[6][7] His impressive performances gave him the opportunity to take his career further, and Balobo earned a scholarship to study and play for San Beda University.
However, he didn't play in an official match for the club, as they suddenly withdrew from the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara in the latter half of the year.
[18] After his spell at United City, Balobo would sign for Kaya–Iloilo, the club he had shut out two years prior.
[9] During his time at the club he played backup to Zach Banzon, Quincy Kammeraad, and Walid Birrou,[8] and slowly racked up 10 PFL appearances over his first two seasons.
[22] Four years later, he was called up to the Philippine U19 National Team for the 2016 AFF U19 Championship,[23] though he remained on the bench behind fellow San Beda keeper Michael Asong.