Lea Salonga Reacts To Ateneo de Manila ‘Bullying’ Incident

Here’s the Statement of Lea Salonga Regarding the Ateneo de Manila ‘Bullying’ Incident

LEA SALONGA – Filipina singer Lea Salonga reacted to the ‘bullying’ incident inside the restroom of Ateneo de Manila Junior High School.

Singer-actress Lea Salonga is known internationally for her perfect pitch and powerful voice. She was also famous for her role as Kim in Miss Saigon.

The Filipina singer obtained several awards because of her outstanding Miss Saigon performance including Tony, Drama Desk, and Theatre World Awards among others.

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Lea Salonga is definitely considered as one of the outspoken celebrities. She previously talked about the Juan Karlos Labajo controversy and President Duterte’s administration.

Recently, Lea shared her opinion about the Ateneo de Manila bullying. The video has been viral for day showing that the boy named Joaquin Montes was kicking and punching his fellow student.

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Lea Salonga took to the social media to express her thoughts about the trending topic. She suggested that parents could enroll their kids to self-defense classes such as karate and jiu jitsu.

“Here’s one piece of advice: don’t be defenseless anymore. Parents, it might be a good idea to enroll your child in a self-defense class,” said Lea.

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Lea Salonga felt unfair for the kids who won’t be able to defend themselves from the bullies.

The veteran singer said that parents should feel safe on sending their kids to school, not that they worry for their kids to be just bullied of harmed.

“No parent should ever have to feel the terror the victims’ parents must feel, sending their beloved into what that child considers a place of dread rather than a hallowed hall of learning”

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Netizens expressed their reaction on Lea Salonga’s Facebook post. Here are some of their comments on the post:

@Maia Villapañe: “Wholeheartedly agree”

@Rico Duran del Rosario: “Seriously, though, yes the importance of self-defense cannot be overstated. It’ll be good if the parents join their child in the class”

@Angela Lauchengco: “Very well said, Lea. And I agree with you on enrolling your kids in self-defense classes”

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