Die-hard Duterte supporter Robin Padilla came to the rescue of President DRodrigo uterte after getting the ire of the netizens.
Duterte has been under fire over the weekend because of his absence during the disaster briefing for Typhoon Rolly.
The hashtag #NasaanAngPangulo became one of the top trending topics on Twitter with many netizens asking for the President’s whereabouts amidst the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly.
Meanwhile, as a die-hard supporter of the President, Padilla immediately went on social media to defend Duterte from the criticisms about his absence.
In an Instagram post, Padilla instantly became the President’s mouthpiece saying the government especially the President is on top of the situation. He also echoed the DDS social media propaganda saying Duterte’s presence cannot stop the typhoon.
“Mga kababayan ko po sa bicol nais ko po ipaalam sa inyo na hindi po nag re relax ang pamahalaan katunayan bago pa lamang po dumating ang super typhoon ay na alerto na ng ating Pangulo ang lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno sadya lamang po na walang kapangyarihan ang sinomang gobyerno para pigilin ang lakas ng hagupit ng bagyo kahit po ang japan, america at europa talagang nasasalanta ng kalikasan,” he said.
Padilla also praised Duterte’s personal aide, Senator Bong Go, for allegedly working tirelessly in the background without getting media mileage, although Bong Go was very present on media, speaking on behalf of the president. He claimed he, Go, and Philip Salvador were all monitoring the typhoon and doing their efforts behind the scenes.
“Ako po ako ay nakamonitor rin sa paparating, dumating at paalis na bagyong rolly kaya nagpost po ako ng manalangin tayo. Hindi lamang po covered ng mainstream media ang aming samahan maging nasa pribado man o nasa gobyerno bukod po sa hindi sila interesado sa mga magandang gawa ni senator bong go at kuya ipe salvador ay hindi rin po lahat ng tao ay uhaw sa publisidad sa kanilang pagtulong,” he added.
Robin also asked people to stop politicizing the typhoon because this is the time
“Hindi po ito ang oras para magsalita ng kapabayaan ng gobyerno. Ito ang oras ng pagkilos at pakikiramay hindi ng maaanghang na salita na WALANG BASEHAN kundi pulitika,” Padilla continued
He also announced Duterte’s trip to Bicol to do an aerial inspection on those areas affected by the typhoon.
“Mga kababayan ko sa BICOL patungo na po dyan si mayor prrd at heneral sbg. Sila ay mag aerial inspection po para pag aralan ang mga pinakanaapektuhan na lugar sa Region 5 pagkatapos po ay kagyat na pupulungin ang cabinet secretaries para po sa pinakamabilis na paraan ay makarating po ang konkretong tulong sa mga apektadong taga Bicol at sa mga lokal na pamahalaan nito.”
