Alvin Campomanes speaks up about Cathy Garcia-Molina’s response

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Alvin Campomanes speaks up about Cathy Garcia-Molina’s response
Former 'Forevermore' talent Alvin Campomanes responds to Cathy's first statement about her behavior towards him on set

MANILA, Philippines – Following Forevermore director Cathy Garcia-Molina’s statement about the issue of mistreating former extras on the show, Alvin Campomanes reacted with a post on Facebook. (READ: Director Cathy Garcia-Molina responds to ‘Forevermore’ talent’s complaint)

On Saturday, January 16, Alvin posted a 7-point reaction to the interview Cathy did with Boy Abunda, about Alvin’s complaint of her cursing at him, humiliating him, and disrespecting him. (READ: Former ‘Forevermore’ talent: Director Cathy Garcia-Molina has no respect for extras)

Ngayong umaga ko lamang napanood ang interview ni Boy Abunda kay Cathy Garcia Molina. Narito ang aking reaksyon sa…

Posted by Alvin Campomanes on Friday, 15 January 2016

 

Alvin first said that one cannot separate a character in a show from the person acting as that character. Cathy said in the interview that she only cursed at his character, and not Alvin as himself. “Ang pagpapahiya sa isang tao ay tatatak sa kanyang pagkatao, hindi lamang sa ginagampanan niyang papel sa set,” said Alvin. “Alam ito ng mga talent at crew na namura na at napahiya. Sabi nga ng isang matandang talent na nagpadala ng mensahe sa akin, dala nila ang sakit hanggang pagtanda dahil hindi nila nagawang tumindig at lumaban.”

(The humiliation of a person is a stamp on his being, not only on the role that he played on set. The talents and crew who have been cursed at and humiliated know this. An older talent who gave me a message told me that they bring the pain with them even when they’re old, because they didn’t stand up and fight.)

He added that Cathy didn’t just curse at him, she also humiliated him by saying, “Alam mo, ikaw, inutil ka (You know what, you, you’re useless)!” She then let the crew laugh at him. However, she would always get mad at the crew for laughing at the mistakes of the bigger stars.

Alvin added that although Boy’s line of questioning was good, there were some questions that weren’t asked. He said that it might have been that way because some questions were too difficult to ask due to their implications on the industry. (READ:‘Forevermore’ extra demands suspension of Cathy Garcia-Molina)

On Cathy saying that she and her family were threatened following his girlfriend Rossellyn Domingo’s open letter to the director, Alvin said:

“Ang pagpapalitaw ni Cathy Garcia Molina ng anggulo na natatakot siya sa kanyang seguridad, sa aking palagay, ay kalkulado para kunin ang simpatya ng tao.

(Cathy Garcia-Molina’s angle that she’s scared for her safety, in my opinion, was calulated, to get the sympathy of people.)

“Sa aming dalawa, sino kaya ang mas lantad sa panganib? Ni wala akong kotse at sumasakay lang ako sa jeep sa pagpasok at paglabas sa [University of the Philippines (UP)]. Tahasang sinabi sa akin ng isang prominenteng abogado na mapanganib ang aking ginagawang paglaban, na maari ko itong ikamatay.”

(Between the two of us, who is more open to danger? I don’t have a car and I ride a jeep to and from UP. A prominent lawyer explicitly told me that I’m fighting a dangerous battle, and I might die.)

His family, colleagues, and friends were also hurt, he said, by how she treated him.

Alvin answered two of Cathy’s questions in his Facebook post: why post about the issue on social media, and why did he only release the open letter after her latest movie, A Second Chance?

It’s been more than a year, Alvin said, since he first sent a letter of complaint to ABS-CBN in October 2014, and no action had been taken. “Maari rin nating itanong, kung ito kaya ay hindi naging viral, umaksyon pa kaya ang network? Malamang hindi na.

(We can also ask, if this hadn’t become viral, would the network have taken action? Probably not.)

He and Rossellyn have also turned down many offers for interviews from other networks, he said. “Sa kabila ng kaapihang dinanas namin, pinili namin na huwag ilabas ang sulat noong tumatakbo pa ang teleserye at nasa mga sinehan pa ang pelikula upang hindi masabi ng network na ito’y paninira lamang o propaganda.”

(In spite of what we’ve been through, we chose not to release the letter while the series and the movie were still running so that the network won’t say we’re trying to destroy them, or it’s just propaganda.)

On December 30, Rossellyn sent an open letter to Cathy Garcia-Molina, complaining about verbal abuse and disrespect. The two played minor roles in the show Forevermore, which starred Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano.

Both ABS-CBN and Cathy said that they did receive the letter, but did not take further action because they were assured by the talent coordinator that the issue had been resolved. – Rappler.com

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