Known for her brutal and frank comments to actors, TV host and columnist Lolit Solis gave her honest opinion about actress Jennylyn Mercado who has been very vocal about her opinions regarding several issues.
On her Instagram account, Solis questioned Mercado’s status on social media,
“Naku full ang hands ni Vinia Vivar ngayon sa pagtatanggol kay Jennylyn Mercado, Salve. Paano nga ay nakatanggap ng pangaral mula kay Arnell Ignacio si Jennylyn; kaya buwelta ni Vinia, dapat, bago pagsabihan si Jennylyn, tignan muna ni Arnel ang sarili.”
Solis clarified that she’s not siding with anyone, but she told the Kapuso actress that she must be careful to make remarks on the issues.
“Wala akong gusto kampihan. Siguro, ‘yun lang ang dapat sa mga artista natin lalo pa nga at bawat sabihin nila ay madaling i-pick up at isulat. Medyo dahan-dahan sa issues. Tama. Dapat, vigilant, dapat, may boses, pero ‘pag sa lahat sinalihan mo, wala nang premium ‘yung boses mo. Ordinary na lang.”
The columnist even reminded the actress’ publicist Vinia Vivar to remind Jennylyn to stop talking about political issues.
“Kung ako si Vinia, dapat iyon ang ituro niya kay Jennylyn. Choose your battle; hindi ‘yung sali nang sali. Dapat, pagsali mo, ‘Wow, matutuwa ako dahil ang taas ng premium mo!’ At ‘yung pagsali mo sa issue ko, nakatulong. Pero ‘yung basta banat nang banat lang, ‘yun na nga, tama si Arnell — magiging para kang aktibista na salita nang salita dahil lang anti ka; kaya hindi mo nakikita ‘yung kabilang side.”
Lolit further advised that Jennylyn should focus on helping like actresses Angel Locsin and Marian Rivera instead of criticizing,
“Ilan na ba ang naibigay ni Jennylyn Mercado na PPE, face mask o face shields? Nagpakain na ba siya ng mga frontliners ‘tulad ni Marian Rivera? Pinuntahan na ba niya mga drivers na nagugutom? Unahin niya iyon; huwag ‘yung puro Twitter o Facebook ang ginagawa niya at pagtatanong. Ayaw ni Arnell Ignacio.”
Solis issued this statement because of a recent issue in which former Deputy Administrator Arnell Ignacio of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) called out Jennylyn Mercado for criticizing the government.
“Payo lang, wag niyo na pasukin ang hindi ninyo linya. You have very successful careers dahil mahusay kayo sa linyang pag aartista,” said Ignacio. “Do not ever think the power of popularity will instantly translate into mastery of the political jungle. Wawasakin ninyo mga careers ninyo,”
He even called the actress ‘eleganteng tsismosa’ for not knowing anything about the things that she keeps criticizing,
“Kapag nagbibigay kayo ng mga opinyon niyo na hindi niyo inaaral, mabubutata lang kayo, eh, Wag kayong basta lang magpost nang magpost kasi para lang kayong eleganteng tsismosa.”
