Few hours after Albay Governor Joey Salceda aired his sentiments on Facebook, Xian Lim expressed his apology at around 1:00 a.m. of February 20, through his Twitter account.
“I just read an online article about an incident which is deeply upsetting to me because it doesn’t tell right story. In the article, I was quoted sayinf “I am not here to promote Albay”, something I never said or would ever say. Earlier, the author of the online article handed me a coffee table book of Albay and a tshirt to wear. My exact words to her were “Sorry po, hindi ko maisuot yung tshirt kasi baka magka conflict sa clothing endorsement ko. Pasensya na po”. Later on someone reported her as saying “Ayaw daw niya”. I love Albay and I am always happy to be here with its good people. I deeply apologize to gov. Salceda and the people of Albay for the misunderstanding about my reasons for refusal to wear the shirt.”
He also added, “My parents raised me to be respectful and generous to everyone, and my management has always stressed the virtues of decency and humility. I do not do drugs and I have worked hard to get to where I am. If you send me the tshirt and after I have cleared it with my clothing endorsement, I would be more than happy to wear it online and on air. I am also very willing to promote the book of Albay.”
Lim readily acquired the ire of aggressive netizens when the Gov. Salceda’s facebook account criticized him on Facebook after the actor showed rude behavior in Fiesta Tsinoy and said “I’m not here to promote Albay.”
