Action star and Sen. Lito Lapid admitted that despite what he achieved in life, some people still look down on him.
In an interview with Philippine Entertainment Portal (Pep), Lapid said that despite being a senator, some people still belittled him because of his educational background.
It can be recalled that Lapid didn’t finish college because he decided to pursue his career as an actor.
“Palagi akong inaapi dahil hindi ako nag-aral ‘di ba. Kahit senator na ako, ‘yun pa rin ang sinasabi sa akin. Parang wala akong alam, ‘yun ang tingin nila sa akin,” Lapid said.
According to him, he accepted that he didn’t finish college because he came from a low-income family and had no choice but to work after finishing high school.
He believed that people still making fun of his educational background were only jealous because he had achieved so much in life.
“Totoo naman ang sinasabi nila na hindi ako nakapag-aral. Ano ang magagawa ko, anak ako ng labandera? Hindi ako kayang pag-aralin ng nanay ko. Siguro ‘yung nagsasabi nun, naiinggit. Narating ko ang ganito kahit hindi naman ako nakapag-aral. Kasi, mahal ako ng Panginoon,” he said.
Lapid started his showbiz career as a stuntman, and during the 1970s, he began to rise to stardom.
He first attempted to enter the world of politics in 1992 and ran as Vice Governor of Pampanga but lost to his opponent.
He then ran in 1995 as Governor of the same province and won, and in 2004 became a senator.
Experts believed that the popularity of Lapid in showbusiness made him a successful politician, but some people still thought he was incompetent to become a lawmaker.