MANILA, Philippines - Matindi ang mga rebelasyon ni Gretchen Barretto sa kanyang mga magulang na sina Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Barretto at sa kapatid niyang si Claudine sa ipinadala niyang statement kay Ms. Joanne Maglipon ng PEP.
Mas malala pa sa pasabog dahil literal na nitong winasak ang inilabas na drug test result ng kampo ni Claudine na negative sa sampung uri ng droga.
“I have suffered long and hard in silence all through the verbal, physical, financial and, most painful of all, emotional abuse from my very own parents,†pauna ni Gretchen sa statement na ipinadala sa PEP.
Pero ang pinakamatindi ay nang sabihin niya na na-confine si Claudine sa basement ng isang hospital dahil sa “severe drug abuse and mental condition.†At binanggit niya na sa mga batuhan ng akusasyon ng dating mag-asawa, si Raymart (Santiago) ang nagsasabi ng totoo.
Narito ang ilang bahagi ng statement ni Gretchen na lumabas sa PEP kahapon.
“And Raymart is telling the truth.
“I would like to remind my father that in January 2011, he pretended to have suffered a heart attack and confined himself in Medical City and got my sister-in-law, Connie, to call Claudine at 2 a.m. so she could go to the hospital.
“However, that was just a ploy to get Claudine confined at the basement for her severe drug abuse and mental condition.
“My brother, Mito, and his wife Connie, their son John, Marjorie and my parents planned and witnessed the confinement.
“The following month, Claudine’s treatment for drug abuse was continued in a private clinic in Chana, Thailand. After arriving back in the country, she had counseling with Mr. Dondi Ayuyao.
“Again, I would like to remind my father of a family meeting that he called Connie, JJ, Marjorie, John, and myself to attend at 3 p.m. on December 21, 2012 at Da-Ude Tea Place at the Fort.
“He said that he had just come from a meeting that morning with Ms. Eos Capistrano, a counsellor from White Plains who said Claudine needed to be confined at the basement 12-18 months minimum.
“And that it was a choice of confining her at the basement or seeing her in the morgue at the rate she’s going.
“I remind him again that I am just repeating exactly what he said then. My father told us that his choice was to see Claudine in the basement and, of course, we all wanted the same thing.
“Our family has, for the longest time, struggled with the problem of how to deal with Claudine’s problem.
“Sadly, we now recognize that any effort to help her was doomed to fail because my parents are not capable of dealing with the truth. Another example of this is the drug test result they recently showed to the press.
“We did not reject our parents. They rejected us.
“Sadly, they mistake our concern as envy, and our refusal to support their lies as betrayal.
“Whether they believe it or not, we care for Claudine.
“However, the Claudine that we see and experience now is not the Claudine we used to know.â€
Kahapon din ay nai-post naman si Claudine sa kanyang Instagram account ang result ng kanyang drug test na may caption na : “Sana matapos na paninira ng ibang taong.dis s for my Dad & Mom my Friends & My Fans who i call my Frends & esp for my Kids Sabina & Santino.sa lahat ng nagdadasal @ d humusga sakin Maraming salamat po.sa mga hinusgahan ako naintindihan ko po kayo.sana ngayon mabago na yung tingin nyo sakin.god bless u all.â€
Nauna nang sinagot ni Raymart ang drug test ni Claudine at sinabing marami pa siyang matinding mga ebidensiya na puwedeng ilabas laban sa dating asawa. “Pero hayaan na lang natin si judge ang makakita nito. Huwag na sa public,†sabi ni Raymart sa mga interview.
Grabe, mas malala pa sa mga napapanood natin sa TV ang nangyayari sa pamilya Barretto.