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Pokwang joins anti-corruption rally: 'Busog na busog na kayo, kami naman'


Pokwang joins anti-corruption rally: 'Busog na busog na kayo, kami naman'

Pokwang is one of the celebrities who joined the anti-corruption protest at the People Power Monument in EDSA on Sunday.

As seen in GMA Integrated News's reporter Athena Imperial' video, the Kapuso comedienne and host urged government leaders to focus on the needs of ordinary Filipinos.

"Ang panawagan ko sa mga leader natin sana bigyan po ninyo ng pansin ang mga nangangailangan lalong-lalo na ang ating mga maliliit na mamamayan, mga maliliit na manggagawa na pinagkakasya ang kanilang maliit na kita," Pokwang said.

"Bigyan n'yo po sana sila ng kung anong deserve talaga nila bilang mamamayang Pilipino, 'yung mga pinangako po ninyo sa amin nang maramdaman naman po ng ating mga kababayan," she added. 

She also emphasized the importance of investing in education, particularly in public schools, as a means to secure the future of the next generation.

"'Yung mga kabataan natin sila, 'yung mga henerasyon natin, sila ang magtutuloy nang kung ano po ang magandang nasimulan natin. Kaya sana bigya po natin sila ng magandang edukasyon po," he noted.

Aside from education and public welfare, Pokwang also called for public safety during calamities, highlighting the country's anomalous flood control projects.

"And of course s'yempre 'yung kaligtasan po ng bawat isa kapag may mga sakuna. Lalo-lalo na po 'yung mga flood control na yan. Tama na, busog na busog na kayo, kami naman. Please lang po," she said.

Aside from Pokwang, other celebrities present in the anti-corruption rallies are Elijah Canlas and Catriona Gray, among others.

—Jade Veronique Yap/MGP, GMA Integrated News
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