[2] She reportedly "helped her poverty-stricken parents make ends meet by diving from cargo ships to retrieve scrap metal".

[5] She qualified to take part in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but was reportedly "unable to compete".

[11] In 2006, her life story was dramatised in an episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya, directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina.

In addition, she said she wants to be part of the RP national diving coaching staff after her retirement.

Still, she said her sister whose name is Blissa will replace her as one of the next female Filipino divers to represent the Philippines at international diving competitions.