Aristotle Pollisco, better known as rapper Gloc-9, has posted a statement on his Facebook page to explain his much derided performances at the campaign rallies of Vice President and presidential aspirant Jejomar Binay and his daughter, Makati representative and mayoralty hopeful Abby Binay.
Echoing an earlier statement issued by his management, PPL Entertainment, to several media outlets, the embattled rapper said that he had been performing not just for the Binays but for a number of local candidates regardless of party affiliation.
“Paumanhin po kung hindi nasunod ang gusto ninyo at mawalang galang na din po sa mga nag sasabing hindi pwedeng TRABAHO LANG ITO dahil ITO LAMANG NAMAN PO ANG TRABAHO KO. Hindi po ito hobby na naging trabaho ito po ay isang pangarap na ipinaglaban ko ng halos dalawang dekada sa kahit na saan ano at kanino at maitutuloy ko lamang ito kung ito ang magiging hanap buhay ko,” Pollisco posted to his Facebook page on Wednesday.
“Ako ay kumakanta sa entablado ng ibat ibang kandidato, marahil ay hindi nyo lang gusto ang isang entabladong sinampahan ko. Katulad ng lahat may kanya kanyang dungis na ibinabato sa bawat isa sa kanila gayon paman i wish all the candidates good luck sa darating na elections at naway ang mapipili ay tunay na mag sisilbi at tamang mamumuno sa bayan natin.”
According to his management, Pollisco has “performed in sorties for local candidates regardless of party affiliations in Laguna, Bocaue, and Cavite.”
“That it is this Makati gig that has gotten mileage is no surprise, and that has more to do with the media than with Gloc-9. To Gloc-9 management this was just a regular sortie gig for a local candidate, no different from the sorties before it, and the sorties that will come after it,” went the rest of PPL Entertainment’s statement.
While most of Pollisco’s election-related gigs are for local candidates, his reported Easter Sunday performance at the vice president’s sortie in Noveleta, Cavite might have been the first time he performed for a presidential candidate.
In February, the Binay campaign acquired the rights to his latest song, “Pareho Tayo”. The lyrics of the independently released single echo Binay’s claim of affinity with the poor despite being accused of amassing billions of pesos in anomalous transactions during his long reign as Makati mayor.
“Katulad ng lahat may kanya-kanyang dungis na ibinabato sa bawat isa sa kanila,” Pollisco further acknowledged. “[G]ayon paman i wish all the candidates good luck sa darating na elections at naway ang mapipili ay tunay na mag sisilbi at tamang mamumuno sa bayan natin.”
“At sa may mga sama ng loob kung sakaling ang lahat po ng bintang duro at akusasyon ninyo sa huli ay mapapatunayang tama at tunay hihingi po ako ng tawad ngunit hindi sa kahit na sino man dahil higit sa aking pagiging manunulat ng awitin, higit sa aking pagiging ehemplo at higit sa aking pagiging mamamayan ako po ay isang Ama. Hihingi ako ng tawad sa aking mga anak dahil naniniwala ako na sa kanila lamang ako may pananagutan,” the rapper added.
But while Pollisco continues to get flak for his controversial gigs, at least one fellow artist understands where he was coming from. No stranger to controversy himself, Chito Miranda of Parokya ni Edgar took to Twitter to commiserate with Gloc-9.
In 2014, Parokya ni Edgar was criticized for performing at the Marcos Fiesta, a celebration of the 97th birthday of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos held at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena in Laoag City. In recent comments on social media, Miranda expressed his support for the presidential bid of Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
Before the Binay camp bought “Pareho Tayo” as a campaign song, Pollisco was believed to be a Duterte supporter himself.
A native of Binangonan, Rizal, Gloc-9 began his career with the gangsta rap group Death Threat in 1993. His rise to prominence as a solo act is a result of hit singles that tackle social issues including poverty, unemployment and patriotism. His nationalistic image has led to his being commissioned to write and perform “Hindi Pa Tapos,” the theme song of the historical film, “Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo”, and “Dapat Tama”, the theme song of the GMA Network’s coverage of the 2013 midterm elections.
One of his biggest hits, “Upuan,” is about a firmly entrenched leader who is insensitive to the plight of his suffering people.
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