During Vice Ganda’s pictorial for the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival entry The Mall, The Merrier, the Unkabogable Star shared that he felt free ever since he announced that he’s been in a relationship with Ion Perez for a year now.
He said, “Freedom is bliss, it’s liberating, mas masarap kumilos, hindi nakakangawit. Wala kang iniisip mas nae-enjoy mo ang buhay.”
Vice does not want Ion to feel neglected, just like what happened to him with previous partners who chose to be silent in terms of their relationship.
“He’s very happy. I’m very happy. Kasi dati ‘yun ang parang iniinda kong sakit eh, ‘yung parang hindi naman ako kayang ipagmalaki ng mga lalaking nakakarelasyon ko, minamahal ko. Tapos, sabi ko ‘yung nararamdaman kong ganun, bakit ko ipaparamdam kay Ion na hindi ko siya ma-i-out, hindi ko masabi nang derektahan at masabi (ang meron kami). Kasi siya ang nauna eh, siya ‘yung mga nagpo-post sa Instagram noon pa eh. Ako, bihira eh.”
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Vice emphasized that Ion deserves to be recognized and to live freely.
He said, “Deserve ni Ion ‘to, kasi mabuti naman siyang tao. So bakit ko naman siya ikahihiya?”
Furthermore, he did not expect that his Instagram post will be flooded with positive feedback from netizens.
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“I am happy and overwhelmed dahil talagang ‘yung reaction nila (positive). ‘Yun ngang post ko sa Instagram, almost 800,000 likes na. Sabi ko nga, ang ganda ng suporta ng mga tao, parang mahal na mahal nila kami ni Ion.”
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