One thing Filipinos really h@te is when p0liticians suddenly take on new skins around election time. Now, although President Duterte is still in the middle of his term and is not yet up for another campaign, netizens can't help but feel like he's being overly pedantic about eating breakfast at a carinderia in Davao City.
You see, these photos of the president were sent to almost all news outlets in the country. If you were really just living live simply as you have known it since you were young, why would you even bring a camera crew just to document you eating a simple breakfast? For some netizens, this reeks of manipulati0n and propaganda.
"Simplicity na bulgar na pinapakita ay PUBLICITY. ELECTION is coming bow.."
Again, Duterte is not actually a candidate for the upcoming midterm polls. Still, he is backing a long list of Hugpong ng Pagbabago bets, who are all running under the same banner that they are simple human beings and not traditional p0liticians. What are they willing to do just to show that they are relatable to the common Filipino?
Still, a lot of netizens are praising President Duterte, saying there is nothing fake about the simplicity of his living. After all, everyone knows the Duterte family really lives simply and without lavishness. The only problem, it seems, is former SAP Bong Go having to take photographs of such a simple event. Again, we don't know if it was really President Duterte who requested to be photographed as he eats breakfast. It could be an unknowing initiative on Bong Go's part!
And, we must not cruc!fy one person for the mistakes of another, right?
Source: KAMI