MANILA – Former actress Marjorie Barretto admitted it was her sister Gia’s statement that hurt her the most amid the ongoing Barretto family feud.
In an interview with “The Buzz” aired on Sunday, Marjorie said she felt Gia had the least right to say anything about their family row since she has been living in the United States for quite a while.
“Siguro pinakanasaktan ako nung sa sister ko, kay Gia. Pinaka iyon ang iniyakan ko kasi siya ang pinakawala dito. She’s been gone for many, many years so siya talaga, I felt, has the least right to have an opinion kasi wala siya dito sa lahat ng hirap,” she said.
Gia released a statement last April 26 belying the statements earlier made by their brother Joaquin that it was their sister Gretchen who actually helped their family financially in the past.
Marjorie said it saddens her that Gia seemed to have been “brainwashed.”
“I [tried to call her]. I’m very close to her. That’s why I felt really betrayed kasi sabi ko I was just a call away, you could have called. Na-brainwash siya eh so I really felt betrayed and very, very hurt,” she said.
Marjorie said it pains her that a lot has already been said and done about their family but the real issue has yet to be resolved.
“There is a deeper story. I feel na parang nawala, nalihis sa totoong issue kami. Parang nag-away sila sa hindi naman dapat na issue. I was very heartbroken. To be honest, I was very hurt that my mom had to bring it all out in the open. Parang ang pakiramdam ko noon, dapat sa atin nag-lock tayo lahat sa isang kwarto at nagsigawan tayo ng whatever. Ilabas natin ang galit sa isa’t isa, hindi kailangan sa publiko kasi nakakahiya talaga,” she said.
Saying she does not see her family patching things up in the near future, Marjorie said: “Hindi ko alam kung anong na-learn namin. Sabi ko nga when the dust settles, anong na-achieve namin? I still don’t see kung anong natutunan naming sa lahat ng ito. Naging parang bad example pa kami sa lahat ng gma tao.”
“I’m really sad. Parang we have reduced our family name to a joke. We became a big joke. It’s painful kasi family iyan eh. They are the people you run to first kapag may problema ka. Hindi 'yung tuwing may problema ka, sila ang huling nakakaalam dahil hindi mo nafi-feel na poprotektahan ka,” she added.
Marjorie said the division in their family actually gave her a respite from the fighting.
“Masyado akong pagod na. Napagaod ako sa issue na ito na parang I want the space. Okay na muna sigurong huwag muna magkita kita. Magko-concentrate na lang muna ako sa mga anak ko, marami naman akong anak. Dito ko na lang pagbubutihin,” she said.
