Leni’s prima donna attitude strikes sour note
SOCIAL media is rife with the alleged row among the musical bands performing in the concert rally of trailing presidential bet Leni Robredo caused by her late arrival in the concert which caused havoc in the order of their performances on stage.
In a Facebook post, Jasmine Faye, handler of the Tanya Markova band, complained the famous Ben & Ben band cut in during the recent concert rally in CAMANAVA.
“So what I don’t get, bakit ipagpipilitan ni Ben & Ben ang Oras Niya? Oras niyo lang ba ang importante? Kung nasa Rakrakan tayo (which I know di tayo magsame-stage) maiintindihan ko pa kung kailangan niyo masunod ang oras niyo. Kasi bayad tayong lahat don eh, by the contract Talaga lahat. Di niyo po ba nagets na may delay ang program dahil kay VP (Robredo)? Di po ba understandable???” Faye said.
“Kung may next gig kayo with VP maiiintindihan ko naman kung nagsabi kayo. Ang kaso, sabi lang sa akin kaya need nyo mauna ay dahil “from hq” kayo,” she added.
She also ranted that the root of the chaos was Robredo who, aside from arriving late, is also taking a prima donna attitude.
Faye threatened that she would not stop her rantings, adding that Robredo is teaching them, through her presidential bid, not to allow themselves to be silenced, especially by the government.
“Kami pang mga bandang sinagasaan niyo ang nasasabihan ngayon na manahimik na lang. Eh di ba kaya nga tumatakbo si VP Leni? Para hindi tayo patahimikin ng gobyerno?” she explained.
Carlo Ybanez, a member of the Hey Moonshine band, agreed with Faye and admitted to feeling aggrieved himself because they also had to give way to another performer, instead of following the designated order of performing.
“Normal daw ang singitan sa mga concert lalo’t sa aming mga hindi pa gaanong sikat na banda. Pero that doesn’t make right ang ginawa ng Ben & Ben. Kasi nga lahat tayo volunteers. At pantay-pantay dapat tayo. They should not even attempt,” he said.
Robredo did not escape being linked to the squabble among the bands.
“Ayan, pati mga banda na supporters ni Madumb, nagbabangayan. Kasi nga feeling elitista at pabida, gaya ng kandidata nila,” Mark Lopez, a famous social media influencer pointed out.
“Kung sarili nilang hanay hindi nila maayos gusto pang mamuno sa bansa,” a netizen said for his part.
