On day 16 of PBB: Connect, netizens found out that a PBB housemate was for ABS-CBN’s shutdown.
The said PBB housemate is Russu Laurente. Netizens found out that the “Bunsong Boksingero of General Santos City” posted a tweet back on April 2, 2020, with the hashtag #YesToABSCBNShutdown.
https://twitter.com/russulaurente/status/1245582535955861506
He also posted about sharing memes chiding the media giant currently holding the PBB franchise.
https://twitter.com/russulaurente/status/1245631944940875778
Aside from that, the said housemate also had posts slamming some artists of the Network.
https://twitter.com/russulaurente/status/1251835040918470662
Because of this, netizens chided the PBB housemate calling out his audacity to audition for the beloved reality TV show with him favoring ABS-CBN’s shutdown.
Russu, ikaw yata ang sinasabihan ng "makapal ang mukha" ni Ogie Diaz….ano pa hinihintay mo, lumayas ka na diyan sa PBB…sa ABS-CBN iyan….ang istasyon na gusto mong ipasara! https://t.co/IGjTJnTCsH
— Tatin Ricks (@Taton52831762) December 20, 2020
RUSSU LAURENTE OF @PBBabscbn WAS AMONG THOSE WHO WAS FOR THE SHUTDOWN OF @ABSCBN ‼️‼️‼️
Don't know how the management chose the housemates, but perhaps they could have chosen a more deserving individual who really wanted to be part of the ABS-CBN family. The diehard Kapamilyas! pic.twitter.com/QjHxvYWS54
— 🖤🖤🖤 (@marcopaulogy) December 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/palahubogss/status/1340439885262417922
Some even call for his eviction upon finding out the tweets.
https://twitter.com/ianlawre/status/1340712284243431424
https://twitter.com/Errrrvin/status/1340477274559139840
FORCE EVICTION RUSSU
FORCE EVICTION RUSSU
FORCE EVICTION RUSSU
FORCE EVICTION RUSSU
FORCE EVICTION RUSSU
FORCE EVICTION RUSSU
FORCE EVICTION RUSSU
FORCE EVICTION RUSSU
FORCE EVICTION RUSSU
#YesToABSCBNShutDown— Bhudi5_Supreme_FanSupport (@JackparmB) December 19, 2020
Russu is a 19-year-old boxer from General Santos City. He came from a family of boxers, with his father and uncle mentoring him in the sport. To date, Russu has garnered sports awards such as Gold Medal in Batang Pinoy, Best Boxer in Palarong Pambansa 2017, Bronze Medal in Asian Youth in Thailand, and National Boxing Team.
Earlier, he clashed with the PBB Housemate Aizyl Tandugon and later reconciled with Kuya’s help.
PBB is one of the best ways for people to enter into showbiz. Because of this, even netizens in favor of ABS-CBN’s shutdown or Die Hard Duterte Supporters had the audacity to audition for the PBB: Connect season via Kumu.
