On November 27, AfterImage vocalist Wency Cornejo questioned Vice President Leni Robredo’s post sharing her experience about receiving scam orders.
VP Robredo’s post detailed her camp’s experience receiving three cash-on-delivery drivers with groceries worth Php100,000 under her name. However, she clarified her team didn’t order the said items.
She also expressed concern about the three delivery drivers who became the victim of prank orders. Thankfully, Metromart worked with VP Robredo’s camp in returning the items.
However, Cornejo went on social media to question how the said drivers delivered items worth Php100,000 if they were only using motorcycles.
His response received mixed reactions from netizens on twitter.
Some netizens cited their experience in ordering grocery items worth Php15,000 to Php 30,000.
Di pa yata nagpadeliver si Kuneho sa Metromart. Every 2 weeks dyan ako nagpapadeliver. Kaya nila magkarga ng boxes sa motor lalo na kung hindi naman bigas ang ipapadeliver mo. Kung puro pantry items lang yan magaan lang yan.
— サムライ箸 (@samuraichopstix) November 27, 2021
Maraming delivery riders di na gumagamit ng ordinary motorcycle lang. Yung iba may storage cab na naka-attach sa kanilang motor kaya mas marami silang nadadalang items.
— Kuneho 🇵🇭 (@dagapusa) November 26, 2021
Malamang walang experience to magpagrocery thru riders. Nung kasagsagan ng pandemic, meron kaming pinapagrocery na pag nagdedeliver e nakamotor. Ang grocery namin umaabot ng 25k-30k. Hindi ko alam kng paano pinagkakasya sa motor niya lahat pero yun ang gamit niya sa delivery.
— Bene (@Amarya66029752) November 27, 2021
Huy wency! anong kabobohan yan pinaglalaban mo? Ako nakapag padeliver na dati worth 15k na items isang insulating pa lang! Tigil ka! 😏 pic.twitter.com/8XuslbSc0X
— leila lopez (@leilaPilipinas) November 27, 2021
Other netizens cited the official statement released by Metromart, noting that Cornejo should ask them and not VP Robredo.
E yung nag coordinate at nag official statement na nga ang metromart, imposible parin? pic.twitter.com/CH7T40IqG2
— ᴀᴛᴇ ᴍɪꜱꜱ ʜʀ (@HRofMNL) November 27, 2021
Metromart na mismo nagsabi, baka naman ang alam nya pag sinabing grocery items yung pang sari sari store na items, marami nga naman yun, pang tingi..ay naku wency pagka alam ko di ka salat sa tamang pag iisip pero sa mga sinabi mong yan,baka salat ka nga
— AmiananNgaLangit (@Notyourusualboy) November 27, 2021
Other netizens who have backend experience in delivering grocery items shared their thoughts on the matter.
Yan nga po ang problema. Yung ibang customers, wala na nga appreciation sa service na natanggap mula sa riders, mga rude pa.
— Errand Boy (@Your_Errand_Boy) November 27, 2021
https://twitter.com/Tindero_ng_asin/status/1464404785734766593
Metromart also released a statement about the said incident confirming the scam groceries ordered for VP Robredo’s office under her name.
The grocery establishment said they increased their security and fraud detection measures to prevent the prank orders from happening again.
Aside from his recent reaction to VP Robredo’s recent post, Cornejo’s facebook timeline showed that he had been actively criticizing the Presidential aspirant.
However, he had already voiced his support to the Vice President aspirant, Sara Duterte.
Cornejo was part the ’90s band AfterImage who popularized songs such as Habang May Buhay, Next in Line, and Mangarap Ka.