When Labagala's contract expired, he was left unsigned by his team and months later was signed by Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters where he won his first PBA championship.
[1] He studied and played high school basketball at the Cebu Institute of Technology – University[1] Labagala currently resides at Navotas,[2] his wife's hometown where he currently owns a pastry bakeshop named after him, Little Rob's Cake Haus.
Labagala is involved in training the youth of Navotas for improvement, he launched his own basketball camp on 2013.
Because Labagala spent little time on the court, his chances of being scouted by PBA teams that could bring him to the country's premier league was much smaller.
[2] Labagala played the fewest minutes among the Red Warriors but was able to help the team's offensive capabilities through his passing ability and speed.