Passengers Caught with Bullets Shall be Held Liable-Mar Roxas
Mar Roxas defended the palace and fired back to the suspects who were caught carrying bullets at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport(NAIA). The Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer for 2016 national election argued that those passengers who were arrested shall be held responsible of the alleged violations.
In an interview, Roxas clarified that Malacañang palace or the governance of PNoy should not be blaimed over the prevalent "tanim-bala or laglag bala" modus operandi in NAIA. He even said, "Kung nagpasok ka ng contraband sa airport, paano naging problema ng gobyerno 'yon?"
This particular line from Mar Roxas has drawn negative criticisms from various Filipinos who shared their disappointments on social media.
Here are some of the top comments we collected from the world's largest social networking site, Facebook.
Jerome B. Camina Mr. Roxas " in case you dont know again, the airport is a government facility, its the gateway of the filipino to and for the world. The security of the travelling public is a government concern and responsibility. Now you know! - Manny P."
Kendrick Chua said, "Bye bye Mar...now your chances of becoming president is darker than Binay's skin...blurrier than Poe's citizenship, more humorous than Mirriam's jokes...and more hopeless than Duterte's candidacy!"
Mel De Luna mentioned, "this guy doesn't really get the issue that bullets are being planted for extortion... we'll be a nation of idiots if this guy becomes president."
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Some of the netizens created memes to refute the message of Mar Roxas.
Ma. Zaida Royeras shared a meme with a caption "The ambassador of intergalactic earth has more sense."
Rico Valenzona, on the other hand, jokingly commented "NAIA Laglag bala..si mar laglag utak..."