Instagram midnight Friday to greet his son by posting an undated photo of them together (seen above) captioned with the following:
"I miss holding your hand, I miss giving u a hug. Kahit anong
mangyari, lagi mo tatandaan na mahal na mahal ka ni papa! Happy birthday
babyJames!! #flashbackfriday"
Yap has been prohibited from being within 100 meters of Bimby and
Aquino under a temporary protection order (TPO), which the actress-host
is seeking to make permanent.
The order stems from an incident last December 3, when Yap allegedly
attempted to "force himself" on Aquino in front of their son, and three
other incidents in January and March where the celebrity cager allegedly
caused "distress" on Bimby.
Aquino and Yap were married in civil rites in July 2005. Their marriage was declared null in February last year, following allegations of infidelity on Yap's part.
The father no longer has custody of Bimby, but was allowed to visit his son 109 times in a year by court until the issuance of the TPO.
The child lives with Aquino along with his half-brother, Joshua.
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