The latest art card for It’s Showtime’s free TV return this October 10, via the newly rebranded A2Z channel 11, didn’t include Mariel Rodriguez.
Does this mean It’s Showtime booted Mariel off the show?
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Mariel recently received backlash when she commented on her husband, Robin Padilla’s Instagram post about the Manila Bay Rehabilitation project.
She noted that people shouldn’t be complaining because they can see where their taxes are going.
“Noong puro basura, walang nagrereklamo. Ngayon na pinaganda, can you believe it? Ngayon sila nagrereklamo? Ang hindi ko maintindihan is ‘lagi nating hinahanap kung saan napunta ‘yung tax na ‘binabayad natin. ‘Ayan oh! At least, ‘yan, nakikita natin, ‘di ba? ‘Tapos may [complaint] pa rin?” said Mariel Rodriguez.
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Netizens also implicated Mariel when Robin attacked ABS-CBN on social media during the network’s shutdown and franchise renewal hearings.
Netizens questioned Mariel’s stand on her home network’s shutdown since she didn’t show any support during the congressional hearings of ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal. She replied saying that she didn’t remain quiet amidst the network’s battles and noted that netizens didn’t know her way of standing up for the network.
“Hindi ako nanahimik. Hindi mo lang narinig yung way ko of standing up for them,” said Mariel.
Because of the art card and her recent issues, speculations that It’s Showtime booted Mariel off from the show surfaced.
The art card also showed Kim Chui as one of the hosts in place of Mariel from their original line up before ABS-CBN went off air and venture to digital platforms.
