BASHERS ARE PIOLO FANS
[PHOTO - SHARON
CUNETA: They never let up on hurting my family]
MANILA,
MARCH 22, 2012 (INQUIRER) By:
Bayani San Diego Jr. - Although singer-actress Sharon Cuneta would rather not
dwell on it, her rift with aunt Helen Gamboa has made the rounds in media and
cyberspace and has become difficult to ignore.
In an exclusive interview with the Inquirer, Sharon described the tension,
ongoing for years now, as "painful."
She would rather not go into details, she said, since she is not inclined to
discuss family problems in public—something she learned from her parents and, in
fact, her Tita Helen (younger sister of her mom, Elaine).
But she did go as far as to say that it is disheartening, the way politics
has driven a wedge between them.
Sharon, also known as "Mega" (for megastar), is married to Senator Francis
"Kiko" Pangilinan; Helen is married to Sen. Vicente "Tito" Sotto III.
For years, the two senators have been at loggerheads over so many
issues—starting with the 2004 presidential elections and culminating in Tito's
failure to support Kiko's 2010 bid for the Senate presidency.
Two years ago, Sharon and Helen stopped talking to each other, after yet
another controversy involving their husbands. In televised and published
reports, Tito had harsh words for Kiko, Sharon recounted.
One vote
"The reason we stopped talking was that they never let up on hurting my
family," Sharon said. "How can they say they love me, and yet not give my
husband a chance? Tita Helen said that my Uncle Tito's vote (in the Senate) did
not matter. But that one vote would have meant the world to us."
The incident surfaced again in a print interview that Helen gave last week,
where she responded to Sharon saying in another interview: "Yes, politics does
divide families, like when my uncle says something bad about Kiko…"
If she expressed dissatisfaction, Sharon said, she was just calling a spade a
spade.
"It is not like it did not happen," she said. "It was reported on television
and in newspapers." She found the situation "sad."
Sharon lamented: "She is my aunt. She is among the people who taught me… not
to wash dirty linen in public. This feud is old news. Now, I have to talk about
it again because it has been turned into a spectacle. I am shocked and
confused."
She is also stunned that Helen said she had become "unreachable," that she
had changed because of "wealth and fame."
Sharon quipped, laughing, "My weight may fluctuate, but I have not changed.
What has changed has nothing to do with money. I have been doing well for so
long in that department, long before this problem. I just… grew up."
But she pointed out that she campaigned for Tito in 2010. "I am not asking
for anything in return," she said. "That is what family is about. Sometimes I
feel that I am regarded as family only when it is convenient."
Perhaps, she said, her aunt still saw her as the teenager who would
invariably make the first move every time they had a misunderstanding, no matter
who was in the right.
Opportunity
"I am no longer 12 years old. I am 46. I have my own life now. I have bigger
problems to contend with," Sharon said. Her priority is her mom, Elaine, her
husband and her children, Sharon said. This makes Sharon not just a niece, but
also a daughter, wife and mother.
"My heart broke when I saw my daughter Frankie cry over this problem [two
years ago]," she said. "I cannot forget [that]."
Yet she considers this as another opportunity to learn and grow. "My eyes are
wide open now," she said. "As you grow older, you become bolder. I cannot just
swallow my feelings every time something goes wrong."
FROM ABS-CBN
Sharon suspects bashers on Twitter are Piolo fans
ABS-CBNnews.com Posted at 03/21/2012 2:30 PM | Updated as of
03/21/2012 7:22 PM
[PHOTO - KC Concepcion and ex-boyfriend Piolo Pascual. File photo]
MANILA, Philippines – Actress Sharon Cuneta suspects that her bashers on the
microblogging site Twitter are die-hard fans of actor Piolo Pascual.
After a Twitter follower suggested to Cuneta that her bashers could be fans
of Pascual, the actress replied that she agreed with the comment.
"Kung hindi Kapamilya die-hard, maka-Piolo lang. Wala namang galit sa amin na
ibang tao," Cuneta said in her reply to her follower "Miles Away."
Over the weekend, Cuneta had been very busy replying to her bashers' tirades
against her and eldest daughter KC Concepcion, Pascual's ex-girlfriend.
