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Aiko Melendez filed before a QC court a permanent protection order that would keep her a safe distance from estranged husband Martin Jickain. In the PPO, Aiko alleged that there were certain “abuses and other forms of violence” committed by Martin during the course of their marriage.
Martin, on the other hand, denied ever abusing his wife of about two years. In a recent television interview, Martin made it clear that he was never an irresponsible husband who depended solely on Aiko’s earnings while he painted the town red like there was no tomorrow. He also denied taking his wife’s property, allegedly her Louis Vuitton bags and other luxury items.
While no criminal case has been filed yet, Aiko’s camp was seemingly pursuing the option. Robbery? Physical and verbal abuse? It won’t take long before Aiko launches her biggest assault against Martin, if things again get out of hand. Aiko was reportedly fuming after the latter had given an interview despite a court order discouraging both parties to discuss the case in public. Because of this, these cases may continue to stack up against Martin.
The real victim? Their toddler, Marthena, who is too young to understand what’s going on.
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Another Martin is in hot water — Martin Nievera, the quintessential Filipino balladeer who has been placed on the spotlight in recent months over his girlfriend Katrina Ojeda’s not so kind remarks about his children with ex-wife Pops Fernandez — Robin and Ram. Katrina had described Robin and Ram as having acted “like monkeys” when they destroyed their father’s bed in a Quezon City apartment many years back. Although the incident happened nearly a decade ago, such comments seems like only yesterday for Pops, who remained upset to this day. Her blitzkrieg against Martin continued with a tell-all exclusive interview with YES! Magazine, wherein she revealed for the first time the events that led to their separation and Martin’s supposed actions that caused their break-up.
GMA-7’s “Startalk” caught up with Martin, who gave his reaction to the story:
“I think the best reaction is not to have one. If I had a reaction, the best thing is to not to make it any bigger than what it already is. So I’d rather keep my comments and my feelings. I would be lying if I said it wasn’t a very painful thing to read again. I think it’s kinda old news already. Sa mga ibang katulad ko na lalaki na guys who have gone wrong, I don’t think they have to keep on going through this the way I keep on going through this. I don’t know why. I’m the only ex-husband who has to keep being punished for this.”
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A few months after the successful Christina Aguilera concert, several foreign acts have slated shows in Manila.
A-List US recording artists, such as Beyonce Knowles, Josh Groban and Kevin “Babyface” Edmonds, are just the big name acts slated to come in the next two months. Such music royalty previously descends upon our shores once in a few years, but now they are coming in droves.
Let’s see how the local music industry would react to this seeming “invasion.” I’m sure our local artists have something to show amid this deluge.
46 Feedbacks on "Two Martins and their failed marriages"
bb2
Kawawang Pops, di pa rin matanggap na hiwalay na sila ni Martin, small issues tend to be blown out of proportion
enteng
wow, i am so happy that at last pops had gotten rid of that bastard! i saw her story on yes magazine and i believe pops.. martin is full of BS.
Kelly
Let it go, Pops. Just feel blessed that a character like your ex-husband is out of your life. The positive outook you show your sons will make them stronger inside. If you help build confident men out of them, shallow comments such as those made by the “other woman” won’t even faze or hurt them. Your ex is a “loser”. From now on don’t expect any acts of courage from him. MOVE ON AND NEVER LOOK BACK.
mercy
Si Martin ay nagmana lang naman sa mga magulang niya (both his parents left their respective partners for another) The problem w/ Martin is, he always claims that he & Katrina are not really showbiz,but why did they still make that production number when Santino was born and sent it to The Buzz, dahil kailangan ng exposure kasi laos na. Kahit wala na sila ni Pops obvious naman na hihingan pa rin si Pops ng comment w/c is unfair then sasabihin sour graping. If Martin wants peace, just stay out of the scene anyway laos na siya. He looks so stupid in ASAP na hangang ngayon Be My Lady pa rin a ng kinakanta. Get some tips from Vic Sotto na quiet lang pag dating sa pagkakaron ng mga anak sa labas. Bakit pa ba bumabalik pa sa Pinas yan, wala na siyang lugar doon. What’s happening to him right now is pure and simple KARMA. He will never make it in Vegas. Talent alone doesn’t make one a star. He made it in Pinas because of Pops, dapat tinda na lang ulit siya ng burger.
Renz
Martin needs to stop acting like he was the “wronged” party. He cheated on his wife and left his family for another woman and what’s happening now is just the fallout from his despicable actions. Pops has every right to reveal the truth about the demise of their marriage. She is entitled to air out her grievances, if only to give her peace, closure and the chance to move on with her life. Martin should be apologizing to Pops and his kids instead of making snide comments to the media. Wise up, Martin.
