More than a week after the controversial “Malaala Mo Kaya” episode on the life of singer Charice Pempengco, now known as Jake Zyrus, the latter faced the press looking happy and content to promote an upcoming concert. The artist’s first bearing a new name and look, it is aptly titled, “I am Jake Zyrus” to introduce him to the world.
Zyrus was in high spirits on Tuesday afternoon despite the fact that mom Raquel Pempengco cried foul over her portrayal in the drama anthology, which quickly became a sticky issue for the artist. In the “tell-all,” Zyrus depicted Pempengco (played by Dina Bonnevie) as a mother who physically and verbally abused Charice. It will be remembered that Charice had a promising international career with the backing of bigwigs Oprah Winfrey and David Foster.