Manila, Philippines – Isa rin sa mga durog ang puso sa pagpanaw ni Ate Gay ay si Tuesday Vargas.
Sa kanyang Facebook page, Tuesday penned a message for Ate Gay and recalled how they first met.
Ani Tuesday: “September 2025. Sabi ng lahat, tapos na. Pero sa araw na ‘yan ng picture natin, you looked so optimistic. We all believed kaya nating lumaban, and you did!
“For more than a year you fought a hard battle and yet you stayed soft and kind. Looking back at this moment with Ate Gay, it’s hard to find the right words to capture the size of the void left by her passing.
“I woke up feeling this emptiness today, Ate Gay. Iniwan mo na rin kami.”
Pinapurihan ni Tuesday si Ate Gay na hindi lang daw “pioneer” kundi “absolute titan of comedy.”
Pag nakakasabay daw niya ito sa pagtatanghal, Tuesday made sure na panoorin niya ito kahit tapos na ang set niya.
Nineteen years old lang daw noon si Tuesday sa isang bar sa Malate kung saan senior entertainer na si Ate Gay, whom she described as “the friendliest.”
Dagdag niya: “To many of us who grew up in or crossed paths with that same comedy circuit, she was a true inspiration.
“The comedy scene will never be the same without your light but your legacy will forever live on in every punchline and every heart you touched.
“Rest in power and in peace, my friend.”
Bukod kay Tuesday, durog din ang puso ni Heart Evangelista na tumulong din sa pagpapagamot ni Ate Gay.
Sa kanyang Instagram Story, Heart wrote: “Rest na angel.”
Ganoon din ang pagluluksa ni Wacky Kiray: “Lumipas man ang maraming taon, ang mga alaala, tawanan at mga aral na iniwan niya ay mananatili sa puso naming mga nakasama niya sa entablado.”
