MANILA – Singer-actor Randy Santiago believes his younger brother Raymart is not capable of hurting his wife, actress Claudine Barretto.
This after Randy was asked by the media amid rumors that Barretto is a battered wife.
“I don’t think so. From my end, kapag sinaktan niya si Claudine, kami ang kalaban niya. Ibang usapan iyon. Hindi lang pamilya niya, kundi pamilya namin. I don’t think he will do that,” Randy said in a taped interview aired on “The Buzz” on Sunday.
Last month, Barretto caused alarm among her followers on the image-sharing service Instagram when she posted a photo showing her face with what appears to be a bruise.
In the photo, which has since been deleted from her Instagram page, the 33-year-old actress is seen posing with her daughter, Sabina, and two other girls.
Meanwhile, Randy revealed that Raymart is doing okay despite his separation to Barretto months ago.
Randy said Raymart is coping well since he left his and Barretto’s conjugal home.
“He’s very okay. Except for the kids, siyempre nami-miss niya pero he’s coping. Hindi maiiwasan [maging malungkot] kasi ilang taon din niya kasama si Claudine,” he said.
According to Randy, Barretto and Raymart are still on speaking terms and he still gets to see his son and daughter.
“Nagkakaroon naman yata [ng chance makita 'yung mga bata]. Binibigyan naman yata ng pagkakataon ni Claudine, wala naman yatang problema,” he said.
“The Buzz” tried to get Barretto’s side through her manager, but the actress declined to give any statement regarding the matter.
