#RP612fic is not dead: Best Independence Day memes of 2022

MANILA, Philippines – Netizens were resolved to keep alive the spirit of #RP612fic, or “Republic of the Philippines June 12 fiction,” an annual Independence Day tradition where people put clever spins on historical narratives, reimagining them in a modern, social media-friendly context.

The hashtag #RP612fic gathered at least 53,000 tweets as of 3:30 pm Sunday, and ranked among the top Twitter trends in the Philippines.

In the third pandemic year of #RP612fic, Jose Rizal wearing a face mask is out, and the 2022 elections, televised history blunders, and fresher pop culture references are in.

Here are some of this year’s best:

Crisostomo Ibarra when he forgot to switch Facebook profiles:

Don Simoun and Crisostomo Ibarra's leaked conversation#RP612Fic pic.twitter.com/YvbaL0fF9j

— rodyboi 🦎 (@duhrednozz) June 11, 2022

Have you seen Apolinario Mabini smile? No? Neither have we.

https://twitter.com/iamedgardjoseph/status/1535653191236583426

He said yes! 😍

“I just wanna ask Andres if you want to be part of KKK…”

Andres Bonifacio said yes and the rest is history. #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/2DA4TtojRV

— Grant (@GhesWhaaat) June 11, 2022

Heads (and eyes) will roll for MaJoHa:

The GomBurZa priests after hearing “MaJoHa” from Gen Zs #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/DPDcNSWZK9

— Kieran Tiu (@imkierantiu) June 11, 2022

Unless we’re talking about this MaJoHa:

A colorized photo of Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora — also known as MaJoHa, while preparing to go to Bagumbayan (1872)#RP612fic pic.twitter.com/REq2VJrPEF

— Ωhm (@jeffxcortez) June 11, 2022

Ibong Adarna in its drone era:

https://twitter.com/iantology_/status/1535783608350552065

Gat Marites braving the frontlines of the disinformation war:

https://twitter.com/therealrhic/status/1535765821292564481

Nothing more deadly than a perfectly winged eyeliner:

katipuneras getting ready for war #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/oKYkoqnbN7

— andy (@antiyou) June 11, 2022

Papunta pa lang tayo sa neck part:

Padre Damaso when he found out that he got chicken neck on his 'tinolang manok.'#rp612fic pic.twitter.com/fzemnV5U8Q

— WB (@benediwl) June 11, 2022

Check out more #RP612fic memes here!

#RP612fic 2022 – Curated tweets by rapplerdotcom

– Rappler.com