GMA-7 artist Valeen Montenegro was recently named as the third party in Ciara Sotto and Jojo Oconer's breakup.
According to PEP.ph, Montenegro and Oconer have been working closely together because the former stars in "Princess In the Palace" and "Sunday Pinasaya" - two shows that Oconer produces under APT entertainment.
In "Princess In the Palace," Sotto plays the role of Marc Abaya's wife, and Montenegro plays the role of Abaya's mistress.
Some fans are now speculating that Montenegro's role on the show is just but fitting for her real status and relationship with Oconer.
There are also some speculations that she's being given numerous projects under the care of Oconer because of their relationship with each other.
Meanwhile, Montenegro's name has been dragged in the issue regarding Sotto and Oconer's split ever since the news broke a few months back.
During that time, Sotto has been posting cryptic messages on both her Twitter and Instagram accounts. Most of her posts had something to do with cheating.
In other news, according to The Philippine Star, Senator Tito Sotto and his wife Helen Gamboa are mad at Oconer for cheating on their daughter.
There are also some rumors that Oconer will be fired from APT Entertainment.
Meanwhile, People's Journal columnist Mario Baustista recently revealed that a lot of people were surprised to see Montenegro in GMA-7 because she was previously tied with TV5.
Baustist added that there was another columnist or writer who questioned who Montenegro's connection is from the network because she was immediately given a handful of different shows.
In other news, Jobert Sucaldito recently took Montenegro's side in the issue, and said that there's no truth to the reports that she's the third party that caused Sotto's separation from Oconer.
Sucaldito revealed that Montenegro's manager Olive de Jesus sent him a message denying the allegations.
"Hi Jobert. Olive de Jesus here, manager of Valeen. It's not true that Valeen is Sir Jojo Oconer's girl. Si Mamu Andrew de Real ang nag recommend kay Valeen sa APT. Then we had a meeting with Mr. T and Direk Mike Tuviera," the text message read.
(Hi Jobert. Olive de Jesus here, manager of Valeen. It's not true that Valeen is Sir Jojo Oconer's girl. Mamu Andrew de Real was the one who recommended her to APT. Then we had a meeting with Mr. T and Direk Mike Tuviera).
