Arjo Atayde doesn’t want Maine Mendoza to join his campaign for the elections as he does not want to use his girlfriend to boost his chances of winning.
To recall, Atayde filed his candidacy as Congressman of the First District of Quezon City on October 2021.
According to Bandera, he does not want his girlfriend to join his campaign to avoid any issues with the public.
Sylvia Sanchez, the actor’s mom, shared that the actor wanted the people to vote for him because they trust him and not because of Maine.
“Sinasabi talaga ni Arjo, ‘ayoko siyang i-front, ayoko siyang dalhin du’n,’ kasi sabi ni Arjo, ‘gusto kong manalo dahil ako, dahil si Arjo ako at pinagkatiwalaan ako ng mga tao. Dahil ginusto at minahal ako. Hindi dahil ginamit ko si Maine,” she said.
But Sylvia shared that her family is still being bashed for using Maine’s fame.
“Pinagtawanan na lang ng anak ko ‘yun, eh. Pati nga ako, ginagamit ko raw si Maine. Dahil wala raw kaming mga career. ‘Yung ganu’n. Hindi raw kami sikat.
“Sa totoo lang, hiyang-hiya si Maine. Nagso-sorry siya. Sabi niya, ‘tita I’m sorry.’ Kasi ‘yun nga, sinasabi, ginagamit. Kasi, ang habol daw namin kay Maine, ‘yung milyon niya, ‘yung pera niya, ‘yung negosyo niya. ‘Yung ganu’n.
“Si Maine nga, ‘Tita, I’m sorry. Hiyang-hiya ako.’ Sinasabi ko… ‘Maine, hindi ikaw ang namba-bash, hindi ikaw ang naninira. At hindi ganun ang paniniwala mo sa amin. So okay na kami dun, masaya na kami.’ Ang importante si Maine at si Arjo at ang pamilya ni Maine at kami,” said Sanchez.
Arjo and Maine have been together for more than four years now. The actor previously mentioned his plans about settling down with Mendoza.
