“OA daw ako bilang Kapamilya. Eh wala na nga akong show o teleserye, mahal ko pa din ang ABS-CBN.”, this is Ogie Diaz’s response to those people who criticize him as a solid ABS-CBN supporter.
In a Facebook post to greet his wife Georgette del Rosario, the talent manager revealed why he remains grateful for ABS-CBN despite having no project under the network.
In 2000, he also lost his job in ABS-CBN. This pushed him to work in comedy bars that are outside his comfort zone.
“Kahit 2.5k lang yon a night at swerte nang makadalawang gabi sa isang linggo, juice ko, pantawid na rin sa mga bayarin, upa ng apartment, saka pantulong sa pamilya.
“Yun bang ninenerbiyos kang sasampa ng stage tapos hindi mo alam reaksyon ng audience mo kung natawa sila o nakornihan sa mga hirit mo sa stage.
“Niyakap ko na lang ang trabahong yon kesa ngumanga sa paghihintay na magka-show sa ABS.”
Despite his unemployment, he had no hard feelings for ABS-CBN instead he loved the network even more because that happening paved the way for him to meet his wife.
“Buti na lang kamo, habang nagpapatawa ako on stage, eh merong isang guest/customer doon na nilalakasan ang pagtawa para makarating sa akin at maiparinig sa audience na nakakatawa pala ako.
“Kaya dahil din sa customer na yon, kaya nawawala ang nerbiyos ko sa stage. Basta pag kasali ako sa stage, andun siya lagi, nanonood at tumatawa. Madalas, nagbibitbit pa ng ibang kaibigan para samahan siyang tumawa sa mga hirit ko.”
That customer is his wife ‘Mommy Sowl’, and they now have five daughters.
Ogie said that had he not lost his job in ABS-CBN, he may not have met his wife.
“Kaya imadyinin nyo, kung hindi ako nawalan ng work at tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang trabaho ko sa ABS-CBN that time, definitely hindi ko mami-meet ang babaing magbibigay sa akin ng pamilya.”
With this, Ogie advised everyone to always see the positive side of everything that’s happening.
“Kaya lagi nyong tatandaan, wag lang ang magagandang nangyayari sa buhay, maayos na kalusugan at magagandang materyal na bagay na natatanggap ang ituturing nyong blessing.
“Maging ang pagsubok sa buhay, mga problema, kawalan ng trabaho o anumang hamon na inyong kaharapin ay “blessing” din.”
He also reminded everyone to always trust in God’s plans and to keep fighting no matter what challenges come along the way.
“Yung mga nakaratay nga sa ospital, lumalaban para madugtungan ang buhay, kaya kung bibigay ka din at ayaw mo nang lumaban at gusto mo nang mamatay, makipagpalit ka sa kanila ng pwesto.”
Ogie then said that challenges are reminders that we are living, so we must learn to face them bravely.
“You should always look at the brighter side of every negativity. Ipagpasalamat kung ano ang meron ka, kung ano ang nandiyan.
“At ugaliing ma-excite sa lahat ng challenges na darating, dahil pag walang challenges, patay ka na non. Gusto mo ba yon?”
Ogie currently works as a talent manager of stars including Liza Soberano. He also joined the world of vlogging, and his channel now has more than 2 million subscribers while his other channel, Ogie Diaz Showbiz Update, has almost 400k subscribers.