Amy M Lo
Martin is a loudmouth. He can’t keep his mouth shut. He doesn’t want to be tortured and punished for the wrongs he had made before, he better get out of the limelight.
Problem is, he’s seeking it. So, people do not forget what he did. Napaka ingay. He thought that it will gain him back popularity. Sinayang nya pagkakataon.
I think Martin, you should stick to what you do best, sing! People will sympathize with you that way.
daissee
Martin DESERVES what he is getting right now! How dare he na ibandera ang babaeng kasama niyang sumira ng family niya!!! Even if it is 9 years or 9 months ago deserve niya yan! Mainam na malaman ng lahat what kind of a man he is! At least now Pops can REALLY move on because nailabas na niya ang matagal na niyang tinatago na lihim ng tunay na pagkatao ni Martin.
iren
my heart goes with Pops. I got to read the Yes article and I think I understand why she’s so upset on the M-word that Katrina said. MArtin deserve whatever he’s going into right now. Pasalamat nga sya Pops remained quiet for almost a decade, kung noon pa ito inilabas ni Pops, baka wala ng career si Martin matagal na. And lastly, nakakawalang respeto si Katrina Ojeda sa mga ginawa nya, to think na teacher pa man din sya ha!.
imay chito
martin deserves what he is experiencing now. his past is catching up with him. katrina on the other hand will be living in a stigma of a housewrecker for the rest of her life. what comes round will go around. she must brace herself when martin will find another willing victim like her.
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Myrna L. Pingol
I think Martin is a gay coz he talks more than a woman. Pops dont waste your time talking about this laos & his kabit coz they are not worth your time. We believed in you & support you in everything you do or say. Let this laos to get out from this country by not talking about him anymore coz by then, he does’nt have any more business to stay. Let him & his kabit to go to hell.
Joyce
i read the article in YES mag and my heart really goes out to Pops! i was surprised that she went through all those things just to keep her family whole and out of his real love for Martin! but then here’s Martin shouting out to the whole world how happy he is with katrina and blah blah blah .. the nerve! he shud have respected Pop’s feelings! if he’s happy now that he shud have just kept quiet!
Star
I would like to say my two-cents’ worth. I, like most of you are hopefully, am such a big fan of Martin. He has a beautiful voice, a great personality and his rapport with his audience / listeners is amazing. In a way, he has become an idol to me, especially because of the lessons he has shared during the trials he had to go through, not only in his career, but also in his life.
Then I read the Yes article. All of a sudden, I felt duped. It was like, all this time, I was an express train ride direct to Liar-town. You all know the sordid details now; all the pronouncements of love and affection for Pops (which we, his audience, looked forward to) were all put-ons. His heartaches and sorrow for having been kicked out of his house and the pain of his annulment may be true but the true essence was a fake all along. Its ironic to think that these put-ons were the reasons that endeared us to him and made us sympathize with him (and buy his CDs and watch his concerts on the side.)
Looking back, he may not really felt all these emotions during that time. I cannot help but question if there were other lies that we failed to see.
Quo vadis, Mart? How could you do this to us? We stood by you through thick and thin and now this. All I can say is sayang; sayang talaga.
Don’t get me wrong; you will still be the greatest voice in my book. But when it comes to being a person I idolize, nah, maybe not.
To all who vilify Martin, I advice caution and prudence. Yes, I too think he should be punished for all he has done but always remember that we too make mistakes and all deserve another chance. I think we owe Martin that. (Pops, this does not apply to you.)
All being said, I got off that express train to Crazy Town a while back. I guess you all do. That way, we, Martin included, can get on with our lives.
mfapj
I have not read that Yes article on Pops Fernandez and Martin Nievera. But I do remember surfing on television before, and seeing Pops cry on Martin’s late-night talk show on Channel 2, defending her marriage and denying that there was something wrong. That time pa lang, word was going around that their marriage was on the rocks. Martin was so obvious with his lack of feelings — he didn’t try to comfort his crying wife. Ikaw ba naman, you see your wife crying, you won’t even put an arm around her? He didn’t even try to pretend that he cared. He was just looking at her with zero feelings, as she cried. In that sense, sure, Martin was just being honest with himself. But, damn, that was very embarrassing for his wife — deadma ang asawa sa luha niya.
