Netizens: And the Oscar goes… to Revilla

Raisa Serafica

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Online sentiments on Senator Bong Revilla's privilege speech range from apathy, cynicism to anger

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – An entertaining show.

This was how most netizens described the privilege speech of Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.  on Monday, January 20.

Months after the pork barrel scam exploded, Senator Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr finally took the Senate floor to address allegations linking him to the biggest corruption scandal that rocked the nation. (READ: Bong Revilla’s biggest battle)

In his privilege speech, Revilla denied all allegations thrown at him. “For the record, I have nothing to do with this scam, Napoles and those whistleblowers.”

Revilla also disclosed how President Benigno Aquino III, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas and Budget Secretary Florencio Abad used their power to convict former Chief Justice Renato Corona. (Read: Revilla hits Aquino for crooked justice)

NEGATIVE. Netizens did not like Sen Revilla's privilege speech.

Rappler did a sentiment analysis of social media reactions to the speech. During the speech, the feedback was mostly negative because netizens didn’t buy into the senator’s arguments.

Later in the evening, the sentiment changed to positive after memes of the senator started to come out comparing the speech to a movie or TV show. 

How about you? What do you think of Revilla’s speech? Share your comments below. 

– Rappler.com 

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Raisa Serafica

Raisa Serafica is the Unit Head of Civic Engagement of Rappler. As the head of MovePH, Raisa leads the on ground engagements of Rappler aimed at building a strong community of action in the Philippines. Through her current and previous roles at Rappler, she has worked with different government agencies, collaborated with non-governmental organizations, and trained individuals mostly on using digital technologies for social good.