Anne Curtis answers netizen questioning sincerity to do charity

MANILA, Philippines — Kapamilya actress Anne Curtis defended herself after a basher criticized her for allegedly doing charity works for publicity.

The “It’s Showtime” host posted on her Instagram account a photo of her collecting change from passengers of a commercial flight for the Change for Good program of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Philippines.

 

On last night’s flight from CDO I personally went around collecting change from the passengers for the Change for Good program of @unicefphils and @cebupacificair  I was able to collect 3 full bags! Salamat sa Lahat ng passengers and thank you for renewing this program with us! I truly hope this becomes a LIFETIME partnership! To all CEBUPAC passengers, next time you’re on a flight and the lovely F.A’s come around with this bag know that you are helping children that benefit from the first 1000 days program of UNICEF  Your loose change goes a looooooong way. Salamat po!

A post shared by Anne Curtis (@annecurtissmith) on Jul 2, 2018 at 7:02am PDT

“I was able to collect 3 full bags! Salamat sa Lahat ng passengers and thank you for renewing this program with us! I truly hope this becomes a LIFETIME partnership! To all CEBUPAC passengers, next time you’re on a flight and the lovely F.A’s come around with this bag know that you are helping children that benefit from the first 1000 days program of UNICEF  Your loose change goes a looooooong way. Salamat po!” Anne said in the post.

But a netizen commented on her post, saying: “I was going to comment on here that how about Anne just give her own money to help UNICEF? Instead of going around collecting money from low income citizens? Tsk tsk..Cant help but think that these act of ‘kindness’ that celebrities do is all for publicity....SMH."

Screenshot of a netizen's comment to Anne's post.

Anne immediately replied to the netizen and defended herself by saying that she also donates from her own pocket.

“With all due respect madam, trust me, I do my own part and donate from my own pocket on may other different occasions to UNICEF and my own foundation Dream Machine BUT for this specific project, the main goal is using where I am to INSPIRE others to do good and donate loose change- ONLY IF THEY CAN,” Anne wrote.

“Mukha naman po silang masaya sa picture dahil nakatulong sila sa kapwa Pilipino nila. That's why if you read my caption, I even pointed out na sana on future flights in Cebu Pac when you see flight attendants passing around this bag and do you have the extra change, kahit piso, it will go a long way in helping Filipino children. This program is all about inspiring others to join the change for good movement and lend a helping hand to Filipino children that benefit from the first 1000 days program of Unicef,” she added.

Excerpt of Anne's reply to the netizen

The actress-host was appointed by UNICEF Philippines as its celebrity advocate for children last 2015.