Isang emosyonal at matapang na pag-amin ang bumulaga sa publiko ngayong linggo matapos isapubliko ni Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez ang matagal nang isyung matagal niyang tinahimik: na siya ang naging third party sa dating relasyon nina Ogie Alcasid at Michelle van Eimeren.

Ang rebelasyong ito, na ibinahagi ni Regine sa isang panayam, ay ikinagulat ng marami ngunit tinanggap ng ilan bilang isang hakbang ng paglaya at paghilom — hindi lang para sa kanya, kundi para sa mga taong nasaktan sa prosesong iyon.

🗣️ “Oo, ako ang naging dahilan. Ako ang naging kabit.”

Sa walang paliguy-ligoy na pahayag, tahasang sinabi ni Regine:

“Ayoko na pong magkunwari. Totoo po, naging ako ang third party. Nagmahal ako sa maling pagkakataon. At alam kong maraming nasaktan dahil doon.”

Dagdag pa ng singer, hindi niya ito sinabi noon dahil ayaw niyang lalong masaktan ang mga anak ni Ogie at iginiit na wala siyang intensyon na sirain ang pamilya nina Ogie at Michelle, ngunit inamin din niya na na-in love siya ng totoo, at hindi niya iyon kayang itanggi.

😢 “Hindi ako proud… pero hindi ko rin itatanggi.”

Regine became emotional habang inaalala ang mga panahong siya at si Ogie ay lihim na nagmamahalan habang ang komedyante ay kasal pa kay Michelle.

“Hindi ko ikinakarangal, pero kailangan ko itong sabihin para matapos na ang haka-haka. Para sa anak ko. Para sa sarili ko.”

💬 Reaksyon ng Publiko: Hati ang Sentimyento

Ang social media ay agad na pinuno ng sari-saring reaksiyon:

“Grabe, respeto kay Regine. Ang hirap umamin lalo na sa ganitong isyu.”

“Kahit gaano mo pa kamahal ang isang tao, kung mali ang pagkakataon, masakit talaga ang ending.”

“Too late na ang pagsisisi. Nasira na ang pamilya noon. Sana hindi na lang inamin.”

May ilan din na naniniwala na ito ay closure para sa isang lumang sugat na matagal nang tinakpan ng katahimikan.

❤️ Regine at Ogie Ngayon

Matapos ang lahat ng kontrobersya, naging matatag ang pagsasama nina Regine at Ogie Alcasid, na ngayon ay mahigit isang dekada nang kasal at may isang anak na si Nate. Si Ogie naman ay nanatiling maayos ang relasyon kay Michelle, at maayos din ang co-parenting nila sa kanilang dalawang anak.

Ngunit sa pag-amin na ito, mas naging malinaw na bago umabot sa ‘forever’ ang kanilang relasyon, may mga pusong nadurog muna sa proseso.

🔚 “Walang perpektong pag-ibig. Pero may pag-amin. At may paghilom.”

Sa pagtatapos ng kanyang panayam, sinabi ni Regine:

“Hindi ko hinihingi ang kapatawaran ng lahat. Pero sa mga nasaktan ko, lalo na kay Michelle — kung maririnig mo man ito — patawad. Masakit, pero totoo.”

Ang ganitong antas ng pag-amin sa showbiz ay bihira — totoo, masakit, at hindi scripted. At ngayon, mas lalong hinahangaan si Regine hindi lang bilang Asia’s Songbird, kundi bilang isang babaeng marunong humarap sa katotohanan… gaano man ito kasakit. 🕊️

Regine Velasquez on being third party in Ogie-Michelle separation
“If I could bring back time, I would probably prefer that neither of us were hurt.”
In a rare opportunity, Regine Velasquez looked back on the part of her life where she was the “third party” in the marriage of Ogie Alcasid and his first wife Michelle Van Eimeren.

On the episode of Magandang Buhay this Monday, March 21, 2022, the third-party relationship was discussed in the segment “Dear Momshie Serye.”

