It’s Showtime host Jhong Hilario dreams of owning a home for his family: “Yung tinutuluyan naman namin ngayon medyo maliit lang… Siyempre, if ever madagdagan naman ng isang anak. So, mas maganda talaga, may nakaready na, no?” Jhong Hilario is grateful for these blessings: a continuing career in showbiz particularly through It’s Showtime and finishing a college degree with the added honor of magna cum laude.
Now, he has shifted his focus on giving his family a new home.
In an interview at the #BetterChickenMcDo launch in Manila on November 11, 2023, Jhong expressed to PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Poral) his determination to make that happen by 2024.
He said, “Hanggang ngayon kasi wala pa akong sariling bahay. Pero may plano na.
“So magkaroon lang ako ng ganun, feeling ko magiging stable na.”
Jhong has been in a hurry to fulfill this goal as soon as possible, envisioning a bigger place to own for his daughter Sarina, who has just turned three, and, who knows, her future sibling maybe.
The Kapamilya host told PEP.ph, “Well, hopefully, makapagsimula next year, no? Kasi lumalaki na si Sarina.
“Yung tinutuluyan naman namin ngayon medyo maliit lang. So hindi siya masyado makatakbo sa loob ng bahay.
“Ang prize ko lang talaga doon sa tinutuluyan namin, kasama ko pa rin ng parents ko…
“But, siyempre, if ever madagdagan naman ng isang anak. So mas maganda talaga, may naka-ready na, no?
“Para, at least, medyo malaki-laki ang tinatakbuhan ng mga bata.”
Besides purchasing a house, Jhong is contemplating starting his own business, given the unstable nature of the showbiz industry.
“Siguro kung makakuha pa ng business, na makapagtayo pa ng business, mas maganda.
“Kasi hindi naman habang buhay tayo nasa public service.
“Hindi tayo habang buhay nasa nagsasayaw at nagsho-showbiz.
“So siguro kung may business, at least, kahit papaano magiging stable.”
