by: Maricris Guerrero
From sex guru to women’s role model. Real
quick.
If a person were to pick his woman
role model, he would definitely pick her mother or grandmother, but
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque was different as he chose Communication
Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson as his role model in light of International Women’s
Day.
For Roque, Uson is a role model for
women because she has the potential to make an impact on the lives of many
people through her popular social media account where she posts her opinions
and updates about the president.
“Naniniwala talaga ako na modelo si Mocha Uson
para sa ating kababaihan dahil si Mocha Uson, nakikita natin nagdesisyon siyang
magbagong-buhay at talaga namang nagpupursige dito sa kanyang bagong buhay,”
Roque said on Friday in a Facebook live interview.
Meanwhile, Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin
said that female revolutionary Gabriela Silang would not have approved of Mocha
Uson as a role model for women.
“Mocha as Roque’s role model for women must
have made Gabriela Silang turn in her grave and pick her bolo to strike both of
them bluntly in their butts – shame to both!” Villarin stated in his Twitter
account.
Uson was the leader of Mocha Girls, known for
its scantily clad members who perform provocative dance numbers, before she
became a devoted supporter of President Duterte.
However, Roque knocked Uson’s
detractors who use her previous job as an entertainer against her.
“Kinakailangan mabuhay. Kinakailangan magbigay
ng sustento sa pamilya. Gagawin mo ang dapat gawin, pero ‘yong parte ng buhay
na ‘yon ni Mocha tapos na,” Roque said. “Walang kahit sino ang pwedeng sabihin
na hindi pwedeng magkaroon ng pangalawang pagkakataon.”
Uson was appointed to her government post in
2017, enjoys her widely-followed Facebook page, MOCHA USON Blog, to share
news—real or otherwise—favorable to the president.
Senators have called Mocha Uson out to
use her power as a social media blogger wisely, after a of series mistakes on
her page – including fake news, and inaccurate photographs
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