Richard Yap aka Sir Chief is now a Kapuso

Kapamilya for nine years, Richard Yap has a change of heart and is now a Kapuso. The 53year-old actor signed a contract with GMA Artist Center in, December 16. Before Richard's contract signing, GMA Artist Center posted a teaser that read: “aRe You ready to meet our newest Kapuso?” The letters R and Y, both in capital letters, were accompanied by a blurred photo of a male artist.

In early 2019, there were blind items about Richard's plan to move to GMA-7 after the general elections last May 13, 2019. In June 2019, ABS-CBN’s afternoon series Kadenang Ginto launched a teaser for its third season, which revealed Richard's participation in the show. For the new season of Kadenang Ginto, Richard said about the networktransfer rumor: "Tsismis lang iyon.” On July 11, 2020, Richard appeared as a guest in GMA-7 and TAPE, Inc.’s noontimevariety show Eat Bulaga! via its segment “Bawal Judgmental.”

Richard, who started as a commercial model, started his acting career via ABS-CBN’s 2011 drama series, My Binondo Girl. He played the father of Kim Chiu’s character. Next, he did a guest role in the primetime series Walang Hanggan. He was supposed to be part of Kris Aquino’s teleserye Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw, but instead, he was chosen to portray Jodi Sta. Maria’s partner in the daytime series Be Careful With My Heart in July 2012.

Originally intended to run for only 13 weeks, the series registered high ratings that Richard was pulled out of Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw at the same time that Be Careful With My Heart was extended to run until November 2014. The success of Be Careful With My Heart crowned Jodi and Richard as ABS-CBN’s Daytime Queen and King.

Other projects that Richard did for ABS-CBN were: FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano (2015),

Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita (2015), My Super D, (2016), and Sana Dalawa Ang Puso (2018). He also did movies produced by ABSCBN Films’s Star Cinema: Past Tense (2014), Praybeyt Benjamin 2 (2014), You’re Still The One (2015), and The Achy Breaky Hearts ( 2016) .