Viet Anh Pi Po: From BTV, million-view Tiktoker to a stirring charity "canvas"

On the evening of September 12, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (VFFC) published 12,028 pages of statements of donations from groups and individuals to people affected by storm No. 3. From here, Viet Anh Pi Po quickly became the focus of attention of netizens.

Based on this statement, netizens pointed out that Viet Anh Pi Po (real name Phung Viet Anh) - a TikToker with more than 1.3 million followers - transferred 1 million VND to the Vietnam Fatherland Front but previously published a screenshot of the transaction (with the transfer amount hidden) which looked like tens of millions of VND.

Immediately, Viet Anh Pi Po apologized. He even went to the Fatherland Front's fanpage to talk about his actions this time. Viet Anh admitted his mistake and will take full responsibility before the law.

If it had stopped there, people wouldn't have been so upset or angry. But on TikTok, he also posted a clip apologizing and explaining his charity transfer process. Viet Anh shared: "I apologize to everyone for the cover-up, and the fact that I cover-up is also true. The images and information that everyone received are true."

According to him, on the morning of September 10, the team planned to transfer 20 million to help people in flooded areas. At that time, another member of the team needed Viet Anh's phone and he asked that person to transfer the m.oney.

"After transferring the m.oney, that person asked me if I covered it. I wanted to show off so I told him to cover it up. And then I was very calm, I was very trusting and almost didn't have the habit of checking the account number. When I read the comments, I still replied that I had transferred the m.oney. I called my teammate and was embarrassed about this and deleted the previous reply. I really feel ashamed" - Viet Anh shared.

Viet Anh also reaffirmed that the mistake was his and the canvas was also his, no matter how he explained or said it, it could not be justified. Immediately after that, Viet Anh transferred the exact amount of 20 million back to the Fatherland Front account.

Viet Anh also boldly declared that he would not delete the status and video, block comments or block anyone. Viet Anh Pi Po's apology clip received more than 18.1 thousand comments. And many people felt disappointed by this incident.

However, by the evening of September 13, Viet Anh had deleted the apology video on both Facebook and TikTok. Then, at 7 p.m. on September 13, he posted his second apology that day. In addition to the reason for the transfer, Viet Anh also "apologized for making everyone uncomfortable with his previous apology."

Original text of Viet Anh's second apology:

"Hi everybody!

I am Viet Anh. Everyone knows what happened, I was so wrong. Viet Anh would like to sincerely apologize once again to everyone and all related individuals and organizations. I also accept all the contributions everyone has given me. This is a great lesson, a warning for me to clearly realize many of my shortcomings. I promise to overcome the consequences and make changes in the future.

Sorry for my previous apology that made everyone uncomfortable. This incident happened entirely because of me, I should not and must not blame any individual or situation.

Once again I sincerely apologize".

Viet Anh Pi Po's real name is Phung Viet Anh, he currently owns a TikTok channel with 1.3 million followers. His videos often revolve around daily life, funny stories, stories about pets, especially the dog Butin who has been with Viet Anh for many years.

In addition to content revolving around the dog Butin, Viet Anh also develops content about life skills, honesty and straightforwardness in daily life. He even has clips and statuses condemning the inappropriate actions of others with a humorous and sarcastic attitude that is very popular with netizens.

Viet Anh should understand better than anyone about living right and living truthfully, but with the current situation, many people think that Viet Anh advises everyone to live truthfully while he himself is dishonest, criticizing others for doing wrong while he himself is not right. Therefore, many people expressed their extreme disappointment with his actions.

Previously, Viet Anh Pi Po shared that the personality traits or views he expressed in his videos were also his real-life version, without any pretense or embellishment. And he admitted that he was a talkative, optimistic but also quite critical person. He always wanted to see everything with a positive eye.

Viet Anh Pi Po also admits that he is a curious person, with a curious nature, and is interested in exploring every story around him. And perhaps because he was trained in the Academy of Journalism and Propaganda, this 9X Tiktok guy has the habit of grasping information very quickly, and has a way to update through newspapers and social networks.

Since childhood, Phung Viet Anh has loved working in television. Since he was a high school student, he has begun to plan his path to becoming a TV MC. In his high school years, he applied for an internship at a major TV channel and actively participated in many programs to have the opportunity to experience.

Currently, Viet Anh is also an MC for the SVietnam program, along with being an editor for VTVCab. He also posted a number of videos sharing about a working day at VTV on TikTok, which received a lot of attention and support.

Because people have so much trust and love for Viet Anh, when the news of his support for flood victims came out, people reacted so strongly. Many people felt disappointed with Viet Anh's actions.

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