MANILA, Philippines - Seems like Vice President Jejomar Binay got more than what he was looking for.
On September 15, Binay took a break from his usual routine by visiting the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) to attend as a guest speaker on an open forum organized by the Department of Social Sciences in UPLB.
During the question and answer portion, Binay got into heated arguments with students asking about his transparency to the public.
Binay's visit did not only generate full-throttle debate at the DL Umali auditorium, but as well as stinging and hilarious tweets in the Twitterverse.
Some netizens even managed to create memes about his visit and claimed that the event was more exciting than the UAAP.
To make the long story short: Binay went to UPLB to look stupid and useless in front of the educated youth. #BinayBwisitsUPLB
— Khaleesi (@VincentMandanas) September 16, 2015 I won't be surprised if Binay will come up with "fake news" claiming his opponents paid the UPLB students to grill him.. #BinayBwisitsUPLB
— Jmuyx (@Jmuyx) September 16, 2015 I expect to hear from Sen Nancy about her dad's UPLB experience. something like "my dad was bullied". lol #BinayBwisitsUPLB #BinayVisitsUPLB
— WhatAWasteofAdMoney (@wawam) September 15, 2015 "You know nothing, Jejomar." #BinayVisitsUPLB #BinayBwisitsUPLB pic.twitter.com/7Q12G0qc7H
— JamesCarlo? (@jaw_mess) September 15, 2015 After #BinayVisitsUPLB/#BinayBwisitsUPLB... UPLB be like: pic.twitter.com/6NInj8Gir3
— Beben (@itsbeben11) September 15, 2015 uplb students b lyk ...... #BinayVisitsUPLB #BinayBwisitsUPLB pic.twitter.com/sJbgfOtmBv
— EM Bathan (@em3zing) September 15, 2015 UPLB people, please ask your questions slowly. VP Binay is clearly stupid. #BinayVisitsUPLB #BinayBwisitsUPLB
— AChES 95 (@theterrorific) September 15, 2015 How can you say something is 'ok' without knowledge about it??? #BinayVisitsUPLB #BinayBwisitsUPLB https://t.co/6MiIUHguVy
— Rey (@justsayheyrey) September 15, 2015 gosh Binay you answer like a kid. I'm waiting for a concrete answer with an actual plan. #BinayVisitsUPLB #BinayBwisitsUPLB
— Charmaine Matienzo (@charmMatienzo) September 15, 2015 A forum on transparency turned to a forum about Makati. Wag kami. #BinayBwisitsUPLB #BinayVisitsUPLB
— Alvin Joseph Dolores (@AljoDolores) September 15, 2015 I'm waiting for an open forum pero bakit parang campaign speech na? #BinayVisitsUPLB #BinayBwisitsUPLB
— pat (@missblacksheep) September 15, 2015
Since not everyone was able to witness the grilling, UPLB Perspective, the official Twitter account of the UPLB school publication tweeted some parts of Binay's statements:
On the education sector
S: Ano ang nagawa niyo sa education sector? VP: Nagresign na ko sa administrasyon, wala akong maituturong konkretong aksyon#BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 Q: Ano ang kaya niyong itaya para sa social transformation? VP: Dapat mapalakas natin ang middle class. #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 VP: Hindi ko function yan [education sector] #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 On climate change
VP: Dapat kahit bata pa lang, tinuturan na sa pagtaguyod ng kalikasan, sa climate change #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 On killings
VP: Kung makikialam ako sa mga patayan na yan, magagalit sakin ang mga pulis dyan! Bakit ako makikialam? #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 On social transformation
Q: Ano ang kaya niyong itaya para sa social transformation? VP: Dapat mapalakas natin ang middle class. #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 On his advocacies
Q: What are your advocacies? VP: Mapababa natin ang bilang ng walang trabaho, paunlarin ang buhay, food and water security. #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 On why you should vote for him
VP: Ang batayan ho sana natin sa pagboto ay may karanasan ba at kumakalinga sa mga mamamayan? Passion ko ho ito #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 Student: Tatakbo si Poe at Roxas, bakit namin kailangan iboto si Binay? VP: Karanasan, kakayahan at pagkalinga sa mamamayan #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 On corruption
S: Ano ang pinakamagandang nagawa nyo sa pagsugpo sa korapsyon? VP: Makikita mo yun sa lahat ng pinamahalaan kong agencies #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015 On contractualization
Student asked: Maipapangako nyo po bang wawakasan ang kontraktwalisasyon? VP: Palagay ko ay dapat na nating wakasan yan #BinayVisitsUPLB
— UPLB Perspective (@uplbperspective) September 15, 2015