Dating & Relationship status

Uson likewise maintains an active FB account name account. At around 8:00 PM on March 20, 2021, FB account name took down Uson’s account following calls to mass report her for violation of FB account name’s standards, specifically on propagating hate speech. Following this development, the hashtag #MochaUsonIsOverParty once again emerged as a top trending Philippine and worldwide topic.

The Bureau of Customs issued an official denial on its Twitter Account name 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.”

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). Uson said she would have more time to focus on Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) needs, including the creation of a Department of OFWs.

She served as a member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) from January 2017 through her appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) in May by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as a reward for her support in his presidential election campaign. She resigned from office on October 3, 2018, following a series of gaffes, though some insiders said she was dismissed by Malacañang. On September 30, 2019, it was announced that Duterte had appointed Uson as Deputy Executive Director of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), much to the outrage of Filipino netizens, who called it “recycling of garbage” by the administration.

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 FB account name page, with the charges of grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. 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.

In August 2018, after releasing a video that purported to explain the government’s message favorable to federalism, Uson received a heap of criticism for its vulgarity and explicit sexual 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.” (Pussy it, pussy it, boobs it, boobs it. Fede it, fede, fede, federalism). After Olivar’s dance, Uson called for applause (palakpakan tayo) during the video.

In September 2018, Uson released another video in which her group mocked the language of the deaf. In the video, Uson’s co-host blogger Drew Olivar pantomimed sign language with Uson commenting “Para kang unggoy diyan” (you’re like a monkey there), all the while laughing. Netizens and deaf groups protested the video, with deaf people stating that it was degrading to their condition, especially coming an official from the government.

In her official FB account name account on June 5, 2018, Kris Aquino again called out Mocha for spreading misFind out more about her parents, the late former president Corazon Aquino, and slain former senator Ninoy Aquino.

On October 3, 2018, during a Senate budget hearing, Uson stated that she had resigned as PCOO Assistant Secretary in order for the PCOO’s proposed 2019 budget to be passed.

Uson also has an active Twitter Account name account. In the morning of March 9, 2017, her account was suspended. Twitter Account name’s conditions for account suspension may include engaging in the propagation of spam or abusive behavior, or a compromised account security. She went “live” thereafter to criticize supporters of the Liberal Party, who she claimed were responsible for jeopardizing her account. Her account was restored later that afternoon. On March 20, 2021, her FB account name account was suspended. In the wake of her account’s suspension, the hashtag #MochaUsonIsOverParty became a top trending topic in the Philippines and worldwide on Twitter Account name.

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 committed by the official. The lawmaker also filed graft charges against Uson for allegedly using her position to propagate false information.

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 has a large number of followers from overseas Filipino communities, especially in the Middle East, and was meant to boost morale and well-being of her followers.

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed Uson’s appointment in a text message to Rappler on Thursday, January 5, 2017. As member of the board, Uson’s job is to be part of a sub-committee tasked to review movies, programs, or television shows for recommendations of disapproval. Her position in the MTRCB is said to expire on September 30, 2017, although she relinquished her post on May 8, 2017, following her appointment as assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office.

On May 8, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Uson as assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). Uson will be handling the social media department of the PCOO.

On April 2, 2017, critics of Vice President Leni Robredo held a rally called “Palit Bise” (lit. ’Change the Vice [President]’ ) calling for the legal removal of the vice president from the office. According to Uson, the movement aims to oust Robredo due to her alleged lack of support for the Duterte administration, either by means of impeachment or voluntary resignation.

During the 2016 Philippine presidential elections, Uson’s blog posts began to shift towards politics. Her blog, hosted in a FB account name page, Mocha Uson Blog, reached over 5.3 million followers in December 2017, containing posts that actively supported President Rodrigo Duterte and his anti-drug campaign. Her blog also opposes much of the country’s leading newsgroups, 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.

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.”

Uson voiced strong support for then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte during his successful 2016 presidential campaign.

In early August 2016, after her exclusive interview with Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon on her “Mocha Uson Blog”, Uson was alleged to have been appointed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) as a “social media consultant”, but she later clarified through her FB account name page that she would not be holding an official position. She drew criticism from Filipino netizens who questioned Uson’s qualifications for the job and promoted the Twitter Account name hashtag #DutertePleaseAppointMe, citing how easy it is to secure a position under the Duterte administration. Some netizens, however, supported Uson and asked the public to give her a chance to prove her worth.

In December 2016, Uson published an editorial for The Philippine Star defending the controversial burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Heroes’ Cemetery the same year, while also criticizing the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines for opposing the decision.

The estrangement of her four original colleagues ushered further developments, such as a fourth album, Pinay Ako, released in 2012 by Bellhaus Entertainment. It furthered the Mocha Girls to tour various Philippine cities and overseas such as the US, the United Kingdom, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

During the campaign she got involved in a dispute with musician Jim Paredes, member of the OPM musical group APO Hiking Society. Paredes, a supporter of the Liberal Party with its standard-bearer, Senator Mar Roxas, alleged Duterte of human rights violations. She cited an interview she had with Paredes in 2012, relating that Paredes probed her with questions regarding her sexual orientation; and that he allegedly tried to “hit” on her Mocha Girls bandmate, Mae Dela Cerna, and herself as well. Paredes later responded in his official website, saying that he doesn’t remember asking such questions to Uson, describing her allegations as “mere exaggeration”, and explained further how she was “very candid, almost bragging” during the interview.

In May 2011, Uson, along with other pro-reproductive health advocates headed to the Batasang Pambansa Complex, the headquarters of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, to call for the passage of House Bill 4244, better known as the Reproductive Health Bill. She also expressed her support for effective sex education in schools. She then challenged the Catholic Church to excommunicate her for supporting the aforementioned bill.

In 2010, Hershey Delas Alas, Bez Lacanlale, Grace Oracion, and Heart de Guzman were dismissed by their manager Lord Byron Cristobal for allegedly accepting drinks and mingling with male customers after a gig. Delas Alas, Lacanlale, Oracion and De Guzman later formed a splinter girl group called Girlz Ink.

In 2009, Uson made her film debut in Sumpa where she starred alongside Joross Gamboa. In 2011, she starred in the Filipino-Malaysian film Seksing Masahista. 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.

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. 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. Together, they performed in various venues throughout the Philippines, US, Dubai, and Guam.

Mocha Uson grew up in Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Her father, Oscar Uson, was a judge of the Regional Trial Court who was assassinated in September 2002 in Asingan, Pangasinan. Her mother, Estrellita Uson, was a pediatrician in Dagupan and a breast cancer survivor. Due to her baby’s dark complexion, Uson’s mother was frequently gifted with mocha-flavored cakes and ice-cream, which inspired the child’s nickname.

Mocha Uson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Santo Tomas in 1998. 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.