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#NgipinNgBatas: Chel Diokno Gets Virtual Love After Being Mocked for His Teeth

#NgipinNgBatas: Chel Diokno Gets Virtual Love After Being Mocked for His Teeth

Apr 6, 2020   •   Kyzia Maramara

When President Rodrigo Duterte addressed the public late night of April 3, his speech included a bizarre lashing out at human rights lawyer Chel Diokno. The President accused Diokno of “giving encouragement for people to violate the law.” This was because the latter took on the case of an individual summoned by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for spreading misinformation on social media regarding the COVID-19 crisis.

The President further ridiculed Diokno, calling him a “lousy lawyer,” an “intellectual liar,” and poking fun at his teeth. Naturally, this sparked an online outrage with Diokno himself acknowledging the President’s comments.

 

Diokno was compared to a janitor

Before insulting his protruding teeth, the President hurled his first shocking statement during the address: “Itong si Diokno, kung magsalita parang janitor…”


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Everyone knows that apart from the health workers, policemen, and soldiers, the caretakers, cleaning crew, and garbage collectors are also frontliners in this battle. They are also risking their lives cleaning facilities and cities and at the same time are struggling to provide for their own families.

But maybe Chel Diokno can turn things around?

 

Ad hominem pa more


For those who aren’t familiar with the term, ad hominem means responding to a person’s argument by making personal attacks rather than focusing on the argument itself. Sounds familiar? Yeah, we’ve seen a lot of examples of that televised over the years.

 

Right-hand men scrambling for an excuse


It’s getting predictable. The President will say something outrageous on-air and the next few days one of his subjects will give an interview telling the masses “don’t take it literally.” Kinda like what happened here.

 

Are we really still insulting people’s appearance?


As the Twitterverse President of the Philippines would say, “C’mon guys, it’s [2020!].” Everyone should know by now that a person should never be judged based on how they look. No to ngipin shaming!

You could have protruding teeth but be the most dependable person anyone will come across or you could also have the most handsome, jaw-dropping features and turn out to be a monster. (Clue: This is why some girls say ‘Panget is the new pogi‘.)

 

The go-to argument


The “Anong ambag mo?” argument is getting really old.

 

The insults actually only made Chel Diokno more well-loved

The insult isn’t new. During the campaign for the 2019 senatorial elections around the same time last year, the President took a jab at the opposition and said that Diokno’s name confuses him since it sounds like it could be a woman’s name. This was followed by a remark on Diokno’s teeth to which the latter replied, “Di bale nang mawala ang ngipin ko, wag lang mawalan ng ngipin ang batas!”

Since Diokno’s teeth were made fun of after last Friday’s address, thousands of netizens backed him up on Twitter and a dental clinic in Makati even voiced out their support. Needless to say, the spotlight that was put on him only made people aware of what he’s doing to help the country.

 

Chel’s defense


This country deserves more officials with their hearts in the right place. Chel Diokno is helping in any way he can during this crisis and the underlying political battle it’s bringing with it. He even gave advice on what to do if one receives a subpoena from the NBI. He’s standing his ground and we appreciate him for it.

 

Focus, please


At the end of the day, we’ve got worse problems than politics. The enemy is a pandemic that many Filipinos have already died too and it should be in everyone’s best interest to work hand-in-hand to defeat it. Government officials should be expected to work harder to assure the people, provide aid, and give hope during these trying times. We just wish they focus more on creating a solid plan for defeating COVID-19 and not on tearing the opposition apart!

 

What do you think of the remarks against Chel Diokno?


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