Former child actor Bugoy Cariño finally broke his silence on the issues and criticisms surrounding his relationship with volleyball player EJ Laure following the revelation that they have a child. On Twitter, Cariño, 18, answered the tweet of YouTube vlogger Angel Dei saying that she cannot believe some people are defending Carino and Laure’s actions. "O wag nyo daw idefend g na g si ate. Opo alam namin na may mali sa ginawa namen, pero para ijudge kami basta basta?" he said. "Ibang usapan na po yun... hindi nyo po alam buong story namin. atleast ako kahit bata pa pinanindigan ko lahat ng responsibilidad ko at hindi ko po tinakbuhan." https://twitter.com/iambugoy_carino/status/1302585249474334723 On Friday, Laure, 23, posted a video greeting, which consists of a montage of the actor and his daughter, Scarlet growing up, to Bugoy ahead of his 18th birthday. “Happy birthday, Mahal. Thank you sa lahat ng ginawa at ginagawa mo para sa amin ni (for everything that you’ve done for me and) baby Scarlet! We love you so much, daddy,” the volleyball player wrote. Bugoy also posted, for the very first time, a photo of them 3 celebrating his birthday at the comforts of their home. “ Happy to have a family na mahal na mahal ako. Pagsisikapan ko pong itaguyod ang blessing na ito. Thank you for your unending support and I love you both, Mommy EJ and Baby Scarlet!!” the former child actor said. n 2018, Laure, who plays for the University of Sto. Tomas Golden Tigers in the UAAP, debunked the rumors of her pregnancy after sitting out the entire Season 80 due to her shoulder injury.