JOHN ESTRADA and Randy Santiago said they tried to communicate with Willie Revillame about the latter’s “sama ng loob” against them, but “Naputol na ang communication namin sa kanya,” says John at the presscon of ABS-CBN’s “Happy Yipee Yehey” that starts this Saturday live from Ynares Sports Arena. “We tried to reach out to him, palambutin ang puso niya at ipahatid sa kanya ang stand namin, but we didn’t get to do that dahil ayaw niya kaming sagutin. He learned it at the time na magbe-birthday siya kaya siguro mas sumama ang loob niya. Sasabihin namin talaga yun sa kanya, tumitiempo lang kami. Hindi na kami pinapunta ni Randy sa birthday show niya pati sa party sa Shangrila na dapat magho-host kami. Tinanggap namin ang offer ng ABS kasi it’s concrete, with details, eh we have to work for our families. Yung sa kanya, usapang barkada lang. Nothing concrete. Marami na kaming pinag-usapang ganun, di naman natutuloy. Kung sumama ang loob niya sa min, we’re sorry, but we believe darating din ang time na mag-uusap kami, maaayos din ito at sana dina magtagal yun.”
“Siguro things happened for a reason and it could be a blessing for us”, says Randy. “Wala kaming hinahangad na masama for him. Hindi naming siya iniwan. Kami ni Willie, magkasama na sa Cicada band almost 30 years ago. Hindi puedeng basta itapon yun.”
What can John say that Willie no longer wants to be best man to his wedding? “Wala akong magagawa, decision niya yan. Kundi man siya sisipot, basta ba sisipot si Priscilla (Meirelles, his fiancée), okay na ko. Hindi lang naman siya ang best man ko. Dalawa sila ni Goma (Richard Gomez).”
TV5 talked to him about covering his wedding but he rejects the idea since they decided to yank him out of his sitcom, “Everybody Hapi”, after he agreed to host “Happy Yipee” on ABS. “Sa ABS ko na binibigay ang exclusive coverage ng wedding ko.”
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