With Christmas already in the air, a very timely question arose in the ‘Yes or No’ segment of ‘CIA with BA’ in its episode on Sunday, December 3.
Richard Knows of the ‘Mariteam’ narrated an unfortunate but ridiculous story that happened one Christmas season with his group when they went caroling in their community.
“Every year po kasi, nangangaroling kami. Mayroong may magandang bahay sa amin, nangaroling kami [at] pinapasok kami… tapos pinakanta kami nung may-ari. Nag-perform kami, sumayaw-sayaw pa, pina-tumbling pa ‘ko, daming pinagawa sa akin,” he shared.
“Alam niyo po, ang ending, hindi po kami binigyan. Tama po ba ‘yon?” Richard asked.
“It’s a very interesting question. Kung ako [ang] judge, ang sasabihin ko, oobligahin ko ‘yung may-ari na may ibigay,” said lawmaker host Alan Peter Cayetano as he reacted. “Kung ang tanong ay ‘may obligasyon ba?’ Yes!”
Kuya Alan elaborated: “Bakit? Kasi kung nangangaroling sa harap ng bahay mo [at] sabihin mo, ‘next time!,’ ‘thank you!,’ wala kang obligasyon, wala naman kayong kontrata e. ‘Di ba?”
“Pero kung pinapasok sa bahay at nagrequest pa ng kanta… ‘yung nagca-caroling ka bahay-bahay, everyone knows na ibig sabihin – whether for yourself or for charity – humihingi ka. So for me, abuso ng kanyang karapatan na pinapasok ka tapos pinakanta ka pa, [tapos] walang binigay,” he continued.
Alan also explained there is a difference between those who sing Christmas carols at certain places and those who do house-to-house caroling.
“By the way, iba ‘yung singing Christmas carols, iba ‘yung caroling. Kasi ‘yung mga, halimbawa, nasa public park, nagco-concert sila, ginagawa ‘yon para matuwa [ang mga] tao o kaya ‘yung mismong mall binabayaran sila, they’re singing Christmas carols to entertain, to make [people] happy. Wala kang obligasyon maglagay (magbigay),” he said.
“Pupunta sila, let’s say sa mga ospital – sa mga bata o sa matatanda – kakanta, they don’t expect anything. Hindi sila biglang magsasabi na, ‘O, mga pasyente, magbigay kayo!’ Kuya Alan added.
‘CIA with BA’ is now on its fourth season since it premiered on February 5 this year.
The program continues the legacy of Senator Rene Cayetano, the late father of the sibling senators. The senior Cayetano was a renowned lawyer who gained fame through his radio and TV program ‘Compañero y Compañera,’ which aired from 1997 to 2001.
