While everyone was busy paying tribute to Chokoleit, there is another man who was actually there when everything happened. But strangely, he never really talked about Chokoleit or even expressed his thoughts about the matter until today.
If you've heard about Chokoleit, then you would be one of the people curious enough to watch his last performance in Abra. Recall that Chokoleit gone right after his set in the Kawayan Festival in Abra. But before the commotion happened, Chokoleit was having the time of his life when he was paired with a handsome lad by the governor of Abra herself. This man was the last person Chokie ever performed with.
He is John Paul Ramirez Juanillo. Incidentally, he is also the reigning Mr. Abra. The 22-year-old lad who is a graduate of Business Management Major in Marketing, but is a regular pageant contestant. He dreams of following the footsteps of Neil Perez, who won Mr. International in 2014.
Tempo was able to get a hold of John Paul and this is what he had to say about Chokie's sudden passing:
”Ibinigay ko po yung best ko dahil minsan lang ang pagkakataon na makasama ang isang popular na komedyante na katulad niya,”he recalls.
“Nakakalungkot lamang na last performance na pala niya iyon. Nalaman ko po kaagad ang nangyari dahil pagbalik ko po sa upuan pagkatapos magperform ni Chokoleit, tinawag po ako nung isa sa mga mayors ng Abra at sabi wala na nga raw si Chokoleit. Hindi ako naniwala nung una dahil kaka-perform nga lang namin. Ayon sa kuwento sa akin, sinugod pa raw po sa hospital at sinubukang i-revive si Chokoleit pero hindi na rin nga poi to naagapan. Nalungkot po ako at nag-pray na lang ako sa kinauupuan ko.”
John Paul plans to visit Chokie's wake one of these days to pay his respects to the beloved comedian.
Source: KAMI