{{Short description|Filipino media personality (born 1978)}} {{Philippine name|Justiniano|Uson}} {{Use Philippine English|date=April 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Mocha Uson | image = Mocha Uson 2017.jpg | image_size = | caption = Uson in 2017 | office1 = Deputy Administrator for Membership Promotion, OFW Family Welfare, and Media Relations of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration | term_start1 = September 23, 2019 | term_end1 = 2022<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1481220306161520640 |user=News5PH |title=Papasukin ni OWWA Deputy Administrator Mocha Uson ang karera sa Kamara matapos niyang ibidang aprubado na ng COMELEC ang kaniyang Mocha Party-list na magsisislbi aniyang kinatawan ng mga ina. #BilangPilipino2022 📸: Mocha Uson (Facebook) https://t.co/erhUYxBQEh" |author=((News5)) |access-date=January 20, 2023 |language=Filipino}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Noriega |first=Richa |date=March 4, 2022 |title=Mocha Uson hurt in motorcycle accident in Bataan |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/823903/mocha-uson-hurt-in-motorcycle-accident-in-bataan/story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120105550/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/823903/mocha-uson-hurt-in-motorcycle-accident-in-bataan/story/ |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |access-date=January 20, 2023 |website=GMA News Online |publisher=GMA News |quote=Former Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) deputy administrator Mocha Uson suffered injuries following a motorcycle accident in Bataan last week.}}</ref> | 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|Administrator}} | 1namedata1 = Hans Leo J. Cacdac | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | office2 = Assistant Secretary for Social Media of the Presidential Communications Group | term_start2 = May 8, 2017 | term_end2 = October 1, 2018 | 1blankname2 = {{nowrap|Secretary}} | 1namedata2 = Martin Andanar | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | office3 = Member of the Board of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board | term_start3 = January 5, 2017 | term_end3 = May 8, 2017 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | birth_name = Esther Margaux Justiniano Uson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|17}}<ref name="starconf">{{cite web |date=May 19, 2011 |title=STAR CONFESSION by MOCHA USON Part 1/3 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBJJR0QIDlQ&t=62s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208104126/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBJJR0QIDlQ&t=62s |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=Youtube}}</ref><ref name=comelec2025 />{{refn|name=mocha|group=n}} | birth_place = Urdaneta or Dagupan, Pangasinan, or<br />Makati, Philippines{{refn|name=mocha|group=n}} | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = University of Santo Tomas (BS) | occupation = Blogger, singer-dancer, actress, model, politician | website = | height = | party = Aksyon Demokratiko (2024–present) | other_party = PDP (until 2024)<ref name="mochaUsonPDPLaban">{{cite news |last1=Baquero |first1=Elias O. |date=November 18, 2017 |title=Mocha Uson, 5 others named PDP-Laban senatorial bets |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2017/11/18/mocha-uson-5-others-named-pdp-laban-senatorial-bets-575413 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073524/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2017/11/18/mocha-uson-5-others-named-pdp-laban-senatorial-bets-575413 |archive-date=April 8, 2018 |access-date=April 7, 2018 |work=SunStar |publisher=SunStar Cebu}}</ref> | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | instrument = | genre = {{hlist|Pop|P-pop}} | occupation = | years_active = 2001–present | label = | past_member_of = Mocha Girls }} | module2= }} '''Esther Margaux Justiniano Uson'''<ref>{{cite news |last=Orellana |first=Faye |date=October 7, 2017 |title=UST Alumni Association: Mocha Uson is awarded as alumna |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/962359/ust-alumni-association-mocha-uson-is-an-alumna-so-she-gets-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404203727/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/962359/ust-alumni-association-mocha-uson-is-an-alumna-so-she-gets-award |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=January 5, 2017 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Valderama |first1=Tita |date=May 15, 2017 |title=Presidential prerogative |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/presidential-prerogative/327248/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124554/https://www.manilatimes.net/presidential-prerogative/327248/ |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |access-date=February 7, 2019 |work=The Manila Times |language=en}}</ref> (born May 17, 1978{{refn|name=mocha|In 2024, Uson's official Certificate of Candidacy (COC) was publicized by the Commission on Elections prior to the 2025 elections. The COC stated that Uson was born on May 17, 1978 in Makati.<ref name=comelec2025 /> However, this contradicts the previous instances when Uson's date and place of birth were disclosed. The first is the ''Star Confessions'' episode which aired on TV5 in May 2011, while the second was the Philstar article which was published to complement the ''Star Confessions'' episode. The former stated that Uson was born on May 17, 1985 in Urdaneta,<ref name="starconf"/> while the latter noted that she was born in Dagupan, instead of Urdaneta; both Dagupan and Urdaneta are located in Pangasinan.<ref name="Star Confession"/> In contrast, an article in the ''Varsitarian'' – the official newspaper of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) – seemed to have been in line with the information written in Uson's 2024 COC, thus validating her birth year. The article stated that she finished her Medical Technology studies at the University of Santo Tomas in 1998,<ref name="anatomyOfACauseCelebre"/> which puts Uson's age at 20 years when she graduated from UST; in the era before the K–12 system was implemented, an average Filipino student would likely graduate from tertiary or collegiate education at the age of 19 or 20.|group=n}}), better known as '''Mocha Uson''', is a Filipino media personality, political blogger, and former public official<ref name="absOWWA">{{cite news |date=September 30, 2019 |title=Mocha Uson named OWWA deputy executive director |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/09/30/19/mocha-uson-named-owwa-deputy-executive-director |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404135207/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/30/19/mocha-uson-named-owwa-deputy-executive-director |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref> whose career and online presence have drawn significant attention and criticism, particularly regarding allegations of spreading fake news and disinformation.<ref name="mochaUsonControversial">{{cite news |date=March 21, 2020 |title=Mocha Uson's controversial Facebook 'blog' now unavailable |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/03/21/2002503/mocha-usons-controversial-facebook-blog-now-unavailable |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404200534/https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/03/21/2002503/mocha-usons-controversial-facebook-blog-now-unavailable |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2020 |publisher=The Philippine Star}}</ref><ref name="mochaUsonFakeNewsPeddler">{{cite news |last1=Hapal |first1=Don Kevin |last2=Magsambol |first2=Bonz |date=October 22, 2017 |title=Mocha Uson: Fake News Victime or Fake News Peddler? |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/185560-mocha-uson-posts-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812113002/https://r3.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/185560-mocha-uson-posts-news |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |work=Rappler}}</ref><ref name="falseMochaUsonDoesNotSpreadFakeNews">{{cite news |date=October 6, 2018 |title=FALSE: Mocha Uson says she 'does not spread fake news' |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/213594-false-mocha-uson-does-not-spread-fake-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404185759/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/213594-false-mocha-uson-does-not-spread-fake-news/ |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |work=Rappler}}</ref><ref name="onlineDisinformationPsychologicalBases">{{cite book |last1=Ray |first1=Argha |title=Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences |last2=George |first2=Joey F. |date=January 1, 2019 |isbn=978-0-9981331-2-6 |chapter=Online Disinformation and the Psychological Bases of Prejudice and Political Conservatism |doi=10.24251/HICSS.2019.330 |access-date=March 21, 2020 |chapter-url=https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/59711/0271.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321094723/https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/59711/0271.pdf |archive-date=March 21, 2020 |url-status=dead |s2cid=88508942}}</ref> She is also a co-founder of the dance group Mocha Girls.
