In the volatile world of Philippine showbiz, friendships are often forged under bright lights and intense pressure, creating bonds that can last a lifetime. But as the public has seen time and time again, those same bonds can shatter with catastrophic results. In what is shaping up to be one of the most shocking and personal celebrity feuds in recent memory, actor and comedian Anjo Yllana has just detonated a public bombshell, aimed directly at his long-time colleague and mentor, former Senate President Tito Sotto.

In a fiery, raw social media video that is rapidly spreading across the internet, Yllana issued a direct and staggering threat: to publicly reveal the identity of a secret mistress, or “kabit,” that he alleges Sotto has maintained since 2013.

The allegation alone is enough to shake the foundations of the industry, but Yllana didn’t stop there. He added a deeply personal and explosive detail, insinuating that he was not just a bystander but a participant in the deception. The video, which captures Yllana speaking directly to the camera in a tone oscillating between anger and exasperation, is a direct challenge to the powerful politician and media personality.

“Ah, you really want a showdown, Tito Sen? You really want to drop bombshells?” Yllana stated in the video, addressing Sotto by his famous moniker. “You want me to reveal who your mistress has been since 2013, Tito? Is that okay with you?”

This was not a vague insinuation. It was a direct, targeted threat, and it laid bare the deep animosity that is clearly festering between the two former co-hosts of the legendary noon-time show Eat Bulaga!. Yllana continued, his voice heavy with implication, “You want me to say it? Should I say who your mistress is since 2013, the one you had me run errands for? Just say the word, Tito Sen, and… I will unbox it. I will tell the people who your mistress is from 2013.”

This accusation is stunning on multiple levels. The claim of a secret relationship spanning over a decade is a devastating charge against Sotto, a man who has built a public persona based on conservative values and his decades-long, seemingly ironclad marriage to beloved actress Helen Gamboa. But the true poison in Yllana’s threat lies in the phrase “the one you had me run errands for” (“na pinalakad mo sa akin”). This single line transforms Yllana from a mere gossip-monger into a self-proclaimed insider, a witness who claims to have firsthand knowledge and even involvement. It implies a deep and dark secret shared between the two men, suggesting Yllana may have been used as a fixer or a cover for the alleged affair.

This threat was not made in a vacuum. Yllana’s motive was transparent: this is an act of retaliation. He opened his video by directly accusing Sotto of engineering a smear campaign against him. “Good morning, Tito Sen,” Yllana began sarcastically. “You’ve been putting out a lot of stuff again… your paid vloggers.” He alleges that Sotto is paying online personalities to attack him, and this “kabit” bombshell is his trump card, his leverage to make the attacks stop. “Go ahead, keep attacking me, and I will reveal even more,” he warned, making it clear that this decade-old secret is not the only one he is prepared to share.

This public implosion is the latest and most toxic fallout from the infamous Eat Bulaga! rift, which saw Sotto, his brother Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon (collectively known as TVJ) leave the show’s long-time production company, TAPE Inc., in 2023. That split fractured the show’s cast, forcing hosts to choose sides. While Yllana had his own, earlier departure from the program, the transcript of the source video clearly links this new feud to “dating mga issue sa ITBULAGA” (old issues at Eat Bulaga!). It suggests that whatever wounds were inflicted during that corporate divorce have not healed; they have only festered.

The timing and the target of this allegation are brutal. Tito Sotto is not just a comedian; he is one of the most powerful and enduring figures in Philippine politics and media. His marriage to Helen Gamboa is considered an institution, a pillar of showbiz stability that has weathered half a century. Yllana’s threat is a direct assault on that legacy. It forces the public to ask uncomfortable questions and, in the absence of an immediate denial, allows the most damaging kind of speculation to flourish.

As the source video confirms, at the time of the report, Tito Sotto’s camp has remained conspicuously silent. There has been no denial, no counter-accusation, and no legal threat. This silence is deafening. It leaves Yllana’s explosive claims to hang in the air, unchallenged. Is this the dignified silence of a man who refuses to engage with baseless slander? Or is it the stunned silence of someone who has just been cornered by a ghost from his past, a secret accomplice who has finally decided to talk?

The video has, as Yllana likely intended, ignited a firestorm on social media. The narrator of the source video notes that the clip “mabilis na kumalat” (spread quickly) and “muling nagpasiklab ng mga diskusyon” (reignited discussions) among netizens. The public is left to grapple with the disturbing questions: Is this a deep, painful truth finally coming to light, or is it merely a desperate, dirty tactic in a bitter showbiz rift?

Anjo Yllana has, in no uncertain terms, declared war. He has drawn a line in the sand, using the most personal and damaging information he could muster as his primary weapon. He has put the burden of proof, or at least the burden of response, squarely on Tito Sotto. By threatening to “unbox” the identity of a woman from 2013, he has turned a professional dispute into a deeply personal scandal.

A decades-long friendship and professional alliance, forged in the trenches of daily television, has now fully disintegrated into a public spectacle of threats and alleged betrayals. The public, for now, can only watch and wait. Will Tito Sotto respond and deny the allegation, or will Anjo Yllana make good on his threat and “unbox” a secret that could bring a legend crashing down? One thing is certain: the illusion of a happy, unified Eat Bulaga! family is gone forever, replaced by the ugly reality of a feud that is just getting started.