“Would you allow your son or daughter to date a corrupt official?”
This was the question presented to Ellen Baccay during It’s Showtime’s segment, Reina ng Tahanan on Friday, September 16.
Her answer prompted the show’s hosts Vice Ganda and Karylle to agree with her as Baccay stressed she will not allow her daughter to be in a relationship with someone, who is corrupt.
“Sa abot nang aking makakaya, kung talagang corrupt yung government official na ‘yon, babawalan ko s’ya.
“Ayoko yung magiging anak n’ya kakain galing sa corruption, hindi ko tinuro ‘yon. Kasi ‘pag ka yun yung napangasawa n’ya, kahit na anong sabihin mo, yung magiging anak n’ya, magtatanong, at yun din ang gagawin. Kaya sa abot nang aking makakaya, ipaglalaban ko s’ya na wag ‘yon,” the 55-year-old contestant answered.
After answering, Karylle lauded her for having such a principle, which Vice backed up, too.
“Malinaw ang values nang pamilya nila,” said Karylle.
“Hindi ‘yon ang itinuro n’ya sa kanya na kakain tayo galing sa katiwalian,” added Vice.
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The hosts did not end there as Karylle emphasized how it would be humiliating for someone to explain to their grandchildren that their wealth came from corruption.
“Paano nga naman n’ya i-explain sa mga apo n’ya yun, nakakahiya!”
Vice likewise expressed his concern about how would children of corrupt government officials feel knowing that their status was tainted by dishonesty.
“Yun ang iniisip ko, ano kaya ang nararamdaman nang mga anak ng mga corrupt official?”
Karylle even added, “Paano sila nabubuhay?”
“At tsaka paano nila dine-deny sa sarili nila,” continued Vice.
For the show’s host Karylle, the children might have created their false truth rather than accept such embarrassing facts.
“Parang meron ka nang finorm sa utak mo na katotohanan.”
Even Vice could not fathom how a grandmother such as Baccay could find a way to explain that their father or mother is corrupt.
“Paano mo ire-revise yon? At tsaka pa’no kunyari kung naging nanay ka na tapos tatay mo corrupt. Pa’no kapag tinanong ng anak mo sa ‘yo na ‘corrupt ba yung lolo ko?’ Paano mo sasabihin mo sa anak mo na ‘oo corrupt ang lolo mo,'” he thought.
Meanwhile, Karylle asked her co-host if he could date a corrupt official to which Vice responded, “Hindi ko alam pero hindi ako jojowa ng corrupt.”
Recently, the Duterte administration has been riddled with corruption issues ranging from missing billions from Philhealth funds to the acquisition of personal protective equipment (PPE) from Pharmally.
In the latest of the alleged corruption within the government, Nicanor Faeldon, the President’s former customs chief, was charged with two counts of graft for his permission to allow rice imports without permits.
