Inah de Belen drew the ire of social media personality Rosmar Tan after the former expressed dislike to being compared to the latter, and appeared particularly disgusted with the actress’ “ew” remark.
De Belen posted on Facebook a picture of herself with boyfriend Jake Vargas following their appearance at the Flores de Mayo celebration in Barangay Maysantol, Bulacan. A netizen was quick to notice their supposed resemblance, saying they mistook de Belen for Tan, prompting the actress to react violently in the comments section.
“Sorry po ha, nagtataka ako bakit nandiyan si Jake Vargas, akala ko talaga si Rosmar kung di ko nabasa pangalan, nagtingin-tingin pa ako, ang mag-jowa pala talaga, ang ganda mo pati ng damit mo,” the netizen wrote.
De Belen responded by saying she was unfamiliar with Rosmar. “Guys, sino ba si Rosmar, hindi ko siya kilala,” she said. After apparently looking up the social media personality, she added, “Na-research ko na siya, plssss don’t associate me with her, ew.”
Tan, whose real name is Rosemarie Tan-Pamulaklakin, then issued a clapback on her own social media post, expressing her dismay over de Belen’s remarks.
“Kung maka ‘ew’ ka naman sa akin at di niya daw ako kilala. Nahiya naman ako sayo, Filipina actress nakalagay pero di din naman kita kilala. Mas maraming beses pa ata ako lumabas sa TV kaysa sayo, ante. Kung maka ‘ew’ wagas, inaano ka?” she wrote.
In a separate post, Tan doubled down on her response. “Kung maka ‘ew’ ka naman sa akin. Mas mukha ka pa ngang mom of 3 sa akin. At kung makasabi ka ng di mo ako kilala?” she reiterated.
“Mas di kita kilala, saan ka lumabas? Hiyang-hiya naman sayo ang 30M total followers ko. Kala ko di mo ako kilala? Pero sasabihan mo ako ng ‘ew’ at nakaka-bwisit? Okay lang sana na di mo ako kilala pero anong ginawa ko sa’yo? Para sabihan mo ako ng ‘EW’? Starlet na di pa nga sikat, attitude na agad. Pwe!” the vlogger concluded.
Meanwhile, several netizens came to de Belen’s defense, claiming the “ew” she used may not have meant disgust but rather stood for “either way.”
“Either way kasi ‘yon HAHAHAHA.’ Don’t associate me with her either way’ in Tagalog : ‘Huwag mo akong iugnay sa kanya sa anumang paraan.’ Baka yan po ang ibig niya sabihin,” defended one netizen.
“Ang ‘EW’ ay ‘EITHER WAY’ ang meaning po,” added another netizen.
De Belen, daughter of seasoned actors Janice de Belen and John Estrada, has yet to address Tan’s new posts as of this writing.
She appeared in a number of Kapuso series, among them, “Crazy Beautiful You,” “Kambal Karibal,” and “Die Beautiful.” (Jessica Ann Evangelista © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
