Albee Benitez released a new statement on the issue with Ivana Alawi
Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez apologized to Kapamilya actress Ivana Alawi amid the rumors linking them.
Rumors surfaced that Ivana’s new boyfriend is the Mayor of the City of Smiles. In an interview, the politician-businessman was asked about this and hinted at his relationship status with his wife Nikki Benitez.
After that, a video of Mayor Albee and Ivana circulated that suggested they were together in Japan for a vacation.
The Kapamilya actress released a statement denying her romantic involvement with the Mayor and stressed that the special man in her life right now is a businessman and not a politician.
Mayor Albee Benitez also denied the rumored relationship. In a recent statement that he released on his Facebook Page, the politicians apologized to the actress. He said that he was aware of the video circulating online but this did not explain the reason why he visited Tokyo.
The Mayor explained that he was in Japan for a business trip and this was stated in his official travel order. He stressed that rumors circulating about him and Ivana were not true and people were just putting malice to a “chance encounter.”
With this, Mayor Albee said sorry. “I apologize to Ms Alawi and her family who have been unfairly dragged into issues concerning my private life,” he said.
He reiterated that the relationship rumors weren’t true and he is setting the record straight to avoid further damage.
Meanwhile, following Ivana Alawi’s statement, netizens noticed the post that Victorias CIty Mayor Javi Benitez, the son of Mayor Albee Benitez, shared on his Instagram Story. It was inevitable for netizens to guess that this appeared to be his response to the actress’s statement. Prior to this, Mayor Javi also shared a cryptic post.