PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, also chairperson of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago party, became a victim of suspected online trolls that succeeded in having her Facebook account purged.
The information was revealed in a Facebook status posted by Jefry Tupas, HNP media bureau coordinator, apparently after the city mayor complained about her unsuccessful attempts to open her personal FB handle “Sara Zimmerman Duterte.”
Tupas said the HNP campaign manager’s FB account was purged and can’t be accessed by the Davao City mayor after it was heavily reported by suspected online trolls. “Did you know guys that Mayor Inday Sara Zimmerman Duterte is one of the casualties of the Facebook purge? She’s locked out after her account was heavily reported. Hindi nakapagtataka,” said Tupas.
The alleged purge came in the heels of a move by Facebook early this week when the popular social media firm took down over 200 pro-Duterte pages reportedly due to “coordinated, inauthentic behavior.” The purged FB accounts were allegedly linked to Nic Gabunda, President Duterte’s former social media campaign manager during the 2016 presidential polls.
Meanwhile, presidential son and former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo “Pulong” Duterte yesterday maintained that the new accusations of his alleged illegal drug connection is the handiwork of staunch Duterte family critic opposition Sen. Antonio F. Trillanes IV.
Paolo aired the accusation as his sister Mayor Duterte sees the accusation that was evidence with a video, “is not worthy of a comment.”
Mayor Duterte said Paolo is the best one who should be asked to comment on the issue. “My side, napanood ko na iyong video and I don’t see anything doon na worth of a comment,” she said.
Paolo said the new publicity stunt has “indelible Trillanes signature” all over it.
Last Monday, a man, identifying himself as “Bikoy” and claiming to be a former drug syndicate member, named the President’s son as a drug lord and uploaded on Youtube a video “entitled “Ang Totoong Narco List – Episode 1.” (Ben Rosario)
