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Melai Cantiveros on Senate drama: ‘Ibalik niyo talaga ang dignidad sa Senado’

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Kapamilya actress and host Melai Cantiveros expressed her opinion on what’s been happening in the Senate recently. During the media conference for the fifth season of her show,<em> Kuan on One</em>, the former Pinoy Big Brother Big Winner couldn’t help but ask lawmakers to restore dignity to the Upper House. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F900305526428776%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>Melai was asked who among the senators she’d like to interview, to which she gave Senator Migz Zubiri’s name as a fellow Bisaya. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/10/31/melai-cantiveros-credits-abs-cbn-for-hosting-stints-1244" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Melai Cantiveros credits ABS-CBN for hosting stints<br/></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>“Actually, tayong lahat matatalino na tayo kasi alam na natin at aware na tayo sa nangyayari sa loob ng Senado. Hindi man natin alam kung ano yung mga quorum, quorum–– ano ba yung mga colorum–– ganyan. Pero alam natin ang ibig sabihin niyan sa Tagalog,” she expressed.</p><p>“So kung may iinterviewhin mang ako sa Senado, ang iinterviewhin ko talaga ay walang iba kung hindi si Senator Migz Zubiri kasi Bisaya man siya wala man ibang Bisaya doon,” she explained.</p><p>Trying to make light of the situation before getting serious, Melai shared that she had always wanted to ask the senator if he’s related to actress Diana Zubiri. Despite this, the Kapamilya star maintained that she wants to know how to achieve unity, especially in the Upper House.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/8/27/daughter-of-melai-cantiveros-gets-hospitalized-during-family-vacation-1101" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Daughter of Melai Cantiveros gets hospitalized during family vacation<br/></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>“Ano ang gagawin natin para magkaisa tayo? Yan ang tanong ko sa kanya kasi sobra talaga tayong nakakahiya sa totoo lang ah,” she said,</p><p>“Yung mga ibang bansa may mga war, bansa sa ganito bansa sa ganyan naglalaban pero kakampi nila ang sarili nilang bansa. Pero tayo, wala na ba tayong ibang kalaban? Tayo-tayo nagkakalaban sa isa’t isa,” she continued. </p><p>Melai hopes that the politicians will have a sense of shame for the sake of their constituents. She maintained that she has the right to speak up not just as a concerned citizen but also a taxpayer herself.</p><p>“Sana naman bigyan tayo ng hiya–– tayo ang bigyan ng hiya. Sila, hindi ko alam kung may hiya pa ba sila. So sana, paano ang gagawin natin… Ako hindi talaga pwede hindi mag salita kasi syempre nagbabayad tayo ng tax, Pinoy tayo, marami tayong mga kawawang Pinoy,” she shared.</p><p>“Please lang. Ibalik niyo talaga ang dignidad sa Senado. Ibalik niyo, maawa kayo sa amin,” she ended. </p><p>Meanwhile, the fifth season of <em>Kuan on One</em> is set to air starting June 9 on various Kapamilya platforms, including iWant and ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel. </p>

<p>Melai Cantiveros is hopeful that the Senate will bring back dignity to its chambers.</p>

Melai Cantiveros is hopeful that the Senate will bring back dignity to its chambers.