"Pagka-ganun ko, narinig ko sa likuran ko parang nagulo 'yong mga upuan... parang nag-uumpugan yong upuan. So napalingon ako, paglingon ko, nakita ko si Piolo Pascual at Si Sam Milby."
Adhering to Joey's request, Lolit gamely demonstrated how the two men looked when she first saw them upon entering the coffee shop.
"Magkadikit yong pisngi 'tapos bumubulong 'yong isa dun sa tenga nung isa," she said.
"Sino ang bumubulong kanino?" probed Joey.
"Si Piolo," Lolit candidly replied, "Kasi si Piolo, naka-polo shirt dun. Si Sam naman, naka-T-shirt."
As to the exact time of the sighting, Lolit said she was not definite, although she was certain it was around three to four in the afternoon.
"Pagkatapos kasi, malapit na ko sa pinto nun, hinatid ako nung isang waiter. Sabi ko, ‘Di ba si Sam at saka si Piolo ‘yon?'" she asked the waiter for confirmation.
"Opo. Madalas nga sila diyan, e. Basta between alas-tres ng hapon hanggang alas-kuwatro, minsan sa isang linggo, nandito sila," was the waiter's reply according to Manay Lolit.
NOTHING TO HIDE. Lolit expressed puzzlement over why both camps had been vehemently denying the entire story.
"'Yon nga ang pinagtataka ko," yelped Lolit, "Ang sinabi ko lang, nakita ko sila dun sa coffee shop. Wala naman akong against kay Piolo and kay Sam dahil hindi ko naman sila kilala personally. Wala naman silang nagawang masama sa akin. Kaya sa akin, walang malisya yong pagkakasabi ko, nagkuwento lang [ako] kaya nagtaka ako ba't nagkagulo."
She had previously said in her column, however, that she wouldn't have put malice into what she saw if the two didn't mind being found out or if they had greeted her hello, even if they didn't know her well.
Despite the contradictions and denials from Sam's and Piolo's camps, Lolit firmly said without blinking, "Basta I stand in what I saw. Oo, basta nakita ko sila."
She continued: "Hindi, wala akong sama ng loob sa inyong dalawa. Wala akong against about sa inyong dalawa dahil wala naman kayong ginagawang masama sa akin, kaya wala...Wala akong malisya nung sinabi ko ‘yon. Wala akong purpose sa pagsasabi n'on.
"Ngayon kung idini-deny niyo, ok lang sa akin. Nakataya 'yong kredibilidad ko pero nasa inyo na ‘yon kung paniniwalaan ako ng tao o hindi. Nasa kanila na ‘yon," said Lolit in closing.
