Sarah: 'Matagal na po akong okay'

It's Sarah Geronimo's turn to air her side of the story.

Months after Cristine Reyes took to the social microblogging site Twitter for a verbal assault against who she called the “Drama Princess,” Sarah decided it was time to break her silence about the issue involving Rayver Cruz—a controversy that took the spotlight in entertainment media the past few days.


“Kasi nagsasalita na rin sila. Para naman akong tanga kung ‘di na ako magsasalita. Meron naman akong dila. Karapatan ko rin namang ipagtanggol ang sarili ko, ang pamilya ko,” said Sarah in a taped interview aired through ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz” on Sunday, February 27.

Sarah first admitted her relationship with the young actor in a tell-all interview with YES! Magazine. In the interview published in the magazine’s March 2011 issue, Sarah revealed all the details about their relationship, noting that she defied all odds, even ignoring the advice of her parents just to be with Rayver. But when they drifted apart and Rayver admitted his ongoing romance with Cristine, Sarah said it was her first heartache, which taught her a valuable lesson.

"Ang maganda po doon, natututo tayo sa mga experiences natin. Sa mga pagkakamali natin. At yun nga, ginagawa tayong mas malakas na tao, wiser and stronger. So, yun, pasalamat ako sa lahat ng pinagdaanan ko. Sana maintindihan din ng mga tao na kami po ay tao lang din," she said.

But has Sarah really moved on?

"Matagal na po akong okay," the young actress said.

Sarah is currently finishing her movie with Gerald Anderson, the Star Cinema-Viva Films co-production, "Catch Me...I'm in Love."

Cristine retaliates

Cristine, known to be very vocal about her feelings, didn't let Sarah's recent revelation pass.

In a taped interview with “The Buzz” also aired Sunday, February 27, Cristine asserted that she was not the cause of Sarah’s break-up with Rayver.

“Kung wala naman pong nangialam hindi naman po mangyayari ‘yon, kasi hindi naman intensyon ng tao (Rayver) na pagsabayin talaga. And paano pagsasabayin, naging kami September 14. I think nag-break sila summer last year," revealed Cristine.

Cristine’s Twitter rant elicited strong reactions from readers, most of whom thought the actress overreacted to Sarah’s remark, “Pag magaling sumayaw habulin ng babaeng sexy,” which Rayver admitted to have overheard and relayed to her current girlfriend.

“Siyempre hindi naman alam ng mga tao. Hindi naman kami nakikita ‘pag wala sa camera, nasasaktan din kami...Tingin kasi ng mga tao porke’t nagalit ka, nakapagsalita ka ng ganong bagay masama ka nang tao. ‘Di naman ganun ‘yun eh. Para sa akin siguro nadaan ko lang sa pulso ko ‘yung galit pero it doesn’t mean na masama kang tao,” she added.

For now, Cristine is hoping that the "love triangle" issue will finally fade away.

“Naiparating lang po namin na hindi nila kami dapat sabihan ng kung ano-ano kasi wala naman po kaming kasalanan. ‘Yun lang po ‘yung sa amin. Tama na. Gusto ko nang matapos ‘yung isyu para tahimik kaming lahat. Nasabi ko na ‘yung dapat kong sabihin, naparating ko na ‘yung gusto kong maparating. Siguro time na para mag-move on na tayong lahat.”