MANILA, Philippines - Richard Yap denied that Ian Veneracion replaced him as Jodi Sta. Maria's leading man in the Metro Manila Film Festival entry "All You Need is Pag-ibig."
The film stars Kris Aquino, Derek Ramsay, Kim Chiu and Xian Lim.
"Actually I just heard about it on write ups," he said in an interview on Thursday. "Hindi ako kinausap na derecho na maging part."
He added that Ian and Jodi were originally chosen to be part of the film since they're being seen in the primetime series "Pangako Sa 'yo."
Although he's not part of any MMFF entry this year, Richard will be busy doing the primetime series "Ang Probinsyano."
He said he's also excited for the projects being prepared for him in 2016.
"I think I'll be busier in 2016. Kasi mayro'n silang nilulutong project na we're supposed to do," he said. "Pero siyempre mahirap i-develop kasi naudlot 'yong project namin ni Judy Ann."
His project, "Someone to Watch Over Me" was put on hold after Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo found out about her pregnancy.
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"They had to do a different story, so 'yong preparation na 'yon medyo matagal. So instead of doing it this year, we'll do it next year," he added.