Emmanuelle Atienza, daughter of TV host Kim Atienza, responded Guess the bill challenge

Emmanuelle Atienza, daughter of TV host Kim Atienza, responded to the backlash surrounding their viral "guess the bill" TikTok video, filmed during a birthday dinner at a high-end restaurant.

In the now-deleted video, they humorously guessed the total cost of their meal, with estimates ranging from P100,000 to P150,000.

Atienza clarified that the challenge was intended as a joke.

“Even if we did have that much money, It is our choice and our freedom to do what we want with the money that we earned,” she added.

She also expressed frustration over the backlash, saying that as a teenager, she is not "responsible for the wealth disparity" in the country.

"I find it so stupid that people are picking and choosing what to be activists for. If you actually have the issue on wealth disparity, if you actually had an issue with impoverished people, there are ways to help that are not attacking a teenage girl,” she said.