Rabiya Mateo’s boyfriend confirms breakup: ‘We’re not together anymore, but we’re both okay’

After weeks of speculations, Rabiya Mateo’s boyfriend confirms that they are no longer together.

In an Instagram story on Friday, Neil Salvacion shared a note saying he and the Miss Universe Philippines titleholder were “not together anymore.”

“The real thing is, we’re not together anymore, but we’re both okay,” he wrote. “[M]oving forward, we talked and we’re both happy with our own lives. We both believe that God placed us in this kind of situation for a reason, and that is for the better.”

In his post, he also addressed their critics. “Spreading rumors without even knowing the real story is just too much,” he said.

“We don’t deserve all the negativities manifested towards us, [especially] towards Rab, she worked hard to achieve whatever she has right now, and she deserves it all,” he added. 

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Social media users earlier noticed that Rabiya and Neil unfollowed each other on Instagram amid rumors of their split.

In an interview last Sunday, the beauty queen addressed the rumors, saying they were in a “complicated situation.”

“We need to talk about things when I go back to the Philippines, but we’re friends. I still try to contact him but we need to have this space together as of the moment,” she said.

“But I’m not closing any doors. We’ve been in this kind of situation before. We’ve been together for seven years now. Who knows?”

According to a PEP.ph article in November 2020, Neil, who works as a nurse, is Rabiya’s first boyfriend. – RC, GMA News