Two days after Eugene Domingo went viral for her inclusion in a phase on the Metro Manila Movie Competition (MMFF) Gabi ng Parangal, the pageant’s government committee clarified that it was meant to be a tribute to the “luminaries” who performed a big function in its 50-year historical past.
Domingo caught the eye of netizens after she was included in a Gabi ng Parangal phase aimed to pay tribute to the “stars who got here earlier than us,” in line with a spiel from Gabbi Garcia, who was one of many ceremony’s hosts.
With a efficiency from John Arcilla, Mark Bautista, Robert Seña, and Arman Ferrer, a video that includes Nora Aunor, in addition to the late actors Spanky Manikan and Cherie Gil was flashed onstage earlier than Domingo’s face was proven.
This led to netizens being confused in regards to the video’s goal, with some calling out the pageant for mistakenly main them to imagine that Domingo had already handed away. Others additionally demanded the pageant to apologize to the actress-comedienne.
First, inisnub n’yo ang isang Eugene Domingo na isa sa beteranang aktress at nagbigay ng walang tapong efficiency sa ATBWI. Ngayon, ginawa n’yong patay??
Eugene Domingo didn’t final this lengthy on this trade so that you can disrespect her. APOLOGIZE TO HER!!
#MMFF50GabiNgParangal pic.twitter.com/dGlsEFeVwl
— o’brien (@deeplyfrost) December 27, 2024
Bakit naman isinama ’yung image ni Eugene Domingo sa tribute sa mga patay? 😭 #MMFF50
— chell (@ChellDion) December 27, 2024
Bakit nasa In Memoriam si Eugene Domingo?????! 😭😭😭 #MMFF50GabiNgParangal #MMFF2024 https://t.co/eySMbP3KzN
— 𐚁 (@kaypatricktayo) December 27, 2024
Bakit n’yo dinedo si Eugene Domingo . Shutaccayo. 🥲 #MMFF50GabiNgParangal
— Anima Cristi Fhermin (@thequeenanima) December 27, 2024
Bakit n’yo tinegi si Ms. Eugene Domingo, MMFF!!! Tapos ’yung napili n’yo pang image 😭😭😭😭 shuta kayooo#MMFF50 #MMFF50GabiNgParangalhttps://t.co/5VStPyqjcg
— alt iWantTFC (@ALTiWantTFC) December 27, 2024
Not a tribute to the lifeless
This led the MMFF government committee to make clear that Domingo’s inclusion within the phase was meant to have fun her contributions to the annual movie pageant.
“We’ve famous considerations relating to the video tribute that includes Ms. Eugene Domingo on the current Gabi ng Parangal. This was supposed as a tribute to luminaries each residing and handed, and who’ve contributed to the MMFF over its 50-year historical past, not an In Memoriam phase,” it stated in an announcement posted on Sunday, December 29.
Apart from Domingo, former president Joseph Estrada, Christopher de Leon, Hilda Koronel, Ruel Vernal, Amy Austria, Vilma Santos, Charo Santos, and Nora Aunor have been additionally included within the MMFF’s tribute.
“We hope this clears up any misunderstandings and permits us to deal with celebrating the movie trade’s achievements,” it added.
In the meantime, MMFF spokesperson Noel Ferrer stated on his Instagram web page that netizens ought to deal with the efficiency of Arcilla, Bautista, Seña, and Ferrer as a substitute.
“Sana man lang na-appreciate na ang huhusay ng mga nagperform,” stated Ferrer. “Simply to make clear, the variety of @armanfferrer @iammarkbautista Robert Sena [and] @johnarcilla was a tribute quantity to MMFF Icons by means of the 50 years… hindi po in memoriam.”
(I hope you’ll recognize the efficiency as a substitute. Simply to make clear, Arman Ferrer, Mark Bautista, Robert Seña, and John Arcilla did a tribute quantity to MMFF Icons by means of the 50 years. Not an in memoriam.)
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Domingo has but to handle the viral phase, as of press time.
The actress-comedienne is among the lead stars of the 2024 MMFF entry “And the Breadwinner Is…” which additionally stars Vice Ganda, Gladys Reyes, Jhong Hilario, Maris Racal, Kokoy de Santos, and Malou de Guzman.