Kanata Tapia as Janice Mendoza on Love Is Never Gone – mala-Gladys Reyes ang pagiging Kontra-Raya Verona (Fyang Smith) rito.
Listen to your boyfriend. Bakit ka ba nagagalit? Totoo naman yung mga sinasabi ko. Human traffickers kayo ng family mo! Aba, lakas mo pang mag-give pa ng luxury things mo, galing pala sa ilegal! – Janice Mendoza (Kanata Tapia), Love Is Never Gone (excerpt from Episode 6)
For the past few episodes in Love Is Never Gone, since Episode 3, from where Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11 alums JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith appeared respectively as Ronnie Manalang and Raya Verona, you might have seen another ex-housemate appear, but in a Kontrabida or antagonist role that made a fight not only for a parking space, but also when they were creating content against Raya on social media. And that is your Lola-Ving Apo, Kanata Tapia (known as Kanata in the opening credits), playing the role of Janice Mendoza, on Love Is Never Gone.
Now you’ve seen the sixth episode of the Prime Original series featuring Raya (Fyang) and Janice (Kanata) themselves last Friday (May 22, 2026), and while we’re waiting for Episodes 7 and 8 later at midnight (Philippine Standard Time), since it will release two new episodes every Friday exclusively on the streaming platform, let’s dive into the premise involving their fight between the two.
When Ronnie gave Raya a cup of water and asked for an order, she told him she had come to the coffee shop because someone on social media had been teasing her, saying that everyone was saying the Verona family is human traffickers. Ronnie viewed a social media video that somewhat said she brought her slaves to Venice, with the bio reading, “Yabang i-flaunt mga mamahaling bagay – galing pala sa ilegal!” Ronnie believed that the Verona family was not involved in the trafficking, but Raya answered that she felt bad about these issues.
When someone asked Raya to take a look at a video, Janice copied Raya’s live selling, and she said, “That (redacted)!” Raya came along while Janice and her friends were recording a video. When she confronted her, Janice told Raya to listen to her boyfriend (Ronnie), that the claims regarding human trafficking around the Verona family are true. She also said that all their luxury items came from smugglers (i.e., illegal, as Janice said). Ronnie later avoided Raya’s fight against Janice.
Ronnie also said that what Janice did was cyberlibel against cyberbullying, which possibly means that, because Janice is 18 years old, she may get a higher chance of jail time of six years, according to him. Raya confronted her again, until Ronnie stopped it and looked her in the eye. That was a high kilig factor for fans of JMFyang, right?
Now we, the DRPS PHCA, have posted two videos involving the fight between Raya and Janice on our social media accounts, clipped from Episodes 3 and 6 of the series, via Prime Video. We’ve read the comments on each video posted on DRPS PHCA about their appearances in Love Is Never Gone and their reactions to its scenes.
Note: The reaction comments for JM, Fyang, and Kanata are from videos related to Love Is Never Gone, posted by DRPS PHCA.
Reactions: Episode 3 – Is pay parking for the rich and privileged people?
- Ganda ng Kanata ko!
- Ang ganda ni Kanata.
- Taray! Best actress ng Gen 11!
- Wow, galing ng JMFyang!
- Galing din ni Kanata.
- Akala ko si Teris ang humila ng book ni Fyang, Kanata pala.
- Nang asal pa si Raya (Fyang) sa huli.
- Ayyyy, galing naman these two ladies, especially our Fyangie!
- Si Kanata, matured na matured na siya opposite sa mahiyain personality niya.
- Grabi Kanata and Fyangie!
- Nakakaproud ang Gen 11. Buti na lang binigyan nila ng break si Kanata!
- Ang galing din si Kanata, kontrabida. Grabe Fyang, bagay na bagay!
Reactions: Episode 6: Coffee Time gone wrong when Janice Mendoza is doing something again against Raya Verona.
- Galing ni Kanata ah. Nag-workshop din ba sya? Next villain to.
- Nakakainis si Kanata ah. Effective na Kontrabida (laughs). Galing galing ng JMFyang!
- Yehey! JMFyang with Kanata, in fairness, magaling din si Kanata.
- Parang natawa si Ronnie (JM)!
- Naiinis ako dito kay JM. Bakit pa niya pinipigilan si Fyang na sugurin si Kanata?
- Galing din ni Kanata. Raya ang temper dagdagan (laughs). Kawawa si Raya (Fyang), hindi makasampal pag bugyan mo naman kay Ronnie (JM).
- Waaaahhh abangers na me, galing mo talaga Raya Verona (Fyang). Syempre kilig much here sa inyo ni Ronnie Manalang (JM)!
- Sobrang galing ni Fyang, galing din ni Kanata.
Now here’s our reaction to their scene involving Fyang and Kanata. I thought Kanata Tapia would be a “Gen Z Primera Kontrabida” like Gladys Reyes. But because the fight between Janice and Raya (Fyang) is not only in the digital space, but also in a pay parking space and outside the coffee shop. And not only that, every time their fight happened, Ronnie (JM) managed to end it, and wanted Janice suspended or expelled from Eastern Hope University, and put her in jail over these cybercriminal things she had done, whatever the incident may be.
So yes, Kanata Tapia, your new Gen Z Primera Kontrabida for playing as Janice Mendoza in Love Is Never Gone. The controversial but trending Rap Battle between Jasmine Dudley-Scales and Fyang Smith during their stay inside Bahay ni Kuya for Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11 last September 21, 2024, has carried over but with a twist: a fight between Janice Mendoza and Raya Verona for Love Is Never Gone.
And by the way, Kanata not only appeared in Love Is Never Gone but also played Chiyaki in a 2025 digital series on iWant titled Tropang G.O.A.T. She was a gamer from small beginnings, right?
Kanata Tapia as your Mahiwaga for Fred Moser – FredKana, layag sa Mahiwaga MV!
If Kanata is your Kontra-Raya in Love Is Never Gone, then on May 23, 2026, a day after the release of Episodes 5 and 6 on Prime Video, she appeared as your Mahiwaga in a music video for Mahiwaga, sung by Tarsier Records singer-songwriter Zion Aguirre.
The kilig factor with music video co-star Fred Moser, known as an ex-housemate of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0, is so high that whenever you see him, you see her, or even both! And as of May 28, 2026, the music video, published on the official YouTube channel of the ABS-CBN Music-led record label, has achieved more than 24,000 views since its release last Saturday.
The alternative dream-pop track composed by himself and handled by Jhay Ehidio, released on May 22, 2026, dives into the irresistible feeling of being drawn to someone who feels almost magical—hard to explain, yet impossible to ignore.
His latest single is available for listening on all music streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music.
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