Facebook user Balat Sibuyas (onion-skinned) posted that former Department of Social Welfare and Development Undersecretary Luzviminda Ilagan reportedly praised Paolo Duterte’s “treatment of women.”
In the post, a photo of Ilagan — a former teacher and three-term Gabriela party-list Representative and the incumbent President of the Davao Historical Society, is paired with the quote: “I saw him grow up, I nurtured him, and I’m really proud of the way he turned out.” The post is titled “Davao’s #1 Feminist Praises Paolo Duterte for Treating Women with Respect.”
The post is SATIRE, as with the rest of the posts of the Facebook User.
We are fact-checking this post as there are social media users who seem to believe the quote is real. Ilagan herself has denied the statement. “I NEVER said those things,” she told MindaNews. It was apparently designed to exaggerate to incite a discussion during election time.
The post does not explicitly mention the filing of a complaint against Paolo Duterte on May 2, for alleged physical injuries and grave threats against a person inside a bar in Davao CIty ast February 23.
A video of Paolo Duterte, Representative of the 1st District and eldest son of former President Rodrigo Duterte, went viral last May 2, with Paolo seemingly assaulting and threatening a man in a bar in Obrero.
In a message sent to media, Ilagan had this to say about the post:
To Balat Sibuyas: Are you so desperate for a following that you resort to inventing statements NEVER made by the person concerned? This is as fake as the fake persona you have created for yourself. Do not drag into the quagmire of your underhanded posts people who are not into your dirty business.
MindaNews reached out to the social media profile of Balat Sibuyas to react to the negative feedback about the post.
“It’s satire. As Michael Moore says, either you get it or you don’t. The ‘negative’ feedback can mean one thing: it works as intended,” the anonymous page admin said.
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