Ogie Alcasid expressed his support for his It’s Showtime co-host Vice Ganda amid the criticism being received by the latter from the netizens after his decision to call out a searchee of EXpecially For You.
In his tweet, Ogie said that Vice’s only intention is to make people happy, which contradicted the accusation from some critics that the comedian was making fun of ordinary people.
“This is long overdue. There is a friend I know who comes to work only with the sole intention of making people happy. This person takes it all—for the team, for the show, and for the madlang pipol. This is why I stand for this friend of mine, imperfect as she is. Love you meme,” he tweeted.
This is long overdue. There is a friend i know who comes to work only having the sole intention of making people happy. This person takes it all- for the team, for the show, and for the madlang pipol. This is why i stand for this friend of mine imperfect as she is. Love you meme…
— ogie alcasid (@ogiealcasid) June 9, 2024
The post quickly went viral on X and gained praise from the fans of Vice.
“We love you all Showtime Family we are not only standing for
@vicegandako but to the whole showtime family walang taong perpekto pero feeling perfect marami bwak bwak bwak Thanksss kuya Ogie for the unconditional love sa ating meme,” netizen Janine said.
However, others still wanted Vice to apologize to the said searchee.
“Hope your friend finds that humility to apologize, would not hurt his pocket even a centavo,” netizen Mike remarked.
It can be recalled that the issue started when Vice refused to apologize to the searchee and insisted that what he did during the said episode was inappropriate.
Even a former It’s Showtime member Nikko Natividad couldn’t stop himself from criticizing Vice.