BLIND ITEM: THERE must be something about this young showbiz mom (YSM) kung bakit malayo ang loob ng kanyang dalawang anak.
Saksi ang staff ng isang programa sa ilang beses nang pagkaray ng YSM sa mga bagets sa kanyang taping. “Siyempre, in between breaks, ‘yun lang ‘yung time ng mag-iina para mag-bonding kahit nagwo-work si mommy. ‘Mga anak, come here,’ sasabihin nu’ng nanay sa mga anak niya, pero ayaw naman siyang lapitan. Kunwari, super loving siya sa mga bagets, pero ang totoo, kahit pala sa bahay nila, never niyang inaa-lagaan ang mga bata. Ang asawa pa niya mismo ang nag-aalaga sa mga bata, kaya masisisi mo ba ‘yung mga bagets kung hindi sila close sa YSM?”
If true, isa lang pala ang aspetong pagiging ina ng YSM sa kabuuan ng kum-plikadong dysfunctional character niya. So, ano pa kaya ang ilang aggravating circumstances that might lead to a possible collapse of her marriage to her actor-husband?
CLAUDINE BARRETTO’S DISCOVERY of their (her and husband Raymart Santiago’s) missing joint bank funds is only an indication (or reaffirmation?) that something is wrong somewhere in their marriage, ito’y sa kabila ng kanilang repeated denials na hindi tagilid ang kanilang pagsasama.
The “givens” are there. “And/or” ang type ng kanilang bank account (how ironic, ang pangalan pa mandin ng banko is a synonym of “marriage”), so walang iba kundi si Raymart lang ang maaa-ring nakapag-withdraw ng pera (reportedly P5 million, but leaving just P25,000).
Ayon sa ulat, nasa banko na si Claudine (but why in the presence of her lawyer?) when she verified that the funds were still available until about 30 minutes nang matuklasang wala na ito. Ispekulasyon tuloy ng marami, that 30-minute “intermission” could have been spent on notifying Raymart by the bank on the phone, with the actor eventually making a fast and quick inter-branch withdrawal.
Efforts to get the side of the bank personnel proved futile. Ito ang ipinagpuputok tuloy ng butse ni Claudine who deserved an explanation kung bakit biglang nawala ang perang kanyang wiwidrohin.
But between the couple, why would Claudine — in the first place — make a withdrawal? Hindi ba niya ‘yon ipinagpaalam sa kanyang asawa even if theirs is an “and/or” account?
Assuming that the bank alerted Raymart on the phone tungkol sa pagwi-withdraw ng asawa, lumalabas na ang bank transaction na ‘yon was unknown to the husband. Now, if it the funds were equally raised and saved up by the couple, may karapatan si Claudine na habulin ang kalahati man lang ng ending balance nito.
But for Raymart to have withdrawn the money in lumpsum, that apparently wasn’t the case.
Because of this new development in Raymart and Claudine’s union, maliwanag na may mala-king problema silang kinakaharap. But it is unfair to assume that the very root of their marital hitch redounds to money, as it can be more complex than it seems.
GOOD NEWS PARA sa OFWs natin sa Middle East, brace yourselves for the fun-filled Give Me 5 Ka-patid, kung saan kabahagi sina Aga Muhlach, Ruffa Gutierrez at Shalala sa isang engrandeng three-day event in Dubai at Abu Dhabi (UAE) on November 3-5, 2011.
Swing with Aga sa inihanda niyang dance number. Kamakailan lang ay nagpakitang-gilas sa pagsayaw at pagkanta ang host ng Pinoy Exlorer sa katatapos na se-lebrasyon ng Wil Time Big Time in its first year held at the Big Dome last October 22.
Get entranced by Ruffa’s charm as she delivers the latest showbiz news to the delight of our kababayans. At si Shalala, abangan na lang ang expected katsipan na gagawin niya for which he’s famous!
Bukod sa Grand Fan’s Day ng mga TV5 stars, magkakaroon din ng Pinoy Explorer Promo, isang espesyal na screening ng Sa Ngalan ng Ina at concert na pa-ngungunahan ng Side A Band sa Abu Dhabi National Theater. Isang international auditions naman para sa Talentadong Pinoy ang gagawin sa Boracay Club, Asiana Hotel sa Dubai sa November 5.
Pepperoni
by Ronnie Carrasco III
