Vice Ganda defends Coco Martin and Kim Chiu from bashers

May 18 ------ During a nearly two-hour Facebook Live session on Saturday, May 16, comedian Vice Ganda opened up about a lot of things that have been bothering him over the past couple of days — including one which involves his friends Coco Martin and Kim Chiu. The It’s Showtime host, who admitted to having been affected by several issues varying from the ABS-CBN shutdown to the COVID-19 pandemic, couldn’t help but become even more emotional when the topic shifted to his good friends Coco and Kim. "Nalungkot ako para sa mga kaibigan ko na nami-misinterpret, para kay Coco, para kay Kim Chiu kasi parang hindi nila deserve na pagsalitaan ng basta, sana iyong mga tao, mas magkaunawaan,” he said. He added: “Mas masaya ako kapag ganoon, kapag ang mga tao ay hindi galit sa isa't-isa. Iyon ang gusto ko." “Mas masaya ako kapag ganoon, kapag ang mga tao ay hindi galit sa isa't-isa. Iyon ang gusto ko,” Vice continued. Sharing advice to those who are going through problems including those confronted with various negativities online, he said: “Kailangan patatagin ninyo ang sarili ninyo." He went on: “Hindi natin mako-control ang ibang tao kung paano sila mag-iisip, kung paano nila bubuksan ang bunganga nila, kung paano sila magiisip tungkol sa atin.” He added: “Don't even try na kontrolin sila dahil masasaktan ka lang." "Pero mako-control mo ang sarili mo kung papatol ka ba sa kanila, kung iyong galit nila babalikan mo ba ng galit o papatayin mo sila sa kabutihan? Mako-control mo ba ang sarili mo kung papayagan mo silang mainis ka, kung babasagin mo ba ang sasabihin nila, kung papakinggan mo ba sila,” he continued. Vice also left a message to all the bashers, saying: “Sa mga bashers, sa mga buwisit sa buhay --hindi na natin mako-control iyan. Ang mako-control lang natin iyong kung paano natin sila iiwasan at hindi sila maging bahagi ng magandang buhay nating lahat." Coco and Kim faced criticisms after defending ABS-CBN during an online protest following the shutdown of the media giant. Source: push.abs-cbn.com