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Angel Locsin defends stepson against 'nepo baby' branding

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1772069396167angel stepson.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA - Actress Angel Locsin has come to the defense of her stepson, Joaquin Arce, one of the Ultimate 8 of &quot;Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0,&quot; after critics branded him a nepo baby.</p><p>&quot;Bihira lang akong mag social media ha. Pero nagulat ako sa comments ng ilang tao dito. Ano namang kasalanan ni Joaquin at naging asawa ko ang dad niya para ma-brand sya as nepo baby? Para namang hindi ako nag dyip o bus papuntang tapings ko dati. Kalevel ko pala si Discaya? Lol,&quot; the &quot;Darna&quot; actress said via X.</p><p>&quot;Pero &#x27;yung pera ko hindi galing sa nakaw. Yung 12k na boto ko kay Joaquin sa buong journey nya, baka dagdagan ko maasar ko lang &#x27;yung ibang makagawa ng issue. My son could have asked me for a project, but ang hiniling niya is mag audition sa PBB. Wag bitter. Nakakapanget &#x27;yan.&quot;</p><p>(I rarely use social media. But I was shocked by the comments of some people here. What exactly is Joaquin’s fault that I became his dad’s wife for him to be branded as a nepo baby? It’s not like I used to ride jeepneys or buses going to my tapings before. So I’m on the same level as Discaya? Lol. But my money didn’t come from stealing. The 12k votes I gave Joaquin throughout his whole journey , maybe I’ll add more just to annoy those who keep making an issue. My son could have asked me for a project, but what he asked for was to audition for PBB. Don’t be bitter. That makes you ugly.)</p><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="" title="X Post" 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=2026677849525027283&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=2ecbbf7a055b1348dd19a8e007beb689341e12ac&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:345px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2026677849525027283"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>On Day 124 of PBB, Joaquin finally faced &quot;The Ultimate Tapatan,&quot; where he had to answer questions from the ex-housemates serving as the jury.</p><p>One of the questions was: &quot;Do you consider yourself a nepo baby or you were influenced by your family that they are rich, famous or did they just vote for you with their money?&quot;</p><p>Joaquin replied: &quot;Well, sinabi ko sa pamilya before coming here not to spend, and I believe that whatever I get, I should deserve. Everything I want to achieve in this industry as an actor, because it&#x27;s my dream to be an actor, gusto ko na deserve ko siya. </p><p>&quot;Kasi lagi akong tinatanong &#x27;do you want to work with your stepmom? Do you want to work with Tita Angel in the future?&#x27; Lagi kong sinasabi na I think it&#x27;s a prize to work with her. I think I have to deserve it. I think I have to be a good enough actor to be able to act with her. And with that being said, I think if I were to win and if I were to want to deserve a spot here, I think I have to deserve it, dapat &#x27;yung taumbayan ang pipili sa akin,&quot; Joaquin said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/2/24/pbb-ex-housemates-return-for-tultimate-tapatan-1223" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PBB ex-housemates return for &#x27;Ultimate Tapatan&#x27;</a></div><p>Now down to its last week, &quot;PBB Celebrity Collab 2.0&quot; is available on iWant, Kapamilya Online Live, and other Kapamilya platforms.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JnmvtahdM_4?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JSwv6gkI4cI?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Actress Angel Locsin has come to the defense of her stepson, Joaquin Arce, one of the Ultimate 8 of "Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0," after critics branded him a nepo baby.</p>

Actress Angel Locsin has come to the defense of her stepson, Joaquin Arce, one of the Ultimate 8 of "Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0," after critics branded him a nepo baby.