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RICKY LO ON 'WHY PILITA IS HURTING'
(Philippine Star, Funfare)

Manila, May 24, 2000 - Pilita Corrales poured her heart -- and her hurt -- out regarding her prodigal "daughter" Jaya during an interview with Lyn Ching on S-Files last Sunday.

I could understand why Pilita would be so hurt, because she treated Jaya like her own daughter (and Jaya's mother, Elizabeth Ramsey, like her own sister), giving her shelter and nice clothes and building her up from nobody into the somebody that Jaya is now.

So when Jaya flew the coop, so to speak, without duly informing Pilita about her plan (to leave Pilita's house and move to a place of her own with her mom), Pilita got hurt, more so when Jaya dropped Pilita as her manager and reduced her to a mere "booking agent."

Anyway, after Pilita's S-Files appearance, Jaya's mom has been trying to talk to her but everytime Jaya's mom called, Pilita refused to talk to her. Why should she? After what mother and daughter did to her, why should Pilita continue to be nice to them? She should write them off and erase them from her life. Period.

Which makes me wonder: How far can the likes of Jaya go? Even if she's now enjoying popularity (thanks to Pilita's efforts and connections), Jaya should know how to look back -- unless, of course, she's suffering from chronic stiff neck.