Uson served as a member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) from January 2017<ref>{{cite news |last1=Macas |first1=Trisha |date=January 5, 2017 |title=Mocha Uson appointed as MTRCB board member |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/594711/news/nation/mocha-uson-appointed-as-mtrcb-board-member |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406061337/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/594711/news/nation/mocha-uson-appointed-as-mtrcb-board-member/ |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=January 5, 2017 |work=GMA News |publisher=GMA Network}}</ref> until her appointment as an assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) in May of the same year<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sabillo |first1=Kristine Angeli |last2=Gonzales |first2=Yuji Vincent |date=May 9, 2017 |title=Mocha Uson appointed as PCOO assistant secretary |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/895511/mocha-uson-appointed-as-pcoo-assistant-secretary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509113756/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/895511/mocha-uson-appointed-as-pcoo-assistant-secretary |archive-date=May 9, 2017 |access-date=May 9, 2017 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> by President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte defended the appointment, citing ''utang na loob'' (debt of gratitude) for her support during his presidential election campaign.<ref name="utangNaLoob">{{cite news |date=May 10, 2017 |title=Duterte on Mocha Uson: 'Utang na loob ko 'yan sa kanila' |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/169469-duterte-defends-mocha-uson-appointment/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203125751/https://www.rappler.com/nation/169469-duterte-defends-mocha-uson-appointment |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=June 11, 2018 |work=Rappler}}</ref><ref name="stateSponsoredHate">{{cite news |last1=Gutierrez |first1=Natashya |date=August 18, 2017 |title=State-sponsored hate: The rise of the pro-Duterte bloggers |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/178709-duterte-die-hard-supporters-bloggers-propaganda-pcoo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404153813/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/178709-duterte-die-hard-supporters-bloggers-propaganda-pcoo |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=June 11, 2018 |work=Rappler}}</ref><ref name="duterteGeneralRunningMateSexyDancer">{{cite news |date=May 10, 2017 |title=Philippines' Duterte picks general, running mate and 'sexy' dancer for the government posts |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte/philippines-duterte-picks-general-running-mate-and-sexy-dancer-for-government-posts-idUSKBN18618L |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405125510/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte/philippines-duterte-picks-general-running-mate-and-sexy-dancer-for-government-posts-idUSKBN18618L |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 14, 2018 |work=Reuters}}</ref> She resigned from the PCOO on October 3, 2018, following a series of controversies; sources gave differing accounts, with some reporting she was dismissed by Malacañang.<ref name="Source says Duterte fired Mocha but Palace insists she resigned">{{cite news |date=October 8, 2018 |title=Source says Duterte fired Mocha but Palace insists she resigned |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1040193/duterte-fired-mocha-source |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008180440/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1040193/duterte-fired-mocha-source |archive-date=October 8, 2018 |access-date=October 8, 2018 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> On September 30, 2019, Duterte appointed Uson as deputy executive director of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA),<ref name="absOWWA" /> an appointment which drew public criticism from Filipino netizens.<ref name="recyclingGarbage">{{cite news |last=Magsambol |first=Bonz |date=September 30, 2019 |title='This gov't is good at recycling garbage': Netizens slam Mocha Uson's OWWA appointment |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/241403-netizens-slam-mocha-uson-owwa-appointment/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404190749/https://www.rappler.com/nation/241403-netizens-slam-mocha-uson-owwa-appointment/ |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=September 30, 2019 |work=Rappler}}</ref>
Prior to her government appointments, Uson was known for her work as an entertainer with the Mocha Girls, which included performances and media content that were described as risqué.<ref name="duterteGeneralRunningMateSexyDancer" /> Her time in office, particularly her use of her blog as a platform, was marked by criticism regarding her administrative competence and the dissemination of fake news and misinformation.<ref name="mochaUsonControversial" /> News outlets and critics have referred to her as the "Queen of Fake News."<ref name="philippineMidtermElections">{{cite news |last1=Robles |first1=Alan |date=May 15, 2019 |title=Philippine midterm elections: Mocha Uson, 'queen of fake news', fails to win House seat |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3010373/philippine-midterm-elections-mocha-uson-queen-fake-news-fails |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506143157/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3010373/philippine-midterm-elections-mocha-uson-queen-fake-news-fails |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=South China Morning Post}}</ref><ref name="inqMochaUsonDefendDuterte">{{cite news |last1=Salaverria |first1=Leila |date=May 11, 2017 |title=Mocha Uson to defend Duterte against misinformation in media |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/895904/mocha-uson-to-defend-duterte-against-misinformation-in-media |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425062305/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/895904/mocha-uson-to-defend-duterte-against-misinformation-in-media |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |access-date=April 14, 2018 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref><ref name="factOrFakeMochaUson">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVeUg-uqaV4 |title=Mocha Uson, 'Fake News Queen'? |date=May 13, 2018 |last1=Morong |first1=Joseph |language=tl |series=Fact or Fake? |access-date=2020-07-16 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/mVeUg-uqaV4 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live |quote={{nbsp}}'Fake News Queen!' {{lang|tl|Nakakalat daw ng fake news. 'Yan ang isa sa mga opposition kay Assistant Secretary for Social Media Mocha Uson. Ano kaya ang tingin nya, sa bansag na 'yan?}} [Fake news is on the rise, it is often said. That is one of the oppositions to Assistant Secretary for Social Media Mocha Uson. I wonder what she thinks of this nickname for her?] |work=GMA News}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Mocha Uson was born in Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines.<ref name="Star Confession">{{cite news|last1=Orosa|first1=Rosalinda L.|title=Mocha in Star Confession|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2011/05/18/686981/mocha-star-confession|access-date=September 23, 2016|work=Philstar|date=May 18, 2011|archive-date=February 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208104521/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2011/05/18/686981/mocha-star-confession|url-status=live}}</ref> However, she later stated in her Certificate of Candidacy to run for councilor of Manila in 2025 that she was born in Makati, Metro Manila on May 17, 1978.<ref name=comelec2025>{{cite web|url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_NCR/COC_Local_NCR_MANILA/USON%20ESTHER%20MARGAUX%20JUSTINIANO.pdf|title=USON ESTHER MARGAUX JUSTINIANO|accessdate=November 21, 2024|publisher=Commission on Elections}}</ref> Her father, Oscar Uson, was a judge of the Regional Trial Court in Pangasinan who was assassinated in September 2002 in Asingan.<ref name="Mocha">{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/121708-mocha-uson-rodrigo-duterte-judges-killings/ |last=Go |first=Miriam Grace |title=Mocha Uson supports Duterte: This is what she's talking about |work=Rappler |date=February 8, 2016 |access-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816050938/http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/121708-mocha-uson-rodrigo-duterte-judges-killings |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Oscar Uson">{{cite news|last1=De Leon|first1=Eva|last2=Ramirez|first2=Cesar|title=Pangasinan judge dies in ambush|url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/177803/pangasinan-judge-dies-ambush|access-date=September 23, 2016|work=The Philippine Star|date=September 29, 2002|archive-date=October 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005185114/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/177803/pangasinan-judge-dies-ambush|url-status=live}}</ref> Her mother, Estrellita Uson, was a pediatrician in Dagupan<ref name="Oscar Uson" /> and a breast cancer survivor.<ref name="Cleavages">{{cite news|last1=Villasanta|first1=Boy|title=Cleavages show up at benefit concert|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/21/10/cleavages-show-benefit-concert|access-date=September 23, 2016|work=ABS-CBN News|date=August 21, 2010|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404134551/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/21/10/cleavages-show-benefit-concert|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Carrasco|first1=Ronnie III|title=Mocha Uson, Cristy Fermin reconcile|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/mocha-uson-cristy-fermin-reconcile/281408/|access-date=September 23, 2016|work=The Manila Times|date=August 22, 2016|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924185819/https://www.manilatimes.net/mocha-uson-cristy-fermin-reconcile/281408/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="close" /><ref name="Axed">{{cite news|last1=Buan-Deveza|first1=Reyma|title=Mocha says ex-band mates axed|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/28/10/mocha-ex-band-mates-get-axed|access-date=September 24, 2016|work=ABS-CBN News|date=April 28, 2010|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406005902/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/28/10/mocha-ex-band-mates-get-axed|url-status=dead}}</ref> Due to her baby's dark complexion, Uson's mother was frequently gifted with mocha-flavored cakes and ice-cream as a filial or friendly joke, which inspired her childhood nickname.<ref name="close" />
Uson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from the University of Santo Tomas in 1998.<ref name="flavor">{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Mocha: Flavor for all Seasons|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-philippine-star/20161106/281526520619224|access-date=April 4, 2017|work=The Philippine Star|date=November 6, 2016|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404185758/https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-philippine-star/20161106/281526520619224|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="anatomyOfACauseCelebre">{{cite news|last1=Cobarde|first1=Daniella T.|title=Mocha Uson: Anatomy of a cause célèbre|url=http://varsitarian.net/features/20170329/mocha-uson-anatomy-of-a-cause-celebre|publisher=The Varsitarian|date=March 29, 2017|archive-date=April 5, 2023|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405051543/https://varsitarian.net/features/20170329/mocha-uson-anatomy-of-a-cause-celebre|url-status=live}}</ref> She later enrolled at the university's Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 1999, but left during her second year to pursue professional modeling and a song-and-dance career.<ref name="close">{{cite news|last1=Visconti|first1=Katherine|title=Mocha Uson up close and personal|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/02/08/11/mocha-uson-close-and-personal|access-date=September 23, 2016|work=ABS-CBN News|date=February 9, 2011|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404134550/http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/02/08/11/mocha-uson-close-and-personal|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="mochaBinay">{{cite news|last1=Elemia|first1=Camille|title=Asec Mocha Uson herself spreads fake news, says Nancy Binay|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/182772-senators-pcoo-mocha-uson-fake-news/|work=Rappler|date=September 20, 2017|archive-date=April 5, 2023|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405074404/https://www.rappler.com/nation/182772-senators-pcoo-mocha-uson-fake-news/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Musical and acting career== ===Music and dance=== {{Main|Mocha Girls}} Uson started as a solo singer-dancer, performing in bars within Metro Manila. She became popular for her sexy image combined with on-stage antics, including lap dances.<ref name="maxim">Sarthou, M. (April 2009). Girl-on-girl power. ''Maxim Philippines'', 40-50</ref> She also became the lead vocalist of a rock band, Mocha with Spin Art.<ref>[http://www.juice.ph/kultura/features/mocha-with-spin-art-5 Mocha With Spin Art] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203124140/http://www.juice.ph/kultura/features/mocha-with-spin-art-5 |date=February 3, 2020 }}. ''Juice.ph'' (February 24, 2006)</ref><ref>[http://www.clickthecity.com/music/a/728/a-new-flavor-for-mocha A new flavor for Mocha] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141610/https://www.clickthecity.com/music/a/728/a-new-flavor-for-mocha |date=October 3, 2018 }}. ''ClickTheCity.com'' (November 24, 2005).</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161008194249/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-125050847.html Mocha with Spin Art: The Homecoming Concert]. ''Manila Bulletin''. (November 22, 2004).</ref>
