FOUR LOVING CELEBRITIES THAT CONTINUES TO INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, EMBRACE AND PROTECT US AMIDST THE COVID-19 CRISIS, AND I SALUTE THEM!

richard quan: warrior of God

glenda: positivity amidst the health crisis

alma: an act of LOVE

bela: charity worker

Let me be personal again. That's why I am asking everyone to bear with me if I will use the word "I" again in this emotional piece. Because you see, amidst the great health crisis that the whole world is experiencing now, I found solace, refuge, love and positiveness to these four Filipino celebrity-actors whom I really value and cherish. Three of them are my Facebook friends, and one is an actress-daughter of an actor I considered as FRIEND.

RICHARD QUAN, GLENDA GARCIA, ALMA CONCEPCION AND BELA PADILLA.
But before anything else, I would like to say that, please don't think that I am simply flattering or making "bola-bola" to these people. As a writer/blogger, I just feel I must do my own task, my own "thing"- that, of contributing my own share of goodwill as a media person.

Lalo pa ngayon na boring ang life at wala namang ginagawa, bakit hindi magsulat na lang ng magandang bagay na ikai-inspire din ng lahat, hindi ba?

Because again, I say, in this critical times, we must all unite to do good and be positive amidst the DANGER that haunts all of us now. It's like an INVISIBLE ENEMY, ready to eat out lungs and destroy our body.

Now, the CELEBRITIES are simply doing their own parts, too. They are not afraid to SHARE a part of themselves. Brave enough to take risks, and show good examples to the people via their Facebook posts and daring acts of kindness and charity.

I am fond of MAKING LISTS. And that's why, I made-up my own list now of four people that really INSPIRED me in these critical times. These four celebrities contributed, loved, embraced. And it's but wonderful to give them back the GRATITUDE and a little tribute piece like this one.
Number one on my list is actor RICHARD QUAN. He is a living warrior-angel. Not afraid to face the battles and the risks. On his own little way, he volunteered to actress Bela Padilla in distributing relief goods and sanitation packs to many of our less-fortunate brothers and kababayans. No matter how threatening the virus was, he prepared himself like a SOLDIER. Complete with safety measures like alcohol, face mask, rubber gloves, and all, he went to the alleys and the many roads. Helping our fellowmen. The world needs a MAN like Richard!

Number two on my list is actress GLENDA GARCIA. In her Facebook posts, she's showing the right ATTITUDE and the WILL to combat the health crisis. She's posting the right foods to eat, the right physical exercises, the positive way of attacking the stress, the love for family, and a little time to still be hopeful amidst the gloom. F.Y.I,, Glenda is a breast cancer survivor, kaya naman mas lalong may dating sa amin ang maganda niyang attitude ngayon sa buhay. Mahahawa ka sa magagandang FB posts niya, magiging hopeful ka ule sa buhay. Ganu'n ang effect. Kudos. Glenda!

Number three on my list is Ms. ALMA CONCEPCION. Sobrang napaiyak ako sa post niya ukol sa only son niya na ang akala niya ay may Covid-19 virus na. I could almost feel her pains and her sacrifices. Inalagaan niya to the max ang one and only son niya na nagka-trangkaso, binantayan niyang maige at ikinuwento niya ang every little detail sa Facebook niya. The courage of a MOTHER could be truly felt. Sino pa bang celebrity ang makakagawa ng ganyang ka-daring na PAGMAMAHAL? Kaya mas lalo namin siyang hinangaan bilang tao. Mas lalo namin siyang nirespeto bilang isang celebrity na iniidolo ng marami. A perfect mom! And her acts inspired a lot of people. That with LOVE, we can conquer the THREAT. How inspiring!

And the fourth on my list and the last one is Ms. BELA PADILLA, of course. She organized and spear-headed a relief goods distribution. Personal niyang ginawa ito. Wala siyang takot na maski baka mahawaan siya ng virus sa paggagala-gala ng kasama niyang aktor na si Richard Quan sa pamamahagi ng mga relief goods ay sige pa rin sila. It entails a lot of sweat, sacrifices and tiredness, di ba? Lalo pa't ang mga artistang tulad nila ni Richard ay hindi naman sanay sa giyera, pero buong tapang pa rin nilang hinarap ito, makatulong lamang sa mga tao. A heroine, indeed.

SO THERE. I just wanna let these four celebrities know, sobrang pinahalagahan ko ang mga acts of kindnesses nila. Sobrang napansin ko ang honest iintentions nila sa kapwa, sobrang inakap ko ang pagiging LIVING ANGELS nila.

Sana, mapa-dilaw ka man o maka-pula, magsama-sama pa rin tayong lahat dito sa Entertainment Industry in doing what we can-

to make this world a better place to live in-

FOREVER.

(sinulat ni robert manuguid silverio)