VICE Ganda and her It’s Showtime co-hosts are feeling a mixture of disappointment and extreme concern with the cancellation of their taping last August 11.

It’s Showtime, which currently airs on Sky Cable’s Kapamilya Channel and other digital platforms, is supposed to resume taping for new episodes good for a couple of weeks.

While following very strict protocols, all of the hosts including Vice underwent swab tests that all came in negative. However, the results of the staff’s swab tests are not yet in, which led to the cancellation of the show’s taping to the disappointment of everybody involved.

“It’s very sad kasi miss na miss na naming mag-work at magsama-sama ulit,” says Vice who is also actively part of the conceptualization and approval of the noontime variety show’s contents. “Pero sa kabilang banda, OK na din kasi ang pinaka-importante ay ang safety naming lahat. Ayaw ko naman malagay sa peligro ang mga staff namin at ang aking mga co-hosts. Mabuti na yung nag-iingat.”

Vice further stresses out that while income is extremely important, health and safety will always be of utmost priority above all else. “Kailangan naming magtiis pa nang konti kahit kailangan na naming lahat magtrabaho. Ang pinaka-importante is maging healthy at safe kaming lahat bilang pakikisama at suporta sa mga frontliners sa pag-flatten ng curve para naman mabawasan ang mga inaalagaan nila dahil alam kong pagod na pagod na sila. Malambot ang puso ko sa mga frontliners dahil doctor ang kapatid ko at frontliner siya.”

Vice says that taping for It’s Showtime will soon resume as soon as all results of the swab tests comes out, hopefully with favorable results.