In front of co-hosts Melai Cantiveros and Jolina Magdangal and a guest doctor, Asia’s Songbird tearfully recalled this part of her life.

According to the singer/actress/host, she regrets this matter but said she did not intend to hurt other people’s feelings.

She said she did not intentionally fall in love with her former best friend, Ogie.

Regine said, “My husband and I started that way, but we were good friends. I didn’t mean it.

“Because it could have happened, like you said, you don’t choose who you love, right?

“You don’t… like, do I want to do it on purpose, do I want someone to get hurt, right? There are sensible people who don’t think that way. It’s just that sometimes it happens.”

But Regine clarified that she didn’t know what happened in Ogie’s relationship with Michelle.

At that time, Ogie and Michelle already had two children—Leila and Sarah.

Regine said, “There’s something about not knowing what was going on in their marriage at that time.

“I don’t know because I wasn’t involved in that, you know. But it happened.

“But I just have to say, it was so difficult. And if I can bring back time?

“I love my husband, but if I could bring back time, I would rather that we didn’t get hurt.

“That there weren’t two children who suffered because we wanted to be together.”

“I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT GUILT”
Regine said that she really struggled with her situation. She said, “And like you said, before you, let’s say you liked someone and they were married, you didn’t know, before you really get involved with this person, think about it first, you can stand it.

“Because it’s really very, very, very difficult to be in that, if you’re a sensible person, ha. If you’re not a sensible person, you’re not just like a dead woman, right? Don’t worry.

“But sometimes, it’s also difficult to be a really sensible person.”

Regine added that even though she and Michelle had already forgiven each other, she still blamed herself for the breakdown of Ogie and the Australian beauty queen’s relationship.

“For a while, I have to say, I had to live with that guilt. Like, I was living in that guilt and my husband would say, ‘It was not about you. It was about me and Michelle.’

“But even then, I was there. I was part of it. I was the ‘third party.’

“And for a time, Michelle forgave me, people forgave me, except me. I wasn’t forgiving myself. And I’m still working on it.”

At this point, the voice of ASAP Natin ‘To host was starting to crack.

She said, “Every now and then, I would remember what happened to us and I’d still be guilty.

“So, it’s also hard to be in that situation where you didn’t mean to love someone.

“And I’m a decent person and I do not want to hurt anyone. That’s the last thing that I would want in my life, you know, but it happens.”

“ALREADY FORGIVEN MYSELF”
Regine said she had forgiven herself, but she couldn’t help but suddenly remember it.

She admitted, “I think I’d already forgiven myself, when I wasn’t feeling too guilty anymore.

“But once in a while, I would, like, remember, or when something happened to the two girls [Leila and Sarah].

“But I’m just thinking, that’s not the situation anymore, eh. I’m his wife, eh.

“I’m not, yeah, I’m not outside anymore, I’m his family now. So, I’m trying to remove myself from there.

“But again, it’s very difficult because the kind of person that I am, I remember things.

“I don’t like anyone, it’s like, I’m very sensitive that I’m the one who hurts, rather than hurting you.”

Regine said she has nothing to say about people who become the third party in a relationship. Maybe what they really feel is love.

She said, “And I guess for those who become the third party, of course we know what’s right and what’s wrong.

“But sometimes, when you are in that situation, you choose not to look at the wrong. You choose to just look at what is in your heart.

“And it’s very difficult to decide not to be in that situation anymore because you are happy there, because of your feelings.

“But you need to give importance to yourself. You need to love yourself and you need to decide. I am happy temporarily, especially if the husband is not deciding what is really going on. Because there are many like that, because of you.

When you give something, ‘Am I really the one or not?’ Then you think. Even actually to your wife, you think, maybe it’s time for you to decide what is… you should always choose yourself.”

Ogie and Michelle were married in 1996, but they announced their separation in 2007.

In 2009, Michelle remarried to Australian Mark Morrow.

The following year, in 2010, Ogie and Regine got married.

Regine and Ogie have now been married for more than a decade. They have one son—Nate, age 10.

The two families are also close friends