IN SHOCK. Cebuano fans of Michael Jackson expressed shock at the sudden death of “the king of pop”. A Chinese businessman’s daughter who idolized the pop icon since high school said she cried when she heard the news. She said, “Naghuwat ko sa iyang comeback. Nagplano ra ba gyud ko nga motan-aw sa iyang comeback concert.” A writer was also heard saying in jest, “Now, I can never do the moonwalk at parties.”
TEXT NEWS. The news of the death of Michael Jackson spread like wildfire through texts and emails as early as Friday morning. A mediaman said he received several texts about it but dismissed it as a joke. He said, “Maoy nakapukaw nako. Abi nako’g binuang lang. Didto na ko nituo pagtan-aw nako sa CNN.”