Ashley Nicole Sayago Pasulojan, identified as Macky J. Peligrino’s former girlfriend from 2019, has publicly addressed her role in a cheating scandal that’s been trending online, following Peligrino’s own public apology to his current girlfriend, Princess Aryza Cempron.
Peligrino’s Public Apology
The controversy began with an emotional public apology from Peligrino to Cempron after allegations of infidelity surfaced. In his statement, he took full responsibility without offering excuses or blaming anyone else, writing, “I’m truly sorry for cheating on you and for the pain I caused.” He acknowledged that an apology alone wouldn’t be enough to rebuild the trust that was broken, saying he intended to prove through his actions, not just his words, that he had learned from the situation and was willing to change. He also said he understood if Cempron needed space and time before she was ready to forgive him.
Ashley’s Side of the Story
As the issue continued trending, Sayago Pasulojan said she felt it was time to share her own account, explaining she had stayed quiet initially because she wanted to keep the matter private, but didn’t want people forming judgments based on only one side of the story.
She opened her statement with an apology of her own — to Cempron, to Peligrino’s fans, and to anyone hurt, disappointed, or angry over the situation — while making clear she wasn’t trying to create further drama or shift all the blame elsewhere.
According to her account, she and Peligrino had briefly dated back in 2019, a relationship she described as short-lived “puppy love” that ended after a few months due to infidelity on his part. She said that afterward, he would reach out to her roughly once a year, but she never rekindled contact because she knew he had a history of cheating. Last year, she said, he messaged her again, and she still didn’t respond — though she said she had no idea at the time that he was already involved with Cempron, or that their relationship was reportedly going through a complicated period.
Sayago Pasulojan said Peligrino was the one who reached out to her this time, after seeing one of her TikTok posts go viral, and that his cousin passed along her number at his request. She said she knew at that point that he had a girlfriend, though she wasn’t aware of the specifics of their relationship’s situation. She described their conversations as centering mostly on him sharing his problems while she listened, saying she comforted him but not in a flirtatious way, and that she never enjoyed the exchanges. Even so, she acknowledged that continuing to engage with him while he was in a relationship was wrong.
According to her timeline, the two began communicating on July 23 and stopped on August 10 — a span she noted was less than a month — once she recognized the situation wasn’t right. She said their contact wasn’t constant, that she wasn’t the one typically initiating it, and that she deleted the TikTok post that had drawn his attention a few days later to avoid making the situation bigger.
Pushing Back on the Backlash
Sayago Pasulojan asked people to stop spreading false information or assumptions, saying outside observers don’t have full knowledge of what happened privately. She said she was willing to acknowledge her own mistake but didn’t believe all of the responsibility should fall on her, arguing that Peligrino should also be held accountable for his role in the relationship.
She also referenced claims that she wasn’t the only woman Peligrino had exchanged messages with during the relationship, suggesting there may be more to the situation than what’s been publicly discussed, though she didn’t provide further detail on that point.
She closed her statement by expressing hope that the situation could be resolved peacefully, that people would stop judging based on incomplete information, and that everyone involved could move forward with mutual respect.
Where Things Stand
Both statements — Peligrino’s apology to Cempron and Sayago Pasulojan’s account of her own involvement — remain the two central public accounts of how the situation unfolded. Neither Cempron nor Peligrino has issued a further public response to Sayago Pasulojan’s statement as of this writing.
