Cherry Pie on ‘Oras de Peligro’s’ campaign vs fake news, disinformation

By MArinel Cruz Inquirer.net

I’M not saying I don’t feel hurt, I just know that it’s part of the job,” declared actress Cherry Pie Picache of online/ verbal bashing that she said inevitably comes with playing lead in controversial movies, like Joel Lamangan’s “Oras de Peligro.”

The historical drama, which begins its commercial screenings nationwide today, is in a head-on battle at the box office with another locally produced film related to the same subject matter, Darryl Yap’s “Martyr or Murderer.” Supporters of both projects are actively engaged in an online tussle as to which film deserves to be seen by local moviegoers and whether producers intentionally set their film’s screening date to March 1 to ensure a face-off between the two productions.

“They’ve always been there,” said Picache as a way to describe her bashers. “I won’t say I don’t feel hurt, especially when they get really personal and talk about my late mother because they don’t know a thing about what happened to her. It’s just that I’ve come to accept that bashers will never go away.

Those who know me are aware that I always stand for what I believe in and I don’t mince words. It’s just that if it’s a matter that doesn’t help me improve my life, I choose to ignore it. It’s that simple— block, delete and move on.”

Film within a film

Oras de Peligro ” attempts to present the events that happened on the four days leading to the Edsa Revolution in 1986 that eventually overthrew the government of the late President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Picache is Beatriz, whose husband Dario (Allen Dizon) is murdered by a corrupt and abusive policeman. Because of the incident, her family turns from passive victims of social injustice into active participants in the final hours of the uprising.

“It’s a film within a film. You will see real footage of

“I am really happy po. Basta… kasi kapag mahal n’yo po ‘yung isang tao, ayaw n’yo pong makitang malungkot ‘yung taong ‘yun. And after po nu’ng nangyari sa amin, after ng pandemic, ayoko na po ever maramdaman namin ‘yun and siya rin “So kung saan po siya masaya at kung sino po ang magpapasaya sa kanila, I want them to take care of it and be happy. Kasi siya po ang kahati ko sa mga anak ko e. So dapat masaya rin ‘yung tatay nila para buo ‘yung mga anak ko. Kasi masaya na rin naman ako and ang ganda po ng mga nangyayari sa akin. So ‘di ba, wala pong halong kaechosan?” she added.

Kylie clarified that AJ is not the reason of her breakup with Aljur, so she’s not the third party in their relationship. Hindi po talaga si AJ ‘yung reason. And that’s the truth. Hindi po talaga siya. Kung meron man, hindi po siya. So please... Naawa na rin po ako sa kaniya,” she said.

“As someone with struggles with mental health, ang hirap po na gigising ka sa umaga ta’s puro hate ‘yung makikita mo. Please guys, woman to woman na, hindi ako okay, it makes me emotional too, tigilan na po natin, please. Kasi it’s not fair to her –naiiyak ako… Hindi po talaga. Tama na, tama na. Hindi po talaga siya. I mean, si AJ Raval, she’s not lying. We’re really okay. Kaya tigilan n’yo po please. Tama na guys, kasi hindi talaga siya. Hindi siya and hindi ko ever sasabihin kung sino kasi ayoko na ng ganyan –nu’ng nag-a-ano tayo ng hate, ano na lang guys – kindness, love. We need more energy na ganu’n,” she added.