in a vlog on Tuesday, Dec. 15, stating that she decided to have the ring redesigned because her friend from Radiant Jewelry showed her the ring before Manzano proposed to her. She noted that at the time, which was May this year, she and Manzano were facing relationship problems. Manzano purchased the ring from Radiant Jewelry in September 2019.When she and Manzano posted photos from an engagement shoot, she credited Manila Diamond Studio, of which she is also an ambassador.
“In line with her recent vlog dated December 15, 2020, the ring that finally marks the engagement of Mr. Manzano to his beloved is a product of the company’s craftmanship and Ms. Mendiola’s heart and inspiration,” Manila Diamond Studio asserted. “While the centerpiece diamond used was taken from a ring commissioned, purchased, and fully paid by [Mr.] Manzano, the make and design of Ms. Mendiola’s engagement ring, from the band to the setting of the diamonds, are original and the fruit of the collaboration between Manila Diamond Studio and Ms. Mendiola.”Following the fiasco, Mendiola posted a message that appeared to address the bad publicity on Thursday, Dec. 17.
“Starting a new chapter with the love of my life. We will never let anyone ruin our happiness,” she insisted. “Love will always prevail.”