SHOWBIZ insider Ogie Diaz weighed in on the viral incident involving former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon, who was caught on video raising her voice inside a mall.
In a Facebook MyDay on Tuesday, Dec. 9, Diaz questioned why Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ name was being dragged into the issue.
“Di ko gets kumbakit damay si Sen. [Risa Hontiveros] sa galit ni Atty. Guanzon. Nagsimula lang ’yan sa talakan sa Powerplant, ha? At sunod-sunod na ang mga banat ng mga troll kay Sen. Risa,” Diaz wrote.
He added, “Threat ba siya sa 2026 para pagkaisahan siya, kaya may instructions na ‘Risa-nin n’yo ang 2028’ at ‘Risa, dalawa, tatlong banat kay Risa para di na tumakbo?’”
The remarks came after former Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Ronald Llamas took a swipe at Guanzon. “Bumaba na naman self-esteem ko,” Llamas said in a Facebook post. “Wala ako Rolex saka Gucci, e.”
Guanzon responded in another post, sharing a screenshot of Llamas’ comment: “Okay lang ’yan, pogi ka naman. Naging kayo nga ni ano ’di ba?”
Hontiveros had long been linked to Llamas due to their close friendship, though she denied any romantic involvement in a 2013 interview with broadcast journalist Karen Davila.
Lawyer Jesus Falcis also weighed in on the controversy, describing Guanzon’s remarks as part of a familiar pattern of political attacks.
“DDS Rowena Guanzon is a disgusting person — she’s slut-shaming and attacking Risa Hontiveros with the same playbook they used against Leila de Lima and Leni Robredo,” he said. “Without proof, she’s spreading gossip and innuendo about Risa’s love life… Onting research lang, Madam Matapobre.”