Ivana Alawi defends relief operations in flooded area after backlash
MANILA, Philippines — Actress-content creator Ivana Alawi is clarifying the situation after drawing flak from her recent relief operation in a flooded area.
Alawi went viral anew last week after posting images of her overseeing relief efforts following heavy flooding around Luzon.
The content creator handed out cash and food to people lining up by a truck, which stopped in an ankle-deep flooded area.
Filipinos online called out Alawi after seeing in other videos and pictures that the truck could have stopped a bit further down where the road was not flooded, labelling the content creator as "performative" for choosing to conduct operations where it was flooded.
Alawi addressed the issue in the comments section of another video she posted on social media, explaining that the truck had already broken down.
"Sa mga nagkakalat ng hate dahil bakit hindi sa tuyong area tumigil, sana alamin niyo din kung bakit nandoon sa gitna ng baha ang truck natin, nasiraan ito at hindi na maka-andar ng bandang hapon," Alawi said.
While she and her companions were trying to fix the truck in order to move to a different area, the actress said people began lining up by the truck where it halted.
"Bumabalik lang din kami sa area kung san natigil ang truck namin para makahakot din ng relief goods para madala sa ibang area," Alawi ended. "Sana ay maunawaan din ang buong sitwasyon bago tayo mang-husga."
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