Eat Bulaga host Tito Sotto couldn’t hide his disappointment over the statement made by Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE Inc.) financial officer and Dapitan Mayor Bullet Jalosjos.
In an interview with Boy Abunda, Jalojos assured the fans of Eat Bulaga that the legendary trio, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon would not be removed from the program.
“They’ve always been a part and will always be a part of Eat Bulaga,” Jalosjos said.
“Kahit baliktarin natin, hindi talaga sila pwedeng mawala, and ‘Eat Bulaga’ can’t live without TVJ, and personally, I think, TVJ also cannot live without ‘Eat Bulaga’,” he added.
However, Sotto said in an interview with Nelson Canlas that it’s not up to the Jalojos family to decide the fate of TVJ.
Sotto said that they kept silent for a long time, but the statement made by Jalosjos was already enough for him to speak.
“Masagwang pakinggan sa main ‘yung mare-retain kami. Para bang puwede kaming sipain, e kami nga ang ‘Eat Bulaga.’ Kami, pigil na pigil kami, pagkatapos biglang babanatan n’yo kami ng ganyan,” Sotto said.
“Mabibitawan kami ng salita na ire-retain kami. Ha? Para namang napakakawawa namin. I think it’s improper, that kind of statement is improper,” he added.
As of writing, Jalosjos has yet to respond to Sotto’s statement.
It can be recalled that there were rumors that Eat Bulaga was in the process of being rebranded under the leadership of the Jalosjos family.
However, there were reports that the officials of Tape and the TVJ already discussing the issue.