I don’t know why Pops had to deny, then, that something was wrong. She may have been the “last” to know, but I don’t think she just found out later, even after the whole world knew. Masyado nang unbelievable yun. I was turned off with that denial. Our Pinoy celebrities always deny things — new relationships, rocky marriages, sexual preferences, etc.
This, I can say — that Martin guy wants his cake and eat it, too! He has a huge ego! Last year, he said that, had he known Pops still loved him, he would have gone back to her and not have a child with his mistress, Katrina. I was dumbfounded when I read that. Kung ako rin naman si Katrina, what the hell??!He was using both women! Feeling niya, he is God’s gift to women. Ugh!
Cali girl
My heart goes out to Pops - when we were still living sa Pinas I was such a diehard fan of Penthouse Live until we migrated, was even sad when I heard that they split up. Kudos to her for speaking out - that’s her catharsis, that’s her right - hopefully she can move on and realize that she is blessed in other ways - and hey, Jomari is HOT - lucky girl. As for Martin, I’ve lost my respect for this loser - posters here are right, he just can’t keep his mouth shut and obviously wants publicity on a waning career. I see him on TFC and either hit the mute button or change channels - Gary V. is way much better. Katrina will forever have the stigma of being the homewrecker - it doesn’t matter if she comes from a wealthy family - you can never buy breeding indeed. Her behavior shows a reflection of her upbringing. Tsk tsk… how sad that some people glorify “kabits”. She just has to remember that what comes around goes around… karma comes in different ways.
YOU KNOW
I think both of them should just be quiet and not talk about it in public.. for the sake of their childeren. Both of them made a mistake in their marraige. Anulled na yung marraige nila, so bakit kailangan bungkalin pa? Spare some for your children….
kim
para sa akin pareho lang sila they made mistakes si pops mrami ding mga karilasyon from troy,piolo,brad and now jomari then kay martin dalawa not from showbiz one from cebu and katrina.so they should move on if they really dont click as a wife and husband.so its a lesson now not to tie a not if youre just pregnant must be sure if he or she really loves you.
vicky
kung di ba naman malandi yan si katrina alam nya na may asawa si martin pumatol pa rin sya di ba! ewan ko lang pag nag ka anak sila ng girl ni martin baka magmana rin sa kanya kahit pala mayaman ang isang tao kumakabet pa rin…… hindi makuntento sa binata mas gusto ang asawa at ang kapal ng mukha nyan si katrina di na nahiyang humarap sa The Buzz……..
anna
kawawang martin hahahaha……laos kana talaga di na bagay syo mag host sa ASAP trying hard kana may mas mga bata na syo at magagaling din naman sila try to sing yung mga bagong song ano! wish ko lang na yung mga anak ay huwag matulad syo alam mo na yun bang maninira ng family…… losser yang mga taong yan c martin at si katrina……
abcdef
kung ako sa iyo Pops, sana tumahimik ka na lang kasi lumalabas pa rin na mahal na mahal mo pa rin si Martin, at sana naisip mo na tatay pa rin sya ng mga anak mo, inisip mo na lang sana na kahihiyan din ng mga anak mo na ilabas ang baho ng tatay nila.
Alma
this year’s october cover story issue of YES magazine paved the way for people to realize why POPS cannot and would not take her philandering husband back.
sana lang, it would make other people see just what pops went
through….
as for martin, altho i am still angry with his actions and lalo na sa
past nila, i just hope he seeks counseling - both psychological and
more on spiritual. sila ni katrina. it would help a lot..
as for pops, my wish and prayers now that she has aired her side of
the story that more blessings would come her way and one day, she
would just treat all of these like a nightmare and she would find
genuine happiness and TRUE LOVE that she was not able to have all
these years.
it’s sad to see, read and hear even from some people especially those
belonging to her fan base that they are not happy with her constant
change of boyfriends - more so with much younger and lesser
accomplished BUT more gorgeous than martin men.
yes, martin may be a gauge - but now, i think, it isn’t fair to
compare pops’ present beau with him for we all know that in this
life, there will always be lesser and greater men than martin.
i just hope that all the pain that lingers to pops’ heart will no
longer leave traces and she will keep her smile for keeps.
pops certainly deserve to be happy and find her smile again…
i look forward to a day that pops will announce to us that she is
ready again to be committed and marry that someone…
as a bosom buddy who also serve sometimes as my conscience would
say, “these too shall all pass..”
now, more than ever, HOLD your head up high Pops!
