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UNCUT: After googling, Binibini 35 now has answer about 'Build, Build, Build'

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BVTjvY2h-L1/" data-instgrm-version="8" 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:36.851851851851855% 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/BVTjvY2h-L1/" 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 post shared by Limonada🍋 (@sandralemonon)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-06-14T03:53:24+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jun 13, 2017 at 8:53pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Binibining Pilipinas candidate Sandra Lemonon became the subject of memes and online debate after she gave a candid, no-filter answer to a question about the government&#x27;s infrastructure program -- that she was clueless about it.</p><p>Picked at random by a judge, in her case Megawide Construction Corp. chairman Edgar Saavedra, Lemonon was asked for her insights on the Duterte administration&#x27;s &quot;Build, Build, Build&quot; program.</p><p>In a highlight of the three-hour coronation night, Lemonon responded: &quot;Actually you know what, I studied so much for this Q&amp;A, but sadly that&#x27;s something that I don&#x27;t know really much about. But at least I&#x27;m here trying to answer a good question. Thank you.&quot; (See the 1:35 mark in the video below.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o8H1ma_XNPA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>An early favorite in the national pageant, Lemonon fell short of winning one of the six crowns and only finished in the top 15.</p><p>Two days after the pageant, Lemonon sat down with ABS-CBN News&#x27; Mario Dumaual to look back on the much talked-about moment, and how she could have done better.</p><p>As she&#x27;d mentioned in her Q&amp;A response, Lemonon said that she prepared extensively for Binibining Pilipinas, and that part of her training was actually brushing up on current events.</p><p>&quot;We took our time to study. It&#x27;s not easy at all, to be put there on the spot. I was just in shock when I heard my question, because talaga... I was expecting divorce, abortion, women&#x27;s rights, violence, Marawi, Dengvaxia. I was ready for these questions! And when I had my question, I was just stumped,&quot; she said.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfpDCEFBkjg/" data-instgrm-version="8" 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:50% 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/BfpDCEFBkjg/" 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 post shared by Limonada🍋 (@sandralemonon)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-26T01:24:49+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 25, 2018 at 5:24pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>But there was another layer of difficulty for Lemonon, who now revealed she had misheard the judge&#x27;s question.</p><p>&quot;Also I didn&#x27;t understand the question, I really didn&#x27;t. I really thought that he was saying about &#x27;bills,&#x27; not about building. But in that moment, I really was hoping for him to elaborate. But now when I think about it, it&#x27;s not his fault at all. It is not. I just wish I was informed and knowledgeable about this question,&quot; she said.</p><p>If given the chance to answer the same question, Lemonon would have this to day: &quot;Of course! Yes, I&#x27;m pro building infrastructure. Who isn&#x27;t? It&#x27;s about time! How are going to get our economy better without this? It&#x27;s about time!&quot;</p><p>&quot;Of course there&#x27;s no answer for &#x27;no,&#x27; there&#x27;s only &#x27;yes.&#x27; You have to say &#x27;yes&#x27; to this. I just wish in that moment, I could have answered like that. But of course only later... You only have 30 seconds to answer, and only later I understood what the question was, so sayang talaga.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgLWP0jlVrP/" data-instgrm-version="8" 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:50% 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/BgLWP0jlVrP/" 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 post shared by Limonada🍋 (@sandralemonon)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-03-11T09:06:54+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 11, 2018 at 1:06am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>After that finals night, Lemonon said she refrained from checking her phone for a day, for fear of the &quot;bashing&quot; she had imagined she would receive after disappointing not only her fans, but the team and mentors who had &quot;invested&quot; time in her as a potential queen.</p><p>But instead, Lemonon was surprised to receive an outpouring of support not only from loyal fans but new ones. &quot;I&#x27;m not known on Instagram; I only had 4,000 followers. And now, I have 10,000 followers and that&#x27;s crazy!&quot; she said.</p><p>On Twitter and Facebook, reactions to Lemonon&#x27;s honest answer were mixed. Some referred to her as a breath of fresh air in the pageant scene where memorized, template answers have become the norm. </p><p>A number, however, pointed out that as a citizen and a potential public figure, Lemonon carries the responsibility of being informed at the least about current events.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfn1Di9BuTN/" data-instgrm-version="8" 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:50% 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/Bfn1Di9BuTN/" 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 post shared by Limonada🍋 (@sandralemonon)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-25T14:03:27+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 25, 2018 at 6:03am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Others shared Lemonon&#x27;s cluelessness about the government program, saying that if anything, her Q&amp;A moment highlights the public&#x27;s lack of awareness on national issues, or the supposed shortcoming of government units when it comes to information dissemination.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/trending/03/19/18/clueless-binibinis-painfully-honest-answer-generates-meme-sparks-debate">Clueless Binibini&#x27;s painfully honest answer generates meme, sparks debate</a></li></ul><p>&quot;I&#x27;m so happy that this happened,&quot; Lemonon said. &quot;I do not regret anything, because in the end, at least now everyone knows what the &#x27;Build, Build, Build&#x27; program is! I know what it is, everyone else who didn&#x27;t know what it was, now they know.&quot;</p><p>Luckily for Lemonon, she&#x27;s still eligible as a repeater candidate in Binibining Pilipinas -- and this early on, she has already confirmed her intention of making a comeback, decidedly with a more informed foray into the make-or-break Q&amp;A round.</p><p>Watch Lemonon&#x27;s uncut interview below:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><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="1437295" 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></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Binibining Pilipinas candidate Sandra Lemonon became the subject of memes and online debate after she gave a candid, no-filter answer to a question about the government's infrastructure program -- that she was clueless about it.</p>

Binibining Pilipinas candidate Sandra Lemonon became the subject of memes and online debate after she gave a candid, no-filter answer to a question about the government's infrastructure program -- that she was clueless about it.