Old video shows Mar Roxas cursing in a public rally.
Presidential candidate Mar Roxas is making rounds on the social media sites after his old video showing him cursing in public went viral again. The clip has received negative reactions from the netizens.
In the viral video, the former Senator was caught cursing in a 2008 anti-Charter change rally in Makati. Mar Roxas was speaking in front of approximately 7,000 people who protested against charter change which was proposed by former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
“P— ina, ano ba ‘to. Tabi-tabi na po sa mga Sister, sadya ko pong sinabi ito, hindi ko gustong lumipas ang araw na ito, na hindi alam ni Gloria ang damdamin natin. Ibasura ang Cha-Cha, patayin ang “Gloria Forever” Cha-Cha na ito!,” he said.
Watch the video below:
The video has more than 200,000 views on YouTube and is being criticized by the the viewers. Many said that he should not call himself a “decent” man if he curses.
Last year, presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda defended Mar Roxas, saying that he was not referring to any person.
“Like I said, there’s a difference between ‘PI’ and ‘PI mo.’ Everybody knows that ‘di ba? So you go through the video and you will see he spoke out against Charter change during that time,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mar Roxas is currently busy campaigning for the presidential elections this May 9, 2016. His runningmate is Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo who is running for the vice president.
Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo are both being endorsed by the incumbent president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino under the Liberal Party.