{"id":128968,"date":"2017-11-07T01:03:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T06:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=128968"},"modified":"2017-11-07T01:03:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T06:03:42","slug":"pro-duterte-bloggers-lambast-roque-for-defending-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/07\/pro-duterte-bloggers-lambast-roque-for-defending-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Duterte bloggers lambast Roque for defending media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Newly-appointed Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. entertains queries from members of the media following his first press briefing in Malaca\u00f1an on November 2, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Well-known pro-President Rodrigo Duterte bloggers took a swipe against Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque for coming on the journalists\u2019 side on the issue of fair criticism.<\/p>\n

Thinking Pinoy blogger RJ Nieto and Sass Rogando Sasot lambasted Roque for “chickening out” in his statement to throw hollow blocks to the detractors of Duterte, including journalists.<\/p>\n

“I am calling out to the DDS and I was hoping Asec Mocha could be here to send the message. In due course, we will explain in a manner that all will understand why rights of the free press are important,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Roque warned Duterte\u2019s critics that he will hollow blocks if they throw stones.<\/p>\n

In response, Nieto asked Roque: \u201cSince when were the rights of the free press threatened under this administration?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cE ikaw nagsabi ng lintik na <\/em>hollow block na yan, tapos hindi mo mapangatawanan na <\/em>figurative ang sinabi mo? Alam mo sa sarili mong <\/em>non-issue ang ibinabato ng <\/em>mainstream, pero sinakyan mo parin. TRAPO<\/em> (Traditional politician) [You said you\u2019ll throw hollow blocks, now you can’t stand behind your statement that is figurative. You know that the reports of media are non-issue yet you still ride on it],\u201d Nieto said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNasaan ang bayag mo <\/em>Spox, nag <\/em>leave of absence ba<\/em>? [Where are your balls, Spox, did they take a leave of absence?],\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Thinking Pinoy blogger then asked Roque to resign, describing his appointment as a \u201cbig mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUmalis ka diyan. At wag ka nang umasa sa 2019<\/em> [Step down. And don’t be hopeful about 2019],” he said in his blog.<\/p>\n

Nieto then called Roque as \u201cnothing like my President.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTrapong-trapo ang galawan mo <\/em>Spox. Nakakasuya. Kinuha ka kamo ni <\/em>Pres Rody Duterte dahil kasing anghang mo siya magsalita, na kesyo lalabanan mo ang mga batong ibabato ng mga kritiko<\/em> [Your actions are that of a traditional politician. Pres. Rody Duterte appointed you because he believes you share the same speech pattern and that you will defend him against criticism],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nieto said Roque has no right to order around supporters of the president.<\/p>\n

“Sinabi mo pang dapat pagsabihan ang DDS? Hoy, wala kang kakayahang utusan ang mga<\/em> supporter ng pangulo <\/em>[You even said DDS should be given a reminder? You don\u2019t have the right to order the supporters of the President around.],” wrote the blogger.<\/p>\n

Sasot, meanwhile, blasted Roque for defending journalists but not standing up for pro-Duterte bloggers.<\/p>\n

“Now, the Spox. Roque is telling us to stop throwing anyting at a Rappler journalist! REALLY? You want us Spox Roque to stand silent as your friends at Rappler do this to us?” Sasot said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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