MANILA, Philippines - Were Joey de Leon’s scathing comments regarding typhoon 'Ruby' intended for ABS-CBN newscaster Korina Sanchez?
On his Twitter account on Monday, the “Eat Balaga” main host posted, “Dun sa mga umaasa na lumihis ang bagyo at dumiretso na lang sa Japan eh WAG NAMAN. Pwede namang HUMINA na lang katulad ng utak nung umasa!”
Dun sa mga umaasa na lumihis ang bagyo at dumiretso na lang sa Japan eh WAG NAMAN. Pwede namang HUMINA na lang katulad ng utak nung umasa!
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) December 8, 2014 The TV host-comedian did not specify who tweet was for.
However, many netizens speculated that Joey was pertaining to Korina, one of the news anchors of ABS-CBN’s news program “TV Patrol.”
During “TV Patrol’s” December 3 newscast, Korina made a comment that typhoon Ruby should hit Japan instead of the Philippines.
“Kaya pa natin idasal yan para lumihis,” she said during the broadcast.
“Sana ay hati na lang tayo. Kalahati sa Pilipinas, kalahati sa Japan,” “TV Patrol” co-anchor Noli de Castro said.
“Puwede bang sa kanilang lahat? Sa kanila na lang lahat. Parang mas kaya nila,” Korina said.
On Tuesday, Joey further commented on the issue. “JAPAN now is not just "Just Always Pray At Night". Dapat din daw ay "Just Always Pray And Newsread,” he tweeted.
JAPAN now is not just "Just Always Pray At Night". Dapat din daw ay "Just Always Pray And Newsread!"
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) December 9, 2014 HOLLAND---Hope Our Lash (hagupit) Leaves Arriving Nippon Directly ! Ngek ! JAPAN---Just Always Pray And Newsread (na lang)!
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) December 9, 2014 It can be remembered that Joey also took to social media last year to criticize on the local media’s coverage of typhoon Yolanda.
READ: Joey de Leon comments on media’s typhoon Yolanda coverage
Many believed the said tweets also pertained to Korina, who criticized “a blonde reporter ng CNN” as “mali-mali” following Anderson Cooper’s coverage in Tacloban amid typhoon Yolanda.