Jake Cuenca apologizes for remark on rom-com movies

MANILA, Philippines —  After getting bashed by netizens because of his tweets against romantic comedy movies, Kapamilya actor Jake Cuenca apologized.

“I would like to apologize for my tweet. I wasn’t pertaining to another film #thou aside from #goyo. It was wrong of me to compare genres but I wasn’t comparing both films because both films are great. Just happy to have variety in the cinema and we should support them all. My bad,” Jake wrote on his Twitter account. 

I would like to apologize for my tweet. I wasn’t pertaining to another film #thou aside from #goyo. It was wrong of me to compare genres but I wasn’t comparing both films because both films are great. Just happy to have variety in the cinema and we should support them all. My bad

— Jake Cuenca (@ijakecuenca) September 8, 2018

Jake got the ire of netizens in a now deleted tweet promoting “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral.”

“#goyo is a treasure! As Filipinos its our obligations to watch the film! It's our heritage our history more than rom coms we need to watch this film to learn. It's our local Lincoln!”

Netizens, some of them fans of the love team KathNiel, thought Jake was against the romance movie showing in cinemas alongside “Goyo,” “The Hows Of Us.”

“Why mention rom coms? Because there is a rom com currently showing in theaters that's drawing huge audiences. The need to watch Goyo shouldn’t preclude people from watching other movies for pure enjoyment,” a netizen commented. 

“Stop comparing or shading, coz they are way too different. Just support local films dude!! It wont hurt if you also watch rom coms. Try it so you will also learn. Nasa local industry ka so you should know better,” another netizen said.