FORMER ACTIVIST-ACTRESS Portia Ilagan called us to say she cannot understand why Noranians are up against her for admitting
she and Nora Aunor had an affair. “Bakit noong lumabas na nagpakasal sila ni Nori Sayo sa Las Vegas, may mga pruweba pa, hindi sila nag-react ng ganyan?” she asks. “Mas grabe yun, kinasal pa. I want to make it clear that I didn’t intentionally go to the radio show of Cristy Fermin to announce that. Sinamahan ko lang dun si Lala Nora, Nora’s cousin. Pag-upo ko, chika-chika, Cristy put me on the spot. She said, Ayoko ng ibang sagot kundi Yes or No. Nagkarelasyon ba kayo ni Nora? I requested her wag nang pag-usapan yun, but you know Cristy, she knows how to extract what she wants to get from you. She knows naman na it really happened kasi common knowledge yun that time sa friends namin ni Nora.
It was a beautiful relationship and it’s part of my life. What’s wrong with that? Pero hindi ko pinangangalandakan yun. I never flaunted it. Kung gagawin ko yun, di dapat sana, nun pa. I’m also a Noranian at mahal ko siya just like the other Noranians. At sa panahon ngayon, big deal pa ba yung girl to girl? Bakit si Ellen Degeneres? She admitted her preference, nag-asawa pa, and yet tanggap siya ng tao. I’m hoping makabalik na nga sana si Nora to show na her fans will not turn their back on her dahil lang sa ganyang mga balita.” What about the threat of Noranians to confront her about it? “Okay lang sa’kin yun, I have nothing to be afraid of. Basta ba we will talk like civilized people. Pero kung sasaktan nila ako, aba, di mananakit din ako.”
