Donny Pangilinan appeals to fans: Stop comparing people
MANILA, Philippines — Actor Donny Pangilinan stood up for his perennial screen partner Belle Mariano and Shuvee Etrata after the latter was bashed for fangirling over him in a viral video.
Donny said he had to speak up for the two women in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, March 28, while appealing to the public to stop spreading hate and instead focus on more important issues concerning the country.
“I feel like we’ve gotten too comfortable throwing hate online without thinking about how that affects actual human beings who have done nothing wrong. This is for all fandoms. Artists have lives too. It’s gone below the belt. Why did we reach this point?” Donny wrote on X.
The actor asked for the overzealous fans to keep Belle out of the issue, describing the actress as “beautiful, talented, with a great heart.”
Donny revealed that he told Shuvee about his shock upon seeing the video going viral. Their meeting was supposed to be intimate and private but it went online where the actress was seen fangirling and all smiles for Donny. Shuvee made it known that she has a crush on Donny in the first edition of “Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition,” where Donny was a guest housemate last year.
Shuvee apologized to the fans during the recent press conference for her upcoming movie “Huwag Kang Titingin.”
“Sa lahat na po ng DonBelle fans, gusto ko pong mag-sorry if I reacted that way. I’m so sorry if I’m always fangirling over Donny. I will do my best para mapigilan po 'yung nararamdaman natin next time,” Shuvee said.
“He’s really just a crush. Wala pong chance na magka-level po kami ni Donny. Kasi po si Donny po ay isa na pong kumikinang na bituin. Ako po ay pausbong pa lang,” she stressed.
Donny reiterated on the X thread that personalities like him, Belle and Shuvee are friends in showbiz industry.
“People forget we are all friends in this industry. Why do we keep pitting people against each other?” the actor wrote.
Donny ended by stressing that he stands against cloutchasing and bashing.
“And to those who think i just enjoy the clout and people getting bashed, you clearly don't know me. Feel free to leave. There is no space for that here. I am and never was about that,” Donny wrote.
I feel like we’ve gotten too comfortable throwing hate online without thinking about how that affects actual human beings who have done nothing wrong. This is for all fandoms. Artists have lives too. It’s gone below the belt. Why did we reach this point?
— Donny (@donnypangilinan) March 28, 2026
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