MANILA -- Actor John Lloyd Cruz only has good words to say about his one-year relationship with actress Angelica Panganiban.
While he would rather keep details about his relationship with Panganiban private, Cruz happily said that he and the "Apoy Sa Dagat" star are now "stronger as a team."
"Sa totoo lang, ang hirap talagang pag-usapan ng relationship kasi it's supposed to be personal. Pero all I can say after a year, lahat ng pagsasama, lahat ng pinagdaanan namin, talagang naging stronger kami as a team," he said in an interview on Tuesday.
"Mas kilala na namin ang isa't isa ngayon. Mas nag-e-enjoy kami, mas may freedom, mas may tiwala. Every day is a new discovery. Parang lahat maganda. I wouldn't say na it's perfect, pero lahat maganda. Masayang masaya lang kami," he added.
Cruz said he and Panganiban spent time with close friends in Bangkok, Thailand for their first anniversary.
"Masayang masaya kami, kasama din namin 'yung mga tao na close sa amin. Napakasaya, punung-puno ng kabusugan," he said.
The actor, dubbed the country's "Box Office King," said he gave Panganiban a gift, but refused to give further details.
"Binigyan ko siya ng gift. Hindi ko na sasabihin, ano lang 'yon, simple lang. Basta, ayaw ko na magsalita," he said.
Cruz, 30, admitted that he and Panganiban have yet to talk about getting married. But he is hopeful that his current relationship would last "forever."
"Lahat naman [umaasa ng ganoon]. Kahit noong high school ako, akala ko 'yung girlfriend ko, akala ko 'yun ang mapapangasawa ko. Kasi kapag pumasok ka sa isang commitment, you think long-term, minsan forever. So hindi siya nawawala sa picture," he said.
"Wala akong target date or target age for that matter [when it comes to settling down]. I guess when it happens, it happens," he added.
Asked if he sees Panganiban as "wife material," Cruz replied: "Ganoon din, parang sabi ko nga it's hard not to see your partner [as your wife]. Siyempre you think of long-term in life, so kasama na yon doon."
