Not all those who were in the meeting of the Filipino community with President Duterte in Seoul cheered when he did his DOM act on a Filipina married to a Korean on stage last Sunday.
Cil Borlaza, a Filipina studying in South Korea, was in that gathering and this is her post in Facebook:
“I think I just had the worst experience of my year yesterday. I don’t usually post politically-related stuff on social media but this was borderline traumatic for me. I need to do something, anything really, about it. There’s no one else to blame in this situation but me. I’ve miscalculated my threshold and I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt.
“For anyone who’s reading, I’m currently an expat in South Korea. I’m in my final year of PhD under a Korean Government Scholarship. I was also a DOST scholar in the Philippines. Having said that, it has always been in my heart to give back service to my country in any way I can. Yesterday, I was a student volunteer in an event for the Philippine President’s visit in Seoul. It was my way of engaging into volunteerism for my country, even if I’m not exactly a fan of the current administration.
“In his speech, our president used foul words so many times that I’ve lost count. He pulled perverted jokes several times (even used the word “libog”). He made remarks about pretty ladies who performed and are in the crowd as if bragging about his womanizing skills. He even kissed someone in the lips.
“This was extremely difficult to watch. But, it was heartbreaking to see my fellow countrymen cheering for it. Every curse, every perverted joke, every ‘papatayin ko talaga sila’remark was received with applause and cheering.
“Mga kababayan, this is how far we’ve gone. This is how terrible our judgments have become. I’m utterly disappointed and disgusted, really. It’s painful to be represented by him. I wish Filipinos would have some amount of self-worth. This is not the kind of representation we deserve!“For those who find this rant distasteful, please feel free to exercise your right to unfollow, unfriend, and/or block me.”
She posted a picture of hers at the event with a heart sign and a note, “Coz I am happy to be of service, but perhaps in another way next time. Hopefully, where I don’t need to listen to his speech,” she added.
She used the hashtag #disgustedbyPRRD
Borlaza’s post lifts our spirit and re-affirms our faith in the Filipino which had been subjected to a lot of stress with Duterte’s disgusting act and how his officials and allies tried to justify it.
The flak over Duterte’s amorous act in Seoul put him on the defensive. And like a dog trapped, Duterte barked like mad.
Upon his return from Seoul, in a press conference, this was how he addressed the issue: “We enjoyed it. It was a showbiz and everybody enjoyed it. Asking for malice, I do not do it in public if there is malice. I would pull the woman down somewhere along the empty hall there.”
Asked about the criticisms that it was unbecoming of his position as president, Duterte dismissed them as product of envy and bragged about his mayor campaign days: “Eh kasi ayaw ko makipaghalikan sa kanila kasi bad breath sila kaya ganun. Inggit lang ‘yan.(It’s because I don’t want to kiss them because they have bad breath. That’s envy.) Smack.You know, I’ll tell you what, there are people here from Davao. During the campaign in my mayorship days, I kiss every woman there, lips to lips…Hindi lang ‘yan smack, ‘yung ibang babae gusto talaga ng romance.(Not just smack. Other women wanted romance.)”
He snapped at the reporter who dared ask him about the reaction of his companion, Honeylet Avancena. “Hindi ‘yan tanong. Tanong ‘yan ng mga pervert.(That’s not a question. That’s the question of a pervert.) Why do you have to dwell on kissing? Next question.”
what happen in dabaw, stays in dabaw. the president of south korea and his 1st lady must be in shame too, displeased even. digong brought his own filth at nagkalat ng basura sa south korea mismo.
as guest of south korea, digong ought to observe good manners and not be bastos there, fostering good will and understanding and promoting our own country.
Take note of his reply to the reporter who dared ask him about the reaction of his companion, Honeylet Avancena: “Hindi ‘yan tanong. Tanong ‘yan ng mga pervert.(That’s not a question. That’s the question of a pervert.) Why do you have to dwell on kissing? Next question.”
That means, kung may gagawa nun sa kasama niya, pervert.
Love this comment by Inday Varona in FB:
in case po the number one pervert doesnt know, romance is rated low in most of women’s bucket list. rated tops is good health, then good education, job security, money in the bank, own house and maybe a faithful boyfriend or husband, happy family and devoted friends.
as marilyn monroe once sang, diamonds are girl’s best friend . . . a kiss maybe so continental . . . but diamonds are girl’s best friend. to which shirley bassey added, diamonds are forever . . .
I think the pervert’s kasama takes all insults. the 200millions or so she has in the bank makes her immune to all. I saw how she was ignored overseas, stepping in for handshakes from heads of state, only for handshake to be denied. not good role model kasi yan for the female of the species, lol!
for overseas state visits po, it will help a lot for the forever kabit to observe manners and protocols so as not to embarrass herself. hwag salpak! heads of state and their their spouses and ministers rank higher than her dahil kabit lang siya.
kabit should wait until a handshake is offered to her before she can step up and accept the handshake. know her place and wait for her turn, hwag yong offer her hands kaagad siya.
foreign office should have already told kabit where she stand in the order of things. if not, kabit ought to get in touch with foreign office. it’s not too late for her to be educated in foreign diplomacy.