Willie Revillame pledges another P5 million for the poor

Kapuso game show host Willie Revillame promised to give another P5 million in September to help the poor Filipinos during the pandemic.

Revillame made the announcement during the live broadcast of his program “Wowowin-Tutok to Win” over GMA 7 on Monday, August 10.

This is the second time that the popular TV host would shell out P5 million out of his personal savings. Two days ago, Revillame gave P5 million to jeepney drivers unable to ply their routes due to social distancing measures.

Revillame slammed critics who claimed that his act of donating money was just a show.

“Alam ninyo hindi ko na talaga maintindihan minsan. Iba ang dating sa iba nitong ginagawa ko. Hindi po ako nang-hijack. Ang alam kong hijack iyong nang-hostage. Kung may kabutihan na nagagawa ang pang-hijack, e di mang hijack na lang tayo araw-araw,” he said.

Revillame said he feels blessed because he still has a top-rating program and sponsors still trust his program. He did not specify what organization would benefit from the second P5 million donation.

“Yung unang donation na P5 million, ibibigay ko iyon sa mga presidente ng jeepney drivers,” he said.

Revillame initially wanted to give the P5 million donation to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and coursed it to the jeepney drivers. But Roque refused to accept it and suggested to him to hand the donation to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

Revillame mentioned PISTON or Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator and FEJODAP or Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines as beneficiaries of the first P5 million donation.

PISTON is an alliance of jeepney, bus, tricycle and taxi operators and drivers while FEJODAP is an alliance of jeepney, bus, tricycle and taxi operators and drivers. – Robert Requintina