The couple who went viral after allegedly cheating in the “Pinoy Henyo” segment of noontime show Eat Bulaga to enter the jackpot round, have aired their apologies over the incident.
Contestants Lyka Alburo and Ryan Oraño have addressed the criticisms that came after the controversial Valentine’s Day episode of “Pinoy Henyo”, where the two were caught on cam supposedly mouthing the correct answers “stomach” and “Abra” while playing the guessing game.
“Hindi ko po intensyon na sabihin ‘yung word na ‘stomach,” Alburo stated in an interview with GMA magazine TV show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, saying they got carried away by their emotions during their turn.
She continued, “Yung ‘dun po sa nangyari is dala po ng ng emosyon, bugso ng damdamin. Lahat naman po tayo nagkakamali, ‘di ba? Wala naman pong perfect. Nadala lang po ng emosyon, ng intense sa sarili kaya ganun po yung nangyari.
“Pasensiya na po kung sa tingin ninyo may pandadayang naganap pero hindi ko po intensyon na mandaya.”
Oraño, for his part, explained: “Hindi po ako aware na nasasabi ko po ‘yung word na ‘yun kasi nate-tense po ako na sana po masabi niya ‘yung pinapahula po sa kanya.”
He added, “Nu’ng nakita ko po ‘yung video na ‘yun nagulat po ako kasi nasabi ko po pala unintentionally po. Kaya hinihingi po ulit namin ng pasensya.”
The two, who took home a P30,00 cash prize, also said sorry to the management and hosts of Eat Bulaga, saying they are ready to face the consequences of their actions.
“Sa Eat Bulaga!, sa Pinoy Henyo po, sa mga host, hinihingi po namin ng pasensya ‘yung mga pangyayari po.
“Alam po namin ‘yung pagkakamali namin kaya ready po kami na i-bear po lahat ng consequences po sa lahat ng mga pagkakamali na nagawa po namin,” said Oraño.
Alburo and Oraño admitted getting harsh messages on social media following the incident, pleading with netizens to stop the hate.
“Nalungkot din po ako kasi may mga tao din po talagang nangja-judge po sa amin. Nag-deactivate po kami ng account para po hindi po namin makita or marinig ‘yung mga criticisms po ng mga tao,” said Oraño.
Alburo, meanwhile, stated: “Sa mga basher po tumigil na po kayo marami na pong naaapektuhan”.
Despite the backlash, the couple hopes that the incident will serve as a lesson to others.
“Lesson na rin po sa akin ‘to na bawat kilos mo, pag-isipan mo talaga ng mabuti,” Alburo reflected.
“Maganda pong pangaral ‘yun sa mga tao para wala na pong tumulad sa ganung pangyayari,” said Oraño.
Eat Bulaga host Joey De Leon earlier took a swipe at the cheating incident, saying, “Sa isang laro, ano ang ginagawa mo para mawala yung saya o yung fun? Kapag ikaw ay nandaya! Kapag nagchi-cheating ka sa isang game, wala na yung fun,” he said.
