She would even sneak out of the house to join competitions. Despite her failures, she still pursued her dreams and continued to compete in singing competitions. She participated in several singing competitions in her town, but lost most of them.

She is cousin of singer-comedianne Rufa Mae Quinto. She was eventually reunited with her mother twenty-three years later in 2012. Growing up in Sampaloc, Manila, Quinto was already aware that she was adopted and often kept in touch with her biological father, however, she never met her mother. After Mabao gave birth to Quinto, she gave up her parental rights to Mama Bob and fled while her father left for another family. Her father's aunt, Sylvia Quinto, however, convinced her not to and instead offered to raise Angge. Mabao initially wanted an abortion as she felt that she could no longer continue to be a mother while being in an abusive relationship with her father.