While being considered one of the best comedians of this generation, Jose Manalo faced difficulties last year after two members of his family passed away.
In 2021, Jose’s mother Anita Manalo passed away, and the same year his brother Arnel also passed on, and in the following year, his wife Anna Lyn followed.
According to veteran columnist Cristy Fermin, during those time Jose was already not receiving his salary from Eat Bulaga on time, so the showbiz reporter couldn’t stop asking the comedian how he handled those problems.
Jose then shared that he only spent those time with his family and tried to forget his problems by praying.
“Nandoon lang kami sa bahay [kasama ang] pamilya, ako kasi tita Cristy madali akong mag-switch, kahit anong sakit na nararamdaman ko kaya kong tanggalin,” said Jose. “Siguro sa tulong narin ng prayers ko.”
“Hindi ko pwedeng dibdibin.. dinibdib natin talaga naman, hanggang ngayon dala dala natin yon. Hindi ako sumabay eh, nilibang ko ‘yung sarili ko. Naka-lock in [taping] naman kami,” he added.
Despite his problems with TAPE, Jose refused to speak about the issue.
“Tayo naman kasi ayokong sakin mangagaling ang mga ganyan, sabi ko nga ‘baka tumawag bigla si Nay Cristy, anong sasabihin ko sa kanya’ hindi naman ako pwede magbigay ng [impormasyon] na hindi ako sigurado sa mga bagay bagay,” he stated.
It can be recalled that Tito Sotto revealed their issues with TAPE Inc. the production company behind Eat Bulaga, claiming that its talents were not being paid properly.
Tito cited the case of his brother, Vic Sotto who’s not paid by millions of pesos.