A Filipina teacher, Zheny Dimaguiba, came across a Chinese man, Chen Sy. The two fell in love and married. As Zheny delivered her child, it was announced that her baby was a girl. According to Chinese customs, the male child is much more preferred, and to China's one child policy, a couple must not give birth to another child or put up the first child for adoption to give birth to another one. Zheny decided to protect her daughter, Jade Dimaguiba by taking her back to the Phillipines. She also had a son, Yuan Dimaguiba, which passed away due to a miscarriage without the knowledge of Chen. Chen and Zheny divorced. Chen later married a woman named Jean, Zheny's ex-best friend in the Phillipines and had a son, Chen Sy II but also died. Chen also had a daugher, Amethyst, with Jean. The two establised Chen Jean Int'l, a corporation specializing in hotels and restaurants. Jade grew up in Binondo, the world's first and Phillipine's largest Chinatown.