Actress Angel Locsin set up a community pantry to mark her birthday, Friday, April 23, in Don Antonio Heights, Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City, to help those who are badly affected by the pandemic, but an unexpected number of people flock to the area, disregarding social distancing protocol and leaving one senior citizen dead. 鈥� INQUIRER/GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has come to the defense of actress Angel Locsin following the death of an elderly man at her birthday community pantry.
The actress issued an apology on Friday, saying she will ask for forgiveness from the family of 67-year-old Rolando Dela Cruz 鈥渇or the rest of her life.鈥�
鈥淣o forgiveness needed; at least she tried to feed them; one was so starved and weak she couldn鈥檛 feed him in time,鈥� the foreign affairs secretary said in a tweet.
鈥淏lame those who don鈥檛 do what she and others like her鈥攍ike my friends from the very start of the pandemic鈥攁re trying to do: feed the hungry and not their egos,鈥� he added.
No forgiveness needed; at least she tried to feed them; one was so starved and weak she couldn鈥檛 feed him in time. Blame those who don鈥檛 do what she and others like her鈥攍ike my friends from the very start of the pandemic鈥攁re trying to do: feed the hungry and not their egos.
鈥� Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin)
In another tweet, the foreign affairs chief said the actress 鈥渙nly meant well鈥� in organizing the birthday community pantry.
You meant well. Road to hell is not paved w/ good intentions; that鈥檚 the excuse of animals whose intentions are always bad but know the road to hell well because they came from there. But keep away from Filipino political advisers; they are born stupid. Same advice for my side.
鈥� Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin)
Dela Cruz collapsed while he was waiting for his turn at the community pantry hosted by the actress. He was rushed to the East Avenue Medical Center but was declared dead on arrival past 9 a.m.
Hundreds showed up at the actress鈥檚 community pantry. It was initially orderly but later turned out to be a social distancing challenge because of the huge crowd.