In 2006, Uson and her manager, Lord Byron Cristobal, held an audition that led to the formation of the Mocha Girls, together with Hershey Delas Alas, Bez Lacanlale, Grace Oracion, and Heart de Guzman.<ref name="Axed" /> The group's debut album, ''A Taste of Mocha'', was released in 2006 by XAX Records. Their second album, ''Mocha'', was released in 2007 by Viva Records. Their third album, ''Deliciosa'', was released in 2008, also on Viva Records.<ref name="music_museum">[http://www.philippineconcerts.com/local/mocha-girls-red-hot-mocha-night-at-music-museum/ Mocha Girls Red Hot Mocha Night at Music Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404185821/https://www.philippineconcerts.com/local/mocha-girls-red-hot-mocha-night-at-music-museum/ |date=April 4, 2023 }}. ''Philippine Concerts''. (October 5, 2013)</ref><ref name="Borneo">{{cite news|last1=Joseph|first1=Anthony|title=Downpour fails to dampen Miri street party|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/09/17/downpour-fails-to-dampen-miri-street-party/|access-date=September 26, 2016|newspaper=The Borneo Post|date=September 17, 2013|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405015002/http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/09/17/downpour-fails-to-dampen-miri-street-party/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Mocha Girls performed in various venues throughout the Philippines, United States, Dubai, and Guam.<ref name="Cleavages" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Mocha Girls in Guam|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/557510/mocha-girls-guam|access-date=September 26, 2016|work=The Philippine Star|date=March 14, 2010|archive-date=April 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428011455/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/557510/mocha-girls-guam|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mocha Girls in Dubai|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/490070/mocha-girls-dubai|access-date=September 26, 2016|work=The Philippine Star|date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427155443/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/490070/mocha-girls-dubai|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2010, Hershey Delas Alas, Bez Lacanlale, Grace Oracion, and Heart de Guzman were dismissed by Cristobal for allegedly accepting drinks and mingling with male customers after a gig; they later formed a splinter girl group called Girlz Ink.<ref name="Axed" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Villasanta|first1=Boy|title=Ex-Mocha Girls members replaced for defying Uson|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/03/10/ex-mocha-girls-members-fired-defying-uson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505233912/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/03/10/ex-mocha-girls-members-fired-defying-uson|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2010|access-date=September 30, 2016|work=ABS-CBN News|date=May 3, 2010}}</ref> Thereafter, the Mocha Girls released a fourth album, ''Pinay Ako'', in 2012<ref name="music_museum" /><ref name="Borneo" /> and toured various Philippine cities and internationally in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Red|first1=Isah V.|title=Mocha Girls back from US and Canada|url=http://manilastandardtoday.com/showbitz/simply-red-by-isah-v-red/95822/mocha-girls-back-from-us-and-canada.html|access-date=September 30, 2016|work=Manila Standard|date=April 24, 2013|archive-date=October 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001211109/http://manilastandardtoday.com/showbitz/simply-red-by-isah-v-red/95822/mocha-girls-back-from-us-and-canada.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=GMA News|title=Mocha Girls arrested in Malaysia for performing without permit|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/536528/showbiz/mocha-girls-arrested-in-malaysia-for-performing-without-permit|access-date=September 30, 2016|agency=GMA News|date=September 11, 2015|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405115859/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/536528/showbiz/mocha-girls-arrested-in-malaysia-for-performing-without-permit/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mocha Girls return to Canada|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/10/06/1242034/mocha-girls-return-canada|access-date=September 30, 2016|work=The Philippine Star|date=October 6, 2013|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404145219/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/10/06/1242034/mocha-girls-return-canada|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Belleza|first1=Irish Eden R|title=South Border, Mocha Girls entertain Pinoys in Dubai's Shoppiesta|url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/music/south-border-mocha-girls-entertain-pinoys-in-dubai-s-shoppiesta-1.860387|access-date=September 30, 2016|newspaper=Gulf News|date=September 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ranada|first1=Pia|title=Supporters cry foul over 'kawawa' photo of Roxas in Hong Kong|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/128229-mar-roxas-photo-hongkong-rally/|access-date=September 30, 2016|work=Rappler|date=April 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mocha Girls marks 7th year|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/804331/mocha-girls-marks-7th-year|access-date=October 6, 2016|work=The Philippine Star|date=May 8, 2012|archive-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011203551/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/804331/mocha-girls-marks-7th-year|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Film=== In 2009, Uson made her film debut in ''Sumpa'' where she starred alongside Joross Gamboa.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mocha Girls hopes for 'love life'|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/11/08/mocha-girls-hope-love-life|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=ABS-CBN News|date=December 11, 2008|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018222344/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/11/08/mocha-girls-hope-love-life|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Borromeo|first1=Eric|title=Singer-actress Mocha does bi-sexual bed scenes in movie 'Sumpa'|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/20267/singer-actress-mocha-does-bi-sexual-bed-scenes-in-movie-sumpa|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 17, 2008|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018212809/http://www.pep.ph/news/20267/singer-actress-mocha-does-bi-sexual-bed-scenes-in-movie-sumpa|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, she starred in the Filipino-Malaysian film ''Seksing Masahista''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Villasanta|first1=Boy|title='Mocha' members star in a Fil-Malaysian film|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/16/11/mocha-members-star-fil-malaysian-film|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=ABS-CBN News|date=February 16, 2011|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018222332/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/16/11/mocha-members-star-fil-malaysian-film|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also starred in the movies ''So Much Pain So in Love'' (2011) and ''Butas 2'' (2012). In 2013, she starred in a coming-of-age film, ''Mga Alaala ng Tag-ulan'', alongside Akihiro Blanco.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sallan|first1=Edwin P.|title=Akihiro Blanco, Mocha Uson star as May–December lovers in CineFilipino entry|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/akihiro-blanco-mocha-uson-star-as-may-december-lovers-in-cinefilipino-entry/?fb_comment_id=282674158531392_1294018#f3b8c6f0cea19cc|access-date=October 15, 2016|newspaper=InterAksyon|date=April 1, 2013|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215144/http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/akihiro-blanco-mocha-uson-star-as-may-december-lovers-in-cinefilipino-entry/?fb_comment_id=282674158531392_1294018#f3b8c6f0cea19cc|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Marfori|first1=MJ|title=Mocha Uson vows to handle Akihiro Blanco with care in coming-of-age film|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/mocha-uson-vows-to-handle-akihiro-blanco-with-care-in-coming-of-age-film/|access-date=October 15, 2016|publisher=News 5|date=April 20, 2013|archive-date=July 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725213139/http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/mocha-uson-vows-to-handle-akihiro-blanco-with-care-in-coming-of-age-film/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Online presence== ===Blog=== {{Main|Mocha Uson Blog}} Uson is one of the most widely-read commentators in the Philippines through her blog, Mocha Uson Blog, which is hosted on Facebook.<ref name="Night">{{cite news|last1=Dizon|first1=Irish Christianne|title=A night with Mocha Uson|url=http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2016/06/11/1591614/night-mocha-uson|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=The Philippine Star|date=June 11, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019062741/http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2016/06/11/1591614/night-mocha-uson|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially, she provided commentary and advice on sex and sexuality and hosted online video chats.<ref name="close" />
During the 2016 Philippine presidential elections, Uson's blog posts began to shift towards politics. Her blog reached over 5.3 million followers in December 2017, with posts that actively support Duterte and his anti-drug campaign. Her blog also opposes much of the country's leading newsgroups, including ABS-CBN, GMA Network, the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', and Rappler, which she derided collectively as "''Presstitutes''" (a portmanteau of ''press'' and ''prostitute''). She had also openly criticized Vice President Leni Robredo, Senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes, and the Liberal Party.<ref name="Ateneo">{{cite news|title=Mocha Uson confronts Ateneo student publication|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/10/15/Mocha-Uson-blog-Ateneo.html|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=CNN Philippines|date=October 15, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018064530/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/10/15/Mocha-Uson-blog-Ateneo.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Algorithm">{{cite news|last1=Ressa|first1=Maria A.|title=How Facebook algorithms impact democracy|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/148536-facebook-algorithms-impact-democracy/|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=Rappler|date=October 8, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014164738/http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/148536-facebook-algorithms-impact-democracy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="evil">{{cite news|last1=Tan|first1=Oscar Franklin|title=Is the Mocha Uson Blog evil?|url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/97662/mocha-uson-blog-evil|access-date=October 15, 2016|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=September 26, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Bilibid">{{cite news|title=Mocha Uson explains dance group's performance in Bilibid prison|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/202206/mocha-uson-answers-back-regarding-mocha-girls-performing-in-bilibid|access-date=October 15, 2016|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=September 22, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018221011/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/202206/mocha-uson-answers-back-regarding-mocha-girls-performing-in-bilibid|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Serato|first1=Arniel|title=Mocha Uson hits Vice President Leni Robredo anew|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/64410/mocha-uson-hits-vice-president-leni-robredo-anew|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=September 2, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018222405/http://www.pep.ph/news/64410/mocha-uson-hits-vice-president-leni-robredo-anew|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Mocha Uson to Leni Robredo: 'Support Duterte or else we will be forced to remove you from your office.'