Charice shakes off robbery rumor

By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ
March 1, 2010, 1:38pm

International singer Charice Pempengco belied rumors that her driver, said to be her mother Raquel’s boyfriend, robbed her.

There had also been allegations that she called her grandmother, Tess Relucio, to tell her about it.

“Lahat po ng kuwento hindi po totoo. Kahit po isa wala pong totoo. Nung time na nakarating na ‘yung news sa’min nasa Vienna [Austria] po ako nun [for a show]. ‘Pag nasa States po ako hindi ako nakakatawag [sa Pilipinas],” said the soon-to-be debutante on “The Buzz.”

She also clarified that they have not one but three people who used to drive them around before, and “sila pong tatlo ka-barkada namin.”

Meanwhile, Charice had not much to comment on the feud between her mom and grandmother because Raquel wanted to leave her out of it.

“Sinasabi po sa’kin ng Mommy ko na out muna ako sa mga nangyayari. Kahit po gusto kong makialam… Wala akong alam sa issue. Hindi ko po maintindihan kasi okay naman kami ng lola ko,” she explained.

Some also allege that Oprah Winfrey’s “Most Talented Girl” has forgotten the person she owes her lucky break to: “FalseVoice,” or “Kuya Dave” as Charice calls him. This YouTube user and fan first uploaded Charice’s performance videos on the site, where she was eventually discovered.

When asked to give a message to her grandma, Charice said:

“Wala naman po akong kailangang sabihin. Hindi naman po ako galit. Nung nabalitaan ko [‘yung nangyari] hindi ko po maintindihan. [Basta] lagi lang po kayong mag-iingat. Lagi kaming nandito.

“Pinagawa po namin ‘yung apartment. Shinare po namin sa inyo ‘yung isang apartment para hindi na po kayo magtrabaho. Concerned lang po kami sa inyo [kaya sana] ‘wag niyo pong isipan ng kung ano-ano.”

Charice turned teary-eyed when she was then asked to say something to her mother.

“Matapang siya. Kung ako po ‘yung nasa sitwasyon niya, napakasakit. Nafi-feel ko ‘yung pain niya. Stay strong,” said she.

The young belter left the country on February 28 for the States for some preparations for her international US album, which will be released on her birthday in May.

Her current single with Iyaz, “Pyramid,” toppled Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” at the top spot on the US Billboard Remix Chart.