MANILA -- Vice Ganda opened up on Wednesday about her thoughts on the tour that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gave to former "Sexy Babe" contestant, Heart Aquino, from the noontime show "It’s Showtime."

This, following Aquino's viral response where she admitted her unfamiliarity with the poll body. 

Vice Ganda appreciated Comelec's response to the incident, but she also pointed out that addressing voter awareness should go beyond individual cases.

“Mixed emotions ako doon. Unang-una, gusto ko kung paano tinanggap ng Comelec 'yung issue. Tinanggap nila nang bukas ang kanilang pag-iisip at bukas ang kalooban. Sinabi nga nila na parang failure nila 'yun sa Comelec—baka nga nagkaroon sila ng pagkukulang sa pagpapalaganap ng impormasyon tungkol sa kanila. Kaya inaako din nila. Sabi ko, ‘Ay, ang galing, inaako din nila,’” Vice said.

The comedian also stressed that while Comelec’s response was commendable, a systemic approach is needed to address voter education and that Comelec's campaign on educating the public should be widespread.

Vice Ganda, alongside the "It’s Showtime" team, launched the mini segment "Quiz V," where she quizzes audience members on educational topics, aiming to make learning more engaging.

“We just felt the need to have a segment like 'Quiz V' na nire-request din ng mga tao online, ng mga madlang people,” she shared.

“Dun sa mga nakaraang segments, sa mga nakakausap nating contestants, parang mayroong crisis nga, di ba? So how do we help? Paano tayo makakatulong sa pamahalaan, sa lipunan, sa Department of Education para may katuwang sila sa trabaho nila? So, 'yun 'yung simpleng paraan namin,” she said.

With this, Vice expressed her delight at how the segment has been positively received.

“Nakakatuwa na it’s working. The people are liking it, the people are participating, sumasagot sila, and they feel proud of themselves pag nakakasagot sila.”

Beyond just providing entertainment, Vice emphasized that the noontime show has a deeper responsibility.

“Actually, it has always been one of the responsibilities of our show. Kasama 'yun sa paliwanag sa amin ng ABS-CBN management dati. Ano ba itong programa niyo? Ano ang idudulot natin? Ano ang goal natin? Anong mission natin?” she shared.

“Siyempre, bukod sa makapagpatawa—kasama yun sa theme song at sa salita niya sa simula—yung bukod sa makapag-entertain, maging tulay ng pag-asa... kasama sa pagiging tulay ng pag-asa natin yun, ang pagbibigay ng impormasyon.”

"At paano ka makakatulong sa pagpapaangat ng kaalaman ng mga tao tungkol sa mga pangyayari sa paligid nila, 'di ba? Yung socio-political na approach... Mayroon din talaga tayong obligasyon na mag-inform. Lalo na sa panahon ngayon ng misinformation at disinformation, panahon ng fake news, 'di ba? Paano tayo makakatulong para makabigay ng solusyon sa mga ganyang suliranin?”

While Vice thinks Quiz V is really good for the audience, she also said that it was not a major segment and that it's just one of their ways to hype up the audience at the start of the show.

"Tignan natin kung made-develop siya bilang isang buong segment," she said.

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