Unite and help Duterte, Mocha tells critics

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1474558" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><h3>Mocha Uson: Nation more important than career </h3><p>MANILA - &quot;Bayan muna bago ang negosyo,&quot; Mocha Uson, the leader of the Mocha Girls, a pop group known for their sexy dance performances, spoke with certainty in an interview with ABS-CBN News&#x27; Mario Dumaual on Friday. </p><p>Uson, a fervent supporter of presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte --like the rest of the members of her group-- alluded to the <a href="http://www.spot.ph/entertainment/movies-music-tv/63720/10-quotable-quotes-heneral-luna" target="_blank">famous line from the historical biopic &quot;Heneral Luna&quot;</a> to answer whether she is in favor of the incoming president&#x27;s proposed <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/05/10/16/duterte-may-impose-curfew-on-minors-ban-loud-karaoke" target="_blank">curfew</a> on minors and <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/lifestyle/05/10/16/duterte-proposes-nationwide-liquor-ban-spokesman" target="_blank">liquor ban</a>. </p><p>It was pointed out that if such laws will be implemented, the measures may hurt the industry they work in. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" 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:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:33.4375% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;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/BEyVEvsnPPB/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by mochauson (@mochauson)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-04-29T13:48:00+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 29, 2016 at 6:48am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>But without so much as a second thought, Uson and her group mates shrugged it off as a small sacrifice for the greater good. </p><p>&quot;Sa buhay, nag-iiba tayo ng priority,&quot; Uson said. &quot;Nakikita natin kung ano iyong mas mahalaga sa buhay. Kaya kami, handa kaming isakripisyo iyong negosyo namin, pagpapa-sexy namin para sa ikabubuti nang bansa. Iyon ang gusto namin, iyong pagbabago.&quot; </p><p>Uson added that the youth are far more important than money. &quot;Para hindi na mag-alala ang inyong mga magulang,&quot; she said. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" 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:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:28.125% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;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/BEszSEanPNm/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by mochauson (@mochauson)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-04-27T10:16:31+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 27, 2016 at 3:16am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Uson continued her string of confident answers when she was asked about her decision to support Duterte. In the months leading up to election day, the group dedicated their Facebook page to campaign for the Davao City mayor. </p><div><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/focus/05/13/16/duterte-camp-thanks-millions-of-social-media-volunteers" target="_blank">(READ: Duterte camp thanks millions of social media volunteers)</a></div><p>&quot;Siyempre gusto natin lahat maramdaman bumaba iyong kriminalidad. Makapaglakad na, lalo na iyong mga kababaihan, sa mga lansangan natin na walang kinakatakutan na mga snatcher, mga drug addict,&quot; she said. </p><p>Uson also denied allegations that their group was paid to defend Duterte from the criticisms that plagued his campaign for presidency, as well as some playful rumors about her being given a Cabinet position. </p><p>&quot;Wala po kaming talent fee, hindi po kami humingi ng kabayaran sa aming pagsuporta kay Duterte. Kaya malakas ang loob namin na banggain kung sino man ang anti-Duterte,&quot; she said. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/entertainment2/05/13/mocha-campaign-051316.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Led by Mocha Uson (center), the Mocha Girls performed during the miting de avance of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. <em>Fernando G. Sepe, Jr., ABS-CBN News</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Mocha Girls have since more followers, but with the outpouring of support came the bashing.</p><p>Echoing the call of Duterte for unity, Uson, again with unwavering faith, believes that it is high time that Filipinos rally around a leader.</p><p>&quot;Dapat nga wala nang bashing, dapat magkaisa na. At marami pa ring hindi pabor kay Duterte pero since iluluklok na siya bilang pangulo, kailangan suportahan na po natin siya,&quot; she said. </p>

<p>"Wala po kaming talent fee," she said. "Kaya malakas ang loob namin na banggain kung sino man ang anti-Duterte."</p>

"Wala po kaming talent fee," she said. "Kaya malakas ang loob namin na banggain kung sino man ang anti-Duterte."

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Unite and help Duterte, Mocha tells critics

Unite and help Duterte, Mocha tells critics

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Published May 14, 2016 02:22 AM PHT

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