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LOOK: Celebrities pen heartfelt messages for ‘Eat Bulaga!’

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<p>After a surprising turn of events yesterday, May 31, various celebrities showed their support and gratitude to the long-running noontime show, <em>Eat Bulaga!</em></p><p>On May 31, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon––also known as TVJ––announced in an emotional video uploaded online that they were parting ways with Television and Production Exponents, Inc. (TAPE), the producer of <em>Eat Bulaga!</em></p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/31/vic-sotto-tito-sotto-joey-de-leon-announce-departure-from-tape-inc-1428"><strong>READ: Vic Sotto, Tito Sotto, Joey de Leon announce departure from TAPE Inc.<br/></strong></a></div><p>Fellow <em>Eat Bulaga!</em> hosts Maine Mendoza and Pauleen Luna-Sotto were among the celebrities who paid tribute to the show. Pauleen, who is married to Vic, shared how the noontime show had impacted her life.</p><p>“Hanggang sa muli, dabarkads. Maraming salamat, @eatbulaga1979,” Maine wrote.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs5k8FVSFIk/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4006205.8000001907%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs5pqrhvXDq/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A4006221.600000143%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="510" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>“<em>Eat Bulaga </em>meant so much to me. Forever grateful. #dabarkadsforever,” Pauline added.</p><p>Ruru Madrid and Bianca Umali, who are often guest hosts, expressed their sincerest gratitude towards the show and the loyal and supportive fans. The Kapuso actress recalled how <em>Eat Bulaga!</em> made her and her grandmother laugh all the time.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6HDaYBj7W/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A4006235.7000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:absolute;visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1663816694413004803&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=34208bc48e5e651ce117a6e40a63c92a757f0da1&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1685605918105338656="true"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Eat Bulaga .... walang hanggang pasasalamat sa inyo... mahal ko kayo Dabarkads! ♥️😢</p>— Ruru Madrid (@Rurumadrid8) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rurumadrid8/status/1663816694413004803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2023</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>“<em>Eat Bulaga</em> .... walang hanggang pasasalamat sa inyo... mahal ko kayo Dabarkads!” Ruru Tweeted.</p><p>“Tuloy ang isang libo&#x27;t isang tuwa. Maraming salamat, @eatbulaga1979 ♥️ sa walang hanggang pagpapasaya sa Lola ko, sa akin, sa mga Pinoy mula Batanes hanggang Jolo at sa buong mundo. 143, Dabarkads! Hanggang sa muli.” Bianca said.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs5vgDKS4Zz/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A4007589.8000001907%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Meanwhile, Ice Seguerra wrote a lengthy post to show how emotionally affected he was by the trio’s departure. Ice joined the show’s Little Miss Philippines segment years ago which eventually launched his showbiz career.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/31/arjo-atayde-confirms-wedding-with-maine-mendoza-is-happening-this-year-314"><strong>READ: Arjo Atayde confirms wedding with Maine Mendoza is happening this year<br/></strong></a></div><p>“Hindi ko naiintindihan ang nararamdaman ko. Lungkot ba o saya? Malungkot ako sa nangyayari. Sa kawalang respeto. Malungkot ako dahil sa hiwalayang <em>Eat Bulaga</em> at TAPE, mayroong mga taong mag-iiba ang lagay sa buhay. Nalulungkot akong umabot sa ganito,” he said.</p><p>The singer-songwriter added that while he is sad, he is also happy for the hosts who decided to part ways with TAPE, Inc.</p><p>“Pero masaya ako dahil malaya na sila. Bakit ka mananatili sa isang relasyong hindi ka naman masaya. Hindi rin ako natatakot sa kinabukasan ng programa. Ang<em> Eat Bulaga</em> ay <em>Eat Bulaga</em>. Kahit saang network sila mapadpad, walang paltos silang makakalipad. Kaya sulong lang, Dabarkads. Simula pa lang ito nang mas maniningning na bukas,” Ice added.</p>

<p>Celebrities share their experiences working on the noontime variety program.</p>

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LOOK: Celebrities pen heartfelt messages for ‘Eat Bulaga!’

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Published Jun 01, 2023 03:54 PM PHT

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