There's no definite date for the church wedding yet.  "Actually, we talked about it. We wanna talk about it this end of the month or before February 14."

What if the baby comes before the church wedding?

"Kung ano ang mauna," answered Dominic.  "It's a blessing, blessing ng Diyos 'yan.  So ang sa akin, whatever ang bigay sa akin ng Diyos, 'yon ang susundin sa akin. Ang akin, I just wanna take things in a positive way."

TELLING RICO YAN THE GOOD NEWS.  During the interview, we  found out how strong the bond between Dominic and his group Whattamen.  His close friend Marvin Agustin was invited, of course, to the civil wedding

But it came as a surprise that Dominic even told his late friend Rico Yan about his wedding proposal. Rico, who was the third member of the group, died of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis in 2002.

"The proposal was October 31^st. November 2, that was a Sunday, I went to Rico's [grave].  Sinabi ko na sa kanya 'yon, that I proposed already, binalitaan ko siya," narrated Dominic.

He said that it had been a while since he last visited his late friend at the Manila Memorial Park.  So, he thought that it was also the perfect time to visit Rico's grave and tell him the good news. 

"I wanted to visit lang.  Kasi, parang I feel na it's been two years na hindi ko siya nabibisita," said Dominic.  "I used to [go there regularly].  For the first three years, I've been going there,  Holy Week, birthday niya, kamatayan, at saka Araw ng Patay—March 14, March 29, and November."

THE ACTOR IS BACK. Dominic admitted that his acting career in 2008 was down. "Last year was the slowest time.  These are stuff na hindi natin ginusto, e."

But having time on his hands turned into an opportunity to be with his loved ones and to do things for himself.  

He related, "Lumabas ako nang lumabas, nag-reflect ako, at inasikaso ko ang balak ko sa buhay ko.  I'm finally doing something, I'll open something by mid-year, hopefully by summer.  It's a roving hotdog stand.  I went out of town, out of the country.  In-enjoy ko ang mga trinabaho ko ng sampung  taon.  Nag-enjoy ako, lumabas ako nang lumabas with her (Denise) and with her friends."

This year, Dominic wants to give his all to acting again, saying positively,  "I will try to be back and I'll try to offer something new this year. I'll try, it really depends on the project, too.  Hindi mo rin maipapakita ang pagbabago sa'yo kung wala kang makukuhang project na maayos at maganda.

His comeback starts with ABS-CBN's newest teleserye May Bukas Pa, which opens on February 2. 

"I think this is a good start for me," said Dominic. "I can't promise you 'yong mga susunod, but then I try to do my best whenever I'm given a role.  Whether it's big or small, I try to give it 200 percent of my heart sa role ko.  Hindi ako perpektong artista, hindi ako magaling, pero binibigay ko ang buong puso ko."