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Kim Chiu calls for gov’t accountability amid continued flooding: ‘Maningil tayo’

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Kim Chiu calls for gov’t accountability amid continued flooding: Maningil tayo
Kim Chiu. Image: Instagram/@chinitaprincess

Kim Chiu once again used her platform and urged Filipinos to demand accountability from the government over the continued and worsening flooding across the country.

The actress-TV host made the call through her X page on Sunday, Aug. 30, lamenting the severe flooding in different parts of the country due to the persistent rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat.

“Maraming tahanan ang nalubog, maraming kabuhayan ang nawala, at marami ring imprastraktura na pinondohan ng bilyon-bilyong piso mula sa pera ng taumbayan ang nasira o hindi nakayanan ang mga ganitong sakuna,” she sressed.

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“Yes, pera NATIN,” she noted. “Bilang mamamayang Pilipino, nagbabayad tayo ng TAX. Kaya may karapatan tayong magtanong: Saan napupunta ang pera ng bayan? Nasaan ang maayos na paghahanda? Nasaan ang mga proyektong dapat sana ay nagpoprotekta sa atin?”

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Chiu emphasized that while typhoons are a natural occurrence, the suffering these cause to Filipinos should not be normalized.

“Natural ang malakas na ulan at bagyo sa Pilipinas, pero hindi dapat maging normal ang paulit-ulit na pagdurusa ng mga Pilipino dahil sa kakulangan sa paghahanda, maayos na imprastraktura at responsableng pamamahala,” she said.

“Minsan pakiramdam ko, ang Diyos at ang kalikasan na mismo ang nagpapaalala sa atin na may mga bagay tayong kailangang makita, tanungin at baguhin. Do we really deserve this? Papalampasin na lang ba natin ulit?” she continued.

Further addressing the public, Chiu urged them to remember the struggles of those affected by the flooding and push for better governance.

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“Sa ganitong panahon, ang gobyerno dapat ang unang kumikilos, ang unang tumutulong, at ang unang nananagot. Public service is a responsibility, not a privilege,” she stressed. “Sana habang may mga kababayan tayong walang matulugan, walang makain at hindi alam kung paano magsisimula ulit, maalala ng mga nasa kapangyarihan kung sino ang tunay nilang pinaglilingkuran. ANG TAUMBAYAN.”

“At tayong mga Pilipino, magtanong tayo. Maging mapanuri tayo. Maningil tayo ng maayos na serbisyo at pananagutan,” she added. “Dahil pera natin ito. Bayan natin ito. Kinabukasan natin ito. Huwag nating kalimutan.”

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Ilang buwan na tayong nakakaranas ng sunod-sunod na ulan. Baha dito, baha doon. 🌧️💔😔Maraming tahanan ang nalubog, maraming kabuhayan ang nawala, at marami ring imprastraktura na pinondohan ng bilyon-bilyong piso mula sa pera ng taumbayan ang nasira o hindi nakayanan ang mga…

— kim chiu (@prinsesachinita) August 30, 2026

Other celebrities who have earlier expressed similar sentiments include John Arcilla, Jerald Napoles, Thea Tolentino and Vince Maristela.

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