Jacque Bermejo: A New Internet Sensation
Sep 28, 2009 Current Events
Typhoon “Ondoy” really left a tragic mark on Philippine history. Millions of properties are wasted, hundreds of families were affected, and lives were lost. But despite how tragic it was, the Filipino people have shown their commendable “bayanihan” attitude, as most of our countrymen, multinational companies, celebrities and ordinary people alike helped out with the rescue, prayers, donations and volunteerism.
However, we can expect that some people may take advantage of the situation. Earlier in The Buzz, a local TV talk show, it was reported that some of the taxi drivers raised their fare rates. And if everybody is expressing their heartfelt sentiments and if the affected families were mourning for their loss, one Filipina (or should we call her one?) gained the hatred of most of our countrymen especially in the cyber- and social networking-world because of writing offensive remarks about the situation as she wrote in her Facebook status, which said:
“buti n lng am hir in dubai! maybe so many sinners bak der! so yeah deserving wat hapend!”
This statement was spread all over the social networking sites like Facebook and it has become a Twitter trend topic. One Facebook user created a “hate-page” for her, which has reached almost 4,000 members in a span of hours, was flooded with harsh comments from our kababayans. Her multiply account was also flooded with comments as expected. Right now, she is maybe receiving tons of hate mails also.
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Tags: ABS-CBN Foundation, Jacque Bermejo, Kapuso Foundation, Ondoy, Sagip Kapamilya, Tropical Storm Ondoy, Typhoon Ondoy