|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/63171/mocha-uson-to-incoming-vp-leni-robredo-support-duterte-or-else-we-will-be-forced-to-remove-you-from-|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=May 29, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018211806/http://www.pep.ph/news/63171/mocha-uson-to-incoming-vp-leni-robredo-support-duterte-or-else-we-will-be-forced-to-remove-you-from-|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Twitter=== Uson also has an active Twitter account. In the morning of March 9, 2017, her account was suspended. She went live that day to criticize supporters of the Liberal Party, who she claimed were responsible for jeopardizing her account. Her account was restored later that afternoon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/03/09/1679475/mocha-uson-trends-gets-suspended-twitter|title=Mocha Uson trends, gets suspended on Twitter|work=The Philippine Star|date=March 9, 2017|access-date=April 24, 2017|archive-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110213253/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/03/09/1679475/mocha-uson-trends-gets-suspended-twitter|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Facebook=== Uson likewise maintains an active Facebook account. At around 8:00 pm on March 20, 2020, Facebook took down Uson's account following calls to mass report her for violation of Facebook's standards,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/03/21/2002503/mocha-usons-controversial-facebook-blog-now-unavailable/|title=Mocha Uson's controversial Facebook 'blog' now unavailable|work=The Philippine Star|date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref> specifically on propagating hate speech.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/255307-mocha-uson-blog-unavailable-facebook/|title='Mocha Uson Blog' Facebook page is down|work=Rappler|date=March 20, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321073909/https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/255307-mocha-uson-blog-unavailable-facebook|url-status=live}}</ref> Following this development, the hashtag ''#MochaUsonIsOverParty'' once again emerged as a top trending Philippine and worldwide topic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/150269/mocha-uson-blog-suspended-jake-ejercito-netizens-twitter-party-a718-20200320|title=Mocha Uson blog suspended from Facebook; Jake Ejercito, netizens party on Twitter|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|first=Arniel C.|last=Serato|date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321073911/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/150269/mocha-uson-blog-suspended-jake-ejercito-netizens-twitter-party-a718-20200320|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Internet memes === Uson is also known for being featured in a number of Filipino Internet memes, including one scene from the 2013 movie ''Four Sisters and a Wedding'', which depicts her being dragged out of a restaurant by the hair in a catfight with the character played by Angel Locsin.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Guerrero|first=Faye|date=October 4, 2018|title=Angel Locsin On That Famous 'Drag' Scene That Turned Into a Mocha Meme|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/movies-and-tv/angel-locsin-comments-on-viral-video-of-her-dragging-mocha-a2244-20181004-src-pep|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Esquiremag.ph|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812190409/https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/movies-and-tv/angel-locsin-comments-on-viral-video-of-her-dragging-mocha-a2244-20181004-src-pep|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Politics and activism== ===2016 presidential elections=== Uson voiced strong support for then-Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte during his successful 2016 presidential campaign.<ref name="Mocha"/>
During the campaign, she was involved in a dispute with musician Jim Paredes, a member of the OPM musical group APO Hiking Society. Paredes, a supporter of the Liberal Party, along with Senator Mar Roxas, accused Duterte of human rights violations.<ref name="MAJ"/> Uson cited an interview that she had done with Paredes in 2012, alleging that Paredes had questioned her sexual orientation and that he had tried to "hit" on her Mocha Girls bandmate, Mae Dela Cerna and herself. Paredes later responded on his official website, saying that he doesn't remember asking such questions to Uson, describing her allegations as "mere exaggeration", and explaining that she was "very candid, almost bragging" during the interview.<ref name="MAJ">{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/184901/jim-paredes-belies-sexy-singer-mochas-twisted-stories-accusations |title=Jim Paredes belies sexy singer Mocha's 'twisted' stories, accusations |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=December 5, 2015 |access-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-date=August 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820194223/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/184901/jim-paredes-belies-sexy-singer-mochas-twisted-stories-accusations |url-status=live }}</ref>
===As part of Rodrigo Duterte's administration=== [[File:Rodrigo Duterte and Mocha Uson (2017-01-09).jpg|thumb|Uson greeting President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacañang Palace following her appointment as an MTRCB board member, January 9, 2017]] After Rodrigo Duterte's election as president of the Philippines, Uson became more involved in politics and later became a part of Duterte's administration.
In April 2017, Uson was part of the president's official delegation during his state visits to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar. According to a presidential spokesman, she had a large number of followers from overseas Filipino communities, especially in the Middle East, and was brought along to boost morale and well-being.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/04/11/Mocha-Uson-Duterte-delegation-Middle-East.html |title=Palace: Mocha Uson to boost morale of OFWs as part of Duterte delegation to the Middle East |work=CNN Philippines |access-date=April 20, 2017 |archive-date=April 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420235717/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/04/11/Mocha-Uson-Duterte-delegation-Middle-East.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
====MTRCB member==== Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed Uson's appointment to the MTRCB in a text message to Rappler on Thursday, January 5, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/157419-mocha-uson-appointed-mtrcb-board-member/|title=Mocha Uson appointed MTRCB board member|work=Rappler|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=April 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033449/http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/157419-mocha-uson-appointed-mtrcb-board-member|url-status=live}}</ref> As member of the board, Uson's was a member of a subcommittee tasked with reviewing movies, programs, and television shows for recommendations of disapproval.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2017/01/05/Duterte-appoints-Mocha-Uson-as-MTRCB-board-member.html|title=Duterte appoints Mocha Uson as MTRCB board member|work=CNN Philippines|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428124012/http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2017/01/05/Duterte-appoints-Mocha-Uson-as-MTRCB-board-member.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her position at the MTRCB was set to expire on September 30, 2017, but she resigned on May 8, 2017, following her appointment as assistant secretary of the PCOO.<ref name="PCOO"/>
====PCOO assistant secretary==== On May 8, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Uson as assistant secretary of the PCOO to handle its social media accounts.<ref name="PCOO">{{cite news|last1=Sabillo|first1=Kristine Angeli|last2=Gonzales|first2=Yuji Vincent|title=Mocha Uson appointed as PCOO assistant secretary|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/895511/mocha-uson-appointed-as-pcoo-assistant-secretary|access-date=May 9, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=May 9, 2017|archive-date=May 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509113756/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/895511/mocha-uson-appointed-as-pcoo-assistant-secretary|url-status=live}}</ref>
Kris Aquino criticized Uson on her official Facebook account on June 5, 2018, for spreading misinformation about her parents, the late former president Corazon Aquino, and slain former senator Ninoy Aquino.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/204204-kris-aquino-mocha-uson-challenge/ |title=WATCH: 'I'm ready for you. I don't know if you're ready for me' – Kris Aquino to Mocha Uson |website=Rappler |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |access-date=June 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711060139/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/204204-kris-aquino-mocha-uson-challenge |url-status=live }}</ref>
On October 3, 2018, during a Senate budget hearing, Uson stated that she had resigned as PCOO assistant secretary so that the PCOO's proposed 2019 budget could be passed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mocha Uson resigns, says fight has just begun |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/10/03/18/mocha-uson-resigns |access-date=October 8, 2018 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=October 8, 2018 |archive-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005034656/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/03/18/mocha-uson-resigns |url-status=live }}</ref>
====Bureau of Customs==== In early August 2016, after her exclusive interview with Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Nicanor Faeldon for her blog, Uson was allegedly appointed a "social media consultant" by the Bureau. However, she later clarified through her Facebook page that she would not be holding an official position.<ref name="Faeldon">{{cite news|last1=Santos|first1=Tina|title=Faeldon on Mocha post: It's a joke|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/803130/faeldon-on-mocha-post-its-a-joke|access-date=April 5, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 5, 2016|archive-date=April 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405181731/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/803130/faeldon-on-mocha-post-its-a-joke|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/08/04/16/mocha-uson-named-customs-consultant |last=Guinto |first=Joel |title=Mocha Uson named Customs 'consultant' |publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation |date=August 4, 2016 |access-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805164447/http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/04/16/mocha-uson-named-customs-consultant |url-status=live }}</ref> She drew criticism from Filipino netizens who questioned her qualifications for the job and promoted the Twitter hashtag ''#DutertePleaseAppointMe'' to mock the ease of appointments in his government.<ref>{{cite news|title=#DutertePleaseAppointMe: Netizens poke fun at Mocha Uson 'appointment'|url=http://technology.inquirer.net/50571/dutertepleaseappointme-netizens-poke-fun-at-mocha-uson-appointment|access-date=April 5, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 4, 2016|archive-date=April 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405171521/http://technology.inquirer.net/50571/dutertepleaseappointme-netizens-poke-fun-at-mocha-uson-appointment|url-status=live}}</ref> Some netizens, however, supported Uson and asked the public to give her a chance.<ref name="Faeldon" />
The Bureau of Customs issued an official denial on its Twitter account stating: "Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon will not appoint Mocha Uson as BOC Social Media Consultant but she can write articles about BOC on her blog." Faeldon's chief of staff also clarified that “No papers are being prepared. Commissioner Faeldon did not sign any paper regarding Mocha’s appointment.”<ref name="Faeldon" />
Following this, Uson responded to her critics through an official statement and television interview. She confirmed that she would not be holding an official position at the Bureau of Customs, but reiterated her intent to voluntarily help the Duterte administration through social media. She also urged critics to "make good use of [their] time" by volunteering to help underprivileged children at the Department of Social Welfare and Development.<ref>{{cite news |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/04/16/mocha-stop-the-bashing |title=Mocha: Stop the bashing |publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation |date=August 4, 2016 |access-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806003534/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/04/16/mocha-stop-the-bashing |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|title=Mocha Uson to help Customs but no post|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/04/16/mocha-uson-to-help-customs-but-no-post|access-date=April 5, 2017|agency=ABS-CBN News|date=August 4, 2016|archive-date=April 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405172320/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/04/16/mocha-uson-to-help-customs-but-no-post|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Overseas Workers Welfare Administration==== On September 30, 2019, a new list of presidential appointees from Malacañang revealed that Uson had been appointed as deputy executive director of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).<ref name=OWWA_appoint>{{cite news |work=Philippine News Agency|last1=Parrocha |first1=Azer |title=Mocha Uson appointed as OWWA Deputy Administrator |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1081811 |access-date=November 28, 2019 |agency=Philippine News Agency |date=September 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003011537/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1081811 |archive-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> Uson said she would have more time to focus on Overseas Filipino Worker's (OFW) needs, including the creation of a Department of OFWs.
