Vice Ganda on being bashed for financial assistance: 'That hurts so much'

Comedian Vice Ganda recently opened up about feeling "hurt" after being judged by fans on social media. after the price of financial assistance he gave to someone went viral.

He related via the latest episode of "It's Showtime," "May natulungan ako. Hindi ko pinagmalaking meron akong natulungan. Pero yung tinulungan ko, sinabi niyang tinulungan ko siya. Tapos nilabas niya kung magkano yung tinulong ko sa kanya. 'Tas nabasa ko sa mga comments, sabi nung mga comments: 'Ha, ganun lang pala binigay ni Vice Ganda, 20,000 lang?' Parang, napalunok ako. Parang, pag ako ba yung tumulong dapat may presyo, may ceiling, dapat hindi bumaba sa ganito?"

He added, "Na-ano ako... sabi ko tumulong na ako ng kusa, ayoko ngang mag pa-acknowledge, kaya hindi ko sinasabi. Pero 'yung nilabas mo yung pangalan ko, tapos inokray pa ako ng mga ano... 'Bakit 20,000 lang ang binigay mo?' Nasaktan ako talaga."

"Kapag hindi ka tumulong, ang sama-sama mo; 'pag tumulong ka, kukwestyunin pa: 'Bakit 'yun lang ang tinulong mo?' That hurts so much."

Though Vice didn't mention names, many are convinced he's referring to co-comedian Ate Gay who recently posted the exact amount donated by friends after he was hospitalized sometime back due to a rare skin disease.

Ate Gay explained he did so after being bashed for unfriending people critical of the current government.

In the post, Ate Gay shared that a sibling paid P600K for his hospital bill.

Then he shared the financial assistance given by his colleagues in showbiz, namely Paolo Ballesteros (P30K), Beks Battalion (P30K), Teri Onor (P20K), Vice (P20K), Ogie Alcasid (P10k), and Ogie Diaz (P10K).

Later, in an interview with Ogie Diaz, Ate Gay shared further: “Laging pinagdidikit yung mukha ko at ni Vice Ganda. Nahihiya ako kay Vice. Actually, tumulong si Vice. Sabi ko nga, di ba, maliit at malaking halaga ay tulong.

“Oo, tinulungan ako. Pero nga, ang feeling ko, yung mga namba-bash sa akin, parang feeling nila si Vice yung nagbayad ng bill sa hospital... Parang nahihiya ako kay Vice. Kumbaga, yung lagi na lang siyang nadadawit pag may issue.

“Ang nagbayad ng bill ko sa ospital, kapatid ko, P600K.

“Ako, nahihiya ako sa kanya... Maraming salamat sa kanya dahil sa panahon na nahirapan ako sa ospital, yung naalala ka lang niya, okay na yun, e. Tumulong pa siya, di ba? Maraming salamat.”