In his official Facebook account, the Filipino-American rapper, who is a Pampanga native, recalled how he always wanted his mom to bring him to Jollibee when he was younger.
“Since I was a young boy, I always pointed at Jollibee and my mom would say, "Anak, we need this money for your siblings also so next time na lang." And then one day, she finally took me into Jollibee and I think I lost my mind! I thought: ‘Oh my God, did this happen?’” he said.
That’s why he considers opening his own Jollibee store a dream come true.
In a separate interview with entertainment site Push, apl.de.ap said he was actually the one who approached Jollibee.
“It's been a dream of mine for years now. I got to meet the chairman and I jokingly asked him that growing up I couldn't afford to get Jollibee and it's a product that I grew up with and I truly cherish. I just asked simply and they kindly granted me with one so it's a dream come reality at this point,” he said.
The “The Voice of the Philippines” coach said he decided to get a franchise of the fast food chain because he wants “to create employment and I thought it would be the most stable thing that could help out others.”
“If hopefully this does well then we can have one there [in Sapang Palay where I was born] too. There's always a future for other places,” said.
Apl.de.ap said he also plans to open a branch in the United States.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
