FDCP’s Joey Reyes urges media to ignore Carlos Yulo’s ‘drama queen mother’. Images: Facebook/Film Development Council of the Philippines, AP/Francisco Seco
Film Development Council of the Philippines chairman and CEO Jose “Joey” Javier Reyes urged the media to ignore the “drama queen mother” of Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, and their family squabble, so as not to diminish his victory.
Yulo’s mother, Angelica, seemingly stole the limelight from her son following her recent social media posts that allegedly undermined his successful gymnastics campaign at the Paris Olympics.
Angelica then went on to be interviewed by Bombo Radyo Philippines where she voiced out her disapproval of her son’s girlfriend, content creator Chloe San Jose.
This interest on Yulo’s personal life, as reported by the media, tended to overshadow the pride that the nation has for the world champion, said Reyes.
“My dear colleagues in media: He just lifted the spirit of the nation by winning two Olympic gold medals. The people are overwhelmed with pride and joy. So please don’t give media space to a drama queen mother who wants to tarnish the moment of glory of her own son regardless of personal reason,” he said.
The FDCP chairman also hoped stories aiming to show more of Angelica’s story would be “collectively ignored.”
“She and her narrative should be collectively ignored. Mabuhay ka, Caloy! Mabuhay ang mga atletang Pilipino,” he said.
Film producer Malou Choa-Fagar and singer-songwriter Jim Paredes agreed with Reyes’ sentiment in the comments.
Screenshots from Facebook/Joey Reyes
Meanwhile, film and commercial director Mark Meily said in jest that Yulo’s mother is the “new enemy” of Filipinos, appearing to upstage the Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in the news.
“Hindi na si Alice Guo ang kaaway ng buong Pilipinas. Napalitan na siya ng Nanay ni Carlos Yulo (Alice Guo is not the enemy of the whole Philippines anymore. She was replaced by the mother of Carlos Yulo),” he said.
Screenshot from Facebook/Mark Meily
On Tuesday, August 6, Angelica’s legal counsel Raymond Fortun said that she’s eyeing to seek help from the National Bureau of Investigation and take legal action against those spreading libelous accusations against her in a statement.
“The public is hereby informed that all statements made attributed to Mrs. Yulo and/or any of her children that are critical of, disparaging, or tend to tarnish the accomplishments of her son, Carlos Edriel Yulo are untrue, fake, and mere products of imagination and fantasy by heretofore unknown individuals,” said Fortun.
“The public is hereby reminded that the sharing of these fake posts, as well as harsh and libelous comments made in said posts, are also actionable under the Anti-Cybercrime Law… It is advisable that the public DELETE their comments to avoid prosecution.”