Judy Ann Santos couldn’t help but feel sad that she was not able to work with veteran actor Eddie Garcia who passed away yesterday, June 20. He was 90.
Read: Eddie Garcia passes away
“Nakakalungkot. Nakakahinayang na hindi ko nagawang makatrabaho ang isang napaka professional at batikang artista pero nagawa kong makamayan at makausap ng maraming beses,” she wrote.
“Maraming salamat tito Eddie.. mananatili kang nag iisa sa industriyang ito,” she added.
Judy Ann also said that what happened to Eddie should be an eye-opener to networks and production units to be more cautious when filming.
“Sana sa nangyaring ‘to, maging bukas ang isip ng mga networks sa tamang pag-aalaga, pagbigay ng sapat na kaalaman sa lahat ng taga production artista man o hindi, pagdating sa mga ganitong sitwasyon.. maaring naiwasan sana.”
Eddie suffered from a neck injury when he was taping scenes for his upcoming TV series and broke his C1 and C2 vertebrae which severely affected his brain.
Read: Veteran actor Eddie Garcia, nawalan ng malay habang nasa taping
Judy Ann ended her message with, “Paalam Sir Eddie Garcia.. hanggang sa huli ibinukas mo ang mata ng industriya.. kung paanong dapat pahalagahan at wag balewalain ang kaligtasan ng bawat taong nagtatrabaho sa produksyon.. mapayapang paglalakbay Sir Eddie.”