Vice Ganda to undergo surgery, needs complete rest

Vice Ganda's "Magpasikat" performance with Ryan Bang for "It's Showtime's" fifth anniversary impressed the viewers of the Kapamilya noontime show.

Vice sang, together with kids of different disability, a song about equality that he himself composed.

He hinted, however, that it was his last performance for the show's "Magpasikat Week," an annual tradition where the hosts outdo one another in production numbers for the show's anniversary.

Vice was recently hospitalized for a number of days, and different rumors came out regarding his condition.

The comedian is now open to talking about his health to the media, though, and amid speculations that he is leaving the noontime show, he said that he indeed needs to rest.

“Kailangan ko lang magpahinga, pero okay naman ako. Need ko lang ipahinga kasi hindi puwedeng ma-stress ang lalamunan ko, hindi puwedeng ma-overwork, kaya relax-relax lang," he told pep.ph.

He revealed that he has polyps in his throat which worsened because of acid reflux.

"Ang problema ko talaga ay 'yung acid reflux ko, siya 'yung naging dahilan kung bakit namaga ang esophagus ko, na okay na. Siya rin ang dahilan kung bakit lumala yung polpys ko sa lalamunan kaya yun ang inaano ko - yung acid reflux," he said.

He revealed that he is set to undergo surgery, which he postponed because of "Magpasikat" and the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry that he is currently shooting.

He needs to finish his showbiz commitments first before the operation because he will need to rest after that.

"Biniopsy lang yung sa lalamunan ko, ‘tapos after 'Magpasikat' na [ang surgery]," he said. "Kasi after kong ipaayos ang lalamunan ko, kailangan ko ng complete rest. E, hindi ko puwedeng gawin ngayon kasi nagsu-shoot pa ako ng movie saka 'Magpasikat.'”

Regarding the cyst in his kidney that Vhong Navarro mentioned in an episode of "It's Showtime," Vice said it was so little and shouldn't be a cause of worry.

“Nung ultrasound, nakitang may cyst sa kidney. Pero maliit na maliit lang, nothing to be alarmed, hindi siya dangerous, wala lang," the "Praybeyt Benjamin" star said.

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