Alex Calleja admitted that his family became affected by gambling.
During the press conference of ‘Face 2 Face,’ Calleja said that he could relate to some people who were experiencing problems because of gambling, saying that he experienced it first hand.
According to him, his mother was hooked on playing Bingo which cause them to lose money and gain debt.
He was also forced to lie when someone wanted to collect debts from his mother.
“Yung family namin nahilig sa sugal. Naghirap kami dahil sa sugal. Ipinanganak akong may sugal na sa pamilya ko which is ginawa kong comedy. Dito nakakita ako ng mga issue ng sugal, napabayaan ang pamilya, so medyo naka-relate ako sa may mga ganitong pinagdaanan,” Calleja said.
“Kasi nag-Bingo ang nanay ko tapos napabayaan kami. Ayun, nu’ng nagkautang, siyempre, kami pinaparaharap sa naniningil,” ang sabi pa ng magaling na komedyante. Kapag tinatanong kung nasaan ang nanay mo magsisinungaling ka. Nandoon ‘yun nanay mo pero sasabihin mo wala. Kahit naiwan ang tsinelas doon, sasabihin mo lumabas na nakapaa.” he added.
Calleja also narrated that they fail pay their rent for several months because his mother prefer to spend money playing bingo than paying their obligations.
“Ang nanay ko talaga ang naba-barangay kasi nangungupahan kami. Totoo ito, ayoko sana ikuwento. Ma, pasensya na po ha. Ninety-two years old na rin naman siya, eh.” he narrated.
“Nangungupahan kami sa apartment. Ang nagpapa-barangay sa kanya yung may-ari pag hindi kami nakakabayad. Halimbawa, seven months na, oo, totoo. ’Yung nanay ko pa yung galit.” he added.
It can be recalled that Calleja also admitted that he also became hooked to gambling.
“Marami ang lumalapit sa akin para mag-endorse ng mga online gambling. Hindi ko tinatanggap kasi dati akong sugarol. Inaamin ko, dati akong sagurol. Laman ako ng casino dati. RW, Okada, Solaire, COD at dyan sa New World Manila. Malaki rin napatalo ko sa sugal.” he admitted.