He is also a former collegiate star player for the UP Fighting Maroons and has since won a PBA championship with Meralco.
[2] At 5”1, Dario tried out for the varsity team of the University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS).
[4] He also got to play in the 2014 NBTC All-Star Game and the SLAM Rising Stars Classic.
[5][3] After his stint with UPIS, Dario had college offers from other schools, including Ateneo de Manila.
[6] In his debut, he scored six points off the bench in a lopsided loss to the NU Bulldogs.
[9] In the final game of the season, he led with 13 points, but they lost to the Adamson Soaring Falcons.
[16] In a loss to UST during the first round of eliminations of Season 81, Dario scored 10 points.
[17] After another loss to begin the second round, he, Paul Desiderio, and other graduating players called a seniors-only meeting to discuss improvements, which they then suggested to the coaches.
[27] After getting cut, Dario stayed in shape by playing for Primus 7A in the amateur tournament 2021 FilBasket Subic Championship.
[32] As of the end of 2023–24 season[33] In 2013, Dario joined the Philippine national under-17 team for the 2013 FIBA Asia U-16 Championship.
[38] In 2024, Dario got engaged with former UAAP courtside reporter now a sports producer Sam Corrales after seven years of dating.