A Great Moment Of Television
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 5:28AM 
Today had one of those epic moments at work. The first hour of our program, Showbiz Central, was cruising along by when one of my co-hosts, Raymond Gutierrez, whispered to me that his sister Ruffa had just walked off of her show (and our rival program) The Buzz because she had enough of the stinkin' attitude that her co-host Kris Aquino gives her on a weekly basis (kind of like the same attitude I give Mojo, but on a serious level).
Now I don't think the exact line Kris told Ruffa today was out worldly offensive, but I just think Ruffa had stored up so much crap already that she wasn't having it anymore. According to most people that I know who watch The Buzz, and to an extent Ruffa herself, she is constantly cut-off and "one upped" by Kris at every opportune time. And you know what I'm talking about. It's the classic exchange of this unique cadence and speaking style of "oh my God you ha" that carries a snooty and sarcastic tone that could rub many people the wrong way.
So when Raymond told me about the incident and that his sister was sitting at an Italiannis restaurant sobbing in her Sunday TV gown, I felt terrible for Ruffa. Ruffa and I have had our differences before but in the 15 years that I've known her, she has always been quite patient and non-confrontational. Just a few days ago she told me personally that the working environment there is uncomfortable and at times a power struggle or a over display of "power" which almost makes it unbearable. So it's not a surprise to me that she is leaving.
While Kris can explain and defend that it was a joke, it's the testament of the person involved that trumps her excuse. If what Annabelle says in this interview (below) is true that Ruffa comes home on some days in tears because of Kris' crummy attitude, then perhaps Kris Aquino needs to reassess her comic timing. Annabelle Rama may have been a bit too aggressive to associate these incidents with Noynoy Aquino's presidential campaign but she was more mother than manager today so I understand the rage. If my kid came home crying on several occasions because of a classroom bully, then I too would look into my verbal arsenal, find all that I can and throw it back, harder.
It's Annabelle Rama's only daughter. And if I'm not mistaken, I could recall recently Kris taking some pro-active action to confront someone she felt stuck her nose into her family affairs.
Here is Annabelle's interview with Showbiz Central from this afternoon. Does she have a legitimate concern regarding Noynoy? That's up to you to decide. But what can't be mistaken is that she is upset at the throttling that Kris Aquino had given her daughter in the past and that removing her from the program was the right thing to do. If Ruffa Gutierrez were my daughter, this is exactly what I would have said too (likely with a few profanities thrown in there for good measure).
One of the more popular reactions people have to this interview is, 'bakit ba kailangan ni Annabelle Rama idamay si Noynoy?' That is a very good question. My opinion, which appears to be very clear in the interview, is this: I don't think Annabelle implies at all that Noynoy would be a bad leader for the country, this incident has nothing to do with him--but she is concerned that if Noy wins, it would make Kris even more ruthless in the showbiz circles. That's my interpretation of her reasoning. You are all free to have your own. I just didn't see Annabelle referring at all to Noynoy's ability to govern. Again, she was being a mother standing up for her kid.
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that is what kris can bring to a candidate.. a million vote or destruction. 1st..!
Mo- You often pick on the people who respond to you on twitter for their incorrect grammar so I suggest you proof read your posts before you hit the submit button. I found a few errors on this one as well as your other posts. Just letting you know.
being "TACTLESS" is different from being "BASTOS".....ATENISTA pa naman siya.....bayani pa nanay FATHER niya.....what more kung presidente na kuya niya?
christine fajardo......wag ka masyado perfectionist.....get a blog on your own.
go mo! i hope tv5 builds you up to thrash that aquino crap. so far only you can have the credibility (on the pa-sosyal baga) to beat that bitch. i hate kris aquino!
I think, Ruffa should understand Kris. For how many years they've been working together as a host, i think she already knew the way Kris Aquino talks and how she's vocal with saying 'she's frank'. And with that, she must ignore what Kris were saying, But not to the point she was already pulling down. And i think with that reason itself, Ruffa just can't take it anymore.
I agree with you MO, Annabelle was just being a mother. I'm not a fan of either Ruffa or Kris but I love Annabelle, It's not that she does not believe on Noynoy's capability of governing our country but she is just merely concern on what may happen if indeed Noy wins the election and Kris Aquino will suddenly burst out her power tripping habit...
