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'Ok na po kami': Brands join apology letter meme in Alex Gonzaga cake controversy

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<p>MANILA - Some brands have posted their own parody version of the waiter&#x27;s statement who is the center of the viral video of comedian Alex Gonzaga&#x27;s birthday celebration.</p><p>Gonzaga smeared cake on the unwitting server Allan Crisostomo which irked social media users. The actress later on apologized.</p><p>Crisostomo then released a statement written on a piece of paper, saying &quot;ok na po kami&quot; (we&#x27;re ok now).</p><p>Motorcycle ride-hailing firm Angkas used OKNAPOKAMI as a promo code on Jan. 19. As of writing, the Facebook post now has over 260,000 reactions. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/AngkasPH/photos/a.1815372628733154/3478305475773186/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>E-wallet GCash also posted its own version, taking the opportunity to educate users on paying their bills on time. The post now has over 5,000 likes and over 400,000 views on Twitter.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">&#x27;Wag na makalimot sa bayarin! Basta may GCash, kayang-kaya mo mag-Pay Bills kahit saan. Download GCash now para OK na kayo lagi ni mama! <a href="https://t.co/YQxsEBPlYa">pic.twitter.com/YQxsEBPlYa</a></p>— GCash (@gcashofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/gcashofficial/status/1616061608341700608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Meanwhile, the on-demand video streaming platform Viu Philippines also used the viral format to promote K-Dramas on its platform. Viu&#x27;s post has garnered over 26,000 reactions on Facebook. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/viuthephilippines/photos/a.1096617137054295/5801770613205567/" data-width="auto"> </div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/18/23/look-alex-gonzaga-apologizes-to-waiter-in-viral-clip">LOOK: Alex Gonzaga apologizes to waiter in viral icing-smearing clip</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2426671" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Riding on the viral video of comedian Alex Gonzaga smearing cake on a server, some brands have posted their own version of the waiter's statement saying he and the actress are now ok. 