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Mocha Uson releases statement on Bilibid concert

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/entertainment/8/4/mocha-uson-fjs-08042016.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Mocha Uson sees nothing wrong with her dance group&#x27;s performance inside the New Bilibid Prison. Other celebrities such as Sharon Cuneta and Freddie Aguilar were also tagged by a witness on Tuesday. Fernando Sepe, Jr., ABS-CBN News</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Singer and dancer Mocha Uson has released a statement following news that she and her dance group, the Mocha Girls, performed inside the New Bilibid Prison, as highlighted in a Congressional hearing on Tuesday. &quot;Totoo po na noong late 2012 or early 2013 kami po ay nag-perform sa Bilibid,&quot; admitted Uson, who also claimed that her group did nothing wrong in her statement released through Facebook. She clarified that her group&#x27;s performance was for a charity event. (It is true that we performed inside the National Bilibid Prison late 2012 or early 2013.)&quot;Ito po ay pormal na concert na dumaan po sa tamang proseso. Marami pong mga artista na nagsho-show dun at nagbibigay pag-asa sa mga bilanggo. Sa tingin ko naman po walang masama kung ito ay PORMAL na nanggaling sa opisyal ng [Bureau of Corrections]. Ang Mocha Girls ay involved po sa iba&#x27;t ibang charity shows kahit noon pa man,&quot; she added. (It was a formally organized show that went through the legal process. There were many artists involved in that show, which gave hope to the prisoners. I think there is nothing wrong with performing there since it was a show organized by officials of the Bureau of Corrections. The Mocha Girls are involved in many types of charity.)In Tuesday&#x27;s house probe into the alleged proliferation of drugs at the New Bilibid Prison during the stint of Senator Leila de Lima as Justice Secretary, one of the six witnesses bared names of celebrities, which included Uson, who performed for drug lords and inmates. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li>(READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/20/16/why-sharon-cuneta-performed-inside-bilibid">Why Sharon Cuneta performed inside Bilibid</a>)</li></ul>The witness claimed that these drug lords and inmates at the national penitentiary enjoyed various perks and privileges supposedly due to lax supervision from De Lima and the Bureau of Corrections. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li>(READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/20/16/little-las-vegas-mocha-girls-sharon-had-shows-in-bilibid-says-witness">&#x27;Little Las Vegas&#x27;: Mocha Girls, Sharon had shows in Bilibid, says witness</a>)</li></ul>Reacting to reports about her &quot;concert&quot; inside the maximum security, Uson, a staunch supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, insisted that her critics have been using the witness&#x27;s testimony to malign her. &quot;Binibigyan lamang ito ng kulay ng ibang anti-Duterte dahil kami ay suporter ng ating Pangulo. Itong mga dilaw na ito ay hindi na maipagtanggol si De Lima kaya kung anu-anong issue ang gustong ungkatin,&quot; she continued. (The issue is being misrepresented by Duterte critics because we are staunch supporters of the President. These yellow-affiliated people want to defend De Lima that’s why they are spreading rumors.)Here is the rest of Uson’s statement.&quot;Tulad ng nabanggit ng witness, maraming mga artists ang nakapagperform na doon kasama na si Sharon Cuneta at Freddie Aguilar. Ang nakakapagtaka lang ay bakit kami lang ang idinidiin at binibigyan ng kulay.&quot;&quot;Una sa lahat, hindi ko po kinahihiya iyon bakit? Tulad nga ng aking sinabi, walang masama kung ito ay dumaan sa tamang paraan. And for argument&#x27;s sake, kung bawal pala iyon hindi dapat ang mga artista o entertainer ang sisihin dapat ang pamunuan ng BuCor at dating Sec. De Lima dahil sila ang nag issue ng kaukulang permit upang makapag concert sa loob.&quot;&quot;Ngunit uulitin ko hindi ko ikinahihiya ito dahil ako at ang aking grupo ay nagbigay ng malinis na kasiyahan at pag-asa sa mga taong nagkamali sa lipunan. Ngayon po ako ay abala sa pagsisimula ng isang foundation na magtatayo ng mga rehab centers sa iba&#x27;t ibang bahagi ng Pilipinas. &quot;Natural na ako po ay magpe-perform ng walang bayad kasama ang buong Mocha Girls upang magbigay ng pag-asa sa mga, uulitin ko, nagkamali sa lipunan. Dahil ako ay naniniwala na habang may buhay ang tao ito ay may pag-asang maayos at maging kapanipakinabang sa lipunan.&quot;At hindi ko ikinahihiya ito. Ang tamang tanong dito ay - sa dinami dami ng mga nag concert sa Bilibid na mga artista bakit ang kailangan idiin at gawan ng issue ay kami? Simple, politka! Dahil kami ay masugid na suporter ni Pangulong Duterte. At magandang i-sensationalize ng media at blog/FB page ang issue na ito. Sa mga utak dilaw, ibalik natin ang issue- De Lima, totoo ba na ikaw ay tumatanggap ng payola sa mga inmate? Kung hindi sagutin mo isa-isa ang akusasyon sayo.”

Singer and dancer Mocha Uson has released a statement following news that she and her dance group performed inside the New Bilibid Prison, as highlighted in a congressional hearing on Tuesday.

Singer and dancer Mocha Uson has released a statement following news that she and her dance group performed inside the New Bilibid Prison, as highlighted in a congressional hearing on Tuesday.