{"id":62135,"date":"2015-09-28T23:34:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T15:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=62135"},"modified":"2025-01-10T22:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T03:01:09","slug":"lea-salonga-posts-about-kababawan-in-twitter-netizens-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/09\/28\/lea-salonga-posts-about-kababawan-in-twitter-netizens-react\/","title":{"rendered":"Lea Salonga posts about \u2018kababawan\u2019 in Twitter; netizens react"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_62138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62138\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1914000_158730756994_2224794_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62138\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1914000_158730756994_2224794_n.jpg\" alt=\"Lea Salonga (Photo from Salonga's official Facebook page)\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1914000_158730756994_2224794_n.jpg 604w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1914000_158730756994_2224794_n-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lea Salonga (Photo from Salonga&#8217;s official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MsLeaSalonga\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013 Singer-actress Lea Salonga\u2019s recent Twitter post on \u2018<em>kababawan<\/em>\u2019 (shallowness) earned the ire of several netizens who reacted negatively.<\/p>\n<p>Lea\u2019 controversial post read, \u2018<em>Okay lang sa akin ang kababawan, pero hanggang doon na lamang ba tayo<\/em>?\u2019 (Shallowness is okay for me, but is that all we desire?<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy fluoxetine online <a href=\"https:\/\/silvermancare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/fluoxetine.html\">https:\/\/silvermancare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/fluoxetine.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>) She also placed the hashtag \u2018<em>NagtatanongLangPo<\/em>\u2019 (JustAsking) in the said post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Okay lang sa akin ang kababawan, pero hanggang doon na lamang ba tayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NagtatanongLangPo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NagtatanongLangPo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLeaSalonga\/status\/647624964821098496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not mentioning anything particular in her Twitter post, the singer later on clarified that she was not pertaining to the popular loveteam \u2018AlDub\u2019 in her post over the weekend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Ang daming judgmental at defensive dito. Haaaaay, di niyo na-gets ang tweet ko.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLeaSalonga\/status\/647631058981289984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Uhmmm&#8230; I have no idea what&#39;s going on. Why did people assume I was tweeting about AlDub? I wasn&#39;t. I don&#39;t know about it. So why the hate?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLeaSalonga\/status\/647688699698900993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Only now am I finding out that today was a significant day. I honestly had zero idea anything was going on! My tweet was pure coincidence!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLeaSalonga\/status\/647689047561883648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Netizens, however, assumed that that she was referring to the AlDub phenomenon, where millions of Filipinos have become fans of Alden Richards and Yaya Dub\u2019s (Maine Mendoza) loveteam in Eat Bulaga\u2019s kalyeserye segment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLeaSalonga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MsLeaSalonga<\/a> kung ikaliligaya bakit hindi. Bakit anu bang nandyan sa kataas-taasan?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ub85c\ub09c \uc8fc\ub4dc (@gaucherive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gaucherive\/status\/647626318662664192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLeaSalonga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MsLeaSalonga<\/a> pagkabasa ko sa Tanong mo, for the 1st ime in 10weeks ngayon Lang ako nakaramdam ng sobrang lungkot. Mababaw nga siguro ako.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; peachy (@qwinpea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qwinpea\/status\/647629477296476160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLeaSalonga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@msleasalonga<\/a> That&#39;s why it&#39;s called an &quot;entertainment show.&quot; They do teach family values though, that&#39;s not mababaw, right? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALDubEBforLOVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALDubEBforLOVE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lieza (@LiezaPunsi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiezaPunsi\/status\/647629445507891200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Other Twitter users, on the other hand, defended the actress, saying that she did not mention anything about \u2018AlDub\u2019 in her Twitter post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">im active fan of ALDUB and a huge fan of Lea Salonga, walang sinabing nega si Lea sa ALDUB,Lea &amp; Alden shares same stylist. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALDubEBforLOVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALDubEBforLOVE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Collin (@esmeralda_jake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esmeralda_jake\/status\/647752706329677825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VincentVonnGogh\/status\/648463104402022400\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/VincentVonnGogh\/status\/648463104402022400<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why do we hate ppl hu r brave enuf 2 speak their minds,esp if it&#39;s opposite the populr opinion? Im w\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LeaSalonga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LeaSalonga<\/a> on this 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sorrynotsorry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sorrynotsorry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; strong potato (@tararotiprata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tararotiprata\/status\/648392436578848768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For those of you that replied about BALANCE, you rock my world. That&#39;s what I was after. We all need fun, but that can&#39;t be all there is.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLeaSalonga\/status\/647631531406663680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Eat Bulaga mainstay host Joey de Leon also reacted to Lea\u2019s controversial post, saying \u2018<em>Hindi naman pala daw AlDub pinatatamaan ni Lea<\/em>. <em>Baka naman \u2018yung kabila<\/em>? <em>Nagtatanong lang po<\/em>.\u2019 (So Lea\u2019s not pertaining to AlDub after all. [She] may be referring to the other show? Just asking.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Hindi naman pala daw AlDub pinatatamaan ni Lea. Baka naman yung kabila? Nagtatanong lang po.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngPoetNyo\/status\/647980364225384448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Bigyan ako ng Dalawampu&#39;t Limang Milyon, Anim na Raang Libong dahilan bakit may &quot;kababawan&quot; ang Kalyeserye. Baka KABEBEWAN! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALDUBandPROUD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALDUBandPROUD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngPoetNyo\/status\/648005833989619712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Ayaw nila nang MABABAW kaya NASA ILALIM SILA! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALDUBThisMustBeLove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALDUBThisMustBeLove<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngPoetNyo\/status\/648326809994395648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2013 Singer-actress Lea Salonga\u2019s recent Twitter post on \u2018kababawan\u2019 (shallowness) earned the ire of several netizens who reacted negatively. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":62138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,46],"tags":[249],"class_list":["post-62135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-entertainment-ph","tag-rewrite","mauthors-cyra-moraleda","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282524,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62135\/revisions\/282524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}