AT the time "Startalk" was reporting last Saturday that
Ruffa Gutierrez ran away from her parents’ home (they used the word "lumayas"),
she was being interviewed by the press at the Women’s Crisis Center at East
Avenue Medical Center where she’s presented as their official spokesperson.
"Anong naglayas?" she says. "I still live at my
parents’ house in Dasma. I don’t want to rent and I want to save money so my
daughters and I live with them muna. I have my own condo in Greenhills,
but I plan to get my own house soon."
Is it because she had a tiff with her mom?
"No, it has nothing to do with that. My mom and I are okay
now. I have no definite plans yet as to where I’ll move. It all depends on my
budget. Basta hindi ako lumalayas. Masaya naman kami nina Lorin and
Venice sa bahay ng parents ko."
It’s said her mom got mad because she’s being linked to
John Lloyd Cruz.
"My gosh, that John Lloyd thing went out of hand, wala
namang saysay. Lumaki lang ‘yung issue kasi tinukso-tukso ako ni
Kris Aquino sa ‘The Buzz,’ kaya I told her to please clear that
up. I’m glad John Lloyd already cleared me and Liz Uy herself, nag-email
na kami sa isa’t isa and she said I have nothing to do with their
breakup."
Does this mean she won’t ever fall for John Lloyd as he’s
younger than her?
"Ano ba, the guy is not even making ligaw.
And it’s as if naman, sobrang tanda ko sa kanya. For me, age doesn’t
matter as long as you have the same beliefs and values. But right now, mas
enjoy ako being single, honestly."
At the Women’s Crisis Center affair, she was officially
welcomed by Dr. Victoria Abesamis of East Ave. Medical Center and Ada Luz of
Avon, who then presented a cake for her as it’s going to be her birthday soon.
Everyone present, including former battered women, sang the birthday song for
her. "This is one of my most meaningful birthdays ever and I’m proud to be
part of a sisterhood composed of some of the bravest women I know," says Ruffa,
who also received a beautiful shawl as present, signifying the warm embrace of
the center to all abused women who seek their help. "I encourage more battered
wives to come out and fight for their rights."
Avon gave away women empowerment necklaces to all the
battered wives present, the same one worn by Reese Witherspoon as the
international Avon spokesperson. Ruffa is her local counterpart. Ruffa will be
doing two new films with Regal: the "Ukay-Ukay" episode for "Shake, Rattle &
Roll XI" and one that will reunite her with colleagues Aiko Melendez and
Carmina Villaroel.
***
Katrina Halili’s fight for justice got a big boost with the
NBI recommending the elevation of her case against Hayden Kho to the
Department of Justice. The NBI says their findings show "Halili is suffering
from an adjustment disorder with depressed mood" as a result of the sex video
controversy. From the NBI office, Katrina went to the Gabriela office where
she met three other women who are also sex video victims. They told her she
serves as an encouragement to them to also seek justice for what’s been done
to them.
Meanwhile, Eric Johnston Chua denied he was the one who
uploaded the sex video on the internet, saying it is Dr. Vicki Belo who has
the master copy. Lolit Solis says she’s not at all surprised that Eric is now
putting the blame on Dr. Belo as he had previously told Hayden that he’ll
single her out when he starts "singing" about what he knows on the
controversy.
Eric revealed that his rift with Hayden started when Hayden
had an affair with the girlfriend of their mutual friend, Dr. Bistek Rosario,
proving he cannot be trusted as he seduces even someone who’s already going
steady with his own best friend.
In "Startalk," Lolit revealed that an audio tape is being
circulated to make it appear that she’s orchestrating the whole thing. She
said this was taped by the lawyers of Hayden when she met with them and
Hayden, along with his mom and Reli German (the PR man allegedly being paid by
Dr. Belo to do damage control for him), at the home of Dr. Belo’s mom on May
21. But the tape was edited to make it appear that Lolit is the culprit.
"I challenge them to release the complete version para
magkaalaman na kung ano ang totoo," says Lolit. "Ang gusto nilang
palabasin, ako ang masama, masterminding the whole thing. Dapat,
iparinig nila ‘yung unedited tape recording nila so people will
know kung ano talaga ang naging buong takbo ng aming pag-uusap.
Ipinayo ko noon sa nanay ni Hayden na humarap siya sa tao at humingi ng
tawad para sa kalokohang ginawa ng anak niya. Hindi niya sinunod, sa halip
kung sinu-sinong ibang tao ang sinisi niya. Ano ngayon ang nangyari? Nademanda
siya ng libel ni Katrina at ng road manager nitong si
Omar Sortijas dahil sinabi niyang drug addict sila.
"Hindi ako nagtatakang nagawang ikalat ni Hayden ang
audio tapes ng meeting namin na inedit nila. Kung sarili nga
niyang kaibigan, nagagawa niyang traydurin at agawan ng girlfriend,
pati na si Vicki Belo na ang daming benefits na nakukuha niya,
ako pa kaya na hindi niya pinakikinabangan?
"At doon sa program ni Arnold Clavio sa
DZBB, nireport nilang kinakawayan at nginingitian pa ni Hayden ang
mga taong nakikita niya sa Rockwell. Ganun siya ka-obsess na
maging sikat at makilala siya. Matagal na niyang pangarap na maging
popular at ngayon lang ito natupad kaya ine-enjoy niya ang bawat
segundo na nakikilala siya ng mga tao. Hindi talaga siya affected ng
kahihiyan sa ginawa niya. Binigyan niya ng bagong kahulugan ang salitang
showbiz na showbiz. Pero sabi ng lawyer niya, hindi na raw
siya lumalabas ng bahay at lagi na lang nagdarasal. E, anong ginagawa niya sa
mall?"
