Carmina Villarroel has no plans of holding back when it comes to issues concerning her children, Mavy and Cassy Legaspi.

In an interview with Ogie Diaz, the mother expressed her complete dissent over circulating rumors and tirades against her family. One of which was insinuations of her alleged intrusion over her son’s past relationship with Kyline Alcantara.

Carmina as a celebrity mom

Although it wasn’t her dream for her kids to enter showbiz, she had prepared them for the worst things that could happen in their careers. Case in point: bashing. She had always made it to a point to remind them that they cannot please everybody and it’s okay.

“Iba na ngayon kasi ang tatapang na ng mga bashers,” she remarked. As an actress, she was used to just blocking hateful accounts and moving forward in showbiz. But it’s different when it comes to her kids.

“Ikaw ba, ‘pag may nanakit sa anak mo, deadma ka? Ikaw ba ‘pag may nanakit sa anak mo at dinifend mo, nakikialam ka na? ‘Di ba hindi? Kasi normal reaction ‘yun. Lalong-lalo na sa anak mo… So I don’t know why they’re saying na pakialamera ako. I’m not bothered and I don’t care. Kasi mga anak ko ang pinag-uusapan natin,” she firmly stated.

Carmina shared that she had raised her twins free from violence. She had also taught them to walk away from relationships that hurt them both physically and emotionally. It’s one of her golden rules when it comes to her family, she says, and she believes it applies to anyone at all.

She recalls telling her twins, “Walang sino man ang pwedeng manakit sa’yo physically and emotionally. They have no right.”

The actress-mom furthered in the conversation pointing out, “So whether magulang ka, girlfriend ka, boyfriend ka, saktan ka physically, emotionally hindi tama kasi bakit napunta sa ganon?”

When asked if someone ever hurt her kids both emotionally and physically, her response was: “Emotionally, oo. Pero alam ko kasi kung ano ‘yung totoo. Alam ng mga anak ko kung ano ‘yung totoo. Masakit hindi dahil totoo, masakit kundi dahil pinagbibintangan sila.

Carmina on Mavy and Cassy’s romantic relationships

Mavy and Kyline were reels-to-real-life lovers, however, their relationship turned sour sometime in November 2023. It was one of the viral rumored breakups of the past year. The once-inseparable couple were not seen together since then. No confirmation of their alleged breakup was ever posted.

But Carmina’s interview appeared to have verified Mavy’s single era at the moment. Asked about her message to her 23-year-old son on handling his love life, she said, “Aba sabi ko nga muna ngayon, you know, just take your time. Enjoy your life. Especially ngayon, ang daming trabaho, ang dami mong blessings, so mag-focus ka muna dyan.”

Aside from Mavy, Cassy is known to have a *special relationship* with Kapamilya singer Darren Espanto. Carmina admits that they have been open with Darren spending time with Cassy, and in fact, he also spends the whole Legaspi family.

“Ayoko silang pagbawalan. Guidance lang ako. Love yourself first. Unahin mo muna sarili mo. You find yourself first,” Carmina noted.