Presidential son and Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo lashed out at Facebook users on September 29 for a "malicious attack [on] his personality," reports the Daily Tribune.
In a text message, Arroyo did not deny that he was out shopping for alcoholic drinks on Saturday while typhoon Ondoy was ravaging Manila. He said that it was impossible for him to stop by Rustan's Katipunan in Quezon City when the street was impassable because of the flood. "My picture posted at Facebook with a caption saying I was busy shopping for wine at the height of Typhoon Ondoy is another malicious attack at my personality. It is so depressing," he said.
"On record, I was in Malacañang at that time with all my family trying to mobilize rescue and relief operations for people of Metro Manila and for my constituents in my district in Pampanga," Arroyo said.
The Tribune goes on to say that "instead of resorting to grandstanding gimmickry at his expense," according to Arroyo, "the bloggers should also busy themselves helping their countrymen who are still reeling from the effects of the worst natural calamity the country had experienced in decades."
"I hope that Facebook and other like mediums be regulated so they can never be subjected to abuse by some scrupulous people. Facebook is easily susceptible to abuses as people can easily hide their identities," he stressed.
A photo of a person alleged to be Arroyo buying liquor during the height of typhoon Ondoy was posted on websites across the Internet on Sept. 28, but has since been taken down in most sites.
score one for freedom of speech -- truth unverified :D
Pikon kasi? Malamang totoo. :P Once na tumapak ka sa politics, you should've expected as much controversy from people. Ba't di mo tularan yung ermats mmo, parating "no comment." Edi tapos usapan. Huhupa din yang chismis. But no, you have to step out and defend yourself! Ayan tuloy, lumabas ka na namang katawa katawa sa mga tao. Hehe.
“My picture posted at Facebook with a caption saying I was busy shopping for wine at the height of Typhoon Ondoy is another malicious attack at my personality. It is so depressing,†he said. Mikey Arroyo you sanctimonious twat--you know what's depressing? What's depressing is that you have a million-dollar house in California that was funded by obviously stolen taxpayer funds. What's depressing is that I fork over 30 pesos out of every 100 pesos I make TO YOU and all your friends in Congress like you who use my hard-earned money to buy houses and get range rovers with police escorts and sirens who push me off EDSA in traffic. What's depressing is that because of YOU, I probably won't stay in this country where I was born for very much longer. I will not raise children in this godforsaken place where people like YOU take advantage of the corruption endemic in the system to steal and abuse hardworking, taxpaying, law-abiding private citizens who simply want a quiet life. If there is a hell, I hope you, and your corrupt fat piggy lying thieving shameless police-escorted friends burn in it. That is all.
You know what? Even if the guy in the picture is not him, it doesn't matter. Mikey you pig: you and your piggy family have stolen EVERYTHING from the Filipino people. Yes, environmental abuse is one of the causes of the Ondoy disaster, but your utter and shameless corruption has robbed everyone of a chance at survival. Funds did not go where they were supposed to. Burn in hell, Arroyos, burn in hell. Oh. And Gibo Teodoro is a douche. With a face and demeanor like that, how are we supposed to believe he CARES???
be careful guys... baka ma-regulate din ang pagpost ng comments. how can it be an attack on his character when in fact it is true. obviously he didnt deny buying liquor. freedom of speech - 1 corrupt arroyo clan - 0
Pikon si Cong. Mikey. Walang ganyanan 'tol, baka umiyak siya at maglupasay. Lasing pa yata.
..3000 people in cainta with one toilet?? Can the govermnent atleast provide portalets for people cramped inside a schools gymnasium? ..Can't imagine having these people for 6 more years, God Forbid.
Do something that will actually benefit and help Filipinos kse, then we will be a bit considerate of your actions. Hindi yung bili ka ng bili ng mga properties kung saan saan tapos hindi ma-explain kung paano mo nakuha yung mga yon! But then again in times like this, being the son of the president and even a public servant for that matter, you should not even consider sleeping at all until you get your people safe and secure! Mere baranggay people even swam the flood to save lives; people from abroad umikot ang mga pwet kakaisip at gawa ng paraan para makatulong, tapos ikaw, you stopped for a quick break? Meron pa ngang nagbuwis buhay! Kahit nung Sunday pa yan or nung Monday, still convenience mo pa rin ang nasa utak mo. Naman! Kayo ang nasa pinakamatataas na posisyon sa pamahalaan, syempre makikita at makikita ng taongbayan mga pinaggagagawa nyo! Nubah!
“the bloggers should also busy themselves helping their countrymen who are still reeling from the effects of the worst natural calamity the country had experienced in decades.†duh...
regulate facebook?! mikey, dumb as he is, doesn't get it. you can't regulate the internet! and that is why you are so scared of it! because single evil thing you do will be exposed.
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Ummm, actually it was scotch Mikey, not wine. Yung mahal na scotch.
Baka naman Mikey had a great foresight. He saw to it to stock up on lots of alcohol so that he can donate it later on to the victims of Ondoy who were all huddled up and freezing all night. Sort of "to keep you warm" guys. Mabuhay ka Mikey. Ang galing mo!
How shallow and moronic. 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE III, BILL OF RIGHTS Section 4. No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.
"the bloggers should also busy themselves helping their countrymen who are still reeling from the effects of the worst natural calamity the country had experienced in decades." so effing stupid. cant you see we just DID.
mikey, we will pray for you and your family that God will touch your hearts and give you and your mom the inner sense of what is wrong and right. we will continue to pray to God that he may allow miracle to happen with your callous conscience. let's hope that that would happen.
I am not pro arroyo and I won't be. I just want to point out something here and let us remind each other about being a true christian. By nature when we dislike someone, we can't help but see all the bad sides and watch every move they make. But, don't you see that when we speak ill of others, just that gesture speaks about our personality as well? Let us not be judgmental!
In Avenue Q, the internet is porn. In Avenue Manille, the internet is a mirror of society. Mikee, what is more depressing is when you cannot pinpoint the source of funding for your house in California. What is more depressing is when you steal what could have been spent to buy rubber boats to save lives. May araw din kayo.
Let us draw some parallelism. If texting was regulated during the time of Erap, do you think your Mom could have been President? Do you think you could have bought a house in California?
nonjudemental - you're right. just like loloy let's pray for him and his family and the rest of the politician. May God touch their heart so that they will repent and return whatever they took from the Filipinos immediately. In Jesus name. AMEN!