MANILA, Philippines - #DaangMatuwad, #LiberalPanty, #BayangMagiling - infuriated netizens came up with clever, stinging hashtags, as a reaction to the twerking incident allegedly involving MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino.
According to the emcee, Tolentino brought in girls in scantily clad outfits to dance in a Liberal Party (LP) event as a "surprise gift," since the event, which took place at the house of Laguna Rep. Benjie Agarao in Sta. Cruz , coincided with the lawmaker's birthday celebration.
As part of the show, the girls, who call themselves "Playgirls" gave a sexy performance, to the tune of the popular song "Twerk it Like Miley."
A video of the performance showing an official lying down on the stage while the girls in their outfits humped them surfaced on the Internet and quickly prompted social media outrage from the netizens.
The incident did not receive an applause from the public at all.
.@MMDA's own Francis Tolentino ft. The Playgirls #daangmatuwad #tuwadnadaan #liberalpanty #bayangmagiling pic.twitter.com/mdgn01dUAW
— Paulo Rubio (@paupable) October 1, 2015 Suggested hashtag for the coming election: #DaangMatuwad Bagay. #LP #LibrengPerformance
— Michel Eldiy (@ChiliMedley) October 1, 2015 #DaangMatuwad pic.twitter.com/q9yPOnwhPu
— Ley Torres (@legallytanned) October 1, 2015 What more to say about Francis Tolentino + Benjie Agarao? Everyone is disgusted, but no new fact. Repeating doesn't change they're douches.
— Cocoy Dayao (@cocoy) October 2, 2015 Venus Raj to Francis Tolentino: THIS is what a major, major mistake looks like! https://t.co/IGs5I3UrTt
— Bubbles de Castro (@sizzlingbubbles) October 1, 2015 I wonder, did Francis Tolentino pay for these girls out of his own pocket, or using MMDA funds? Either way, ewww. https://t.co/ZFkGA6taZ1
— Aileesa Lim-Sua (@Aileesa) October 1, 2015 A+ furthering the objectification of women, way to go Francis Tolentino (there really should be a sarcasm font) https://t.co/BXTseZWXA2
— Kate Heceta (@kateastrophic) October 1, 2015 The LP event , led by LP standard bearer Mar Roxas II was a mass oath-taking of 80 local officials from the fourth district of Laguna.
Meanwhile, Tolentino denied being the one who brought the sexy dancers as a “birthday treat” to the lawmaker.
READ: Tolentino hit for allegedly sending sexy dancers as 'surprise gifts' to lawmaker