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magandang araw po sa inyong lahat! sa mga nagsasabing sobra naman ang pag declare na PERSONA NON-GRATA si Ms. CAndy Pangilinan eh isipin nyo mabuti yung linyang sinabi ni Ms. Candy -"TAO PO AKO, HINDI PO IGOROT"
hindi joke yan. hindi nakakatawa. ang joke nakakatawa. mas ok sana kung ang sinabi nya eh 'tagalog po ako, hindi po igorot...' - mas muka pang joke ito...
hindi fact n ikinahihiya namin ang pagiging igorot namin. proud kami n igorot kami sa maraming dahilan. maraming Filipino ang dayuhan sa sarili nating bansa n hindi alam ang ibat ibang grupo nga tao sa pilipinas. sana lahat ng tao eh kagaya ni "yl17", matalino syang Filipino.

To tell you, I'm not an Igorot but I knew a lot of them, they are kind people. Also, they are not ashamed of their ethnicity. When you ask them if they are Igorot, they say yes and smile. They are a friendly group of people. I wrote a reaction a while ago about the different judgement of other people to Igorot, because I think they are being misjudge.(",)Well we have different view about them, maybe you met some but try socializing more and you'll know how wonderful they are.

To pinoynganaman: I think you are mistaken, Igorots are not ashamed of being called Igorots actually they are proud of it and once more they have nothing to be ashamed of. If you read candy's blogs you would see there a lot of Proud Igorots trying to tell her the pain she had caused.

To ferdie:I check for the meaning of joke in the dictionary as you have recommended and it says that "joke is something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement" however i cannot find what's funny about miss Pangilinan's joke of"I am human,I am not an Igorot".Can you please tell me what's funny that I may come to laugh at what you call as "JOKE". also you said"Kung manonood kayo nang mag late nite shows dito sa america mas grabe ang pinagsasa-bi ng mga talk show host sa mga presidente pero walang reklamo dahil alam nila its only a JOKE. Bakit kayo nag-react agad kasi sa palagay ninyo hindi kayo tao?",remind you,we are not in America,we are in the Philippines. As politicians ofcourse they need to always make their names clean. They wouldn't just react and let the world see their temper, won't they or you don't know? About your question,Ofcourse they are human that's why they reacted.They are a human who shouts when they get hurt. That's why we have the freedom of speech. Miss Candy Pangilinan should just bear it and listen to the voices of those she have hurted.She should take responsibility of the consequences of her actions.

To yingyang: you say"Though she may went over the script (lets assume) it was still a comdey piece for pete's sake! People, if you are not ready for those kind of shows magfriendster na lang kayo, o kaya wag kayo pumunta.". I tell you, being an actress or a comedian doesn't give you the right to insult and look down on people on public and even in their own land.Also they didn't went to her, she was the one who went to their place. Ignorance and lack of sleep is also not a reason. You say it was a comedy piece, well it wasn't funny, Igorots takes care of their name and wouldn't just let an artist like her to destroy it. It is their name.you say"makikitid ang utak",why don't you first look and ask yourself?She insulted the igorot community and she should bear the consequenses. If you were in their place or someone insulted your family wouldn't you react? well if that's you but they are not you, they fight for their rights.Saying sory wouldn't suffice the hurt she had inflicted to each and every Igorot.

To drake:you say"gaano pa itong napakasimpleng bagay at kung iisipin ay "joke" nga lang. hindi naman sa isang seryosong tao nanggaling ang salita.."hahahaha,so you mean kahit ilang beses kitang insultuhin, okey lang sayo?hindi naman ako seryosong tao eh,..ano pwede b??Once more, the baguio council is only doing their part. People who doesn't know how to respect other people's culture is not welcome not only in Baguio but also in other places.

Sa lahat ng mga IGOROT dito sa forum alam niyo kung ano ang totoo sa sasabihin ko..Una sa lahat ang paniniwala ng mga Igorot pag tinawag mo silang IGOROT ito ay degrading sa kanila.Kahit wala kang intensyon para hubaran sila ng karangalan ito ay masama para sa kanila ang tawagin sila sa totoong pangalan ng kanilang tribo, ang gusto nila tawagin silang NATIVE..tama ako diba?? Ang pangalawa, kapag nakakita ka ng igorot sa manila o sa low lands, tanungin mo kung igorot siya, tiyak kung hindi ka hahabulin sigurodong galit na galit ito..para bang kinakahiya nila kung saan sila galing..anong masama kung tawagin silang IGOROT dapat nga maging proud sila sa tribo nila..tignan niyo yung message ng isang IGOROT dito sa forum..gusto pa nga tumabas ng ulo...Please mga IGOROT, hindi kayo naiiba sa lahat ng Pilipino, pinoy pa rin kayo..gaya naming lahat..

Sa aking buong paniniwala meron tayong karapatan na magpahayag ng ating damdamin o kaya sabihin ang gusto nating sabihin..pero sa kaso ni Ms.Candy Pangilinan, isa itong maliwanag na overkill para idiin siya. Si Ms.Pangilinan ay nagpahayag ng kanyang buong pagsisi sa nasabi tungkol sa mga igorot. Pero sa totoo lang hindi siya dapat humingi ng tawad kasi alam naman natin na part ng show niya yon ang magpatawa at magbiro..Ang pilipinas ay isang demokratikong bansa..isa tayo sa kumikilala sa International human rights lalo na ang Freedom of speech, or the freedom of expression. (Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights)..saka wala sa ating Saligang Batas na pwedeng pagbawalan ang isang tao na pumunta sa isang lugar na kinabibilangan ng kanyang bansang sinilangan. Pwedeng maghabla si Ms. Candy kung siya nga ay pinagbabawalan ng mga opisyalis ng baguio para pumunta sa baguio..bakit mga taga Visayas, lagi nga silang ginagaya sa karamihan ng programa sa telibisyon pero wala silang idiniin na artista o ordinaryong tao..