Charles Teves
Trolls wasted no time defaming renowned bakery Wildbreads after it took a swipe at presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos.
In a TikTok video, Wildbreads promoted their products inspired by politics.
A netizen inquired if something was dedicated to Marcos, but responded saying, “No, the bakery brought up the family’s outstanding P203 billion debt to the government.
“Gawa po kami pag nabayaran na yung P203 billion.”
In 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the Marcos family must settle their unpaid estate taxes. In the same year, the figure was only P23 billion but that has increased exponentially since.
The former senator earlier highlighted that the issue is a common target of fake news.
“Well, there’s a lot of fake news involved there. Let’s leave it to the lawyers to discuss it,” he said when asked about the matter. “The so-called facts that they call are not facts at all. They’re just presumptions.”
The reply was shared all over social media and it didn’t take long for trolls to target Wildbreads.
The bakery’s Facebook page was flooded with negative comments and “haha” reactions. On top of that, its name on Google Maps was changed to “Wildbreads na kadiri.”
What the trolls did easily falls under an act of cancel culture which Marcos supporters claim they never do.
One of those supporters is Toni Gonzaga who previously said that the UniTeam will not resort to canceling efforts.
“Napakasarap po ang mapasama sa rally ng UniTeam sapagkat sa UniTeam, hindi uso ang cancel culture. Ang buhay na buhay sa UniTeam, Filipino Culture.
“Kung ang puso ng iba ay punong puno ng galit, ang puso natin lahat, punong puno ng pagmamahal at pag-unawa.” she told the crowd during a Cavite rally.
