Anjo Yllana Thinking About Suing TAPE For Unpaid “Eat Bulaga!” Hosting Talent Fees

Anjo says he was not paid as an Eat Bulaga host for several months in 2019

Anjo Yllana asks Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE), producer of “Eat Bulaga,” to pay his unpaid salaries as a host of the noontime show.

The former “Eat Bulaga!” host says he was not paid as host for several months in 2019. Anjo said the unpaid salaries covered five to seven months although he did not give the exact figures.

In a recent interview on DZRH’s “Showbiz Talk Ganern,” Anjo admits he wants to pursue his case after learning that his former co-host, Vic Sotto, was already paid by TAPE.

His former wife, Jacqui Manzano, did not believe Anjo when he said that he’s working for the noontime show without compensation.

Anjo narrates, “Ang huling sumingil si Jacqui, ang nanay ng mga anak ko. Kasi ayaw niyang maniwala sa akin na pito, walong buwan na akong hindi nagsusuweldo, sabi ko, ‘Wala, wala.

Siyempre, inaaway na ako. Ibig sabihin nagtatrabaho ka, wala ka namang suweldo. Sabi ko, oo.

“Anyway, sabi niya, ‘Kaibigan ko si Bullet,” referring to Mayor Bullet Jalosjos who is the chief financial officer of TAPE.

Anjo continues: “Sabi ko, hindi ko alam kung may alam si Bullet diyan. Pero sabi ko, tutal sa inyo naman mapupunta yung sisingilin ko, e, okay lang. Pero sinasabi ko sa ‘yo, walang gumagawa niyan sa TAPE na nagsusumbong ako kahit kanino.

Winarningan ko naman siya. Pero gusto ko na rin ano, baka sakali.

“So, ito na, sinabi niya kay Bullet. Sabi raw ni Bullet, ‘I’ll check on it bakit hindi siya binabayaran.’”

According to Anjo, Bullet told Jacqui that salaries of the actor-TV host were already paid based on their records. This made Jacqui think that Anjo was lying to her.

Just like in the case of Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, the VAT was already declared at the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) even though their actual salaries were not yet paid to them.

Anjo points out, “Sabi sa akin ng asawa ko dati, nagalit na naman. Sabi ni Bullet, ‘Nakalagay doon, bayad ka na…’ ganyan-ganyan. May VAT na, ganyan-ganyan.

“Anyway, e, di siyempre, sinungaling na naman ako. This is precisely yung sinasabi ni Tito Sen na bakit sa BIR declared na yung VAT, ibig sabihin bayad na.

Kung hindi lumabas yung sinabi ni Tito Sen at ni Pareng Vic, walang maniniwala sa akin na may utang pa sa akin.”

During the pandemic, the company asked for his savings account details and Anjo received compensation for the amount of over P200,000. However, when he accepted work on Net 25, the payments from TAPE stopped.

Ngayon, pagdating ng pandemic, hiningi yung mga savings account namin.

Una, may dumating na parang 200K plus. So, at least, tama, pandemic.

“’Tapos paunti-unti na yun, kada kinsenas, minsan wala pa. Maliliit na yun, mga 30 [thousand], minsan 20 [thousand]. Patak-patak na. Hindi abot sa total na kulang sa akin.

Kaya tinanggap ko naman yung sa Net 25, kasi ang sabi sa akin ni Mr. T, nag-Zoom meeting kami, mga two years pa raw bago kami mag-normal. Ever since, wala nang patak na dumadating sa akin. Natigil yun.”

Mr. T is Tony Tuviera, the head honcho of “Eat Bulaga!” before the issues happened.

Anjo stresses that he still loves “Eat Bulaga!” but he admits that he might talk to a lawyer if his unpaid wages are still not settled.

Ako naman, sa totoo lang, sabi ko nga, mahal ko yung show, matagal ako dun. Kung talagang wala silang ibabayad sa akin, at walang pera? Ang sinasabi kasi sa akin, walang pera sa loob. Walang laman yung opisina.

Ang sa akin naman, kung talagang wala, sabi nga ni Bossing, sige, di wala. E, meron na nga ngayon. Baka sakali lang naman. Baka sakali. Pero kung talagang, ayaw, e, di kausapin ko na yung abogado,” Anjo says with a laugh.

“E, mga boss ko na yung mga nagsalita. Ako naman, nagbakasali lang ako na makuha ko yung karapat-dapat akin.

Pangalawa, 20 years na ako dun, baka naman may konting compensation. Kasi, mula Lunes, hanggang Linggo, nagpapakamatay ako diyan sa show,” he recalls.

READ ALSO: Bullet Jalosjos Answers: “Eat Bulaga!” Transferring To A New Network? Vic Sotto Not Paid For Hosting

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