13 things about Filipino singer Jerome John Hughes from Las Vegas, Nevada

Jerome John Dimaandal Hughes is a Filipino actor and singer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. He is Romeo Sanohan Hughes and Rosalinda Florentin Dimaandal Hughes‘s son.

Jerome has three older sisters namely Karen Marie Hughes, Sharon Marie Hughes and Yvonne Marie Hughes and two younger siblings namely Howard Joseph Hughes and Rose Marie Hughes. Their father was born in Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines and their was born in Isabela, Philippines to Agapito Dimaandal and Carmen Dimaandal.

BIOGRAPHY

Amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2021, Jerome proposed to Maria Katrina Ojeda, a real estate broker based in Las Vegas and Martin Nievera‘s former partner. On October 23, 2006, she gave birth to Santino Martin Nievera, who has autism.

Jerome turned 54 on April 14, 2025. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He and his first wife have a son named Jaelan Hughes and a daughter named Julia Hughes.
2. From November 2000 to December 2003, he co-hosted the IBC-13 noontime show “Lunch Break Muna” in the Philippines.
3. From January 2003 to October 2006, he was a Universal Records Philippines recording artist.
4. He and Karylle Tatlonghari sang “Pagbigyan and Puso”, the theme song of the 2004 film “Mano Po III: My Love”, and “Mahiwagang Puso”, the main theme song of the 2005 GMA Network series “Encantadia”.
5. In 2005, Universal Records Philippines released his album “Jerome John Hughes, We Could Be in Love”.
6. He and Melanie “Kyla” Calumpad sang the theme song of the 2005 film “Let the Love Begin” and he played Jaime Gaston in the film.
7. From January 2007 to August 2015, he was the marketing director of sales of My Wireless AT&T in Las Vegas and the northern part of California, USA.
8. On May 8, 2007, his son Jaelan was born.
9. On March 23, 2009, his daughter Julia was born.
10. In October 2011, he and Ojeda got engaged.
11. From August 2015 to December 2021, as a regional director at My Wireless AT&T, he managed business sellers in Las Vegas, California and Hawaii, USA.
12. On April 4, 2016, he suffered a cardiac arrest and survived.
13. From November 2021 to October 2024, he was the national head recruiter of My Wireless in the U.S.

TIMELINE

Jerome used Cody Moreno and Jerome Florentino as his screen names. He attended California State University in Los Angeles, California, USA.

2020

• In February 2020, he, Jaelan and Julia visited Ontario, California then he traveled to La Ventana, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• On August 13, 2020, his father turned 85.
• On December 2, 2020, his father died in Las Vegas.

2021

• In March 2021, he visited San Francisco, California.
• In May 2021, he visited Santa Ana, California.

2022

• On January 13, 2022, his mother turned 86.
• On February 24, 2022, his mother passed away at her residence in Las Vegas.
• In May 2022, he visited Cancun, Quintana Roo.

2023

• On March 5, 2023, he, Ojeda, Marc Tupaz and Gaudencio “Jay R” Sillona III attended the grand opening of C3 Seafood & Bar in Las Vegas.

2024

• In September 2024, he visited Wailea, Maui County, Hawaii.
• In October 2024, he became the national director of My Wireless in the U.S.
• On October 26, 2024, he attended first ever “Sing Out For Autism” benefit concert at the M Resort Spa Casino in Henderson, Nevada, which featured Martin, Santino, Robin Nievera, Pops Fernandez and Joey Albert.