GINA MAGAT comes out to tell how Rina Navarro allegedly stole her ex-fiancé from her, the same thing that Rina is now accusing actress Ara Mina of.
“Ang dating parang naagawan, awang-awa siya…. Yung every day para siyang namamatay? That was the same feeling I had nung ginawa niya sa akin yun,” says Gina about Rina.
“I admit, until now, I have nothing but hatred for that woman.” Rina, is a member of the Cinema Evaluation Board and political strategist of former MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino, who is accusing Ara of stealing her fiance.
Gina, a center manager of an IT school in the country, is being questioned as to her connection with the controversy Rina and Ara are facing right now. According to Gina, fi ve years ago, Rina also stole her fiance.
The issue rooted when Rina accused Ara of stealing her fiance President and CEO of the Philippine International Trading Corporation Undersecretary Dave Almarinez.
Gina confessed… “What happened to Rina Navarro was the same scenario I had 5 years ago. That girl, Rina, had an affair with my fiancé and just gave birth that time. I guess Karma is slowly consuming her.
“Tell her to stop acting like a victim. Her IG post was moving, but it won’t erase the fact that she did the same way to me like Ara Mina. Just sharing.”
Why did she come out in the open and tells all?
“Yung nakikita ko yung mga articles at mga interviews, yun nga, nanggigigil ako. Parang, di ba… siyang-siya yun, e, yung mga ibinibintang niya, siya yun, e. Alam mo, kahit magharap kami, takot [siya] sa akin, swear. So, parang naiinis lang ako na, ‘Paano ka makakapagsalita ng ganyan, e, ginawa mo nga iyan sa akin, e.’ Pero walang nakakaalam. Walang nakaalam.”
What happened between her and Rina in 2013?
“E, kasi, nangyari muna yung incident before kami naging magkaibigan, e. That was 2013. Yung ex fiancé ko was meeting Rina for business purposes. But later on, I found out that they were having an affair when I accidentally saw them in Gerry’s Grill, ABS-CBN. They were having dinner and there was a little confrontation, but not scandalous.”
Gina reminisced that night of October 2013.
“So, pinuntahan ko sila dun, then I met her. And then I started talking, ganito na pala, I thought they were there for a meeting. Tapos they were denying, e. Rina was denying na… I saw them na… They were having a meeting about business. That was the time na she was planning on making a movie or a short film about her late husband.
“And then, yun, pinuntahan ko sila dun sa resto. And then, sabi ko dun sa ex ko, ‘Akala ko magmimeeting ka about office, about work?’ Tapos, I asked her na, ‘Is this a meeting?’
“I noticed then na ang close nila. ‘Tapos parang may physical contact, like, nag-lean sa balikat siya (Rina). Tapos the way they talked, sobrang close yung face nila, kasi magkatabi sila. Tapos sabi niya, ‘We’re just friends.’ Gumanun siya, ‘We’re just close.’
“Then, after that, I left na rin, ‘tapos she left. Sabay kami umalis nung resto. And then, after that incident, she texted me and said, yung ginawa ko raw was uncalled for. So, parang ako pa yung mali na nahuli ko sila. Parang kasalanan ko pa kung nahuli ko sila.
“Then, after days or weeks, she started texting me again, parang nakikipagkaibigan siya. Pini-friend niya ako… ano pala, to know my plans. To know about what’s happening in our house. Kung saan ako pupunta, kasi minsan inaaya pa niya ako, e, ‘Let’s watch a movie’ or ‘Let’s go to a bazaar.’ Yung mga ganyan.
“That was the fi rst meeting. Then, after that nga, she began texting me. ‘Tapos we even met sa Greenhills. Nagkita pa kami sa Greenhills nga, e, kasi medyo ano na kami, e…
“Siguro my fault was medyo naging ano na ako sa kanya, na I even started making kuwento sa kanya na kung ano yung ginagawa ko sa bahay. Kasi, she keeps on asking, e. E, yun pala, sinasabi niya dun sa fiancé ko yung mga sinasabi ko. Kasi itong si fi ancé, di na rin kami nag-uusap that time, e. Di na rin siya umuuwi sa bahay.”
Gina admitted that she was living in with her ex fiance and had a three-month old baby at that time. Gina had a three year relationship with the guy who is a the Vice President of a company. Were they married?
