Christopher Lao is back! This time as a star in his own auto insurance commercial where he again demanded he should have been informed.

A screengrab of Christopher Lao's BPI commercial

In the said BPI auto-insurance commercial, Christopher "Chris" Lao does a spoof of his Bagyong Kabayan outburst on National TV which initiated quite a commotion online, a couple of months ago. Here's the said video ad:



The above Chris Lao BPI commercial, which was uploaded on Youtube just a while back, is now generating some buzz in Twitter. "Chris Lao" is a trending topic in the popular microblogging site (again) as of this writing. These are some of the tweets:

"ang galing ng new commercial ni chris lao! :)) woo!" - Justin Pollentes

"Christopher Lao got it going on =)) Good job on the Commercial gig." - Maria Carmina Valdes

"you na already Chris Lao....turn every misfortune into gold...so to speak" - Rachel Callejo

"Great maneuvering, Christopher Lao. This one should be more talked about than the former." - Ivan Villegas

"Oh My Chris Lao is Trending siya ba ang nawawalang kapatid ng Informed Citizen na si Christopher Lao?" - AiAi delas Alas

"good examples of crisis management -- Maricar Reyes and Christopher Lao. Kumita pa! Make it or break it on youtube!" - Ros Juan

In a GMA news interview, Chris Lao, who admitted going through a depression after the Typhoon "Kabayan" incident, said, "Some good finally came out of this crisis. It became an opportunity. I can now pay for the tuition of my daughter."

Christopher Lao, the UP Law student whose "24 Oras" video interview is making the rounds in social media sites right now (read the details HERE), has reportedly released an official statement.

In his statement, Lao talked about "wounded feelings" and "sleepless nights" for him and his family. He also apologized for his behavior on national TV and thanked the bystanders who helped him and his family and friends for their support. The said statement was posted by Marlon Cornelio on Facebook.

Here's Christopher Lao's official statement:

Official Statement from Christopher Lao
4 August 2011

The past few days have been very disheartening for me and my family. As you know I have been a subject of a viral video that showed my helplessness during a trying moment. As it stands right now, I have several hate pages in Facebook and Twitter with hurtful and derogatory messages attacking my person. The reputation that I built the past years has been besmirched. A bad day has now turned into wounded feelings and sleepless nights for me and my family.

I have been silent the past few days as I want this to go away soon but not before saying sorry and thank you to people who matter.

I would like to apologize for my behavior that was seen on nationwide television and now on the internet. It was unfortunate that I was caught on camera immediately after an overwhelmingly stressful mishap. noypistuff

I would like to again sincerely thank those who braved the flood to help a distraught stranger like me. Their selfless act reminded me of how dependable Filipinos are in times of crisis.

Lastly, I would like to thank my family, friends and all of those who showed empathy, consideration and support throughout these trying times. You have given me strength and courage to rise above and be a better person.

Sincerely yours,

Christopher Lao

Christopher Lao has made it to the Top 10 Worldwide Twitter Trends.