ANO kaya ang reaction ni Sen. Tito Sotto sa post ni Sharon Cuneta sa Facebook na nag-apologize on his behalf?
“I would have preferred to be quiet about this matter, but because I know the man involved in this issue and consider him my second father, please be kind and give me this opportunity to put this forth.
“We all say things we regret every once in a while. We are all only human, after all. We forgive because we know how it feels toask for forgiveness.
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“I am sure that just like I and many other, we sometimes mention things that we do not mean to include the entire population in or about. Madami pong single mothers, single fathers. Hindi lahat ay mapagmahal at maaruga. Pero NAPAKARAMI namang single parents na ibibigay ang lahat maging ang sariling buhay para lamang sa ikaliligaya at ikabubuti ng anak. I MYSELF was a single mother. My two beloved cousins whom I consider true sisters, mga anak mismo ng kilala ko bilang ‘Fath’ at ‘Daddy,’ at kilala niyo bilang Tito Sen o Sen. Sotto, ay single mothers din. Bakit naman n’ya babalahurain ang mga tulad naming mahal n’ya kung ‘yun nga ang pakay n’ya?
“As his ‘panganay’ and without even having spoken with him about this, I offer my sincerest and deepest apologies sa lahat po ng nasaktan at na-offend ng comment n’ya. Minsan po siguro lahat tayo ay nauuna sa pag-iisip ang pagsasalita. At tulad po ng narinig ko ngayon lang, humingi na rin s’ya ng paumanhin. Sana po ay matuto tayong magpatawad. Lahat po tayo ay nagkakamali. At lahat tayo ay nangangailangan din po ng patawad sa anumang nagawa natin para makasakit ng kapwa, sadya man natin o hindi.
“Huwag po sana kayo magalit sa akin o masamain ito. Lahat ng anak ay nasasaktan din. Lahat ng ate ay dumudugo ang puso kapag ang kapatid --ang akin ay si Ciara Anna -- ay nadadamay sa pagkakamali ng ama. Napakatinong babae po ng mga kapatid ko. Si Ciara ay di pa natatapos sa pagluluksa, pagluha, sa sakit na di niya inaasahang dadanasin pala niya. Patawad po. At maawa po sana kayo. Please spare her, like other good single mothers who were surely not meant to be included in a single, unthought of moment.
“Maraming salamat po. And if you believe in any word I have stood by to you over four decades, believe me please when I say that yes, Sen. Sotto is not perfect and is only human just like us. But he is a good husband, father, and a person with a darn good heart.
“Again, I am so sorry on his behalf And thank you so much for reading this.
“This is the first and the last time I will be addressing this issue as I have said everything I have already had to say about it. Thank you for your understanding.
“God bless you, God bless us all. (I love you, Daddy) Tito Sotto, Gian Sotto, Diorella Sotto-Antonio, Kiko Pangilinan. (NITZ MIRALLES)
