By NEIL RAMOS
Angelica Panganiban and Kris Aquino joined fans of actress Angel Locsin in condemning a learning module prepared for the Schools Division of Occidental Mindoro where the latter was described as “obese.”
It read:
“Angel Locsin is an obese person. She, together with Coco Martin eats fatty and sweet food in Mang Inasal fast food restaurant most of the time. In her house, she always watching television (sic) and does not have any physical activities.”
A screenshot of the same went viral on social media.
In reaction, Angelica said, “I don’t think nakaupo lang si Angel sa bahay niya at nanonood ng TV.
“Busyng busy po siya tumulong sa mga nasalanta. Bakit hindi kayo dun mag focus? Sa kabutihan ng isang tao, lalo na ng kalooban niya,” she added.
Note the Department of Education already issued a public apology for the module saying it “does not tolerate nor condone any act of body shaming, ad hominem or any similar act of bullying both in the physical and virtual environments.”
But it wasn’t enough for Angel, who has since asked the unnamed teacher responsible to “apologize to his students and all the students that read the module.”
Kris then joined in on the fun.
She said, “I understand mahirap ang trabaho ng mga guro at kadalasan hindi sapat ang sweldo… pero ang budget ng DepEd ay galing sa mga Pilipino, mga nagtatrabaho at nagbabayad ng buwis ang nagbibigay pondo para sa DepEd, in other words- lahat tayo stakeholders dito… kaya may mali kung isang likas na matulungin sa kapwa ang ‘paglalaruan’ in the guise of ‘pagtuturo…’
“Yes, we live in a democracy and that teacher has the right to exercise the same rights all of us have, the right to free speech… but in this instance- the person in authority (the teacher) is playing a significant role in shaping the values and character of his/her students…
“In the statement humihingi to spare the said individual from ‘attacks’ – eh sino ba ang nagbanggit ng pangalan? kanino ba nanggaling ang pailalim na banat? nasa TAMA si Gel na ipaglaban ang dignidad nya…
“Sir/ma’am- kung ma memersonal po – open naman ang comments ni Angel sa IG & Twitter nya. Kahit hindi po kagandahan ang opinion tungkol sa kanya, at least sa mas angkop na ‘forum’ in-express.
She then addressed Angel herself, saying, “Kagaya ng paulit ulit kong sinasabi sa yo, hanga ako sa tatag at tapang mo. Isang sobrang higpit na yakap galing sa ate mong nagmamahal.”