And what can Lolit say about the remark of Rosanna Roces in
"SNN" that what’s happening to her and Dr. Belo now is a case of karma? "Naku,
dapat hindi na sineseryoso ang mga sinasabi niya kasi laos na siya, ano?
Tumigil na siya. Huwag na siyang makialam dito. Siya itong inabot ng mas
matinding karma at wala na siyang career. Kumita ba ‘yung huling
movie niya (‘Pasang Krus’) e na-pull out agad sa mga
sinehan? ‘Yun namang isa (‘Aurora’), hindi pinayagan ng MTRCB na
maipalabas dahil malaswa. Ha-ha-ha-ha! Kaya huwag na nating patulan ang
mga patutsada ng isang has-been na siyang mas nagdurusa dahil sa mas
matinding karmang dumapo sa kanya. At saka, may nakikinig pa ba sa isang laos?
Wala naman, a."
***
Marvin Agustin is paired with Jolina Magdangal and
ex-girlfriend Pauleen Luna in GMA-7’s new primetime romantic comedy, "Adik
Sa’Yo." So which one will he be seriously wooing on the set?
"Dapat ba may ganun?" he says. "Jolens and I have
been good friends for 13 years now since our ABS days. When we started, mga
bata pa kami. Right now, we’re both free. Who knows baka kami nga ang
itinadhana after all these years? Wala namang imposible. As for
Pauleen, friends din kami ngayon and I’m glad we can work comfortably
with each other. Actually, si Pauleen ang childhood sweetheart
ko rito but she’s more interested in a showbiz career. Si Jolens
naman, siya ang may crush sa’kin pero ‘di ko siya pinapansin,
until one night when we both get drunk and something happen between us.
"As of now, hindi ko priority ang love
dahil sa sobrang busy ako. I’m in four shows now: ‘Dear Friend,’
‘SOP,’ ‘Courageous and Outrageous’ at ito ngang ‘Adik Sa’Yo.’ Tapos
busy pa ako with my various restaurants and also helping raise my
twin sons. Wala namang time element ang love. Basta ‘pag
dumating na ‘yung tamang panahon, mararamdaman mo."
How is it working with Jolina again?
"We’re now so comfortable with each other, wala nang
ilangan o pressure at all kahit sa love scene that we did for the
first time in this show. Nag-graduate na kami sa holding hands
lang lagi. I’m just so happy na tanggap pa rin ang tao ang love
team dahil when we ourselves appeared in ‘Dear Friend’ na hindi lang
host, mas lalong tumaas ang rating ng aming Sunday afternoon
show. Kaya we have high hopes na magiging toprater din ang
‘Adik Sa’Yo’ that starts airing tonight after ‘Totoy Bato.’"
***
Richard Gutierrez is just happy to be back to work on the
set of his hit show, "Zorro." Looks like he has fully recovered from the car
accident he had two weeks ago. But how come there’s a rumor that, Lorayne, the
wife of his personal assistant who lost his life in the mishap, Nomar Pardo,
is suing him for negligence?
"That’s not true," he says. "Nagkausap na kami nina
Mommy (Annabelle Rama) and Lorayne and she said she didn’t say anything like
that. Alam naman niyang walang may gusto sa nangyaring aksidente. Parang
may mga tao lang na gusto kaming pag-awayin at gawaan ng intriga. Pero naging
maayos ang usapan namin at nagpasalamat pa nga si Lorayne sa
pag-aasikaso ni Mommy sa burol ni Nomar at sa GMA-7 for
shouldering the expenses sa wake and cremation ni Nomar. I
really miss Nomar kasi napakabait niyang tao at masarap kasama sa
taping dahil laging maasikaso. We promised naman na we will help
his family ngayong wala na siya, lalo na his two small kids. We’re
thinking of putting up a trust fund for them."
"Zorro" this week gets even more engrossing. Antonio
(Richard) is back as Zorro and he teams up with the Caballeros to fight the
abusive Spanish government. Ramon (TJ Trinidad) and the guardia civil
attack them with cannons, killing Marciano. Gov. Aragon (Eddie Gutierrez) is
starting to lose his trust in Ramon and they plan to kill the people who help
Zorro.
Ramon raids the church to look for Fidel the messenger and
sees the family of Don Carlos (Leo Martinez) living there with Lolita (Rhian
Ramos). Zorro helps Fidel escape. Lolita sees them in the woods and tells
Zorro to help Antonio as she is the one she loves, not knowing that Zorro and
Antonio are the same man. Zorro learns later that Ramon intends to burn the
whole church.
***
Ryza Cenon was the female winner in "Starstruck 2" but,
just like her counterpart Mike Tan, their careers have been overtaken by
winners in "Starstruck 4" Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal. How does she feel
about this?
"I just want to make it clear na hindi ako nagtatampo like what
others say," she says. "At least, nasa ‘SOP’ pa rin naman ako
every Sunday at marami akong guestings. ‘Yun nga lang, wala akong
regular show where I act. My last was ‘yun pang ‘Fantastic Kids.’
Sana naman, mabigyan na ako ng bagong show before my acting gets rusty.
But I’m willing to wait. There’s talk that I’ll be part of the new show,
‘Rosalinda,’ pero hindi pa ako sure. Sana nga matuloy. But I
enjoyed joining the celebrity dance contest in ‘SOP’ where my team with
Rainier Castillo and I became a finalist."
