HALOS iisa ang komento ng mga nakabasa sa post ni Albay Governor Joey Salceda na ini-repost naman ni Bossing DMB sa kanyang Facebook account: “Xian Lim strikes again!’

Ang nasabing post ay kuwento mismo ng chief of staff ng gobernador na si Atty. Carol Sabio-Cruz.

Ang post ni Gov. Joey, “Xian Lim says in my face (Atty. Carol) while handing the coffee table book in front of many – ‘I’m not here to promote Albay.’ If his road manager checks his record, Albay paid for his many guesting’s since way back 2011 when his talent fee was just P75.000 (Ginoo ni Magayon) and now P350,000 for Fiesta Tsinoy Albay. It’s either 1. His parents did not raise him well. 2. He had bad education. 3. He is not managed well. 4. His character is inversely proportional to his looks. 5. He is on something.”

Nag-trending kaagad ang post na ito sa social media at sa totoo lang, ni isa sa mga nakabasa ay walang nagbigay ng positibong komento at nagkuwento pa ang ibang nakakaengkuwentro ni Xian Lim ng kani-kanilang experience.

Nakarating naman agad sa aktor na siya ang pinag-uusapan sa social media kaya mabilis siyang nagpaliwanag sa kanyang Twitter account na @xianlim:

“I just read an online article about an incident which is deeply upsetting to me because it doesn’t tell the right story.

“In the article, I was quoted as saying, ‘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 and a t-shirt to wear. My exact words to her were, ‘sorry po, hindi ko maisuot ‘yung t-shirt kasi baka magka-conflict sa clothing endorsement ko. Pasensiya na po.’

“Later on, someone reported her as saying, ‘ayaw daw n’ya.’ I love Albay and I am always happy to be here with its good people. I deeply apologize to Governor Salceda and the people of Albay for the misunderstanding about my reason for refusal to wear the t-shirt.

“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 have worked hard to get to where I am.

“If you send me the t-shirt 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.”

Pero mukhang hindi nga nagkaintindihan sina Xian at si Atty. Carol dahil ito naman ang paliwanag ng chief of staff ni Governor Salceda sa sagot nito sa post ni Bossing DMB.

“The t-shirt was with ‘Albay’ and Mayon Volcano print. It is not a business brand but prints showing the beauty of a tourist spot. Hindi n’ya po na nakita ang t-shirt kasi I was about to unfold it when he told me na ‘ayaw ko po’ sabay hawi sa kamay ko. So I proceeded to present the coffee table instead but told me, ‘I did not come here to promote Albay’. So I said, ‘o, ligpit na ‘yan at ayaw n’ya’. I was with 4 people who I thought did not hear him say it but they all chorused that they heard it too.

“It is a welcome gift which we traditionally give to famous stars like Jose Mari Chan, Daniel Padilla, Kris Aquino, Richard Yap, beauty queens and many more, halos lahat ng artista nanggaling na sa Albay.

All other dignitaries, Queen Sofia of Spain, ambassador of US and others, senators, cabinet secretaries, foreigners and respected people from the media. Si Pnoy included.”

So it’s Atty. Carol’s words against Xian Lim?

Sumagot din si Gov. Salceda sa post ni Xian at kinunan niya ang t-shirt na ibibigay sana sa aktor at may nakalagay na, “LIARS GO SOMEWHERE.”

“Ito po ‘yung ibinigay kay Xian Lim kahapon (Huwebes). Kaya lang tinanggihan niya. At sinabi niya kay Atty Caroline Cruz na ‘I did not come here to promote Albay’. Usually ganyan ang ibinibigay namin sa bisita ng Albay. Kaya medyo na-disappoint lang naman kami. Walang sinabing ‘I love Albay’.’

Dagdag pa ni Gov. Salceda, “Ordinary staff ng PTCAO ang ininsulto at hiniya ni Xian Lim. Together with ordinary Albayanos, they are the ones who work hard silently and patiently for Albay Tourism. And based on the prevarications on his posts, he is not getting it.

“1. Hindi namin ‘pinapasuot ang t-shirt sa guests, ‘binibigay lang; 2. The mere fact that coffee book table is called Warm Albay and the t-shirt is Warm Albay should already be obvious that these are typical touristic materials.

“The PTCAO incident morally approximates the cruelty and the brutality in Maguindanao, and what’s worse, we did not pay the MILF, P350,000 to do it and we expected something better from him since he is not a terrorist, instead an artist. No forgiveness deserved.”

At dahil sa pangyayaring ito ay magpa-file raw ng resolution ng persona non-grata laban kay Xian Lim sa lalawigan ng Albay.

Matatandaan na isang taon na ang nakararaan, sa selebrasyon ng pagsalubong sa Chinese New Year na ginanap sa Lucky China Town sa Binondo, Manila ay nagkaroon din ng isyu kay Xian Lim tungkol naman sa ka-look-alike ni Kim Chiu.

Naniniwala naman kaming may tagong bait itong si Xian kaya gusto siyang partner ni Kim at parati siya nitong ipinagtatanggol, gayundin ang ABS-CBN management na sa paniniwala namin ay hindi nagto-tolerate ang kagaspangan ng ugali ng kanilang mga artista.

Baka nga hindi lang maganda ang pagkakasabi ng aktor or wrong choice of words, ‘ika nga. Kasi based din sa experience namin, Bossing DMB, madalas din kaming misunderstood, agree ka ba?

(Relate at may hugot, Reggee? Agree! –DMB)

Well, sabi nga nila, positive or negative write-ups ay publisidad pa rin at heto mainit na namang pinag-uusapan si Xian Lim na timing din dahil may serye sila ni Kim.