Buboy Villar admits financial struggle, failing to provide for kids

(From left) Buboy Villar and Angillyn Gorens. Images: Screengrab from YouTube/GMA Network, Facebook/Angillyn Gorens

Even though Buboy Villar stressed that he is doing his best to provide financial support to his two children with ex-girlfriend Angillyn Gorens, Villar admitted that he has been struggling to fulfill his required amount due to financial-related concerns.

Villar revealed during a “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” interview on Friday, April 4, that he and Gorens agreed that he would provide financial support worth P120,000 every month to their children but he struggled in giving his share due to job insecurity during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Gusto kong linawin na bago po mabawasan ang sustento ko, nagbibigay ako ng P60,000 every 10th and 25th [of the month] or P120,000 monthly,” he said while noting that it is what Gorens “wanted him to do.”

“Ito na po ‘yung nagbago. Hindi po ako perfect sa pagbibigay ng sustento. Bilang isang artista, hindi naman ako merong regular. Minsan, nagkukulang po talaga ako kasi talo sa trabaho and naibibigay ko lang po talaga [ang kaya ko]. Nagra-range from 45k to 60k,” Villar further explained, although he didn’t disclose when he started struggling in providing his needed amount.

(I want to clarify that before my financial support started to decrease, I would provide P60,000 every 10th and 25th of the month — or P120,000 monthly. This is what changed. I’m not perfect in providing financial support. As a celebrity, I sometimes don’t have a regular income. I would sometimes be lacking financially because I don’t always get lucky at work. I can only provide what I can have. This would range from P45,000 to P60,000.)

Reiterating his struggles during the pandemic, Villar stated that he is doing his best to manage his savings for his children. This, according to the actor-comedian, is what allegedly led him and Gorens to seek help from the Violence against Women and Their Children (VAWC), in terms of settling the required amount of financial support.

“For the record, dumaan din sa pandemic… pinagkakasya ko lang po ang ipon ko para sa mga anak ko. Nangyari po [ang VAWC] noong nagaalangan ako sa sustento… hindi ko na kaya ang P120k monthly dahil dumaan ang pandemic, nawawalan ako ng trabaho, lumalaylay din ang [‘Tahanang Pinakamasaya’],” he said, adding that it had nothing to do with his child with his current partner Isay Sampiano.

“Hangga’t kaya ko po, sasabihin ko na kakayanin ko at gagawan ko ng paraan. Kung anong binitawan kong salita, pilit kong gagawin ‘yun,” he continued.

(For the record, the pandemic happened. I would stretch out my savings for my children. Our meeting at the VAWC happened because I struggled to give financial support. I can’t provide P120,000 monthly due to the effects of the pandemic, I lost certain jobs, and “Tahanang Pinakamasaya” was struggling. As much as I can, I would say if I can handle providing financial support and I would do my best. I stay true to my word.)

Buboy’s revelation

During the interview, Villar also revealed that Gorens had a child with another man before they started dating. However, he didn’t reveal further details about his earlier discovery.

“Nakakalungkot man sabihin pero sana nirespeto niya kung sino ako. Kasi nirerespeto ko siya eh… bago po ako nagka-anak, nag-anak na rin po siya doon po sa Amerika. Hindi ako nagalit (It’s sad to say but I hope she respected who I am because I respected her. Before we had a child, she had a child with another man in the US. I didn’t get mad),” he said.

The actor-comedian also claimed that he tried to get more information about Gorens’ other children, although he didn’t outright state how many they were or when she gave birth.

“Ako po ‘yung nag-reach out na sino ‘to kasi nakita ko siya sa isang Story. Hindi ako para pakialaman ang buhay niya… para alam ko din ang sasabihin ko kapag nagtanong ang anak ko (I reached out to know who he is because I saw it in a Story. I didn’t meddle in her life. I just wanted to know what to say in case our child would ask questions),” he said.

Villar and Gorens’ spat has been making headlines since March after the latter accused the “Tahanang Pinakamasaya” host of allegedly abusing her, and for not fulfilling his responsibilities as a father.