- Rumors suggest that Rey Valera either resigned or was fired due to a lapse in judgment.
- TV executive denied the rumors and revealed that he’s on leave.
- Valera just went on vacation because he has shows abroad.
Rey Valera didn’t resign or got fired from being the Punong Hurado of the Tawag ng Tanghalan segment of It’s Showtime. Rumors circulated that Rey was fired after he wrongly judged a contestant.
Accounts have it that fellow TNT judges Nyoy Volante and Yeng Constantino admitted to Rey sometimes having lapses in judgment.
On leave
Merce Gonzales, It’s Showtime‘s business unit head, denied that Rey resigned or got axed. They confirmed that Valera is actually on vacation because he has shows abroad.
“Hindi po totoong nag-resign o tinanggal namin si Sir Rey. Humingi po siya ng bakasyon kasi po may mga show siya abroad. Actually, nandito na po siya sa Pilipinas, nagpapahinga lang at babalik na siya bilang punong hurado sa Setyembre 1 (Sabado).
Yung tungkol po sa sinasabing pinapa-gong niya ang contestants maski tama ang pagkakanta, kanya-kanya po silang panlasa, eh. Kung mapapansin ninyo, may bilang sila na kapag umabot na sa tatlo ang mali saka pinapa-gong ni Sir Rey.
Yung ibang hurado po, pareho rin ni sir Rey na may iba-iba silang gusto rin, but since si sir Rey ang head, siya po ang masusunod kung sino ang papanalunin. Wala pong favoritism doon.”
Dulce as “punong hurado”
It was also mentioned that Dulce would be the next “punong hurado.” The TV executive pointed out that Dulce is just a guest judge.
“Guest lang po si Ms Dulce that time bilang punong hurado. Baka po nagsintunado, pero bumawi naman. Sabi ko nga po, may bilang sila, kung isang beses lang pumalpak at umokey na hindi na nakadalawa, doon siguro ibinase ni Ms Dulce…
Guest lang po siya. Actually, lahat naman po naging punong hurado na, umiikot po, seniority po ‘yun. Kung sino po ‘yung present na nasa show at mas senior ay nagiging punong hurado, like sina Gary V (Valenciano), Jaya, Yeng. Depende po talaga, seniority po, eh.”
