Gelli de Belen (leftmost) and Agri-Get together-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee in a press con for “Si Manoy ang Ninong Ko” season 2. Photos: Fb/Si Manoy ang Ninong Ko, Hannah Mallorca/INQUIRER.web
Gelli de Belen doesn’t see herself getting concerned in politics. Regardless of being keen about public service, de Belen believes that utilizing her platform to increase assist to totally different communities is sufficient.
De Belen, in a press convention with AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” Lee, firmly stated she doesn’t have the makings of a politician as a result of it’s a “24/7 dedication” to the folks.
“Alam niyo, ‘yung pagtulong na ginagawa ni Manoy, hindi ko kaya. It’s a dedication that’s 24/7. It’s a dedication that’s very difficult… Para sa isang public servant, you want 24/7 dedication,” she stated, when requested about the opportunity of getting into politics.
(The form of assist that Manoy extends to the general public, I can’t do it. It’s a dedication that’s 24/7. It’s a dedication that’s very difficult. To be a public servant, you want 24/7 dedication.)
The actress stated being a politician would make her lose time for her household and herself, each of which she deeply values.
“Wala kang oras para sa sarili mo. Hindi ka pwedeng, mag-pamilya muna ako. It must be bayan muna. I don’t assume I’ve that dedication but. Or ever,” she stated. “Uunahin ko muna ang pamilya ko. Iiiwan ko nalang kay Manoy ang lahat ng mga problemang yan.”
(You don’t have time for your self. You’ll be able to’t merely say, “I’ve to concentrate on my household first.” It must be your nation first. I don’t assume I’ve that dedication but. Or ever. I need to prioritize my household. Go away all these issues to Manoy as a substitute.)
Regardless of this, Lee praised de Belen’s ardour for public service, including that she has the potential to be a mayor.
“Kayang kaya ni Gelli na maging mayor ng isang lugar. Could puso si Gelli kaya pwedeng-pwede siyang public servant (Gelli could be a mayor of a city. She has the center of a public servant),” he stated of de Belen.
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On ‘integrity,’ bayanihan spirit
De Belen additionally hoped that “integrity” can be a precedence of public servants in the case of serving to others. “Sana we may help sa maayos na paraan, integrity naman. Kasi each time there’s a [public way] of serving to others, it [can] make folks doubt or hesitate. Let’s be extra [honest] in serving to folks,” she stated.
(I hope we may help sincerely. Let’s follow integrity. As a result of after we see a public manner of serving to others, it may possibly make folks doubt or hesitate if it’s actual. Allow us to be extra sincere in serving to folks.)
When requested which neighborhood the federal government and different sectors ought to concentrate on, de Belen stated folks ought to follow bayanihan as a substitute of dedicating their efforts to a sure neighborhood.
“Let’s not simply concentrate on the assistance,” de Belen stated in response to INQUIRER.web. “Gusto naming i-encourage ang mga taong ibalik ang bayanihan. Hindi rin uubra na tayo-tayo na lang palagi… Hindi tayo magkaroon nang maayos na bansa kung tayo-tayo lang palagi.”
(Let’s not simply concentrate on the assistance. I encourage the folks to carry again the spirit of bayanihan. Relying solely on ourselves gained’t work. Our nation gained’t prosper if we merely depend on ourselves.)
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De Belen and Lee are returning because the hosts of the general public service program “Si Manoy Ang Ninong Ko” which is now in its second season. They’re additionally joined by magnificence queen-host Patricia Tumulak.
Among the many present’s particular company embrace Andrea Torres and Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Beatrice Gomez.
