ATONG Ang finally broke his silence with his name being implicated anew in the unrelenting brouhaha involving the ever-controversial Barretto sisters who, just recently, made headlines again getting in a scuffle at their father’s wake.
Ang is tagged as being the root cause of the sister’s enmity towards each other.
Supposedly, he was romantically entangled at one point with each sister, causing their falling out.
Atong denied the allegation in a statement sent to ABS-CBN news anchor Henry Omaga-Diaz.
He maintained, he, Gretchen, as with the latter’s longtime partner, Tonyboy Cojuangco are mere business partners.
Atong also denied having any romantic ties with Claudine.
But what about Nicole Barretto, daughter of another Barretto sibling, Jay-Jay?
His statement as published on Pep read:
“Tungkol kay Nicole, mga four to 11 years ago ay nagkakasama kami ng mommy niya.
“Kung ano man ang relationship namin, walang kinalaman si Gretchen.
“Si Gretchen kasosyo ko sa casino at saka sabong. Si Tonyboy Cojuangco, kasama ko rin sa casino.
“May junket ako sa mga casino, si Tony kasosyo ko sa Okada.
“Kung nagkahiwalay kami nila Nicole walang kinalaman si Gretchen.
“Ang relasyon namin ni Nicole, parang taga asikaso ng mga flights ko and schedule ko noon.
“Iyong relasyon kay Claudine, ako ang nag-ayos nang nagkaproblema sila ng anak ni Mayor Martin Castro – ‘yun lang ang naging relasyon namin.
“Si Nicole, pinag-aral ko ‘yan, ang nagtrabaho sa akin yung nanay niya.
“Si Gretchen malapit siya sa asawa ko.”
Short and sweet as it is, the statement only served to create more questions than answers.
Who is Martin Castro?
When and how did Gretchen get engrossed in cockfighting?
What does Tonyboy have to say about it all?
The plot thickens. (RAMPADOR ALINDOG)
