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'Malaswa, mababaw': House lawmakers slam Mocha Uson's federalism video

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RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News

MANILA - Opposition lawmakers from the House of Representatives on Monday slammed Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson for her video supposedly campaigning for federalism.In a video shared to Uson&#x27;s 5.6 million Facebook followers, social media personality Drew Olivar sang and danced to &quot;Ipepe, ipepe. Idede, idede. Ipede, pede, pede, pederalismo!&quot;“A presidential office is not a comedy bar,&quot; Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin told Uson, who is part of the Presidential Communications Operations Office.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/18/anong-masama-dun-blogger-mocha-uson-defend-controversial-federalism-video">&#x27;Anong masama dun?&#x27; Blogger, Mocha Uson defend controversial federalism video</a></li></ul>&quot;Asec. Uson would better remember that she is already a public official who must perform, not lewd acts of comic material, but her duties to the Filipino people with integrity and respect,&quot; he said in a statement.&quot;A defective product cannot be sold by an equally defective seller. She fails not only in making Duterte’s chacha any more palatable for Filipinos, but also in engaging Filipinos into the real issues surrounding chacha.&quot;Villarin ended his statement with the hashtag &quot;#ZeroBudgetPCOO&quot; as he noted that the hullabaloo around Uson&#x27;s video was not the first time the agency &quot;made a fool of itself.&quot;&quot;Simple errors in spelling or grammar are indicators of the huge error in appointing officials who are not up for the task of informing our people accurately, sufficiently, and responsibly. If this is where our taxes go, perhaps it’s time to remove its budget and use it for what our people truly need,&quot; he said.Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas said Uson and Olivar&#x27;s video did not contribute anything as it did not explain federalism and its substance.&quot;May problema na nga, lalong may problema yung form. Sa tingin namin itong mga ganitong gawi lalong nakakapagpapababa sa dignidad ng mga kababaihan, masyado ang sexual intonation sa mga pinalabas. Naging bastos pa pagtingin ng ibang tao kaugnay nito,” she said. She also questioned why Uson&#x27;s office wants a 41-percent increase in its budget. &quot;Anong klaseng opisina ang magre-request pa ng dagdag na pondo tapos ganito yung nirerelease sa atin na kinds of information dissemination?&quot;This gaffe showed that even officials from the Malacañang do not &quot;know anything about federalism that they resort to cheap gimmickry,&quot; said Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice of the Liberal Party. &quot;Good for our country though, it exposes the weakness of the proposal and I would say Chacha is DEAD. Thanks to Asec Mocha!” he said in a statement.Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat described the video as &quot;malaswa, mababaw&quot; (lascivious and shallow), and that it disrespected Malacañang.&quot;Di nila naisip na isa itong napakahalagang usapin at binababoy nila ang pagpapaliwanag nito,&quot; he said in a statement.He added, the more important question is if public funds were used for this &quot;defective campaign.&quot;&quot;Isa itong katiwalian kung ganun,&quot; he said.Fr. Ranhilio Aquino, a member of the committee President Rodrigo Duterte tasked to draft the federal constitution, earlier expressed &quot;disgust&quot; over the video.Several lawmakers, including PDP-Laban President Aquilino Pimentel III, also criticized Uson&#x27;s video.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/18/mali-ang-substance-pimentel-hits-mocha-uson-over-federalism-video">&#x27;Mali ang substance&#x27;: Pimentel hits Mocha Uson over federalism video</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/18/nancy-tells-mocha-federalism-not-a-comedy-material">Nancy tells Mocha: Federalism not a comedy material</a></li></ul>Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said it was Consultative Committee spokesperson Ding Generoso’s “own volition” to tap Uson to help in the government’s information drive on federalism.“There was no appointment from the inter-agency,” Andanar said in a statement, referring to the inter-agency task force formed to conduct a massive information drive on federalism down to the barangay level.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/18/andanar-mocha-not-part-of-federalism-info-drive">Andanar: Mocha not part of federalism info drive</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/18/mochas-participation-in-federalism-info-campaign-annoys-medialdea">Mocha’s participation in federalism info campaign annoys Medialdea</a></li></ul>On Sunday, Uson said the now-viral video was shot way before any member of the committee talked to her. Olivar said it was critics who put malice on his cheer and dance moves.

Opposition lawmakers from the House of Representatives on Monday slammed Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson for her video supposedly campaigning for federalism.

Opposition lawmakers from the House of Representatives on Monday slammed Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson for her video supposedly campaigning for federalism.

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'Malaswa, mababaw': House lawmakers slam Mocha Uson's federalism video

RG Cruz,

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Published Aug 06, 2018 04:56 PM PHT

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