Broadcaster Korina Sanchez Roxas revealed that some of her friends were really surprised that fellow broadcaster Karen Davila would be her special guest on her talk show "Korina Interviews" on Net 25.
"Maraming nag-iisip na magkagalit kami. Hindi naman kami magkagalit. Saan kaya nanggaling yun? Gusto ko rin siyang tanungin. Ano ba ang feelings n'ya about me? Kasi ako, wala talaga akong pagka-nega," said Korina during the introduction of the episode which aired on Net 25 last Sunday, Oct. 30.
Korina also said: "Bakit? Ano bang problema n'yo? Matagal na itong pinag-uusapan. Ako naman tuwing lalabas ito sa usapan sasabihin ko, 'What? No! I don't know where you're getting that. Saan n'yo ba nakukuha yan at bakit ang tingin ninyo magkagalit kami ni Karen Davila? May sagot ako dyan."
Karen answered first. "May sagot ka d'yan? Ang feeling ko, work-wise, it was such a competitive environment where we used to work. So parang they would pit people against each other perhaps. After Korina, andyan si Karen. Napakahirap din nun kasi you feel minsan may hinahabol ka or hinahabol ka. Sa pananaw ko, isa sa mga nasayang na panahon ko sa ABS-CBN is yung hindi kita nakilala roon."
"I'd be honest because I know you were so busy. But I feel it was a lost opportunity for me, for both of us. I wish I had gotten to know you then. I mean the whole experience of getting to know you...we never got to do that," Karen added.
Korina replied: "We never got to do that kasi una, sobrang busy. Iba-iba ang schedule natin. It's not like nakakahuntahan ko lang madalas si Bernadette (Sembrano), or even Loren (Legarda). Talagang nakakausap ko lang si Ted (Failon) kasi siya yung partner ko."
At one point, Karen asked Korina if Ted courted her. Korina laughed and answered: "Si Ted may asawa noon. Si Ted 12 years old pa lang, may asawa na. With that thing, sobrang busy, may balitang hay naku ang pumalit kay Korina si Karen. So baka galit si Korina kay Karen. Decision ng management 'yun noong pinalitan mo ako sa TV Patrol. And it was nothing. Remember when Mar (Roxas) ran, I even invited you. Wala talaga yun. Decision talaga ng mga boss namin noong mga panahon na yun. Pero nga naunahan na ng mga intriga rito, intriga doon. Tapos hindi oa tayo magkatagpo sa schedule natin."
Karen added: "I think we didn't know each other well. That's also a factor. Remember when I replaced you in TV Patrol in 2004, I told you then, I don't know if you still remember that, I was 34 and I thought I wasn't ready for TV Patrol then. But after six years, by 2010, I remember when the management told me you were coming back, and Kabayan was coming back. Of course I was sad pero kung nangyari nga kay Korina, alangan naman magreklamo ako, puwedeng magpalit. So bakit ako mangyayari e kay Korina nga nangyari yun. She was on the top of her game and then ako, if she comes back, what makes it any different?"
Korina commented: "I'm so happy that you think that. Sa news, puwedeng musical chairs yan. Puwede yang magpalit-palit kahit sinu-sino. At wala kang magagawa dahil lahat kami empleyado. The really best thing is to shine wherever you are. Lalo nga ngayon Karen, ibang-iba na. Kanya-kanya ng gimik."
Watch the full interview: