Eat Bulaga mainstay Joey de Leon stressed that there is no bad blood between his noontime show and It’s Showtime.
The Eat Bulaga host made this clear in an Instagram post amid social media posts pitting the variety programs against each other.
“Unang-una, hindi namin kaaway ‘yung Showtime. ‘Yung Showtime, matagal na naming kapitbahay ‘yun,” Joey said in a video posted on his Instagram account.
Joey went on to explain,“Hindi rin kami tinitira, hindi namin sila tinitira. Ang pinapatungkulan namin ni Tito nung nagalit kami sa EAT Bulaga, ay ‘yung mga social media na nagpo-post…Hindi Showtime”.
The host made the statement following his and Tito’s recent remarks against allegations that Eat Bulaga is facing closure due to financial loss.
Joey then extended his regards to the Kapamilya show which will celebrate its 15th anniversary in October.
“Uy Happy Anniversary Showtime, ah. 15 years na nga ‘yung Showtime, eh. Ba’t ko hahamunin ‘yun?,” said Joey.
“Mahal namin ang Showtime dahil kasabayan namin. Dadalawa na lang kami. ‘Wag n’yo kaming pagsabungin,” he added.
The comedian-host further clarified that their tirades were directed at rumormongers spreading fake news online.
“Magkakaibigan din kami. Ang pinapatungkulan namin ni Tito, ‘yung mga nagpo-post na magsasara na kami. Dadalawa na lang ‘yung show, isasara pa ‘yung isa. At ‘yung isa ‘yung, well, hindi naman sa pagyayabang, longest-running. Top 5 nga sa mundo, eh. Kaya thank you. Kasama kayo dun sa honor na ‘yun,” said Joey.
Kaya inuulit namin, ‘yung galit namin ni Tito at nung mga Dabarkads, at sama ng loob, dun sa mga nagpo-post na hindi free TV. ‘Yung mga Facebook, Instagram, social media, ‘yung mga salbahe dun. Para malinaw, talagang luluhod ako, didipa pa ako kung maka-15 years ‘yung mga tsismoso na ‘yun. ‘Yung mga sinungaling na ‘yun,” he added.
The host of the 45 -year-old show reiterated that all is well between the noontime shows and pleaded viewers not them against their neighboring show
“Pero ‘yung Showtime, we love you. Hindi kami magkaaway at nagtatrabaho lang kami. ‘Yun lang ‘yun.Ganun lang kalinaw. Nililinaw ko lang kasi hahaba pa ‘to, eh. ‘Yung iba nilalagyan na ng kulay, pinagsasabong. Nagtatrabaho lang po kami. Dadalawa na lang kaming lunch shows. We love each other. Matagal na, mahigit isang dekada na kaming magkapitbahay.
So ‘yun lang po. Inuulit ko, ‘yung mga nagpo-post na sinungaling sa social media, ‘yun ang mga bwisit. ‘Yun ang mga pinapatungkulan namin. Okay?,” Joey said, raising both his hands to give a thumbs up.
