Lea Salonga hits back at bashers over Independence Day tweet

Umani ng iba’t ibang reaksiyon ang tweet ni Lea Salonga noong June 12, matapos siyang maghayag ng kanyang saloobin tungkol sa pagdiriwang ng Independence Day sa Pilipinas.

Sa kanyang tweet (@MsLeaSalonga) ay hayagang sinabi ni Lea na ang ating bansa ay hindi pa lubusang malaya dahil hindi pa tayo malaya sa utang, sa krimen, at kurapsyon.

Our country is not yet debt-free, poverty-free, crime-free, or corruption-free. So what are we free from exactly and why do we celebrate it?

— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) June 11, 2015

Maraming followers ni Lea ang sumagot sa tweet niyang ito at sinabing kung hindi dahil sa Independence Day na ito ay hindi niya malayang maihahayag ang kanyang saloobin.

@MsLeaSalonga The moment you pressed the "tweet" button for this message already defines FREEDOM. #NotProud

— Jerrod Angelo (@JerrodAngelo) June 12, 2015

Ayong naman sa Twitter follower na si @kentaryll:

@MsLeaSalonga our celebration is about being free from the colonizers, not being free from the major maladies of the country. ;)

— Kent Areeel (@kentaryll) June 12, 2015

Agad naman itong sinagot ni Lea:

@kentaryll Indeed, we are independent from the colonizers that once lorded over our country. But I can't celebrate just the same. #JustMe

— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) June 12, 2015

Ang palitan ng tweets ni Lea at ng isang @ragingbulex ay umani ng 95 retweets at 245 favorites.

“@MsLeaSalonga only stupid people will like this tweet. you're family is not perfect so what's your reason to be proud of them?”

Sagot ni Lea: “Your. Not you're. Before you wipe the dirt off my face, you may wanna look in a mirror at your own.”

Nasundan pa ito ng sagot mula kay @ragingbulex: “@MsLeaSalonga that's the best you can do? to correct my grammar?

Marami man ang bumatikos sa kanyang tweet ay nanindigan ang international singer sa kanyang saloobin tungkol sa pagdiriwang ng Independence Day sa bansa.

Sa palagay ninyo, may punto ba si Lea sa usaping ito? - PEP

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