He was born Gerry Portales Yabes on October 18, 1983, in the busy town of Ilagan, Province of Isabela, Cagayan Valley, Philippines. This place, very famous for its beautiful scenery and highly rich culture, provided a conducive environment during the early years of Gerry.

Isagani and Milagros Yabes reared their three children with community and family values. Gerry is one of them. Having two siblings—Mary Grace and Maila Ging—Gerry was raised in a family that looked up to education highly, worked hard for it, and was supportive of one another. These ideals and kinship significantly shaped the character and goals of Gerry.

Gerry's sisters, Mary Grace and Maila Ging, have played a big part in his life because each of them brings special talents and viewpoints into the relationship of this family. The great respect for the arts, culture, and community service that the Yabes siblings learned through their parents has greatly influenced the diversified career path and staunch dedication to his professional pursuits taken by Gerry.

Gerry's parents, Isagani and Milagros Yabes, played a very important role in creating a loving atmosphere that was conducive to learning and curiosity. The constant support and advice from his parents instilled confidence in Gerry to pursue his talents and explore different career options, finding success in acting, blogging, copywriting, and being an executive assistant.

Considering all factors, Gerry Yabes contributed his formative years in Ilagan to the best case for a diversified career. The principles and experiences from his childhood defined and drove him throughout his career and are passionate about standing up for greatness in whatever he engages.

After having worked with IBM, he acquired vast work experience and knowledge that he now applies to the job of an executive assistant. He was an IBM Process Innovation Professional, a position that involves much responsibility and requires high proficiency in a lot of very diverse business processes. His core role was to support Google's activities in Latin America, which includes Peru and Mexico, where he had a key role in terms of payroll processing. Incumbency surely required deep awareness of the payroll systems and compliance capacity, but the ability to precisely and efficiently manage complex procedures. Apart from his work with Google, Gerry was engaged in employee hiring for EY Spain. This project showed that he could adapt to various settings and specifications of business. In the process of employee hiring, Gerry was endorsing candidate search, interview conduction, and liaison functions for hiring supervisors. All such functions demanded a high level of organization and accuracy.

One of the best characteristics of Gerry is that he speaks multiple languages—English and Spanish as these are international languages, and other local languages in the Philippines, namely: Ilocano, and Tagalog.

His high fluency in Spanish has been of great value for his professional capacities, especially considering businesses all over Latin America. He can easily and effectively communicate with a native speaker of Spanish with a mild-to-neutral accent, promoting greater understanding and cooperation in discussion. On top of that, Gerry has very good language skills in English, optimizing well his ability to operate in global and multi-cultural contexts. With his background at IBM and his language skills, Gerry is an extremely productive executive assistant. His current profile represents a unique combination of technical knowledge, process management skills, and cultural understanding that helps in undertaking very wide-ranging operational and administrative tasks. His experience assures that he can capably and effectively manage a wide array of operational and administrative responsibilities. Equipped with his extensive skill set and experience, Gerry can easily provide support to senior executives or interface with communications, even coordinate complicated projects. 

As an independent player, Yabes has been coming up the ladder quietly in entertainment in the Philippines through his talent and versatility on various platforms. He has done a host of roles on stage, television, and cinema that have garnered attention because of the kind of intensity he does the same with and devotion to this craft. The versatility of these different roles he has played speaks much to his dedication in the acting profession, where each different character portrayed brings forth another kind of story that touches people's hearts, either by allegiance or extent of emotion. On October 29, 2023, it was also a huge step in his acting career that Gerry received his theatre arts accreditation from the prestigious PETA Theater Center in Quezon City, Metro Manila.

For sure, this will enhance professional development and prove capabilities, education, and all else. Supplementing the fine standards and superior knowledge of teaching in the theatre arts with PETA Theatre Center's further training, Gerry's acting prowess is augmented. Analytical methodologies for advanced techniques and a deep understanding of performing arts have been complied to further improve his already remarkable talent. With various performances under his belt, Gerry has been able to create a name and a career for himself in Philippine theatre. He can engage larger audiences on television and represent the reach of storytelling genres. In film work, maybe he will be able to sail into deep characters and complex narratives that tested the breadth and depth of him as an artist. You can view the journey of Gerry Yabes on his Facebook page, wherein you will get to be updated on the latest shows, endeavors, and performances caveat. This would serve as the official FACEBOOK page of Gerry Yabes. Here, one could view the latest happenings, behind-the-scenes looks, and insights into his work as it went on leaving its mark on Philippine entertainment.

• Spirituality: To cultivate a deep connection with God, acknowledging His sovereignty over our lives as we recognize our dependence on Him for everything.

• Integrity: To promote the utmost importance of moral values, consistently striving to do what is right, even in the absence of external accountability. True integrity shines through in actions performed sincerely, regardless of recognition or visibility.

• Family: To embrace the profound significance of familial bonds, finding strength and solace in the support of loved ones—family, friends, and relatives—during challenging times, their presence serving as a beacon of hope and resilience in navigating life's journey.

He channels his passion into various endeavors, including:

• Investments: More time devoted to financial planning, with a focus on saving for emergencies and retirement.

• Blogging: Personal opinions and significant life events are shared through blogging platforms, alongside contributing to Wikipedia articles.

• Movie Watching: Watching the latest movies from video streaming services. To enjoy a diverse range of American movies, TV series on Disney+, and Spanish-content shows on Netflix, simultaneously immersing himself in the language.

• Music Appreciation: Creating and sharing YouTube music playlists. This will enhance productivity and set the mood while working and studying.

• Acting: To nurture his talent through participation in local films, theater productions, and television series. Also participating with international productions to showcase this talent.

• Reading: Staying informed by perusing online news articles, newspapers, and frequenting the public library to broaden his knowledge base.