Freddie Aguilar is the Epitome of Kindness

After Freddie Aguilar opened his big mouth expressed his opinions about Pinoy artists trying their luck overseas, stor(y)ies about our fount of nationalistic pride have been coming out of the woodwork.

Via Cristy Fermin’s column in Bulgar, a fellow artist revealed that a plan to form a group or foundation to help singers who are sick and broke was outrightly rejected by Freddie Aguilar. He reasoned that such initiative will only give their colleagues more reason to remain lazy.

That’s cold, like freezing cold. If a singer can’t booked a gig because they’re sick, it’s not being lazy. It’s not being able to get up from the bed, literally. I’m just sayin’.

Help should come naturally. If Freddie is not feeling too kind and charitable, then let him be. As we are all fond of saying, “huwag magbigay ng pagkain kung hindi bukal sa kalooban, baka sumakit pa ang tiyan ng pagbibigyan mo.”

Does this group of singers really need Freddie’s participation to get their plan off the ground? Freddie, as we all know, has his own quest – that of spreading Filipino music internationally (who knows maybe inter-galactically?) and changing the last line of the Bayang Magiliw.

If this story is true, people who are relying on the kindness of others now know not to hit Freddie up for anything. You’ve been warned, you lazy freeloaders!