MANILA, Philippines - Kris Aquino did not take kindly to an online basher who said she is money hungry.
On Sunday, the TV host-actress hit back against a netizen who posted a comment on her Instagram post, wherein she shared how she and son Bimby were preparing for an endorsement shoot despite being ill.
"I needed to remember the reason all my hard work is still worth it, and waking up beside these 2 is all the inspiration I'll ever need," she said in the post which shows a photo of sons Joshua and Bimby. "Rested the whole of Saturday (got home 6:30 AM from shooting in Pampanga) slept & stayed in bed to recover from my bad cough & body aches... Now getting ready to go to a TVC shoot, new endorsement for Bimb & me."
In reply to Kris's post, an Instagram user said: "God said ingatan mo ang sarili mo at iingatan kita but if you abused it that's different story may kalalagyan ka and that's too bad. You don't have time to listen what your body saying money money money that's what u want. Very powerful ang pera sa iyo sad to say. Good luck."
In response to the comment, Kris said: "You deserve a reply because you are so judgmental na wala sa lugar- if I didn't shw up for work, did you think how many people in the production & the crew wouldn't get paid If I packed up my taping for Kris TV or movie, how many of the staff & crew who get paid daily won't have their salary?"
"This is the truth- I am rich, my sons are provided for but I have a responsibility to those I work for & those I work with. And that is not being selfish but knowing the value of hard work & pakikisama. Masaya bang magwork na ubo ng ubo & w/ fever?" she added.
"Ang LAKAS ng loob mo to judge me when your account is on private- I was raised w/ the right work ethics & the courage to stand by my values- judge me again when you've again some of that," Kris ended.
In a separate Instagram post on Monday, Kris explained why she replied to the basher. "Taking antibiotics, not feeling well, that's why pumatol," she said.
"I was raised to respect & value my coworkers & their contributions to my success, and that means making sure we all earn & take home a salary for our families & loved ones," the ABS-CBN star further said. "I wish I had the luxury of listening to my body & giving myself 2 weeks of total rest, but @kristvofficial_ig is daily & #EtiquetteForMistresses is aiming for a September play date."
"Kris TV" is her daily morning show with ABS-CBN, while "Etiquette for Mistresses" is the Star Cinema movie she is working on with Chito Rono, Claudine Barretto and Kim Chiu.
"Kung pera lang ang motivation ko, pinahinga ko na 'to. I have no mortgages to pay, I have a few businesses that are already earning... But I'm not the only 1 w/ a job at stake- there are at least 80 people working on @kristvofficial_ig & about 120 on #EtiquetteForMistresses plus another 20 working personally for my sons & me," she added.
This isn't the first time Kris has responded to online bashers. In the previous months, she has also responded to netizens who have bashed her brother President Benigno Aquino III and son Bimby.
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