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Imelda Papin addresses critics after PCSO appointment

Imelda Papin addresses critics after PCSO appointment

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Veteran OPM singer Imelda Papin. Josh MercadoVeteran OPM singer Imelda Papin. Josh Mercado

MANILA -- Singer Imelda Papin met the entertainment press on Saturday in Quezon City to share details on her new role as acting member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). 


“Blessing ‘yan sa akin. Kapag may dumarating na blessing, huwag mong tanggihan para ipakita mo ang puso mo,” she said. "Siguro inisip ni Presidente na kaya kong gampanan ang position. I’ve been doing this. Kahit noon pa, talagang gusto kong tumulong sa ating mga kababayan. Since naging bise gobernador ako, ‘yun na talaga ang aking ginagawa.”


Recalling the moment she got the call, the singer shared, “Natuwa ako. Napaiyak ako. Sabi ko, ‘Thank you, Lord. What a blessing.’ Maipagpapatuloy ko ‘yung pagtulong sa mga nangangailangan ng tulong. This is my payback time.”


Asked about her job description, she simply said, “Lima kaming directors diyan including the chairman and general manager. Lahat ng programs na ilalabas namin, dumadaan lahat sa approval ng board. I will know almost everything when I start working on Monday. Mag-oopisina ako pero not necessarily everyday nandun.”


“Sa Monday, I was told by the GM and chairman, na i-introduce na nila ako sa employees para official na. Sama-sama na kami,” she added. 


The ‘Isang Linggong Pag-ibig’ singer also revealed her program ‘Isang Linggong Serbisyo,’ which she personally proposed to President Frdinand Marcos Jr. 


“Ang priority ko talaga ay medical assistance kasi ito naman talaga ang mandato ng PCSO. Kaya nga I have this program na 'Isang Linggong Serbisyo' na na-mention ko sa President and okay siya and masaya siya.”


“Kahit Sabado at Linggo, we will probably put up a call center or line para matugunan agad ‘yung mga tao basta complete ‘yung requirements nila. Kailangan mailabas agad ‘yung tulong kasi nakakaawa ‘yung mga taong nakapila, naghihintay. I bring this up to the board,” she said. 


On why this position matters, she explained, “Ako ay nasanay na sa pagtulong dahil ang papa ko noon ay nasa politics for 20 years. Nakita ng dalawang mata ko ‘yun. Marami na akong natulungan. When I became na vice governor for 9 years, ako ay lumalabas talaga para tumulong. I had my feeding program which I fed more than 500,000 children, mga housing projects, scholarship programs. Masaya ako kapag may napapangiti akong tao.”


Her message to her critics: “Okay lang ‘yun. Unang-una, ‘yung binigay sa akin ng tiwala ng Pangulo, hindi naman siguro ibibigay sa akin ‘yan kung hindi ko deserve ‘yan,” she told ABS-CBN News.


She added, “Malakas ang loob ko. I face anyone. Sanay na sanay ako sa intriga sa showbiz. I always give my smile sa criticisms.”


In this sit-down interview, ABS-CBN News also asked Papin for her thoughts on people who don’t take celebrities seriously, taking government roles.


“They better take it seriously this time. Kasi ako naman, wala naman kayong narinig na involved ako sa corruption or mga away. Wala naman. Inalagaan ko po ang aking pangalan. Nilagay ako ng Diyos sa tugatog ng tagumpay. I came from a very poor place and then tinulungan ako ng pamilya ko. And sa fans ko na sumuporta sa akin,” she said.


Papin also revealed that Hero Bautista will take her previous Actors Guild of the Philippines seat, saying she will still support the organization. 


“Bibigyan namin ng parangal ang mga haligi ng pelikula. Naunahan kami ng FAMAS. Gusto naming gawin sa September. Ang Actors Guild of the Philippines ay gagawa ng awards para sa mga haligi ng pelikula,” she said. 

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