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Mocha: Stop the bashing

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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="1466775" 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 dares bashers to volunteer in DSWD</h3><p>MANILA - Eyebrows were raised after Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon told ABS-CBN News that he tapped singer and dancer Mocha Uson, one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest supporters, as a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/04/16/mocha-uson-named-customs-consultant" target="_blank">&quot;social media consultant&quot;</a> at the bureau.</p><p>It even spawned a hashtag that poked fun at allegedly how <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DutertePleaseAppointMe?src=hash" target="_blank">easy</a> it is to get a government position under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. </p><p>But as it turned out, Uson will not be holding an official position at the bureau. </p><p>The BOC later denied Faeldon&#x27;s statement to ABS-CBN News, following the social media backlash. </p><p>Uson also <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/04/16/mocha-uson-to-help-customs-but-no-post" target="_blank">released a statement</a> claiming that the President&#x27;s critics maliciously used the reports to discredit the current government. </p><p>In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News&#x27; Mario Dumaual on Thursday, Uson urged bashers to volunteer and help underprivileged kids at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). </p><p>&quot;Kaysa mag-bash po tayo, ang advice ko eh lumabas po iyong mga bashers sa kalsada at umaksyon, tumulong po tayo. Make good use of your time,&quot; she said. </p><p>Uson added: &quot;Kaysa magbaba-bash kayo diyan eh umaksyon ka, mag-volunteer ka. Bisitahin mo iyong mga DSWD centers at kailangan nila mga volunteers para pakainin iyong mga bata, paliguan iyong mga bata. Kailangan din nila ng education.&quot; </p><p>She also reiterated her intent to help the Duterte administration through social media. </p><p>&quot;Ang tulong na ibinibigay ko po ay voluntary, dahil naniniwala po ako na hindi po natin kailangan ng posisyon sa gobyerno para po makatulong. Kaya I encourage everyone to volunteer to help in any way you can,&quot; Uson said. </p>

Eyebrows were raised after Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon told ABS-CBN News that he tapped singer and dancer Mocha Uson, one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest supporters, as a "social media consultant" at the bureau.