A former cast member of FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano recently slammed Coco Martin for his lack of empathy and compassion for the show’s bit players.
In a video, a former extra of the long-running action drama teleserye made a litany of Martin’s alleged maltreatment to the small actors of the show.
“Lahat kame gumaganap sa FPJ Ang Probinsyano pero lahat ba kame natulungan mo? Hindi. Marami ang medyo maliliit, hindi medyo marami ang mga maliliit na artista na kinukuha mo at ginagamit mo rin,” he said.
The man also blasted Coco for not giving attention to handlers of the talents who he said was unfairly treated because of big cuts to their talent fees.
“Pagdating sa mga talent, kumukuha nag mga caretaker mo diba? Bawas 30% sa talent fee pero yung kumuha magkano ang bawas? Hindi mo alam yun. Kinukuha nila yung mga talent nila halos gipitin nila hindi mo alam yun kasi wala kang malasakit. Hindi mo pinansin yung mga maliliit na artists.”
Another thing that he brought up was the state of food on the set. He said they were given meals for the whole day packed in styrofoam containers.
“Pagdating sa pagkain. Maayos ba yung pagkain na nakastyro foam? Almusal, tanghalian, hapunan. Sa pagkain, masasabi ko sa’yo, hindi kami preso.”
And lastly, he also exposed their treatment when it comes to tents and rest areas.
“Isa pa, umulan at umaraw, wala kaming masilungan sa FPJ Ang Probinsyano. Kasi masyado kang ano, ah sabi mo busy ka. Kahit pagpapakuha ng picture, may diskriminasyon pa rin sa’yo. Nanggaling ka rin sa maliit, ngayon naging mataas ka na di ba?
“Sumikat ka na, mayaman ka na. Sabi mo natulungan mo, kasi mayroon camera pero sa likod ng camera, hindi mo alam iyon,” he ended.
Coco has been recently at the center of controversy over his passionate expression of support for ABS-CBN. Coco furiously slammed government officials who he said are responsible for the shutdown of ABS-CBN.
His passionate outburst, however, was met with ire and disgust from netizens and trolls supportive of the government.
