"Finding peace is better than revenge."
This is the cryptic post of social media influencer Camille Trinidad on Instagram.
Camille's IG comment section was flooded with questions as to why her YouTube Channel with boyfriend Jayzam Manabat is not available online anymore.
"This page isn't available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else," read the text in the link to their YouTube Channel.
Also, a note in their other videos read: "This video is no longer available because the uploader has closed their YouTube account."
Jayzam tweeted: "Pta pg gising ko trending kami tana. Anyare HAHAHAHAHA! G*gu teka nga makapag explain, kung ano among storya na nalabas HAHAHAHAHAHA!… JWU! Sorna. HAHAHAHA! teka mag kakape muna kami ni Camille."
Online users shared their assumptions.
Some said it is related to the recent announcement of the Bureau of Internal Revenue which stated some social media influencers have not been paying their income taxes despite earning “huge” income from the different social media platforms.
There are also reports that some social media influencers are not registered with the BIR or are registered under different tax types or line of business, but are also not declaring their earnings from social media platforms for tax purposes.
Others believe it's just a "marketing strategy" or another "prank."
Some of the comments:
Camille eventually verified that the YouTube channel will no longer be available.
On Twitter, she declared: "JaMill is now signing off. Pero Jayzam & camille is (infinity symbol)."
Then in another tweet, she thanked fans for "everything."
Note that prior to their "deletion," they already have more than 12.5 million followers.
"Yes deleted na po ang channel. Di naman natin ma-pplease lahat ng tao na sabihing pa issue lang ito or what. Its about our relationship, mas pinili namin mas maging okay ang relationship namin. I hope na irespeto nalang Thankyou," said Camille.
Meanwhile, Jayzam wrote: "Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened (heart emoji)"