Charles Teves
Content creator Phillip Hernandez, also known as Davao Conyo, went on Twitter and shared his thoughts on President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent speech saying that those who disrupt the efforts and measures concerning the pandemic will be shot by authorities.
Hernandez showed how he was disappointed when the President did not go into the specifics of alleviating the food distribution but would rather give authorities the permission to shoot at disruptors.
How can one quickly come up with solutions to control the crowd through violence but skip the part na i-explain ang mga plano kung pano ma eencourage ang mga taong to stay home na hindi nagugutom. https://t.co/KXJ3eUb8nx
— Phillip Hernandez (@phillipnandez) April 1, 2020
One netizen replied by rationalizing what the President said.
“He was just reiterating that there should be order in the society especially in these trying times. If we let people gather around, the possibility of the virus outbreak would be high and we cannot afford that to happen given that we have limited resources.”
Hernandez said that being violent at a time like this will not do much in fighting the coronavirus.
“But it’s counterintuitive. Bakit ka dederecho sa kung paano mo papaluin ang bata kung ‘di mo naman inisip muna kung bakit niya nagawa ang kasalanan ‘di ba? Nakakatakot lang ang ganung mindset na sa violence agad kumakapit.”
This came after a video on social media shows how 21 residents from Sitio San Roque in Quezon City were arrested after protesting for more wanting more assistance due to the lockdown in Luzon.
The government of Quezon City responded saying “continuous distribution of food packs throughout the city, both from the government and the barangays to ensure that affected families are looked after during this period.”
Hernandez added, “I understand that we should all cooperate but how can we without proper, reasonable, and transparent directives? Ilang days na tayo sa quarantine wala pa ring plano.”
A netizen then sent Hernandez a direct message urging him to remove the ‘Davao’ from his name for criticizing the President.
https://twitter.com/phillipnandez/status/1245415984292229120?s=20
Hernandez constantly tries to avoid sharing his opinion on politics because that’s not what he’s all about, but he couldn’t help it in this case.
And yes, I admit that i try my best not to touchbase on politics bec it defeats my main purpose of creating a space to release light and GV content. Pro shuta with where we are right now, I cant even produce content dahil Mahirap na maging masaya sa bansang to dahil sa gobyerno
— Phillip Hernandez (@phillipnandez) April 1, 2020
Other social media influencers are backing Hernandez up.
Proud of you.
— AC #MassTestingNowPH (@ItsACsLife) April 1, 2020
Same here. Proud of you!
— CEO of Ukay Ukay (@thysz) April 1, 2020
So Davao Conyo spoke about his truth in Davao and the DDS have resorted to attacking his mom with cancer, wishing her to die. That’s what happens when you support a murderer. SCUM. DDS are scum.
— Paulo Castro (@pawawawofficial) April 2, 2020
I CANT BELIEVE THAT DDS PEOPLE HAS THE AUDACITY TO POINT OUT DAVAO CONYO ’S MOM BEING A CANCER PATIENT NA KESYO NAKIKINABANG RAW SA HEALTH FACILITIES SA DAVAO, INGRATO RAW SYA!!!
THE FUCC!! HEALTHCARE IS A UNIVERSAL RIGHT!!!!!!
CAN THE DDS BE EVER BE IN THEIR LOWEST LOWS?
— StreamONLYTHEYOUNG (@jowalwyn) April 2, 2020
