Actress and director Gina Alajar finally spoke up about her Facebook status message which found its way into the controversy involving boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and sexy actress Krista Ranillo. In just a few days, the issue escalated to excessive proportions.

Gina had posted a status message on her Facebook account, stating, "If I were Jinky Pacquiao, I would not give up Manny. Krista Ranillo is not worth it at all."  It was visible only to her friends and was, by Gina's choice, an opinion to be shared with only those she knew. Somehow, Gina's personal profile page became public and found its way to The Buzz.

In Showbiz Central's "Intriga Crossfire" segment yesterday, November 29, Gina explained her side on the whole issue and expressed her disappointment with showbiz talk show The Buzz for displaying her Facebook page on TV without her consent.

Showbiz Central airs on GMA-7 while The Buzz airs on ABS-CBN. These programs have the same timeslot every Sunday afternoon.

NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE FOR. Last week, the Ranillo camp appeared on TV and demanded an apology from Gina for her Facebook status message. It even came to a point where the Ranillos' lawyer said they were considering pressing charges against Gina. What does she have to say about this?

"Unang-una, hindi ako puwedeng magbigay ng reaction doon dahil hindi sa akin nakadirekta ang sulat nila," said Gina. "Dinirekta nila sa media at dinirekta nila sa TV station. Pero sinabi nila na sa isang news din the following day na papadala nila ako ng letter. So hinihintay ko ang letter na iyon. Pag na-receive ko ang letter na iyon, saka ako magre-react sa sinasabi nila. For now, ang reaction ko, e, there is nothing to apologize for. Sabi nga ng anak kong si Geoff [Eigenmann], we have been waiting for an apology a long time ago but it never came."

It's been rumored that Krista once had a link with her ex-husband Michael de Mesa. Does her Internet posting mean she has a hidden grudge against Krista?

"Alam mo kung personal grudge or personal na galit, e, napakatagal nang panahon iyan," answered Gina. "Naglaho na 'yan, okay? Kung itatanong kung bakit ako nag-post sa Facebook ko ng update, e, ang sagot ko diyan, e, sa lahat ng kapuluan kahit saan ako magpunta, e, iyon ang pinag-uusapan. Lahat ng tao nagbibigay ng komento tungkol sa issue na ito. Ako, palagay ko, karapatan ko magbigay ng sarili kong komento o iniisip tungkol sa issue na ito."

"Hindi naman para sa kanya [Krista] iyon, e," continued Gina, "para kay Jinkee 'yon. Pero hindi ko kaibigan si Jinkee. Ang naramdaman ko ay ang naramdaman ng halos lahat ng maybahay na Pilipino. Ang naramdaman ko ay iyong kuwestiyon na bakit nagkakaganito. So, I felt for Jinkee. Kaya sinabi ko na, 'If I am Jinkee Paquiao, I will not give up on Manny.' Di ba? Kung ako si Jinkee Paquiao, hindi ko hihiwalayan iyong asawa ko. Iyon ang nararamdaman ng karamihan ng may asawa sa issue na ito."

Gina met Jinkee only once during one of Manny's fights abroad. If she had a chance to meet her again, what would she want to say?

"In all this I'm for you, you remember that," Gina said. "I just want you to take care of your family. You take care of yourself and you love yourself. Because if you don't love yourself, sino pa ang magmamahal sa iyo? Alagaan mo mga anak mo, alagaan mo pamilya mo."

HER PRIVATE THOUGHTS MADE PUBLIC. Gina explained that what she said on Facebook were the random thoughts "ng isang babae na humihingi lang ng hustisiya para sa kanyang kapwa babae. Nakikiramay or nakikisimpatiya lang sa kanyang kapwa babae."

She asked why she should censor herself, or in this sense, apologize to people for posting her thoughts on Facebook, when it was precisely created to let people speak their minds on whatever issues there were to people they knew on a personal page they held private. "Kaya nga private page mo iyon, e. So, bakit may censorship?"

On the topic of private matters, it was time to discuss how her private page came to be displayed on The Buzz on one of its segments days before. What were Gina's feelings about The Buzz broadcasting her private conversations?

"Iyong privacy ko was invaded," Gina said. "And to think wala akong ibang social networking except Facebook. Unang-unang sign-up ko sa Facebook, ang una kong pinag-aralan ay iyong privacy settings. Kasi ayoko talaga na kung sino-sinong nag-a-add sa akin hindi ko kakilala. Ayoko iyong hindi ako libre sa ginagawa ko. Ayoko din na parang may stalker ako na susundan lahat ng ginagawa ko. Kaya wala akong Twitter, e. So anyway, pag-sign up ko sa Facebook, e, nalaman ko lahat 'yan at ako pa nagtuturo sa kaibigan ko kung papaano magkaroon ng privacy settings.