MANILA, Philippines - On Thursday, September 29, netizens lambasted Raissa Robles, following the veteran investigative journalist’s controversial tweet about former Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago.
“If MDS had become President and her VP had won, Bongbong Marcos would now be President. Think about it,” Robles tweeted.
Shortly after tweeting, Robles’ post received negative comments from netizens who accused her of being disrespectful and insensitive. Robles was also alleged of using the death of the late public servant to push her political agendas.
Here are some of their reactions:
Santiago, who sought presidency for the third and last time in the 2016 National Elections, selected Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator, as her running mate. While Santiago finished at the tail end of the poll, Marcos came in second, 230,000 votes behind Vice President Leni Robredo.
Several Martial Law human rights victims have opposed the candidacy of Marcos after the latter refused to apologize for alleged abuses during his father’s regime.
“I have said this before and I will say it again: I will apologize for any wrongdoing that I may have done and any mistake that will have caused anyone any pain or hardship but I can only apologize for myself,” Marcos said.
Despite negative criticisms on her vice presidential choice, Santiago revealed they mutually chose each other.
“I think we mutually chose each other—our two camps. They happen to cross each other. Telephone lines happen to cross each other. It’s coincidental. One camp was calling the other,” Santiago said.
An internationally recognized lawmaker and legal luminary, Santiago succumbed to stage 4 lung cancer in the morning of September 29 at the age of 71. Popularly known as the “Iron Lady of Asia”, Santiago was named as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by The Australian magazine.
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--Mini, The Summit Express
“If MDS had become President and her VP had won, Bongbong Marcos would now be President. Think about it,” Robles tweeted.
Shortly after tweeting, Robles’ post received negative comments from netizens who accused her of being disrespectful and insensitive. Robles was also alleged of using the death of the late public servant to push her political agendas.
If MDS had become President and her VP had won, Bongbong Marcos would now be President. Think about it. https://t.co/cJptIj1e2z— Raissa Robles (@raissawriter) September 29, 2016
Here are some of their reactions:
@raissawriter @supsup010 @senmiriam a wonderful woman died and this is your first thought, ma'am? And it's going to be Leni instead of BBM.— Belgrade Tuvilla (@lovebelgrade) September 29, 2016
@raissawriter @supsup010 wow can't you take a break? People are grieving. Leave your political agendas for another time. Have some decency.— Veronica Chiongbian (@VChiongbian) September 29, 2016
— The Winter Soldier (@PolarisUncanny) September 29, 2016
@raissawriter Wow something totally inappropriate to say at this time. Think about it.— Jade Miranda (@jademiranda19) September 29, 2016
@raissawriter @supsup010 @senmiriam using a dead person for your political righteousness lol. Something wrong with you.— Mark Anthony Deimoy (@markdeimoy) September 29, 2016
Santiago, who sought presidency for the third and last time in the 2016 National Elections, selected Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator, as her running mate. While Santiago finished at the tail end of the poll, Marcos came in second, 230,000 votes behind Vice President Leni Robredo.
Several Martial Law human rights victims have opposed the candidacy of Marcos after the latter refused to apologize for alleged abuses during his father’s regime.
“I have said this before and I will say it again: I will apologize for any wrongdoing that I may have done and any mistake that will have caused anyone any pain or hardship but I can only apologize for myself,” Marcos said.
Despite negative criticisms on her vice presidential choice, Santiago revealed they mutually chose each other.
“I think we mutually chose each other—our two camps. They happen to cross each other. Telephone lines happen to cross each other. It’s coincidental. One camp was calling the other,” Santiago said.
An internationally recognized lawmaker and legal luminary, Santiago succumbed to stage 4 lung cancer in the morning of September 29 at the age of 71. Popularly known as the “Iron Lady of Asia”, Santiago was named as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by The Australian magazine.
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--Mini, The Summit Express
