BINATIKOS ng veteran actress na si Vivian Velez ang pagtatalaga ni President Rodrigo Duterte kay Freddie Aguilar bilang head ng National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Hindi nagustuhan ng aktres ang naging desisyon ni Duterte kasabay ng pagkuwestiyon nito sa kakayahan ni Ka Freddie na pamahalaan ang nasabing sangay ng gobyerno.
Sa kanyang Facebook account idinaan ni Vivian ang kanyang saloobin tungkol dito, “We do not wait. We need to vocalize immediately the artists’ ideology that it cannot be ran by just anybody deemed by the office of the President.”
Dagdag pa ng aktres, ang pagiging commissioner ng NCCA ay isang, “delicate position that entails higher educational background about the arts and particularly high management skilled individual.
“Ano ang meron kay Freddie Aguilar para maqualify sya sa posisyon na yan?” bahagi pa ng post ng aktres. Dagdag pa nito, “I am afraid the move would be ill advised considering that Freddie lacks the experiential background and management skills for such a position.”
Hiningi pa nito ang opinyon ni Nick Lizaso, isang theater actor, TV and film director na kasalukuyan ding miyembro ng board of trustee ng Cultural Center of the Philippines, kung tama bang si Freddie Aguilar ang iupo sa NCCA.
Sagot nito kay Vivian, “I hope whoever gets to be appointed to head the CCP and the NCCA will share these views. If that be the case I would be enthusiastically be supporting him or her.
“Hindi importante na ako mismo ang mamuno. Mas mahalaga sa akin na tama ang direksiyon at maganda ang pamamalakad,” pahayag ni Mr. Lizaso.
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Naglabas din ng saloobin ang kontrobersyal na radio DJ host na si Mo Twister sa break-up nina Donita Rose at Eric Villarama sa podcast show niyang Good Times With Mo.
Guest co-host si Donita ni DJ Mo sa nasabing episode at dito nga nila napag-usapan ang ilang detalye sa paghihiwalay ng aktres at ni Eric na balitang may bago nang karelasyon ngayon.
Sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, matagal nang magkaibigan sina Donita at Mo kaya medyo malalim na rin ang pinagsamahan nila. At napag-usapan nga ng dalawa ang ilang punto sa personal na buhay ni Donita.
Unang sabi ni DJ Mo kay Donita, “You were on top of the world at some point. Do you think that the guy so goes, ‘Holy s***! I’m gonna date the hottest girl in the country who’s making ten mil per f*****n ad, who’s got TV shows, who’s got this, got that.’
“And the moment all of that tends to go away—because we all face a decline in this business—he’s gone,” ani Mo.
Sey naman ni Donita, “I have thought about that as a possibility.”
Singit ni Mo, “It’s more than a possibility. It’s a f******n reality, right? At least it is in my eyes. And this happens in a lot of relationships when celebrities date non-celebs.”
Hirit ni Donita, “He might beg to differ.” Na sinagot naman ni Mo Twister ng, “Of course he’s gonna beg to differ! Jesus, would anybody admit that?”
Ibinuking din ni Mo na si Donita ang naging financial provider sa pamilya nila ng nakahiwalay na asawa.
Sabi ni Mo, “You are not just the hottest girl in the region. You also carried it financially for decades. He didn’t have a job. It was you. You carried the entire family with your money.
“And you lived a good life. I’ve been into your house. It’s a nice place. I’ve been in Singapore, there’s a nice condo. You lived a good life. You spent how much in your wedding? Eighty thousand US dollars? You spent that, yes? All your money? All of it? Every single of it?” tanong ng radio host kay Donita.
Sagot ng aktres, “Yes.” Singit uli ni Mo, “Four million pesos on your wedding only to see this? It’s heartbreaking. It’s kinda disappointing.”
Pero sa huli, sinabi ni Mo na maswerte pa rin si Donita dahil meron siyang anak at naniniwala siya na hindi dapat madamay ang bata sa nangyari sa kanila ni Eric.
“Your son’s hero is his father. I saw how close they are. I think it’s really awful (para sa kanilang anak) to have to witness this.
“Now, when we were younger, I’d kill the f***k who did this to you. But in reality you have your son. You’ve got something good out of it,” sey pa ni Mo.
Bukas ang pahinang ito para sa panig ni Eric Villarama.