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'Ang choice, para lang sa may pera': 'Hello, Love, Goodbye' scene goes viral as workers head out amid crisis

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/03/18/20200318-alden-kathryn.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Joy (Kathryn Bernardo) tells Ethan (Alden Richards) about her frustration over having no choice but to stomach her situation for the sake of job security, in a scene from &#x27;Hello, Love, Goodbye&#x27; that has gone viral. <em>Star Cinema</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — A scene from &quot;Hello, Love, Goodbye&quot; that touches on the rich&#x27;s privilege of choice has gone viral on social media, in relation to the plight of Filipino workers who are forced to head out despite the coronavirus pandemic and the government&#x27;s quarantine measures.</p><p>&quot;This represents the poor Filipinos right now,&quot; went the tweet that includes a clip from the Star Cinema movie starring Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards.</p><p>In the scene, Joy (Bernardo), a domestic helper in Hong Kong, tells Ethan (Richards) about her anger and frustration over having no choice but to stomach her situation for the sake of her job, and income for her family.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This represents the poor Filipinos right now. <a href="https://t.co/hKQWcSkmzf">pic.twitter.com/hKQWcSkmzf</a></p>— Rome 🏳️‍🌈 | #OustDuterte (@jerome_twt) <a href="https://twitter.com/jerome_twt/status/1239843937763741696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Nagagalit ako kasi parang wala akong choice, na kailangan ko gawin &#x27;to, kasi kailangan ko ng trabaho, kasi wala kaming pera, para sa pamilya ko. Kaya lahat, kahit na ayoko, lulunukin ko na lang,&quot; she says.</p><p>&quot;Ang choice, para lang sa may pera,&quot; Joy concludes.</p><p>Within hours, the tweet from user @jerome_twt went viral, with comments agreeing that Joy&#x27;s line about choice encapsulates the situation of many workers who have to brave the threat of being infected or spreading COVID-19, in order to feed themselves and their family.</p><p>As the government placed the entire Luzon on community quarantine, reports of stranded workers on the roads emerged, with many of them saying going out, despite being told to stay home, was a necessity for livelihood.</p>

<p>"Nagagalit ako kasi parang wala akong choice, na kailangan ko gawin 'to, kasi kailangan ko ng trabaho, kasi wala kaming pera, para sa pamilya ko."</p>

"Nagagalit ako kasi parang wala akong choice, na kailangan ko gawin 'to, kasi kailangan ko ng trabaho, kasi wala kaming pera, para sa pamilya ko."