CALusa
Martin, laos ka na talaga…..don’t blame your down fall sa producer mo sa vegas….just be thankful na meron naniwala sa iyo but unfortunately hindi ka na sikat and you have to admit na marami ng magaling na bata sa iyo. Pops, move on girl….sayang lang ang oras mo sa mga interviews mo about him.
Lin
Si Martin dapat tumahimik na lang. Para siyang babae sa palengke. Maging matured na siya, Malalaki na ang mga anak niya mahiya naman siya (kung meron siya). Bakit ba bumabalik pa yan dito sa Pinas doon na lang siya sa Las Vegas.
chikababe
Anong nangyari kay Martin? Mukha siyang basahan sa ASAP nung Linggo!!! Hindi siya mukhang masaya sa buhay niya, nakita ko sa kanya isang talunan, in English, loser! hehe.. malamang binabagabag na siya ng kunsyensya niya. Hay Martin, anong ginawa mo sa buhay mo? Ang ayos ayos dati sinira mo lahat..
mushy
TO ABCDEF - Pls. stop convincing yourself that the reason why Pops spoke is becoz there’s still something there. In the first place, what is there to like/love about Martin now? He’s a GONER! Pops would just be all too crazy and stupid to keep loving that bastard. And she’s sooo in her right mind now not to allow herself that.
And pls. be informed that before Pops came out with this interview she had her two sons’ complete blessing. They’re grown ups now and understand why she had to do it. They love their mother and support her all the way.
chikababe
Mukang basahan si Martin sa ASAP nung Sunday. What happened?!
Alma
if martin sincerely wants to follow his eldest son robin’s advice, he should RESPECT his ex-wife and SHUT UP.
what’s wrong with just saying a no comment and leave it at that?
moreover, what’s the use of saying NO COMMENT but he keeps on saying more and even twisting the stories JUST TO MAKE IT APPEAR that pops was wrong, that she was just bitter, etc.
i admire bigger and more gentlemen pinoy celebrity ex-husbands like christopher de leon, vic sotto and edu manzano because they never bad-mouthed their ex-wives in any multi-media means.
through it all, whether he liked it or not, pops is and will always be his 1st wife and the mother of his sons.
his attitude towards pops is somehow a mirror of how he treats women.
and if he really is keen on achieving that VEGAS dream with katrina, then he should go there and stay there for good!
robin and ram has survived with a doting mom and a loving grandma (dulce) and kins for years, he can therefore stay as an ABSENTEE FATHER FOR AS LONG AS HE WISHES!
now who’s being bitter and sounding scorned for all the mishaps and badlucks he encountered - NOBODY BUT MARTIN!
prettyma
i really felt sad for both martin and pops. bilib ako kay pops in keeping her composure and at the same time rise above the quagmire of their marriage. i just hope that martin had done the same. it seems that he was doing well - his vegas career and lovelife. then it went pffft!!! maganda talaga if he just remained quiet and do his own thing-whatever is needed to revived his career.
gretta
dapat kay Martin, bumalik na lang sa Vegas at wag ng bumalik sa PInas! anyway, wala namang interesado sa kanya dito….luz fernandez na sha!
susan
martin u r too old to be pa cute sa ASAP,,,,has been ka na…karma yan sa iyo sa ginawa mo ke pops,,,,,
OFW
Buti nalang nagsalita na si Pops coz all this years tiwalang tiwala ako kay Martin, lalo nat fan nyo ko. Ginamit lang nya si Pops! all those pronouncements na mahal si Pops, were all lies. True enough sa poem na sinabi mo sa the buzz, you will never be Martin Nievera without Pops kc sya ang naging daan mo at at ginamit mo sya para sumikat ka. Buti nga d sinasagot ni Pops mga interview mo at mga pakwela mong mahal mo sya everytime may album at concert ka. Ngaun, khit ni piso d ko sasayangin na ibili ng ticket or cd mo. magaling ka man kumanta kung wala k naman respeto sa kapwa at lalo na sa nanay ng mga anak mo, wala ka pa ring kwentang tao. I agree with Pops in saying na ‘WALANG IBANG NILOLOKO SI MARTIN KUNDI SARILI NYA’. Remember Nievera ‘what goes around, comes around’. nakarma ka na sa mga kasinungalingan at kagaguhan mo. wala n ko tiwala sau!
Miles
I admire Pops very much…forget that chapter in your life…May KARMA sa buhay Martin will suffer in his remaining life with Katrina, (who a teacher pa naman…but walang delicadiza sa buhay, no breeding…I’m really ashamed of this kind of woman…And Martin a liar, liar…big mouth…his singing career now is a downfull na…wala na kasi he is a bad person…
Elizabeth Leonard
TO KATRINA AND MARTIN,
THIS IS WHAT YOUR NAMES MEANS—— K A R M A !!!!!!! BECAUSE BOTH OF THEM DOES NOT SHOW ANY REMORSE FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO POPS AND HER KIDS.
