Vice Ganda recalled an emotionally upsetting encounter from the Kapamilya management, who barred his engagement announcement with Ion Perez in 2020.
During the February 16 episode of It’s Showtime, Vice said that their management asked the couple not to disclose their engagement in 2020.
He did not get into the specifics of the encounter but expressed how hurt he was with the management’s response.
“Basta pinakiusapan kami na ‘Sa inyo na lang, wag na sabihin’ — ang hirap-hirap para sa aming dalawa. Parang deprived na deprived naman kami, parang sa ibang tao ang dali lang magmahalan tapos sa ‘min ang hirap-hirap.
“Pag bakla ka, ang hirap magka-jowa. Pag bakla ka ang hirap paniwalain ng mga tao na mahal ka talaga ng jowa mo. Pag bakla ka, ang hirap maghawakan. Ang hirap hirap lang.”
Vice then expressed emotional hurt when the management didn’t allow the couple to disclose their engagement.
“Tapos ang sakit-sakit ng pakiramdam ko dahil nagkaroon din naman ako ng relasyon dati pero walang gustong sumigaw ng pangalan ko. Tapos noong dumating si Ion, hindi pa rin pwedeng isigaw. Parang ano ba namang klaseng buhay mayroon ako? Parang nakakapagpasaya naman ako ng iba kahit paano, bakit parang itong munting kasiyahan na ‘to, ang hirap-hirap ma-achieve?”
Vice revealed that Ion proposed to him on February 21, 2020, before the pandemic and ABS-CBN shutdown.
Their co-hosts Teddy Corpuz and Jugs Jugueta recounted Perez’s plans of proposing to Vice during an episode of It’s Showtime. However, the trio disclosed that their director at the time disapproved of the romantic gesture.
Corpuz recalled how hurt Perez was over the refusal of his surprise proposal to the love of his life.
“Kung alam niyo lang ‘yung pain noong nakita namin si Ion, noong pinagbawalanNakita ko si Ion, nakahiga doon. Excited kaming tatlo, e. Gusto niya dito mag-propose talaga sa ‘Showtime.’ Nakita ko ‘yung pain. Ramdam namin iyon kay Ion.”
Earlier, Vice and Ion trended on social media after posting the couple’s photos on Instagram, revealing that they got ‘married’ in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, through a commitment ceremony.
The couple confirmed that they had the ceremony on October 19, 2021.
Following these revelations, who opposed the engagement announcement?