Aside from the negative comments about Concepcion's controversial break-up
with Pascual, Cuneta was apparently ticked off by accusations that she and her
daughter are "abortionists."
"Akusahan kayo ng anak mong abortionista tapos huwag ko patulan? Ano hahayaan
ko pang ikalat nila? Sobra mga 'yan. Mga bastos at walang modo. Dudumi ng bibig
at pagkatao. Gawain siguro nila," an obviously incensed Cuneta tweeted.
'Attacks' since last year
In an interview in the April issue YES magazine, Concepcion admitted that
there have been "attacks" from Pascual's camp since her controversial interview
with "The Buzz" last November where she confirmed their breakup.
The magazine said it interviewed Concepcion in February.
Concepcion cited Twitter messages daring her to admit that she was only using
Pascual and that she was being ungrateful to her ex-boyfriend.
"Parang sabi kasi, 'Sa lahat ng 'binibigay sa 'yo, parang ganyan ang gagawin
mo?'" she told YES.
"Ginawa? Wala akong ginagawa. Parang gusto kong sabihin, 'Wala akong ginagawa
sa inyo, okay? Nananahimik lang ako.' Sabi ko nga, 'Kung alam n'yo lang kasi
talaga, maiintindihan n'yo kung ba't kinakailangan kong gawin 'yon."
Concepcion also hinted that her camp are not about to take the attacks
sitting down.
"My camp never starts fights. They don't start but, you know, hindi rin naman
sila magpapaapi," she told the magazine.
'Tell the real story'
In her series of tweets, however, Cuneta appeared to be nearing her breaking
point.
"Since you won't stop bashing me and my daughter and it's all the same to you
-- maybe it's time I talk and tell the whole REAL story. Okay? Tutal pareho lang
eh. Tahimik kami bash kayo ng bash. Eh di kami naman kaya!" she said, obviously
addressing Pascual's fans.
"KC never did anything to hurt him. He hurt her. And yes, we KNOW his fans
are bashing her. We never start, we just react. Be careful. Nananahimik pa kami
sa lagay na yan. Tama na kasi we should all just move on," she said in another
tweet.
In another tweet, referring to Pascual, Cuneta said: "He can't say anything
about KC [because] he has nothing he can say. He's a 'gentleman' for his image,
not necessarily [because] he doesn't want to hurt anybody. Let's be honest and
fair here. If no one bashes us, we couldn't care less about his life [because]
we've moved on. Kawawa naman ang anak ko. 'Di nga nagsasalita si Piolo, but his
army of bashers do all the dirty work for him. We're not bad people. But neither
are we stupid."
An obviously exasperated Cuneta said she's taking a break from Twitter.
In her last tweet on March 19, she said: "Kahit ano pa ang sabihin nilang mga
masasama, pag namatay ako bukas, at least mamamatay akong alam kong may mga
natulungan ako at nabagong buhay ng ni walang nakakaalam kung sino o gaano
katagal na o ano man yun. Sila? Wala pang nagagawa sa sarili sa kapwa pa? Tapos
bababuyin kami ng anak ko ng para kaming walang kwentang mga tao? Maawa naman
sila sa amin.
"And I'm sorry. Hindi ako PLASTIC. Pag masaya ako masaya ako. Pag sinabi kong
mahal ko mahal ko. Pag ayaw ko ayaw ko. At pag galit ako galit ako.
"Isang iyak lang ito. Hintayin nyo pagbawi ng strength ko at ganyan ako ever
since. I love you Sharonians. Maraming salamat sa inyo," she said.
Kiko's defense
On Tuesday night, Cuneta's husband, Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, tweeted
that his wife is okay.
"She will be fine. Underneath all that, she is one tough woman. Thanks for
your concern," Pangilinan told a follower.
The senator also gave his opinion on the issue of bashing on social media.
"Bashers have nothing better to do with their unaccomplished, meaningless
lives. Best to ignore them. Ignoring them affirms their insignificance," he
said.
"What matters is the truth and not the lies from those who have nothing else
better to do with their unaccomplished lives," he added.
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
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