Seasoned actor and activist John Arcilla has shared his insight about calling out the government and its incompetent officials.
In a tweet, Arcilla reminded people that calling out ineffective state policies does not equate to fighting or wanting to topple the government.
“MAGKAIBA HO ANG LUMALABAN SA GOBYERNO AT PUMUPUNA sa MGA HINDI EPEKTIBONG OPISYAL.Ang PAGPUNA HO ay PARTISIPASYON AT PAGMAMAHAL SA BAYAN”
He also added that it is every taxpayer’s right to criticize the government because it is part of democracy.
“KARAPATAN ng NAGBABAYAD NG BUWIS AT BAHAGI NG SINASABI NATING KALAYAAN. Wag ho sanang MAGULUHAN ang ISIP NG ATING MGA MAMAMAYAN.”
MAGKAIBA HO ANG LUMALABAN SA GOBYERNO AT PUMUPUNA sa MGA HINDI EPEKTIBONG OPISYAL.Ang PAGPUNA HO ay PARTISIPASYON AT PAGMAMAHAL SA BAYAN; KARAPATAN ng NAGBABAYAD NG BUWIS AT BAHAGI NG SINASABI NATING KALAYAAN. Wag ho sanang MAGULUHAN ang ISIP NG ATING MGA MAMAMAYAN.
— John Arcilla official (@JohnArcilla) October 5, 2020
Arcilla is one of the Filipino artists who did not mind sharing his reactions and criticisms about the government’s incompetencies.
His tweet came after diehard Duterte supporters and government officials like Spokesman Harry Roque chided Vice President Leni Robredo over her latest trust and approval ratings.
In a statement, Roque attributed the Vice President’s lower rating compared to the President in her alleged politicking and criticism of the government.
“Naku Madam VP, mukhang tama ang aking sinabi, mukhang ayaw po ata ng Pilipino ang namumulitika sa panahon ng pandemya,” Roque said in his briefing. “Subukan po nating itigil ang pamumulitika, baka po tumaas ng mas mataas sa 50% ang trust ratings at mas mataas pa po sa 57% ang performance ratings.”
Meanwhile, prior to this latest tweet, Arcilla has been very vocal on social media about national issues.
At the height of the pandemic in April, Arcilla called out President Duterte’s shoot to kill statement against quarantine violators in one of his speeches.
“Palagay ko, sa PANAHON ng TAKOT at GUTOM, KRISIS at EPIDEMYA ang kailangan natin ay mga LIDER na MAGBUBUKLOD sa atin at HINDI magdadagdag ng TAKOT at PAGKAKA HATI-HATI ng BANSA,” Arcilla tweeted.
Palagay ko, sa PANAHON ng TAKOT at GUTOM, KRISIS at EPIDEMYA ang kailangan natin ay mga LIDER na MAGBUBUKLOD sa atin at HINDI magdadagdag ng TAKOT at PAGKAKA HATI-HATI ng BANSA. Kabayan, kung di ka naniniwala dyan, HINDI KA MAKABANSA. HANGARIN ang PAGKAKAISA.
— John Arcilla official (@JohnArcilla) April 2, 2020
Arcilla started in theater in the early ’90s before entering film and television. While he has done many films and won awards already, he became more popular after he played the role of Heneral Luna.
Currently, he’s seen as the antagonist Renato Hipolito in the Kapamilya action-drama teleserye FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano. He’s also popular on Tiktok for his funny videos.
