ACTOR and dancer Joshua Zamora pushed back against a netizen who belittled his partner, Jopay Paguia, and claimed she was “a pipitsuging babae.”
The commenter wrote: “Sayang talaga si Joshua Zamora, napunta lang sa pipitsuging babae. Ang daming babaeng politicians at doctors na may gusto sa kanya. Pero sa isang dancer lang nabagsak. Naghihirap tuloy.”
Zamora responded with a firm message, saying he does not measure a person’s worth by job title or social status.
“Hindi ko sinusukat ang halaga ng isang tao base sa trabaho o titulo. Ang tunay na halaga ng tao ay nakikita ng Diyos,” he said, citing 1 Samuel 16:7.
He added that he chose a partner who is loyal and loving, not someone “mas mataas ang tingin ng mundo.” “Hindi ako napunta sa mali,” he stressed, quoting Proverbs 19:14: “A prudent wife is from the Lord.”
Zamora said he values building a home and faith with his partner, and urged the public to refrain from putting others down. “Hindi natin kailangang ibagsak ang ibang tao para suportahan ang opinyon. Pinipili ko ang pag-ibig, kapayapaan, at pasasalamat,” he said.
Jopay and Joshua, who tied the knot in June 2014, are parents to two daughters: Isabelle Alessa, born in December 2017, and Izabella Ariana, born in May 2021.
