Social media reacts to a singing Bong Revilla

He spoke, he sang, and he drove them crazy. Senator Bong Revilla delivered an emotionally-charged MTV-style privilege speech before the Senate Monday. On the verge of tears, Revilla pulled out his own list, which turned out to be a “thank you” list honoring family, friends and supporters. He caps the speech with a music video featuring a song he sung himself. Public outrage and disbelief ensued on social media, with netizens turning current catchphrase “Boom Panes”, a disparaging retort into “Bong Panes”. Gabrielle de Juras tweeted, “It’s a little insulting to think that the senator thinks he can sway the Filipinos with such theatrics.” Jodesz Gavilan said, “Revilla pulled a Beyonce on us. Debuted a song without prior marketing.” Adrian Cuenca used the emoticon of a dog poo to express his feelings. He said, “This is what I think of his speech.” The Janet Napoles parody account said she’s hurt, she wasn’t mentioned in Revilla’s thank-you list. Memes included memorable phrases from the speech such as “tama na ang pagbebengga” and “my conscience is clear.” And of course someone created a parody Twitter account – @songrevilla.

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