Critics questioned Uson's competency and qualifications and called her appointment a "recycling of garbage" by the government, a waste of salary, a scam, and a disease.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Mocha was heavily criticized for supposedly violating a ban on mass gatherings when she visited quarantined overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Lian, Batangas.<ref>{{Cite news|work=Manila Bulletin|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/04/28/owwa-defends-well-intentioned-mocha-uson-will-probe-her-batangas-visit-after-quarantine/|title=OWWA defends 'well-intentioned' Mocha Uson; will probe her Batangas visit 'after quarantine'|date=April 28, 2020|access-date=April 29, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interaksyon.com/politics-issues/2020/04/27/167233/mocha-uson-asked-resign-ofw-visit-in-batangas-seen-to-violate-ban-on-mass-gatherings/|title=Mocha Uson asked to resign as OFW visit in Batangas seen to violate ban on 'mass gatherings'|date=April 27, 2020|access-date=April 29, 2020|archive-date=April 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429080428/https://www.interaksyon.com/politics-issues/2020/04/27/167233/mocha-uson-asked-resign-ofw-visit-in-batangas-seen-to-violate-ban-on-mass-gatherings/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2022 elections=== Uson supported the candidacy of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for the 2022 Philippine presidential election, remarking that Moreno was like a younger version of Duterte.<ref>{{cite news |title='Like a young Duterte': Mocha Uson endorses Isko for president in Halalan 2022 |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/03/18/22/mocha-uson-endorses-isko-for-president-in-halalan-2022 |access-date=4 June 2022 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=18 March 2022 |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629071830/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/18/22/mocha-uson-endorses-isko-for-president-in-halalan-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Uson was also a nominee of the Mothers for Change Party-list (MOCHA Party-list) which took part in the House of Representatives elections. The group has stated that its goal is to represent mothers even though Uson is not herself a mother. However, the group was unable to secure a seat in the 19th Congress.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cruz |first1=Dana |title=Mocha Uson, Michele Gumabao draw flak for running under party-list representing mothers |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/434446/michele-gumabao-mocha-uson-draw-flak-for-running-under-party-list-representing-mothers |access-date=4 June 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=20 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519055925/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/434446/michele-gumabao-mocha-uson-draw-flak-for-running-under-party-list-representing-mothers |url-status=live }}</ref>
===2025 candidacy for Manila city councilor=== thumb|Uson as a Manila 3rd district councilor candidate in February 2025 In September 2024, Uson joined the Aksyon Demokratiko party and announced her candidacy for councilor of third district of Manila in the 2025 elections. She ran under the ''Yorme's Choice'' ticket of Isko Moreno, who successfully sought a comeback as mayor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/8/mocha-uson-paul-alvarez-join-isko-morenos-aksyon-demokratiko-2331|title=Mocha Uson, Paul Alvarez join Isko Moreno's Aksyon Demokratiko|first=Dennis|last=Gasgonia|work=ABS-CBN News|date=September 8, 2024|access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref> However, she ultimately failed to clinch one of the six council seats for the district, finishing 10th.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/14/more-celebrity-winners-and-losers-in-halalan-2025-1125|title=More celebrity winners and losers in Halalan 2025|website=ABS-CBN News|date=May 14, 2025|accessdate=May 17, 2025|archive-date=May 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514184036/https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/14/more-celebrity-winners-and-losers-in-halalan-2025-1125|url-status=live}}</ref>
===As part of Isko Moreno's administration=== In July 2025, Uson was named as a reporter on ''Yorme's Hour'', a weekly program of the Manila city government under Mayor Isko Moreno.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://iloilo.bomboradyo.com/mayor-isko-gin-hire-si-mocha-bilang-reporter/|title=Mayor Isko, gin-hire si Mocha bilang reporter|first=Ian|last=Gajete|date=July 17, 2025|accessdate=July 19, 2025|work=Bombo Radyo Iloilo|language=Hiligaynon}}</ref>
==Criticisms and controversies== Uson previously hosted ''Mocha Uson Blog: Boses Ng Ordinaryong Pilipino'', a radio commentary program which aired over DZRH. However, the program was suspended after the radio station received complaints regarding Uson's profane remarks against then-Vice President Leni Robredo.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/883205/dzrh-suspends-mocha-usons-program-over-anti-robredo-remarks |title=DZRH suspends Mocha Uson's program over anti-Robredo remarks |publisher=theinquirer|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref>
Critics have also noted that Uson's monthly salary of {{Philippine peso|106,454.00|2018|link=yes}} for her work at the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) was unusually high for a civil service employee.<ref name="edsaFakeNews">{{cite news|title=Edsa fake news? Asec Mocha Uson chided for online post|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/971568/edsa-fake-news-asec-mocha-uson-chided-for-online-post|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 27, 2018|archive-date=April 14, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092911/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/971568/edsa-fake-news-asec-mocha-uson-chided-for-online-post|url-status=live}}</ref>
Critics called for Uson to resign via social media activism and circulation of petitions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/moveph/183283-oust-mocha-uson-petition-fake-news/|title='Oust Mocha' Uson petition circulates online again|work=Rappler|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208204232/https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/183283-oust-mocha-uson-petition-fake-news|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Fake news and misinformation=== Uson has been widely criticized for constantly propagating fake news and misinformation on her blog,<ref name="accusedBeforeOmbudsman"/><ref name="mochaFacesRaps">{{cite news|last1=Viray|first1=Patricia Lourdes|date=April 2, 2018|title=Mocha faces raps for spreading 'fake news'|work=The Philippine Star|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/04/02/1802096/mocha-faces-raps-spreading-fake-news|archive-date=June 12, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144102/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/04/02/1802096/mocha-faces-raps-spreading-fake-news|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="albatrossDuterte">{{cite news|url=http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/editorial/262305/the-albatross-around-duterte-s-neck.html|title=The albatross around Duterte's neck|work=Manila Standard|date=April 4, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407182835/http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/editorial/262305/the-albatross-around-duterte-s-neck.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> earning her the nickname the "Queen of Fake News".<ref name="whatsFakeNews">{{cite news|last1=Pascual Jr.|first1=Federico D.|title=What's 'fake news' in the real media?|url=https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2018/01/25/1781063/whats-fake-news-real-media|work=The Philippine Star|date=January 25, 2018|archive-date=June 16, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616130827/https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2018/01/25/1781063/whats-fake-news-real-media|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fakeNewsQueen">{{cite news|last1=Cabal|first1=Kaye|title='Fake news queen': Netizens slam Mocha Uson for playing victim|url=https://www.rappler.com/moveph/184257-fake-news-queen-netizens-slam-mocha-uson-playing-victim/|work=Rappler|date=October 4, 2017|archive-date=June 16, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616130144/https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/184257-fake-news-queen-netizens-slam-mocha-uson-playing-victim|url-status=live}}</ref>
Notable incidents include:
* Posting a picture of praying Honduran soldiers with a call to prayer for Filipino soldiers.<ref name="inqMochaUsonFakeNews">{{cite news|last1=Arias|first1=Jacqueline|title=A List of Mocha Uson's Fake News Posts|url=http://preen.inquirer.net/58185/a-list-of-mocha-usons-fake-news-posts|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=October 4, 2017|archive-date=April 27, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427203825/http://preen.inquirer.net/58185/a-list-of-mocha-usons-fake-news-posts|url-status=live}}</ref> In her defense, Uson contended that she never claimed that the photo was that of members of the Philippine Army, and argued that the photo was only used as a visual aid or "symbolism".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/901157/mocha-embroiled-in-another-fake-news-controversy|title=Mocha embroiled in another fake news controversy|first=Leila B.|last=Salaverria|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504102633/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/901157/mocha-embroiled-in-another-fake-news-controversy|url-status=live}}</ref> * Using a news report published in October 2015{{Emdash}}before Duterte's presidency{{Emdash}}to praise the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the Duterte administration.<ref name="inqMochaUsonDefendDuterte"/> * Sharing a photo of a girl who had allegedly been raped and murdered by Filipino drug addicts and asking why there was no outrage from the Commission on Human Rights, when the photo had actually been taken in Brazil in 2014. Uson later took down her post.<ref name="inqMochaUsonDefendDuterte"/><ref name="inqMochaUsonFakeNews" /><ref name="bbcTrollsAndTriumph">{{cite news|title=Trolls and triumph: a digital battle in the Philippines|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38173842|work=BBC News|date=December 7, 2016|archive-date=August 27, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827105438/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38173842|url-status=live}}</ref> * Attacking the administration and students of St. Scholastica's College for committing "child abuse by forcing young students to attend anti-Ferdinand Marcos burial rallies.<ref name="inqMochaUsonFakeNews" /> However, attendance by the students at the rallies were purely voluntary and done with the permission of their parents.