In a seemingly blatant move to wrangle whatever iota of glory he might still get out of it, Jomari Yllana recently suggested singing a duet with each of his famous ex-girlfriends.

"Sa maniwala kayo o sa hindi, Aiko (Melendez), Ara (Mina) and Pops (Fernandez)," said he when asked whom he wants to sing with during the press conference for “Celebrity Duets.”

"Kaya lang hindi ko sila matawagan, nahihiya ako."

Not surprisingly, Jomari has an explanation for his choices.
 
"Kasi, 'yung mga partner ko [Ara, Pops, Aiko] , sila lang 'yong kinakantahan ko. Kumakanta ako sa kanila 'pag masama ang pakiramdam o pag naglalambing ako. Hindi ako kumakanta sa iba," said he.
 
When asked to comment on Pops hesitation to duet with him, Jomari simply shrugged.
 
"Okay lang sa akin kung sino [sa amin] ang pipiliin niya kasi marami naman siyang kaibigan dito sa  ‘Celebrity Duets,’" Jom said.

Aiko, at least, seems open to Jomari’s suggestion.

"Si Aiko nakakausap ko, eh. Parang okay lang sa kanya [na mag-duet kaming dalawa]." 
 
Two songs Jom wants to sing in the competition are "What Matters Most" and "Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang".
 
The former 'Gwapings' admits he still has stage fright after all these years and that he joined “Celebrity Duets” to overcome this.

"Pag pinag-aralan mo, very demanding [ang pagsali sa ‘Celebrity Duets’] kasi may band rehearsals, may sound check at makikipag-coordinate ka pa sa ka-partner mo. It's not as if you'll just be there to do a show. Hindi siya biro.
 
"'Di ko pa rin alam kung ano ang ginagawa ko rito. Noong pinag-aralan namin ang concept, ang saya- saya. Pero hindi pala madali. We come from different fields. Talagang hindi naman kami mang-aawit."
 
The competition, Jom said, is "very even [kasi] walang lamang, walang dehado."
 
The other celebrity contestants in “Celebrity Duet” are former beauty queen Janina San Miguel, beauty maven Mikaela Bilbao, costume and fashion designer Maxie Cinco, Brazilian-Japanese model Akihiro Sato, lord of scents Joel Cruz, actress-movie director Gina Alajar, fashion photographer Niccolo Cosme and WBA Interim Super Flyweight World Champion Nonito Donaire.