ABC
You have no place here, you laos Martin together with your homewrecker Katrina! Go back to Vegas.. magtinda ka na lang ng burger uli, pareho kayo ng kabit mo walang breeding.. we dont need you here! GET LOST!! Go, go, go Pops! Keep God in your heart..He blesses the oppressed! We are praying for you!!
davinci
oh, Martin you don’t get it do you? Pops, like all Filipina mothers can take it–beat me, abuse me, tell me unkind words…BUT NEVER ever badmouth my children or you’ll see the wrath of hell.
Katrina, tsk…tsk…don’t you get it too? By calling the kids monkeys…who’s laughable now? You’re the one left with King Kong himself, the father of “the monkeys”.
The reason that you are still “being punished”, as you put it is that you can’t control the big mouth of your monkey-hater lover Katrina.
shuvah
in the 1st place,if Martin looked at another girl before then Pops must have some really serious flaws or unforgivable imperfections for the husband to do that. And speaking of laos, I dont agree Martin is laos na. In any given day, Martin’s voice is way better than Pops’s—hats off. Maybe Martin is not very visible in Manila because of his shows in Vegas for the last 3-4 years. Si Pops ba nagkaroon ng chance to do the same? Hanggang Pinas lang ata sya e. Shes not a world class talent. Martin is and I dare say because I watched his show in LV, okay? That was a moment when I felt proud to be Pinoy. That he was my Kababayan.
dbm
I am glad that Pops came out with that story in YES magazine. The missing puzzle of the POPS-MARTIN story was solved with that revelations. I for one felt your pain.
As they said, Let it go, POPS! Let this closure be your biggest gift to yourself this Xmas. God Bless!
julietp
Martin magpasagasa ka na lang ng train sa country mo pls. to shut your mouth up! Daig mo pa babae.Go, go ,go NOW Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Liar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
des
The way I understand it, Pops let it all out because she wanted to clear her name among people who think she was too unforgiving of Martin’s philandering. I just don’t understand why it took her all these years to bring it all out. Granted she kept quiet the past 9 or 10 years because she wanted to protect her children; but bringing everything out now, because she wants to clear her name or she needs a catharsis, only brought emotional burden on her children. Couldn’t she have gone all the way in her sacrifice as a mother, knowing that it’s the father of her two boys she’s putting on the spot here, and that doing so would stain her boys’ reputation of having a philandering and unfaithful dad? The public already knows that, she didn’t have to broadcast it all over again. Even if what Martin did was unforgivable for a wife, and understandably so, what she did is a little short of being self-centered, as far as the effect on her boys is concerned.
Joy
To Des, I think you didn’t get the point why pops reveal all of this… Katrina bad mouth pops kids… kung baga sumabog na parang bulkan si pops… when she reacted to the monkey issue, a lot of people didn’t understand where she’s coming from… They thought that pops reacted too much and she’s making a big deal out of it… what people don’t know is masyadong malalim ang pinagmulan…
KDK
We saw Pops in concert in Chicago and she is just beautiful & sexy, one of those rare women who grow more beautiful with age, not less. Go Pops! You will be the winner in the long run.
toni
ang OA ni martin!!!!!!!!! puede lang wag ka na magho2st sa asap kz naka2cra ka lang ng show!!! sobrang OA mo!!!!!!!
toni
ang pangit mo pops!!!!
Joy
I saw Martin”s interview at the Buzz… its sooo fake… He’s the best actor and drama king of all time…OMG…
Lansing
Hoy, Martin ! Ikaw pa ang nagkasala, ikaw pa ang malaking bunga-nga. Mahiya ka naman sa sarili mo, iniisip mo lang ang sarili mong kaligayahan.Baka nakalimutan mo ng mag pray, umpisahan mo na bago ka makarma.
Camille
in my own opinion ang comments ko lang ke pops bakit noon pa hindi siya nagsalita about martin-pops breakup nung lumabas dito sa mundo si santino bakit siya biglang nagsalita about their break up saka pareho nalang sila at least si martin lalake eh samantalang si pops kadiri to death napakabata ni anjo yllana pinatulan niya kadiri siya parang anak na lang niya si anjo hoy gumising ka pops sugar mommy ka lang ni anjo…. gurang kana!!!
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