Kapuso actress and content creator Heart Evangelista broke her silence after netizens looked for her at the September 21 Trillion Peso March held at the People Power Monument along EDSA. In an Instagram Live earlier today, September 23, she shared that she is also frustrated with what’s been happening to the country but prioritized her safety as she received some threats about her attending the rally.
Heart is the wife of former Senate President Chiz Escudero.
“Why wasn’t I in the rally? You think I didn’t want to be in the rally? You think I don’t have a voice? You think I’m not frustrated? You think hindi ako napipikon? Pikon naman din ako ah–– bakit hindi ako Pinoy?” she asked in the Instagram Live.
The Kapuso actress added how cruel the remarks of some netizens were as they wanted to allegedly strip her down if they saw her at the September 21 protest.
“I’m not in the rally is because you said–– a lot of people said–– na huhuburan niyo ako kung pupunta ako sa rally. How cruel can you be? What did I do? Huhubaran niyo ako sa rally? I have been nothing but a hardworking citizen. I have complied,” she explained.
Heart maintained that she is just like any other Filipino who feels frustrated over the corruption happening in the government.
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“For you questioning me why I’m not in the rally–– you think I don’t have a burning flame in my heart? That I feel like I have a lump in my neck or my throat? That I have nothing to say? I have so much things to say because it is unfair,” she added.
Despite this, the content creator maintained that she empathized with everyone who went to the rally and is hopeful that justice will push through in the near future.
“I hope everybody’s okay and I hope with what happened yesterday, I do hope na sana may mangyari. I am praying for us all sana gabayan ni Lord yung mga nakaupo para gawin nila kung ano yung tama… Do not stay silent, speak up,” she ended.