Social media personality Jen Oliveros apologized to Toni Fowler, her daughter Tyronia Fowler, and other members of the Toro Family after seeing the online criticism directed at them amid an ongoing social media controversy.
In a video shared on Facebook on Thursday, September 3, Oliveros said she had watched Tyronia’s emotional livestream and felt sorry that the teenager had become a target of negative comments.
“Ngayon ko lang napanood ’yung live ni Tyronia and wala akong ibang gustong sabihin kundi sorry. Sorry sa mga taong nadamay, sila Mommy Oni, Toro Family, Mama Mari, especially kay Tyronia,” Oliveros said.
“Hindi niya deserve, guys. Hindi niya deserve lahat ng hate comments, lahat ng bashing. Hindi niya deserve ’yun,” she added.
Oliveros went on to blame herself for bringing her personal problems to the Fowler family.
“Sa totoo lang, kasalanan ko naman talaga eh. Kasalanan ko lahat ’to kasi may time na pumunta ako doon, na nalaman ko din na even si Yumi umiiyak sa kanila, so nakapaglabas ako ng sama ng loob,” she said.
Her statement came after Tyronia went live on social media on September 1 to speak about the criticism she and other members of her family had been receiving.
Oliveros explained that she had approached the Toro Family at a time when she needed people to talk to about what she was going through.
She said she had opened up to them after watching an interview involving Forda, although she did not provide complete details about their dispute in the statement.
“Nakapaglabas ako ng sama ng loob, hindi ko alam kung mailalabas pa ba ’yon dahil naka-reality sila pero dumating ako sa point na ’yon na nakapaglabas ako ng sama ng loob simula nung napanood ko ’yung interview ni Forda,” Oliveros said.
“Lalong sumama ’yung loob ko, wala akong matakbuhan eh. Wala na ’kong kaibigan at masumbungan. So, sila ’yung last na talagang tumanggap sa ’kin,” she continued.
Oliveros said seeing the negative comments directed at the family made her realize how serious the situation had become.
“Pero ngayong nababasa ko lahat ng bashing, lahat ng hate comments, nakapag-deact sila ng account, ibig sabihin sobrang lala na ’to,” she said.
The Facebook pages associated with Toni and Tyronia had become unavailable following Tyronia’s livestream. Oliveros referred to the accounts as having been deactivated, although Toni and Tyronia had not publicly detailed the circumstances surrounding their pages becoming inaccessible in the material available.
Oliveros repeatedly apologized to Toni, whom she referred to as Mommy Oni, as well as Toni’s sister Mari Fowler and Tyronia.
“Kaya humihingi ako ng tawad sa lahat ng nadamay, sa kanila dahil tinuturing ko na rin naman silang pamilya. Mommy Oni, I’m really, really sorry. Mama Mari, I’m sorry. Tyronia, I’m really sorry. Hindi n’yo deserve ’to,” she said.
She particularly appealed for the criticism against Tyronia to stop.
“Hindi ko alam na aabot sa bata. Ako na lang, sa akin na lang. Huwag na sa bata,” Oliveros said.
Oliveros’ statement did not establish that she was responsible for all of the criticism being directed at Toni, Tyronia, or the Toro Family. Her repeated declaration that “kasalanan ko lahat ’to” was her own characterization of her role in bringing her personal situation to the family.