
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 25) — Actor Piolo Pascual and director Joyce Bernal on Monday donated a total of P1.5 million for the rehabilitation of the war-torn city of Marawi.
Actor Robin Padilla, in an Instagram photo posted Tuesday, lauded the two for their donations.
“Bihira ang mga taong may ganitong klaseng puso at pananampalataya,” Padilla said, “Pagkatapos na pagkatapos na makapaningil ng kanilang kinita sa pagiging mga producer ay…hinanap ako at kagyat nag-donate ng pera para sa pagpapatayo ng bahay sa Marawi.”
[Translation: People with this kind of heart and faith are rare…After they received their pay as producers, they looked for me to donate for the rebuilding of houses in Marawi.]
Pascual, who donated P1 million, and Bernal, who gave P500,000, were among the producers of the hit “Kita Kita,” starring Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez. The movie earned over P300 million at the box office.
The two also recently worked together on the drama movie, “Last Night,” which featured actress Toni Gonzaga.
“Maraming maraming salamat sa inyong dalawa…Mabuhay ang inyong Mga ispiritu! Dasal ko’y kumalat ang mga #spiritualact ng bawat Pilipino,” Padilla said.
[Translation:Thank you very much to the two of you. May you live long! I pray that this spiritual act would spread to every Filipino.]
Padilla, a supporter of the Duterte administration, earlier donated P5 million to the social welfare department for the Marawi children affected by the five month-long crisis.
The Marawi siege began on May 23, when the ISIS-inspired rebel group Maute attacked the city, prompting President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao.
Almost five months after, Duterte declared the liberation of the city from terrorists.
About 360,000 people were displaced by the intense firefights and airstrikes, which left buildings in ruins and homes reduced to rubble.
Duterte in September said the P50 billion initially pledged by the government is not enough to rebuild Marawi.
Australia has initially pledged P1 billion, United States P730 million, Thailand P100 million, China P85 million (with a specified P70 million for soldiers wounded in action and P5 million for Marawi rehabilitation), and the European Union P49 million.
The government has also formed the interagency unit Task Force Bangon Marawi to handle the recovery, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of the city.
















