With Daniel Padilla’s rising star status, come the intrigues and the spiteful remarks on social networking sites, especially, Twitter.
While often nonchalant about what is said of him, Daniel did not hesitate to express his disappointment last night, April 4, at a press conference that announced his endorsement of Amigo pasta with Be Careful with My Heart star Richard Yap.
The bashing has apparently become too much. It hit Daniel’s nerves that the nasty statements on “tweetosphere” were directed at the young actor’s mother, actress Karla Estrada, and Daniel's loveteam partner, Kathryn Bernardo.
During the press conference proper, Daniel and Richard were asked if there is a pressure on their part as endorsers to keep their image, wholesome.
When it was his turn to answer, the Princess and I star boldly stated his sentiments regarding the negative tweets.
“Hindi lang sa akin, tungkol sa pamilya, iba-iba. Pero, ang sa akin naman, kung minsan, mukha naman ako masyadong mayabang…” Daniel started.
“Nanay ko na yung binabastos, e. Kumbaga, kaya mong pumatay para sa nanay mo, e. Lahat kaya mong gawin para sa nanay mo [o] kahit sino sa pamilya mo.
“Kaya siguro ang tingin nila sa akin medyo maangas, mayabang, ganyan. Pero may sari-sarili naman tayong personalidad, di ba?”
OFFENSIVE. In a more intimate interview with the group of entertainment writers, Daniel did not disclose what exactly the tweets said.
“Basta foul, sobrang foul yung sinabi sa ermats ko.
“Sa Twitter…alam nyo namang dun lang puwede. Hindi naman nila kayang sabihin sa harap namin, di ba?”
The actor took offense in the fact that the tweets were attacking the two women who matter most to him.
He reacted, “Mali, e! E di naman siguro… Hindi naman ako yung masama, e. Hindi naman ako yung nagkakaro’n ng kahit anong kasalanan. Sila din yung nagiging napakabastos ng ugali, di ba?
“Sobrang bastos lang kasi. Isipin nyo, ilang taon ka lang, binabastos na yung magulang ng isang tao.
“Basta pati magulang ko binabastos, pati si Kathryn. Ano ba namang klaseng tao ka?”
Where does he think the bashers were coming from?
Daniel replied, “Wala nagpapapansin lang! Pang-bad trip lang.”
TALK WITH KARLA. When PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) asked Daniel if he and Karla discussed the matter, the young actor said that it was his mother who gave him the heads up about the tweets.
Daniel confirmed, “Siya yung nagsabi sa akin. At yun nga, parang bad trip, e. Bakit kailangan mo sabihin sa nanay ko yun?
“Wala naman po akong pakialam kung ano pang sabihin nila, kung kahit saan nila sabihin.
“Uulitin ko uli, sabihin nila sa harap ko. Wag mo na sabihin kung saan-saan. Sabihin nila mismo sa akin!”
He said he consoled Karla with a, “Ma, hayaan mo na. Ganyan talaga.”
Daniel said that his mother offers him advice on how to handle the intrigues. At the end of the day, however, he chooses how to act on it.
“Sinasabi niya kung pa'no pero ako naman, oo lang ako nang oo. Pero may sarili akong pagsagot, di ba?
“Gusto ni Mama, kailangan pa rin, alam mo yun, kailangan hindi masyadong bastos.
“Ako naman, hindi naman ako nagmumura sa iba.”
“ASTIG.” Daniel’s popularity is mostly due to the “astig” demeanor that he inherits from his father's side, the Padilla brood.
The public has recognized actor Robin Padilla’s antics in Daniel—something that the young Padilla himself cannot elaborate on.
Daniel, however, is certain that being straightforward is something that he got from the Padilla genes.
He said, “Yung pagiging straightforward sa mga salita. Ginagawa ko lang pag alam kong tama ako.
“Alam nyo pag mali, wala naman tayong magagawa, e.
“Ba’t kailangan mo pang itabi-tabi yung mga sasabihin mo kung yung naman po talaga yung kailangan mong sabihin, di ba po? At a, ganun po talaga, e.”
Does it not bother him that his attitude comes off arrogant to the public?
Daniel replied, “Oho. E, wala naman po akong magagawa dahil pinapakita ko lang po kung sino ako.
“Siyempre ayoko naman po maging plastic sa mga taong kaharap ko.
“Siguro kailangan po akong matanggap kung sino ako.
“Pero at the same time, hindi po akong masamang tao, di ba?
“Minsan ganun lang ako magsalita. Pero mas maganda po yung para sa akin kasi…kahit ano pang sabiihin nyo, hindi nyo akong masasabihang plastic.”
Daniel stressed that he will not change who he is despite the criticism he is getting. He also is not one to be told what to do.
“Kasi ako, yung mga ibang supporters, e, minsan ako na mismo ang sinasabihan kung ano [ang] kailangan kong gawin, e.
“Actually, hindi ako robot, di ba? Hindi ako robot at ako lang po ang gumagawa ng kung ano ang gusto ko.
“At kung alam kong nasa lugar [ako] at alam kong tama, yun po ang gagawin ko. Basta kung saan ako masaya.
He relayed to his supporters, “Minahal nyo ako dati nang ganun ako. Sana, mahalin nyo pa rin ako kung anong gusto kong gawin sa sarili ko.”
FAME. Lastly, inquired if his popularity has gotten to him, Daniel brushed off the comment.
“Minsan, sinasabi nila parang may pangalan ka lang, 'tapos ganyan ka pa rin umasta. Parang ako…negative ba yun? Siyempre, bakit ako magbabago?
“Ito yung totoo, e. Kasi dati, ganito na ako umasta, pero hindi naman ako pinapansin. Ngayon, naging ganito na yung posisyon, ganito pa rin umasta, pero pinapansin na.”
He reiterated that fame has not changed who he is.
“Hindi mo kailangan ramdamin. Tuloy ka lang. Trabaho lang nang trabaho.
“Isipin, araw-araw na trabaho mo parating first time. Yun lang yun.”