Luis Manzano explained that there is no truth in claims that his mom, Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos, allegedly suggested that she does not approve of Jennylyn Mercado for her son. The issue started when the Star For All Seasons said in an interview that it does not matter if she approves or not of Jennylyn for Luis and what matters is that her son is happy. Some writers interpreted the governor’s comment as suggesting that she is does not like Jennlyn for Luis.

“Boto si mommy kay Jennylyn base sa text messages pa lang sa akin about Jennylyn after their interview para sa talk show nila (Jennylyn) sa kabila,” clarified the actor-host. “My mom, aliw na aliw siya kay Jennylyn and my mom is being very objective bilang isang ina sa kanyang pahayag pero I know my mom is very happy kung anuman ang estado namin ni Jen.”

Luis continued that his mom is someone who is honest about her opinion and is someone who means what she says. “Ang mommy ko hindi plastic. Hindi niya ako sasabihan ng nice things about Jen just to please me. She’s not going to sugarcoat anything.”

He added that he knows his mom enough to know if she likes or dislikes the girl he is interested in even if she does not say it. “Hindi niya sinasabing diretso pero mararamdaman mo. For example this coming event sa Batangas this November 7 ako magho-host along with Ruffa Gutierrez and Billy Crawford, talagang mommy was insisting, ‘Please, anak, kausapin mo si Jen na mag-judge.’ Kumbaga siya talagang sobra-sobra na ganun and you can feel the sincerity kasi si mommy ko naman hindi naman siya ‘yung ganun ka-brutal pero mararamdaman mo kung ayaw niya sa isang tao.”

When prodded why Ate Vi did not just directly answered that she likes Jennylyn, just like what she did when she was asked before when Angel Locsin and Luis were still together, Luis stressed, “She chose to answer in an objective manner lang, bilang isang ina. It does not entirely mean na hindi siya boto kay Jennylyn. Every time she texts me regarding Jen papuri ang mga sinasabi ni mommy.”