Martin Nievera in Malacañang press briefing brought surprise to many and it went viral on Twitter
On July 19, Concert King Martin Nievera joins other members of the media during the Malacañang press briefing.
Many were surprised of his presence there since it is unlikely for him to be in the said venue.
Because of this, his name reached the number two spot of this day’s top trending topics on Twitter.
Aside from the members of the press, there were also several netizens who mentioned his name in their tweets.
Based on the Twitter post of GMA reporter Joseph Morong, Martin asked these two questions to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque:
1. How important is the press?
2. What’s his advise to Pres. Duterte when he speaks?
Singer and host Martin Nievera tries hand in reporting, asks Pres’l Spox @attyharryroque: 1. How impt is the press? 2. What’s his advise to Pres. Duterte when he speaks? @gmanews pic.twitter.com/NdFXm6AIt3
— Joseph Morong 🇵🇭 (@Joseph_Morong) July 19, 2018
The Concert King said that his presence in Malacañang is due to his new show in ANC.
Twitter users have various reactions upon learning that his name is one of the top trends.
The fan account of Kapamilya actress Julia Barretto wondered what happened to Martin and his name went viral.
https://twitter.com/Love_julia25/status/1019810763798601728
There was one netizen who questioned if the singer has a permission to be there and if ordinary people could also attend the pres briefing.
"Martin Nievera" May invitation po ba sa kanya? bakit po andun sya? Pwede rin po ba kami umattend ng regular press briefing? curious lang at interested din po. Salamat.
— Mymixx__❤️Hyungsik__ ❤️Seo Jun (@MyyMixx) July 19, 2018
Another netizen thought that something drastic happened to the Concert King as he became a trending topic.
https://twitter.com/darylmico16/status/1019803226869133313
Various media entities in the country also tweeted about Martin Nievera’s presence in Malacañang press briefing.
Singer Martin Nievera is present at the regular briefing of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. He is now asking Roque questions | LIVE https://t.co/npkClGm5ph pic.twitter.com/EiOUVle5Df
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) July 19, 2018
TINGNAN: Martin Nievera, nasa regular briefing ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque | via @dzmmRP45 pic.twitter.com/AAu8u1Dade
— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) July 19, 2018
LOOK: Martin Nievera joins today's Palace briefing. | @alexisbromero pic.twitter.com/TyYQ9KYq32
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) July 19, 2018
On the other hand, there was one netizen who apparently did not care about the singer’s presence in the Palace.
https://twitter.com/chicogreen/status/1019817560122875904
Another netizen said that Martin should have gone to the press conference of Senator Tito Sotto and they could have a duet afterwards.
https://twitter.com/darwinawardsPH/status/1019805757464707072
Because of this trend, some netizens got curious.
I found myself reading Martin Nievera and Kris Q. breaking news.
— Dheekhaye Borja (@JeromeNaticsTGS) July 19, 2018
(Read also: Martin Nievera Receives Various Comments After Doing This In Japanese Restaurant’s Kitchen)