Luis Manzano under fire, Vilma Santos defends son

Actor and popular television host and endorser Luis Manzano is under fire

Known to his family earlier as Lucky, he may not be lucky this time because he is facing allegations of involvement in alleged investment scam involving a company he once headed as its chairan of the oard

Lucky, son of actress Rosa Vilma Santos and Filipino American actor from San Francisco, California Eduardo “Edu” Manzano, in fact, has been summoned twice by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to answer the allegations

But twice, Luis reportedly snubbed the NBI, sending only his la yer to do the tal ing for hi

Luis, of course, denied the allegations, pointing out that he has quit as chairman of the board of the company, and was, in fact, the one who called the attention of the NBI to alleged scam perpetrated by his friend and former classmate to hich the actor said he had no part

Lucky’s mother, the former Batangas governor, congresswoman and Lipa City Mayor Vilma Santosecto, defended her son

“The truth will prevail,” she said as quoted by veteran host Boy A unda

Earlier, Vilma said his son is helping so many people and not a sca er as alleged

“Tumutulong sya (Luis) at hindi nagsasa antala, il a stressed

Boy Abunda, who hosted Vilma in her celebration of her 60th year in showbusiness, wrote in his Philippine Star column: “Words always fall short when you talk about the love of a other er love for her child is so deep that it is always hard for her to see her child in pain

“As a mother herself, Star for All Seasons Vilma Santos couldn’t control her tears when asked how particularly tough it is for her to see her eldest son Luis Manzano going through a rough patch these days,” oy added

“I’m sorry, Tito Boy,” said Vilma in et een so s It s not easy Mahirap rin kasi na minsan it’s your job to do good, to show people that you’re comfortable but deep inside, you re hurting he only thing I can say is that I no y son Ang ana ko tumutulong, hindi nanloloko,” added il a

Earlier, Abunda also interviewed Vilma in his new GMA show, Fast al ith oy A unda

Abunda recaled that it was several days ago when news came out regarding complaints against Luis for his alleged involvement in a gas station invest ent sca uis vehemently denied the allegation and said that he is also a victi

According to the complainants, Luis introduced himself as the owner and chairman of Flex Fuel, oy A unda recounted uis served as chairman of the board until February 2022 and he further claimed that he was only made chairman of the board of the company because this was one of the guarantees for his invest ent

Vilma, according to Boy, also appealed to people not to judge her son too uic ly ung ga nagsasalita at nanghuhusga sa kanya, dahan-dahan lang ayo alang i ang na akakilala sa anak ko kundi ako and I no he s such a good person

She prays that God continues to guide her fa ily h ord, oh y od At this point, it s ust as ing for guidance not even for myself but for y children

Vilma also made a plea to netizens who are giving negative coments, A o na lang u ag ang ana o, a o na lang

Boy Abunda said Vilma also assured her son not to orry too uch ou ill e fine, ana ara ing nagdadasal sa yo ruth ill prevail Ala ng ga tao yan na tu utulong a ana hindi a nanlolo o I love you, uc y

Vilma, according to Boy, is thankful to her fans, the Vilmanians, who remain loyal all these years and who continue to support her in her endeavors And since she started her own vlog, her fans now also include illennials aving een around sho business for 60 years, Vi said her love for the craft is the reason for staying long in the industry

“Sobra ang dedication na binigay ko sa trabaho ko bilang actor ince I started at nine years old, my world only revolves around the movie industry ore than half of y life, I dedicated to this industry, naputol lang noong pumasok a o sa puliti a

Vi began her political career in 1998 after being elected as the first o an ayor of ipa City, Batangas and served for three ter s he then on the gubernatorial seat in the same province in 2007 before she served as the first representative of the lone district of Lipa City from 2016 to