Netizens revisited the interview conducted by content creator and talent manager Ogie Diaz with broadcaster Karen Davila four (4) years ago amid the controversy surrounding the post of Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto.

During the interview, Ogie asked Karen point-blank if she had been offered money or bribed.

“Sa tagal mo sa broadcasting, was there a time na ikaw ay nasuhulan?” Ogie asked.

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“Absolutely. Ito po ang masasabi ko sa inyo na talagang with a straight face is all the times na I have been offered, I have never taken a single centavo in my life. Because I felt ayoko babuyin ‘yung propesyon ko. Hindi rin naman ako rerespetuhin ng ganito kung kakalat rin eh.

So ako po, okay binabash ako, tinitira ako, masakit yun. But no one can say ‘Wow bayaran ‘yan’ and you know, I’m being accused of that. That hurts me because it hurts me when you’ve made such an effort na hindi gawin yun tapos yun pa ang ititira sa’yo. But what’s important is, well, the Lord knows, but my bosses know. For me, important na alam ng mga boss ko sa ABS yun, ng mga kasamahan ko.” Karen said.

Ogie then made a followup question: “Maraming nag-attempt, ano ang pinakamataas na alok sa yo?”

Karen answerred: “May name your price. Sabi, ‘Name your price kada-buwan’ and I said, ‘What?’ and then nagbanggit ng iba pa pang mga anchors like ‘Si ganito, ganito presyo niya, si ganu’n ito presyo niya’. Dinala pa ako sa restaurant nun. And magugulat ka kasi it was an oil industry Minsan, magugulat ka it’s not the issues you think. But sabi, ‘Karen, no one will ever know’ and I said, ‘But, I will know’ and I said, ‘It’s not true that no one ever knows, people will always know.’”

(Photo source: Instagram – Karen Davila)