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Alan, Pia, Boy grateful to people who share their experiences to 'CIA with BA'

Published Jul 10, 2023 02:37 am

FROM LEFT: King of Talk Boy Abunda and sibling senators Pia Cayetano and Alan Peter Cayetano


‘CIA with BA’ hosts Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano and Boy Abunda expressed how grateful they are to the people who come to the public service program to share their complaints and experiences. In their episode Sunday, July 9, award-winning TV host Abunda addressed these people. “Ako, I always learn a lot from our episodes and thank you, thank you for your stories, for your wisdom,” he said. “Actually kahit naman kami bilang abogado, natututo pa rin kami — napapa-review pa rin kami,” Pia for her part said. “The lesson I’ve learned from today actually is, lagi nga nating sinasabi, ‘be prepared,’ ‘di ba? ‘Yung pag-iingat. Laging nasa huli ang pagsisisi kaya we want to prepare you,” she added after they took on the complaint of a group of people who have been scammed by ‘sanla-tira’ — an agreement wherein a lender gets a right to use the house of a borrower for a certain period of time. In this case, these people were scammed by the borrower. “Binubulungan ko na si Alan… paano ba kami makakatulong na ma-prepare kayo? Anong klaseng life lesson, financial and legal lessons that we can [share]… siguro madami pa tayong gagawin to prepare people sa mga kontratang papasukin niyo, sa relationships…” Pia continued. For his part, Alan noted what he learned from the episode. “Ako naman natutunan ko na ‘it’s really good to learn from experience’ pero it’s better to learn from someone else’s experience, lalo kung bad experience siya. [Like] kung may barkada ka na naloko sa utang… and then hindi ka pa natuto do’n, sa ‘yo pa nangyari, do’n ka pa natuto.. napakasakit,” he said. “That’s why sobra tayong nagpapasalamat sa mga nag-a-appear sa show. It’s not easy to come forward and tell people: ‘Alam mo, naloko kami!’ Especially tayong mga Pilipino, mayabang din tayo do’n e [like] ‘kami hindi basta maloloko,’ pero ang dami po talagang scam ngayon so I hope, we really thirst for  knowledge and we really look at the experiences of others. Sabi nga, uulit-ulitin ko, ‘prevention is better than cure,’” he ended. ‘CIA with BA’ is the continuation of  the legacy of Senator Rene Cayetano, the late father of the sibling senators. The senior Cayetano was a renowned lawyer who gained fame through his radio and TV program ‘Compañero y Compañera,’ which aired from 1997 to 2001. ‘CIA with BA,’ hosted by Alan, Pia, and Boy, airs every Sunday at 11:30 p.m. on GMA7.
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