<ref name="inqMochaUsonDefendDuterte"/><ref name="viceMeetThe13YearOld">{{cite news|last1=Romero|first1=Purple|title=Meet the 13-Year-Old Girl Speaking Out Against Duterte's Brutal War on Drugs|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-13-year-old-girl-speaking-out-against-dutertes-brutal-war-on-drugs/|publisher=Vice Media|date=July 19, 2017|archive-date=January 24, 2025|access-date=May 12, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124025518/https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-13-year-old-girl-speaking-out-against-dutertes-brutal-war-on-drugs/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Sharing an article about a decorated policeman who was slain by drug dealers and challenging Vice President Leni Robredo, senators Bam Aquino, Antonio Trillanes, and Risa Hontiveros about when they would visit the wake, which had already occurred one year prior to her post.<ref name="inqMochaUsonFakeNews" /><ref name="inqBestIntelCopKilled">{{cite news|last1=Agoncillo|first1=Jodee A.|title='Best intel cop' killed during third drug bust of the day|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/808095/best-intel-cop-killed-after-3rd-bust-in-a-day|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 21, 2016|archive-date=March 29, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329220712/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/808095/best-intel-cop-killed-after-3rd-bust-in-a-day|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="inqMochaDareRobredo">{{cite news|last1=Paurom|first1=Dan|title=Mocha Uson dares Robredo to visit wake of slain cop – a year after death|url=http://technology.inquirer.net/66244/mocha-uson-wake-of-slain-cop-tweet-leni-robredo|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 22, 2017|archive-date=October 15, 2017|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015061153/http://technology.inquirer.net/66244/mocha-uson-wake-of-slain-cop-tweet-leni-robredo|url-status=live}}</ref> * Citing the non-existent 263rd article of the Constitution of the Philippines in a commentary about a tax evasion case against the tobacco company Mighty Corp.<ref name="inqMochaUsonDefendDuterte"/><ref name="inqMochaUsonFakeNews" /> * On October 23, 2017, after Marawi was declared "liberated" following the deaths of the leaders of the Maute group, Uson posted an image of clean city streets, claiming that Duterte's government had moved fast, when in fact the photo had been taken on the third day of the Marawi siege.<ref name="mochaUsonOnDefensive">{{cite news|last1=de Jesus|first1=Stacy|title=Mocha Uson on defensive over misleading Marawi photo from PCOO-managed page|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/186105-pcoo-mocha-uson-misleading-marawi-photo/|work=Rappler|date=October 23, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107202719/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/186105-pcoo-mocha-uson-misleading-marawi-photo|url-status=live}}</ref> * In November 2017, on the day after the ASEAN summit came to a close, Uson shared a post by RJ Nieto misquoting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as saying: "Theoretically, it is impossible to get [the garbage] back ... even if it originally came from Canada", purportedly in reference to trash shipped to the Philippines from Canada. In fact, Trudeau's actual quote was "Even though it originally came from Canada, we had legal barriers and restrictions that prevented us from being able to take it back. Those regulations and those impediments have now been addressed, so it is now theoretically possible to get it back".<ref name="graphicMisquotingTrudeau">{{cite news|last1=Occeñola|first1=Paige|title=Mocha Uson shares graphic on Facebook misquoting Trudeau|url=https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/188603-mocha-uson-facebook-graphic-misquote-trudeau/|work=Rappler|date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=April 8, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408010210/https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/188603-mocha-uson-facebook-graphic-misquote-trudeau|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="palaceOfficialFakeNews">{{cite news|last1=Ramos-Araneta|first1=Macon|title=Palace official shares fake news on Canada's Trudeau|url=http://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/251892/palace-official-shares-fake-news-on-canada-s-trudeau.html|work=Manila Standard|date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=April 8, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408080449/http://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/251892/palace-official-shares-fake-news-on-canada-s-trudeau.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * In January 2018, Uson lashed out at critics over an award for government service that she had received from the University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association,<ref name="whyUsonUSTAward">{{cite news|last1=Balagtas|first1=Aie|title='Why?' Netizens baffled over Mocha Uson's UST alumni award|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/962293/mocha-uson-ust-alumni-award-for-government-service-netizen-facebook-thomasian|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 21, 2018|archive-date=April 12, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412191443/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/962293/mocha-uson-ust-alumni-award-for-government-service-netizen-facebook-thomasian|url-status=live}}</ref> stating that the controversy was being used to cover up issues over Dengvaxia in the Philippines, former Senator Franklin Drilon's receiving of funds from Janet Lim-Napoles, and the continuing eruption of Mayon Volcano in Naga, Camarines Sur. However, Mayon Volcano is located in Albay Province in the Bicol Region. Netizens<ref name="NetizensSayUsonPowerfulMayonNaga">{{cite news|title=Netizens say Mocha Uson is so powerful she moved Mayon Volcano to Naga|url=http://pop.inquirer.net/2018/01/mocha-uson-mayon-volcano-naga/|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 25, 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073259/http://pop.inquirer.net/2018/01/mocha-uson-mayon-volcano-naga/|url-status=live}}</ref> and celebrities<ref name="celebritiesReactMayonInNaga">{{cite news|last1=Severo|first1=Jan Milo|title=Celebrities react to Mocha Uson's 'Mayon in Naga' mistake|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/01/26/1781596/celebrities-react-mocha-usons-mayon-naga-mistake|work=The Philippine Star|date=January 26, 2018|archive-date=January 30, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130210321/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/01/26/1781596/celebrities-react-mocha-usons-mayon-naga-mistake|url-status=live}}</ref> reacted on social media<ref name="socialMediaErruptsMayonNaga">{{cite news|title=Social media erupts with Mocha Uson's 'Mayon in Naga' remark|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2018/01/25/mocha-uson-mayon-in-naga.html|work=CNN Philippines|date=January 25, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408150409/http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2018/01/25/mocha-uson-mayon-in-naga.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> on Uson's gaffe, flooding the Internet with memes.<ref name="mayonMemesFlood">{{cite news|last1=Severo|first1=Jan Milo|title=Mayon memes flood following Mocha Uson's 'Naga' mistake|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/on-the-radar/2018/01/26/1781615/mayon-memes-flood-following-mocha-usons-naga-mistake|work=The Philippine Star|date=January 26, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911161709/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/on-the-radar/2018/01/26/1781615/mayon-memes-flood-following-mocha-usons-naga-mistake|url-status=live}}</ref> Uson later apologized for her "tiny mistake", but continued to accuse critics of silence over the issues of Dengvaxia and the death of UST law student Atio Castillo from fraternity hazing. The latter claim was also false as Castillo's death had drawn public outrage, rallies, and resurrected calls for stricter anti-hazing laws in the Philippines.<ref name="usonApologizeMayon">{{cite news|last1=Ballaran|first1=Jhoanna|title=Mocha Uson apologizes for Mayon location mistake|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/963375/mocha-uson-mount-mayon-in-naga-mistake|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 25, 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073340/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/963375/mocha-uson-mount-mayon-in-naga-mistake|url-status=live}}</ref> * On January 15, 2020, Uson falsely claimed that Vice President Leni Robredo gave only 5 pieces of pandesal (small bread buns) and a bottle of water to refugees from the 2020 Taal Volcano eruption, spent more on media coverage than Taal relief goods, and engaged in photo ops before helping victims of the tragedy.<ref name="mochaLeniPandesal">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Mochablogger/posts/10158190792316522|title=Uson criticism on Robredo on Taal Volcano Victims|publisher=Mocha Uson Blog|date=January 15, 2020|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116014848/https://www.facebook.com/Mochablogger/posts/10158190792316522|url-status=live}}</ref> In actuality, Robredo and her staff were able to distribute 2,101 food packs containing {{convert|1.5|kg|sp=us}} of rice, assorted canned goods, and two packs of noodles to residents in evacuation centers in the towns of Sta. Teresita, San Jose, and Sto. Tomas, as well as 1,000 face masks to the evacuees through Robredo's ''Angat Buhay'' program.<ref name="angatBuhayDonations">{{cite news |last1=Cepeda |first1=Mara |title=Robredo's Angat Buhay donates food packs, face masks to Taal victims |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/249299-robredo-angat-buhay-donation-taal-volcano-eruption-victims-batangas/ |work=Rappler |date=January 14, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |access-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116063853/https://www.rappler.com/nation/249299-robredo-angat-buhay-donation-taal-volcano-eruption-victims-batangas |url-status=live }}</ref> Robredo commented, "Parang masyado namang petty na pag-awayan pa namin iyong laman. Pero iyong pinakapunto ko: bakit hinahayaan natin na iyong nagpapakalat ng fake news, sinusuwelduhan pa ng pamahalaan?" ("Isn't it really petty that we'd fight over the contents? But my main point is, why are we allowing a peddler of fake news to still receive a government salary?") Robredo added: "Pera natin ito. Hindi naman ito pera ng kung sinong government official. Pero para hayaan mo na pera natin iyong ginagamit para lasunin iyong isip ng ating mga kababayan, tingin ko malaking kasalanan iyon." ("That's our money. This is not the money of some government official. But to allow our money to poison the thoughts of our country-mates, I think it's a big sin.") According to Robredo, Uson's lies were an insult to the volunteers who helped repack the donations.<ref name="mochaLeniTaalDonationsGMA">{{cite news |work=GMA News |last1=Panti |first1=Llanesca |title=Robredo slams OWWA exec Mocha for 'spreading lies' on aid for Taal Volcano victims |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/722406/robredo-slams-owwa-exec-mocha-for-spreading-lies-on-aid-for-taal-volcano-victims/story/ |publisher=GMA News and Public Affairs |date=January 16, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |access-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116071737/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/722406/robredo-slams-owwa-exec-mocha-for-spreading-lies-on-aid-for-taal-volcano-victims/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="mochaLeniTaalDonationsRappler">{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/249469-robredo-fact-checks-uson-why-let-peddler-fake-news-get-taxpayers-money/|title=Robredo fact-checks Uson: Why let a fake news peddler get taxpayers' money?