John Arcilla, nag-reply sa komentong dapat imbestigahan ang batang sampaguita vendor sa viral video

- John Arcilla recently shared his two cents on the viral video a security guard shooing away a girl selling sampaguita garlands at SM Megamall

- The veteran actor also aired support for the child vendor and called out the guard

- In the comments section of his post, John also replied to a netizen's suggestion that the incident should get probed

- The actor stressed that the child vendor should not be mistreated even if claims that she's not a real student are true

John Arcilla expressed his frank thoughts on the video of a security guard shooing away a young girl selling sampaguita garlands in front of SM Megamall.

The guard was also caught in the video destroying the child vendor's bundles of sampaguita. This prompted the girl, dressed in a school uniform, to hit back with the ruined garlands while the guard retaliated by kicking the child vendor.

The veteran actor took to Instagram to repost the now-viral video. In the caption, the veteran actor also aired support for the child vendor and called out the guard.

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In the comments section of his post, it is noticeable that John replied to a netizen who seemed not convinced that the girl was a real student.

“Investigate po muna dapat kasi marami din na namamalimos/benta anywhere naka uniform pero kapag tinatanong sila anong school kumakaripas ng alis na. Madami din ganyan sa bandang mindanao ave. Saka po marami sindikato na nagpapaganyan na kagaya ng ganyan na modus pero di ko nilalahat po na nagbebenta ng products,” the comment reads.

In his frank response, John came to the young girl's defense.

“Naghahanap buhay ang bata, may paninda, kahit pa hindi siya totoong estudyante, mas maayos na ito kaysa mamalimos, pero kahit pulubi, hindi naman kailangan imaltrato ng kahit na sino,” the actor penned.

“Kung hindi mahirap ang buhay ng bata, sa palagay ko ay hindi niya papasukin ang pagtitinda ng sampaguita at pagsosoot ng uniporme na hindi kanya. Mahirap ang buhay niya. Hindi na kailangan pahirapin pa,” he added.

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John Arcilla is an acclaimed actor and environmentalist from the Philippines. He is best known for playing the lead role of Antonio Luna in the historical drama, 'Heneral Luna'. John won the Best Actor Award at the 78th Venice Film Festival for his lead role in the film 'On the Job: The Missing 8.'

John Arcilla has taken to Facebook and aired his thoughts on reading private messages. He said that someone asked him and his answer is that he does not want to judge. He also noted that he was not able to read everything but admitted that he already felt ashamed at the start while reading. John was also asking why the messages were not deleted, and said that the motive behind everything was not good.

Earlier, John also shared his honest opinion on people focusing on Carlos Yulo’s family rift instead of his double Olympic gold win. In an Instagram post, John urged the public to just celebrate the Filipino gymnast’s triumph. The veteran actor likewise stressed the importance of “self-regulation.” He further penned a frank message seemingly addressed to the media.

Source: KAMI.com.gh