During the Grand Coronation day of GMA’s Eat Bulaga for Miss Millennial Philippines 2019, 45-year-old TV host Pia Guanio forgot to introduce ‘Pambansang Bae’ Alden Richards to present the second runner-up award together with Robert Joseph Lim Jr.
It was Paolo Ballesteros who was able to introduce Alden afterward.
Despite the incident, the Pambansang Bae kept his cool and didn’t look like he was affected. He kept smiling throughout his on air time on Eat Bulaga.
This incident earned mixed reactions from netizens and triggered the Pambansang Bae’s avid fans and with the use of #LabyuALDEN on Twitter.
You know this already, @aldenrichards02. But perhaps it's good to be reminde every once in a while.
Wishing you a blessed Sunday! #LabyuALDEN pic.twitter.com/alxOuCFfab
— ALDEN Trendsetter OFFICIAL (@AldenTrendsOFC) October 26, 2019
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Ou nga eh d nya mention name ni bebe @aldenrichards02 #LabyuALDEN nung saturday
— BernalynBalmedina (@BernalynBalmed5) October 28, 2019
Whether his name was on the cue card or not, the mere fact that he was standing there in front of them, his presence should be acknowledged.
Ganun lang ka simple yun.Asia's MultimediaStar#LabyuALDEN
— Yammybite💙A-Team (@yammybite124) October 27, 2019
Among the netizens who felt bad when Pia forgot Alden, Leysam Sanciangco who is also known as the Asia’s Multimedia Star handler, posted on Twitter:
Di man lang binangit haha! 🤦🏻♂️ parang pahabol na lang ah? 😂
— Leysam Sanciangco (@leysam1) October 26, 2019