Actress and Councilor Aiko Melendez made a lengthy post addressed to young celebrities and those who wanted to work in showbusiness.

In her post, the actress shared how she was being held by talent manager Ogie Diaz, who coincidentally formerly managed Liza Soberano.

According to her, she gave her complete trust to Ogie, and even their contract was only verbal and without any legal documents.

She said that while talents were the ones who had the last decision on every matter, celebrities should still consider the advice being given to them by their talent managers.

“Lagi sa huli ng desisiyon ang talent pa din ang masusunod pero me mga bagay na sinuggest si Mader Ogie sa akin na umoo ako kasi tingin ko kaya ko gawin at ijustify ung role at hindi nalang kasi kami sa pera tumitingin kasi modesty aside naman nakuha ko na at narating ung peak ng career ko.” she said.

“Hindi lahat naman hanggang ngayon ay nabibigyan ng pagkakataon na umarte pa at mabigyan ng lead roles at supporting roles. Isa ako sa mapalad dahil nagagawa ko ang gusto at mahal ko. Marahil ang dahilan ng longevity ko sa karera ko ay marunong akong tumingin sa kung san ako nagsimula.” she added.

Aiko also reminded other celebrities not to forget where they came from if they had already achieved the popularity they dreamed of.

“Ang punto ko at natutunan sa manager ko na si Tito Douglas Quijano ay be grateful. Don’t burn bridges. Kasi maliit ang mundo ng showbiz para mas paliitin mo pa ito. Ang kaaway mo nuon maari maging tulay para mas me magandang oppurtunidad syo sa pag arte.

“Naniniwala ako sa salitang What comes around Goes around. Kapag nagtanim ka ng maganda me aaniin ka maganda. At hindi mo pwede solohin ang lahat ng kredito sa sarili mo lang.

“Collaboration of Great minds ang lahat ng karera sa buhay. Kasi sa mundo namen at mag 35 yrs na ata ako sa showbiz hindi pwede ang talent lang ang mag isiip lahat ng career moves eh. Dapat me kaagapay ka na tumtimon sa laban mo.

“Sa nga baguhan ngayon ang payo ko lang be Humble enough to admit that whatever achievement you have achieved in life is not just about you! Its about the people around you na me malasakit sayo na pagandahin ang karera mo matuto magpasalamat.” she stated.

Netizens couldn’t stop asking if Aiko was taking a swipe against Liza, who can be remembered complaining about how she was handled by the people surrounding her while being managed by Ogie.