Veteran journalist Arnold Clavio couldn’t hide his sadness after he saw what the actress Alex Gonzaga did to a waiter identified as Allan Crisostomo during her birthday party.
In his IG post, Clavio gave his opinion on the issue, saying that he also felt discomfort after he saw the waiter being smudged by cake because he also worked as a server before becoming a journalist.
“Mga ‘iGan , hindi ako natawa at hindi rin ako natuwa sa inasal ng aktres na si Alex Gonzaga sa isang waiter noong birthday party niya . Aaminin ko , nasaktan ako .” Arnold said.
Arnold shared that he worked in a fast-food restaurant from 1985 to 1987 while studying.
“Bilang dating waiter sa isang fastfood restaurant noong nasa kolehiyo , di ko maatim na hindi mag-react sa maling trato ni Gonzaga sa aking kabaro .” he said.
“Malaki ang naitulong sa akin bilang working student para nakapagtapos ako sa University of Sto. Tomas . Nahubog din ako paano makikitungo sa kapwa anuman ang antas niya sa buhay . Kaya lagi ko na ipinagmamalaki ang aking karanasan bilang waiter sa mga kabataang mag-aaral . Walang hadlang para makamit mo ang iyong pangarap .” he added.
Because of his former job, Arnold taught his children to respect restaurant crews, especially waiters because he knew how hard to is the job of a server.
“Walang lugar na ipahiya mo ang isang tao sa publiko kilala mo man ito o hindi .” Arnold said.
“Ang biruang ganyan ay ginagawa ng magkakakilala o magkakaibigan pero hindi sa isang nilalang hindi mo naman kakilala .” he added.
On January 18, Alex personally visited Crisostomo to apologize and she also made an apology to the public.