Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto called out a post, apparently from a regional news team, which revived a one-year-old quote attributed to him with the wrong context.
Sotto posted a screenshot of the post, where he was quoted as saying: "Kung magaling kang leader, mapapasa mo sa susunod na leader. Ibig sabihin may continuity, hindi 'yong anak mo lang o ano — Hindi lang naman ang isang tao ang magaling e. Hinding isang pamilya ang magaling. Let's find the next generation of leaders who will be better than the leaders that we already had."
Based on the screenshot, the post claimed Sotto was expressing his thoughts about Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's possible presidential run in 2022. Sotto said the quote was actually from a 2020 interview, wherein he meant to discourage his relatives from joining Pasig politics and to give way to other leaders.
"Maaaring totoo ang quote, pero last year pa at HINDI presidential elections ang topic!!" Sotto said on Facebook on Wednesday night.
"Misquoted ng ibang Dilawan group para sumakto sa naratibo nila... kaso lang, naniwala ang iilang supporters ng Presidente at kaya nagalit."
Dilawans, or those who belong or support the Liberal Party, prominently use the color yellow in its symbols. It is also used as a slur against the opposition.
Sotto reminded netizens to be careful before spreading information online, especially as the election season nears. "Hindi porket gusto (o ayaw) mo ang quote ay totoo na," he said.
"Dito sa Pasig, WORK MODE lang tayo. Wag nating intidihin ang maiingay na boses na mahilig gumawa ng intriga."
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