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MANILA, Philippines – Remember the trend of imagining how Philippine heroes would act or what they would say in today’s modern world?
The viral hashtag #RP612fic, which means “Republic of the Philippines June 12 fiction,” made a comeback on Tuesday, June 12, as the country celebrated its 120th Independence Day.
The hashtag was among Twitter’s Philippine trending topics on Tuesday afternoon.
Using the hashtag, Filipinos put a modernized spin on the heroes and stories we read about in our elementary school textbooks.
Many used popular internet jokes and memes, adapted for #RP612fic.
#rp612fic
— J̷i̷m̷c̷e̷l̷ (@Jimuseru) June 12, 2018
bae: come over
mabini: can’t walk
bae: there’s no one home
mabini: pic.twitter.com/V8r00xpTHr
A rare photo of Jose Rizal with his thesismates preparing for their Final Defense.#RP612fic pic.twitter.com/hcQG5DCHMW
— t i m t i m ™ (@tjtimjustine) June 11, 2018
A rare colorized photo of Simoun’s reaction after Isagani threw the lamp in the river. #RP612fic pic.twitter.com/sb1D796Wyj
Bonifacio after being betrayed by Aguinaldo #RP612fic pic.twitter.com/VIYZfXF8vI
signing of the Treaty of Manila between PH and US govt., 1946 #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/2cENUqLUng
A number of them made fun of the current state of the Philippines.
Philippine heroes/heroines looking at the country’s current progress: #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/da29i6bUxi
— nathaniel daczar cruel (@pinathbutter) June 12, 2018
a brief history of the philippines #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/vFkeMnmFaU
Basically Philippine politics in a nutshell: #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/MonecugIOo
Photograph of Padre Salvi caught with Maria Clara colorized #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/VQwFp2Zxkk
—(@cjbrynmgtby) June 11, 2018
rare photo of a family on a 10k monthly budget (circa 3018, colorized)#rp612fic pic.twitter.com/e811L45Xfb
This meme below referenced last year’s Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) failure.
unseen footages of the 1942 death march #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/yL31wo4a08
— gy (@hydrogyan) June 12, 2018
Some specifically poked fun at individuals, like Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson.
"how do you like your mocha?"
— barbie imperialismo (@nigealfeche) June 11, 2018
"Spolarium"#rp612fic pic.twitter.com/vOR43lH844
A group of Filipinos doing a bayanihan to bring Mt. Mayon from Naga back to Albay. #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/KWskJWINE0
— Daniel Bautista (@theengrdane) June 12, 2018
These two showed former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, whose electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo remains pending.
President Marcos: *whispers to Bongbong* "Hail HYDRA" #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/SIrO93yhUD
— Ralph Justin Sicat (@WreckitRalphIDK) June 11, 2018
#rp612fic
Recorded: Shadiest moment in Philippine history. pic.twitter.com/DBQIGkAEf4
These are just a few of the #RP612fic jokes that Filipinos have come up with. What are the wittiest ones you’ve seen? Share them with us! – with reports from Gab Landrito/Rappler.com
Gab Landrito is an intern at Rappler for the MovePH and Social Media sections. He studied Communication Arts at the University of the Philippines Baguio, with a minor in Journalism.
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