- Bituin Escalante admitted that she was one of the 16 million who voted for President Rodrigo Duterte.
- She wrote the tweet, expressing her love for the country.
- Netizens responded, expressing their admiration towards Bituin for speaking up.
Bituin Escalante revealed that she was one of the 16 million people who voted for President Rodrigo Duterte. Although she voted for him, she admitted that she did so because of misplaced anger.
She then continued that she loves her country more than the President.
Love for country.
Bituin wrote the tweet, expressing her love for the country.
“I WAS the 16M but i love my country more than the president.”
Bituin responds to replies.
Netizens responded, expressing their admiration towards Bituin for speaking up.
“I admire you for speaking out on this. May more of those who believed that Du30 would bring about change realize that he has not delivered at all. We all need to stand up now for the sake of our country. Too much bloodshed, too much vindictiveness and self-interest now.”
“Many of the 16 Million voted for him with reluctance. I did so out of a misplaced anger.
But I’m rather thick skinned so I have no reluctance putting this out there. I cannot speak for the rest though. The backlash is awful.”
A netizen asked her what took her so long.
“What took you so long?”
“not that long. very early on. after the first spate of EJKs. And then this:”
Netizens reply.
More netizens shared how much they can relate to Bituin’s tweet.
“I voted for him kasi kala ko maganda ang magiging change. Pero ibang klase sya. Di na tama mga ginagawa”
“I voted for him too as Mindanawan. Naniwala din ako sa promise na change. Ang kasalanan ko, di ako nag tanong kung change for the better ba.”
“Oh, ngayon ko lang nalaman ito. Salamat sa iyo Ms. Bituin @gobituin. Magiging inspirasyon ka sa amin. Minsan pinanghihinaan na kami ng loob. Para kasing walang pinupuntahan ang pag-iingay namin.😕😑😢”
“Bituin, please sing to us: “Take Me Out of the Dark”
“Yes, please. Bituin’s voice is so powerful and I’m sure this song suits exactly what is happening today.”
“Thank you Bituin. Maybe sharing your perspective will help more Filipinos process love for country.”
“Hope that more celebrities will lend their voices for reason and for our country. Mabuhay ka.”
“Compare to the previous admin, I’d still vote for Duterte. Gusto nyo kase agad agad ung pagbabago. Real talk tyo yes may mga sablay about this current admin definitely not perfect, but its far way batter than the previous admin. Not gonna mention a list coz it’ll take forever.”
“My nephew did the same. Now, more than the backlash from friends and family, he regrets the damage done to our country, particularly to human rights, the justice system and the economy.”
Bituin continues to use her platform to speak out on political issues.
