ACTOR-senator Lito Lapid said he still feels hurt whenever people mock him or dismiss him as someone who “knows nothing,” admitting that such jabs cut deeper because he never finished school.
In a press conference, Lapid said that while he has grown used to criticism, it still stings.
“Siyempre tao lang ako, minsan nasasaktan din… dahil hindi po ako nakapag-aral, wala naman po akong magagawa kung ganun kantyaw nila sa akin. ’Di ako marunong mag-English, ’di ako marunong magsalita nang marami dahil kulang po ako sa basa,” he said.
Lapid said he never imagined entering politics and long believed he was not qualified. “Di ko naman po alam na makakarating ako rito… wala akong karapatang pumasok sa politika dahil kulang ang pinag-aralan ko. Pero wala po akong magawa e, dinadala ako ng kapalaran,” he added.
The senator said the experience has only strengthened his reminders to his children: “Mag-aral kayo. Ayokong ma-insulto kayo, nararanasan ko ngayon.”
