For few months now, a buzz surfaced about an upcoming TV5 noontime show for Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon fortified rumors that the trio would be leaving the lunchtime program Eat Bulaga!
In today’s live of ‘Eat Bulaga’ which started as a taped episode of its March 4 episode, it was cut and then the trio entered saying that the new TAPE Inc. management did not allow them to have a live show today.
“Pumasok po kaming lahat ngayong araw magtrabaho, pero hindi kami pinayagang umere nang live ng new management. Kung natatandan niyo po, July 30, 1979, nang sinimulan namin ang ‘Eat Bulaga’—44 years na po ngayong taon. Kaya naman lubos ang aming pasasalamat sa mga naging tahanan namin. Unang una ang RPN 9, siyan na taon po, ang ABS-CBN for 6 years, at ang GMA for 28 years. Nagpapasamalat din kami sa lahat ng advertisers noong 1979 na nagmahal at sumuporta sa amin. Ganoon din po sa inyo, Dabarkads, sa mga manonood sa inyong pagmamahal sa programang naging bahagi ng inyong pananghalian. Lubos din ang pasasalamat kay Mr. Tony Tuviera, sa pagkakaibigan at pagiging bahagi ng aming pamilya, at higit sa lahat sa Panginoong Diyos dahil kahit kailan ay hindi kami pinabayaan.”
“Hindi na po namin iisa-isahin ang laman ng aming puso, hangad lang po namin ang makapagtrabaho ng mapayapa, walang maaagrabyado, at may respeto sa bawat isa.”
“Simula po ngayong araw, May 31, 2023, kami po ay magpaaalam na sa TAPE Inc. Karangalan po namin na kami ay nakapaghatid ng tuwa’t saya mula Batanes hanggang Jolo, at naging bahagi ng buhay ninyo,” Vic Sotto announced while Tito Sotto and Joey de Leon is in his side.
Earlier reports came about an internal issue between TAPE Inc and Eat Bulaga’s original hosts that implied the possible transfer of Tito, Vic, and Joey. The internal issue between the two parties started after Dapitan City Mayor Bullet Jaloslos and his siblings took over TAPE Inc, previously under the management of former House Representative Romeo Jalosjos. Even before the issue between TAPE Inc and Eat Bulaga surfaced, Tito implied that they (Vic and Joey) received offers from other networks.
