RENEWED PURPOSE

Following her viral social media experience, CAT ARAMBULO-ANTONIO’s healing process is a moving journey fueled by the dedication to help those in need

- KATHERINE ALAMARES

When the extensive impact of the COVID outbreak took everyone by surprise and overwhelmed many with uncertainty, Cat ArambuloAntonio focused on what she can control: “my home and myself,” she says. “I’ve taken this time to really tune in, appreciate and rehabilitate my life and myself.”

During the early stages of the community quarantine in the country, Arambulo-Antonio encountered a social media incident. After her remarks about quarantine “violators” went viral and drew flak online, she apologized to the public through a series of Instagram videos. “I’m always going to take full accountability [for] my actions and I know that I have no one to blame but myself [as] I was wrong,” she elaborates.

Following the episode, she took a social media break. “It forced me to re-evaluate the person I’ve become and edit the people around me.”

TIME TO HEAL

More than a year has passed since then, and Arambulo-Antonio says she has learned her lesson. “Looking back, I laugh because I realize and I’m sure people see how transparent I really am… Think about it, who does a public apology [four times]?” she says, amused by her actions.