EXCLUSIVE: Frankie Pangilinan claims to make use of her privilege

Frankie Pangilinan knows she was born into privilege but she claims it's exactly what drives her to act on it.

Frankie is very much aware how she was given the good life, being the daughter of Mega Star Sharon Cuneta and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan.

According to her, having and growing up with privilege has exposed and grounded her to life's realities and that fuels her to do more.

She claimed, “It makes me feel hollow in my stomach because it's like how can I enjoy life when so many people don't.”

She continued, saying, “I've reached this age where it's like I'm at the edge of adulthood 'di ba, like I'm about to be able to make a difference. I think that it's like at that stage where it should be like, 'Oh you need to accept that to a certain extent you were part of the systemic problem.

“That's why each year that goes by, I'm just kind of like, 'Okay, what can I do now?' You know, what can I do?”

Frankie gets commended for her self-awareness but she strongly believes that her deeds should not merit any praise.

She said, “Let's normalize that. Let's normalize seeing your role in society and like recognizing what you can do with it to help others.

“I thought that this was normal, for people to be generally vocal about things they believe in and for people to like stand up for other people… 'Di ba, it's like when you see something on the news that like hurts you, isn't the first response, 'What can I do to help?'”

Frankie hopes that by expressing her thoughts and opinions, and acting on them, she gets to encourage others to do the same.

“That level of compassion, and empathy, and like you know what I mean, doing what you can within your means, I feel like that should just be the bare minimum. So to a certain extent, it really makes me feel uncomfortable but again I get it. I just hope I can inspire na lang siguro others in my position to kind of act up,” she concluded.

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