CHARACTER. FULL of it.
Ito ang tinataglay ni Aling-turned-Mommy Dionesia, an image that has endeared her to the public, most specially to the fans of her son Manny Pacquiao.
Right after Pacman lost to Timothy Bradley, pinakawalan na naman ni Mommy D ang kanyang “signature image”, pinatawa na naman niya ang tao with her brickbats against her son’s undeserving opponent. ‘Yun daw ba ang idineklarang kampeon nu’ng nakaraang laban, when the supposed winner was bound to a wheelchair, his face bearing obvious signs of suffering sa kamao ni Pacquiao?
As a consequence, mismong si Mommy D na ang nagbubuyo sa kanyang anak to heed Bradley’s call for a rematch.
Pero sa puntong ‘yon nais naming kuwestiyunin ang consistency — or apparent lack of it — ni Mommy D. At least two fights before Manny faced Timothy, abut-abot ang panawagan ni Pacmom na mag-retiro na ang kanyang anak sa boksing. If the saying “Mother knows best” holds water, mas alam din dapat ni Mommy D when it is time to let go of a career that has served her son well, after all.
So, kapag Luz Valdez pala si Manny, itutulak pa rin siya ni Mommy D sa ring, pero kapag Winnie Monsod, let him rest on his mountain of money?
MISMONG SI Lolit Solis, manager ni Pauleen Luna, ang nagbuko na split na ito sa kanyang rumored flame na si Vic Sotto.
Lolit’s discovery happened by accident. Kakuwentuhan lang niya si Pauleen na maraming ipinakikiusap sa kanya, tulad ng gusto nitong pakikipagtambal kay Bong Revilla in his Metro Manila filmfest entry gayong meron ding kalahok si Bossing. Isa rin ang nais ni Pauleen to do a one-time co-hosting job with Willie Revillame in Wil Time Big Time.
On these two accounts, for sure nga namang magre-react si Bossing, isang motibong ipinagtataka ni Lolit why Pauleen is dead-set on resorting to. Ang nagtutumiling sabi tuloy ni Lolit sa kanyang alaga, “Aha, split na kayo ni Bossing, ‘no?!” Of course, Lolit’s statement was more of declarative than interrogative.
A few days later, kaswal na inimbitahan ng Startalk TX si Pauleen to get her side of the story, pero nag-beg off agad ito, “Ayoko ngang mag-guest sa Startalk, kasi ilalaglag ako ni ‘Nay Lolit.” Nang makarating sa kanyang manager ang tinuran ng hitad, Lolit snapped back, “Kung yaw niyang mag-guest, ia-announce ko na lang on air na break na sila ni Bossing! ‘Day, walang boyfriend na magtatagal sa pot…ng ‘yon dahil isa siyang spoiled brat! Ha! Ha! Ha!”
By the way, Valenzuela City Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian is Pauleen’s ex-boyfriend. Ang senator wannabe na ito ang kumuha ng serbisyo ni Lolit as publicist. So, are we to assume that the reference to Pauleen as a “spoiled brat” came from the city mayor?
IF YOU still can’t get enough of cheap neighbor bangayans, manood ngayong Biyernes ng Face To Face ng episode na pinamagatang Negosyanteng Sugar Mommy Walanghiya Kung Maningil, Para May Pangsustento Sa Ba-gets Kung Saan Siya’y Gigil Na Gigil! Taped in San Andres, Manila, niresbakan nina Myrna at Windang ang iskandalosang si Nene na inutangan nila pero hindi pa nababayaran. Ibinuko tuloy ng dalawa ang pagkakaroon ni Nene ng 21-anyos na dyowa na si Reymart na umaming bagama’t “Bebe ko” ang nakakapangilabot na tawagan nila ng kanyang azucarera de mama ay pera lang ang habol niya rito.
Pepperoni
by Ronnie Carrasco III