Camaron - can we please refrain from saying negative things about other people? We don't even know them. If you hate kris, then keep it to yourself. Let's just be fair.
Mo - i think, you must always check this 'comment area' and erase those nega thing. This is not the place for it, isn't it?
i agree with wreckx..shut up cristine fajardo. burn with kris aquino.
kris should retire.
kris should sit at home and bake some cupcakes and make love with james yap all night and blow him real hard like a whirlpool washing machine so he wont leave her.
she's so pathetic!
i hate her....
vlad: no more understand kris ra ra ra. shes a spoiled bitch! she shud burn.
i dont hate u but please kris shud be a fulltime mom...wearing those lolita costumes and always in bed for james yap...she's no good for tv.
i get nothing from her.
i learn nothing....and she's such an eye sore.
i love ruffag...
Vlad,
i'm tryin but i just hate that @$#$^%%^ so bad i couldn't help it
Hi MO...
comment lang...
KRIS is also one of the reasons why I am hesitant about voting NOYNOY.. I just couldnt imagine the PHILIPPINES having KRIS again as the first SISTER? or maybe take the first wife ROLE. hahaha.
I watched showbiz central often that's why i don't have any idea that this is being done too Ruffa in the buzz... but if it is being done so often i think it was indeed the best decision to pull her out of the show.
now that she'll be having a new showbiz oriented show, its up to her to prove her power over kris.. Let us also see who will the audience prefer.. kris or ruffa... if their new show will rate, then ruffa is gonna be a big loss to the buzz.. as for me, i'll stick to SHOWBIZ CENTRAL.. i like the atmosphere more. hehehe :)
gp_erick - i think Kris won't do that. Kris and Ruffa were already been good friends since then. It just came out that kris were saying things that hurts Ruffa unknowingly. And I think, its just a misunderstanding that can only solve by the two of them. Its just a matter of time. They'll be fine.
OMG!!! shut the hell up.
i don't think she's spoiled. she really has some serious ego problem. i won't believe ninoy and cory raised her to become the monster she is now.
i know rufa somewhat overreacted...same with the rama mother. nevertheless, if this is that rare opportunity to finally show kris how bad she is....
it's not like that's the only "sin" kris aquino has ever made. look at how bossy she acts over ai-ai in that talent show she's judging for. i just can't understand what endears people to that b^#$%. she has to go.
ikanga... masamang damo ang hirap patayin.
you fools are a bunch of jackasses. if you look at what mo posts on his twitter account to people who respond to him then you'll know he can be a prick. yeah he's well spoken, i think that's a given but if he's mean to other people he should be called out too. bunch of kiss asses. GFYS. do work
christine, point noted and as I have have said many times before, I usually write these entries using my iPhone and at times it auto corrects it for me or its just my fault. when i usually do make mistakes, they are more of the spelling variety because of my aforementioned problem with the iphone and not the grammatical or frame of thought kind. thanks for pointing it out though and yes, a bit more proof reading on my part would help. good times and im SO GLAD you read my blog and follow me on Twitter. God Bless you child.
ok christineFajardo, you have my support.
Mo-its no disrespect. merely calling you out on what you berate other people for. i've always liked you because you're not like the others in the business. happy monday
also christine...fuck off bitch. Im rude to people who are rude first. thats the problem with narrow minded dumbshits like you, you only read my tweets and not the ones before me or thrown at me. i cant believe how stupid people are sometimes. they think that i cant defend or shouldnt defend myself from attacks. hey bitch, fuck you. i can and will defend myself using rudeness, profanity, or whatever the fuck i can think of that comes out of this mouth because im entitled to do that. it doesnt make me rude, it makes me unwilling to accept the bullshit that some people throw at me.
i dont wake up in the morning (sorry for a moment, i was going to sing the ke$ha song there)...umm, where was i, i dont wake up in the morning looking for a random person on twitter and verbally thrash them. i sit around, make jokes on twitter, and when a piece of shit like yourself comes along armed with stupidity and hypocrisy, i bring it to them. tell me dear genius, what the hell is wrong with that?
if someone calls you an asshole or a fucker for no reason...what? you just sit there. enough of this hyprocrisy bullshit. why dont you ask ANYBODY ive met in person, a stranger who has come up to me at any given moment, ask for a testimonial on how i treat them. go bitch. try it. you wont hear a goddamn negative thing.
so please remove that large thumb up your ass, life will just be peaches.