There can be more reasons apart from the listed below but I just decided my top five:

First it involves drugs, sex, gossips and rich people involving the Manila’s socialite, the elite ruling class. Almost the same factors of why soap opera are well-watched by its viewers is because of its dramatic tendencies. Gorell accused famous socialites such as female lifestyle writer of being coke addict, a male event organizer/ club owner of Embassy that operates as a “drug den” for the rich people.

Second, money + betrayal = revenge. That is how some people see this unfortunate incident. Gorell was dumped by Montano thus accusing him of stealing his money that supposedly to be used for their joint business venture, a restaurant in Boracay. In order to get back at Montano, he exposes the scandalous lifestyle of Montano’s socialite friends so that they will be the ones to force Montano to pay up the $70,000 to stop Gorell of writing libelous accusations about them.

Third, how anybody can’t sympathize with Gorell when his a self-confessed HIV positive who was being betrayed and stolen a big amount of money from her ex-lover? No one, almost everybody sympathize with him. Some people think that he can also be lying about his medical condition just to be pity upon. If he once in his life, has been a member of that “socialite” group he criticizes and deconstructs now, how can be much of a different from the other lying bitches and scumbags?

Fourth, are the ethical issues of blogs against libelous and malicious written accusations for a certain person. This incident provokes the media ethics about journalism and online media because there seems to be a blurry and no clear cut rules and regulations about the new media. What is the difference of accusing people and just by expressing your feelings and insights about personal predicaments? Almost everybody can access public blogs if you let them. If the intention is freedom of expression, who will safeguards the virtual community from facts from gossips, truthfulness from falsehood, from the good to the evil?

And lastly, the gender issues of Gorell and Montano, the sexual relations and intimacy. I am not sure though if Montano’s family knows about his sexual preferences but after this scandal they already have a clear picture by now. Presently, Gorell is into another relationship of another man whom he is happy, for the meantime?!

Hope not.

From hindsight, this can be simply described as a promising business venture that turned into a tragic ending. A sad gay love story and that is all there is to it.