KC Concepcion issued a public apology after attending a party in Baguio City, which has drawn backlash amid rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019.
“I personally apologize for not having kept my mask on 100% of the time during a gathering. It has been 2 weeks since then and I hope we can move forward with lessons learned about safety protocols indoors or outdoors when in a crowd. I understand the panic. And I would react in a similar way,” the actress said in an Instagram post.
Concepcion was among the celebrities who attended the birthday party of event host Tim Yap on Jan. 17 at The Manor inside Camp John Hay.
A circulating photo taken from the party showed Concepcion posing without a face mask on.
Imparting lessons learned from the controversy, Concepcion went on: “We need to travel more responsibly. We need to gather more responsibly. Stay focused and patient.”
Concepcion, along with Yap and other participants in the event, were fined by the local government of Baguio of P1, 500 each – P1, 000 for not wearing a face mask, and P500 for not observing physical distancing. Among those who were also fined the same amount was Arlene Magalong, wife of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong. (ABS-CBN)