|work=Rappler|date=January 16, 2020|last=Cepeda|first=Mara|archive-date=January 16, 2020|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116063841/https://www.rappler.com/nation/249469-robredo-fact-checks-uson-why-let-peddler-fake-news-get-taxpayers-money|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="mochaLeniTaalDonationsABSCBN">{{cite news |last1=Ayalin |first1=Adrian |title=Robredo calls Uson 'fake news' purveyor after comments on Taal relief effort |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/01/16/20/robredo-calls-uson-fake-news-purveyor-after-comments-on-taal-relief-effort |work=ABS-CBN News |date=January 16, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |access-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116072202/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/16/20/robredo-calls-uson-fake-news-purveyor-after-comments-on-taal-relief-effort |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="mochaLeniTaalDonationsInteraksyon">{{cite news |last1=Madarang |first1=Catalina Ricci |title=Vice President Leni Robredo slams OWWA official Mocha Uson anew for spreading fake news |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/trends-spotlights/2020/01/16/160357/vice-president-leni-robredo-owwa-official-mocha-uson-fake-news/ |publisher=Interaksyon |date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> * On April 2, 2020, Uson posted photos showing personal protective equipment that were supposedly bought by the government and distributed to health workers. It was revealed that one of the photos she used was from the SM Foundation. The photo was replaced one day later.<ref name="cnnPPE">{{cite news |title=FACT CHECK: OWWA Deputy Administrator Mocha Uson posted photos |url=https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines/status/1245946841960574977 |work=CNN Philippines|date=April 3, 2020}}</ref> * On August 5, 2021, the Manila City Public Information Office flagged a post on her blog that claimed that a photo of a large crowd that was waiting outside a shopping mall that was not observing social distancing in a time of COVID-19 was from the city. The photo was actually from Rizal Province.<ref name="manilaFlagsCrowdedMall">{{cite news |last1=Marquez |first1=Consuelo |title=Manila gov't flags 'crowded mall' post from Mocha Uson blog as 'fake news' |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/798236/manila-gov-t-flags-crowded-mall-post-from-mocha-uson-blog-as-fake-news/story/ |publisher=GMA News Online |date=August 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812112251/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/798236/manila-gov-t-flags-crowded-mall-post-from-mocha-uson-blog-as-fake-news/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Filipino senators have also criticized Uson for continuously spreading fake news. Senator Nancy Binay questioned Uson's role in the PCOO, asking Secretary Martin Andanar: "How can you fight fake news kung may instances na nanggagaling mismo sa isang Asec yung fake news?" ("when there are instances when the Assistant Secretary herself is the source of fake news?").<ref name="mochaBinay"/>
In September 2017, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV filed administrative and criminal complaints against Uson for spreading fake news that he owned offshore bank accounts and for other alleged unlawful acts.<ref name="inqMochaUsonFakeNews" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/trillanes-files-criminal-charges-mocha-uson/|title=Trillanes files criminal charges vs Mocha Uson|work=Rappler|access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref> The lawmaker also filed graft charges against Uson for allegedly using her position to propagate false information.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/17/trillanes-sues-uson-for-spreading-news-on-alleged-bank-accounts|title=Trillanes sues Uson for spreading 'news' on alleged bank accounts|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-date=April 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403100540/http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/17/trillanes-sues-uson-for-spreading-news-on-alleged-bank-accounts|url-status=live}}</ref>
In April 2018, an administrative complaint was filed against Uson by Akbayan Youth before the Office of the Ombudsman over posting misleading content on her Facebook page, with the charges of grave misconduct, serious dishonesty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.<ref name="mochaFacesRaps" /><ref name="youthGroupOmbudsmanDismiss">{{cite news|last1=Buan|first1=Lian|title=Youth group to Ombudsman: Dismiss Mocha Uson over fake news|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/199394-mocha-uson-akbayan-youth-complaint-ombudsman/|work=Rappler|date=April 2, 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408160554/https://www.rappler.com/nation/199394-mocha-uson-akbayan-youth-complaint-ombudsman|url-status=live}}</ref> Uson did not attempt to defend herself against the charges, but rather made a joke thanking the complainants for giving her the idea of starting her own coffee shop business which she would call "Fire Mocha Café", named after the hashtag ''#FireMocha'' used by the complainants.<ref name="accusedBeforeOmbudsman">{{cite news|last1=Malasig|first1=Jen|title=Accused before Ombudsman, Mocha doesn't try to defend herself|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/mocha-response-akbayan-fake-news-complaint/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407065946/http://www.interaksyon.com/mocha-response-akbayan-fake-news-complaint/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2018|newspaper=Interaksyon|date=April 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name="mochaLeniTaalDonationsInteraksyon"/>
In a 2016 interview with Ricky Lo for ''The Philippine Star'', Uson was asked whether she sleeps soundly at night despite the "ruckus" created by her writings, and she stated: "Yes. I sleep soundly at night knowing that I am fighting for the right side. There is a war going on between good and evil. My mission is to separate truth from lies, light from darkness and good from evil."<ref name="flavor" />
Data research and analysis done by Philippine news website Rappler has shown that Uson has routinely shared posts from Philippine fake news websites.<ref name="mochaUsonFakeNewsPeddler" /><ref name="falseMochaUsonDoesNotSpreadFakeNews" /><ref name="mochaTopSourceNews">{{cite news |last1=Hapal |first1=Don Kevin |date=December 9, 2017 |title=What is Mocha Uson's top source of news? |work=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/189639-mocha-uson-trending-news-portal/ |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |access-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614052947/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/189639-mocha-uson-trending-news-portal |url-status=live }}</ref>
==="Pepe-dede-ralismo" controversy=== {{Main|Pepederalismo}} In August 2018, Uson was criticized for sharing a video on the government's position on federalism that included vulgarity and sexually-explicit content. In the video, Uson urged her co-host Drew Olivar to do a raunchy dance, touching his crotch and rubbing his chest while singing "I-pepe, i-pepe. I-dede, i-dede. I-pede, pede, pede, pederalismo". ({{translation|"Pussy it, pussy it, boobs it, boobs it. Fede it, fede, fede, federalism"}}).<ref name="ipepeIdede">{{Cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1018378/i-pepe-dede-ralismo-video-sparks-outrage|title='I-pepe-dede-ralismo' video sparks outrage|first1=Christine O.|last1=Avendaño|first2=DJ|last2=Yap|first3=Faye|last3=Orellana|first4=Vince F.|last4=Nonato|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107111049/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1018378/i-pepe-dede-ralismo-video-sparks-outrage|url-status=live}}</ref> After Olivar's dance, Uson called for applause during the video.<ref name="pepedederalismoDanceVideo">{{cite web |last1=Uson |first1=Mocha |title=Copy: Pepedederalismo Song and Dance - Mocha Uson on Federalism |website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqwVez0kqGY |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405015121/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqwVez0kqGY&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=February 11, 2018}}</ref>
Days after describing Mocha Uson's inclusion in the federalism campaign as a "beautiful decision" and a "brilliant idea", then Senate President Koko Pimentel admitted to being wrong about Uson and described the video as "filthy" and that it opposed the message that the administration intended to convey.<ref name="ipepeIdede" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://philippinereporter.com/2018/08/24/pepe-dede-ralismo-seriously/|title=Pepe-dede-ralismo? Seriously?|website=philippinereporter.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 7, 2018|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107054703/http://philippinereporter.com/2018/08/24/pepe-dede-ralismo-seriously/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Due to complaints, the Ombudsman of the Philippines Samuel Martires ordered Uson to submit comments explaining her ''Pepe-dede-ralismo'' dance campaign before his office, and clarified that even though Uson had recently resigned from her position at PCOO, she would still be held accountable for possible criminal and administrative proceedings.<ref name="ombudsmanPepeDedeRalismo">{{cite news |last1=dela Cruz |first1=Angie |title=Mocha pinagpapaliwanag ng Ombudsman sa 'Pepe-dede-ralismo' |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2018/10/05/1857348/mocha-pinagpapaliwanag-ng-ombudsman-sa-pepe-dede-ralismo |work=The Philippine Star |date=October 5, 2018 |archive-date=February 12, 2019 |access-date=February 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212012351/https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2018/10/05/1857348/mocha-pinagpapaliwanag-ng-ombudsman-sa-pepe-dede-ralismo |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Mockery of the deaf=== In September 2018, Uson released another video in which she mocked sign language. In the video, Uson's co-host blogger Drew Olivar pantomimed sign language with Uson laughing commenting "Para kang unggoy diyan" ({{translation|"you're like a monkey there"}}). Deaf advocacy groups protested the video as degrading.<ref name="bandilaMochaBloggerSignLanguage">{{cite news |title=Bandila: Mocha at blogger, 'kinutya' ang sign language |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ-eGY_kUmg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/NZ-eGY_kUmg |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|work=ABS-CBN News|date=September 17, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="phlFederationDeafNainsulto">{{cite news |last1=Morong |first1=Joseph |title=Phl Federation of the Deaf, nainsulto sa bagong video ni PCOO Asec. Mocha Uson at isa pang blogger |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xluXkHkRWoo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/xluXkHkRWoo |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|work=GMA News|date=September 17, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) investigated a complaint filed by the Philippine Federation of the Deaf, and described the video as "utterly appalling and unacceptable".