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Karla Estrada apologizes for using NPA song in trending Army post

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<p>Former Magandang Buhay host Karla Estrada has apologized to the Philippine Army after using the song “Bagong Hukbong Bayan”––the anthem of the New People’s Army—in a social media post.</p><p>Karla’s Instagram Reel which contained the anthem of the NPA has since been deleted from her account.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtNuS3WPPn4/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A3191627%2C%22ls%22%3A3153201.699999988%2C%22le%22%3A3153227.299999982%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtNuS3WPPn4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-1" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtNuS3WPPn4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtNuS3WPPn4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by KARLA ESTRADA (@karlaestrada1121)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Netizens have uploaded copies of the deleted Instagram Reel on the social media platform, Twitter.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/4/29/karla-estrada-handa-nang-mag-alaga-ng-magiging-apo-sa-kathniel-1842"><strong>READ: Karla Estrada, handa nang mag-alaga ng magiging apo sa KathNiel<br/></strong></a></div><p>She explained why she had to delete the video immediately after netizens took notice of the chosen song.</p><p>“Magandang Araw po sa inyong lahat. Ang mensahe ko pong ito ay patungkol sa musikang nakalapat sa isa sa aking video reel na ipinost ko sa aking social media accounts na akin ng binura agad. Ito po ay tungkol sa aking intensyon na maging isang Philippine Army Reservist,” she wrote.</p><p>On her Instagram post, the future Army Reservist admitted that she wasn’t aware about the history of the music that was attached to the Instagram Reel she posted previously.</p><p>“Ako po ay hindi aware na ang nasabing musika na nailapat sa aking video reel ay isa palang awitin umano na tumutukoy sa isang grupo na may paniniwalang salungat sa pamahalaan,” she admitted.</p><p>The NPA is the military wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines and is considered one of the government’s longtime opponents. They are the longest-running armed movement in Asia which grew during the time of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/4/18/karla-estrada-iginiit-na-walang-isyu-sa-kanila-ni-amy-perez-1908"><strong>READ: Karla Estrada iginiit na walang isyu sa kanila ni Amy Perez<br/></strong></a></div><p>Karla clarified that it wasn’t her intention to use the music to harm the Philippine Army.</p><p>“Ako po ay taos pusong humihingi ng paumanhin sa Philippine Army at sa lahat ng taong nasaktan o naapektuhan ng nasabing video reel,” Karla said. “Hindi ko po sinadya o intensyon na ilapat sa aking video ang nasabing musika at wala din po sa aking kamalayan kung ano ang kinakatawan o mensaheng nilalaman nito,” she added.</p><p>In the same post, the celebrity mother shared that she wanted to enlist as a Reservist to help the country as much as she can.</p><p>“Nais ko pong ipabatid sa lahat na ang tanging layunin ng aking pagpapalista sa hanay ng  Philippine Army bilang Reservist ay upang makapaglingkod sa bawat Pilipino at sa bansang Pilipinas sa abot ng aking kakayanan,” she ended.</p><p>Meanwhile, the comment section for her Instagram post has been turned off.</p>

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Karla Estrada apologizes for using NPA song in trending Army post

Drew Acierto

Published Jun 09, 2023 03:04 PM PHT

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