- FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano released a public apology to the Dantes family for using their family photos.
- No response was heard from Dingdong Dantes.
- Perry Lansigan, Dingdong’s manager, released a statement on behalf of the actor.
The producers of FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano admitted that altering Dingdong Dantes and family’s photos, and using them in two of their episodes was wrong.
Their defense is that they were unaware that the contractor in-charge of creating props had used the Dantes family photos. They are already conducting an investigation to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future.
They issued a public apology to the Dantes family:
“‘FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’ apologizes to Dingdong Dantes and his family and assures that there was no intent to disrespect or offend him and his family in the use of their photos in the program.
“The production team commissioned a third-party contractor to create the photo props used in the program. It was not aware that the original of the photographs used were those from Mr. Dantes’ wedding and the baptism of his daughter.
“The program is conducting further investigation to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future.”
There is no response yet from the GMA actor. But, his manager Perry Lansingan, on behalf of Dingdong, released a statement to PEP.ph that the public apology is sufficient to close the issue.
Writer-talent manager Noel Ferrer also added, “Issue closed. Apology done and accepted. Let it not happen again.
“Peace and love and good vibes to everyone!”
Luckily for FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, Dingdong Dantes is a kind and understanding person.
