Gretchen's brother rebukes mom Inday Barretto; reveals truth about Claudine's 'condition'

Hindi pa nagbigay ng anumang pahayag si Gretchen Barretto kaugnay sa naging pahayag ng kanyang ina na si Inday Barretto, na tahasang tumawag sa kanyang "liar." Ngunit isa sa mga kapatid nina Gretchen at Claudine ang nagtanggol kay Gretchen—si Joaquin "Jayjay" Barretto. Bukod kina Gretchen, Marjorie at Claudine na pawang nagsipag-artista ay may apat pa silang kapatid na non-showbiz—sina Joaquin, Mito, Mia, at Mitchie. Sa ipinadalang statement ni Joaquin sa mga miyembro ng media, kabilang na ang PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ngayong gabi, April 24, ay ipinagtanggol niya si Gretchen mula sa paratang ng kanilang ina. Ngayong araw ay inilathala sa daily broadsheet na The Philippine STAR ang pahayag ni Mrs. Barretto laban sa kanyang panganay na anak, na tahasan niyang tinawag na "liar." Ipinagtanggol din ni Mrs. Barretto ang bunsong anak na si Claudine Barretto mula sa paninira diumano ni Gretchen. Isiniwalat din ni Mrs. Barretto na umalis na ang asawa ni Claudine na si Raymart Santiago mula sa tinitirhang bahay nila ng aktres. "SHOCKING AND HURTFUL." Tinawag ni Joaquin ang letter ng kanilang ina na nailathala sa column ni Ricky Lo na "shocking" at hurtful." Patuloy niya, "But what bothers me most is that while she attacks my sister, Gretchen, and pictures her as evil personified, she seems to have forgotten the truth. "Mom, as you have gone out of [your] way to answer the issues that Claudine ought to answer for herself, maybe it is high time to reflect on things and address these concerns as well. "You have lifted Claudine on a pedestal as the teleserye queen and labelled Gretchen nothing but an ST queen. "But who took over the role of her parents, worked at the age of 12 and gave up her education to put her siblings to school? "Who put food on the table, paid for the rent, electricity and hospital bills when dad suffered from his heart condition at least two times? "Did you ever once stop her from doing all that because you loved her and wanted to protect her just like what you are now doing for Claudine?" CLAUDINE'S "CONDITION." Sa statement pa ni Joaquin, tinanong nito ang ina kung bakit pinabulaanan nito ang diumano’y "mental illness" ni Claudine gayong ang kanilang pamilya mismo ang nagdesisyon na ipasok ito sa ospital. "We all know the truth about Claudine's condition. "Gretchen never threatened about having her' 'padampot.' Whatever for? "May I remind you that it was you and dad who had her put in a hospital because you wanted to save her from destroying herself. "Yes, Claudine is going through rough times. Again. "And if you truly love her, then you should take concrete steps to save her rather than hitting Gretchen simply because she is standing up to Claudine." STOPPED TAKING CALLS. Pinabulaanan din ni Joaquin ang diumano’y panlalait ni Gretchen sa mga anak ni Claudine dahil matagal na raw walang komunikasyon ang dalawa. Saad niya, "You claimed that Gretchen has been calling Claudine's children names to her face. "But how is that ever possible when Gretchen had long stopped taking Claudine's calls? "Hasn't Claudine changed her mobile number many times while still owning many prepaid sim cards as well?" Ipinagtanggol din ni Joaquin si Gretchen sa diumano’y pagpaparinig nito kay Claudine sa Instagram dahil hindi raw ito masaya sa pagpasok ng pamangking si Julia Barretto, anak ni Marjorie, sa Star Magic, ang talent arm ng ABS-CBN. Aniya, "On the contrary, it was Claudine who repeatedly said she was going to make an expose. "On what? We were clueless until bashing began on Instagram, which was why Gretchen came to the rescue of Julia. "If there is anyone who cared more for her niece, we all know it is Gretchen, as she has proven when she chose to protect me and my siblings for a long, long time. "This explains exactly why, as you said, we never complained about our childhood." Sa huli, nakiusap si Joaquin na itigil na ng ina ang paninira nito kay Gretchen bago pa masira ang kanilang pamilya. Aniya, “[Please] put a stop to this before our family totally falls apart while there is still something to save." -- Arniel C Serato, PEP