MR. JOEY DE LEON NAG PUBLIC APOLOGY SA EAT BULAGA DAHIL SA PAG BIBIRONG ITO!

Joey de Leon received immense backlash when he said insensitive remarks about depression to an old woman. She was the winner of the “Juan For All, All For Juan” segment in the noontime variety show “Eat Bulaga.” In a previous report, he was heavily criticized by netizens who saw the particular segment.

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To recap, the exchange of conversation went like this:

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Jose: Anong sakit ni nanay?
Maria Crstina (Sugod Bahay winner): Depression po.
Jose: Bakit? iyang bang depression nakukuha ba iyan dahil depressed ka, ganun ba iyon?
Maria Cristina: Ang sabi lang po nung doktor, depression tapos yung katandaan cause makakalimutin na po.

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Joey de Leon rebutted and said:
““Yung depression, gawa-gawa lang ng mga tao iyan. Gawa nila sa sarili nila.”

Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards defended the old woman and said that depression is a real condition that severely affects lots of people.

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She said to him:
“Hindi biro yang depression. Hindi siya joke. Hindi kasi maraming nakakaranas ng ganun lalo na sa mga kabataan. Kaya pag may nakakaranas ng ganun, kailangan natin bigyan natin ng suporta.”

In another previous report, many local celebrities also expressed their opinions about the insensitive remarks of Joey de Leon. Some of them include Bianca Gonzalez, Agot Isidro, Bela Padilla, Khalil Ramos, and the like.

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They publicly disagreed with the host and stated that depression is an actual condition suffered by many people, including their respective loved ones and family members.

Now, in a video shared by the official YouTube channel of “Eat Bulaga,” Joey de Leon has publicly apologized on television for his insensitive comments.

He said:
“Bago tayo mag-umpisa, may importante akong sasabihin. Kahapon po mga kaibigan, magulo, nagtutuksuan kami, magulo dito at kausap namin ang isang pastor at isang guro pati ‘yung kanyang may bahay. At pumapasok sa usapan namin ang sari-saring mga paksa. At isa na rito ay tungkol sa depresyon.”

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“Dala po ng gulo at tuksuan namin eh, naging mababaw lang at magaan ang pagtanggap ng inyong lingkod sa salitang ‘yan… ‘yun kasi ang paniniwala ko, na ang stress at depresyon halos magkapantay lang. ‘Wag niyong asahan na alam ko ang lahat ng bagay sa mundo.”