<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1034321/chr-slams-mocha-uson-pal-school-wants-her-out-of-govt|title=CHR slams Mocha Uson, pal; school wants her out of gov't|last=Enano|first=Jhesset O.|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107111052/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1034321/chr-slams-mocha-uson-pal-school-wants-her-out-of-govt|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/668440/complaint-filed-at-ombudsman-vs-mocha-uson-blogger-over-controversial-sign-language-video/story/|title=Complaint filed at Ombudsman vs. Mocha Uson, blogger over controversial sign language video|work=GMA News|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107055748/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/668440/complaint-filed-at-ombudsman-vs-mocha-uson-blogger-over-controversial-sign-language-video/story/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Red-tagging and criminal and administrative complaints === Uson has been criticized for red-tagging university students, Lumad educators,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gavilan |first=Jodesz |date=2018-10-30 |title=Groups slam Uson for red-tagging Lumad rights organizations |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/215512-groups-slam-mocha-uson-red-tagging-lumad-rights-organizations/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Rappler |language=en-US |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118113805/https://www.rappler.com/nation/215512-groups-slam-mocha-uson-red-tagging-lumad-rights-organizations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> activists,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malasig |first=Jeline |date=2020-02-17 |title=Youth of 'Tacloban 5' are Mocha Uson's latest target in another red-tagging spree |url=https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2020/02/17/162307/youth-tacloban-5-mocha-usons-latest-target-another-red-tagging-spree/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Interaksyon |language=en-US}}</ref> and human rights workers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022-12-08 |title=VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The dangers of red-tagging under the Anti-Terrorism Law |work=Vera Files |url=https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-sheet-dangers-red-tagging-under-anti-terrori |access-date=2022-03-20 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105062544/https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-sheet-dangers-red-tagging-under-anti-terrori |url-status=live }}</ref>
In December 2020, human rights group Karapatan filed criminal and administrative complaints against Uson and other government officials for alleged violations of Republic Act No. 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity. According to Karapatan, red-tagging activities by Uson fall under crimes against humanity of persecution.<ref name=":0" />{{Primary source inline|date=May 2023}}
=== Double-meaning 2025 campaign jingle === In April 2025, Uson was criticized over her campaign jingle for her Manila councilor campaign featuring the double-meaning lyric "''Cookie ni Mocha, ang sarap-sarap''" ({{translation|"Mocha's cookie, it's very delicious"}}), which was deemed sexually suggestive and objectifying (as ''cookie'' rhymes with ''puki'' or ''puke'', the main Filipino word for vagina). The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) warned her, expressing concern that such content could detract from serious policy discussions and urged her to adopt a more appropriate campaign approach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/04/09/2434718/comelec-asks-mocha-uson-stop-using-sexually-suggestive-campaign-materials|title=Comelec asks Mocha Uson to stop using sexually suggestive campaign materials|website=Philstar.com|date=April 9, 2025|accessdate=April 9, 2025|first=Christina|last=Chi|archive-date=April 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409050128/https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/04/09/2434718/comelec-asks-mocha-uson-stop-using-sexually-suggestive-campaign-materials|url-status=live}}</ref> She later asked her campaign team to drop the jingle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1247803|title=Comelec to Mocha Uson: Reconsider use of 'cookie' campaign jingle|first=Ferdinand|last=Patinio|date=April 9, 2025|accessdate=April 9, 2025|website=Philippine News Agency}}</ref>
===Political stance=== ====Reproductive Health Law==== In May 2011, Uson, along with other pro-reproductive health advocates went to the Batasang Pambansa Complex, the headquarters of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, to call for the passage of House Bill No. 4244, better known as the Reproductive Health Bill. The Reproductive Health Bill was passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, therefore becoming the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354) also known as the Reproductive Health Law.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} She then challenged the Catholic Church to excommunicate her for supporting the aforementioned bill.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|last1=Cruz|first1=RG|title=Sexy Mocha urges idol Pacquiao to back RH bill|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/nation/05/24/11/sexy-mocha-urges-idol-pacquiao-back-rh-bill|access-date=April 4, 2017|agency=ABS-CBN News|date=May 24, 2011|archive-date=April 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404220228/http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/05/24/11/sexy-mocha-urges-idol-pacquiao-back-rh-bill|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Catholic">{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|last1=Buan-Deveza|first1=Reyma|title=Mocha challenges Catholic Church: 'Excommunicate me!'|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/24/11/mocha-challenges-catholic-church-excommunicate-me|access-date=April 4, 2017|agency=ABS-CBN News|date=May 25, 2011|archive-date=April 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404215614/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/24/11/mocha-challenges-catholic-church-excommunicate-me|url-status=dead}}</ref> Uson has also expressed her support for effective sex education in schools.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
====Vice Presidency of Leni Robredo==== On April 2, 2017, critics of Vice President Leni Robredo held a rally called "Palit Bise" ({{literal translation|Change the Vice [President]}}) calling for the legal removal of the vice president from the office.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/04/02/17/robredo-critics-hold-palit-bise-rally-in-luneta|title=Robredo critics hold 'Palit Bise' rally in Luneta|access-date=April 11, 2017|archive-date=April 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411124542/http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/02/17/robredo-critics-hold-palit-bise-rally-in-luneta|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Uson, the movement aimed to oust Robredo due to her alleged lack of support for the Duterte administration, either by means of impeachment or voluntary resignation.<ref>{{cite news|work=GMA News|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/606624/news/nation/organizers-rivera-uson-explain-reasons-for-palit-bise|title=Organizers Rivera, Uson explain reasons for 'palit bise'|language=Filipino|access-date=April 11, 2017|archive-date=April 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411220912/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/606624/news/nation/organizers-rivera-uson-explain-reasons-for-palit-bise|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Uson is openly bisexual.<ref name="flavor"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lagura|first1=Trina|title=Mocha proud of her sexuality|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/02/09/mocha-proud-her-sexuality|access-date=September 24, 2016|work=ABS-CBN News|date=April 2, 2009|archive-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927031107/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/02/09/mocha-proud-her-sexuality|url-status=dead}}</ref> She calls herself "an open-minded Catholic,"<ref name="close" /> but has suggested that the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines is the antichrist.<ref name="shouldCatholicChurchShutUp">{{cite news|last1=Cornelio|first1=Jayeel Serrano|title=Should the Catholic Church shut up?|url=https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/159225-catholic-church-shut-up/|work=Rappler|date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=April 14, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414094359/https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/159225-catholic-church-shut-up|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Electoral history == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |+ Electoral history of Mocha Uson ! rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" |Year ! rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" |Office ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" |Party ! colspan="4" style="background:#eaecf0;" |Votes received ! rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" |Result |- ! style="background:#eaecf0;" |Total ! style="background:#eaecf0;" | % ! style="background:#eaecf0;" |{{abbr|2=Position|P}}. ! style="background:#eaecf0;" |Swing |- !2022 |Representative (Party-list) | style="background:{{party color|Mothers for Change}};" | |Mothers for Change |64,785 |0.18% |132nd | {{n/a}} | {{Lost}} |- !2025 |Councilor (Manila–3rd) | style="background:{{party color|Aksyon Demokratiko}};" | |Aksyon |31,103 |27.04% |10th | {{n/a}} | {{Lost}} |}
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== ;with Mocha Girls *''A Taste of Mocha'' (2006; XAX Records) *''Mocha'' (2007; Viva Records) *''Deliciosa'' (2008; Viva Records) *''Pinay Ako'' (2012; Bellhaus Entertainment)
==Filmography== ===Television=== *''Twin Hearts'' *''Umagang Kay Ganda'' *''Wowowee'' *''ASAP'' *''SOP'' *''Music Uplate Live'' *''Cool Center'' *''Everybody Hapi'' *''Comedy Bar'' *''P.O.5'' (2010–2011) *''Family Feud''
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 | ''Sumpa'' | Jackie | |- | rowspan="2"|2011 | ''Seksing Masahista'' | Mona |Malaysian-Philippine co-production |- | ''So Much Pain So in Love'' | Commercial model/singer | |- | 2012 | ''Butas 2'' | Pia | |- | rowspan="2"|2013 | ''Four Sisters and a Wedding'' | Mocha | Cameo |- | ''Mga Alaala ng Tag-ulan'' | Claire | |- |}
===Other appearances=== *''Good Times with Mo: The Podcast'' *''Get It Straight with Daniel Razon''
==See also== * Fake news in the Philippines * Diehard Duterte Supporters * Sass Rogando Sasot * RJ Nieto
==Notes== {{Reflist|group=n}}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{commons category-inline}} * {{IMDb name}} * [https://www.facebook.com/Mochablogger/ Mocha Uson Blog] on Facebook
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