Senator Gatchalian on girlfriend Bianca Manalo-Rob Gomez controversy: 'No comment'

"No comment."

This was the statement of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on controversy involving his long-time girlfriend Bianca Manalo and the latter's "Magandang Dilag" co-star Rob Gomez.

The lawmaker made the remark in a virtual interview with Senate reporters after screenshots of Manalo and Gomez's alleged conversation made rounds online, insinuating that the two were involved in an affair.

On Friday, Bianca posted a statement on Instagram clarifying the "false rumors circulating on the internet."

“Rob Gomez and I are friends and co-workers. He was going to bring Christmas gifts and I wanted to receive them early before I leave for the airport.”

She added the screenshots posted had missing parts of their conversations.

“It is upsetting that our conversations were exposed without my consent, which is a breach of privacy and the cause of so much online bashing. It is obvious that parts of our conversation were deleted to create malicious insinuations," the Sparkle artist said.

A news website's post about Manalo's statement was reposted by Gatchalian in his personal account on X (formerly Twitter).

Screengrabs of alleged conversations with different women were posted on Rob Gomez's social media accounts earlier this week. According to the actor, he was not in possession of his phone when screengrabs appeared online. They have since been deleted. — Hana Bordey/LA, GMA Integrated News