“Yes, supposedly. Yeah, naghiwalay kami for a while. Umalis siya ng house, ‘tapos I found out that they were renting a condo in Quezon City together. Tapos, after a few months, the guy came back din naman sa bahay. Then, yun nga, he realized daw na wala naman daw yun. Pero itong isa,” referring to Rina
“email pa rin nang email. Email nang email, like, nagsi-send ng mga links, mga vacation links papuntang Boracay, yung mga ganun. Actually, parang email yung communication nila that time.”
No text messages?
“Text, I don’t know… baka makita ko. I know the passcode kasi that time. Actually, passcode was very ano pa… actually I don’t have any idea kung ano yung passcode, as in hinulaan ko lang. Ano kasi, parang lumalapit sa akin yung mga proofs without even asking kung ano yung… Wala akong source, kasi wala kaming personal o common friend ni girl…”
Why did she reconcile with her ex-fiance?
“Maybe because of the child.” Did Rina ended her communication with her exfiance?
“Ayun, she keeps on texting pa din. Nagti-text pa din… nagsi-send siya ng mga pictures niya. Pictures nung bata… because my ex-fiancé was one of the ninongs nung binyag nung son niya.”
The guy became Rina’s kumpare with her child.
“Kasi buhay pa yung late husband, e, that time, which is boss nga ng late husband yung ex- fiancé ko.”
Gina was referring to Rina’s late husband.
“Meron pa iyang time na nag-email pa siya sa ex ko, e, pero together pa kami nun. Pero mga two years ago lang din ito. Nag-email siya na gusto niyang makipagkita dun sa ex ko. Because of the confi rmation nung son sa school. Kailangan daw yung mga ninong. So, since I have access dun sa email ng ex ko, so ako ang sumagot. Hindi alam ng ex ko. Sabi ko sa kanya, ‘E, bakit siya lang ba ang ninong? E, isa lang naman ang kailangan sa kumpil. E, di kontakin mo yung ibang ninong tutal diyan ka magaling.’ Basta ginanun ko na siya, inaway ko na din siya sa text. Sabi ko, ‘If you keep on… If you will bother us, makakarining ka na talaga sa akin.’”
In 2016, Gina got separated from her ex-fiance. That time she has no knowledge if her ex-fiance reconciled with Rina.
What was her initial reaction when she heard of the news between Rina and Ara?
“Karma. Oo, karma. Parang kung di ko man siya nakarma before, pero slowly, ito na. Parang gusto ko sabihin, ‘E, yun ang ginawa mo sa akin dati. So, anong karapatan mong mag-play as a victim diyan ngayon when gawain mo iyan?’ Ginawa din niya, same scenario—may anak din sila, may baby din sila. Ako, anak ko, three months, di ba?
“Actually, sinabihan ko pa siya before na parang, ‘Hindi mo ba alam kung ano yung feeling nang mawalan ng loved one?’ Kasi biyuda siya, e. Kasi ito ginagawa niya sa [taong] may family. I have all the proof, e, kasi nag-usap kami.”
What triggered her to come out in the open?
“When I saw the article about her, biglang nagflashback sa akin. Well, I admit, until now, I have nothing but hatred for that woman. As in ano, kasi yung effect niya before sa buhay ko, sobra. Sobra. Lahat naapektuhan, e.
“Yun yung bagay na hindi mo makakalimutan kasi she never asked for forgiveness. Wala e, parang ano pa siya… Ang dating parang naagawan, awang-awa siya… Yung every day para siyang namamatay? That was the same feeling I had nung ginawa niya sa akin yun.”
What made her furious with Rina’s statements?
“Kasi, parang she’s using God pa sa mga posts niya. Yung mga Biblical verses na pinu-post niya. Tapos she would say na parang she wanted to get the sympathy of the people na makakanood nung interview at makakabasa nung article, na parang aping-api siya. Na parang siya yung victim dito sa pangyayari. When in fact, ganun din yung ginawa niya fi ve years ago.”
Gina also mentioned that she’s not afraid of Rina’s supporters who might bash her. “Siguro, I’m in the position to talk. Kasi ako lang yung nakakaalam ng totoo, e, and her. Hindi naman kasi, I think, nasa tamang side naman ako.
“And I’m just expressing my right as a woman.”
Any message for Rina?
“Magbago ka na!”.
