MANILA, Philippines – Starlet Krista Miller admitted at a press conference held on Friday afternoon that she went to meet the notorious leader of Sigue Sigue Sputnik Gang in his hospital ward, but only to offer him condo units.
She decided to speak for her side of the story after receiving hurtful comments and messages in social media regarding the issue.
Miller denied the allegations that she went to his hospital room to deliver drugs or give sexual favors to the convicted drug lord Ricardo Camata on May 31.
She explained that she works as real estate agent. She heard of Camata being a high-profile so she went to visit him, with her talent manager along, and offered him condominium units in hopes that she will meet her quota.
“Wala naman po akong dalang drugs noong mga panahon na ‘yon. Ang dala-dala ko lang po noon ‘yong mga brochures ng mga project na ipe-present ko kay Mr. Camata,” she said. (I have no drugs with me that time. I just brought brochures of projects to present Mr. Camata.)
She shared that her family was shocked after her name was linked in the issue. However, she believes that her family knows the truth and they were aware of her works as an actress and as a real estate agent. Miller also explained that she has been in the red line for two months as she was not able to meet her quota.
“Hindi ko na po ‘yon kailangan dahil sa totoo lang po maraming kliyente na nag-ooffer sa akin ng mga indecent proposal, pero hindi naman po ako ganoong klase ng babae kaya nagtatrabaho po ako nang marangal at wala po akong mukhang ihaharap sa mga magulang ko kung tatanggapin ko lahat ng mga indecent proposals nila. At sana kung tinanggap ko po ‘yon, ‘di sana ang taas taas ng sales ko.”
(I don’t need to that because there are several clients sending indecent proposals, but I am not that kind of girl. I’m working hard and clean. I will have no face to show my parents if I will accept those indecent proposal. And my sales would have increased highly if I had accepted all those proposals.)
(Photo Credit: Reyma Devesa, ABS-CBN News)
“Pero kailangan ko pong maalis sa red line kaya sobra po talaga ‘yong effort ko na makabenta as long as wala akong masamang gagawin.” (But I have to get out of the red line, that’s why I’m taking so much effort to make sales, as long as I don’t do anything bad.)
“Ito po rin ‘yong reason kung bakit pumunta ako ng ospital para makumbinsi ko po si Mr. Camata na bumili ng condo unit sa akin.” ( This is the reason why I went to the hospital, to convince Mr. Camata to buy condo units from me.)
“Purely business po ang transaction namin ni Mr. Camata. Sabi kasi sa akin ng talent coordinator na nagbigay ng sagala project po sa loob ng National Bilibid Prison, kung saan nakilala ko po doon si Mr. Camata, high-profile daw po siya. Kaya doon po naisipan ko na p’wede ko po siyang alukin ng condo, baka po p’wede n’ya akong matulungan na bumili sa akin si Mr. Camata tapos bibigyan ko na lang po s’ya ng referral fee. (My transaction with Mr. Camata is purely business. The talent coordinator who gave us the ‘sagala project’ inside the National Bilibid Prison told me that Mr. Camata is a high-profile. That’s when I decided to offer him condo units, and I asked him- the talent coordinator- if he could help me convince Mr. Camata then I will just give him a referral fee.)
“Yon naman po ‘yong kalakaran namin sa trabaho namin. ‘Yon po ang dahilan kung bakit sinamahan ako ng talent coordinator ko sa ospital. (That’s how we do it in this line of work. That’s why the talent coordinator was with me when I visited in the hospital.)
“’Yong issue po na bawal pala siyang bisitahin dahil hindi ako family member, at wala siyang clearance from the DOJ na ma-confine, hindi ko po alam ‘yon. (The fact, that I am not allowed to visit him as I am not a family member, and he has no clearance from DOJ to be confined, I had no idea.)
“Uulitin ko po na pumunta lang ako doon bilang ahente ng condo na nagbebenta sa isang potential client. (I repeat, I just went there as a real estate agent selling condo units to a potential client.)
“Alam po ng opisina ko ang transaksyon na ‘yon dahil required po kaming mag-report sa office thrice a week para malaman kung nakakapagbenta po ba kami o hindi. (My office is aware of my transactions because we are required to submit reports thrice a week to monitor our sales.)
‘’Yong pangalawang issue po na hindi ako kinapkapan, hindi ko rin po alam ‘yon. Hindi ko naman po alam ‘yong proseso sa loob. In the first place, dapat ‘yong mga jail guards na nandoon ang nag-iinitiate kung ‘yon pala ‘yong mga dapat nilang gawin.” (Another issue was that I wasn’t checked before I entered the room, I have no idea about it. In the first place, the jail guards should have initiated it since it’s part of their duty
She clarified that she is not a drug user, and has no illegal involvement either.
“’Yong issue rin po na naiwan kami sa loob ng room ni Mr. Camata for 10 minutes, gusto ko lang po na i-clarify na wala kaming ginagawang kadungisan, ng kahit anong makapagpapadungis sa pagkatao ko. In fact, may pumasok po no’ng first na inayos ‘yong kanyang swero. Ang pinag-usapan po namin ang mga condo units na ino-offer ko sa kanya sa loob ng 10 minutes na ‘yon at sa oras na nandoon ako sa loob ng ospital. (I also want to clarify the issue that I was inside Mr. Camata’s room for 10 minutes. We didn’t do anything dirty. In fact, a nurse went inside to fix the drip, he was there the whole time as I was presenting my offer.)
Miller said she has nothing to hide and she’s willing to cooperate with the authorities to clear her name from the issue.
Last week, the Department of Justice suspended 12 New Bilibid Prison jail guards, along with Chief Supt. Fajardo Lansangan.