Stand-up comedian Ate Gay, whose real name is Gil Aducal Morales, clarified that he has not yet reached the cancer-free stage, revealing that he is still undergoing treatment for a new lump that developed under his neck.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, 12 July, Ate Gay addressed recent reports claiming he was already cancer-free.

“Di pa po ako cancer free… nagsa-CyberKnife pa po ako at immunotherapy… but malakas na ako at nagkakalaman na ang aking pangangatawan,” he wrote.

Despite the emergence of the new lump, Ate Gay remains optimistic about his recovery after undergoing CyberKnife treatment.

“Ang bongga ng CyberKnife kasi ang 35 times kong radiation sa kanya 5 times lang… Salamat Lord Jesus sa pang araw-araw na buhay… napakasaya ko ka-piling ang mga katrabaho, pamilya at madlang Dabarkads. Salamat sa mga anghel ko na patuloy ang pag-gabay sa akin,” he wrote in another post.

The stand-up comedian revealed last year that he had been diagnosed with mucoepidermoid squamous cell carcinoma, a rare type of cancer.