Toni Gonzaga stood her ground in supporting presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Sara Duterte in the May 2022 polls, amid criticisms she’s been receiving from supporters of rival candidates.
During her appearance in the BBM-Sara UniTeam campaign rally in Cavite, the TV host-actress addressed claims that she was paid to host and perform at the tandem’s campaign rallies.
“Simula po nung tumayo ako sa entablado kasama ang Uniteam, ang tawag ng lahat, bayad daw po ako,” said Toni.
“Bayad po ba kayo?” Toni asked the crowd who responded by chanting: “Hindi kami bayad!”
Toni, who’s been entertaining the crowd at the BBM-Sara campaign sorties, with her cover performances of Titanium and Roar, urged the attendees to ignore their critics.
“Alam niyo, kaya po katulad ni BBM, hindi na po natin dapat pinapatulan ‘yung mga ganyang bagay dahil kapag alam ninyo ang katotohanan, hinding hindi kayo kayang sirain ng kasinungalingan!
“Kaya naman po sa lahat ng nang-aaway sa inyo, nangungutya sa inyo, pinipintasan kayo, kinukutya kayo, katulad ni BBM, huwag na po tayong lumaban. Patuloy tayong magpakumbaba dahil katulad ni BBM, laging nagpapakumbaba. Kaya naman si BBM, lalong tumataas!” added Toni.
Toni also had something to say about being “cancelled.”
She said, “Napakasarap po ang makasama sa rally ng UniTeam sapagkat sa Uniteam hindi uso ang cancel culture. Ang buhay na buhay sa Uniteam (ay) Filipino culture.”
She added, “Kung ang puso ng iba ay punong-puno ng galit, ang puso nating lahat ay punong-puno ng pagmamahal at pag-unawa.”
Last February, Toni stepped down as the main host of the Kapamilya reality show Pinoy Big Brother a day after she hosted the UniTeam’s proclamation rally.
