Ali Sotto's Startalk interview, the transcript

Here's the text interview of Startalk's Butch Francisco to Ali Sotto.
Ali Sotto finally broke her silence on the transfer of Angel Locsin to the other network. Ali is the mother of Mico Sotto, former boyfriend of Angel, who died in an accident in 2004. Mico’s death brought Ali and Angel closer to the point that the latter even called Ali her second mother.

Here is the transcript of Ali's interview with Startalk's Butch Francisco aired Saturday.

Ali: Sa dami ng mga tumawag asking for a statement, interviews and people kasi who remember the time when we were close and the circumstances that brought us

together and there was a time talaga na we clung to each other after Mico died so siguro yung mga tao yun pa rin yung mga nasa isip nila. The kind of relationship that Angel and I, they though, still have which we don’t. Actually gulong-gulo ako, wala akong definitive statement, wala akong categorical statement about anything because I don’t know where I stand. Ayoko kasing ma-accuse pa na bakit nakikisawsaw pa siya sa issue, akala ng tao close pa kami pero hindi na.

Butch: Kailan tumigil itong pagiging close ninyong dalawa?

Ali: Alam mo months…before nung transfer nya nung pumutok yung balita na yun…actually I think February ..

Butch: Prior to that me communication kayo? Pasko? Bagong Taon? Valentines? Nagkausap ba kayo? Birthday mo?

Ali: So yung important occasions… ah andun siya kay Mico nung November 1st, October 31st actually with Oyo. She’s there but I missed her because kadadating ko lang from States. Christmas, hinde wala. I didn’t get a card, no nothing. Nung birthday naman niya I was calling her up but she didn’t pick up so hindi niya sinagot so siguro naman nakita niya na i missed call but I didn’t get a return call. Tapos nagmother’s day wala, nag-birthday ako, wala. She just moved on, tried to move on.

Butch: Yung hinanakit?

Ali: You know kasi. Alam ko kasi that when she broke off with Oyo Boy di ba time yung issue so ikaw na lang yung dapat umintindi e.

Butch: Ano ba talaga ang pagkakakilala mo kay Angel?

Ali: You know she’s a simple person e. Malambing naman. Parang, ano kaya yun, she just had too much too soon?

Butch: Nagkaroon ba ng pagbabago mula nung that time na tayo-tayo pa lang na hindi pa siya yung Angel Locsin na ….?

Ali: Alam mo hindi fair e. Hindi fair, Butch, kasi nga I’m saying yung Angel na nakilala ko dati nung hindi pa siya sikat…you know people grow e and people change. It is inevitable. Lahat naman tayo di ba. Hindi maiiwasan yun e na maaapektuhan siya nung mga nangyari sa buhay niya. Pag star ka kasi iba e umiikot ang mundo ng maraming tao around you. OK na ko e di ba na hindi na siya nagtetext. Ok lang pa rin. Pero nung pumutok nga yung ano niya..the issues laban sa kanya. I got a text from her from London na parang alam mo yun, nadiskaril ka na naman. Nadiskaril na naman ako, yung sino ba talaga ako sa buhay mo.

Butch: Anong text niya?

Ali: Hay naku..mahaba..

Butch: Abortion issue?

Ali: Even before that. She actually got in touch with Oyo Boy muna and Oyo Boy got in touch with me and we spoke na you know I will not even dignify the issue. Mico is the type naman na ..I’m sure if and when…if it’s true at all di ba delayed pa lang siguro. (Mico will say) ‘Ma. I mean walang tinatago yung bata e.

Butch: Apparently in your heart of hearts naniniwala kang hindi tutuo?

Ali: In my heart of hearts, I do not stand to gain anything.

Butch: So me question mark?

Ali: No, wala. I’m not even going there. Eto na lang pag sinabi niyang hindi tutuo at sinasabi niyang hindi tutuo naniniwala ako at sinabi ni Oyo Boy na ‘Ta hindi tutuo, naniniwala ako kay Oyo Boy.

Butch: Etong plano niyang lumipat syempre hindi siya nagpaalam?

Ali: Wala I was as shocked as everybody else. Thud talaga nung ano…in disbelief talaga that she transferred.

Butch: Was there any point that you felt nagamit ka?

Ali: No. Hindi nagamit because ‘yun na ‘yung dikta ng mga pangyayari…ng how we ended up in each other’s lives. After sometime na she was starting, nung napansin na nga siya at ginu-groom na siya ng GMA and her career was starting to take off and yung parang mga write ups niya would always, almost always mention Mico. After a while ako na ang nagsabi na panahon na you have your own wings na hindi na dapat idikit yung pangalan mo kung papano ka napansin. I hope that you will give that to me na kaya siya napansin was when Mico died. Tama ba ako ‘dun. ‘Yung lang sa akin is bakit ako yung tinatanong ngayon, anong masasabi ko.

Butch: Pero ano sana ang naging payo mo sa kanya dito sa mga pangyayari?

Ali: You know I would have told her na magpaalam ka ng maayos because you cannot refute that e. That GMA 7 made you the big star that you are. Walang argumento, I mean its not arguable na me utang na loob siya. Because people say bakit ba? you know kahit na ikaw nagtatrabaho ka sa opisina pag inoperan ka ba ng triple ng sinasahod mo ngayon lahat tayo lilipat sa kabila, hinde e. It’s not the same. It’s not a perfect analogy because hindi kayo role model, you are not an influence to other people. Hindi ka tinitingala ng maraming tao na iniidolo ka. I would have advised her there’s nothing wrong kung gusto mo lumipat pero give this network the respect that you owe it. Give these people yung consideration, actually love that they have showered you.

Butch: Message kay Angel?

Ali: If I still matter to her, kung me bigat pa yung sinasabi ko sa kanya sana humanap siya ng paraan na mag-sorry sa mga dapat niyang hingan ng sorry. Ako I feel for the people who worked with her and loved her and took care of her and kahit yung mga fans niya na solid Kapuso who feel betrayed dahil lumipat siya. It’s the way she left na the way nagkaroon ng deception and lies from the way I understand it. I will always be here for her naman e because nga hindi ko naman siya pinili. Minsan hindi mo mapili yung mga taong mamahalin mo di ba. ‘Yun lang dumarating sa buhay mo at sana sa susunod yung mga desisyon niya would be with the knowledge na yung ginagawa niya yung epekto no’n ramdam ng maraming umiidolo sa kanya

Butch: Do you regret lahat ng mga battles and mga giyera hinarap mo alang-alang sa kanya.

Ali: Dami kong inaway no. Hindi naman. Kasi ano siya e. Sino pa ba ang tatakbuhan niya. Wala kang regrets if you did it out of love.