Is he scared that the beatings he received last year from Cedric Lee and friends might have a take 2? “Oo, hindi naman nawawala yung takot. Pero kasi, ang paniniwala ko sa Panginoon, binibigay ko na sa Kanya ang lahat. Kung kailangan na ba akong kunin, e, wala tayong magagawa, hindi natin mapipigilan ’yun. Basta ang pananampalataya ko, yung proteksyong hinihingi ko, nasa Kanya yon. Kasi, kahit anong dami ng bodyguards mo, kahit trenta pa ’yan, kung kukunin ka na, wala rin tayong magagawa.”
Is he amenable to an amicable settlement of the case against Cedric and friends? “Hindi po ako makikipag-ayos. Hayaan na lang natin ang korte. Sana lang, mas bumilis ang takbo ng kaso sa husgado. Ang sarap sanang magsalita. Ang sarap magsabi ng kung ano ‘yung mga nararamdaman ko. Ang hirap lang kasi, may gag order tayo. Kumbaga, hindi pwedeng magsalita kasi baka maapektuhan naman kami. Tuloy pa rin naman ‘yung kaso. Kaya ko naman silang patawarin, e. Pero paano mo namang patatawarin kung ikaw pa ‘yung pinalalabas na masama? Sa ngayon kasi ang hirap magpatawad dahil tipong ikaw pa ‘yung binabaligtad. Basta hindi po ako makikipag-ayos.”
Vhong is better known as a comedian but in “Buy Now Die Later”, he plays a straight dramatic role as Odie, an online blogger who wants to be like his famous photojournalist dad. He buys a magic camera from the mysterious Santi, played by TJ Trinidad. It helps him gets scoops, like the murder of a celebrity that he posts in his blog and becomes a hit. But soon, weird things start happening to him and it’s obvious that his new found popularity comes with a dangerous price.
“I enjoyed making the movie with our director, Randolph Longjas, who’s even younger than me. He’s full of fresh ideas and our movie is sure to give the audience a good scare when it opens in theaters on Christmas Day.”
