Jennylyn Mercado claims Patrick Garcia's text messages caused her stressPhilippine Entertainment Portal
Nerisa Almo
Sunday, April 27, 2008
01:16 AM
Jennylyn Mercado admitted that she was stressed out by text messages allegedly sent by Patrick Garcia, her former boyfriend and father of their child. She is five-months pregnant.
Last Sunday, April 21, Jennylyn was rushed to St. Luke's Hospital due to abdominal cramps. One of the reasons given by her doctor was that the young actress was under a lot of stress. (Click here to read full article)
In a taped interview with StarTalk aired yesterday, April 26, Dr. Judy Ann Uy-de Luna explained why she decided to admit Jennylyn at the hospital. "We decided to admit Jen kasi nga she was having a pre-term labor right now.
"The pregnancy is really in a critical condition because we're not on the period of viability yet. To start with, this pregnancy has started so much emotional stress, which she is having right now again this time."
TEXT MESSAGES FROM PATRICK. In the first story that was published here in PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal), Jennylyn alleged that her ex-boyfriend's text messages were the cause of her stress.
She also said this in her taped interview with StarTalk. She indirectly asked Patrick to be considerate about the condition of their baby.
Jennylyn related, "Itong mga past few days, Pat's texting me talaga ng mga text, 'tapos sobrang nakaka-stress, nakaka-harass. Parang hindi na niya iniisip yung condition ko, kahit na hindi na lang yung condition ko, yung condition na lang ng baby ko.
"Parang hindi na siya nagmalasakit. Wala na nga siyang naitutulong, kumbaga, wala na siya diyan para sa akin simula nang mabuntis ako, hanggang ngayon ba naman na wala na siya talaga?"
The young actress also mentioned that she was able to talk to Patrick. However, the conversation, according to Jennylyn, led nowhere.
"Tapos na lahat between us, hindi pa rin tinitigilan. Kumbaga, hindi ako nagre-reply, hindi ko sinasagot yung tawag niya. But noong time na talagang napuno na ako yesterday, sinagot ko pero wala rin namang nangyaring maganda. Wala rin namang napuntahang maganda."
In a previous interview with Patrick's manager, Arnold Vegafria, he denied Jennylyn's allegation that the young actor is harassing her through text messages.
Although she is pregnant, Jennylyn's doctor still allows her to do TV appearances and an album promo. Jennylyn said that this is one of the sources of her happiness right now.
"Kumbaga, inaaliw ko rin yung sarili ko lalo na kapag kumakanta ako, 'tapos nag-o-autograph signing," said Jennylyn.
Since she will be celebrating her 21st birthday on May 15, Jennylyn wished that, "Sana marami pang blessings na dumating sa baby ko. Sa career, after giving birth, sana makabalik and maging healthy yung baby ko siyempre."
ENTER ANDREI FELIX. Another reason that was said to have caused Jennylyn's stress was the malicious write-ups linking the young actress to MYX VJ Andrei Felix.
A source related to PEP that Jennylyn, who denied the allegations, was hurt by these articles, "Kada labas niya, binibigyang kulay. Lahat na lang ng ginagawa niya... Hindi na raw sila naawa sa baby niya." (Click here to read full article)
On the other hand, in StarTalk's interview with Andrei at an event in Boracay, the MYX VJ said he was clueless as to where this issue came from.
"Well, first things first, hindi talaga totoo yun. Hindi ko talaga alam kung saan nanggagaling yun. I just wanna say na talagang matagal na kaming friend ni Patrick. Last year? Last, last year, Jennylyn and I worked in a movie in Tiyanaks,—sila Mark Herras, JC de Vera—we just became really good friends. Minsan dumadalaw pa nga si Patrick to visit the show, so I don't know where this is coming from."
However, Andrei suspects that malicious reporters might have seen them together during the event of Max FM, where Andrei is also working as a deejay, in Boracay.
He said, "We bumped into Jennylyn Mercado. Jen has been a good friend of Max FM. So, yun, pumunta siya sa event namin kasama yung mga friends niya."
Then he explained, "Hindi, hindi kami magkasama, as in I was with my Max FM family and I was with my Max FM co-jocks. Kaya and weird kasi that's the last time na I saw her, mga three weeks ago."
Andrei also said that despite the intrigue, he and Jennylyn are communicating with each other, but only to clear up the issue.
The veejay told the media, "Tine-text ko [si Jennylyn], ‘Saan nanggagaling 'to?' Parang ganyan, parang nahiya rin siya sa akin kasi, yun nga, parang nadadamay din ako dito.
"Ako din, nahihiya ako sa kanya, nahihiya din ako kay Patrick. Si Patrick naman and Jen hindi nila ako dinamay, e. Hindi naman sa kanila nanggaling ito, e, yung press and yung media and yung mga maduduming mag-isip."
According to Andrei, Patrick sent him a text message about the rumors. He said, "Tinanong niya lang ako kung totoo yun kasi magkaibigan naman talaga kami. So, alam mo yun, nag-text lang."
The MYX VJ pleaded to the media, "Sana, sana talaga tigilan na nila si Patrick, pati si Jennylyn."
And to his friends, Jennylyn and Patrick, Andrei said, "Pat and Jen, message ko lang sa inyo, di ba, don't listen to the media, don't listen to the press. Just solve your problem na kayong dalawa lang for your baby and for thea relationship. And sana matapos na 'to."