Some netizens did not like the regular highlights provided by Joseph Morong after the speech of President Rodrigo Duterte late Tuesday evening.
This was after Morong relayed the tirades of Duterte towards Vice President Leni Robredo, including the President accusing Robredo of being the person behind #NasaanAngPangulo that trended on Twitter.
Social media peeps were quick to criticize the GMA-7 reporter for allegedly not doing a fact check on his highlight.
Pa Fact check ka muna Sir. Di nakakatuwa yung tadah.
— tash (@ntshaagg) November 17, 2020
di naman po ata kailangang agad-agad tapos verbatim pa ang pag-publish neto. pwede naman po summary lang tapos may kasamang fact-check narin sa graphic.
— Karin CB (@KarinSCB) November 17, 2020
Ay girl walang sinabi si Leni regarding "nasaan ang pangulo" remarks. You just don't transcribe. You have to filter and reword everything because as a news amchor, you have to be fact-driven.
— BLACK PIG IN YOUR AREA (@henweejoe) November 17, 2020
He fumes? Lol. He maligned and spread fake news, Joseph. Masyado kanang napapasama sa mga nasa Malakanyang nakakalimutan mo na yung duty mo sa taongbayan.
— #CagayanNeedsHelp #BicolNeedsHelp (@CeajeeRosana) November 17, 2020
In his defense, Morong had retweeted the side of VP Leni regarding the said hashtag and also sought a reaction from a staff of the Vice President.
The moment Pres. Duterte started his tirades against Vice President Leni Robredo, I asked one of her staff if they were watching and asked immediately for reaction precisely because of the accusation of the President that VP was behind "Nasaan Ang Pangulo" (1/2)
— Joseph Morong 🇵🇠(@Joseph_Morong) November 17, 2020
He also said that he is not the enemy, and asked netizens that if he censored the speech of Duterte, he might be accused of protecting the President’s image.
Go lang guys. Demokrasya tayo. But question: if I censored what the President said, would you also accuse me of protecting his image?
I am not your enemy.
— Joseph Morong 🇵🇠(@Joseph_Morong) November 17, 2020
